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PCS100 STATCOM
Dynamic Reactive Compensation 100kVAr to 10MVAr

Technical Catalogue

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Type Code:

PCS100

18-

03

A-

A10

-1

A200

Product Series STATCOM family Technical Specification Number of modules, rating Voltage & grounding Construction Mechanical Solution External CT Input rating Options Control Modes Redundancy Typical Installations Control Connections Examples Container Layout Contact and web information

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Product Series

PCS100

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Overview
The PCS100 STATCOM range is part of a family of low voltage power converter products available from ABB. Based around the PCS100 converter platform the STATCOM product provides wide bandwidth performance with a flexible and highly reliable modular power electronic configuration. New renewable generation such as wind and solar are becoming an increasingly important part of modern electricity grids, but to meet dynamic Grid Connection requirements STATCOM products must often be fitted. By injecting reactive current during a grid fault condition the STATCOM will help the generators ride through system fault events as required by the grid codes. During normal grid conditions, or at an end users site, the PCS100 STATCOM can provide correction for voltage flicker, poor power factor and harmonic currents. The PCS100 STATCOM advanced control also allows it to damp voltage disturbances in the electricity network. This control feature is very important to maintain power system stability following events such as recovering from a fault or the switching of passive elements. For end user industrial loads such as arc furnaces and mesh grid welders the PCS100 STATCOM can be applied to compensate voltage flicker and current distortion problems that often accompany these processes.

User Benefits
Improves power quality and plant reliability Increases network stability and transmission capacity Delivers necessary grid compliance when connecting renewable energy Damps disturbances and oscillations in critical system configurations Modular design for highest availability THDi < 3%, sine filter in each power module Based on LV converter platform especially developed for power quality applications

Features
Power factor control Voltage regulation Flicker compensation Harmonic current compensation Active resonance damping Multiple system parallel control High and low voltage ride through

Applications
PF correction, LVRT (low voltage right through), HVRT (high voltage right through), flicker compensation & active resonance damping for wind & solar generators Voltage regulation and PF correction for remote grid support PF correction, voltage regulation, flicker compensation, active resonance damping for industrial sites

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Technical Specification

PCS100

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A10

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A200

Mains connection....
Voltage 400-480 AC/3~, 10%, direct connect or any LV or MV with a standard transformer 50 or 60 Hz

Interface, programmable I/Os...

User Interface 2 analog inputs Voltage signal current signal Maximum delay Resolution Accuracy 2 analog outputs Voltage signal Current signal Accuracy 10 digital inputs Input impedance Maximum delay 1PTC input 7 relay outputs Max.switching voltage Current 250 V/1~, 30 V DC 1A 8.4 Color touch screen -10 to +10 V, Rin > 200k 0 (4) to 20 mA, Rin = 100 <2 ms 0.1 % 2% -10 to +10 V 0 (4) to 20 mA, load < 500 delay <50 ms 2% 24 V DC, with internal or external supply, PNP & NPN 2.5 k <50 ms

Frequency

Performance.
Efficiency Overload capability > 97% at rated power for 480 V modules: 10 min 120 % 30 sec 150% 2 sec 175% 2 sec 200% (75 % preload for 200%) < 30 min by module exchange

MTTR

Environmental limits..
Cabinet rating Rack rating Ambient temp. Pollution degree Cooling Altitude Humidity Noise Enclosure colour Short Circuit withstand rating 65kA IP21 (higher IP ratings on request) IP20 0-50C, derating for temps > 40C 2 Forced air ventilation <1000m without derating <95% non-condensating 75-85 dBA @ 2m RAL 7035 for cabinets

Serial communication RS485 Modbus protocol (RTU) SCADA Interface Modbus TCP/IP /Ethernet via colour touch screen

Product compliance, Standards

IEEE 1031-2000 IEEE 519 Quality assurance system ISO 9001 CE (pending)

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Ratings, number of modules, voltage & frequency

