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The TÜBİTAK Distribution Automation System (TÜDOSİS) Project, whose client is Boğaziçi Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş., started in 1996 and was completed in 2006. Within the scope of the project, a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system compatible with international standards and open system architecture was designed for electricity distribution networks, and remote terminal units (RTUs), hierarchical communication structure and command and control center software were developed. The system was installed and successfully commissioned in more than 400 distribution substations.
The developed system includes information gathering and monitoring and remote control functions as in other electricity distribution SCADA systems. However, unlike conventional SCADA systems, in this project, since the emphasis is on distribution feeders, the system is applied to 34.5kV feeder outlets in the substations and 34.5/0.4 kV distribution transformer centers in the feeders. The most important feature of feeder automation is that the location, isolation and re-energization of the fault in the feeders can be provided fully automatically or partially automatically by the operator.
Design, Development and Prototype Production of Control, Measurement and Protection System for Small and Medium Scale Hydroelectric Power Plants (HESKON) Project was carried out for Türkiye Elektromekanik Sanayi A.Ş. (TEMSAN) under the Public Institutions R&D Projects Support Program (1007). This project, which can be considered as the beginning of HEPP rehabilitation projects, started in July 2006 and was completed in January 2009.
Within the scope of the project, a hydroelectric power plant with two units of 10-100MW capacity was selected as an example. With the designed control system, penstock, turbine-speed regulator, generator warning system, switchyard subsystems of the hydroelectric power plant are monitored and controlled and power generation is managed. During the development of the control system, a general purpose industrial type input/output hardware infrastructure was used. A C++ and UML based control software was developed to be used on industrial computers with Windows CE operating system installed.
On the other hand, the workstation software in the control center of this SCADA system was developed using C#. With this software, a specially designed SQL database was created for data collection, monitoring and reporting. In order to test the developed control system software, the hydroelectric power plant simulation system developed within the scope of the project was used.
Gezende HEPP was built on Göksu River in Mut district of Mersin province for electricity generation. The plant consists of 3 units and has an installed capacity of 159.375 MW (3 x 53.125 MW).
This project includes the replacement of the existing speed governor and turbine protection system with new speed governor and turbine protection system in all units and the replacement of the existing automatic voltage regulator (OGR) and static warning systems in Unit 1 and Unit 3.
Within the scope of speed governor renewal, the Speed Governors (Electronic Speed Governors, Hydraulic Speed Governors) and Pressurized Oil System (Servo Motors, Regulating Circle bearings, Hydraulic valves, pumps, etc.) were replaced with updated systems in 3 units of Gezende HEPP, each with 53.125 MW power. Static warning systems were renewed by replacing Unit 1 and Unit 3 warning systems (including OGR and Power System Stabilizer (PSS)).
The Smart Grid Controller for PV Network (KACST Smart Grid) Project emerged within the scope of the cooperation between TUBITAK Marmara Research Center and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), which started in 2010 with the visit of Prince Bin Turki, Prince of Saudi Arabia, to Turkey and our institute. The project, which started in June 2011, was completed in December 2016.
In today's world where energy demand is increasing, energy quality and continuity are of utmost importance. This situation requires the inclusion of renewable energy resources in the grid and the controlled management of these resources in order to meet the continuity, quality and demand. For this reason, a reliable, continuous and extensible communication/control system is needed in smart grids. In the KACST Smart Grid Project, it is aimed to develop a Smart Grid controller system to monitor and control the individual use of Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy systems in cities, which are becoming widespread in Saudi Arabia and will be used intensively in the future. With the developed system, PV Solar power generation units will be remotely monitored and the necessary supervision opportunities will be provided for the healthy operation of the regional electricity distribution network. The system developed within the scope of the project has been installed, tested and commissioned in 2 schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The smart grid controller system developed in the project is designed in three stages: customer controller (CC), substation controller (SC) and main controller (MC). CC is designed to combine the devices used on the field side (MODBUS TCP/IP communication protocol based) at a single point and send them to the subcontroller from a single point. The task of SC is to include the data coming from the fields at different points into the system at a single point and to ensure that these data are translated into IEC61850 protocol and sent to the main controller. The IEC61850 protocol used at this point was preferred because of its systematic design in the configuration, the ability of different models and brands to communicate with each other, its fast, reliable and expandable structure, and its frequent use in landing center automation. The MC, which is located at the top of the system, is designed to convert the data received by the SC into a protocol suitable for the human machine interface (HMI) software and optionally to realize control functions. Data display, analysis, archiving and optional control functions are performed with the help of HMI software.
