Power Systems Consulting
Efficient grids for electric utilities and
industrial companies
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Power Systems Consulting
Partnership for success
Long experience,
extensive knowledge
and powerful software tools are
our strength.
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Experience and knowledge from more
than 30 years of network planning and
consultancy
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Over 1,000 reference projects throughout the world
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A large number of satisfied customers
from energy supply and industry
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Unique knowledge about the electric
power systems around the world
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Highly sophisticated software tools
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Technically and economically optimal
solutions
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Expertise of a leading global technology
company
Power Systems Consulting Group
Global knowledge management
Spain
Germany
USA
Kazakhstan
Brazil
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India
Kazakhstan
Customer benefits
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Investment cost savings by consumer oriented system
reliability and power quality
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Operational cost savings by optimized network configuration and intelligent use of modern automation equipment
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Maintenance cost savings by reliability centered
maintenance
Total cost savings by
technical and economical system optimization
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Customers
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Electric Utilities
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Industrial Customers
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Power transmission and distribution companies
Public utilities
Power generation companies
Airport operators
Automobile companies
Cement manufacturers
Chemical and pharmaceutical companies
Consumer and electronic manufacturers
Metals and foundries
Minerals and mining companies
Oil & Gas companies
Petrochemical companies and refineries
Pulp and paper companies
Rail transportation companies
Water supply and distribution companies
Wind farm developer
Solar power plant developer
Services
Power system studies and optimization
Excellent planning leads to excellent results
Asset management solutions
Knowing exactly where to act
Software and support
Professional tools for professional work
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Power system studies and optimization
Transmission and distribution systems
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Transmission systems
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Power generation interconnection
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Transmission constraints mitigation
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System dynamics and control
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Insulation co-ordination
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Application of HVDC and FACTS
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Protective relaying and controls
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Off- and on-shore wind farm connections
Distribution systems
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Distribution system planning
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System reliability analyses
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Protective relaying and controls
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Spatial load forecasting
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Distributed generation interconnection
Power system studies and optimization
Industrial systems
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Motor behavior
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System protection
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Transient analysis
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Harmonic analysis
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Filter design
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Co-generation integration
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Islanding and load shedding schemes
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Energy efficiency
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Audits
Power system studies and optimization
Renewable energies integration
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Reliability analyses
Neutral grounding and network protection concepts
System perturbation (harmonics, flicker, voltage drops)
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Lightning and switching over-voltage protection design
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Economic efficiency considerations
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Feasibility studies (AC vs. DC connection)
System layout and dimensioning of equipment
System stability studies (interaction with public grid)
Determination of required compensation
Power system studies and optimization
Smart Grids applications
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Distributed generation integration
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Distributed storage integration
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Integration of plug-in electric vehicles
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Voltage stability and quality
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Reliability and efficiency considerations
Asset management solutions
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Condition assessment of equipment and installations
based on field-proven checklists
Technical and economic assessment based on condition
and importance (RCM method)
Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA)
Development of efficient maintenance and re-placement
strategies
Asset simulations for long-term asset strategies
Budget planning support
NEPLAN® Maintenance for decision support and
documentation
Software tools
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We have created many software tools to
solve various complex issues:
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NEPLAN: Network planning and optimization,
reliability study, asset strategy planning
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PAD/PDO: Power flow, reliability, risk and
economic study
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Asset Sentry: Web-based asset manager
We have and will license any standard
software used by our customers to get
the job done and in any format that suite
their needs:
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PSS/E, ETAP, MUST/OPF, TPLAN
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PowerFactory
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PSLF, SCSC, PSDS
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EMTP/ATP
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EMTDC
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And many others
Power Systems Consulting
Door-opener and value
creator for ABB’s product
and system businesses
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Door opener and value creator
Project development support
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Review of performed system studies
(e.g. from other consultants)
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Check of study results
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Execution of additional calculations, e.g.
reliability analysis of grid connections,
substation configurations etc.
