Abstract:Carbon emission reduction, as one of the core drivers of energy transformation, can effectively promote clean energy development and mitigate global greenhouse effect. In the context of the development of global energy internet, large-length HVDC cables for long-distance and cross-regional power transmission occupy an essential position in power internet. However, the accumulation of electric charges in large-length HVDC cables is inevitable, and would threaten the safe operation of cables, reduce their service life and might even cause insulation fault. Therefore, it is necessary to study the electric charges in large-length HVDC cables. A brief overview of electric charge generation, measurement and release in HVDC cables is provided, and the important research issues in recent years are summarized, which has important guiding significance for both online monitoring and life assessment of large-length HVDC cables.