SAPEI

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SAPEI
SAPEI Latina - Sala valvole.jpg
SAPEI's HVDC converters in Latina
SAPEI
Location of SAPEI
Location
Country Italy
Coordinates 40°50′29″N8°18′21″E / 40.84139°N 8.30583°E / 40.84139; 8.30583 (SAPEI - Fiume Santo Static Inverter Plant)
41°25′47″N12°48′25″E / 41.42972°N 12.80694°E / 41.42972; 12.80694 (SAPEI - Latina Static Inverter Plant)
From Fiume Santo
Passes through Tyrrhenian Sea
To Latina
Ownership information
Operator Terna
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cable Prysmian
Manufacturer of substations ABB
Commissioned2010
Technical information
Typesubmarine cables
Type of current HVDC
Total length435 km (270 mi)
Power rating1000 MW
AC voltage400 kV
DC voltage500 kV
No. of poles2

SAPEI, is a high-voltage direct current power transmission system that connects Sardinia with the Italian mainland. The submarine cable from Fiume Santo to Latina runs at 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) below sea level in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the deepest submarine power cable in the world. [1] The cable is owned and operated by Terna.

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History

The project was launched in 2006. Scientific surveys and studies of the sea floor began soon after. The first submarine cable as also onshore cables was laid in 2008 and the first voltage tests were conducted. In 2009, the converter stations in Latina and Fiume Santo entered into operation. Laying of the second submarine cable was scheduled for the end of 2010. The submarine cable-laying activity was being carried out by the Cable Lay Vessel (CLV) Giulio Verne owned and operated by Prysmian Group. The cable was inaugurated on 17 March 2011. [2]

Description

The system consists of a 420-kilometre-long (260 mi) submarine cable and 15-kilometre (9 mi) land cables. It has two poles, having a total capacity of 1,000 MW at 500 kV of voltage. The diameter of the submarine cable is 120 millimetres (4+3⁄4 in). It is connected to the alternating current grids through converter stations in Fiume Santo and Latina at 400 kV of voltage. [3] The substation in Latina extends over a surface area of 35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft), the one in Fiume Santo of 48,000 m2 (520,000 sq ft). The cable was manufactured by Prysmian and converter stations were manufactured by ABB. [3] [4] The project cost over €730 million.

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References

  1. ↑ TERNA - The record cable SAPEI is the trail-blazer for the development of the Italian electricity grid Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "SA.PE.I./ L'elettrodotto da record che unisce l'Italia" [SA.PE.I. / The record electric line unites Italy] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. 2011-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  3. 1 2 "SAPEI HVDC link". ABB . Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Prysmian Awarded Contract for Submarine Cable Between Sicily and Italian Mainland". Transmission & Distribution World. Penton Media, Inc. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
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