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Preliminary/feasibility studies with
limited scope (e.g. in the project
acquisition phase)
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Detailed system studies with full scope
for technically and economically optimal
solutions (e.g. for specification or tender
preparation)
Project development support
Areas of applications
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BU Grid Systems
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HVDC and FACTS applications
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Wind power to the grid
BU Power Generation
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Connecting power plants to the grid
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Electrical balance of plant
BU Substations
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Integration of substations into the grid
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Industrial electrification
BU Network Management
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Smart Grids
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Protection & Control
Project development support
Consultancy support for HVDC and FACTS business
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Assessment of grid connection design
for wind farms, steel mills, etc.
feasible technology
 investment costs, technical losses
 system reliability
 power quality
Support in project development and
execution
Sales support: Technical consulting for
utilities, industrial customers, investors
& consultants
Marketing support (e.g. papers)
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Participation on conferences and in
committees (e.g. Cigré)
Participation in research projects
Door opener and value creator
Participation in R&D projects
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Member of Smart Grids Core Team in Spain and Germany
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Smart Grids Project “Grids for the Future” (07/09 – 06/11)
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Objective: Development and implementation of a pilot smart
grid
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Participants: RWE, University of Dortmund, Consentec, ABB
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Sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and
Technology
Desertec industrial initiative (Dii)
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Member of transmission group
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Grid study and HVDC technology support
OffshoreGrid Study
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PSG HVDC R&D program “DC Grid”
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Private partner of the German Energy Agency (Dena)
Input from Desertec industrial initiative
Participation in R&D projects
Grids for power supply of the future
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Customer – RWE, Germany
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Partners – University of Dortmund, Consentec
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Scope – Analysis of future distribution grids and resulting requirements for
primary and secondary grid components; prototype development and
demonstration of components
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Estimated ABB budget
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External funding – 1,050 kEUR project funding by Federal Ministry of
Economies and customer
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ABB LBU’s involvement – DEPGS
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ABB project manager – Thorsten Borchard
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Status – Different possible grid structures and components tested in simulations; RWE ordered several Active Voltage Conditioner (AVC) to test if these
components also work to ensure stable voltages in grids with large amount of
distributed generation; AVCs have been delivered and successfully
commissioned; field testing phase has been started.
– 1,300 kEUR
Power Systems Consulting
Reference projects
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VE-D Berlin (former Bewag), Germany
Electrical network analysis
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Customer needs
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ABB‘s response
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Technical and economical evaluation of different scenarios
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Identification of an optimized
network concept
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Investment planning
Customer benefits
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Interconnection of the eastern and
western networks of Berlin City
Identification of a 150 MEUR
saving potential compared to the
original planning
Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), Thailand
Network expansion and investment planning
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Customer needs
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Extension planning and improvement of power supply quality
ABB‘s response
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Analysis of the high voltage and
medium voltage network
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Development of a reliability centered extension and re-invest-ment
strategy for the next 20 years
Customer benefits
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Optimization of network costs
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Increase of power supply quality
up to western developed countries
level
Power quality study, Germany
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Customer needs
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ABB‘s response
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Load flow and short-circuit current
calculations
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Harmonics and flicker analysis
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Technical and economical investigation of different reactive
power compensation solutions
Customer benefits
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Re-design of the network connection for a steel mill after
omission of the 220 kV network
Reduction of flicker level under
allowed limit values at optimal
costs
Public utility of Saarbrücken, Germany
Design specification for a phase-shifting transformer
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Customer needs
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ABB‘s response
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Short-circuit calculations according
to IEC 909
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Load flow calculations
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Contingency calculations
Customer benefits
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Connection of two phase-shifted
power systems
Specification for a phase-shifting
transformer
STATOIL’s Hammerfest LNG plant, Norway
Design calculations and system studies
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Customer needs
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Design calculations and system studies for
the land-based Hammerfest / Melkøya LNG
plant
ABB’s response
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As-is analysis of the electrical system
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Proposals for the connection of new in-house
generation and how to avoid critical
situations in the future
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Analysis of the system stability including
existing and future in-house generators and
turbines, motor load and their auxiliary
systems
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Switching over-voltage and protection design
study
Customer benefits
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Technical and economical optimized network
configuration
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Safe and reliable and a easy to operate and
to maintain electrical system
Petroplus (former BP) Coryton Refinery, U.K.
