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Power Plant Solutions – Extreme Conditions
Global Technical Consulting & Projects
Agenda – Product Portfolio
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Utility-grade PV in the multi-megawatt range
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Extreme conditions require special solutions
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Demanding stress tests for extreme conditions
SMA Solar Technology AG
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Power Plant Solutions – Inverter and system solutions
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900
800
500
Max. AC
Power (kW)
Commercial and
Utility grade
8, 10, 12, 15.17, 20 TL
Utility grade
Global Market
500 CP XT/JP
630
720
760
800
850
900 CP XT
Utility grade
UL-certified
500
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630
720
750
800 CP-US
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Power Plant Solutions – Inverter and system solution for all plant design
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500
800
1000
1250
1600
1800
Max. AC
Power (kW)
Walkable
500MV
630MV
TCS500
TCS630
800MV
1000MV
1250MV
1600MV
Outdoor
TCS800
TCS1000
TCS1250
TCS1600
TCS1800
US
Skid Enclosure
Skid Canopy
Skid Open
The complete product range for utility scale PV-plant
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Substation optimized in terms of cost and technology
SUNNY CENTRAL MV
SUNNY CENTRAL CP XT
30t
1.9t
incl. MV transformer
incl. MV transformer
substation, approx. 5t
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Easy handling – less weight and size
> Outdoor enclosure with IP 54
> Direct deployment in the field
> Easy transport & handling in the field
> Easy installation due to a separate
connection area
> Reduced weight
> No special equipment for unloading in the
field (cranes & trucks)
> Less effort for construction roads and
infrastructure on site
Easy Installation worldwide
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Agenda – Product Portfolio
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Utility-grade PV in the multi-megawatt range
2
Extreme conditions require special solutions
3
Leading quality by advanced tests
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Grid-connected PV plants with SMA inverters in sunbelt regions
Decentralized plants with string inverters
Centralized plants with central inverters
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Challenge: harsh climate conditions
> Fact: utility-grade PV plants are being
increasingly installed in desert-like
regions of the earth’s sunbelt
> Opportunities: exploiting new markets,
huge areas, establishing utility-grade PV
> Challenge: extreme environmental
conditions
> Desert conditions: hot & dusty areas
> High altitudes > 2,000m
> Tropical regions & monsoon
> Chemically-aggressive environments
> Seismic areas
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SMA offers proven system solutions for extreme requirements
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Project examples for the sun belt
Masdar City (Abu Dhabi)
> Installed capacity: 10 MWp
> 16 x Sunny Central 560HE
> Conditions:
> High temperatures (> 50°C)
> Sand & dust
> Salinity in air
Hawaii (USA)
> Installed capacity: 0.75 MWp
> 3 x Sunny Central 250U
> Conditions:
> Salinity in air
> Seismic area
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Project examples for the sun belt
Greenough River (Australia)
> Installed capacity: 10 MWp
> 16 x Sunny Central 720 CP
> Conditions:
> High temperatures up to 50°C
> Dusty air
Ragusa, Sicily Island (Italy)
> Installed capacity: 65 MWp
> 80 x Sunny Central 800 CP
> Conditions:
> Salinity in air
> High temperatures up to 50°C
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Project examples for the sun belt
Kagoshima (Japan)
> Installed capacity: 70 MWp
> 140 x Sunny Central 500 CP-JP
> Conditions:
> Salinity in air
> Seismic area
Agua Caliente (USA)
> Installed capacity: 290 MWp
> 400 x Sunny Central 720 CP
> Conditions:
> High temperatures up to 50°C
> Sand & dust
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Inverter load profiles
Typical load profile in Munich
(fixed tilt system)
Possible load profile in Riyadh –
(dual-axis tracking system)
Inverter frequently operates at upper load limit and high temperatures
Increased stress level requires ambitious testing
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Agenda – Product Portfolio
1
Utility-grade PV in the multi-megawatt range
2
Extreme conditions require special solutions
3
Leading quality by advanced tests
SMA Solar Technology AG
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Routine tests
> Every single inverter that leaves our factory has
been thoroughly tested:
> Optical inspection
> Wiring test
> Protective conductor inspection
> High-voltage test
> Function test
> Endurance test
