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Fenno–Skan

Fenno–Skan is the designation of the high voltage direct current transmission between Dannebo in Sweden and Rauma in Finland.

Fenno–Skan
Location
CountryFinland, Sweden
Coordinates61°09′07″N 21°37′32″E / 61.15194°N 21.62556°E / 61.15194; 21.62556 (Rauma HVDC Static Inverter Plant)
61°04′36″N 21°18′17″E / 61.07667°N 21.30472°E / 61.07667; 21.30472 (Tiirojärvi Cable Terminal ( Finland))
60°35′51″N 17°57′46″E / 60.59750°N 17.96278°E / 60.59750; 17.96278 (Hallen Electrode Line Terminal ( Sweden))
60°24′14″N 18°08′10″E / 60.40389°N 18.13611°E / 60.40389; 18.13611 (Dannebo HVDC Static Inverter)
FromRauma, Finland
Passes throughGulf of Bothnia
ToDannebo, Sweden
Ownership information
OperatorFingrid, Svenska Kraftnät
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cableABB/Nexans
Commissioned1989/2011
Technical information
Typesubsea cable
Type of currentHVDC
Total length233 + 300 km (145 + 186 mi)
Power rating500 MW + 800 MW
AC voltage400 kV
DC voltage400 kV + 500 kV
No. of poles2
Fenno-Skan HVDC power line, running over Turku-Pori route in Finland. Unlike in 3-phase AC power transfer, only two wires instead of three are required (in addition to the lightning protection wires, which on the Finnish side serve as electrode line).

History edit

Fenno–Skan was inaugurated in 1989.[1][2] Taken into commercial operation in November 1989, Fenno–Skan was the longest submarine power cable in the world. It was also the first HVDC cable with 400 kV voltage and a rated power of 500 MW.[3]

Description edit

The Fenno–Skan is a monopolar system with a maximum transmission rate of 550 megawatts (MW) at a voltage of 400 kV. It would be converted to become a bipole.[1] The cable was manufactured part by ABB and part by Nexans.[1][2]

The total length of Fenno–Skan is 233 kilometres (145 mi), of which 200 kilometres (120 mi) is a submarine cable on the bottom of the Gulf of Bothnia. At the Swedish end the cable directly enters the Dannebo static inverter plant near the Forsmark nuclear power station about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the coast at 60°24'16"N 18°8'4"E. However, the electrode line from the static inverter plant to the ground electrode situated at 60°35'51"N 17°57'46"E is built as overhead line. It is a line with two conductors on wooden poles, which runs partly on its course past another powerline.

There is a 33 kilometres (21 mi) long overhead line section from the coast in Finland at 61°4'37" N, 21°18'18" E to the static inverter station in Rauma, situated at 61°9′7″N 21°37′32″E.[1]

The ground electrode in Finland is situated near Rantala. From there an overhead electrode line on wooden poles runs first in Northeast, than in Northern direction until Ruokalho, where it meets the overhead line with two high voltage conductors. From Ruokalho to Rauma static inverter plant the electrode line is fixed on a small crossbar above the high voltage conductors of Fenno–Skan and serves as ground conductor. In opposite to a normal ground conductor it is mounted on insulators equipped with surge arrestors.

Operators edit

Fenno–Skan is operated by the Finnish and Swedish transmission system operators Fingrid and Svenska Kraftnät.[2]

Fenno–Skan 2 edit

Fenno–Skan 2 is the second cable of the Finland–Sweden submarine power connection. 800 MW, 500 kV subsea transmission connection was laid in 2011 by the cable laying ship SC Skagerrak, and it cost €150 million. The cable was manufactured by Nexans Norwegian plant in Halden.[4] Two converter stations were supplied by ABB.[2] Compare with Fenno–Skan 1, the Swedish converter station is located in Finnböle. The Fenno–Skan 2 cable is connected to the converter station by a 70 kilometres (43 mi) long DC overhead line. The pylons of this line are "classic HVDC pylons" with a single crossbar carrying two conductors, which consist of a bundle of three or four ropes, on 5.5 metres (18 ft) long insulators, on the Finnish side. On the Swedish side, the towers carry the pole conductor (long insulators) and the neutral conductor (short insulators) from Finnböle to the Dannebo (Fenno-Skan 1) converter station.

Fenno–Skan 2 crosses the traction current power line Tierp-Gävle and the parallel-running three phase 220 kV AC powerline Mehedeby-Gävle west of Mehedeby approximately at 60°28′45.2″N 17°14′11″E / 60.479222°N 17.23639°E / 60.479222; 17.23639 (Fenno-Skan 2 crosses traction current power line Tierp-Gävle). This is the only crossing of an HVDC powerline and a single-phase AC powerline in the world and the only place where all kinds of electric transmission systems, three phase AC powerline, single phase AC powerline and HVDC come close together.[1]

Fenno–Skan 2 became fully operational on 16 December 2011.[5]

In February 2012 a German ship laid anchor on top of the cable, damaging it.[6][7] The cost to Finnish consumer and industry in the following two months in higher electricity prices was estimated to be 80 million €.[8]

Sites edit

Site Coordinates
Finnböle HVDC Static Inverter 60°25′30″N 17°3′42″E / 60.42500°N 17.06167°E / 60.42500; 17.06167 (Finnbole HVDC Static Inverter)
Dannebo HVDC Static Inverter 60°24′14″N 18°08′10″E / 60.40389°N 18.13611°E / 60.40389; 18.13611 (Dannebo HVDC Static Inverter)
Hallen Electrode Line Terminal (Sweden) 60°35′51″N 17°57′46″E / 60.59750°N 17.96278°E / 60.59750; 17.96278 (Hallen Electrode Line Terminal (Sweden))
Rihtniemi Cable Terminal (Finland) 61°04′36″N 21°18′17″E / 61.07667°N 21.30472°E / 61.07667; 21.30472 (Tiirojärvi Cable Terminal (Finland))
Lautakari Electrode Line Terminal (Finland) 60°59′47″N 21°22′4″E / 60.99639°N 21.36778°E / 60.99639; 21.36778 (Rantala Electrode Line Terminal (Finland))
Ruokalho Electrode Line Branch (Finland) 61°02′31″N 21°24′30″E / 61.04194°N 21.40833°E / 61.04194; 21.40833 (Ruokalho Electrode Line Branch (Finland))
Rauma HVDC Static Inverter Plant 61°09′07″N 21°37′32″E / 61.15194°N 21.62556°E / 61.15194; 21.62556 (Rauma HVDC Static Inverter Plant)

Waypoints edit

List of waypoints
Fenno–Skan 2 in Sweden
Underground cable in Sweden
Electrode line in Sweden
Overhead line in Finland
Electrode line in Finland

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fenno-Skan". ABB. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  2. ^ a b c d Sven Egenter (2008-05-13). "ABB in Baltic power link deal, shares rise". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  3. ^ "Fenno-Skan HVDC link" (PDF). Fingrid. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  4. ^ Marcel Michelson (2008-03-19). "Nexans wins 150 mln euro power cable contract". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  5. ^ "Fenno–Skan 2 Cable Link Ready for Use". Transmission & Distribution World. Penton Media, Inc. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  6. ^ "Cable failure on Fenno-Skan 2 interconnection". Fingrid. February 18, 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "Fenno-Skan-yhteyden hajoaminen nostaa Suomen hinnan Pohjoismaiden korkeimmaksi". Sähkölamppu (in Finnish). February 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "80 miljoonan euron ankkurointimoka – ja suomalaiset maksavat". Talouselämä (in Finnish). April 17, 2012.

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