Gas-insulated direct current lines instead of power lines for the energy revolution?
On the test field: On the left you can see a loop of two 50 meter DC cables in open air technology. Here the thermo-electrical behaviour under high DC voltage load is investigated. To the right is the power connection for another test with a directly buried underground structure. (Gregor Rynkowski / TU Darmstadt) 6/15 Back to the Article
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