Power Capacitors and Capacitor Banks Selected Projects siemens.com/energy
Capacitors for the World In 2009, Siemens extended its product portfolio to deliver high-voltage power capacitors and capacitor banks to customers worldwide. These products and systems fulfill the highest electrical and mechanical requirements; they are used for the most diversified applications and can be operated under the most stringent environmental conditions. Siemens High Voltage Power Capacitors do not only enhance the transmission capacity or the network stability, but also contribute to economic growth and enable a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. 2 1 6 10 9 2
Other selected projects 4 7 + 8 5 3 Selected Projects Page 01 HVDC Hudson USA 04 02 SVC Bout-de-l Île Canada 05 03 HVDC Adani India 06 04 HVDC Estlink 2 Finland & Estonia 07 05 HVDC Black Sea Georgia 08 06 FSC Tucuruí-Manaus Brazil 09 07 MSCDN Lincs Wind Farm UK 10 08 MSCDN Dudgeon Wind Farm UK 11 09 High Voltage MSC Brazil 12 10 SVC Sapeaçu Brazil 13 11 Other selected projects 14 3
HVDC Hudson USA Location Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Rated unit voltages West 49th Street 1.3 Gvar 122 to 1,019 kvar 8.4 to 244.7 kv 7.2 to 17.7 kv Quantity of units 1,524 In May 2011, Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC awarded a contract to Siemens to connect the power supply networks of New Jersey and New York using a 660 MW backto-back HVDC system that will contribute to the stabilization of the connected systems, a key benefit in the event of grid disturbances or blackouts. Internally fused and unfused Supply date May 2012 Temperature category 30/+40 C 22/+104 F The capacitor plant in Brazil supplied 18 single-phase, high-voltage AC filter banks (internally fused technology) and 36 single-phase, medium-voltage AC filter banks (C2/ C3 and C4-type, unfused technology) for this HVDC system, providing unit outputs larger than 1.0 Mvar for the first time. 4
SVC Bout-de-l Île Canada Location Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Poste du Bout-de-l Île, Montreal 1,400 Mvar 922 to 934 kvar (TSC and STF) and 0.2 µf (surge) 28 to 36.5 kv In February 2013, the capacitor plant in Brazil supplied two three-phase, single tunned filter capacitor banks, two three-phase, thyristor-switched capacitor banks and surge ca pacitors. These capacitor banks were designed to support a high seismic requirement (0.45 g) and a very low temperature ( 40 C). STF and TSC capacitors units were designed with internally fused technology and surge capacitors with unfused technology. Type and special tests were performed according to CAN/CSA 60871:03 to assure design is able to withstand environmental and electrical requirements. Rated unit voltages Quantity of units 1,602 Supply date 2013 Temperature category 7.1 to 9.1 kv (TSC and STF) and 17.5 kv (surge) Internally fused and unfused 40/+40 C 40/+104 F 5
HVDC Adani India Locations Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Rated unit voltages Mundra and Mohindergarh S/S 3.7 Gvar 815.6 to 852.0 kvar 280.3 to 294.8 kv 7.8 to 9.7 kv The HVDC system operated by Adani Power Ltd. has a transmission capacity of 2,500 MW and provides low-loss energy transmission over a distance of approximately 960 km, from the port of Mundra located on the west coast to the industrial regions in the Haryana state. The AC filters for this HVDC system represent the first large order for the capacitor factory in Jundiaí, which delivered the first units to India only six months after the official inauguration in December 2009. The total installed output of the 54 single-phase, high-voltage AC filters was close to 4,000 Mvar and the total number of units supplied was 4,840 (including spare parts). Quantity of units 4,840 Internally fused Supply date August 2010 Temperature category 5/+50 C +23/+122 F 6
HVDC Estlink 2 Finland & Estonia Locations Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Rated unit voltages Anttila and Puessi substations 1.17 Gvar 113 to 849 kvar 6.1 to 325.5 kv 3.0 to 19.2 kv In December 2010, Fingrid and Elering awarded the contract for the Estlink 2 Converter Stations to Siemens, using a HVDC Transmission System with a transmission capacity of 650 megawatts at a DC voltage of ± 450 kilovolts. The Siemens capacitor factory in Brazil supplied a total of 24 single-phase, high-voltage AC filter banks (C1-type) using internally fused and fuseless technology and 36 single-phase, medium-voltage AC filter banks (C2/ C3-type unfused technology). Quantity of units 1,878 Internally fused, fuseless and unfused Supply date August 2012 Temperature category 40/+40 C 40/+104 F 7
