The HVDC Troll is a
bipolar high-voltage direct current
A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. Most HVDC links use voltages betwe ...
(HVDC)
electric power transmission
Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. The interconnected lines that facilitate this movement form a ''transmission network''. This is ...
line for the supply of the gas compressor station on the offshore construction work
Troll A platform. It consists of dual set of a long bipolar submarine cable designed for ±60 kV between the inverter at the Troll A platform and the static rectifier station at
Kollsnes
Kollsnes is a Natural gas processing, natural gas processing plant operated by Gassco on the southern part of the island of Oøy in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Equinor is the Technical Service Provider on behalf of Gassco.
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in Norway. The HVDC Troll has a maximum transmission rate of
In 2013 work started on a new rectifier station at Kollsnes for supplying the two new compressors being installed on Troll A.
Sites
See also
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List of high-voltage transmission links in Norway
References
External links
Troll HVDC Light transmission, Norway The ABB Group.
Electrical interconnectors in the North Sea
Electric power infrastructure in Norway
HVDC transmission lines
2005 establishments in Norway
Energy infrastructure completed in 2005
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