ABB Oyu Tolgoi SVCs for voltage support and stability enhancement in a 220 kV ore mine feeder 指导原则(英语).pdf

Oyu Tolgoi: SVCs for voltage support and stability enhancement in a 220 kV ore mine feeder Two Static var compensators (SVC) supplied by ABB went on The main event requiring fast voltage regulation will be to sup - line in 2012 at the Oyu Tolgoi ore mine in Mongolia. Each SVC port the system voltage in case one of the 220 kV lines is is rated at 100 Mvar (inductive) to 100 Mvar (capacitive) at switched out of service. As an additional primary function, the 220 kV system voltage. SVCs are required to remain on line following large system load rejections in order to prevent excessive system over-volt- Oyu Tolgoi is a copper and gold mine located in the southern Gobi ages at 220 kV. Desert, jointly owned by Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe Mines and the Mongo- lian government. Production from an open pit and underground As a secondary function, the SVCs are required to support the shafts will be processed in a primary crusher and concentrator. system voltage in the event of a fault in the 220 kV transmis- The concentrate is transported to refineries located elsewhere. sion system or in the 33 kV mining distribution system. The The site is remotely located, with an elevation more than 1100 m mining system has a large quantity of induction motor loads above sea level, and ambient temperatures reaching +40ºC in which may stall during a power system fault. In a situation like summer and below -30ºC in winter. At full capacity, the ore con- this, the SVCs are required to inject reactive power to support centrate production is expected to reach 170.000 tonnes per day. the system voltage during motor restart. When fully expanded, the ore concentrator will include several