ABB announced the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has selected it, to upgrade the control and vavle cooling system of the current ABB high voltage direct current HVDC system in service for over 20 years.
The upgrade will include a modern dry cooling system to replace the wet cooling system currently in place. This system will eliminate the use of limited water resources.
“New requirements on the energy system, such as integration of wind energy, require additional control features that will be implemented,” says Per Haugland, head of ABB's Grid systems Business Unit. “The total upgrade will further extend the lifetime of the converter stations.”
With over 400 systems in operation, ABB’s Mach 2 system is the worlds’ most used system for HVDC and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). It is used in both small, light applications to large 3,000 megawatt power links.
As a leader in power and automation technologies, ABB, participates in upgrade and life extensions in the HVDC industry worldwide.
SOURCE ABB
www.abb.us
To view the complete press release:
http://www02.abb.com/global/seitp/seitp202.nsf/0/73584b1218f8624cc125726c00569749/$file/PR_Blackwater+HVDC_01-18-07.pdf
Nicole Camiola
New Equipment Digest
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