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I thought even long distance transmission now use HVDC(High Voltage DC) lines, for various advantages, for example not having lines for 3 phases.
by billfruit 4y ago
I thought even long distance transmission now use HVDC(High Voltage DC) lines, for various advantages, for example not having lines for 3 phases.
- euroderf 4y agoLDx 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.
- billfruit 4y agoThere 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-2019.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HVDC_Europe_annotated-2...
- euroderf 4y agoUnderwater ! And in many cases connecting grids that are not synchronised ?