ultra-high-voltage direct current transmission link

High-voltage power transmission systems are more important today than ever before because power generated at renewable energy sites in remote locations must often be transmitted to distant load centers. Several state-of-the-art projects being done around the world are reviewed below. The majority of major electric power transmission lines in the U.S. are 115-kV, 230-kV, or […]

ABB transformers and other key equipment to enable Changji-Guquan link to transmit 12,000 megawatts of electricity over 3,000 kilometers at 1.1 million volts, setting new world records on voltage level, transmission capacity and distance Zurich, Switzerland, July 19, 2016 – ABB has won orders worth over $300 million to supply breakthrough technologies for the world’s […]