Three Gorges Guangdong HVDC Transmission
Location
CountryChina
Coordinates30°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 directionSouth-southeast
FromJingzhou, Three Gorges Dam
ToHuizhou, Guangdong
Construction information
Manufacturer of substationsABB Group
CommissionedMay 27, 2004
Technical information
Typeoverhead transmission line
Type of currentHVDC
Total length940 km (580 mi)
Power rating3000 MW
DC voltage±500 kV
No. of poles2

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

SiteCoordinates
Jingzhou Static Inverter Plant30°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)
Weiliujiatei Electrode30°32′19″N 111°58′30″E / 30.53861°N 111.97500°E / 30.53861; 111.97500 (Three Gorges-Guangdong Transmission - Weiliujiatei Electrode)
Huizhou Static Inverter Plant23°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)
Xiatang Electrode23°23′20″N 114°34′48″E / 23.38889°N 114.58000°E / 23.38889; 114.58000 (Three Gorges-Guangdong Transmission - Xiatang Electrode)

References

  1. ABB. "Three Gorges - Guangdong HVDC Transmission". Retrieved 2012-10-10.


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