PCS100 1803 AA10 -1 + A200

Number of modules 01-12 for cabinets 01-32 for racks Module type A 125 kVA, 480 V/3~. 50/60 Hz, 150 A, Isolation transformer coupled B 125 kVA, 480 V/3~. 50/60 Hz, 150 A, Direct grid connection All PCS100 products use the same LV power modules which employ IGBTs and integrated sinusoidal filters. The AC power connections of each module are protected by high speed semiconductor fuses allowing simple paralleling of modules to achieve the required power rating. The DC connections of each module remain independent. The modules sine filter configuration differs for transformer coupled or direct grid connected STATCOM systems. If you are transformer coupled to e.g. a medium voltage you will choose module type A which incorporates an LC filter. If your STATCOM will be directly coupled to a low voltage installation (e.g. 380-480 Vac) you will need module type B with a LCL filter. Power rating for all modules is 125 kVA at nominal voltage of 480 Vac. To meet high voltage ride through requirements it may be necessary to reduce the AC coupling voltage at the module. In this case the power capacity is reduced accordingly.

Module type A LC filter for transformer coupled systems

Module type B LCL filter for direct grid connection

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Ratings, number of modules, voltage & frequency

PCS100 1803 AA10 -1 + A200

Even with power modules rated for 480V/3~ nominal voltage a STATCOM is very unlikely sized to operate at 480V. This is due to specifications asking for overvoltage or HVRT (high voltage ride through) capability. To allow for this requirement the sizing of the STATCOM range in this table refers to 460 V/3~ coupling voltage. For more details on the STATCOM sizing please refer to the chapter sizing.

Ratings for 460 V/3~ supply. The given reactive power values can be achieved with 460 V at the inverter.
Nominal load Q kVAr 120 240 360 480 600 720 840 960 1080 1200 1320 1440 1560 1680 1800 1920 2040 2160 2280 2400 2520 2640 2760 2880 3000 3120 3240 3360 3480 3600 3720 3840 I A 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100 2250 2400 2550 2700 2850 3000 3150 3300 3450 3600 3750 3900 4050 4200 4350 4500 4650 4800 Overload 150% for 30s, 100% preload Q kVAr 180 360 540 720 900 1080 1260 1440 1620 1800 1980 2160 2340 2520 2700 2880 3060 3240 3420 3600 3780 3960 4140 4320 4500 4680 4860 5040 5220 5400 5580 5760 I A 225 450 675 900 1125 1350 1575 1800 2025 2250 2475 2700 2925 3150 3375 3600 3825 4050 4275 4500 4725 4950 5175 5400 5625 5850 6075 6300 6525 6750 6975 7200 Overload 175% for 2s, 100 % preload Q kVAr 210 420 630 840 1050 1260 1470 1680 1890 2100 2310 2520 2730 2940 3150 3360 3570 3780 3990 4200 4410 4620 4830 5040 5250 5460 5670 5880 6090 6300 6510 6720 I A 263 525 788 1050 1313 1575 1838 2100 2363 2625 2888 3150 3413 3675 3938 4200 4463 4725 4988 5250 5513 5775 6038 6300 6563 6825 7088 7350 7613 7875 8138 8400 Overload 200% for 2s, 75% preload Q kVAr 240 480 720 960 1200 1440 1680 1920 2160 2400 2640 2880 3120 3360 3600 3840 4080 4320 4560 4800 5040 5280 5520 5760 6000 6240 6480 6720 6960 7200 7440 7680 I A 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 3000 3300 3600 3900 4200 4500 4800 5100 5400 5700 6000 6300 6600 6900 7200 7500 7800 8100 8400 8700 9000 9300 9600 Type code PCS100 18-01A/B- PCS100 18-02A/B- PCS100 18-03A/B- PCS100 18-04A/B- PCS100 18-05A/B- PCS100 18-06A/B- PCS100 18-07A/B- PCS100 18-08A/B- PCS100 18-09A/B- PCS100 18-10A/B- PCS100 18-11A/B- PCS100 18-12A/B- PCS100 18-13A/B- PCS100 18-14A/B- PCS100 18-15A/B- PCS100 18-16A/B- PCS100 18-17A/B- PCS100 18-18A/B- PCS100 18-19A/B- PCS100 18-20A/B- PCS100 18-21A/B- PCS100 18-22A/B- PCS100 18-23A/B- PCS100 18-24A/B- PCS100 18-25A/B- PCS100 18-26A/B- PCS100 18-27A/B- PCS100 18-28A/B- PCS100 18-29A/B- PCS100 18-30A/B- PCS100 18-31A/B- PCS100 18-32A/B- No. of modules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Depending on the chosen nominal voltage the number of modules needed to supply a certain power can be significantly bigger. Please use the sizing tool or contact your local ABB for support.

