Shin Shinano
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is the designation of a back-to-back high-voltage direct current
(HVDC) facility in Japan
and the location of the Shin Shinano Frequency Converter Station.
Shin Shinano is located at 36°8′14"N 137°52′58"E
static inverters and went into service in 1977. The Shin-Shinano operates with a dc link voltage of 125 kV. The station was initially rated 300 megawatts. In 1992 the maximum transferable power was uprated to 600 megawatts.
that link Japan's western and eastern power grids. The station houses two converters, one of which opened in 1977, the other in 1992. The other two stations are at Higashi-Shimizu and Sakuma Dam
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High-voltage direct current
A high-voltage, direct current electric power transmission system uses direct current for the bulk transmission of electrical power, in contrast with the more common alternating current systems. For long-distance transmission, HVDC systems may be less expensive and suffer lower electrical losses...
(HVDC) facility in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the location of the Shin Shinano Frequency Converter Station.
Shin Shinano is located at 36°8′14"N 137°52′58"E
HVDC plant
The HVDC back-to-back facility Shi Shinano uses thyristorThyristor
A thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating N and P-type material. They act as bistable switches, conducting when their gate receives a current trigger, and continue to conduct while they are forward biased .Some sources define silicon controlled rectifiers and...
static inverters and went into service in 1977. The Shin-Shinano operates with a dc link voltage of 125 kV. The station was initially rated 300 megawatts. In 1992 the maximum transferable power was uprated to 600 megawatts.
Frequency Converter Station
The Shin Shinano Frequency Converter Station is one of three frequency converter stationsFrequency changer
A frequency changer or frequency converter is an electronic device that converts alternating current of one frequency to alternating current of another frequency. The device may also change the voltage, but if it does, that is incidental to its principal purpose.Traditionally, these devices were...
that link Japan's western and eastern power grids. The station houses two converters, one of which opened in 1977, the other in 1992. The other two stations are at Higashi-Shimizu and Sakuma Dam
Sakuma Dam
The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located on the border of Toyone, Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is one of the tallest dams in Japan and supports a 350 MW hydroelectric power station...
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