HVDC Black Sea Georgia Location Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Rated unit voltages Akhaltsikhe substation 1.26 Gvar 220 to 722 kvar 60.7 to 354.6 kv 9.3 to 18 kv Quantity of units 2,237 In August 2010, Energotrans Ltd. awarded a contract to Siemens for 350 MW back-to-back HVDC systems in Georgia. The HVDC converter station will connect the networks in Georgia and Turkey via two back-to-back links. The capacitor plant in Brazil supplied 27 single-phase, high-voltage AC filter banks (internally fused technology) and 36 single-phase, medium-voltage AC filter banks (C2 and C3-type, unfused technology) for this HVDC system located at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level in a seismic region. Internally fused and unfused Supply date August 2011 Temperature category 25/+50 C 13/+122 F 8
FSC Tucuruí-Manaus Brazil Locations Total rated power Unit output Bank voltage Five substations along the Tucuruí-Manaus transmission line 6.8 Gvar 743.8 to 825.4 kvar 500 kv Siemens was awarded the FACTS systems for the 1,800 km (> 1,000 miles) long 500 kv high-voltage transmission line connecting the Tucuruí Hydro Power Plant with the city of Manaus in 2010. The scope of the project included a total of 18 fixed series capacitors located at five different substations in the Amazon forest. The capacitor factory in Jundiaí was responsible for the supply of all the capacitors for this project, which, at the time, was considered to be the largest FACTS project ever executed worldwide. Rated unit voltages Quantity of units 8,496 6.3 to 7.1 kv Internally fused Supply date 2010 2012 Temperature category 5/+50 ºC +23/+122 ºF 9
MSCDN Lincs Wind Farm UK Location Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Rated unit voltages Walpole substation 392 Mvar 180 to 867 kvar 132 and 13.9 kv 4.3 to 11.8 kv Quantity of units 576 The Lincs project, owned by Lincs Wind Farm Ltd. is located in the Greater Wash Wind Farm Park, England and generates a capacity of 270 MW. The energy generated offshore is transferred to the grid via the Walpole Onshore Substation located in Norfolk Country. Siemens was awarded the contract for the construction of the onshore substation in 2010. The Siemens high-voltage capacitor plant provided a total of six single-phase capacitor banks for the 132 kv- MSCDN, comprised of fuseless C1 and C2 banks, with a total installed rating of 246.3 Mvar, as well as six singlephase banks with internally fused capacitors for the 13.9 kv MSC, with a total output of 145.7 Mvar. Internally fused and fuseless Supply date April 2011 Temperature category 25/+40 C 13/+104 F 10
MSCDN Dudgeon Wind Farm UK Location Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Rated unit voltages Necton Substation 103.68 Mvar 233.5 and 396.9 kvar 8.51 and 96.03 kv 4.25 and 9.60 kv Quantity of units 276 The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Project is located in the North Sea, approximately 32 km off the UK coast at Cromer, Norfolk. The wind farm generates a total capacity of 402 MW. This power is collected at 33 kv by an AC offshore substation platform, before being exported to shore at 132 kv. In 2015, Siemens was awarded the contract to supply capacitor banks for two 132 kv MSCDNs located in the Necton Onshore Substation. In total, there are six single-phase capacitor banks, comprised of internally fused C1 capacitors and unfused C2 capacitors. Due to extremely low sound pressure requirements, the capacitor units were specially designed and the banks were supplied with sound damping hoods. Supply date 2015 Temperature category Internally fused and unfused 25/+40 C 13/+104 F 11
High Voltage MSC Brazil Locations Total rated power Unit output Bank voltage Rated unit voltage ISA Group Substations, located in São Paulo State 123.8 Mvar 754.7 kvar 92.5 kv 7.62 kv In June 2011, a transmission company from ISA Group awarded a contract to Siemens for two high-voltage shunt capacitor banks. In September 2012, this same company awarded another contract to Siemens to supply two additional high-voltage shunt capacitor banks. These four high-voltage shunt capacitor banks were identical and they were installed in two substations located in São Paulo State, Brazil, to supply reactive power to growing energy demand in the largest industrial and most populous state in Brazil. Quantity of units 168 Internally fused Supply date 2011 and 2013 Temperature category 10/+40 C +14/+104 F 12