Karkamış HEPP is located in Karkamış district of Gaziantep province. It is affiliated to Atatürk HEPP Operation Directorate and has an installed capacity of 6×31.5 MW and an annual generation capacity of 652 million kWh. Located on the Euphrates River, Karkamış HEPP has a reservoir volume of 157 million m3'is. Started in 2013, the project was successfully completed in 2015.
This project includes the replacement of Local Control Systems in 6 Units, Switchgear and Common sections, Workstations and related equipment in the Plant Control Room with new Local Control Systems and Control Room equipment at Karkamış HEPP. In addition, the project also includes the hardware and software additions needed for Karkamış HEPP to participate in the Secondary Frequency Control, establishing communication with the centers that Turkey Electricity Transmission Company (TEİAŞ) wants to establish a connection with for the Secondary Control of Karkamış HEPP, transferring the signals with the characteristics requested by TEİAŞ to the relevant centers with the communication provided, ensuring the requirements of Secondary Frequency Control by sharing the received power plant general Active Power Adjustment value among the ready units.
European Liaison on Electricity grid Committed Towards long-term Research Activities (ELECTRA) Project ENERGY.2013.10.1.8 - Integrated Research Programme (IRP) on Smart Grids is a project of the European Union 7th Framework Program. The ELECTRA project, consisting of 16 countries and 21 different organizations, started in December 2013 and successfully concluded in March 2018.
Renewable energy sources connected to the grid at different voltage levels require the coordinated control of millions of devices with different technologies distributed in the grid and therefore a new control structure for the grid is needed. The ELECTRA project addresses this
and adds flexibility to the integrity of traditional grid structures and examines them through proof-of-concept and experimental verification. The project team believes in the necessity of a new control concept and aims to develop and test a structure that provides dynamic power balance by converging to its own balance point instead of the traditional centralized structure balance point.
In line with the expectations and scenarios of the electricity grid, the current grid voltage and frequency management structure under the responsibility of the TSO will no longer be effective in the future. For this reason, the ELECTRA project proposes a "web-of-cell" (WoC) structure with a decentralized control system where the grid is divided into cells. Each "cell" in this structure aims to "solve local problems with local resources" by performing frequency and voltage control locally. An ELECTRA cell contains interconnected load groups and distributed energy sources, generation units and storage systems with clearly defined boundaries. These cells balance generation and consumption autonomously but in coordination with each other, with cell-reference values determined at the system level. Cells with different voltage levels are connected to one or more neighboring cells by inter-cell physical connections and transfer data and energy between them.
Empowering Trans Mediterranean Renewable Energy Research Alliance for Europe 2020 Challenges (ETRERA 2020) is an EU Coordination project established under the 7FP-International Cooperations-R21-ENP call to strengthen the existing research and development cooperation network within the region and to create new collaborations to support the development and application of technologies based on renewable energy sources to meet the future energy needs of the Euro-Mediterranean region. The main idea of the project is to enhance the scientific & technological and entrepreneurial relations between the Member States of the European Union and the neighboring Mediterranean countries on strategic issues such as renewable energy generation, distribution and storage through a series of activities aimed at bridging the existing gap in research and innovation. The project is specifically focused on wind, photovoltaics, grid-connection, solar thermal and fuel cells.
The Integrated Research Programme on Wind Energy (IRPWIND) is a European Union project that aims to integrate and coordinate R&D activities related to wind energy in Europe. Started in 2013 and completed in early 2018, the project is supported by the European Union's (EU) Seventh Framework Program and has 24 stakeholders from different countries across Europe. The project stakeholder of the IRPWIND project from Turkey is TÜBİTAK MAM Energy Institute. The project is a very important R&D project in wind energy as it aims to integrate and coordinate the R&D efforts of 24 research institutions and universities in Europe that have a certain competence in the wind field.
