2010-07-30 - On-shore substations to supply power to docked ships and reduce local emissions
2010-07-25 - ABB’s Power Electronics team, based in Napier, New Zealand are supplying static frequency conversion technology as part of a large substation order to supply shore-to-ship power at the Swedish port of Gothenburg.
As part of the project, ABB will collaborate with Processkontroll Elektriska to provide the necessary infrastructure to supply electrical power to a large number of Stena Line vessels using the port. The new installation will be jointly owned by Stena Line and the port of Gothenburg.
ABB will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply, and commissioning of the shore-side substation, which will supply vessels with 3 MVA, 11kV power. It will be the biggest installation of its kind; capable of providing power at both 50 Hz and 60 Hz. Equipment to be supplied includes power transformers, frequency converters, medium voltage switchgear and monitoring and safety equipment. The project is scheduled for completion in 2010.
ABB New Zealand’s manufacturing and technology facility in Napier is supplying two PCS100 1250kVA static frequency converters (SFC) to convert the 50Hz shore power to 60Hz as required by the vessels. The ability of multiple PCS100 SFC’s to operate in parallel, with automatic load sharing, is used to full effect in this project. Other features such as power module redundancy typical to all PSC100 SFC systems make for an extremely reliable 60Hz vessel power supply.
“Over the past two years ABB’s Low Voltage Power Converter Products unit has received several orders for similar sized systems for shore to ship power supply projects, and we are pleased to be part of this world-wide initiative for a cleaner environment”, says Alan Cooper, LV Static Frequency Converter product manager.
ABB delivered the world’s first shore-to-ship power supply to the port of Gothenburg in 2000, and in 2004, the port received the ”Clean Marine Award” for environmental responsibility from the European Union, for reducing in-port emissions of noise and airborne pollutants.
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