Renewables & reliability: How Senvion s wind farms enhance grid stability in Canada

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1 Renewables & reliability: How Senvion s wind farms enhance grid stability in Canada Senvion Canada Inc Canadian-German Conference On Grid Integration of Renewable Energies Calgary November 3, 2015

2 Senvion was founded in 2001 by a merger of various companies Senvion History Company snapshot Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany 7 th largest WTG OEM: ~5,1% market share 1 in 2014 Pioneer in offshore area Renamed to Senvion in Jan Owned by Centerbridge Partners, L.P. 1 Make, Top 10 OEMs (excluding China), 09 March

3 12.5 GW installed worldwide which is ~3% of the global installed capacity. Romania Poland Sweden Germany Netherlands & Belgium France UK Spain Portugal Senvion installed worldwide, MW Europe Germany 4,126 France 1,810 UK 1,365 Italy 784 Others 1,540 Total 9,625 Canada USA North America Canada Japan Italy Czech Republic Austria Hungary China 930 USA 1,264 Total 2,194 India Asia China 234 Japan 118 India 23 Total 375 Australia Total 440 Source: Senvion; status 1 April 2015; Includes all installed and SCADA connected systems; Senvion installation from 1987 onwards 3

4 Senvion Product Portfolio MD70 MM70 5M MD77.. And latest product announcement in September 2015: 3.4M140 EBC with 140m rotor diameter for low wind speed sites With Vortex Generators MM series (2 MW) 3.XM series (3.0 to 3.4 MW) 6.XM series (6.15 MW) 4

5 More than 8 years of experience in Canada Senvion Canada Inc. has been incorporated in Montreal, QC in 2007 as REpower Systems Inc. Today we supply projects across Canada and have own production capacities. 5

6 More than 8 years of experience in Canada The first commercial projects started construction in Today, we have more than 1GW connected to the grid across Canada. 6

7 Quebec 1.2 GW EDF EN MRC Innergex Rivière-Du-Moulin 350 MW Mont Rothery 74 MW MU 46 x 3.2M114 and 1 x MM92 (CCV, 60Hz) 149,25 MW Lac-Alfred 300 MW Pierre-De-Saurel 24,6 MW Viger-Denonville Québec 24,6 MW Massif-Du-Sud 150 MW La Mitis 24,6 MW Montréal Le Granit 24,6 MW St-Robert- Bellarmin 80 MW 7

8 Ontario about 200 MW wpd Capstone Oxley Wind Farm Inc. Wind Works Natenco Grey Highlands ZEP Capacity: 10,3 MW Grey Highlands Clean Energy Capacity: 20,5 MW Cloudy Ridge Skyway 126 Capacity: 10,3 MW Toronto Map A on next slide Napier Capacity: 4.2 MW Buffalo Detroit Oxley Capacity: 6,2 MW 8

9 Ontario about 200 MW wpd Capstone Wind Works Fairview Capacity: 16.5 MW Whittington Capacity: 6.2 MW Peterborough Sumac Ridge Capacity: 10.3 MW White Pines Capacity: 60 MW Belleville Snowy Ridge Capacity: 10.3 MW Map A Springwood Capacity: 8.2 MW Ganaraska Capacity: 20,5 MW Settlers Landing Capacity: 10.3 MW 9

10 British Columbia Projects Septimus Creek Capacity: 15 MW Pennask Capacity: 15 MW Shinnish Creek Capacity: 15 MW 10

11 Objective Senvion is ready with its technology and Canadian experience to help you: withstand the most demanding grid conditions ensure grid-friendly behavior under normal and fault conditions demonstrate compliance with the stringiest grid interconnection requirements and do all that with maximum energy production and complete adaptation to cold and icy conditions 11

12 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 12

13 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 13

14 Electrical system Rotor Gearbox Generator Converter 30% 70% Transformer 2MW class: Doubly-fed Induction Generator DFIG with a partial converter: Very high efficiency at partial loading Small(er) converter less costly electrical system Provides control flexibility to handle advanced grid requirements Gear-based concept to enable low noise wind turbines 3MW class: Full Converter (Next Electrical System) The NES, based on a full power converter: Provides economic advantage at higher MWs Decouples the drive train from grid disturbances Gearbox Generator Rotor 100% Converter Transformer Offers added flexibility for future adaptations NES designed to provide similar optimal yield as the DFIG system Gear-based concept to enable low noise wind turbines Two electrical systems to provide grid compatibility and capture economic advantage Senvion technology is ready to meet current and future grid requirements 14

15 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 15

16 Managing GRID requirements Global Grid Specialist Network Technology challenges More stringent requirements by grid operators and more uncertainty New international markets bring new concerns New grid connection characteristics and concepts Transmission VS distribution system connection Weak grids, HVDC links, series-compensated systems Wind-diesel applications New wind turbine types and components Advanced filter designs Novel converter operating/switching modes Continuous software developments Local certification standards and norms limit design options Global Grid Specialist Network! 16

17 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 17

18 Products & features Grid integration / Grid modelling and studie Low voltage ride through GRID features Specifications developed to meet stringiest requirements while maintaining economic advantage Wide voltage range to accommodate severe faults Wide reactive power range for effective voltage support Smart control allows fast reactive power in-feed for voltage control Frequency support: High-frequency response and inertial response emulation Electric models compatible in different simulation platforms for optimal representation and supports grid interconnection studies Reactive power range Over voltage ride through 18

19 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features example 3.2M114 60Hz Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 19

20 Field validation tests Voltage & reactive power Low voltage ride through Over voltage ride through Reactive power response 20

21 Field validation tests Frequency & active power Ramp rate control Inertia control emulation [1] Active Power [MW] 10 5 [2] [3] time [s] Controlling ramp rate to 10% during start-up and shut down for a soft operation Pre-event active power = MW (~13 m/s) Power boost = 6.4% Boost duration =10.8 sec 21

22 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features example 3.2M114 60Hz Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 22

23 Online performance analysis Grid integration Analysis of real grid events for performance validation, wind farm optimization and technology development Example: Frequency triple-swing event on July 3, 2013 (Québec) Senvion inertia control responds consistently to support frequency St-Robert-Bellarmin wind farm 23

24 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features example 3.2M114 60Hz Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 24

25 Putting it all together! Grid integration GRID Project Life-Cycle Product Development Project Engineering Field Validation Performance Monitoring Market research Alignment with grid operators Requirement analysis & forecast Product specifications Design decisions Optional GRID products Grid impact studies, simulation support Substation design Project-specific solutions Turbine & PMU parameterization System integration tests GRID product commissioning Turbine type tests Project validation & performance tests Project-specific adjustments Disturbance recording Status code analysis Analysis of real grid events Cross-project comparison Product enhancements 25

26 Agenda Electrical system Managing GRID requirements at Senvion Products & features Field validation tests Online performance analysis Putting it all together Conclusions 26

27 Conclusions Senvion is ready with its technology, tools and international experience to support on large-scale integration of wind power Many modern wind power plants can provide superior grid support, compared to conventional generation Special GRID products provide the features and flexibility needed to maintain grid stability and reliability Performance analysis of projects in operation shows grid-friendly behavior compliance with different grid requirements high grid operator satisfaction Close collaboration between grid operators, wind project developers and OEMs is key for the advancement of wind turbine technology Senvion is willing to pursue its success story across Canada 27

28 Thank you for your attention! Vincent Remillon, Head of Sales Canada, Senvion Canada Inc.