Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter
HVDC back-to-back station in Japan
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Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter (東清水変電所, Higashi-Shimizu Hendensho) is the third facility in Japan for interconnecting the power grid of eastern Japan, which operates at 50 hertz, and that of western Japan, which operates at 60 hertz.
(Chubu Electric Power Company)
| Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter | |
|---|---|
Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter main gate | |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Province | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35°03′29″N 138°30′00″E |
| Ownership information | |
| Owner | Chubu Electric Power Grid Company (Chubu Electric Power Company) |
| Construction information | |
| Commissioned | 2003 |
| Technical information | |
| Type | Back to Back |
| Current type | HVDC |
The Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter Station is operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. and is located at 677-3 Tanakake, Hirose-aza, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka. It is fed via a 275 kV power line and a 154 kV power line. Its inverters operate at 125 kVDC and have a maximum transmission rate of 300 MW.
Japan's other converter stations are at Shin-Shinano in Nagano Prefecture, Sakuma Dam in Shizuoka Prefecture, and Minami-Fukumitsu in Toyama Prefecture.
See also
External links
Media related to Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.chuden.co.jp/english/corporate/press2005/0323_1.html Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
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