Protection of Power Electronically Interfaced LV Distributed Generation Networks (PRONET) Project is an ERA-NET SmartGrids project with three partners (TÜBİTAK MAM EE and YTÜ-Turkey, Aalborg University-Denmark, SIMULA Research Center-Norway). The project started in February 2013 and successfully concluded in March 2016. The aim of the project is to develop an efficient and adaptive protection technique for distributed energy systems consisting of renewable energy sources. In this context, modeling of distributed generation facilities, distribution network model to be created, load analysis, adaptive protection algorithm to be developed, scenario studies TÜBİTAK MAM EE-Yildiz Technical University, stability analysis and development of control strategies Aalborg University and communication technologies for the developed system were carried out under the leadership of SIMULA Research Center.
Since the power flow is bidirectional in new generation grid systems, the choice of protection system relay becomes an important issue. For this purpose, in the project study, it was ensured to monitor the setting values in the operating characteristics of the directional overcurrent relay, which is frequently used in conventional networks, and all protection devices in the system. The setting values are adaptively determined to respond quickly to variable load demands with the communication of the protection relays used in the system. In this way, it is aimed to increase system stability, continuity and reliability.
In order to create the aforementioned control approach effectively, a sample power system model for a smart grid including renewable energy based distributed generation facilities was first created in a simulation environment. Here, detailed simulation models are created for all components of the system and the system infrastructure is established. The effectiveness of the proposed control structure is evaluated on the model, necessary corrections are made in the control algorithm and its effectiveness is tested in the simulation environment by taking different distribution networks as reference.
Batman HEPP was established on the Batman stream in Silvan district of Diyarbakır province for irrigation and electricity generation. The installed capacity of the power plant, which is operated under the Dicle and Region HEPP Operation Directorate, is 198 MW (3 x 64 MW + 1 x 6 MW).
Prior to the Batman HEPP project, the lack of software backups of the plant's control systems, problems in the event recording system and data archiving issues posed a major risk for the operation of the plant. It was foreseen that if any sub-component of the plant failed, the operation of the unit could be prevented and the availability and total energy production could decrease. With this project, it was aimed to eliminate these risks by developing the software of the control systems of the power plant with national capabilities. The project, which started in January 2014, was successfully finalized in April 2017.
Within the scope of this project, local control system, speed regulator systems, static and dynamic warning systems, plant common control system and SCADA system were designed and renewed for 4 units in Batman HEPP. During this renovation, the existing hardware was mostly preserved and the low-cost HEPP rehabilitation was realized with only software development work, which set an example for other power plants. In addition, hardware and software additions needed for Batman HEPP to participate in the Secondary Frequency Control, installation of the power plant common control system and busbar voltage control system were also completed within the scope of the project. Again, within the scope of the project, providing remote access & control capability to the power plant has been an important step for unmanned HEPP studies.
The construction of Hasan Uğurlu HEPP, which is located 7 km away from Ayvacık district of Samsun province, 35 km from Samsun - Trabzon highway, was started by DSİ in 1972 and seven years later the construction of the first two units of 2 x 125 MW was completed on December 2 and 28, 1979. The other two units of the same power were commissioned on 29.12.1982 and 06.02.1983 respectively.
The aim of this project is to investigate the cause of impeller backpressure and vibration problems observed in Hasan Uğurlu HEPP, to increase the efficiency of the turbine, and to provide suggestions for eliminating cavitation and vibration problems. The snail, fixed blades, adjustment blades, impeller and suction pipe of the turbine were modeled and CFD analyses were performed for steady and unsteady states. The vibration frequencies of the impeller were extracted from the analysis of the existing turbine and compared with field measurements to determine the source of the vibration problem in the turbine. In addition, the potential efficiency increase of the turbine has been calculated by redesigning the existing adjustment blade and impeller geometries with today's methods. Feasibility calculations were also made for a possible turbine rehabilitation.
Kadıncık I-II HEPP is located in Tarsus district of Mersin province. Kadıncık I HEPP, commissioned in 1971, has an installed capacity of 70 MW (2 x 35 MW) and Kadıncık II HEPP, commissioned in 1973, has an installed capacity of 56 MW (1 x 56 MW). The plants, which have an average annual production of 440 GWh, are located on the Kadıncık River.
It is aimed to renew the old speed regulator, excitation system, protection and synchronization system of Kadıncık I-II HEPPs to contribute to the current grid auxiliary services such as primary frequency control, reactive power support, etc. and to increase the efficiency and availability of the power plant. In addition, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analyses were used to report the feasibility of possible turbine renewal works and renewal options.
