Châteauguay HVDC-back-to-back station

Coordinates: 45°15′11″N 73°52′10″W / 45.25306°N 73.86944°W / 45.25306; -73.86944

Châteauguay HVDC-back-to-back station is the largest high-voltage direct current (HVDC) back-to-back converter station in North America. Situated near Châteauguay, on the South Shore of Montreal, Quebec, it is an important plant for power exchange between Hydro-Québec and New York Power Authority (NYPA).

Capacity

The station, which was built by BBC and Siemens in 1983/84, can transfer a maximum power of 1000 megawatts (MW) at a direct current (DC) voltage of 140 kilovolts (kV). The facility, which consists of two 500 MW units is fed from Hydro-Quebec with a 315 kV line and from NYPA with a 120 kV line.

In 2009 its control system is planned to be modernized.[1]

References

  1. ↑ The ABB Group. "Châteauguay back-to-back upgrade". Archived from the original on March 5, 2011.

See also

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