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Selected Projects

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Capacitors for the World

In 2009, Siemens extended its product portfolio and since then delivers
High Voltage Power Capacitors and Capacitor Banks to renowned customers
worldwide. These products and systems fulfill the highest electrical and
mechanical requirements; they are used for the most diversified applications
and can be operated under the most stringent environmental conditions.
Siemens High Voltage Power Capacitors do not only enhance the transmission
capacity or the network stability, but also contribute to economical growth and
enable a significant reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.

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Siemens
Power Capacitor Factory
Siemens Power Capacitor
factory is located in the
industrial complex in
Jundia, Brazil, the largest
production complex of
Siemens in Latin America.

High Voltage Power Capacitor Factory

Selected Projects

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HVDC Adani India

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HVDC Estlink 2

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FSC Tucuru-Manaus Brazil

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MSCDN Lincs Wind Farm UK

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HVDC Hudson USA

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HVDC Black Sea Georgia

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Other selected projects 

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Finland & Estonia

History 50 Years of Experience

1959 Laelc starts operations, manufacturing Power Capacitors for several
projects, including Itaip HVDC, the first 600 kV HVDC of the world in
the 80s.
1979 Laelc buys the technology to manufacture internally fused capacitors
2007 Siemens acquires from Laelc the technology to manufacture
power capacitors and capacitor banks
2009 Siemens High Voltage Power Capacitors factory starts commercial
operation and was awarded its first large HVDC order for India
2013 Siemens High Voltage Power Capacitors are globally present
in several countries around the world with a product portfolio
for all types of application
Other selected projects

Power Capacitors
Technical Data
Siemens entered the Power Capacitor market with a
product for the most diversified applications. Long-term
reliable technology and intensive R&D investments lead
to a state-of-the-art product, compliant with the most
stringent technical and environmental requirements,

including extremely low temperatures (like -50C in

northern Canada), extremely high temperatures (like
+50C in India), high humidity (like in the rainforests
of northern Brazil) and the most extreme seismic zones
(like in New Zealand).

Capacitor Banks Applications

Flexible AC
Transmission
Systems
(FACTS)

Parallel
Compensation

Static Var Compensator (SVC)

Mechanically Switched Capacitor with Damping Network (MSCDN)
Mechanically Switched Capacitors (MSC)

Series
Compensation

Thyristor Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC)

Thyristor Protected Series Compensation (TPSC)
Fixed Series Compensation (FSC)

AC Harmonic Filters
AC PLC Filters
Long Distance and Back-to-Back HVDC AC & DC Filters
AC & DC Surge Capacitors

Capacitor Unit Design

Technology

Internally fused, externally fused, fuseless,

and unfused

Rated voltage

With internal fuses: 15 kV

Without internal fuses: 24 kV

Frequency

50 Hz/60 Hz

Rated power

Up to 1000 kvar (50 Hz)

Up to 1200 kvar (60 Hz)

Current

Max. 180 A

BIL

95 kV, 125 kV, 150 kV, 170 kV, 200 kV

Dielectric

Polypropylene film and oil

Impregnant

Biodegradable PCB-free oil

Discharge resistor

75 V/10 min or 50 V/5 min

Losses

With internal fuses: < 0.20 W/kvar

Without internal fuses: < 0.12 W/kvar

Temperature range

-50/+55 C

Standards

IEC, IEEE, ABNT, CSA, and others

Quality certificates

ISO 9001; ISO 14001; OHSAS 18001

Final figures to be confirmed during project

For other standards please consult the factory

HVDC Adani
India
The HVDC system operated by Adani Power Ltd. has a
transmission capacity of 2500 MW and provides low-loss
energy transmission over a distance of approximately
960 km, from the port of Mundra located on the west
coast to the industrial regions in the Haryana state.
The AC filters for this HVDC system represent the first

large order for the capacitor factory in Jundia, which

delivered the first units to India only 6 months after
the official inauguration in December 2009. The total
installed output of the 54 single phase high voltage
AC filters was close to 4000 Mvar and the total number
of units supplied was 4840 (including spare parts).

Technical Data
Locations

Mundra and Mohindergarh S/S

Total rated power

3.7 Gvar

Unit output

815.6 to 852.0 kvar

Bank voltages

280.3 to 294.8 kV

Rated unit voltages

7.8 to 9.7 kV

Quantity of units

4,840

Technology

Internally fused

Supply date

August 2010

Temperature category -5 /+50 C

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HVDC Estlink 2
Finland & Estonia
In December 2010 Fingrid and Elering awarded the
contract for the Estlink 2 Converter Stations to Siemens,
using a HVDC Transmission System with a transmission
capacity of 650 megawatts at a DC voltage of
450 kilovolts.

The Siemens capacitor factory in Brazil supplied a total

of 24 single phase high voltage AC filter banks (C1-type)
using internally fused and fuseless technology and
36 single phase medium voltage AC filter banks
(C2/C3-type unfused technology).

