[HQRP] Just the thing to power your QRP setup

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 08:28:42 -0500

Checkout the press release at abb.com.....Rick...W5RH

  ABB helps strengthen power supply in Alaska
  World=E2=80=99s largest battery energy storage system starts operations

  Zurich, Switzerland, August 27, 2003 =E2=80=93 The world=E2=80=99s largest=
 battery energy
  storage system, which uses ABB technology, has begun commercial
  operation in Alaska. The US$ 30 million dollar system is expected to cut
  power blackouts by more than 60 percent.
  =E2=80=9CABB=E2=80=99s high-end power technology is increasing grid=
 reliability and the
  availability of power in a remote area,=E2=80=9D said Peter Smits, head of=
 ABB=E2=80=99s
  Power Technologies division. =E2=80=9CThe recent power failures in the=
 United
  States and Canada show how important such back-up power supplies
  are.=E2=80=9D

  The battery energy system, includes a specially-sealed nickel cadmium
  battery, and is run by Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), a
  cooperative serving the Fairbanks area of Alaska. ABB has supplied a
  power conversion system, metering, protection and control devices, and
  service equipment.

  The battery will provide continuous voltage support during normal
  operation, and stabilize GVEA=E2=80=99s system if power supply problems=
 occur.

  Ensuring a reliable supply of electric energy is essential for a region,
  where long supply lines and remote consumers are the rule and where
  outside temperatures can drop to -51=C2=B0Centigrade. At such=
 temperatures,
  water pipes in homes would freeze in about two hours if the power supply
  failed.

  The energy storage system=E2=80=99s 13,760 energy cells, with all four=
 strings
  operational, are able to feed the power grid in an emergency with 40 MW
  of power for 6-7 minutes, or 27 MW of power for 15 minutes. Fifteen
  minutes is long enough to cover the time between a system disturbances
  and diesel-powered back- up generators being online. Other benefits
  include reduced air emissions through reduced spinning reserve
  operations, reactive power support and improved power quality.

  The battery, which is larger than a soccer field, is being entered for the
  Guinness Book of Records.

  The battery, which is manufactured from recycled cadmium by the Saft
  battery production company, is safe, reliable and will be recycled again=
 at
  the end of its 20-year life cycle.

  ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies
  that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while
  lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates
  in around 100 countries and employs about 133,000 people.
  For further information and pictures, visit the front page of the ABB Web
  site (www.abb.com).At 10:40 PM 8/28/2003, Glen Reid wrote:

>>World's biggest battery
>>switched on in Alaska
>>
>>By Edmund Conway
>>
>>28/08/2003
>>
>>
>>The world's biggest battery was plugged in yesterday to provide emergency=
=20
>>power to one of the United States' most isolated cities.
>>
>>The rechargable battery, which at 2,000 square metres is bigger than a=20
>>football pitch and weighs 1,300 tonnes, was manufactured by power=20
>>components specialist ABB (See http://www.abb.com/) to provide=20
>>electricity to Fairbanks, Alaska's second-largest city, in the event of a=
=20
>>blackout.
>>
>>Stored in a warehouse near the city, where temperatures plunge to -51=20
>>degrees Centigrade in winter, the battery will provide 40 megawatts of=20
>>power - enough for around 12,000 people - for up to seven minutes.
>>
>>This is enough time, according to ABB, to start up diesel generators to=20
>>restore power, an important safeguard since at such low temperatures,=20
>>water pipes can freeze entirely in two hours.
>>
>>With no power lines between the state and the rest of America, Alaska is=
=20
>>often described as an "electrical island" where tough environmental=20
>>conditions and a sparse population make power cuts a way of life.
>>
>>ABB's battery, the first of its scale in the world, was commissioned by=20
>>Golden Valley Electrical Association (GVEA)
>>(See http://www.gvea.com/index.php)  in Fairbanks, because the city=20
>>suffers total blackouts every two or three years, as well as frequent=20
>>swings in power supply.
>>
>>The earthquake-proof contraption contains 13,760 NiCad cells - bigger=20
>>versions of those used in many portable electronic appliances including=20
>>laptop computers and radios. Each cell measures 16in by 21in and weighs=20
>>more than 12 stone.
>>
>>/
>
>GLEN REID
>k5fx@arrl.net
>Austin, Texas
>
>"The only difference between genius and stupidity is that...genius has its=
=20
>limits"
>
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