HVDC Three Gorges – Guangdong explained

Three Gorges  - Guangdong HVDC Transmission
Country:China
Coordinates:  -
Direction:South-southeast
Start:Jingzhou, Three Gorges Dam
Finish:Huizhou, Guangdong
Est:May 27, 2004
Type:overhead transmission line
Current Type:HVDC
Length Km:940
Capacity:3000 MW
Dc Voltage:±500 kV
Poles No:2

The HVDC Three Gorges – Guangdong is a 940 kilometre-long bipolar HVDC transmission line in China for the transmission of electric power from the Three Gorges power plant to the area of Guangdong. The powerline went into service in 2004. It runs from the static inverter station Jingzhou near the Three Gorges power plant to the static inverter plant Huizhou near Guangdong. The HVDC Three Gorges-Guangdong is a bipolar 500 kV powerline with a maximum transmission power rating of 3,000 megawatts.[1]

Sites

Site Coordinates
Jingzhou Static Inverter Plant
Weiliujiatei Electrode
Huizhou Static Inverter Plant
Xiatang Electrode

References

  1. Web site: Three Gorges - Guangdong HVDC Transmission. 2012-10-10. ABB.

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