Title :
Kontek HVDC cable link
Author :
Wolff, Carsten ; Elberling, Tom
Author_Institution :
Felton & Guilleaume, Cologne, Germany
fDate :
10/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe the Kontek HVDC cable link connecting Denmark and Germany which has been in commercial operation since 1996, and, with a total length of 172 km and a transmission capacity of 600 MW at 400 kV, the cable link is still unique worldwide. In addition, the 120 km of land cable is the world´s longest continuous length of underground cable for HVDC application. The objective of this grand project was to enable the export of electric power from efficient Danish power generating stations, combined with an eventual transmission link between Sweden and the eastern part of Germany
Keywords :
HVDC power transmission; power cables; project engineering; submarine cables; underground cables; 120 km; 172 km; 400 kV; 600 MW; Denmark; Germany; Kontek HVDC cable link; project; transmission capacity; underground cable; Environmental economics; HVDC transmission; Manufacturing; Marine technology; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Testing; Underwater cables; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Engineering Review, IEEE
