HVDC and Power Converters

Equipment that converts between alternating and direct current or between frequencies, such as HVDC converter stations and cycloconverters. A technology belongs here when its cited article describes a power converter or converter station. Converter stations and cycloconverters change the form of electrical power, joining alternating current networks to high-voltage direct current links or changing the frequency of an alternating current supply. A device is placed here when the cited article describes this kind of conversion.