• DocumentCode
    1172250
  • Title

    Feasibility of Iceland/United Kingdom HVDC Submarine Cable Link

  • Author

    Hammons, T. J. ; Olsen, A. ; Gudnundsson, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Glasgow University, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    This paper addresses the viability of a submarine cable connection from Iceland to the North of Scotland extended by HVDC overhead line to the South of England. Hydro development, submarine cables, HVDC overhead transmission lines, rectifier/invertor stations, investment cost attributable to a power sale, availability of the connection, technical considerations and cost comparisons is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Construction; Costs; HVDC transmission; Inverters; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Rectifiers; Sediments; Senior members; Underwater cables;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Engineering Review, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPER.1989.4310958
  • Filename
    4310958