Scope of Supply
Parameterisation and final testing of the ABB REF 620 Interconnection Protection, prior to offshore transfer and grid connection.
System Description
CorPower Ocean is a Swedish company that develops wave energy projects, whose new resonant Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is in the final stages of testing, demonstration, and certification.
Stage 4 of the demonstration and certification of the full-scale C4 WEC unit prototype will take place off the coast of Aguçadoura, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
More information can be found here: [https://corpowerocean.com](https://corpowerocean.com)
Description of Activities
The ENGIPROT team was responsible for the following tasks related to the ABB REF 620, which will implement the electrical protections of the WEC:
- Review of the configuration and improvement suggestions;
- Parameterisation of protection functions according to the client’s requirements;
- Testing of protection functions;
- Test protocol and report.
As the selected ABB REF 620 uses Low Voltage Sensor Inputs for current and voltage measurements, ENGIPROT built a specialised testing kit for this work.
Benefits for the Client
The ENGIPROT team’s technical expertise in different protection relays enabled the client to have Portugal-based resources available for the configuration, parameterisation, and testing of the equipment, avoiding the need to bring in a team from abroad to carry out the required work.