ABB to Upgrade Control and Valve Cooling System for High Voltage Direct Current Station
ABB announced that it has recently been selected by the Public Service Company of New Mexico to upgrade the control and the valve cooling systems of their existing ABB high voltage direct current (HVDC) system delivered over 20 years ago.
"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."
A modern dry cooling system will replace the original wet cooling system, thus, eliminating the use of scarce water resources.
ABB's MACH 2 system is the world's most used control system for HVDC and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), with over 400 systems in operation. It is used in all types of HVDC applications from small, yet demanding HVDC light installations to large 3,000 megawatt power links.
