The potential of Energy Efficiency through motors and transformers in Europe
1. Copper Contribution to
Renewables and Energy
Efficiency
Fernando Nuño
European Copper Institute
fng@eurocopper.org
ICREPQ
March 2010
Granada, Spain
2. The European Copper Institute (ECI)
Non profit
Non profit Network of
Network of Mission
Mission
organisation
organisation Associations
Associations
Representing the Brussels based Communicate
world's mining headquarters with copper's
companies and a network of 11 essentiality for
the European Copper health,
copper industry Development technology and
Associations quality of life.
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3. Energy Efficiency and Renewables vs CO2
abatement cost
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4. Index
Electric Motors
Transformers
Renewables
PV case study
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6. Electric motors : key figures
65% of EU industrial
65% of EU industrial
electricity use
electricity use
202 TWh //year savings potential
202 TWh year savings potential
by switching to energy efficient motor driven
by switching to energy efficient motor driven
systems
systems
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7. Electric motors : electricity savings potential
202 TWh annual savings potential
202 TWh annual savings potential
by switching to energy efficient motor
by switching to energy efficient motor
driven systems
driven systems
Total
7% of total Electricity amount of
electricity
System EU network
consumption
electricity
of EU impact losses
35 nuclear power 130 fossil fuel power 1.5 times the EU’s total
plants (1000 MW) plants (350 MW) 2008 wind capacity (142
70% load factor 50% load factor TWh generated in 2008)
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8. Electric motors : GHG savings potential
202 TWh annual savings potential
202 TWh annual savings potential
by switching to energy efficient motor
by switching to energy efficient motor
driven systems
driven systems
100 Million About 20% of the
GHG emission
Tonnes GHG
reduction in EU
annually impact between 1990 and
CO2 saved 2010 (400 - 500 MT)*
Significant reductions in
NOx, SO2, heavy metal, and
dust emissions
*Source : Report of the review of the initial report of
the European Community, FCCC/IRR/2007/EC.
UNFCCC, 15 February 2008.
2008 GHG inventories 1990-2006 (submissions to
UNFCCC)
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9. Electric motors : economic savings potential
202 TWh annual savings potential
202 TWh annual savings potential
by switching to energy efficient motor
by switching to energy efficient motor
driven systems
driven systems
€ 10 Billion € 50 Billion
investment
annual Economic
saved for new
operating impact generation
costs saved
capacity
Lower Life Cycle
6% reduction on
Cost — a typical
fossil fuel imports
reduction of 35%
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10. Electric motors : barriers to be removed
High efficiency motors (Eff1) represent only 12% of the market in the EU. If
High efficiency motors (Eff1) represent only 12% of the market in the EU. If
energy efficient motor systems have in the large majority of the cases the lowest
energy efficient motor systems have in the large majority of the cases the lowest
Life Cycle Cost (LCC), why is the adoption rate so slow?
Life Cycle Cost (LCC), why is the adoption rate so slow?
Split Budgets : purchase Existing stocks : back-
department and operating up spares of the same type
costs managers need to and efficiency in the
make a common approach warehouses, even if LCC is
on Life Cycle Cost basis higher
Lack of Information : Long Life Cycle : 20
years. A poorly-reasoned
education is needed in
purchasing decision will
terms of definitions and Life
have a negative impact
Cycle Cost
lasting for 20 years.
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11. How Copper saves CO2 emissions in motors
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3
Materials
Aluminium Kg 3,5 3,5 4
Increasing
22 kW Copper Copper Kg 8,8 12,9 13,9
Electrical steel Kg 108 108 108
Parameters
+1 kg Cu -> - 3 Tons CO2 Increasing
Rating Kw 22 22 22
Efficiency
Efficiency % 89.5 91.8 92.6
Lifetime Years 20 20 20
Load % 50 50 50
Eco-design analysis
Eco-design analysis Annual
Hours 4380 4380 4380
operation
Environmental balance
Manufacturing Utilisation End of Life Primary Energy GJ 1233 940 841
Decreasing
CO2 CO2 Tons 56 43 38
Given that one kg of copper takes 3 kg of CO2e emissions in production
the environmental payback is more than a factor 1000, while at the end
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12. The European Copper Institute : a long tradition in
promoting efficient motor systems
European Motor
European Motor
Challenge
Challenge
Program
Program
ECI supports this program launched in 2003
Voluntary program of European Commission
focused on improving the efficiency of motor
driven systems
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13. The European Copper Institute : removing barriers
through education
Leonardo
Leonardo
ENERGY blog
ENERGY blog
Reports the
latest
developments
in motor
efficiency
standards,
case studies,
etc.
