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0 pointsbillfruit3y ago0 comments

I thought even long distance transmission now use HVDC(High Voltage DC) lines, for various advantages, for example not having lines for 3 phases.

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euroderf3y ago

LDx HVDC has a small set of use cases where it is more efficient than HVAC. But yes, in some cases it can work better over distances of hundreds of km.

billfruitOP3y ago

There seems to be quite a number of HVDC lines in the grid, for example in Europe [0].

[0]- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HVDC_Europe_annotated-2...

euroderf3y ago

Underwater ! And in many cases connecting grids that are not synchronised ?

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euroderf3y ago

LDx HVDC has a small set of use cases where it is more efficient than HVAC. But yes, in some cases it can work better over distances of hundreds of km.

billfruitOP3y ago

There seems to be quite a number of HVDC lines in the grid, for example in Europe [0].

[0]- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HVDC_Europe_annotated-2...

euroderf3y ago

Underwater ! And in many cases connecting grids that are not synchronised ?

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