HVDC BorWin1
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HVDC BorWin1 is the first HVDC facility in Germany
, which is equipped with IGBT transistors. It is used for the power connection of the offshore wind park BARD Offshore 1
and other offshore wind farms in Germany near Borkum
to the European power grid. The facility was built by ABB and can transfer a power of 400 MW at a bipolar voltage of 150 kV. HVDC BorWin1, which leads from BorWin Alpha Offshore Platform to Diele substation, consists of a 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) of underground and 125 kilometres (77.7 mi) of submarine cable. It went in service in 2009. The cable is operated by Transpower Stromübertragungs GmbH.
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Coordinates
Diele Static Inverter Plant
53°7′31"N 7°18′33"E
Borkum 2 platform
54°21′15"N 6°01′30"E
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, which is equipped with IGBT transistors. It is used for the power connection of the offshore wind park BARD Offshore 1
BARD Offshore 1
BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 megawatt North Sea offshore wind farm that is presently under construction and is expected to be fully operational by 2012. It will be an 80-turbine wind farm, located northwest of the isle Borkum, in Germany, in water which is deep.Laying of cables to connect the...
and other offshore wind farms in Germany near Borkum
Borkum
Borkum is an island and a municipality in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany.-Geography:Borkum is bordered to the west by the Westerems strait , to the east by the Osterems strait, to the north by the North Sea, and to the south by the Wadden Sea...
to the European power grid. The facility was built by ABB and can transfer a power of 400 MW at a bipolar voltage of 150 kV. HVDC BorWin1, which leads from BorWin Alpha Offshore Platform to Diele substation, consists of a 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) of underground and 125 kilometres (77.7 mi) of submarine cable. It went in service in 2009. The cable is operated by Transpower Stromübertragungs GmbH.
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BorWin Alpha
BorWin Alpha is the first HVDC station of the world installed on an offshore platform. It is used for the conversion of the power generated in offshore wind park BARD 1 into DC with a voltage of 150 kV for the HVDC-transmission to Diele. As static inverter valves the station BorWin alpha uses not...