HVDC Three Gorges – Guangdong (original) (raw)
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| Three Gorges – Guangdong HVDC Transmission | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 30°27′26″N 112°08′18″E / 30.45722°N 112.13833°E / 30.45722; 112.13833 (Three Gorges-Guangdong Transmission - Jingzhou Static Inverter Plant) – 23°16′15″N 114°12′5″E / 23.27083°N 114.20139°E / 23.27083; 114.20139 (Three Gorges-Guangdong Transmission - Huizhou Static Inverter Plant) |
| General direction | South-southeast |
| From | Jingzhou, Three Gorges Dam |
| To | Huizhou, Guangdong |
| Construction information | |
| Manufacturer of substations | ABB Group |
| Commissioned | May 27, 2004 |
| Technical information | |
| Type | overhead transmission line |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| Total length | 940 km (580 mi) |
| Power rating | 3000 MW |
| DC voltage | ±500 kV |
| No. of poles | 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]
- ^ ABB. "Three Gorges - Guangdong HVDC Transmission". Retrieved 2012-10-10.