(6h at48°C and nominal load)
> At least 1 device is subject to a 48-hour
endurance test every week
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Highest reliability included
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Test Facilities / Overview of SC Test Center
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1 400 m² test area
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8 test chambers and 7 system test stations
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In-house medium-voltage station with
three 1.25 MVA transformers
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Two 2 500 A busbars for powering the test chambers
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Climatic chamber with a 48 m³ test area
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Variable DC and AC sources
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State-of-the-art measurement technology, e.g. in the areas:
voltage, current, power, temperature, humidity and air
pressure
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Proprietary PV plants for systemtests:
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2,4 MW roof top PV plant (building 58 / Waldau),
as of April 2012
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600 kW roof top PV plant (building 70 /
Sanderhäuser-Berg), as of April 2012
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Leading quality by ambitious testing
> Climate test Î UL 1741
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-25°C (cold start test) to 50°C (16h full load)
> Temperature with humidity Î EN 60068-2-78/30
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+30°C, 93% humidity, 4h, no operation, open doors
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+30°C, 93% humidity, 72h, operation, closed doors
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cycling -35°C … +55°C, 2.25°C/min, 96% humidity, 48h
> Arizona dust test Î EN 60068-2-68
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Sand concentration: 1; 3; 5 and 10 g/m³ with particle speed 20 m/s
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Sand particle size: < 2µm to 150µm (for comparison typical sand size: 149µm up to 850µm)
> Vibration test Î EN 60068-2-64/29
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Transport simulation Class 2M2; 10g
> Noise emission Î EN 3744:11
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SC 800CP XT : 80.83 dB(A) @ 1m; 60.82 dB(A) @ 10m
> Harmonics test
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SC 800CP XT : THD = 1.74%
Highest reliability included
> Islanding test AID Î IEEE 1547
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Seismic qualification test
Vibration tests
> Tri-axial simultaneous time history tests at a test level of 1.51g,
comparable to an earthquake of 8.5 on the Richter scale
> Meets the requirements of:
> IEC 60068-2-6
> ICC-ES AC156
No damages or changes detected
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Electromagnetic compatibility
> Own absorber chamber 8m x 6m x 12m
> Norm-compliant chamber with ferrite pyramid
lining, suitable up to 18 GHz
> Test options:
including electro-magnetic compatibility, electromagnetic emissions
The result: normative requirements fulfilled
(IEC61000-6-2 (EMC immunity for industrial
environments), IEC61000-6-4 (electro-magnetic
emissions in industrial environments))
Even more stringent SMA requirements fulfilled
Highest reliability included
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Demanding stress tests ensure reliability under all conditions
> Walk-in climate chamber (48m³) in our own
development test center
> Inverters are tested to the limits of their
operational capabilities at temperatures
ranging from -40 °C to +65 °C
> Single components (e.g. SC20Cont) are proved
up to 120°C (Shock –Test)
> The chamber can also create relative humidity
of between 10% and 95%.
> Endurance tests of up to 1,000 hours
Quality is tested and not just simulated
Highest reliability in extreme climate conditions
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1. Utility-Grade PV |
2. Proven technology |
3. New and upcoming features |
4. Extreme conditions |
5. Advanced tests
Sand & dust test
> In accordance with IEC 68-2-68 Cat.
Lc1 (circulation chamber)
> Particle composition similar to the desert
in Arizona
> Wind speeds up to 20 m/s
> Certificate available on request
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No sand or dust in the inverter or the fans
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Fault Ride Through Test
• Fault ride-through test at low-voltage levels:
• Transformer power e.g. 700kW
• Power of testsystem: 1000 kW
• test procedure: interruption-free switching of the
transformer secondary Æ voltage drop Æ
inverter will react on this event
Proven grid management
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