An HVDC converter station is a specialized type of substation that forms the terminal equipment for a high voltage direct current transmission line, converting direct current to alternating current or the reverse. Besides the converter itself, a station typically includes three phase alternating current switchgear, transformers, capacitors or synchronous condensers for reactive power, filters for harmonic suppression, and direct current switchgear. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Technology TypeTerminal substation converting between alternating current and direct current at the end of an HVDC transmission line 1 Invented YearThe Gotland-mainland Sweden link of 1954 is the first HVDC installation using a submarine cable and the beginning of the modern era of HVDC; an experimental Moscow-Kashira link in 1951 preceded it. Sources
1. Wikipedia: HVDC converter station
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An HVDC converter station (or simply converter station) is a specialised type of substation which forms the terminal equipment for a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line. It converts direct current to alternating current or the reverse.
2. Wikipedia: High-voltage direct current
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Early commercial installations included one in the Soviet Union in 1951 between Moscow and Kashira, and a 100 kV, 20 MW system between Gotland and mainland Sweden in 1954.
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