SVC Sapeaçu Brazil Location Total rated power Unit output Bank voltages Bahia State 587.9 Mvar 917.3 to 999.8 kvar (TSC and STF) and 0.2 µf (surge) 18.1 to 18.2 kv Siemens was selected to supply the SVC system in the Sapeacu Substation, located in Bahia State, Brazil. In December 2012, the capacitor plant in Brazil supplied two three-phase, single-tunned filter capacitor banks (STF), two three-phase, thyristor-switched capacitor banks (TSC) and surge capacitors. The STF and TSC capacitor units were designed with internally fused technology, and the surge capacitors were designed with unfused technology. Rated unit voltages Quantity of units 772 Supply date 2012 Temperature category 6.1 to 9.1 kv (TSC and STF) and 12 kv (surge) Internally fused and unfused 5/+55 C +23/+131 F 13
Other selected projects Project Customer/ Country/ Year Scope Highlight/ Pulp & Paper Plant Pulp & Paper Industry Brazil 2014 9 x 36.2 kv Harmonic Filters (F) 129 x 36.2 kv Surge Capacitor Banks (S) Total rated power 73 Mvar Internally fused, fuseless and Unit output 300 to 800 kvar (F) and 0.4 µf (S) surge capacitors. Other filter components (reactors, current Bank voltages 44 kv (F) and 34.5 kv (S) transformers, switches, Unit voltages 12.7 kv (F) and 17.25 kv (S) surge arresters) included on Quantity of units 366 scope HVDC WATL AltaLink Canada 2013 36 x HV single-phase AC filter banks; 60 x MV single-phase AC filter banks; 6 x HV single-phase shunt banks Total rated power 3,045 Mvar Very low temperature 50 C, Unit output 122.9 to 993.5 kvar internally fused and unfused Bank voltages 5.73 to 440.61 kv capacitors Unit voltages 5.73 to 17.06 kv Quantity of units 3,744 MSCDN 400 kv RTE France 2013 to 2015 20 x MSCDN (Type 150 Mvar 380 kv) Total rated power 6,665 Mvar Internally fused capacitors Unit output 593.2 to 886.2 kvar Bank voltages 24.39 to 553.91 kv Unit voltages 7.04 to 10.66 kv Quantity of units 7,680 HVDC ATCO ATCO Electric Canada 2013 36 x HV single-phase AC filter banks; 60 x MV single-phase AC filter banks; 12 x HV single-phase shunt banks Total rated power 2,462 Mvar Very low temperature 50 C, Unit output 126.1 to 963.2 kvar internally fused and unfused Bank voltages 8.86 to 376 kv capacitors Unit voltages 5.58 to 18.25 kv Quantity of units 3,558 SVC Diego de Almagro Transelec Chile 2013 1 x MSC (Type 75.64 Mvar 12.27 kv) Total rated power 75.64 Mvar High seismic conditions, Unit output 900.5 kvar internally fused Bank voltage 12.27 kv Unit voltage 6.13 kv Quantity of units 84 Harker, Hutton and Stella 400 kv MSCDN National Grid United Kingdom 2013 5 x MSCDN (Type 225 Mvar 400 kv) Total rated power 1,459 Mvar Low temperature 25 C, Unit output 719.8 and 825.1 kvar internally fused Bank voltages 244 kv and 31.7 kv Unit voltages 7.92 and 9.40 kv Quantity of units 1,800 MSCDN Gwynt Y Mor RWE United Kingdom 2012 6 x 132 kv filter banks; 4 x 13.9 MSC banks Total rated power 495 Mvar Internally fused and Unit output 212.6 to 875.5 kvar fuseless capacitors Bank voltages 6.73 and 98.05 kv Unit voltages 6.73 to 12.26 kv Quantity of units 642 SVC Gerdau Diaco Diaco S.A. Colombia 2012 3 x three-phase filter circuits Total rated power 118.5 Mvar Industrial electric arc furnace Unit output 584.4 to 1091.5 kvar application, internally fused Bank voltages 7 to 20.8 kv Unit voltages 4.04 to 12 kv Quantity of units 180 14
Project Customer/ Country/ Year Scope Highlight/ SVC Horqueta and SVC Guarambaré Ande Paraguay 2011 and 2015 4 x three-phase single tuned filter banks; 3 x three-phase TSC-banks Total rated power 513.9 Mvar Internally fused capacitors Unit output 727.6 to 948.2 kvar Bank voltages 17.70 to 21.42 kv Unit voltages 4.9 to 9.6 kv Quantity of units 638 HVDC Kontek Energinet Denmark 2011 1 x three-phase HV filter (282 kv); 2 x three-phase MV filter banks Total rated power 96.7 Mvar Noise reduced with external Unit output 643/435/427 kvar noise damping hoods, internally Bank voltage 282 kv fused and unfused Unit voltages 20.7 / 17.2 / 19.2 kv capacitors Quantity of