The Development of Solar Power Plant Technologies (MİLGES) Project (113G050) is a public research support group (KAMAG) project that started in 2015 and was completed in 2021. The project consisted of three executing organizations and two customers. The executing institutions are TÜBİTAK MAM, METU Solar Energy Research and Application Center (GÜNAM) and Bereket Enerji A.Ş.; the client institutions are General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM) and General Directorate of Renewable Energy (YEGM). The project basically consisted of 4 main scopes
The purpose of the Indigenous Design and Production of Hydroelectric Power Plant Components (MİLHES) project is to design, produce and commission a vertical type Francis turbine, Synchronous Generator, Speed Regulator, Warning System and SCADA system to increase the efficiency and availability of hydroelectric power plants using national capabilities. All the development and production for this purpose has been implemented in Kepez-1 Hydroelectric Power Plant. The project, which started in February 2015 with the cooperation of 4 different organizations, was successfully completed in 2021.
In the project, TÜBİTAK MAM, one of the executing organizations, which has experience in control - warning systems, carried out the design and production of the Warning System, Speed Regulator and SCADA systems as well as the design of the Generator and the pre-field factory acceptance tests for all systems.
TOBB University of Economics and Technology, which has established a design-model production-test system infrastructure with the support of the Ministry of Development, has completed the turbine design and realized model production.
Seyhan I HEPP is located in the provincial center of Adana province. Units I and II were commissioned in 1956 and Unit III in 1964, with a total installed capacity of 60 MW. The plant, with an annual project generation of 350 GWh, is located on the Seyhan River.
The old speed regulator, excitation system, protection and synchronization system of Seyhan I HEPP, which was commissioned in the 1960s, was renewed to contribute to the current grid auxiliary services such as primary frequency control, reactive power support, etc. and to increase the efficiency and availability of the power plant.
The Quintuple Helix Approach to Targeted Open Innovation in Energy, Water, Agriculture in the South Mediterranean Neighborhood (5TOI_4EWAS) project focused on these 3 topics, which are seen as the main themes of development in the regions in the fields of Energy, Water and Agriculture, which are of interest and critical importance to the Mediterranean Countries and the European Union. It is aimed to analyze and define the improvements that can be made on technical and regulatory basis for the development and increase of possible joint R&D activities by making a national and international current situation assessment on these 3 topics. In line with this purpose, it is a project that has been worked in cooperation with the relevant institutions including Universities, Industry, Government-Public Sector, Non-Governmental Organizations and Natural Environments mentioned under the name of "Quintuple Helix Approach". As a result of this approach, a think tank called "Nexus ThinkTank" was organized and a comprehensive study was carried out between European and Mediterranean countries in the fields of energy, water and agriculture.
Deriner HEPP was built on the Çorlu River in Artvin province of the Eastern Black Sea region for electricity generation. Operated under the Eastern Black Sea and Region Operations Directorate, the plant has an installed capacity of 670 MW (4 x 167.5 MW).
Prior to this project, the lack of hardware backups of the plant's control systems, long-term failures in the SCADA system and data archiving problems posed a major risk to the operation of the power plant. It was foreseen that if any of the sub-components of the plant were to fail, the operation of the unit could be prevented, and the availability and total energy production could decrease. With this project, it was aimed to eliminate these risks by developing the software of the control systems of the power plant with national capabilities.
This project includes the replacement of the Local Control Systems in 4 Units, Switchgear, Auxiliary Systems and Casing sections of Deriner HEPP, Workstations and related equipment in the Power Plant Control Room with new Local Control Systems and Control Room equipment. In addition, hardware and software additions required for Deriner HEPP to participate in the Secondary Frequency Control, installation of the plant common control system and busbar voltage control system were also completed within the scope of the project. System continuity and cyber security works that will ensure the safe operation of the automation information systems of the power plant were also completed within the scope of the project.
Keban Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP) is located on the Euphrates River in Keban district of Elazığ. The power plant has an installed capacity of 1,330 MW. The first 4 units of the power plant, which has 8 Francis type turbines, were installed in 1974, while the other 4 units were installed and commissioned in 1982. The start date of the project is 2018 and the completion date is 2019.
With this project, it is aimed to investigate the current conditions of Keban HEPP turbines using CFD analysis, to calculate the efficiency of the turbine parts separately, to calculate the potential efficiency increases in case of possible rehabilitation and to determine the design point for rehabilitation by making feasibility calculations. The snail, fixed blades, adjustment blades, impeller and suction pipe of the turbine were modeled and CFD analyses were performed for steady and unsteady states. The potential efficiency increase of the turbine was calculated by redesigning the existing tuning vane and impeller geometries with today's methods.
