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The Cross Sound Cable is a 40 kilometer (about 25 miles) long bipolar High-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine power cable between New Haven, Connecticut, USA and Shoreham, Long Island New York , USA. The Cross Sound Cable can transmit a maximum power of 330 MW at a voltage of 150 kV DC. The maximum current for Cross Sound Cable is 1175 amperes. HVDC or high-voltage, direct current electric power transmission systems contrast with the more common alternating current systems as a means for the bulk transmission of electrical power. ... Submarine power cables are cables for electrical power running through the sea, below the surface. ... “New Haven” redirects here. ... Shoreham is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... This article is about the state. ... Current can be measured by a galvanometer, via the deflection of a magnetic needle in the magnetic field created by the current. ...


Construction of the Cross Sound Cable was started in 2002. The cable was first laid on the floor of Long Island Sound; then a machine known as a jet plow tool used high-pressure water to fluidize the sea bed directly under the cable. The cable then fell into the liquidized trench. New York City waterways: 1. ...


Concern over possible environmental impact of the buried underwater cables caused significant delay in operation. Commercial operation of the cable was delayed until after the August 14, 2003 blackout of much of the eastern North American power system. Immediately after the blackout, emergency permission was secured to operate the cable. The cable has since been operating and, generally, sells electricity from the New England power grid to the New York power grid. // A map of provinces and states that had areas of blackout, including minor ones. ...


The converters of Cross Sound Cable are examples of HVDC light technology. Power can flow in either direction between New Haven and Shoreham terminals.


External links

  • Description by the ABB Group
  • Official website

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Cross Sound Cable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (254 words)
The maximum current for Cross Sound Cable is 1175 amperes.
The cable was first laid on the sea floor; then a machine known as a jet plow tool used high-pressure water to fluidize the sea bed directly under the cable.
Commercial operation of the cable was delayed until after the August 14, 2003 flout of much of the eastern North American power system.
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