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Mechanical Solution
PCS100 1803 AA10 -1 + A200

Construction
Xxx Ax0 standard cabinet in 1 row based on (800 x 800) mm sections Ax0 no. of 800 mm sections (width) for standard cabinet (max. 6 modules per 800mm) possible combinations are A10 & A20 (max. 12 modules) Bxx standard rack in 1 row, a rack can have sections of 1000 mm width Bxx number of 1000mm sections (max. 8 modules per 1000mm) possible combinations for racks: 1-8 modules B1x, 9-16 modules B2x, etc. Bxx AC-termination of rack system possible termination: left termination Bx5, right termination Bx6, center termination BxB, center termination BxC. Examples shown below. Cxx customized solution, the following numbers are serial numbers for solutions

PCS100 18-16A-B25

PCS100 18-08A-B16

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PCS100 18-24A-B3B

PCS100 18-24A-B3C

PCS100 18-32A-B4B

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Standard cabinets
The standard cabinet has a foot print of approximately 800 mm x 800 mm. A maximum of 6 inverter modules can be installed into one cabinet. For PCS100 STATCOM systems with more than 6 inverter modules multiple cabinets are used. One enclosure is deemed the master and the remaining are deemed slaves. The master cabinet houses the master auxiliary module which contains a power supply and the system control electronics. The slave inverter enclosure houses a slave auxiliary module which contains a power supply. The Graphical Display Module (GDM) is always mounted in the door of the master Inverter enclosure.

Dimensions, weight, losses and air flow for standard cabinets

Height in mm 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 2154 Dimensions Width Depth in mm in mm 809 804 809 804 809 804 809 804 809 804 809 804 1609 804 1609 804 1609 804 1609 804 1609 804 1609 804 Weight kg 361 441 521 601 681 761 1166 1246 1326 1406 1486 1566 Heat dissipation kW BTU/h 2.9 5.8 8.6 11.5 14.4 17.3 20.1 23.0 25.9 28.8 31.6 34.5 9.8 19.6 29.4 39.2 49.0 58.9 68.7 78.5 88.3 98.1 107.9 117.7 Air flow m/h ft/min 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 3600 4200 4800 5400 6000 6600 7200 353.2 706.5 1059.7 1412.9 1766.2 2119.4 2472.6 2825.9 3179.1 3532.3 3885.6 4238.8 Type code PCS100 18-01A/B-A10 PCS100 18-02A/B-A10 PCS100 18-03A/B-A10 PCS100 18-04A/B-A10 PCS100 18-05A/B-A10 PCS100 18-06A/B-A10 PCS100 18-07A/B-A20 PCS100 18-08A/B-A20 PCS100 18-09A/B-A20 PCS100 18-10A/B-A20 PCS100 18-11A/B-A20 PCS100 18-12A/B-A20 No. of modules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

CAN I/O Board terminals

Auxiliary module terminals

Auxiliary supply & master module with CAN I/O board mounted

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Standard racks
Racks are used for easy containerization or integration into switchboards. The racks have two different footprints of 1000mm x 800mm per section for 1-8 modules and 2000mm x 800mm for 9-16 modules. Empty slots will be covered by a blanking plate The modules are installed in 2 levels with ac busbars running between the 2 levels. Busbars can be terminated to either end of the rack. Usually a termination cabinet containing an AC breaker is installed next to the rack by the system integrator.

The master controller and the auxiliary supply for each system are built as a module for integration into a separate control cabinet. The GDM (Graphic Display Module) is normally installed in the control cabinet as well.