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14. The European Copper Institute : removing barriers
through education
Policy Seminars Technology
Eco-design
Briefings on the Web Diffusion
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15. Removing barriers for motors
EDUCATION
Lack of Long Life
information Cycle
Split Existing
Budgets stocks
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16. Index
Electric Motors
Transformers
Renewables
Proposals for local actions
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18. Distribution transformers : key figures
222 TWh EU electricity
222 TWh EU electricity
network losses
network losses
19 TWh //year savings potential
19 TWh year savings potential
by switching to energy efficient distribution
by switching to energy efficient distribution
transformers
transformers
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19. Distribution transformers : electricity savings
potential
19 TWh annual savings potential
19 TWh annual savings potential
by switching to energy efficient
by switching to energy efficient
distribution transformers
distribution transformers
9% of total
0,7% of total Electricity amount of
electricity
System EU network
consumption
electricity
of EU impact losses
3 nuclear power 13 fossil fuel power 13% of EU’s total 2008
plants (1000 MW) plants (350 MW) wind capacity (142 TWh
70% load factor 50% load factor generated in 2008)
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20. Distribution transformers : GHG savings potential
19 TWh annual savings potential
19 TWh annual savings potential
by switching to energy efficient
by switching to energy efficient
distribution transformers
distribution transformers
10 Million About 2% of the
GHG emission
Tonnes GHG
reduction in EU
annually impact between 1990 and
CO2 saved 2010 (400 - 500 MT)*
Significant reductions in
NOx, SO2, heavy metal, and
dust emissions
*Source : Report of the review of the initial report of
the European Community, FCCC/IRR/2007/EC.
UNFCCC, 15 February 2008.
2008 GHG inventories 1990-2006 (submissions to
UNFCCC)
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21. Distribution transformers : economic savings
potential
19 TWh annual savings potential
19 TWh annual savings potential
by switching to energy efficient
by switching to energy efficient
distribution transformers
distribution transformers
€ 1 Billion € 5 Billion
investment
annual Economic
saved for new
operating impact generation
costs saved
capacity
Lower Life Cycle A reduced
Cost — IRR from dependency on
10% to 70% fossil fuel imports
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22. Transformers : barriers to be removed
80% of EU distribution
Regulatory Models to integrate Life transformers population
Regulatory Models to integrate Life belong to electricity
Cycle Cost analysis
Cycle Cost analysis distribution companies,
whose activity is regulated
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Current Regulatory Practice Regulatory Model Proposal
The higher efficiency, Discourages investments in Do not remove benefits
the higher benefit efficient transformers before a period long enough
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NPV
NPV
NPV
2, 3 or more regulatory periods
Investment premium is Benefits removed at
before benefit removal
recovered and generates regulatory review avoid
encourages renovation using
positive NPV positive NPV
efficient equipment
Legend: Investment premium (green), energy savings (yellow), net present value (red)
400 kVA C-C’ vs. A-A’; 5% discount rate (real); energy valued at 35 €/MWh
Source : Endesa Distribución
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23. How Copper saves CO2 emissions in
transformers
AA’ CC’ C-Amorphous
Materials
Mech steel Kg 850 725 887
Increasing
1.6 MVA Copper Copper Kg 505 725 1225
Electrical steel Kg 1100 1200 1550
Parameters
+1 kg Cu -> - 0.5 Ton CO2 Increasing
Rating MVA 1.6 1.6 1.6
Efficiency Load Losses kW 17 14 14
No-Load Losses kW 2.6 1.7 0.4
Lifetime Years 30 30 30
Eco-design analysis
Eco-design analysis Load % 50 50 50
Annual operation Hours 8760 8760 8760
Environmental balance
Manufacturing Utilisation End of Life
Primary Energy GJ 19750 15061 11439
Decreasing
CO2 CO2 Tons 897 683 522
One kg of copper takes 3 kg of CO2e emissions in production, while at
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24. The European Copper Institute : a long tradition in
promoting efficient distribution transformers
Strategies for Development and
Strategies for Development and
Diffusion of Energy Efficient
Diffusion of Energy Efficient
Distribution Transformers
Distribution Transformers
ECI participates in this program.
SEEDT builds the business case for development and
diffusion of energy efficient distribution transformers.
A project within the framework of the Intelligent
Energy program of the European Union.
For the SEEDT project, ECI works in collaboration with
the NTUA (Greece), Wuppertal Institute (Germany),
and ENDESA (Spain).
