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EPRI High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Reference Book (Olive Book): 2023 Edition:
The EPRI High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Reference Book is a state-of-the-art guidebook that provides transmission companies with a comprehensive, single source of technical information and guidance for designing, building, operating, and extending the life of HVDC transmission systems. The book joins the landmark series of EPRI power delivery reference books. These comprehensive guidebooks—each printed with a distinctive colored cover—document and distill the knowledge and experience of the world’s leading power delivery experts. In this tradition, the EPRI HVDC Transmission Reference Book will be printed with a dark green cover and be referred to as the “Olive Book.” The Olive Book consists of 30 chapters, covering all aspects of the theory and practice of HVDC transmission, including planning, system studies, AC-DC interactions, design of converter equipment, overhead lines and cables, project implementation, and operation and maintenance. This edition of the Olive Book had updates on Chapter 13, “DC Transmission with Voltage Source Converters” with the latest information as well as edits for all chapters for hardcopy printing.