Eel River, New Brunswick
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Eel River is the designation of the first operative HVDC system equipped with thyristors. The HVDC Eel River is a back-to-back HVDC station at Eel River, New Brunswick, Canada. It went in service in 1972 and it can transmit a power up to 320 megawatts (MW) at a symmetrical voltage at 80 kV.
External links
- G. Sinclair (1977). [Prospects for fusion energy]. Retrieved March 27, 2005.
- http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/EELRIVER.htm
- http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Eelriver%20Pictures.pdf
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