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25. The European Copper Institute : removing barriers
through education
Leonardo
Leonardo
ENERGY blog
ENERGY blog
Reports the
latest
developments
in
transformer
efficiency
standards,
regulation,
and
technology.
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26. Removing barriers by active regulatory actions
EU Regulators Group-ERGEG REPORT WEBINAR
Treatment of Electricity Insuficient Regulatory Regulatory Incentives for
Losses - CONSULTATION Incentives for Investments Energy Efficiency in Networks
in Electricity Networks
Active contribution to Pointing at the savings Spreading the
promote regulatory potential and the regulatory proposals to
reform regulatory proposals the professionals
REGULATORY
REGULATORY
MODEL
MODEL
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27. Index
Electric Motors
Transformers
Renewables
Proposals for local actions
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29. Renewables : key figures
EU to reach 20% renewables in
EU to reach 20% renewables in
final energy consumption by 2020
final energy consumption by 2020
40%
2005 2020
35%
30%
Electricity : :from 15% to 35%
Electricity from 15% to 35%
25%
20% Heating : :from 10% to 25%
Heating from 10% to 25%
15%
Fuels : :from 1% to 10%
Fuels from 1% to 10%
10%
5%
0%
Electricity Heating Fuel
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30. Renewables : key figures
EU to reach 20% renewables in
EU to reach 20% renewables in
final energy consumption by 2020
final energy consumption by 2020
Malta
Luxembourg
Hungary 2005
Cyprus
ch Republic 2020
Belgium
ak Republic
Netherlands 8.5% 20%
ed Kingdom
Poland
Ireland
Bulgaria
Italy
Greece
Germany
Spain
Lithuania
France
Romania
Slovenia
Estonia
Denmark
Portugal
Austria
Finland
Latvia
Sweden
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
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31. Support policy as the main driver for
renewables
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32. Support policy as the main driver for
renewables
Fiscal /
Feed In Quota + Tendering
Financial
Tariff TGC / Bidding
Incentives
Cost allocation To consumers To Generators To Generators To Generators
Cost allocation
Administrative Depends on Depends on
Administrative YES, complex YES, complex
burden the form the form
burden
Long term
Long term Depends on NO, terms can
confidence for YES NO
confidence for the form easily change
investors
investors
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33. Support policy as the main driver for
renewables
Fiscal /
Feed In Quota + Tendering
Financial
Tariff TGC / Bidding
Incentives
Encourages
Encourages YES, possible YES, possible YES, possible YES, possible
specific technology
specific technology
Takes technology Depends on the
Takes technology Depends on Depends on Depends on
learning into form (Germany
learning into the form the form the form
account degression tariff)
account
Suitable for YES,
Suitable for NO, as market NO, as market
immature RE YES stimulates new
immature RE oriented oriented
market
market tech projects
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34. Barriers to renewables development
Legal / Technology / Grid
Administrative Research Integration
National, Regional and Development of technical Grid infrastructure
Local coordination. specifications development
Responsibilities definition European Standards Interconnections
and share (eco-label, energy-label…) between countries
Precise deadlines for Needed more EU Rules for bearing and
planning approval Research interaction and sharing the costs of grid
Lighter process for smaller cooperation development and
projects Improve spreading the reinforcement
Administrative charges quickly evolving technology Provide physical access to
transparent and cost- of renewables grid
related Dispatching priority
As indicated in the proposal for Directive by EC : Dealing with variability
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/climate_actions/doc/2008_res_directive_en.pdf and forecast ability
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35. Special accent by the European Commission:
INFORMATION AND TRAINING
Information on
Information on CERTIFICATION Guidance for
BENEFITS, COSTS
SUPPORT schemes PLANNERS and
and ENERGY
MEASURES ARCHITECTS
EFFICIENCY
To be made Of equipment and For installers of small- Objective : consider
available to the systems for the scale RE: the use of RE and
