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Wind R&D Seminar – Deep Sea Offshore Wind

Challenges and Design of Offshore Substations

Christer Olerud

Trondheim

20.01.2011

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New large Nordic company

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Offshore wind farm overview

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Offshore substationOffshore wind farm Land connection point

Cable to shore3-phase ACg o o d t e c h . n o

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Offshore wind = multidiscipline industry

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Main Challenges

Location of offshore substation

Number of offshore substations

Infield cable pattern and choice of cable types

Offshore substation layout

Reactive power compensation

Grid connection

Total electrical system

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Inter array cable network

Optimizing inter-array

cable network

1 or 2 substations,

inside or outside wind

farm area

Radials or loops

Cable sizes

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WES – Wind Energy Simulator

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Offshore substation layout and equipment

Cooling of transformers *

Switchgear

Cable pull-in

Bus ducts *

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Accommodation

External cladding

Optimized layout

Installation *

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Main transformers

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160 MVA transformer from ABB

GIT: Gas insulated transformer (Toshiba)

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Offshore substation, bus ducts

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Offshore substations

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Reactive compensation

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Offshore substationOffshore wind farm Land connection point

Cable to shore3-phase ACg o o d t e c h . n o

Wind turbine

(turbine manufacturer)

Offshore substation

(wind farm owner)

Onshore grid

(grid owner)

How to optimize ? Demands from grid owner (grid code)

Placement of equipment

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Grid connection

PCC (Point of Common Coupling)

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OSS

Onshore coupling point

OWTs

External grid

PCC definition a

PCC definition b

PCC definition c

a) at connection point onshore at the grid

coupling point

b) at high voltage busbar at the OSS

c) at the OWT terminals

Capability in the onshore transmission grid

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Thank you for your attention!

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Offshore substationOffshore wind farm Land connection point

Cable to shore3-phase ACg o o d t e c h . n o

Thank you for your attention!

Contact person: [email protected]


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