GE trials DC in remote power networks
GE Power Conversion has accomplished a milestone in its effort to lower the cost of power delivered from offshore installations and increasing the electrical output delivered from renewable energy sources in distant places.
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By Ritesh Gupta
The entity completed trials of its PassiveBoost technology to allow remote power networks to go DC. The trials were performed at the company’s full-scale power system test site near Leicester, in the UK. In this technology, GE has used a new power device packaging technique with a novel cooling system.
The PassiveBoost project has been supported by Scottish Enterprise, with parts of the trial system being manufactured in GE’s Glasgow plant. Scottish Enterprise mentioned that development of innovative technologies such as this one is vital in curtailing the cost of electricity generated by offshore wind.