Detailed Design and Interconnection Studies by Commonwealth
Market/Industry: Renewable Energy
Project Type: Substation Engineering & System Studies
Key Facts: 500 MW solar farm, 20 solar feeders, 34.5kV, 345KV Line
Location: Southwest, US
In collaboration with an EPC contractor, Commonwealth provided detailed design engineering and interconnection studies for a 500 MW Solar Collector Farm, located in the southwestern United States. The scope of Commonwealth's services included engineering for the collector substation to interconnect twenty 34.5kV solar feeders to the 345kV line.
Commonwealth conducted the following studies to support the development and design of the substation and solar collector:
- Load Flow
- Short Circuit
- Reactive Power and Voltage Control
- Protection Coordination and Relay Settings
- Arc Flash Analysis
- Harmonic Analysis
- Structural Analysis and Design
- Direct Stroke Lightning Protection
- Grounding Analysis
- Lighting Analysis