Sakuma Frequency Converter / Sakuma HVDC back-to-back station (Hamamatsu)

Japan / Shizuoka / Tenryu / Hamamatsu / Sakuma-cho Sakuma
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HVDC back-to-back station for interconnection of power grid of western Japan, which is operated with 50 Hertz to that of eastern Japan operated with 60 Hertz. The facility went in operation in 1965 with mercury arc valves, which were replaced in 1993 with photo thyristors.
The maximum transmission power is 300 MW, the operation voltage ±125 kV.

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Coordinates:   35°4'59"N   137°47'56"E
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