Name, department / event, date ABB High Voltage Products Capacitors and Filters © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 1 Outline Capacitors and Filters Outline © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 2 World of ABB The need for capacitors Product Portfolio ABB’s unique features Success stories Documentation Summary Capacitors and Filters World of ABB © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 3 A global leader in power and automation technologies Leading market positions in main businesses © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 4 130,000 employees in around 100 countries USD 32 billion in revenue (2010) Formed in 1988 merger of Swiss and Swedish engineering companies Predecessors founded in 1883 and 1891 Publicly owned company with head office in Switzerland How ABB is organized Five global divisions Power Products Power Systems Low Voltage Products Process Automation Discrete Automation and Motion USD 10 billion 32,500 employees USD 6.5 billion 17,500 employees USD 4.5 billion 20,000 employees USD 7.4 billion 26,500 employees USD 5.6 billion 15,500 employees 2010 revenues (non-consolidated) and Dec.31, 2010, employee numbers (except Discrete Automation and Motion division, which includes employees from January acquisition of Baldor) © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 5 ABB Executive Committee 2011-05 Joseph Hogan CEO Michel Demaré CFO Bernhard Jucker Power Products © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 6 Frank Duggan Global Markets Peter Leupp Power Systems Gary Steel Human Resources Tarak Mehta Low Voltage Products Brice Koch Diane de Saint Victor General Counsel Marketing and Customer Solutions Veli-Matti Reinikkala Ulrich Spiesshofer Process Automation Discrete Automation and Motion division ABB Division Power Products Bernhard Jucker Power Product Division Markus Heimbach BU Transformers Antonio Lamanna PG HV Components Christina Eriksson Local Product Group Manager HV Components (TLC) © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 7 Giandomenico Rivetti BU High Voltage Products Werner Hofbauer PG HV Services Giandomenico Rivetti PG Common Apparatus & Devices Carl-Johan Linér Local Division Manager Bruno Melles BU Medium Voltage Peter Maritz PG GIS & GCB Niklas Persson PG HV Breakers & Modules AIS, DTB, PASS Anders Hultberg Local Product Group Manager HV Breakers (TLC) Welcome to ABB in Ludvika “The High Voltage Valley” © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 8 ABB in Ludvika A world center of high voltage Surge Arresters Instrument Transformers Capacitor Banks Live Tank Circuit Breakers Your one-stop source for high voltage products © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 9 Disconnecting Circuit Breakers Capacitors in ABB Production worldwide Ludvika/TLC HV Jumet/TLC LV Quebec/PQC Xian Galindo/PQC Dubai/PQC Sau Paulo/PQC Bangalore High Voltage Low Voltage TLC: Technical Lead Center PQC: Power Quality Center © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 10 Bangkok Johannesburg Lilydale/PQC Capacitors in ABB Technical Lead Center in Ludvika Capacitor plant area © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 11 Technical lead center for ABB medium and high voltage capacitors One of the worlds largest factories for capacitors. Most modern factory in the world Export: >95% Employees: app. 150 Volume: 30 000 Mvar/year Capacitors in ABB History 1870 started Theodor Winborg “Liljeholmens” fuse factory in Stockholm 1916 the company was bought by ASEA 1932 started ASEA/ABB to deliver capacitors This design remained the same until the beginning of the 1960’s During the 1960’s and 1970’s the design accelerated due to the early ASEA projects for HVDC and FACTS projects. Today we supply everything from individual capacitor units to complete projects Pictures from old catalogues Market leader in the capacitor business © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 12 Capacitors and Filters The need for capacitors © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 13 The need for capacitors For reactive power compensation Active Power Benefits Reactive Power Improves system power factor Reduces network losses Avoid penalty charges from utilities for excessive consumption of reactive power Reduces cost and generates higher revenue for the customer Increases system capacity and saves cost on new installations Improves voltage regulation in the network Increases power availability cos φ = 0.80 Before compensation cos φ = 0.95 After compensation Reactive power compensation implies compensating the reactive power consumed by electrical motors, transformers etc. © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 14 The need for capacitors For Harmonic filtering Benefits Current waveform before harmonic filtering Current waveform after harmonic filtering Harmonic filtering implies mitigating harmonic currents generated by the nonlinear loads like rectifiers, drives, furnaces, welding machines, converters, HF lamps, electronic equipments etc in the network. © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 15 Reduces harmonic content in the network which further reduces disturbances in telecommunication network, misbehavior in control equipments and relay protections, measuring errors in metering system Reduces network losses Reduces equipment overloading & stress on insulation Reduces cost and generates higher revenue for the customer Reduces unplanned outages and increases power availability Where are capacitors placed in the network ? © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 16 Capacitors and Filters Product Portfolio © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 17 Interrupters Product Portfolio A complete resource for clients…. 