STATCOM

MERUS – STATCOM A modern power quality solution

for heavy industry and utilities.
 MODERN In modern power systems, the Good power quality brings

POWER
supply and demand of active and substantial benefits to
reactive power have to be balanced supply grid and end
customers alike. It
in order to ensure good power quality. increases the plant

QUALITY
Presence of heavy and fast fluctuating productivity, energy
loads can disturb the balance. Such dis- efficiency, lifetime and
turbance creates power quality challeng- reliability as well as

SOLUTION
es to both supply grids and end custom- reduces the maintenance
costs of the plant. Utilities
ers with demanding loads. Voltage enjoy additional
variations, flicker, harmonic distortions transmission and
FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES and poor power factor are commonly distribution capacities
experienced power quality problem. from existing networks
without any additional
investments.
To the end customer, poor power quality
means reduced productivity, low
reliability and higher operating costs.
The supply system, on the other hand,
suffers from compromised reliability
and low transmission capacity.

Conventional technologies are too

slow to control capacitive or inductive
powers. They are often not sufficient to
ensure stable power system.

Merus Static Synchronous Compensa-

tor (STATCOM) is an extremely fast and
reliable solution for power quality chal-
lenges. Merus STATCOM can guarantee
the stability of a power system with
response time less than a millisecond.
In a single device, Merus STATCOM
combines dynamic reactive power com-
pensation and active harmonic filtering
functionalities, which can solve variety
of customer challenges.

Operation regime Voltage

Continuous ▬ 1.3 pu
Short time

1.0 pu ▬ ▬ 1.0 pu

0.2 pu ▬ ▬ 0.2 pu

▌ ▌ ▌ ▌ ▌
2.0 pu 1.0 pu 0.0 pu 1.0 pu 2.0 pu
Capacitive Inductive
Merus Statcom operation regime
 EXCELLENT M-Series STATCOM, a Voltage source converter (VSC) based

PERFORMANCE modern compensation system, can act as

a source or sink for reactive power.
PROVIDED BY TOP-NOTCH It consists of a controllable part that can operate as
TECHNOLOGY capacitive and inductive power and keeps the reactive power
flow constant in the system. If there is a need for reactive
power in the supply grid, Merus STATCOM can provide instant
reactive power support to stabilize the grid. On contrary
situation, it absorbs the additional VArs to ensure the
stability of the grid.

With pulse-width modulation (PWM), voltage source converter

provides faster converter control, which is pre-requisite for
excellent flicker reduction. The fixed capacitor banks can be
implemented in the system when inductive reactive power
demand is less than capacitive.

Merus STATCOM solution comes with advanced Merus

Control and Protection (C&P) system. Equipped with 19”
modern touch screen user-interface, Merus Control and
Protection system provides excellent performance for
voltage stabilization, flicker reduction, reactive power control,
harmonics mitigation and power factor control.

MERUS
STATCOM
CONFIGURATION

Merus STATCOM is
built on Insulated Gate
Bipolar Transistor (IGBT)
based power electronics
technology. Use of mod-
ern technology brings
benefits of fast switching,
low overall system losses,
smaller footprint and
superior performance.
 FAST AND
DYNAMIC REACTIVE
POWER COMPENSATION
FOR DEMANDING APPLICATIONS

Merus STATCOM is the right

solution to solve following power
Different power quality problems faced by customers in
quality challenges:
heavy industry and utilities can effectively be solved with
• Voltage variation and flicker Merus STATCOM.
• Poor power factor
• Harmonics distortions ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES
• Voltage sags Electric arc furnaces may create severe power quality
• Entrapped capacities of challenges to a supply grid. Their operation causes voltage
transmission and variations, which are then experienced as flicker by adjacent
distribution network customers. Merus STATCOM delivers excellent flicker
reduction which conventional technologies are unable to
offer. The result is stable grid operation with minimum
voltage variations.

** Customer Benefits: Voltage stabilization brings a number

of benefits to the end-customer. It increases plant
productivity by reducing tap-to-tap time and lowers
electrode consumption and carbon charges.

ROLLING MILLS
Higher power variable speed drives (VFDs) are key compo-
Flicker Reduction with STATCOM nents of rolling mills operating systems. The drives, however,
lower the power factor and cause voltage sags and harmonic
distortions. Merus STATCOM provides active harmonic fil-
tering in real time, improving power factor and eliminating
voltage sags. Fast and effective response to harmonic distor-
tions allows meeting power quality standards.

** Customer Benefits: Elimination of voltage and harmonic

distortions with Merus STATCOM brings several benefits to
rolling mills. Power factor control reduces system losses and
reactive power demand, releases trapped capacity of electri-
Voltage harmonic distortion Uhd (%) cal system, and in many cases increases production.
with Statcom and without Statcom
MINING AND HEAVY LOADS
In mining and other heavy industrial segments there are
typically large and sensitive loads such as mining hoist,
mining shovels, pumps, harbour cranes, wood chippers,
conveyor belts and crushers. Large motors require significant
reactive power especially in the start-up phase.

