Minami-Fukumitsu Frequency Converter | |
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Location | |
Country | Japan |
Province | Toyama Prefecture |
Coordinates | 36°29′46″N 136°54′57″E / 36.496187°N 136.915854°E |
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 |
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.