Re: HVDC Power Re: Water sparks (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:15:57 -0400
From: davep <davep@xxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: HVDC Power Re: Water sparks (fwd)

>>>I thought such things were only used for long-haul major
>>>network balancing tasks.
>>	...or for exporting bulk power.  It WILL
>>	work both ways, but doesn't, i think, get
>>	used that way.
> Strange, I thought the US was a bigger importer than exporter.

	I wa writing from a power flow perspective, and
	was unclear.  Indeed: KWHrs flow SOUTH.

> There's a dramatic set of graphs in the September Wired on this.
> Canada exports electricity to USA.

 ...

>>	...or for exporting bulk power.  It WILL
>>	work both ways, but doesn't, i think, get
>>	used that way.
	(by which i meant that that both ends have
	full inverter/rectifier sets.  I think..
	(I think the rectifier IS the inverter:
	controlled differently, a synchronous rectifier.)

	Its been YEARS, and I can't find the handout they

	passed out.)

> ASEA / ABB are the big static inverter boys as far as I can tell.
	Concur.
	wwww.abb.com
	There are tech papers on the site, tho i did not dig
	deep enough to find specific ones...


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	 dwp

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