Dynamic control of grid voltage and power factor
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Plug & Play SolutionsWherever you want, whenever you wantIngeteam supplies solutions for energy stabilization favoring significant savings in production costs. Thanks to the STATCOM solutions of the INGEGRID™ range, which are installed in electrical rooms or containers (plug & play solutions) and connected to the medium voltage network, it is possible to stabilise the network and avoid fluctuations during load consumption. This allows for an increase in productivity along with a reduction in operating costs. click here for information on how a STATCOM worksThis static compensator works both in inductive mode (reducing the grid voltage) and in capacitive mode (increasing the grid voltage). It also supports hybrid solutions in which capacitor and/or inductance banks are added to increase power. In addition, it has the capacity of voltage regulation, load balancing and active harmonic filtering. 
The STATCOM is configured in compliance with national network codes according to regulatory requirements of the country. It is used in electro-intensive sectors such as mining or metallurgy. Its installation is versatile, since it can be installed both in electrical room and in transportable container. Each container can have a reactive power capacity of up to 14 MVAr, admitting configurations of step-down transformers with several secondary windings and multiple stacking levels, which allow the handling of powers well above 100 MVAr and at a voltage of 3,65 kV. Although other reactive power compensation technologies such as SVC have been used in the past, the STATCOM allows faster compensation, being able to operate at lower grid voltages, guaranteeing reactive compensation and optimizing space. In other words, the STATCOM is faster, more capable, more flexible and more compact than the SVC.
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INGEGRID™ STATCOM converters are designed for applications where reactive power control is needed to meet the requirements of national grid codes or where voltage must be regulated to improve the stability of the power grid.
INGEGRID™ STATCOM converters are a key element for the integration of industrial loads with high energy demand from the grid; they minimise the impact of large consumption in localized areas that, in some cases, could be far from the main energy generation assets.
In addition to reactive power control, INGEGRID™ STATCOM converters are also used for advanced grid control functions aimed at improving power quality. In that sense, compensation of voltage unbalances and active harmonic filtering are among the most relevant control functions with a common and successful implementation in real applications.
Based on a modular design, INGEGRID™ STATCOM converters are available in a wide range of both power and voltage, adapted to the standards of each country or adapted to the requirements of the application, thanks to the flexibility of the power converters integrated in the solution.