Aslantaş HEPP was established on the Ceyhan River in Osmaniye province for agricultural irrigation and electricity generation. The installed capacity of the power plant, which is operated under the Aslantaş HEPP Operation Directorate, is 138 MW (3 x 46 MW). The project, which started in 2020, includes the establishment of the plant SCADA system by automating the controls of the 3 Units and Common sections of Aslantaş HEPP, the speed regulator system, warning system, protection and synchronization system of each unit, and the renewal of the protection and synchronization system with the latest technology products. In addition, the hardware and software additions required for Aslantaş HEPP to join the TEİAŞ SCADA system, the installation of the power plant common control system and busbar voltage control system were also completed within the scope of the project. Within the scope of the project, it is aimed to ensure the safe operation of the power plant and increase the availability of the power plant by improving the system continuity and cyber security systems of the automation information systems of the power plant.
Within the scope of the project, one Unit of the Aslantaş HEPP, which was submerged in January 2020, was commissioned to generate energy in a short period of 2 months by dismantling the unusable equipment of the unit, designing, producing and coding all control systems and necessary subsystems quickly. The remaining 2 units were commissioned in the same year and their provisional acceptance was completed. In addition to these, the commissioning of the SCADA system of the units, preparation of the necessary project documents and operator trainings were completed. In addition, the installation of the plant common control system and busbar voltage control system together with the Secondary Frequency Control system was also completed within the scope of the project. Within the scope of the project, system continuity and cyber security systems and remote access & control capability were provided to the power plant, which was an important step for unmanned HEPP and machine learning-based anomaly detection studies.
Batman Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) was established on the Batman Stream in Silvan district of Diyarbakır province for irrigation and electricity generation. The installed capacity of the power plant (3 x 64 MW + 1 x 6 MW), which was completed in 2003 and operated under the Dicle and Region HEPP Operation Directorate, is 198 MW. The useful reservoir volume of the power plant is 762 million m3 . In 2003, Batman HEPP started operation and due to the flooding, all electromechanical equipment, control panels and cables were flooded and exposed to water and oil. Accordingly, the project initiated in 2022 for the rapid commissioning of Batman HEPP has been largely completed.
In this project, the plant SCADA system was established by automating the controls of 4 Units, Switchgear and Common sections in Batman HEPP, and the speed regulator system, warning system, protection and synchronization system and vibration system of each unit were completely renewed with the latest technology products.
Ongoing Projects
Keban HEPP is located in Keban district of Elazığ province. Keban HEPP, the third largest power plant in Turkey, consists of Keban I with an installed capacity of 4×157.5 MW and Keban II with an installed capacity of 4×175 MW. Keban I and Keban II sections have a total annual generation capacity of 6,600 GWh. The reservoir volume of Keban HEPP located on the Euphrates River is 31 billion m3'is. The project has a start date of 2017 and a projected end date of 2025.
This project includes the establishment of the plant SCADA system by automating the controls of the 8 units, switchgear and common sections in Keban HEPP, and the renewal of the speed regulator system, warning system, bearing lubrication and cooling system, protection and synchronization system of each unit with the latest technology products. The project also includes the installation of vibration, flow and level measurement systems that are not available in the power plant and the renewal of auxiliary systems such as internal demand system, cooling water system, drainage and flood prevention system, transformer fire extinguishing system.
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Sarıyar HEPP was built on the Sakarya River in Eskişehir province. Commissioned in 1963, the power plant consists of 4 units (total 160 MW), each with a capacity of 40 MW. The power plant is connected to the 154 kV national system of Turkey and the annual project energy production is 303 GWh/year. Started in November 2020, production continues in the project.