broad public use of electricity, Biomass boilers district heating &
(consumers, heating and and stoves cooling when
builders, installers, cooling from Solar Photovoltaic planning, designing,
architects…) renewable and Thermal building and
sources systems renovating industrial
or residential areas
Heat pumps
As indicated in the proposal for Directive by EC :
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/climate_actions/doc/2008_res_directive_en.pdf
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36. The European Copper Institute : removing barriers
for renewables
Leonardo
Leonardo
ENERGY blog
ENERGY blog
Technology
introduction,
project
assessment,
engineering
practice,
support
mechanisms,
addressing
barriers, case
studies, how
to manuals
for small
scale…
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37. Removing barriers for renewables:
Leonardo Energy PARTNERSHIP Program
Partnership with RETSCreen Partnership with European Partnership with ESTELA /
Addressing LEGAL issues and RENEWABLE ENERGY PROTERMOSOLAR
PROJECT assessment RESEARCH Centres Agency European Solar Thermal
Electricity Association
L e g a l A s p e c t s o f C le a n E n e r g y P r o j e c t s
C le a n E n e r g y P r o je c t A n a ly s is C o u r s e
B io m a s s F ir e d P o w e r P l a n t, U S A
Supporting and spreading 43
P h o to C r e d it : A n d r e w C a r lin , T r a c y O p e r a t o r s / N R E L P I X
Clean Energy Project PROMINENT RESEARCH GROUPS Spreading the technology,
Analysis Tools from all over Europe in congress contributions,
Intensive WEBINAR strengthening and rationalizing relevance of CSP as a
PROGRAM European Research dispatchable technology
LEGAL / / TECHNOLOGY / / GRID
LEGAL TECHNOLOGY GRID
ADMINISTRATIVE RESEARCH INTEGRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE RESEARCH INTEGRATION
Other relevant partners for renewables : REEEP / Reegle, Green Power Labs, CSP Today, Deuman Climate Change Consulting…
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38. Removing barriers for renewables
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS WEBINAR PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION
Grid Integration, Support Generation of a wide and Concentrating Photovoltaics
Mechanisms INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY of Concentrated Solar Power
PROFESSIONALS
Documentaries, Webinars,
Partnership with ISFOC,
Weekly : Renewables, Clean Estela Solar, 1400+
Development Mechanism… professionals community
LEGAL / / GRID TECHNOLOGY / /
LEGAL GRID TECHNOLOGY
ADMINISTRATIVE INTEGRATION RESEARCH
ADMINISTRATIVE INTEGRATION RESEARCH
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39. Concrete contribution to European Commission
objectives on INFORMATION and TRAINING
Briefing WEBINARS and Partnership with REEGLE SMALL SCALE RENEWABLES
WEBCASTS introducing the How To Manuals
EU Directive and Support
Measures
100%
90% Indicative Trajectory
80% 2020 Target
70%
65% 65%
60%
50%
45% 45%
40%
35% 35%
30%
25% 25%
20%
10%
0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Valuable resource center for
project developers Renewables and Energy
Photovoltaics, Wind, Heat
Efficiency dedicated SEARCH
Pumps
ENGINE
Information on CERTIFICATION Guidance for
Information on
BENEFITS, COSTS and schemes PLANNERS and
SUPPORT MEASURES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY ARCHITECTS
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40. Copper presence in renewables
Copper as a fundamental component
Copper as a fundamental component
of Balance Of Plant / /System
of Balance Of Plant System
for Distributed Generation
for Distributed Generation
2-3 Tonnes Cu / MW 4 Tonnes Cu / MW
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41. Index
Electric Motors
Transformers
Renewables
PV case study
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42. Optimization of PV balance of plant :
cables and transformer
Fix structure Optimal slope
Optimal slope Location : :South
Location South
Fix structure
South oriented
South oriented Spain
Spain
Slope 33º Latitude 37,38º
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43. Technical – Economic Model
Economic / /
Economic
Inputs
Inputs Computing
Computing Financial
Financial
Results
Results
METEO PV BEHAVIOUR FINANCIAL
Solar Radiation Modules Temp NPV of entire
Ambient Hourly current, power plant
Temperature voltage, power
Wind speed
CABLE SIZING
