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HVDC/FACTS - Highlights

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Siemens FACTS devices for the Chilca-Marcona-Montalvo transmission line in Peru
In February 2013 Siemens got the latest order for the SVC San Camilo project from Abengoa Transmission Sur (ATS) in Peru. This is now the third order in series after receiving the contract for the FSC San Camilo in January 2013 and being awarded three Fixed Series Compensators (FSCs) for the Chilca (Ocoa) project in January 2012. Peru is a country in western South America close to the Pacific. It is primarily upper middle income and is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Peru's main exports are goods produced in the textile, chemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and fishing industries, with 60 percent of its exports being mineral resources. With its growing and energy-intensive industries, the electricity demand for the country is increasing at a rapid pace. Also impacting energy demand is the governments desire to offer more people access to electricity. In 2006, 79 percent of Perus population had access to electricity.
Fig. 1: Substations with FACTS devices from Siemens in Peru

An increase of energy is expected between 5.6 percent and 7.4 percent per year and will reach 1,632 kWh in 2030. To meet this increasing demand, Peru will rely on natural gas. Today around 60 percent of the energy demand is generated by hydropower plants. The generated energy needs to be transported to Perus industries, concentrated in the coastal regions cities of Lima, Chimbote,

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Chiclayo and Trujillo. Energy also needs to be connected to Perus general population. One quarter of its almost 30 million inhabitants are living in the urban areas of Lima. The success of Peru's economy was achieved by a stabilization and liberalization program from the government lowering trade barriers, eliminating restrictions on capital flow, and opening the economy to foreign investment, resulting in one of the most open investment regimes in the world. For example, the energy suppliers in Peru are 100% private. In 2010, Abengoa Peru, which is owned by the Spanish multinational Abengoa corporation, received the approval from PROINVERSION (Peruvian Private Investment Promotion Agency), a government agency for promoting private investment, to build a 872-kilometer, 500-kV transmission line with substations along Perus southern coast, and to operate it for a period of 30 years. Abengoa Transmisin Sur (ATS) has been contracted as a consortium by Abengoa, the leading private concession holders of lines in Latin America and one of the most active companies in developing networks in Peru. ATS is amongst others in charge of contract awards for the necessary FACTS substations. The overhead line for transmitting alternating current (AC) connects the Chilca plant in the Lima region to the substation in Marcona, Ocoa and Montalvo in the Moquegua region, with flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) to optimize the long transmission corridor (see figure 1).

Figure 2: Site view FSC

Figure 3: Example of FSC in Brazil with a similar configuration

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In January 2012, Siemens Energys, Power Transmission division received the first order for the Chilca (Ocoa) project in Peru from ATS for the Chilca-Marcona-Montalvo transmission line. It was necessary to support the long AC transmission line by installing FACTS controllers. Fixed Series Compensators (FSCs) are used to electrically shorten the transmission link. The Chilca (Ocoa) project required three FSCs, which will increase the transmission capacity on the 500-kV overhead line along the energy transmission link. A 321-MVAr FSC is being planned for the Chilca Nueva plant; a second 238-MVAr series compensator will be installed in Marcona; and a 119.7 MVar FSC in Montalvo (see figure 2). Responsible for the power supply to the Arequipa Province, ATS assumed the role of an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract partner for its customer, the mining company Minera Cerro Verde. The activities of Minera Cerro Verde include the extraction, exploitation and production of copper from the porphyry copper deposit located southeast of the city of Arequipa. It is one of the most important copper mining companies in Peru, and is planning to triple production by the end of 2014. To meet their increasing energy demand, they contracted ATS to provide the necessary systems as well as to provide ongoing operation of the substations. In January 2013, Siemens was awarded the Fixed Series Compensators (FSCs) San Camilo project for its most economical offer by ATS. The customers satisfaction with the project management of the Chilca (Ocoa) project by Siemens as well has had a positive impact on the decision.

Figure 4: As an example site view of the SVC Bom Jesus da Lapa in Brazil

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The FSC San Camilo project will be integrated into the existing air-insulated switchgear located a distance of 70 kilometers from Arequipa City in Perus southern Arequipa Province, and must meet strict seismic standards. Designed for 101.7-MVAr for the 500-kV rated voltage, it reduces also the transmission line inductivity, which corresponds to a virtual shortening of the transmission link and an increase in the links transmission capacity. In February 2013, Siemens was awarded the turnkey project SVC San Camilo. The Static Var Compensator (SVC) is a high-voltage system that not only controls dynamically the network voltage and the reactive power but also damps the harmonic content at its coupling point. The SVC will operate in the nominal swing range of 105-MVAr inductive to 350-MVAr capacitive supporting the 220-kV AC transmission line to the substation SE Cerro Verde. With an availability of 99.7 percent, it will keep the network voltage constantly at a set reference value and therefore improve voltage stability. The seismic requirements for the Arequipa Province are high, but nevertheless all FSCs and the SVC will be operational in 2014. With these projects in Peru, Siemens Energy, Power Transmission is supporting the expansion of the Peruvian power grid and helping to facilitate development of the entire Peruvian interconnected system, from the North in Piura, to the South in Moquegua.