{"id":6851,"date":"2021-12-16T21:30:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/?p=6844"},"modified":"2023-06-02T09:21:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T07:21:12","slug":"a-stable-power-supply-is-essential-for-mines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/12-2021\/a-stable-power-supply-is-essential-for-mines\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA stable power supply is essential for mines\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"yellow\">\n<p>Every\u00adthing stops: the crush\u00aders that pul\u00adver\u00adize the blast\u00aded cop\u00adper ore, the mills that then fur\u00adther process it, and also the con\u00advey\u00ador sys\u00adtems that go on for kilometers\u2014just to name the larg\u00adest con\u00adsumers. They are all elec\u00adtri\u00adcal\u00adly pow\u00adered and the ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adtion is enor\u00admous. Depend\u00ading on the size of the mine, a pow\u00ader require\u00adment of up to 250 megawatts is not unusu\u00adal. And it\u2019s con\u00adstant, sev\u00aden days a week, around the clock.<br>\n<\/p>\n<h3>In other words, the same electricity demand as a large city \u2026<\/h3>\n<p>Exact\u00adly. Ensur\u00ading this sup\u00adply is any\u00adthing but sim\u00adple, since deposits are usu\u00adal\u00adly in remote areas. In Peru, for exam\u00adple, we have a cus\u00adtomer with a mine in the Andes at an alti\u00adtude of over 4,000 meters, hun\u00addreds of kilo\u00adme\u00adters from the near\u00adest grid node.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the pow\u00ader sup\u00adply is depen\u00addent on one line. There is noth\u00ading like this in the tight\u00adly mesh\u00aded grids of Europe. But you don\u2019t even need a pow\u00ader out\u00adage to bring the machin\u00adery to a stop. Today, even a short volt\u00adage drop or over\u00advoltage, which could be caused by light\u00adning or cer\u00adtain switch\u00ading oper\u00ada\u00adtions in the grid, is enough.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is that the case?<\/h3>\n<p>Because mod\u00adern dri\u00adves are much more sen\u00adsi\u00adtive than they were 20 years ago. This affects mills in partic\u00adular. It\u2019s hard to believe when you see the machines\u2014they are pow\u00ader\u00adful giants with diam\u00ade\u00adters of up to thir\u00adteen meters that can grind hun\u00addreds of tons at once. But the tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy is vul\u00adner\u00ada\u00adble due to fre\u00adquen\u00adcy-regu\u00adlat\u00ad\u00aded dri\u00adves, which facil\u00adi\u00adtate pre\u00adcise con\u00adtrol of the speed and torque.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6901\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6901 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Rene-Rund-from-Reinhausen-Power-Quality.jpg\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"450\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pow\u00ader Qual\u00adi\u00adty expert Ren\u00e9 Rund reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly trav\u00adels to South Amer\u00adi\u00adca to advise mine oper\u00ada\u00adtors. (\u00a9 Pri\u00advate)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While this makes the machines sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly more effi\u00adcient, they switch off if the volt\u00adage leaves the defined range. Where most deposits are found, such as in South Amer\u00adi\u00adca or Africa, the grids are gen\u00ader\u00adal\u00adly very unstable\u2014meaning that volt\u00adage fluc\u00adtu\u00ada\u00adtions occur more often there. But that\u2019s just the half of it. The mach\u00adines them\u00adselves also have reper\u00adcus\u00adsions on the grid.<\/p>\n<h3>You mean the reactive power?<\/h3>\n<p>es, that too, reac\u00adtive pow\u00ader flows over\u00adload the lines. In this way, this prob\u00adlem is not new. But with mod\u00adern machines and their fre\u00adquen\u00adcy-con\u00adtrolled dri\u00adves, har\u00admon\u00adics also arise that have a neg\u00ada\u00adtive effect on the pow\u00ader qual\u00adi\u00adty. These grid impu\u00adri\u00adties can also inter\u00adfere with oth\u00ader con\u00adsumers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_6909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6909\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Copper-in-south-america.jpg\" alt width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Ore in demand:<\/strong> The glob\u00adal demand for cop\u00adper has risen in the last nine years from 19 to cur\u00adrent\u00adly about 25 mil\u00adlion tons. And, due to the ener\u00adgy trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion and e\u2011mobility, the need will con\u00adtin\u00adue to grow. The met\u00adal is absolute\u00adly nec\u00ades\u00adsary for bat\u00adter\u00adies. Chile, Peru and Aus\u00adtralia have the largest reserves. (\u00a9 iStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There\u00adfore, grid oper\u00ada\u00adtors set lim\u00adit val\u00adues, which mines and oth\u00ader large con\u00adsumers have to com\u00adply with. If the lim\u00adit val\u00adues are exceed\u00aded, this can become real\u00adly expen\u00adsive. It can result in fines or even dis\u00adcon\u00adnec\u00adtion. But the mine oper\u00ada\u00adtors also have an inter\u00adest in elim\u00adi\u00adnat\u00ading har\u00admon\u00adics, for a dif\u00adfer\u00adent rea\u00adson: they can inter\u00adfere with their own tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy. If sen\u00adsors or mea\u00adsure\u00adment tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy fail, pro\u00adduc\u00adtion stops.