ABB commissions converter stations to Rio Madeira HVDC link in Brazil
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has commissioned the converter stations to the 3,150 MW Rio Madeira HVDC link in Brazil which is at approximately 2,400 km, the longest transmission link in the world, according to ABB.
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Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has commissioned the converter stations to the 3,150 MW Rio Madeira HVDC link in Brazil which is at approximately 2,400 km, the longest transmission link in the world, according to ABB.
The line stretches nearly all the way across Brazil and will deliver electricity from two hydropower plants in the northwest of the country to São Paulo.
“This HVDC link will help integrate remotely located renewable energy and transmit clean electricity, reliably and efficiently across this massive distance with minimum losses, to millions of consumers.” said Claudio Facchin, head of ABB’s Power Systems business.
One of the challenges in building transmission lines is that the longer the line, the less electricity reaches its final destination, reports Smart Grid News. Brazil’s new line uses HVDC to transmit energy more efficiently than more typical AC. ABB built the transformers that turn the AC power at the dams into HVDC energy for the long distance trip, and then back to AC at the other end for use in the city’s electrical grid.
Source: Smart Grid News
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