HVDC Three Gorges – Changzhou

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HVDC Three Gorges – Changzhou
Location
CountryChina
Coordinates30°47′6″N 111°31′48″E / 30.78500°N 111.53000°E / 30.78500; 111.53000
31°30′37″N 118°21′11″E / 31.51028°N 118.35306°E / 31.51028; 118.35306
31°30′02″N 118°22′11″E / 31.50056°N 118.36972°E / 31.50056; 118.36972
31°36′42″N 119°59′27″E / 31.61167°N 119.99083°E / 31.61167; 119.99083
General directionnorth–south
FromThree Gorges
ToChangzhou
Ownership information
OwnerChina Power Grid Development Co.
Construction information
Manufacturer of substationsABB
Commissioned2004
Technical information
Type of currentHVDC
Total length940 km (580 mi)
Power rating3,000 MW
AC voltage500 kV
DC voltage±500 kV
No. of poles2

The HVDC Three Gorges – Changzhou is an 940-kilometre (580 mi) long bipolar HVDC transmission line in China 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, Longquan, 31 miles (50 km) away from the Three Gorges power plant to the static inverter plant, Zhengping, near Changzhou. The HVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou is a bipolar 500 kV powerline with a maximum transmission power rating of 3,000 megawatts.

A part of the line is the Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu over Yangtze River using 229-metre (751 ft) tall pylons.

The electrode at Chujiahu is also used by HVDC Hubei - Shanghai for grounding.

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Site Coordinates
Longquan Static Inverter Plant 30°47′6″N 111°31′48″E / 30.78500°N 111.53000°E / 30.78500; 111.53000 (Three Gorges-Changzhou Transmission - Longquan Static Inverter Plant)
Chujiahu Electrode 30°36′26″N 111°54′51″E / 30.60722°N 111.91417°E / 30.60722; 111.91417 (Chujiahu Electrode)
Yangtze Powerline Crossing, Tower North 31°30′37″N 118°21′11″E / 31.51028°N 118.35306°E / 31.51028; 118.35306 (Yangtze Powerline Crossing, Tower North)
Yangtze Powerline Crossing, Tower South 31°30′02″N 118°22′11″E / 31.50056°N 118.36972°E / 31.50056; 118.36972 (Yangtze Powerline Crossing, Tower South)
Zhengping Electrode 31°36′12″N 119°45′59″E / 31.60333°N 119.76639°E / 31.60333; 119.76639 (Zhengping Electrode)
Zhengping Static Inverter Plant 31°36′42″N 119°59′27″E / 31.61167°N 119.99083°E / 31.61167; 119.99083 (Three Gorges-Changzhou Transmission - Zhengping Static Inverter Plant)

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