Minami-Fukumitsu Frequency Converter

Minami-Fukumitsu Frequency Converter
Location
Country	Japan
Province	Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates	36.496187°N 136.915854°E / 36.496187; 136.915854
Ownership information
Owner	Chubu Electric and Hokuriku Electric
Construction information
Installer of substations	Mitsubishi
Commissioned	1999
Technical information
Type	Back to Back
Type of current	HVDC

Japan's two utility frequencies

Minami-Fukumitsu Frequency Converter (南福光連系所, Minami-Fukumitsu Hendensho) is the name given to an HVDC back-to-back station for the interconnection of the power grids of western and eastern Japan. This facility went in service in March 1999. It operates with a voltage of 125 kV and can transfer a power up to 300 megawatts. The station is located in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture.

External links

• http://www.meppi.com/mepssd/NPDF3/BTB_MinamiFukumitsu.pdf