The HVDC Three Gorges – Changzhou is an long bipolar
HVDC transmission line in
China
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for the transmission of electric power from the
Three Gorges power plant to the area of
Changzhou.
The transmission line went into service in 2004. It runs from the static
inverter station
A power inverter, inverter or invertor is a power electronic device or circuitry that changes direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). The resulting AC frequency obtained depends on the particular device employed. Inverters do the oppo ...
,
Longquan, away from the Three Gorges
power plant to the static inverter plant, Zhengping, near Changzhou. The HVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou is a
bipolar
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Astronomy
* Bipolar nebula, a distinctive nebular formation
* Bipolar outflow, two continuous flows of gas from the poles of a star
Mathematics
* Bipolar coordinates, a two-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system
* Bipolar ...
500
kV powerline with a maximum
transmission power rating
Transmission may refer to:
Medicine, science and technology
* Power transmission
** Electric power transmission
** Propulsion transmission, technology allowing controlled application of power
*** Automatic transmission
*** Manual transmission
** ...
of 3,000
megawatts.
A part of the line is the
Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu over Yangtze River using tall
pylons.
The electrode at Chujiahu is also used by HVDC Hubei - Shanghai for grounding.
Sites
External links
ABB Three Gorges - Guangdong
Electric power infrastructure in China
HVDC transmission lines
Energy infrastructure completed in 2004
2004 establishments in China
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