Baltic Cable HVDC project

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An HVDC cable that links Sweden with Germany.

One of the world's longest HVDC submarine cables links the Swedish and German power systems. The owner is Baltic Cable AB, a company owned by Sydkraft AB, Sweden and Statkraft, Norway. The capacity is 600 MW at 450 kV DC. The Baltic Cable HVDC project has made it possible to postpone the construction of new power production plants and that existing production plants can be used more efficiently by the owners. Both the converter stations and the submarine cable were delivered by ABB. The in service date was December 1994.

Baltic Cable HVDC Link, Overview of Herrenwyk station
Baltic Cable HVDC Link<br>Overview of Kruseberg station<br>
Herrenwyk converter station, Germany
Kruseberg converter station,Sweden
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Main data
Commissioning year: 1994
Power rating: 600 MW
No. of poles:1
AC voltage:400 kV (both ends)
DC voltage:450 kV
Length of DC submarine cables: 250 km
Length of DC overhead line:12 km
Main reason for choosing HVDC:Length of sea crossing

Last edited 2008-07-02
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