Technical Data

Locations

Anttila and Puessi substations

Total rated power

1.17 Gvar

Unit output

113 to 849 kvar

Bank voltages

6.1 to 325.5 kV

Rated unit voltages

3.0 to 19.2 kV

Quantity of units

1,878

Technology

Internally fused, fuseless

and unfused

Supply date

August 2012

Temperature category

-40/+40 C

FSC Tucuru-Manaus
Brazil
Siemens Ltda. Brazil was awarded the FACTS systems
for the 1800 km long 500 kV HV transmission system
connecting the Tucuru Hydro Power Plant with the city
of Manaus in 2010. The scope of supply included a total
of 18 Fixed Series capacitors located at 5 different substations in the Amazon forest.

The Capacitor factory in Jundia was responsible for the

supply of all the capacitors of this project, considered to
be the largest FACTS project ever executed worldwide.

Technical Data
Locations

5 substations along the transmission line Tucuru-Manaus

Total rated power

6.8 Gvar

Unit output

743.8 to 825.4 kvar

Bank voltage

500 kV

Rated unit voltages

6.3 to 7.1 kV

Quantity of units

8,496

Technology

Internally fused

Supply date

2010 2012

Temperature category -5/+50 C

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MSCDN Lincs Wind Farm

UK
The Lincs project, owned by Lincs Wind farm Limited is
located in the Greater Wash wind farm park, England and
will generate capacity of 270 MW. The energy generated
offshore is transferred to the grid via the Walpole onshore
substation located in the Norfolk County. Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd., UK was awarded with the
construction of the entire onshore substation in 2010.

The Siemens High Voltage capacitor plant has provided

a total of 6 single phase Capacitor Banks for the 132 kVMSCDN comprising fuseless C1 and C2-banks with a total
installed rating of 246,3 Mvar, as well as 6 single phase
banks with internally fused capacitors for the 13.9 kV
CMSC with a total output of 145.7 Mvar.

Technical Data

Location

Walpole substation, England

Total Rated Power

392 Mvar

Unit output

180 to 867 kvar

Bank voltage

132 and 13.9 kV

Rated unit voltages

4.3 to 11.8 kV

Total units

576

Technology

Internally fused and fuseless

Supply date

April 2011

Temperature cat.

-25/+40 C

HVDC Hudson
USA
In May 2011 Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC awarded
the contract to Siemens to connect the power supply networks of New Jersey and New York, USA using a 660 MW
back-to-back HVDC system will contribute to the stabilization of the connected systems, a key benefit in the event
of grid disturbances or blackouts.

The capacitor plant in Brazil supplied 18 single phase

High Voltage AC Filter banks (internally fused technology)
and 36 single phase Medium voltage AC Filter banks
(C2/C3 and C4-type, unfused technology) for this HVDC
system, providing unit outputs larger than 1.0 Mvar for
the first time.

Technical Data
Locations

West 49th Street and Bergen

Total Rated Power

1.3 Gvar

Unit output

122 to 1019 kvar

Bank voltages

8.4 to 244.7 kV

Rated unit voltages

7.2 to 17.7 kV

Total units

1,524

Technology

Internally fused and unfused

Supply date

May 2012

Temperature category

-30/+40 C
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HVDC Black Sea

Georgia
In August 2010 Energotrans Ltd. awarded the contract
to Siemens for 350 MW back-to-back HVDC systems in
Georgia. The HVDC converter station will connect the
networks of Georgia and Turkey via two back-to-back
links.

The capacitor plant in Brazil supplied 27 single phase

High Voltage AC Filter banks (internally fused technology) and 36 single phase Medium voltage AC Filter banks
(C2 and C3-type, unfused technology) for this HVDC
system located at an altitude of 1,100 meters above
sea level in a seismic region.

Technical Data

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Location

Akhaltsikhe substation

Total rated power

1.266 Gvar

Unit output

220 to 722 kvar

Bank voltages

60.7 to 354.6 kV

Rated unit voltages

9.3 to 18 kV

Quantity of units

2,237

Technology

Internally fused & unfused

Supply date

August 2011

Temperature category

-25/+50 C

Project
HVDC WATL

Customer/
Country/
Year
AltaLink
Canada
2013

Scope
36 x HV single phase AC filter
banks; 60 x MV single phase
AC filter banks; 6 x HV single
phase shunt banks

Technical Data
Total rated power
Unit output
Bank voltage

5.73 to 440.61 kV

Unit voltage

5.73 to 17.06 kV

Quantity of units

MSCDN 400 kV

RTE
France
2013

17 x MSCDN
(Type 150 Mvar 380 kV)

Total rated power

ATCO Electric
Canada
2013

36 x HV single phase AC filter

banks; 60 x MV single phase
AC filter banks; 12 x HV single
phase shunt banks

Bank voltage

24.39 to 553.91 kV

Unit voltage

7.04 to 10.66kV

Unit output

Transelec
Chile
2013

1 x MSC
(Type 75.64 Mvar 12.27 kV)

