1. Public Hearing on: Large Wind Farm Interconnection
Moshe Ben-Yair – Head of Engineering PUA
29/11/2016- Eilat Eilot

2. Interconnection principals (1)
Key Step Preliminary planning by IEC to determine MV/HV interconnection.

3. Interconnection principals(2)
If preliminary planning results in HV interconnection requirement:
wind farm owner shall order one interconnection assessment and follow existing guidelines (Amot Mida)
IEC to build HV lines to connect the farm.
Owner to construct and operate: new substation, connection lines between substation and wind farm, connections between wind turbines, turbines.

4. Interconnection principals(3)
If preliminary planning results in MV interconnection requirement:
wind farm owner shall order interconnection assessments (as many as needed ) and follow existing guidelines (Amot Mida)
IEC to construct HV new substation (or expanded existing one).
IEC to construct new MV lines or utilize existing lines.
Wind farm owner to construct lines between turbines and the turbines.

5. Farm to arrive to existing network
Existing 161 KV - HV Line
Existing 161 KV - HV Line
PCC
PCC
New Substation WT WT
Consumers
New MV line
New MV line WT WT
Collecting Energy WT WT
Constructed, Owned and operated by IEC
Constructed, Owned and operated by farm owner

6. Network to arrive to Wind Farm
Existing 161 KV - HV Line
Existing 161 KV - HV Line
Existing & Extended Substation
Consumers WT WT
Existing MV lines
New MV line
PCC
PCC WT WT
Energy collection
New Interconnection lines
Energy Collection WT WT
To Other Users
To Other Users
Existing IEC lines
New by IEC
New constructed by farm owner

7. Large wind farm Interconnection
Farm to Grid
Grid to Farm
Issues HV MV
Voltage
Constructed by IEC
One line
Many lines
# of Lines
Owner
Energy collection lines
Issues with right of way
IEC
Constructing Inteconnection lines
Infrastructure Utilization Issues
Central planning to be used by other users
Substation construction
Not applicable
Consumer interconnection
MV Uniform
Tariff

8. Your opinion is important to us. :Public hearing ends on 8/12/2016

9. Thank You