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The Quebec – New England Transmission (officially known in Quebec as the Réseau multiterminal à courant continu (RMCC) [1] and also known as Phase I / Phase II [2] and the Radisson - Nicolet - Des Cantons circuit, [3] and known in New England as the Northern Pass) is a long-distance high-voltage direct current (HVDC) line between Radisson, Quebec and Westford Road in Ayer, Massachusetts.
For a three-phase system, this implies that each tower supports three conductors. A double-circuit transmission line has two circuits. For three-phase systems, each tower supports and insulates six conductors. Single phase AC-power lines as used for traction current have four conductors for two circuits. Usually both circuits operate at the ...
[2] Interconnections can be tied to each other via high-voltage direct current power transmission lines ( DC ties ) as well as containing internal DC connections such as the north-south Pacific DC Intertie , or with variable-frequency transformers (VFTs), which permit a controlled flow of energy while also functionally isolating the independent ...
The 735 kV power line is said to lessen the environmental impact of power lines, as one single power line operating at this voltage carries the same amount of electric power as four 315 kV power lines, which would require a right-of-way wider than the 80.0–91.5 metres (262.5–300.2 ft) [29] [30] width required for a single 735 kV line.
As of 2022, more than 10,000 power plant and energy storage projects were awaiting permission to connect to the US grid — 95% were zero-carbon resources. New power lines can take 10 years to plan, permit, and build. [33] Traditional power lines use a steel core surrounded by aluminum strands (Aluminium-conductor steel-reinforced cable).
Most of the world uses 50 Hz 220 or 230 V single phase, or 400 V three-phase for residential and light industrial services. In this system, the primary distribution network supplies a few substations per area, and the 230 V / 400 V power from each substation is directly distributed to end users over a region of normally less than 1 km radius.
Pylon in Thirsk. Transmission tower is the name for the structure used in the industry in the United States and some other English-speaking countries. [4] In Europe and the U.K., the terms electricity pylon and pylon derive from the basic shape of the structure, an obelisk with a tapered top. [5]
The photo also shows an unrelated distribution transformer, which reduces 4160 V to 240/120 V. Closeup of overhead powerline sensor hanging from one phase of a 4160 volt powerline. In the photos on the right, an antenna on the sensor transmits data to a communication device attached to a nearby utility pole.