HVDC Vancouver Island - Electrodes

Electrodes

The electrode on the Canadian Mainland is a land electrode situated at Boundary Bay at 49°03′25″N 123°01′46″W / 49.05694°N 123.02944°W / 49.05694; -123.02944 (Boundary Bay Ground Electrode) . It is connected with Arnott Substation by an overhead pole line. The electrode on Vancouver Island is a shore electrode in a bay at Sansum Narrows at 48°46′22″N 123°34′24″W / 48.77278°N 123.57333°W / 48.77278; -123.57333 (Sansum Narrows Ground Electrode) . It is connected with Vancouver Island Terminal by a overhead electrode, which is mounted between Vancouver Island Terminal and a point northwest of Maple Bay at 48°49′35″N 123°37′38″W / 48.82639°N 123.62722°W / 48.82639; -123.62722 (Sansum Narrows Ground Electrode Line Branch) on the towers of the main HVDC line. From this point the line runs as separate pole line to the electrode.