Power system optimization
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Customer needs
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ABB’s response
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Load flow and short-circuit
calculations
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Protection co-ordination
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Isolation co-ordination
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Transient stability study
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System reliability analysis
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Asset assessment
Customer benefits
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Power system with high reliability,
availability and safety
Higher production availability
because of less power outages
TNK-BP, Russia
Maintenance optimization
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Customer needs
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Support in building up a power supply
integrity and reliability management
system within TNK-BP
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Delivery of CALPOS-Main software to
assess equipment’s technical condition
and to develop an optimal maintenance
and replacement strategy
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Delivery of NEPLAN®-Software for
equipment importance calculation
Customer benefits
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Less major incidents caused by power
equipment failures
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Reduced production losses resulting
from scheduled and non-scheduled
power outages
Diagnosis and Equipment fleet Asset Management
ENDESA
Customer’s need
Equipment
Operation
Evaluation and
Management
Equipment
design and
specification
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Understand and Monitor Asset performance
and life evolution
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Manage assets as a fleet coordinating them
with the other assets
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Equipment
Research and
Development
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Asset Assessment and Diagnosis to set
equipment condition.
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Events and failure investigation determining
root causes
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Complete Asset Management strategies
definition
Customer’s benefits
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Best Asset condition control
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Increase performance
Coordination Analysis Support Spain
REE
Customer’s need
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Deep review of actual protection criteria for transmission system
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Support over aggressive plan of new operating facilities
ABB’s response
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Joint team definition to support the whole protection system definition and coordination
process
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Distance relay coordination analysis.
Customer’s benefits
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Multi-year support (3 yr expected)
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Availability to cover review of more than 800 transmission bays.
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P&C Assessment Diagnosis
Customer’s need
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Assess and Improve reliability of P&C system
for Hydro Plants
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Enhance P&C system
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Diagnosis planning definition
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Protection diagnosis and Assessment
(Generator and Transformer), regardless of
manufacturer
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Basic engineering for P&C retrofit and
upgrading
Customer’s benefits
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Reliability Improvement
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Sole supplier for complete P&C fleet.
Asset Management
ENDESA
CATALONIA
Customer’s need
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To improve the power quality supply in Catalonia region
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To improve current practices on CAPEX and OPEX management
ABB’s response
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Analysis of existing assets management practices.
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Planning and Reliability network Assessment on several pilot areas.
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Field audits and diagnosis of “critical” substations.
Customer’s benefits
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New Assets Management Practices
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Optimized investment plan
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Action Plan to increase “real and perceived” quality
HV Cables Seminar
ENDESA
Customer’s need
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Enhance knowledge of Cable Systems
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Increase capability of Cable tender specifications.
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Obtain a customized seminar
ABB’s response
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Definition of topics to be considered
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Set up a seminar with local/global expertise (Product and ENDESA standards)
Customer’s benefits
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Technical Management “updated” to state-of-the-art Cable system.
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Another “market agent”
Industrial Facilities Assessment
Oil & Gas (REPSOL/CEPSA/GALP)
Customer’s need
Asses
condition of electrical system and improve its reliability
Minimize
impact of disturbances on feeding system
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of feeding system: design, field diagnosis, steady-state studies
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of interconnection system: desensitization from voltage dips, dynamic analysis
Protection
and insulation coordination of facility system.
Customer’s benefits
Improved
System
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Plant reliability and operation feasibility
upgrade definition.
Wind Farm Reactive Compensation Management
GAMESA/ ACCIONA
Customer’s need
Define
Capital Investment for new WFP
Comply
with actual framework
Maximize
solution payback
ABB’s response
Reactive
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Compensation definition. Best technical-economic solution. Options
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Compensate through DFIG capabilities (LV)
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Compensate through a mix system (SCB + STATCOM)- (MV)
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Compensate trough an SVC (HV)
Budgetary
Prices.
