HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
HVDC Systems and Fault Protection is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 13.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the design, operation, control, and applications of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) in High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems. It covers topics such as circuit topologies, power transmission, control strategies, fault detection, and voltage control, with a specific emphasis on the integration of MMC in offshore wind farms.
- Modular Multilevel Converters
- HVDC Transmission
- Power Electronics
- Voltage Source Converters
- Power Systems
- Control Strategies
- Circuit Topologies
- Offshore Wind Farms
- Fault Detection
- Voltage Control
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +46% the tick is no change
Which countries lead HVDC Systems and Fault Protection research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.5k and 635 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.5k works
- 2 India 635 works
- 3 United States 556 works
- 4 United Kingdom 196 works
- 5 Germany 186 works
- 6 ?? 159 works
- 7 Iran 150 works
- 8 South Korea 147 works
- 9 Italy 135 works
- 10 Canada 135 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead HVDC Systems and Fault Protection research?
By volume in 2022–2025, North China Electric Power University publishes the most HVDC Systems and Fault Protection research, followed by China Southern Power Grid (China) and State Grid Corporation of China (China).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 222 works
- 2 China Southern Power Grid (China)China 189 works
- 3 State Grid Corporation of China (China)China 171 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 138 works
- 5 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 129 works
- 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 111 works
- 7 Shanghai Electric (China)China 99 works
- 8 Shandong UniversityChina 94 works
- 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 89 works
- 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 88 works
Who are the leading researchers in HVDC Systems and Fault Protection?
The most-cited researchers publishing on HVDC Systems and Fault Protection include Frede Blaabjerg, José Rodríguez and Josep M. Guerrero.
- 1 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark 12k citations
- 2 José Rodríguez Chile 6.8k citations
- 3 Josep M. Guerrero Denmark 5.6k citations
- 4 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
- 5 Marco Liserre Germany 4.6k citations
- 6 Remus Teodorescu Denmark 4.2k citations
- 7 Fang Zheng Peng United States 3.7k citations
- 8 Shi Xue Dou Australia 3.5k citations
- 9 T.Α. Lipo United States 3.5k citations
- 10 Z. Q. Zhu United Kingdom 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is HVDC Systems and Fault Protection research done?
The largest centres of HVDC Systems and Fault Protection research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xi'an, Beijing and Yangpu.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Xi'an23.3 works45×
- Beijing88.0 works29×
- YangpuCN · 32.3 works24×
- Palo AltoUS · 45.7 works19×
- AalborgDK · 59.6 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in HVDC Systems and Fault Protection than the world average.
Where is the best place to study HVDC Systems and Fault Protection?
Among universities, judged by research, Aalborg University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Shandong University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 81.0 | 20.8% | 16.3× | 60 | +149.6% |
| 2 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 65.5 | 9.5% | 11.5× | 129 | +114.3% |
| 3 | Shandong UniversityChina | 62.6 | 5.7% | 11.1× | 94 | +176.4% |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeIndia | 61.2 | 9.5% | 12.4× | 40 | +166.4% |
| 5 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 60.5 | 5.3% | 12.0× | 138 | +112.0% |
| 6 | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielGermany | 59.3 | 15.2% | 7.5× | 12 | +761.9% |
| 7 | Hunan UniversityChina | 59.1 | 7.0% | 9.4× | 46 | +183.4% |
| 8 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 59.1 | 23.0% | 3.8× | 9 | +365.2% |
| 9 | University of StrathclydeUnited Kingdom | 58.7 | 11.4% | 13.8× | 26 | +63.6% |
| 10 | Southeast UniversityChina | 58.0 | 4.9% | 8.3× | 79 | +216.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is HVDC Systems and Fault Protection research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are HVDC Systems and Fault Protection.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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