El Toqui power system - Integration of wind, hydro and diesel generation

El Toqui power system - Integration of wind, hydro and diesel generation

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Hitachi ABB Power Grids was contracted to provide engineering services for Nyrstar, which generates the energy for its El Toqui zincgold mine (formally owned by Breakwater Resources Ltd) in southern Chile. The company wanted to create a power system concept design that would solve frequency and power stability issues in its combined wind/diesel/hydro power system. The primary focus was on maximizing energy from the installed wind farm capacity while maintaining system stability, as well as adding a planned hydro plant extension to the existing power system.
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