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Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter

Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter rather than just read about it. In short: Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter (東清水変電所, Higashi-Shimizu Hendensho) is the third facility in Japan for interconnecting the power grid of eastern Japan, which operates at 50 hertz, and that of western Japan, which operates at 60 hertz. The Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter Station is operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. and is located at 677-3 Tanakake, Hirose-aza, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka.

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Reference excerpt

Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter (東清水変電所, Higashi-Shimizu Hendensho) is the third facility in Japan for interconnecting the power grid of eastern Japan, which operates at 50 hertz, and that of western Japan, which operates at 60 hertz. The Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter Station is operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. and is located at 677-3 Tanakake, Hirose-aza, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka. It is fed via a 275 kV power line and a 154 kV power line. Its inverters operate at 125 kVDC and have a maximum transmission rate of 300 MW. Japan's other converter stations are at Shin-Shinano in Nagano Prefecture, Sakuma Dam in Shizuoka Prefecture, and Minami-Fukumitsu in Toyama Prefecture.

See also Electricity sector in Japan#Transmission Energy in Japan

External links Media related to Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter at Wikimedia Commons

http://www.chuden.co.jp/english/corporate/press2005/0323_1.html Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter

In research: Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures in Shizuoka (city), Chubu Electric Power, Converter stations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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