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wasoxygen  ·  2664 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: China to invest £292bn in renewable power by 2020

I was surprised to learn of large HVDC projects in China, and can't tell if the image is a real test facility or something from Nikola Tesla fan fiction.





WanderingEng  ·  2664 days ago  ·  link  ·  

China recently split their AC system, with only DC ties connecting Yunnan province to the rest of the China grid. Those DC ties are huge, and before the split a DC trip could have overloaded the AC lines. It's a bold move, and it seems to make sense. I haven't seen any followups that the system isn't working.