Customer’s benefits
Clear
Direct
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and complete picture of Reactive solutions (pros/cons)
contact with solutions providers
Wind Farm Grid Code Definition
AEE
Customer’s need
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Define Grid Code, revising former propositions
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Analyze solutions for RTC
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Assess viability of future WFP in Iberian Peninsula
ABB’s response
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Advising on regulatory issues and benchmarking of existing Grid Codes
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Analysis of solutions for RTC (new WTG’s and FACTS)
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Joint team with Spanish TSO for Grid Code redefinition and transient stability
analysis
Customer’s benefits
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More reasonable Grid Code
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Extended support: other areas of expertise
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Knowing capacity of TS to support new WFP
Consulting Services Power Plant (Brazil)
FURNAS
Customer’s need
Understand
function logics in advanced line protections
Management
commissioning task in minimum time
ABB’s response
Training
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in protection relays and configuration logics to Furnas.
site service and troubleshooting carried out by our own engineers.
Coordinate
commissioning program between Furnas and the Power Plant.
ustomer’s benefits
Keeping
Avoid
penalizations and getting enlarged profits.
Renewal
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commissioning deadline.
contract with the electrical company, FURNAS.
Protection System Solution
REPSOL/ SAICA/ ENCE/ GALP
Customer’s need
Modernizes
P&C system
Disturbance
record and on-line monitoring
ABB’s response
Detailed
coordination analysis of main substation.
Determine
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weak points and reduce operation time with maximum selectivity.
integration of main and back-up protection
Customer’s benefits
Upgraded
and modern substation fully protected
Maximize
the reliability of equipments
Reduce
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mean time to repair and deeper diagnostic conclusion
Feasibility Study obsolete Steel Industry
ALCOA/ ARCELOR
Customer’s need
To
know electrical viability of different substations and elements
Determine
investment for renewal installation, prioritized critical elements
ABB’s response
Simulate
circuit breaker parameters necessary to assess the breakers switching function
capabilities
Recommended
Extended
actions for retrofit, replacement and refurbishment.
asset life through engineered and service solutions
Customer’s benefits
Budgetary
Extend
maintenance cycles and reduce costs.
Increase
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spending optimization.
system reliability.
1000 MW HVDC Interconnection Italy-Sardinia
SEPOW/ CESI-TERNA
Customer’s need
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Improve transmission operation upon normal and emergency conditions
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HVDC link impact in the operation of the Italian system
ABB’s response
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Voltage stability and dynamic transient studies to determine the impact of the DC link in
the system
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Oscillation modes investigation and possible alleviation by the use of the HVDC
integrated damping controller
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HVDC frequency control operation to compensate for power unbalances in the Italian
system
Customer’s benefits
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Strengthen Sardinia Power supply
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Optimized system operation & reliability
1250 MW BtB HVDC Québec-Ontario interconnection
SEPOW
Customer’s need
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Improve grid reliability in both provinces
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Increase access to emission-free hydroelectric power from Quebec in order to
replace fossil fuel sources
ABB’s response
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Dynamic Performance Study (DPS) to tune and optimize the HVDC controls, and to
verify the HVDC system response during transient disturbances
Customer’s benefits
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Optimized system control and operation
SVC Study for ORMEN LANGE
SEPOW
Customer’s need
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To know the steady-state and dynamic reactive power restrictions of the system
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Determine reactive power requirements
ABB’s response
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Steady-state and dynamic studies for different load scenarios to determine system
reactive power requirements
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Recommendation of different reactive compensation solutions, their configurations,
advantages and adequacy
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Conceptual design for an SVC system, size and configuration for compensating reactors
Customer’s benefits
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Reactive power requirements for an improved system operation
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Overview of appropriate reactive compensation solutions for their system
ORMEN LANGE
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