Sarıyar Hes’te bulunan 4 adet türbinin iki farklı düşü değerinde tasarlanmasından dolayı işletmede ve enerji üretiminde sıkıntılar yaşanmaktadır. Bu proje ile tüm üniteler için tek tip bir tasarım gerçekleştirilerek Ünite 1 ve 2 için %89.7, Ünite 3 ve 4 için %90.5 olan verim değerinin en az %95 olması hedeflenmektedir. Türbin ve yardımcı sistemlerinin rehabilitasyonu kapsamında 1 tip ünite için model türbin ile doğrulama çalışmaları başarıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Proje kapsamında bu çalışmaların yanı sıra ünitenin sağlıklı bir şekilde çalışmasını gerektiren tüm alt sistemler de yenilenmektedir: Turbine Speed Regulator System, Butterfly Valve and By-Pass Valves Hydraulic Control System, Turbine Guide Bearing, Generator Bearing Lubrication System, Turbine Shaft and Packing, Flow and Efficiency Measurement System, Cooling System, Brake, Compressed Air and Lifting System, Warning and Automatic Voltage Regulator System, Synchronization System, Unit Electrical Protection Systems, Generator Fire Extinguishing System, Generator Output and Neutral Switchgear, Main Power Transformer. In addition to the units, in order to operate the power plant in a healthy way, the Switchyard Bara Electrical Protection Systems and AC-DC Internal Requirement System are also being renewed. The project also includes the installation of the Vibration Measurement, Protection and Monitoring System for each unit, which is currently not available in the units, and maintenance works on the snail, turbine pit, suction pipe and Butterfly Valve System.
(Ongoing)
In addition to being a clean, environmentally friendly, renewable, cheap and sustainable energy source, hydroelectricity can act as a catalyst for more intermittent energy sources such as wind and photovoltaics to be included in the grid due to its fast response time. Due to these benefits, efforts are underway worldwide to maximize the use of existing hydroelectric resources. In the traditional approach, hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) are built on dams and rivers. A recently emerging source of hydroelectricity generation, which has emerged with modern control and digitalization applications, is drinking water systems.
In drinking water networks, water that is pressurized before treatment plants or before it is delivered to consumers is reduced to low pressure by friction with pressure breaking mechanisms. By installing hydroelectric power plants instead of these pressure-breaking mechanisms, electricity generation will be possible in addition to the pressure reduction process aimed by the water utility. This generation, which will be connected to the distribution network, will not cause transmission system losses as the electricity will be consumed where it is generated, and the high electricity inputs of the municipalities will be alleviated with the income generated by these power plants.
In this project, with the cooperation of TENMAK and DESKİ, Akbaş pressure breaker mechanism was transformed into a 2.3 MW HPP consisting of a single unit.
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The Borçka substation is located next to the Borçka HEPP, which is built on the Çoruh River within the borders of Artvin province. Borçka HEPP Switchyard was commissioned together with Borçka HEPP in 2005. Commissioned in 2005, the SCADA system of the feeders is used jointly with Borçka HEPP. Later, a second SCADA system was installed in 2012 for the control and command of the new feeders added to Borçka TM.
Within the scope of the project, it is aimed to end the dependence on foreign companies in this field by developing domestic monitoring and control software for TEİAŞ TMs. The project covers the unification of 2 different SCADA systems used in Borçka TM under a single control system, the separation of the Borçka TM control system from the Borçka HEPP control system and making it independent, and the replacement of the monitoring and control systems of all feeders with products with today's latest technology.
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Hasan Uğurlu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant was built on the Yeşilırmak River, 7 km south of Ayvacık district of Samsun province, 35 km from Samsun - Ordu Highway. It has a total installed capacity of 500 MW with four units of 125 MW each and an annual generation capacity of 1271 million kWh. At Hasan Uğurlu HEPP, there is a switchyard type (Type C), which is not part of the transmission system, which was built for the sole purpose of supplying the energy generated by the power plant to the grid.
Suat Uğurlu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant is located 15 km south of Çarşamba district of Samsun province, 13 km from Ayvacık district and downstream of Hasan Uğurlu HEPP on the Yeşilırmak River. It has a total installed capacity of 69 MW with three units of 23 MW each and an annual generation capacity of 350 million kWh. Units 1 and 2 of Suat Uğurlu HEPP were commissioned in 1982 and Unit 3 was commissioned in 2000 and started energy production. The additional power plant building, where the 3rd unit of the power plant is located, is located on the right coast, 1 km away from the main power plant building where the 1st and 2nd units of the power plant are located. The units of the power plant are controlled from the control rooms located in their own locations. Since there is no control personnel in the additional power plant building where the 3rd unit is located, the 3rd unit is controlled from the control room in the main power plant building where the 1st and 2nd units are located. Units 1 and 2 have their own switchyards and unit 3 has its own switchyard (type C).