When connected with the weak grids, high reactive power

demand can induce voltage sags and fluctuations on the

System votlage with Statcom and without Statcom

supply grid. The voltage sags not only disturb the other cus-
tomers on the same feeders but also reduce the reliability of
the whole power system. Dynamic reactive power compensa-
tion is a key requirement to ensure smooth operation of the
motors and to stabilize the power system. Merus STATCOM
provides needed Vars when needed.

** Customer Benefits: Improved power quality brings several

benefits to the end customers. The payload on the hoist
applications increases and jams are avoided in crushers and
Power factor with Statcom and without Statcom
shredders applications. The production capacity and capital
equipment lifetime are enhanced and smooth plant opera-
tions are secured.
UTILITIES:
WIND AND SOLAR FARMS • Typically, power generation and power consumption
Wind farms need to comply with grid connection criteria in take place hundreds of kilometres away from
order to be connected with the supply grid. In varying voltage each other. If the electrical networks lack dynamic
reactive power compensation systems it can result
conditions, ability to dynamically provide or absorb reactive in voltage variations and eventually can block
power is an essential requirement imposed by many certain transmission and distribution capacity of
utilities. Merus STATCOM is an excellent solution that supply grids.
provides dynamic voltage control under different fault
• Merus STATCOM is an excellent source of dynamic
conditions and allows wind and solar farms to easily
reactive power compensation due to its extremely
meet strict grid codes criteria. fast response time of less than one millisecond.
Such fast and effective dynamic reactive power
** Customer Benefits: Excellent performance of Merus STAT- compensation releases the blocked capacity in
transmission or distribution network. It is a very
COM guarantees to meet the grid-codes effectively, no matter cost effective solution to gain additional capacity
how strict they are. Voltage stabilization at the point of com- from existing infrastructure whereas building a new
mon coupling (PCC) increases the energy production. infrastructure is expensive and often complicated.
INNOVATIVE
FEATURES
Flicker reduction performance
Thanks to modern high speed IGBT
technology and real time control strat-
OF MERUS STATCOM egy, Merus STATCOM provides excellent
flicker reduction. In electric arc furnace
(EAF) applications, flicker can be re-
duced as low as to factor of 5.5.

Overloading capabilities
Merus STATCOM can be over-loaded
for short periods of time e.g. couple of
seconds per one minute. Overloading
feature of Merus STATCOM offers high
performance in the applications where
instant short period reactive power
compensation is needed. Overloading
capacity has been defined by the size of
energy storage and the thermal limits of
the semiconductors.

Redundancy and Modularity

Merus STATCOMs are extremely re-
dundant and modular systems. The
systems are designed to operate as
stand alone units. Higher power can be
achieved by adding more systems. Each
module has its own cooling system and
an independent control and protection
system that communicates with the
HMI. In case a module has an internal
failure, it will be disconnected from the
system and the remaining modules
continue their operation without any
interruption.

C&P system
The Control and Protection system of
Merus STATOM is equipped with ad-
vanced user interface and 19” easy-to-
use touch-screen panel. Proven control
algorithms and close and open loop
strategies enable effective and fast
flicker mitigation, reactive power and
power factor control and harmonic miti-
gation.
TURNKEY Our experienced project team has • System studies and
in-depth analysis

PROJECT
successfully completed a number
• Engineering,
of power quality projects right from simulation and
initial phase of problem recognition to design

DELIVERY onsite delivery including installation,

commissioning and training of customer
personnel.
• Factory tests
for validation of
required criteria
• On-site delivery,
installation and
commissioning
• Training and after-
sales support
• Modernization and
1. system upgrades

Typical STATCOM
layouts
1.
1. 33kV, 144MVAr

2.
2. 6kV, 8MVAr –
Containerized
Solution

2.

Choosing between Merus STATCOM

and Merus SVC:
Merus STATCOM and Merus SVC both
are proven and reliable solutions to
solve power quality challenges. To se-
lect the right solution for your specific
power quality challenge and applica-
tion, please feel free to contact us. Our
experts will be happy to analyse your
power quality challenge and suggest the
right solution.
WINNING
BUSINESS
WITH
POWER
QUALITY
Merus Power offers world-leading clean increase productivity and capacity
technology to improve power quality, and reduce energy costs. We provide
energy efficiency and environmental our clients with world-class products,
performance. Our dynamic reliable Finnish technology, agile and
compensation solutions – active filters, flexible service, tailored solutions and
STATCOMs and SVC’s – solve your true co-operation.
power quality problems in no time.
You will enjoy a swift payback on your Merus Power is a member of
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Merus Power Dynamics Oy

Pirkkalaistie 1,FI-37100, Nokia, Finland
tel: +358 20 7354320
fax: +358-3-2255344
email: [email protected]
www.meruspower.fi
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