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Power Quality
Voltage Stabilisation for Industrial Grids
and Wind Farms with STATCOM
STATCOM Systems
Objectives
REACTIVE POWER
(Beer = Foam)
Electricity = Unable to do work
PARASITIC electrical power,
caused by components such as
APPARENT POWER transformers, motors (inductive)
(Beer = Full glass)
or cables capacitive) for what the
Electricity = Available
from utility system has to be designed and
which has to be paid to the utility
REAL POWER
(Beer = Drinkable)
Electricity = Able to do work
STATCOM Systems
Problems Encountered
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 5
STATCOM Systems
Introduction Basic Operation Principle of STATCOM
Grid
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 6
STATCOM Systems
Introduction FACTS devices
u u u
i i i
Inductive current Capacitive current Inductive current Capacitive current Inductive current Capacitive current
(Voltage suppression) (Voltage support) (Voltage suppression) (Voltage support) (Voltage suppression) (Voltage support)
1.0pu
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 7
Switched Capacitors / Reactors
Inexpensive
No steps
ABB Group
October 23, 2012 | Slide 24
STATCOM
In Summary
ABB Group
October 23, 2012 | Slide 25
ABB STATCOM Products
Grid
1
Focus
SVC Light
PCS 6000
Plant
PCS 100
Focus
0
1 10 100 1000
POWER MVAr
ABB STATCOM Products
SVC Light
PCS 6000
PCS 100
0
1 10 100 1000
POWER MVAr
ABB STATCOM Products
Applications
Renewables
Reactive power capability and fault ride through for wind farms
Industrial
Compensation of starting current for large motors
Compensation of unbalanced loads
Power factor improvement
Flicker control of fluctuating loads like arc furnaces, shredders,
spot welders, saw mills etc.
Active harmonic filtering
Utilities
Compensation of weak transmission lines to remote areas
Compensation of unbalanced loads
Improve power transmission capability of transmission lines
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 16
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Outdoor Installation for 1534MVAr
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 17
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Definition of a STATCOM System
Unit Size: PCS 6000 STATCOM in an IP54 outdoor container or indoor
12MVAr - installation:
34MVAr
Voltage source converter (VSC),
System Rating:
12MVAr -
Local Control via GUI (standard: remote control)
100MVAr Uninterruptable power supply (UPS for Control),
POC:
Complete Water-cooling system with piping and 100%
10-145kV redundant pumps
Pre-charging unit (soft-start = no inrush current)
Installation:
Indoor IP00 Step-up transformer with busbar connections (between the
Outdoor IP54
STATCOM and the transformer) and dv/dt filters
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 18
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Single Line Diagram (SLD)
Grid
POC
Connecting Bus
CT2 VT1
CT1
MCB
STATCOM
Transformer
(Yiiiiii)
~ PCS 6000
STATCOM
STATCOM
=
Converter
Control
Heat Exchanger
STATCOM System
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 19
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Installation in IP54 Outdoor Container
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 20
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Converter IP00 Indoors
Converter indoors
Controls and cooling unit indoors
Transformer outdoors
Water / Air heat exchanger
outdoors
Ideal for bigger systems /
extremely polluted environment
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 21
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Cooling System
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 22
ABB MV Converter Technology
Field Proven IGCT Platform
PCS 6000 Wind
Frequency converter for
application in wind turbines ACS 6000 MV Drive
Frequency converter to drive
> 700 MVA delivered an electrical motor
> 13000 MVA delivered
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 24
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Voltage Source Converter (VSC)
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 25
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Transformer Connection
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 26
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Double Twin Topology
1
Voltage Phase 1, Terminal 1
Transformer
0
secondary
+
1
winding voltage (5
levels)
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Due to double-
-
0
twin topology, the
1
transformer
primary winding
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 27
PCS 6000 STATCOM
Case Study 1:
Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm
Case Study 1:
Westermost Rough WF
Case Study 1:
Westermost Rough WF
ABB Group
June 5, 2013 | Slide 30
Case Study 1:
Westermost Rough WF
Main Supply:
2x 25MVAr PCS 6000 STATCOM in container +
50MVAr MSR; Switch gear, aux. power, X-formers,
cables; Turnkey
ABB
Month DD, YYYY | Slide 31
Case Study 1:
Westermost Rough WF
ABB
Month DD, YYYY | Slide 34
Case Study 2:
Voltage Stability in Industrial Plant
Main Supply:
1x 32MVAr PCS 6000 STATCOM System in container, cooling,
X-formers
ABB
Month DD, YYYY | Slide 35
Case Study 2:
Voltage Stability in Industrial Plant
Scope of Supply:
PCS 6000 STATCOM System 1x32MVAr in container
Transformers, Busbars, dv/dt Filter, HEX
+ Delivery, Unloading, Installation, Commissioning, Spare Parts