Title :
A new 500MW back - to - back station to provide power exchange between Uruguay and Brazil
Author :
MacLeod, N.M. ; Horwill, C. ; Bonchang, R.E. ; Castagna, D. ; Croce, Mark ; Artenstein, Michel
Author_Institution :
ALSTOM Grid, Stafford, UK
Abstract :
The transmission system operator in Uruguay (UTE) has contracted ALSTOM Grid to build a 500MW inter-connector with Brazil. As the 500kV transmission system in Uruguay operates at 50Hz and the Brazilian 525kV transmission system operates at 60Hz, HVDC becomes the most appropriate technology to inter-connect the two grids. This paper provides details of the design of the new 500MW HVDC back to back inter-connector which will be located at the Melo sub-station. When constructed, the interconnector will alleviate short term generation issues, by providing a strategic link to the large Brazilian energy market.
Keywords :
HVDC power transmission; power grids; power system interconnection; power transmission planning; ALSTOM Grid; Brazil; Uruguay; back to back station; power 500 MW; transmission system; Brazil; HVDC; Uruguay; power; transmission;
Conference_Titel :
AC and DC Power Transmission, 2010. ACDC. 9th IET International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2010.0975