Signed in 2022, the project's installations have been completed and the warranty process is ongoing.
This project covers the installation and commissioning of the hardware, software and communication systems required for the replacement of the existing control systems in 4 Units, Switchgear and Common sections in Hasan Uğurlu HEPP and 3 Units, Switchgear and Common sections in Suat Uğurlu HEPP with the latest state-of-the-art products by integrating the EÜAŞ Automation Systems (EOS) developed by EÜAŞ. It also includes the installation of a new SCADA system (servers, workstations, communication system, local controllers) and renovation of the Control Room so that Hasan Uğurlu and Suat Uğurlu HEPPs can be operated automatically from the central main control room.
The project includes the systems that enable the participation of Hasan Uğurlu HEPP units to the Secondary Frequency Control Systems according to the set-point signals sent by the Automatic Generation Control (AGC) program at TEİAŞ National Load Dispatch Center, and the software, hardware and interfaces that provide the necessary data communication between the TEİAŞ communication panel and the new SCADA system. In addition, all data required to be recorded according to the Electricity Market Ancillary Services Regulation are archived, reported and transferred to TEİAŞ in accordance with the required format.
Within the scope of this project, the dismantling of the old ones, supply and installation of new ones, calculation of their parameters, adjustments, commissioning, project design of the work done, and training of the new relays of the Protection Relays of the Generator, Power Transformer and Internal Requirement System in Hasan Uğurlu HEPP were also carried out.
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Hirfanlı HEPP was built on the Kızılırmak River within the borders of Kırşehir province. Hirfanlı HEPP has 4 units of 32 MW each, with a total capacity of 128 MW. The first 3 units were commissioned in 1959-1960 and the 4th Unit was commissioned in 1982. The most important feature of Unit 4 is that all of its equipment is made with domestic facilities.
In 1960, Hirfanlı Hydroelectric Power Plant, which was included in the Turkish Interconnected System and has been providing the necessary support to the system since then, has not undergone any rehabilitation work other than routine maintenance and repair of malfunctions for nearly 60 years. The Hirfanlı Hydroelectric Power Plant Control Systems Development Project covers the replacement of existing systems with state-of-the-art products in order to optimize the plant's operating cost, performance, efficiency, reliability, maintainability and availability. In addition, as a result of the renovations to be carried out at the power plant within the scope of this project, frequency and voltage regulation and ancillary services performance and reliability will be ensured, and compliance with the relevant regulations and connection agreements will be ensured.
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Starting at the end of 2023, this project aims to initiate a zero carbon journey for Izmir under the leadership of TÜBİTAK and to serve as a role model for the cities of our country for renewable energy and low carbon transportation. TÜBİTAK MAM is the project manager and developer in this pioneering work where zero emission, hydrogen and battery multi-storage and hydrogen transportation preliminary studies will be carried out, flex type panels will be tested, and a micro-scale solar forecasting system will be developed.
The project includes data recording, remote monitoring, installation and synchronization with the grid, commissioning, operation and operation of the Grid Connected Solar Power Plant with a total installed capacity of 4,246.6 kWp /3.750 kWe installed capacity of photovoltaic panels, data recording, remote monitoring, installation and synchronization with the grid, commissioning, operation and post-installation technical support, warranty and performance monitoring services, and the installation, development and monitoring of a pilot solar power plant with 100 kW capacity, off-grid and storage to be designed using flexible and lightweight photovoltaic panels on 2 roof surfaces with an area of 1050 m2 in Menemen Emiralem Pipe Stockpile. This project aims to achieve the following objectives.
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P11 pumping station where the hydroelectric turbine will be installed within the scope of the project, which started in 2023, is located within the borders of Karabağlar District of İzmir Province. The project aims to generate electricity through a hydroelectric power plant from the energy of the water whose flow and pressure is reduced by means of a pressure breaker valve on the transmission line. A hydroelectric power plant is being developed by using in-pipe turbine systems on the water transmission lines of Karabağlar Pumping Station (P11) in order to meet the electrical energy needs of the facilities operated by İZSU by utilizing renewable energy resources, to ensure energy supply at lower costs and to lead the way in bringing unused energy in this field to our country by installing hydroelectric power plants on drinking water lines whose pressure is reduced by means of pressure breaking equipment.
With this project, a single 535 kW mini HEPP unit was installed in a standard-sized container using innovative design and implementation methods.
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