<\/p>\n<h3>Which solutions does Reinhausen Power Quality offer to overcome this undesirable grid feedback?<\/h3>\n<p>In a nut\u00adshell: com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion sys\u00adtems for reac\u00adtive pow\u00ader and fil\u00adter cir\u00adcuit sys\u00adtems for har\u00admon\u00adics. But there isn\u2019t just a sin\u00adgle solu\u00adtion. Every mine is dif\u00adfer\u00adent, both with regard to the machine fleet and the topo\u00adgraphical fac\u00adtors. There is there\u00adfore usu\u00adal\u00adly only one of each of our sys\u00adtems in the world. But our GRIDCON<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> series gives us a trust\u00aded mod\u00adu\u00adlar sys\u00adtem which we can tap into.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThanks to the GRIDCON<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> range, mine oper\u00ada\u00adtors can improve their pow\u00ader qual\u00adi\u00adty and also uti\u00adlize the avail\u00adable infra\u00adstruc\u00adture more flex\u00adi\u00adbly.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In gen\u00ader\u00adal, there is a clear trend toward dynam\u00adic com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion sys\u00adtems that can opti\u00admize load flows with pow\u00ader elec\u00adtron\u00adics almost in real time. This helps mine oper\u00ada\u00adtors avoid trans\u00admis\u00adsion loss\u00ades due to exces\u00adsive reac\u00adtive pow\u00ader and can thus also low\u00ader their ener\u00adgy costs. It is also pos\u00adsi\u00adble to get more out of trans\u00adform\u00aders and even con\u00adnect addi\u00adtion\u00adal dri\u00adves since reac\u00adtive pow\u00ader is off\u00adset on the process rail and does not go through the trans\u00adformer. Mine oper\u00ada\u00adtors can thus improve their pow\u00ader qual\u00adi\u00adty and also uti\u00adlize the avail\u00adable infra\u00adstruc\u00adture more flex\u00adi\u00adbly.<\/p>\n<h3>And what about voltage fluctuations in the grids?<\/h3>\n<p>There is a spec\u00adi\u00adfied volt\u00adage range in which the grid oper\u00ada\u00adtor can allow the volt\u00adage to fluc\u00adtu\u00adate. If this range is vio\u00adlat\u00aded, our sys\u00adtems are also able to bring the volt\u00adage back to this range almost in real time. In turn, this then ensures sta\u00adble pro\u00adduc\u00adtion.<\/p>\n<h3>How long does such a system last?<\/h3>\n<p>We get this ques\u00adtion fre\u00adquent\u00adly. 15 to 20 years. This always depends on the indi\u00advid\u00adual demand and how well the sys\u00adtems are main\u00adtained.<\/p>\n<h3>Are these dynamic systems also suitable for other industries?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. The appli\u00adca\u00adtion is not lim\u00adit\u00aded cop\u00adper mines; the sys\u00adtems can be used for min\u00ading as a whole as well as in oth\u00ader indus\u00adtries in which pow\u00ader\u00adful con\u00adsumers are con\u00adnect\u00aded to the grid. For exam\u00adple, elec\u00adtric arc fur\u00adnaces in steel\u00adworks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h5>REINHAUSEN INSIDE<\/h5>\n<p>Rein\u00adhausen Pow\u00ader Qual\u00adi\u00adty offers cus\u00adtom solu\u00adtions for the elim\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion of har\u00admon\u00adics, reac\u00adtive pow\u00ader com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion and volt\u00adage sta\u00adbi\u00adliza\u00adtion for all volt\u00adage lev\u00adels. The experts are involved from the con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adtion phase, through the design stage, and even up to sys\u00adtem set\u00adup. The train\u00ading of employ\u00adees can also be tak\u00aden on if desired.<\/p>\n<p>Solu\u00adtions from the GRIDCON\u00ae series are avail\u00adable for the design of the fil\u00adter cir\u00adcuit and com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion sys\u00adtems. GRIDCON\u00ae SVC, for exam\u00adple, is a sys\u00adtem that reduces har\u00admon\u00adics and improves the pow\u00ader fac\u00adtor. The GRIDCON\u00ae STATCOM sys\u00adtem improves grid and volt\u00adage sta\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"yellow\">\n<h2>YOUR CONTACT<\/h2>\n<p>Ren\u00e9 Rund, Senior Sales Man\u00adag\u00ader at Rein\u00adhausen Pow\u00ader Qual\u00adi\u00adty<br>\n<a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;&#108;t&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x52;&#46;&#82;u&#x6e;&#x64;&#x40;&#114;&#101;i&#x6e;&#x68;&#x61;&#117;&#115;e&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x63;&#111;m\"><i class=\"wpcmsdev-icon fa fa-envelope-o\"><\/i> &#x52;&#46;R&#x75;&#110;d&#x40;&#x72;&#101;&#x69;&#x6e;&#104;a&#x75;&#115;e&#x6e;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ener\u00adgy rev\u00ado\u00adlu\u00adtion and e\u2011mobility are dri\u00adving the demand for cop\u00adper to unfore\u00adseen lev\u00adels. Mine oper\u00ada\u00adtors are there\u00adfore expand\u00ading their pro\u00adduc\u00adtion capac\u00adi\u00adties and tap\u00adping new deposits. To do so, they require a sta\u00adble sup\u00adply of elec\u00adtric\u00adi\u00adty and high pow\u00ader qual\u00adi\u00adty. Ren\u00e9 Rund explains how Rein\u00adhausen Pow\u00ader Qual\u00adi\u00adty can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":6869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-12-2021"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6851"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8529,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851\/revisions\/8529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}