Offshore wind farm digital integration with ABB

A $150 million order win for ABB, who will supply a range of technologies and solutions in the digital portfolio ABB Ability to the Danish energy company Ørsted for the integration of wind energy from the Hornsea two Project to the UK grid. Hornsea Two is a 1.400 MW project to develop wind resources in the North Sea about 100 km off the Yorkshire coast, and upon completion it will deliver enough clean electrical power to meet the needs of more than 1,3 million homes annually.

ABB will supply its state-of-the-art Static var compensation (SVC) light technology with advanced ABB Ability Mach control systems, High Voltage gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), transformers, reactors and harmonic filters. ABB will also be responsible for the engineering, supply, project management and commissioning of the digital control and protection systems for the onshore substation and the two offshore platform substations.

The electrical power flow from Hornsea Two farm will be protected and controlled by Statcom, the largest Static Compensation system ever built for an offshore wind application. Statcom helps offshore wind generating turbines to increase power transfer capability, improve power quality and enhance grid stability, delivering energy efficient and reliable power supply. The brain of the Statcom is the ABB Ability Mach control, protection and monitoring system, managing this sophisticated technology by overseeing thousands of operations in real time to ensure power reliability and efficiency.

The ABB Ability enabled MicroScada system will be used for monitoring of the electricity network and gather data from Relion Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) to ensure safe and reliable grid integration system operations. Advanced mission critical technology will also be used for communication between the offshore platforms and the onshore substation.

The orders were booked in the second quarter of 2018 and are the first tranche of a global five year frame agreement for the supply of electrical and automation equipment for offshore and onshore wind power connection and integration to the grid.

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