HVDC Thailand-Malaysia
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The HVDC Thailand–Malaysia is a 110 kilometer long HVDC powerline between Khlong Ngae in Thailand
at 6°42′56"N 100°27′08"E and Gurun in Malaysia. The HVDC Thailand–Malaysia, which crosses the border between Malaysia and Thailand at 6°31′47"N 100°24′11"E, serves for the coupling of the asynchronously operated power grids of Thailand and Malaysia and went in service in June 2002. The HVDC connection Thailand–Malaysia is a monopolar 300 kV overhead line with a maximum transmission rate of 300 megawatts. The terminal of the HVDC is situated east of Gurun at 5°48′45"N 100°32′06"E. The inverter hall is designed as Chinese style building.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
at 6°42′56"N 100°27′08"E and Gurun in Malaysia. The HVDC Thailand–Malaysia, which crosses the border between Malaysia and Thailand at 6°31′47"N 100°24′11"E, serves for the coupling of the asynchronously operated power grids of Thailand and Malaysia and went in service in June 2002. The HVDC connection Thailand–Malaysia is a monopolar 300 kV overhead line with a maximum transmission rate of 300 megawatts. The terminal of the HVDC is situated east of Gurun at 5°48′45"N 100°32′06"E. The inverter hall is designed as Chinese style building.
External links
- http://www.egat.co.th/hvdc/INTRODUCTION.HTML
- http://www.siemens.com/Daten/siecom/HQ/PTD/Internet/PTD_Unitwide/WORKAREA/ptd_h_ce/templatedata/Deutsch/file/binary/Interconnection_268319.pdf