The company will install two SVCs on the 735kV network at the Chenier substation, west of Montreal and the turnkey project for Hydro-Quebec is due to be completed in 2012.
The SVC installation on the power grid contributes both to regulating the voltage of the Montreal metropolitan transmission ring and towards ensuring the stability of the network after disturbances have occurred. SVCs are part of the flexible alternating-current transmission systems (FACTS) family of technologies that boost the capacity of existing power transmission systems.
Peter Leupp, head of power systems division at ABB, said: “We are delighted to work with Hydro-Quebec and contribute to the stability of this important transmission system. This success further strengthens ABB’s position as the leading supplier of FACTS technologies.”
