HVDC system including switching arrangements to switch current flow direction

1. An HVDC network, comprising:

a first station comprising a first converter comprising non-extinguishable semiconducting elements;

a second station comprising a second converter comprising non-extinguishable semiconducting elements,

a first transmission conductor comprising a cable including a polymeric insulation and interconnecting the first converter with the second converter, and

a second transmission conductor interconnecting the first converter with the second converter,

wherein the first station further comprises a first switching arrangement and the second converter further comprises a second switching arrangement for alternating a direction of a power flow between the first and second transmission conductor, and wherein the first station further comprises a control unit for controlling the first switching arrangement and simultaneously controlling the second switching arrangement based on a desired direction of the power flow, the control unit comprising a first sensor at an AC network connection of the first converter and a second sensor at an AC network connection of the second converter for sensing the direction of the power flow.

2. The HVDC network according to claim 1 , wherein the first switching arrangement comprises a first switch and a second switch, and wherein the second switching arrangement comprises a first switch and a second switch.

3. The HVDC network according to claim 2 , wherein each of the first switch and the second switch comprises a first circuit breaker and a second circuit breaker.

4. The HVDC network according to claim 1 , wherein the second transmission conductor comprises a cable including a polymeric insulation.

5. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium; and

computer program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium and executable by a processor to carry out a for transmission of an effective power flow between a first converter and a second converter of an HVDC network, each converter comprising non-extinguishable semiconducting elements, the first and second converter being connected to a first AC network and a second AC network, respectively, and to each other by a first transmission conductor and a second transmission conductor, wherein the first transmission conductor comprises a cable including a polymeric insulation, the first converter comprising a first DC connection, a second DC connection, and the second converter comprising a first DC connection and a second DC connection, the method comprising:

forming, based on sensing of the power flow direction at the AC connection of the first converter and at the AC connection of the second converter, in a first operation mode comprising a first direction of the effective power flow a first current path comprising the first DC connection of the first converter, the first transmission conductor and the first DC connection of the second converter, and a second current path comprising the second DC connection of the first converter, the second transmission conductor and the second DC connection of the second converter, and

forming, based on sensing of the power flow direction at the AC connection of the first converter and at the AC connection of the second converter, in a second mode of operation comprising a second direction of the effective power flow a first current path comprising the first DC connection of the first converter, the second transmission conductor and the first DC connection of the second converter, and a second current path comprising the second DC connection of the first converter, the first transmission conductor and the second DC connection of the second converter,

wherein forming the first and second current path comprises simultaneously operating a first switching arrangement of the first converter and a second switching arrangement of the second converter.

6. The computer program product according to claim 5 wherein the computer program instructions are further for providing the computer program instructions at least in part over a network.

7. The computer program product according to claim 6 , wherein the network is the internet.

8. A method for transmission of an effective power flow between a first converter and a second converter of an HVDC network, each converter comprising non-extinguishable semiconducting elements, the first and second converter being connected to a first AC network and a second AC network, respectively, and to each other by a first transmission conductor and a second transmission conductor, wherein the first transmission conductor comprises a cable including a polymeric insulation, the first converter comprising a first DC connection, a second DC connection, and the second converter comprising a first DC connection and a second DC connection, the method comprising:

forming, based on sensing of the power flow direction at the AC connection of the first converter and at the AC connection of the second converter, in a first operation mode comprising a first direction of the effective power flow a first current path comprising the first DC connection of the first converter, the first transmission conductor and the first DC connection of the second converter, and a second current path comprising the second DC connection of the first converter, the second transmission conductor and the second DC connection of the second converter, and

forming, based on sensing of the power flow direction at the AC connection of the first converter and at the AC connection of the second converter, in a second mode of operation comprising a second direction of the effective power flow a first current path comprising the first DC connection of the first converter, the second transmission conductor and the first DC connection of the second converter, and a second current path comprising the second DC connection of the first converter, the first transmission conductor and the second DC connection of the second converter,

wherein forming the first and second current path comprises simultaneously operating a first switching arrangement of the first converter and a second switching arrangement of the second converter.