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SVC For Voltage Stabilization and Harmonic Suppression in Rolling Mill

The SVC stabilizes the voltage on the 90 kV bus that supplies a rolling mill under varying load conditions. It comprises harmonic filters that suppress harmonics generated by thyristor converters in the mill, preventing them from disrupting other equipment. The SVC also achieves power factor correction, reducing reactive power costs. It ensures voltage control within 5% and limits harmonic levels to prevent issues for thyristor converters and other equipment on the network.

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SVC For Voltage Stabilization and Harmonic Suppression in Rolling Mill

The SVC stabilizes the voltage on the 90 kV bus that supplies a rolling mill under varying load conditions. It comprises harmonic filters that suppress harmonics generated by thyristor converters in the mill, preventing them from disrupting other equipment. The SVC also achieves power factor correction, reducing reactive power costs. It ensures voltage control within 5% and limits harmonic levels to prevent issues for thyristor converters and other equipment on the network.

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SVC for voltage stabilization and harmonic suppression in

rolling mill

Since 1985, G.T.S Industries site SOLLAC Dunkerque,


France is operating a Static Var Compensator (SVC) delivered
by ABB. The SVC, which has a dynamic (thyristor controlled)
range of 66 Mvar capacitive is connected to a 90 kV rolling
mill bus. Its purpose is to stabilize the bus voltage under varying load conditions which occur during the running of the mill.
This SVC also comprises harmonic filters tuned to the 5th and
7th harmonics in order to suppress harmonic generated by
the thyristor converters in the rolling mill, thereby preventing
these harmonics from entering into the surrounding parts of
the network.
Furthermore, it achieves power factor correction of the rolling
mill, thereby relieving the network of reactive power burden
and contributing to a considerable decrease of the running
costs of the mill.
(A saving of about 3 million francs a year on the power billing
in 1986 currency).
Besides being a source of harmonics, a rolling mill as a load
on the network is generally characterized by high and fluctuating consumption of reactive as well as active power. As a consequence, the rolling mill will give rise to voltage fluctuations
in the feeding network, the severity of which being dependent
on the relationship between the size of the rolling mill and the
strength of the network.
At the same time, for safe operation, the thyristor converters which form part of the rolling mill can only tolerate limited
fluctuations in the supply voltage. Consequently, the voltage
fluctuations, if severe enough, may endanger the reliable
operation of the rolling mill, as well as cause nuisance to other
equipment connected to the same network.
In the present case it was decided to invest in the SVC in
order to attain dynamic bus voltage stabilization and harmonic
suppression, thereby improving the performance of the Mill
itself and at the same time fulfil existing obligations towards
the grid company by keeping the quality of the voltage at the
point of common coupling (220 kV) within specified limits.
The maximizing of useful active power transfer while minimizing
system losses was also seen as a valuable feature.

The SVC ensures that the following requirements on voltage


control and harmonic filtering are satisfied:
Maximum 90 kV
(feeding network)
bus voltage variations
5%
Odd harmonics
max 1 %
Even harmonics
max 0.6 %
Total distortion
max 1.6 %

Technical data SVC


Controlled voltage
Dynamic range
Harmonic filters


Control system

Thyristor valves

90 kV
0-66 Mvar (capacitive)
33 Mvar/5th
16,5 Mvar/5th
16,5 Mvar/7th
3-phase symmetrical closed-loop
reactive power control
Air cooled thyristor valves with
magnetic triggering

220/90 kV

HOT STRIP
MILL

ROUGHING
MILL

5th
7th
16,5 Mvar 16,5 Mvar

5th
33 Mvar

HOT STRIP MILL


ROUGHING MILL

Pmax
(MW)
83
45

Single-line diagram

For more information please contact:


ABB AB
FACTS
SE-721 64 Vsters,
SWEDEN
Phone: +46 (0)21 32 50 00
Fax:
+46 (0)21 32 48 10
www.abb.com/FACTS

Qmax
(Mvar)
62
86

TCR
66 Mvar

Application Note, A02-0122 E, 2011-09, Elanders Sverige AB

90 kV

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