units 157 MSC London Array Windfarm London Array United Kingdom 2011 4 x MSCDN (Type 150 kv) Total rated power 156.2 Mvar Fuseless capacitors Unit output 360.5 / 370.2 kvar Bank voltage 150 kv Unit voltags 14.2 / 4.16 kv Quantity of units 445 HVDC Cookstraight, Pole 3 Transpower New Zealand 2011 27 x HV single-phase AC filter banks; 27 x MV single-phase AC filter banks; 3 x HV single-phase shunt banks Total rated power 1,165 Mvar Very high seismic requirements, Unit output 270 to 833 kvar internally fused and Bank voltages 257 to 348 kv unfused capacitors Unit voltages 9.1 to 13.7 kv Quantity of units 1,690 MSC Jí Paraná, S/S Vilhena ELETRONORTE Brazil 2010 4 x MSC (Type 20.52 Mvar 242 kv) Total rated power 82.1 Mvar Fuseless capacitors, Unit output 570 kvar high humidity environment Bank voltage 242 kv (Northern Brazil) Unit voltage 11.65 kv Quantity of units 144 SVC Bom Jesus da Lapa II TAESA Brazil 2010, 2011, and 2015 2010: filter I and filter II for SVC (B); 2011: surge capacitor (S); 2015: TSC (B) Total rated power 343.8 Mvar First SVC application with Unit output 786.0 to 916.0 kvar (B) and 0.1 µf (S) internally fused capacitors delivered in 2010 (Filters I Bank voltages 21.5 to 23.2 kv and II). In 2011, surge Unit voltages 5.7 to 13.4 kv (B) and 24 kv (S) capacitors were delivered, and in 2015, internally fused Quantity of units 394 capacitors were delivered for the TSC. MSC ANDE RIEDER & CIA CLYFSA Paraguay 2009 to 2016 12 x MSC (6 Mvar and 12 Mvar 24 kv) Total rated power 120 Mvar Twelve capacitor Unit output 500 kvar banks supplied from 2009 Bank voltage 24 kv to 2016. Bank components: Unit voltage 13.2 kv internally fused capacitors, Quantity of units 242 reactors and current transformers 15
Siemens Power Capacitor Factory Siemens Power Capacitor factory is located in the industrial complex in Jundiaí, Brazil, the largest production complex of Siemens in Latin America. 16
History 50 Years of Experience 1959 Laelc starts operations, manufacturing Power Capacitors for several projects, including Itaipú HVDC, the first 600 kv HVDC of the world in the 80 s. 1979 Laelc buys the technology to manufacture internally fused capacitors. 2007 Siemens acquires from Laelc the technology to manufacture power capacitors and capacitor banks. Power Capacitor Factory 2009 Siemens Power Capacitor factory starts commercial operation and was awarded its first large HVDC order for India. Today Siemens Power Capacitor are globally present in several countries around the world with a product portfolio for all types of application. 17
Power Capacitors Siemens entered the Power Capacitor market with a product for the most diversified applications. Longterm, reliable technology and intensive R&D investments lead to a state-of-the-art product, compliant with the most stringent technical and environmental requirements, including extremely low temperatures (like 50 C in northern Canada), extremely high temperatures (like +50 C in India), high humidity (like in the rainforests of northern Brazil) and the most extreme seismic zones (like in New Zealand). 18
Capacitor Banks Applications Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) AC Harmonic Filters AC PLC Filters Parallel Compensation Series Compensation Long Distance and Back-to-Back HVDC AC & DC Filters AC & DC Surge Capacitors Static Var Compensator (SVC) Mechanically Switched Capacitor with Damping Network (MSCDN) Mechanically Switched Capacitors (MSC) Thyristor Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC) Thyristor Protected Series Compensation (TPSC) Fixed Series Compensation (FSC) Capacitor Unit Design Rated voltage Frequency Rated power Current BIL Dielectric Impregnant Discharge resistor Losses Internally fused, externally fused, fuseless, and unfused With internal fuses: up to 15 kv Without internal fuses: up to 24 kv 50 Hz/60 Hz Up to 1000 kvar (50 Hz) Up to 1200 kvar (60 Hz) Max. 180 A 95 kv, 125 kv, 150 kv, 170 kv, 200 kv Polypropylene film and oil Biodegradable PCB-free oil 75 V/10 min or 50 V/5 min With internal fuses: < 0.20 W/kvar Without internal fuses: < 0.12 W/kvar Temperature range 50/+55 ºC Standards IEC, IEEE, ABNT, CSA, and others Quality certificates ISO 9001; ISO 14001; OHSAS 18001 Final figures to be confirmed during project For other standards please consult the factory 19
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