420 kV Halden, Norway © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 18 ABB a ‘one-stop-shop’ solution Extensive application and design knowledge ABB premium range of components Leading capacitor manufacturer Consistency in quality Proven technology Type tested solution Engineering expertise Accommodate non-standard designs Ongoing product development Training & Consulting capabilities Strong local presence and competence Replacement equipments Product Portfolio Ludvika plant’s product line Product Product range HiQ – Capacitor units 1 – 20 kV, 100 – 1100 kvar QBank – Shunt banks 1 – 500 kV, from 1 Mvar Charm - Filters 3 – 500 kV, from 1 Mvar SIKAP – Sealed banks 1 – 24 kV, from 1 Mvar Special applications - Test room banks Please contact factory - Motor starting banks Please contact factory - Banks for HVDC installations Please contact factory - Banks for FACTS installations Please contact factory Tools - CB-2000 Accessories – Bird Caps Accessories – Switchsync © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 19 Capacitance meter Product Portfolio HiQ Capacitors for all applications Internally fused units Unit voltage range, kV : 1 -15 Reactive power range, kvar: 300 – 1200 (50 Hz) Externally fused units Unit voltage range, kV : 2.4 -25 Reactive power range, kvar: 100 – 500 (50 Hz) ABB fuseless units © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 20 Unit voltage range, kV : 12 -25 Reactive power range, kvar: 300 – 1200 (50 Hz) Product Portfolio QBANK – Open-rack banks up to 800 kV © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 21 Voltage Range : 1 - 800 kV Power Range : 0.5 - 300 Mvar Structures - Hot-dip galvanized steel, copper bars and wires, porcelain support insulators Mechanics - Designed for wind, snow, seismic requirements etc. Connection - Designed from voltage and system grounding Erection - Indoor or outdoor, side-by-side or stacked Delivery - Mounted and connected as far as possible in the factory (excluding support insulators) Product Portfolio CHARM Filter solutions for all applications Voltage Range : 3 - 500 kV Power Range : 1 - 300 Mvar Tuned or de-tuned design Tuned filters: Suitable when source of harmonics, and harmonic content is well defined De-tuned filters: Suitable when harmonics originate from many sources, and many harmonic frequencies are present Band-pass, High-pass or C-type filters Our filters are built with quality products © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 22 Product portfolio SIKAP Enclosed banks, 4.5 – 24 kV © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 23 Voltage Range : 4.5 - 24 kV Power Range : Up to 18 Mvar Protection degree : IP44 Installation Enclosed capacitor bank for fixed compensation Compact design implies space saving Enclosure covers the live parts and protects the bank from short circuit due to external causes Highest safety for personnel Delivery - All internal electrical wiring between capacitors, CT and reactors (if included) is pre-connected/factory assembled : Indoor/Outdoor Product Portfolio Tools - Portable Capacitance Meter No disconnections required in capacitor bank during measurement © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 24 CB-2000 is developed for capacitance measurements in HV Capacitor Banks. Capacitance measurement is normally a part of the regular maintenance to: Discover early changes and Status of the installation Product Portfolio Accessories - Bird Caps Bird caps can be used to protect against short circuits caused by birds, snakes, vermin etc for all type of ABB installations Combined with insulated cable For all voltage levels Avoid risk of flash-over or short-circuits caused by animals. © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 25 Product Portfolio Controlled switching of capacitor banks Energizing of capacitor banks and harmonic filters may cause severe inrush currents and voltage oscillations A B Voltage transients when energizing one phase of a 72 kV capacitor bank A: Energizing close to the power frequency voltage peak. A high voltage transient is generated B: With Switchsync™ relay. Energizing close to voltage zero. The transient is considerably reduced © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 26 Controlled switching of the capacitor bank breaker gives efficient reduction of the switching transients Well proven SwitchsyncTM controllers ABB’s circuit breakers are well suited Damping reactors are normally superfluous Capacitors and Filters ABB’s unique features © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 27 ABB’s unique features Reliable and well utilized capacitor elements Optimal electric field strength, well utilized insulation: Design with safety margins: Several film layers (normally three) 100 kV / mm 50 0 Air Breakdown, AC © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 28 Cables, AC Capacitors, AC High electrical withstand Folded foils at electrode edges Low electric stress amplification Minimized PD generation ABB’s unique features Expertise in all type of fusing technologies ABB is the only manufacturer supplying all types of fusing technologies © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 29 ABB’s unique features HiQ units available in all type of fusing technologies ABB Design Internally fused Externally fused Fuse © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 30 Conventional Fuseless Discharge Resistor ABB’s unique features Large units - gives lower cost for the customer © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 31 Same dielectric stress Less passive material (bushings, insulation etc.) Same number of elements Less ground area implies Same active material Less foundation Less fence ABB’s unique features Modern production facility 1 © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 32 ABB’s unique features Modern production facility 2 One of the most modern production lines with: Continuous optimization and improvement programs Certified personnel Traceability through Electronic control cards Order no., part no., batch no., operator’s name etc. stored at each workstation through barcode system Extremely low failure rate for capacitor units Quality ensured by most modern optimized production process © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 33 ABB’s unique features Performance in extreme ambient conditions Substation Vågåmo 420 kV, Norway Successful installations in various extreme ambient conditions like Extreme temperatures.. High seismic activity.. High altitudes.. High pollution and corrosion levels.. 