Increasing the Efficiency of Long Distance Power Transmission

Increasing the Efficiency of Long Distance Power Transmission

by futuresgr@oilprice.com (Green Futures)

A new circuit breaker design for high-voltage direct current means supergrids connecting resources on a global scale will be more efficient and reliable.Supergrids connecting electricity networks and renewable energy resources on a global scale will be more efficient and reliable, thanks to a new circuit breaker design for high-voltage direct current [HVDC] power lines, recently unveiled by the Swiss technology corporation ABB.The breaker means power flow equivalent to the electrical output of a large power station can be interrupted in just five…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Increasing-the-Efficiency-of-Long-Distance-Power-Transmission.html