Total electric field intensity in workplace of high-voltage direct current converter stations

Guoyong XU; Lei Liu; Jianhui LI; Jiao Qing; Bin LI; Tianwei LI; Ruiqin LU; Hong Shi; Xinqi Lin; Danying Zhang; Bin Xiao

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Total electric field intensity in workplace of high-voltage direct current converter stations

VernacularTitle:高压直流输电换流站作业环境合成电场强度分析
Author: Guoyong XU ¹ ; Lei LIU ² ; Jianhui LI ³ ; Jiao QING ⁴ ; Bin LI ² ; Tianwei LI ² ; Ruiqin LU ³ ; Hong SHI ³ ; Xinqi LIN ¹ ; Danying ZHANG ¹ ; Bin XIAO ¹
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1. Institute of Physical Factors Monitoring/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China.
2. China South Power Grid Electric Power Research Institute/State Key Laboratory of DC Transmission Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510670, China.
3. Beijing Safety Test Technology Co. LTD, Beijing 102209, China.
4. Public Health Department, Renshou People's Hospital, Meishan, Sichuan 620500, China.
Publication Type:Investigation
Keywords: high-voltage direct current transmission; converter station; workplace; occupational exposure; total electric field
From: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(8):931-935
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Background The converter stations of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines generate special total electric fields. At present, few investigations have been conducted on total electric fields in the workplace of converter stations from an perspective of occupational health. Objective To understand the current situation of total electric field strength in the workplace of converter stations. Methods Using purposive sampling, a calibrated HDEM-1 direct current (DC) total electric field strength measurement system was used to measure the total electric fields of 12 converter stations serving 6 DC lines in Southeast and Southwest China according to the Measurement method for total electric field strength and ion current density of the converter stations and DC transmission lines (DL/T 1089—2008). The results were evaluated according to occupational exposure limits recommended by The limits of electromagnetic environment at ±800 kV UHV DC converter station (DL/T 275—2012), the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Results A total of 615 check points were planned, the total electric field strength was 0.05-37.05 kV·m⁻¹, and the median was 10.45 kV·m⁻¹. The total electric field strength of 39 check points (6.3%) exceeded 25 kV·m⁻¹ (the limits of ACGIH and ICNIRP), and the total electric field strength of 12 check points (2.0%) exceeded 30 kV·m⁻¹ (the limit of DL/T 275—2012). There were statistically significant differences in the total electric field strength values and the proportions of exceeding 25 kV·m⁻¹ between the neutral regions and the positive regions and between the neutral regions and the negative regions (P < 0.01). The proportion of total electric field strength exceeding 30 kV·m⁻¹ in the negative regions was higher than that in the positive regions (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in the total electric field strength of converter stations at different voltage levels and different altitudes (P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in the proportions of total electric field exceeding 25 kV·m⁻¹ and exceeding 30 kV·m⁻¹ in converter stations at different voltage levels and different altitudes (P > 0.05). Conclusion The total electric field in some workplace of converter stations exceeds selected limits. Converter station operators may be exposed to high-strength total electric field for a short time.