Unit voltage

5.58 to 18.25 kV

Unit output

National Grid
United Kingdom
2013

5 x MSCDN
(Type 225 Mvar 400 kV)

Unit voltage

6.133 kV

Unit output

RWE
United Kingdom
2012

6 x 132 kV filter banks;

4 x 13.9 MSC banks

Unit voltage

7.925 and 9.403 kV

Unit output

Hydro Quebec
Canada
2013

2 x three-phase single tuned

filter banks; 2 x three-phase
TSC-banks

Unit voltage

6.735 to 12.256 kV

Unit output

Diaco S.A.
Colombia
2012

3 x three-phase filter circuits

Unit voltage

7.1 to 9.1 kV

Unit output

Ande
Paraguay
2011

3 x three-phase single tuned

filter banks; 2 x three-phase
TSC-banks

Unit voltage

4.04 to 12 kV

Unit output

Energinet
Denmark
2011

1 x three-phase HV filter
(282 kV); 2 x three-phase
MV filter banks

17.7 to 21.42 kV
5.57 to 6.18 kV

Unit output

London Array
United Kingdom
2011

4 x MSCDN
(Type 150 kV)

282 kV
20.7 / 17.2 / 19.2 kV

Unit output

Transpower
New Zealand
2011

27 x HV single phase AC filter

banks; 27 x MV single phase
AC filter banks; 3 x HV single
phase shunt banks

ELETRONORTE
Brazil
2010

4 x MSC
(Type 20.52 Mvar 242 kV)

150 kV
14.2 / 4.16 kV

Total rated power

Unit output

TAESA
Brazil
2010

Filter I and Filter II for SVC

257 to 348 kV
9.1 to 13.7 kV

Unit output

RIEDER & CIA/

CLYFSA
Paraguay
2009

242 kV
11.646 kV

Unit output

1 x MSC
(Type 12 Mvar 24 kV)

82.1 Mvar
570 kvar

Unit voltage
Total rated power

Very high seismic requirements, internally fused and

unfused capacitors
First fuseless application

144
42 + 66 Mvar
786 kvar / 916.3 kvar

Bank voltage

23.16 kV / 21.46 kV

Unit voltage

13.369 kV /12.389 kV

First SVC application,

internally fused

54 / 72

Total rated power

12 Mvar

Unit output

500 kvar

Bank voltage

24 kV

Unit voltage

13.2 kV

Quantity of units

Fuseless capacitors

1,690

Bank voltage

Quantity of units

MSC ANDE
Paraguay

1,165 Mvar
270 to 833 kvar

Unit voltage
Total rated power

Noise reduced with external noise damping hoods,

internally fused and unfused
capacitors

445

Bank voltage

Quantity of units

SVC Bom Jesus

da Lapa II

156.2 Mvar
360.5 / 370.2 kvar

Unit voltage

Quantity of units

MSC S/S J Paran,

S/S Vilhena

157

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

HVDC Cookstraight,
Pole 3

96.7 Mvar
643/435/427 kvar

Unit voltage
Total rated power

Internally fused

350

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

MSC London Array

Windfarm

265 Mvar
727.58 to 783.44 kvar

Unit voltage
Total rated power

Industrial electric arc furnace

application, internally fused

180

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

HVDC Kontek

118.5 Mvar
584.4 to 1091.5 kvar
7 to 20.8 kV

Total rated power

Low temperature -40C,

internally fused,
high seismic requirements

1,602

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

SVC Horqueta

1,400 Mvar
922 to 934 kvar
28 to 36.5 kV

Total rated power

Internally fused and fuseless

capacitors

642

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

SVC Gerdau Diaco

495 Mvar
212.6 to 875.5 kvar
6.735 to 98.05 kV

Total rated power

Low temperature -25C,

internally fused

1,800

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

SVC Bout de Llle

1,459 Mvar
719.8 and 825.1 kvar
244 kV and 31.7 kV

Total rated power

High seismic conditions,

internally fused

84

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

MSCDN
Gwynt Y Mor

75.64 Mvar
900.5 kvar
12.27 kV

Total rated power

Very low temperature -50C,

internally fused and unfused
capacitors

3,558

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

Harker, Hutton
and Stella
400 kV MSCDN

2,462 Mvar
126.1 to 963.2 kvar
8.86 to 376 kV

Total rated power

Largest MSCDN project

ever awarded to Siemens,
Internally fused

6,528

Bank voltage
Quantity of units

SVC Diego de
Almagro

5,665 Mvar
593.2 to 886.2 kvar

Total rated power

Very low temperature -50C,

internally fused and unfused
capacitors

3,744

Unit output

Quantity of units

HVDC ATCO

3,045 Mvar
122.9 to 993.5 kvar

Highlight/
Technology

First capacitor bank delivery,

internally fused

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