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Why A Shunt Reacto-Dubai
Why A Shunt Reacto-Dubai
Why A Shunt Reacto-Dubai
•Short introduction
•Cost Drivers
•Summary
$ Value for money
Loads/loading
Heavy/light loading (SIL)
Voltage dependency
Power factor
Active/Passive load
Voltage regulating devices
Synchronous generator
Regulating transformer (tap-changer)
Sources or sinks of reactive power
Shunt capacitors
Shunt Reactors
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Synchronous condensers
Static Var Compensators (SVC)
Series capacitors
Voltage (U) and Reactive power (Q)
(R) + X
P2, Q2
U1 U2
Q
(R) + X
P2, Q2
U1 U2
Q
1,0 pu
U1 U2
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Voltage profiles and Shunt reactors
(R) + X
P2, Q2
U1 U2
Q
1,0 pu
U1 U2
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Voltage profiles and Shunt reactors
(R) + X
P2, Q2
U1 U2
Q
1,0 pu
U1 U2
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Voltage profiles and Shunt reactors
(R) + X
P2, Q2
U1 U2
Q
1,0 pu
U1 U2
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Fine tuning of the voltage with a regulated SR (VSR)
(R) + X
P2, Q2
U1 U2
Reactor power less than
Q rated power.
1,0 pu
U1 U2
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Reactive Power Generation in cables
30
25
20
Mvar/km
0
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Low vibrations
Low sound level
Long life time
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Shield type reactor
• Full-scale test
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Cost Drivers
Insulation levels
Linearity
Vibration and Noise
Temperature
Loss evaluation
Earthquake considerations
Transport and Site limitations
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Low Environmental Impact - Losses
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K = Qmin / Qmax
Um (kV)
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