Melo EDP PT Session 2 – Block III – Question 9.1 Barcelona May EDP Distribuição Energia ASD Immunization to Voltage Dips Case Study in Cement Industry
Melo EDP PT Session 2 – Block III – Question 9.1 Barcelona May General approach Electric utility side Protections optimisation Split busses and load transfer Close of HV meshes Customer installations side Implementation of high power quality technologies with energy storage in critical sectors Immunization of sensible equipment through software and hardware techniques
Melo EDP PT Session 2 – Block III – Question 9.1 Barcelona May Cement plant characterization Cement plant is supplied in HV (60kV) by two independent feeders Main loads are mills, fans, compressors and pumps The application of ASD in fans presents a large energy saving potential and an excellent improvement of the process flexibility Main fans of the production process are driving by ASD
Melo EDP PT Session 2 – Block III – Question 9.1 Barcelona May Kinetic energy recovery on fans Tripping of critical fans with voltage dips can cause the whole production process stop We are attending the implementation of KER technique in cement industry This ride-through technique was applied only in ASD that drive critical fans Voltages and power of machines Voltage: 690V and 400V Power: 800kW, 216kW, 200kW and 160kW
Melo EDP PT Session 2 – Block III – Question 9.1 Barcelona May Normal AC Voltage ASD behaviour with voltage dip 100% 50% t1t1 tt2t2 t3t3 t 1 – t 3 : Voltage Dipt 2 – t 3 : Kinetic Energy Recovery DC Voltage Motor Speed AC Voltage
Melo EDP PT Session 2 – Block III – Question 9.1 Barcelona May Conclusions In the cement plant the voltage dips severity is lower (supplied in HV) Kinetic energy recovery is an easy and fast immunity technique without investment The analysis period after implementation is still reduced but we hope a better operation The ride-through capability improvement should start in critical loads