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  2. High-voltage direct current - Wikipedia

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    Depending on voltage level and construction details, HVDC transmission losses are quoted at 3.5% per 1,000 km (620 mi), about 50% less than AC (6.7%) lines at the same voltage. [19] This is because direct current transfers only active power and thus causes lower losses than alternating current, which transfers both active and reactive power.

  3. Electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    Electric power transmission is the bulk ... While power loss can also be ... price of around 10 p per kWh. [45] The level of capital expenditure in the electric power ...

  4. Overhead power line - Wikipedia

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    For transmission of power across long distances, high voltage transmission is employed. Transmission higher than 132 kV poses the problem of corona discharge, which causes significant power loss and interference with communication circuits. To reduce this corona effect, it is preferable to use more than one conductor per phase, or bundled ...

  5. Electric power distribution - Wikipedia

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    From the generating station it goes to the generating station's switchyard where a step-up transformer increases the voltage to a level suitable for transmission, from 44 kV to 765 kV. Once in the transmission system, electricity from each generating station is combined with electricity produced elsewhere.

  6. Super grid - Wikipedia

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    The latest generation of HVDC power lines can transmit energy with losses of only 1.6% per 1,000 km (621.4 miles). [1] Super grids could support a global energy transition by smoothing local fluctuations of wind energy and solar energy. In this context they are considered as a key technology to mitigate global warming.

  7. Transmission loss - Wikipedia

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    Transmission loss may refer to a more specific concept in one of the fields below: Transmission loss in electrical engineering describes the decrease of electrical power along an electrical cable. The term has its origins in telephony. Transmission loss in duct acoustics describes the acoustic performances of a muffler like system.

  8. US overhauls electric grid to make way for more renewables - AOL

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    The final rule requires transmission owners to conduct 20-year plans assessing regional electric transmission needs that would need to be revisited every five years.

  9. Ultra-high-voltage electricity transmission in China - Wikipedia

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    [11] [7] To reduce transmission losses to a manageable level, UHV transmission is a logical choice. As the State Grid Corporation of China announced at the 2009 International Conference on UHV Power Transmission in Beijing, China will invest RMB 600 billion (approximately US$88 billion) into UHV development between now and 2020. [12]