Dimensions, weights, losses and air flow for standard racks

Height in mm 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 Dimensions Width in Depth mm in mm 1041 703 1041 703 1041 703 1041 703 1041 703 1041 703 1041 703 1041 703 2041 703 2041 703 2041 703 2041 703 2041 703 2041 703 2041 703 2041 703 Weight kg 344 420 496 557 628 700 771 842 1015 1081 1152 1224 1295 1366 1437 1508 Heat dissipation kW BTU/h 2.9 5.8 8.6 11.5 14.4 17.3 20.1 23.0 25.9 28.8 31.6 34.5 37.4 40.3 43.1 46.0 9.8 19.6 29.4 39.2 49.0 58.9 68.7 78.5 88.3 98.1 107.9 117.7 127.5 137.3 147.1 157.0 Air flow m/h ft/min 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 3600 4200 4800 5400 6000 6600 7200 7800 8400 9000 9600 353.2 706.5 1059.7 1412.9 1766.2 2119.4 2472.6 2825.9 3179.1 3532.3 3885.6 4238.8 4592.0 4945.2 5298.5 5651.7 Type code PCS100 18-01A/B-B10 PCS100 18-02A/B-B10 PCS100 18-03A/B-B10 PCS100 18-04A/B-B10 PCS100 18-05A/B-B10 PCS100 18-06A/B-B10 PCS100 18-07A/B-B10 PCS100 18-08A/B-B10 PCS100 18-09A/B-B20 PCS100 18-10A/B-B20 PCS100 18-11A/B-B20 PCS100 18-12A/B-B20 PCS100 18-13A/B-B20 PCS100 18-14A/B-B20 PCS100 18-15A/B-B20 PCS100 18-16A/B-B20 No. of modules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

From 16-32 modules additional racks are used. Please add the values for the appropriate no. of modules. For B modules please add 10 kg weight per module.

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Options
PCS100 1803 AA10 -1 + A200

The options for all PCS100 are defined by additional codes. Each option has an own code and will be added to the type code by a plus. The options are categorized.

Available options
A standard PCS100 STATCOM contains a GDM (graphic display module) and one CAN-I/Oboard (CIOB). The GDM has a USB port to interface to a PC (ABB Service) and an Ethernet port to allow Modbus TCP/IP or remote web server functionality. The CAN-I/O-board (CIOB) also contains a serial RS485 Modbus connection. +A200 +CT1 or +CT5 +OCB +IP23 or IP42 External aux. power supply for cabinets (instead of powering from main terminals), 230 and 110 V/1~ 2 kVA for up to 6 modules. Optional external CT input for cabinets. 1A or 5A. Output circuit breaker(s) in extra 400mm cabinet. Increased IP rating for cabinet systems. Upon request.

+VT110 or VT480 Optional external VT input for cabinets. 110V L-L or 480V L-L.

Redundancy
The PCS100 Advanced Redundancy feature represents a further milestone of power electronics reliability and availability improvements. It allows uninterrupted operation in case of a module failure with N-1 reduced capability. The faulty module will be taken out of operation while the rest of the system continues. Value: Reduces power output in a failure only by a small fraction of the total system power. Enables built in n+1 configurations by adding a spare module to achieve breakthrough levels in power availability. Allows careful and flexible planning of converter repair/faulty module replacement.

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Control Modes
A PCS100 STATCOM can be controlled in different modes depending on the application.

Voltage Control mode: The PCS100 STATCOM receives a voltage reference. The internal controller compares measured voltage (MV or LV level) and reference. Is the voltage below the reference, capacitive reactive power is injected. If the voltage is too high inductive Q will be delivered. Voltage feedback is needed.

Power Factor mode: The PCS100 STATCOM receives a PF reference. The internal controller compares measured PF and reference and controls the power factor on the connection point to meet the reference. It delivers capacitive or inductive VArs depending on the existing PF. Voltage and current feedback is needed. There are 2 variants of the PF mode. Fixed PF defines the signed PF and PF range allows a PF in a +/- range. E.g PF range 0.98 means the PF should stay between -0.981+0.98. Only if the PF gets out of this range the STATCOM is active. Voltage and current feedback is needed.

