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- ItemInvestigation into a proposed HVDC series tap topology(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03) Hartshorne, Andre; Mouton, H. du T.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HVDC Transmission has found widespread application through-out the world. The typical HVDC Transmission system consists of two terminals and provides point-to-point large scale power delivery. HVDC Transmission systems can be extended to become multi-terminal systems. Introducing series taps is the easiest way to achieve this. Introducing a HVDC Series Tap into a HVDC Transmission system presents several challenges. These include the additional voltage drop present on the line, switching noise introduced by the use of a power electronic converter and providing galvanic isolation between the line potential and the ground potential. Several topologies have been proposed but none has been accepted as the industry standard implementation. This thesis discusses the design of a HVDC Series Tap utilising an air-core transformer. A scale model of the proposed HVDC Series Tap is constructed and implemented on a HVDC Transmission Line model. Experimental results are presented.