CABLE BEHAVIOUR
PV MODULES Minimizing the
Cables Temp Total Cost of
Performance
Hourly current, Cables
Sensitivity to power loss
radiation and
temperature BOP DESIGN
BOP BEHAVIOUR Optimal Trafo
Trafo Class and
PLANT LAYOUT operation mode
Earthing
Length of cables
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44. Inputs – PV modules and Plant layout
PV modules
PV modules Plant layout
Plant layout
88Sub-Fields 88Arrays per
Arrays per
Sub-Fields Sub-Field
Sub-Field
4m 20Wmod
Array 1 Array 2 Array 3 Array 4
SF1 SF2
SF1 d
JB1 JB2
Array 5 Array 6 Array 7 Array 8 a
RADIATION CURVES 230 W nominal power TEMPERATURE CURVES 130 W nominal power
SF3 SF4
Radiation (W/m2) Current (A) Voltage (V) Power (W) Module T (ºC) Current (A) Voltage (V) Power (W) JB1
0 0,0 25,0 0,0 25 7,9 29,0 230,0
200 1,7 26,0 45,0 40 8,2 27,0 221,4 JB3 JB4
400 3,1 27,0 85,0 55 8,6 25,0 215,0
600 4,6 28,0 130,0 70 8,9 23,0 204,7
800
1000
6,3
7,9
28,5
29,0
180,0
230,0 14%
-
Voltage= V0 * (1- Vf * (Tmodule - 25))
Voltage= A*Rad^2+B*Rad+C
A -2,00E-06 Current= I0 * (1+ If * (Tmodule-25))
Vf -0,46%
If 0,27% SF5 SF6
B 0,0061 Power = P0 *(1 - Pf * (Tmodule - 25)) Pf -0,24%
C 24,946
Current = D*Rad + E
JB5 JB6
D 0,0078
E 0,0397
35,0 250,0
30,0
Radiation Curves
SF7 SF8
200,0
25,0
2
y = -2E-06x + 0,0061x + 24,946 JB7 JB8
R2 = 0,9974 150,0
20,0
V, A
15,0
100,0
Cable Field +
10,0 Lmod 1,64 m
50,0 Wmod 0,99 m 1,6236 m2
5,0
y = 0,0078x + 0,0397
2
R = 0,9993
Lcable 1m
0,0 0,0 Scable 4 mm2
Cable module
0 200 400 600 800 1000
W/m2 Max Peak Power Voltage 29,5 V
Max Peak Power Current 7,79 A
Max Peak Power 230 W
Tmodule = Tair + 45*Rad/1000 * [1 - 10%*(Wind_speed - 1)]
Current (A) Voltage (V) Power (W) Rad (W/m2)
Polinómica (Voltage (V)) Lineal (Current (A)) Wind_speed (m/s) 4314
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45. Inputs - Investment
3 €/W
3 €/W Administrative tasks (grid
€/W
connection, municipal permits…)
Project and site management
PV modules
Inverter
Support Structure
Security systems
Work force (days)
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51. Design codes
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum Allowed Voltage
Allowed Voltage
Allowed Current
Allowed Current Drop
Drop
Cable
Cable
position
position
Maximum Voltage Drop
between PV generator and
Cable grid connection : 1,5%
Cable
type
type
Total Voltage Drop :
modules + arrays + field
L .I
ΔV =
γ .S
Cable Maximum
Cable Maximum
Diameter Current
Diameter Current
Standard UNE 20460-5-523 (2004)
Low Voltage Code - REBT (2002) - ITC-BT 40 (Low Voltage Generators)
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52. Design codes
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum Allowed Voltage
Allowed Voltage
Allowed Current
Allowed Current Drop
Drop
MODULES MODULES
Maximum current 7,79 A Maximum current 7,79 A
Cable Section 4,00 mm2
Correction factor for LV generators 25%
Lenght 30 m
Correction factor for Temperature 0,9
Voltage Drop 1,25 V
Correction factor for direct exposure to sunrays 1
Corrected current 10,82 A ARRAYS
Table1 (air tray) - XLPE2 & "F" configuration 1,5 mm2 Maximum current 7,79 A
Cable Section 6,00 mm2
ARRAYS Lenght 47 m
Maximum current 7,79 A Voltage Drop 1,31 V
Correction factor for LV generators 25%
Correction factor for Temperature 0,9 FIELD
Correction factor for direct exposure to sunrays 0,9 Maximum current 62,32 A
Corrected current 12,02 A Cable Section 50,00 mm2
Table1 (air tray) - XLPE2 & "F" configuration 1,5 mm2 Lenght 138 m
Voltage Drop 3,66 V
FIELD
Maximum current 62,32 A
Correction factor for LV generators 25% System Voltage 443 V
Corrected current 77,90 A
Total Voltage Drop 6,2 V
Table 2 (underground) XLPE2 16 mm2
Relative Voltage Drop 1,4% < 1,5 %
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53. Design codes – Results
Section
Current Voltage Drop
(mm2)
Modules 1.5 4
Arrays 1.5 6
Field 16 50
Nominal Power kWpeak 220,8
Investment k€ 694
Modules - cable mm2 4
Arrays - cable mm2 6
Field - Cable mm2 50
Voltage drop 1,4%
NPV k€ 535,4
Cables : Life Cycle Cost k€ 22,00
Total Copper (cable, earthing, trafo) kg 769
Copper intensity Tonnes / MW 3,48
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55. Thank you!
Sergio Ferreira
Fernando Nuño
Energy & Electricity
Energy & Electricity
Project Manager
Project Manager
Area of Energy Efficiency,
Area of Renewables
Motors, Ecodesign
fng@eurocopper.org
saf@eurocopper.org
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