Reactive Current mode: The PCS100 STATCOM receives a reference proportional to the amount of reactive current needed. The signed reference defines inductive or capacitive reactive current.

Flicker mitigation: Flicker mitigation is a feature that can be used with the voltage control mode. Depending on the application we need to specify the position of the current feedback. Current and voltage feedback is needed.

Harmonic filtering: The PCS100 STATCOM has the capability to suppress low frequency harmonics, especially 5th and 7th. The PCS100 is capable of correcting two integer or non-integer harmonics, up to the 7th. This feature is available in every control mode and requires current and voltage feedback from the system.

Unbalance (negative sequence) correction: The PCS100 STATCOM can selectively correct either unbalanced voltages or currents. Negative sequence current correction is limited to 30% of the nominal unit current. This feature is available in every control mode and requires current and voltage feedback from the system.

Figure 1: Negative sequence current cancellation example

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Typical Installations
Each mode has different sensor requirements. In any application the PCS100 can accommodate an optional transformer (eg MV-LV) between the control-point and the unit.

Voltage, Reactive Current and VoltageUnbalance Modes

Power Factor, Current-Unbalance, and Harmonics Feedback Modes

These modes only require VT feedback. Feedback can be from internal VT or external Point of Common Coupling.

These modes only require both VTs and CTs located at the Point of Common Coupling.

Harmonics Feedforward

Flicker Cancelation

Harmonics feedforward cancelation measures the load current with a CT to cancel it at the Point of Common Coupling.

Flicker cancelation employs both voltage correction and current-feedforward. Current feedforward minimizes the effect of the load flicker source, and voltage correction fixes any residue voltage flicker.

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Control Connections
1 2 3 4 5 6 NC C NO NC C NO

Run

Warning

7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

NC C NO

Fault

PTC Transformer 0V START Stop/Reset/ Inhibit 0V Loop Factory only

Master Module

1NO 1C 1NC 2NO 2C 2NC 3NO 3C 3NC 4NO 4C 4NC 0V +24V COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0V B A

Relay 1 Relay 2 Relay 3 Relay 4

Can I/O Board

in +

0V Aout1 Outputs Aout2 0V + 0V + 0V + -

Input 1

Input 2

Ref V

SCADA Interface Service / Commissioning

Ethernet

GDM
USB

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Examples

PCS100 18-06A-A10 STATCOM cabinet with 6 power modules. Aux. supply and master controller in the bottom right corner.

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Container Layout
Layout for a 2 MVA system with integrated dry type transformer in a 20 foot container

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Sizing
The sizing of a STATCOM is depending on the application. Based on the needed VAr amount and the grid requirements the number of modules required can be defined. Applications like repetitive flicker (e.g. welder or crasher) or LVRT (low voltage ride through) support can often be targeted by using the overload capability of the system. Power factor control: PF control very seldom requires dynamic behavior. Therefore most PF applications can be solved with passive elements switched together with main loads. For cost reasons only the dynamic part of the PF fluctuations should be targeted by a STATCOM. Switching limitations for the passive elements may cause the need for a STATCOM. The relation between displacement PF and power can be described by the following equations: with: S = apparent power, P= real power & Q = reactive power.

Voltage control:
HV bus

S transformer (VA) Uk transformer (%) PCC dV (%) = Q Statcom x Uk transformer S transformer

LV or MV bus

Statcom Q Statcom (VA)

Load or Generation

A STATCOM delivers reactive current only. Therefore the potential voltage support is limited by the impedance and power rating of the next coupling transformer. If we have a wind farm at 33 kV and the coupling transformer to the HV is e.g. rated with 50 MVA & uk= 10% we can achieve a maximum voltage support of 10% by using a 50 MVA STATCOM. Most voltage fluctuations are only short term events. Therefore we often can use overload capability of the STATCOM (e.g. LVRT support for a wind farm).

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For more information and local contact details please refer to: www.abb.com/powerelectronics, Power Protection, VAr Compensation

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