100% humidity.. ....no problem! Increased network reliability due to robust design. © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 34 ABB’s unique features Reduced noise levels ABB has patented solutions for low noise generation Mechanical resonance in capacitor units is eliminated Examples of installations with high demands on low acoustic noise Sweden-Poland, HVDC, 11/13/24:th harmonic filter Italy-Greece, HVDC, 12/24:th harmonic filter Essent, Netherlands, Shunt compensation, 8 x 48 Mvar, 180 kV ABB can meet high demands on low acoustic noise levels © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 35 ABB’s unique features Environmentally friendly design Environmentally friendly design for a sustainable future: Non PCB (Polychlorinated biphenyls) impregnation fluid used in capacitor units Recyclable materials Minimizing capacitor losses Big output per volume unit Optimized installations Manufacturing process are certified by © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 36 ISO 9001 ISO 14001 OHSAS 18001 Capacitors and Filters Success stories © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 37 ABB Capacitor Installations World Wide Capacitor Banks and Harmonic Filters © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 38 RTE (Réseau de transport d’électricité) Stabilizing the power grid for 220 kV The filters will be installed and energized during 2006-2012 Customer need Stabilize the French network due to overload Make the network more stress tolerant* ABB response Taylor made high pass filters solutions Customer benefits © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 39 Lower content of Total Harmonic Distortion, THD Balance overload in French network Optimized filter solutions Polish Power Grid Company Stabilizing the power grid for 110 kV The filters were installed and energized during 2009 Customer need Relieve the load on the distribution line Raise the voltage and minimise the losses in the network ABB response Measurements Installed three band-pass filters in the Wloclawek, Torun and Narew substations. Customer benefits © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 40 A high-end solution in compliance with the Polish national power grid code regarding permitted harmonics at 110 kV A solution that took consideration to the actual situation in the grid and eliminated grid resonance Optimized filter components for a small installation footprint. ABB Power Transformers, Ludvika, Sweden Reactive compensation for testing shunt reactors and large power transformers The capacitor bank was installed and energized during 2008 Customer need Upgrade test hall for testing large power transformers and shunt reactors Low PD levels and reconnection capabilities ABB response Flexible capacitor bank solution that permits testing in various combinations < 146 kV 300 Mvar, one- or three-phase with 50, 60 or 240 Hz Customer benefits © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 41 A secure and flexible solution which fulfilled the criteria for testing A solution that considered the actual situation in the test hall A complex solution that could in a short time be designed, produced and installed. Norwegian Power Grid Company — Statnett Strengthening the power grid for 300 (420) kV Vågåmo 100 Mvar shunt capacitor bank installed and commissioned in 2007 Customer need Strengthen the 300 (420) kV grid for improved transmission capacity Tough demands such as for low noise levels and resistance to high wind loads ABB response Flexible shunt bank solutions rated 300 kV, mechanically designed for 420 kV Customer benefits © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 42 Increased grid voltage and transmission capacity Grid stabilization Reduced losses, which increase the effiency of the grid. Low noise emmission NESA, Denmark Switchsync™ Capacitor bank switching Customer need Switchsync™ F236 Transient free energization of capacitor bank ABB Response Single pole operated circuit breaker individually controlled by Switchsync™ F236 Customer Benefits Minimized transients at energization of a 72 kV capacitor bank Transient free connection Less stress on equipment © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 43 Improved energy quality Longer service life ABB’s capacitors are used all over the world Example of references © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 44 ESKOM, South Africa TNB, Malaysia KEPCO, Korea EGAT, Thailand Vattenfall, Sweden Statnett, Norway Electrabel, Belgium PG&E, USA Furnas, Brazil Transener, Argentina CPG, China RTE, France Capacitors and Filters Documentation © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 45 Read more … Download from abb.com/highvoltage © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 46 Switchgear Specification Manager SSM Latest edition 6.3 has four languages Up to Office 2007 SSM offers you a simple and safe software to create specifications for AIS high voltage switchgear © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 47 Summary © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 48 Summary Together we can improve the quality of your installations © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 49 ABB has more than 75 years of vast experience in evaluating and addressing Power Quality issues ABB can provide the best possible “Tailor made” Power Quality solutions for your installations to make them reliable, longlasting, energy efficient and environmentally sound ABB knows that to be able to produce world class products, the personnel and machinery of production have to meet the same high standards ABB Sales force & support is located in almost every country in the world © ABB High Voltage Products January 9, 2012 | Slide 50