20 years Itaipu / 50 years HVDC anniversary

Generator Circuit Breakers: Products and applications Krzysztof Guzek

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ABB High Current Systems

Manufacturing and design in Zurich, Switzerland 94 Employees Revenues: over 70 MUS$ p/a Deliveries: 280 - 300 GCB's p/a Market share: >70%

November 2004: More than 3000 GCBs with SF6 technology (since 1985) ordered More than 2,850 ABB GCBs (SF6) in operation worldwide

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Generator Circuit Breaker Factory

View on the assembly line in Zurich

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Generator Circuit Breaker

Where is the GCB?

GCB

HV-CB

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Where is the GCB in the power plant layout?

without Generator Circuit Breaker

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with Generator Circuit Breaker

A history of ABB Generator Circuit Breaker #1

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1954: GCB type DB

ABB Generator Circuit Breaker # 2

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1969: GCB type DR

ABB Generator Circuit Breaker # 3

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1985: GCB type HEK

ABB Generator Circuit Breaker # 4

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1995: GCB type HEC

ABB Generator Circuit Breaker # 5

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2000: GCB type HEC 7/8

ABB Generator Circuit Breaker # 6

2003 GCB type HECS

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Portfolio 2005
210 160 140 130

HEC 7S

HEC 7/8 Un = 25.2 - 30kV

Short Circuit Current in kA

100 80 63 50

HECPS 3/5 HECS-80,100,130 HECI 3/5R Un = 24kV

HGI 3 Un = 21kV HGI 2 Un = 17.5kV

6.3 8

HECS-130

f.c.

13

18 23

28

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Nominal Current in kA

Type HECS

Generator Circuit Breaker

Generator Circuit Breaker System

hydraulic spring drive with disc spring energy storage Maintenance free up 20 years or 20'000 CO
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Switching Operation

Synchronizes Generator with the grid Conducts and switches Generator Nominal Current Switches Short-circuit Current feeder from grid Switches Short-circuit Current feeder from generator(s) Switches out-of-phase current (up to 180) Switches all asymmetrical currents (till 130% asymmetry)

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Impact of using a GCB

Station transformer and HV-switchbay can be omitted Aux. supply can be drawn directly from unit transformer Automatic change - over equipment is not required Division of responsibility clearly defined Lower installation costs

GCB1 G1 G2 G3 G4

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Impact of using a GCB in power layout

Fewer switching operations (lower likelihood of switching errors) Rapid interruption of generator-source short circuit current Rapid disconnection of generator in case of short time unbalanced load Higher availability of the power plant Lower support costs

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GCB applications and ABB services

In: all type of power plants For: new power plants, replacement and retrofit Offer: customised solutions Standards: ANSI and IEC Service: world wide 24 hours

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Optimizing power plants Layouts with Generator Circuit Breakers are...

...economical ...technically safe ...reliable ...compact ...approved ...maintenance free

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