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How ABB's PCS100 Active Voltage Conditioner can be applied

The most common and costly power quality problem in today’s oil and gas industry is voltage sags. The PCS100 Active Voltage Conditioner is specifically designed to correct voltage sags. It does not contain energy storage instead taking power from the remaining electrical grid. As a result it has a very low cost of ownership due to having no batteries to maintain and very low electrical loss. It has a small footprint making it suitable for effective use inside plants where floor area is limited.

Typical ​applications

• Compressor stations
• Auxiliaries
• Critical processes

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How ABB's PCS100 Reactive Power Conditioner can be applied

Poor power factor and phase imbalance can wreak havoc on your equipment, from extraction tools and processing plants to emergency systems, and can cause you to spend more on electricity than you should. A power supply rich in harmonics can generate additional heat rejection which poses a risk when exposed to oil and gas operations.

Conventional capacitor-based power factor correction can cause switching transients on the supply and be overloaded by harmonic resonance. The PCS100 Reactive Power Conditioner is an electronic power factor correction system that uses an IGBT inverter to correct power factor, imbalance and low order harmonics (5th and 7th). It is an ideal solution in the oil and gas industry where expensive machinery must be protected and risk of combustion avoided.

Typical applications

• Motor starts
• LNG
• FPSO
• Correcting power factor on board vessels

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How ABB's PCS100 Static Frequency Converter can be applied

Most ships utilize a 60 Hz grid which leaves them unable to connect to an incompatible 50 Hz utility power supply when in port, requiring them to generate onboard power, creating noise and reducing local air quality. The PCS100 Static Frequency Converter allows the interconnection of grid systems with varying frequencies offering the ideal solution for shore-to-ship applications.

On board ships space is at a premium. The PCS100 Static Frequency Converter has a small footprint that ensures it can be retrofitted into a small area, and it can even be installed into plant or maintenance rooms away from the load itself. The PCS100 Static Frequency Converter is highly configurable for different size options from 125kVA up to 2MVA, even larger systems are possible as multiple units can be paralleled if required.

Typical applications

• FPSO
• LNG
• Offshore to onshore
• Clean bus
• Fuel saving by reduction shaft speed onboard vessels

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How ABB's PCS100 Industrial UPS can be applied

The PCS100 Industrial UPS is an ideal complement to the PCS100 Active Voltage Conditioner. Unlike the PCS100 AVC, the PCS100 UPS-I incorporates energy storage, often in the form of ultracapacitors. This provides the energy to ride through very deep voltage sags and short power outages. Compared with conventional UPSs, the PCS100 Industrial UPS has very low losses and a small footprint. It is available in a wide range of voltages, including 210 / 220 VAC up to multi-MVA ratings.  

Typical applications

• Critical processes
• Pump stations
• Bridge the gap between grid loss and generator starts

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How ABB's PCS100 Medium Voltage UPS can be applied

Plastics and downstream chemical processing require a continuous clean electricity supply and space for power protection equipment is often very limited in oil and gas processing plants. The PCS100 MV UPS which provides a high level of power protection at medium voltage levels is an ideal centralized power protection solution. With best in class electrical efficiency, a small footprint and a very low cost of ownership, the PCS100 MV UPS can protect against deep voltage sags and short outages.

Typical loads

• Critical processes
• Extrusion

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