Hybrid power plant for a major retailer's logistics center
Intervention type
Pre-study, audit, study, commissioningDate of completion
Location
Ablis, FranceAbout the installation
1 – Context
The logistics platform of a major retail brand is a strategic site for supplying stores in the Paris region. Our customer, committed to sustainability and ecology, wanted to:
- Minimize our environmental footprint.
- Guarantee continuity of supply for essential refrigeration systems in case of mains failure.
The objective was to integrate a hybrid power plant combining a generator and photovoltaic panels for a reliable, sustainable energy solution.
2 – Customer benefits
- Energy optimization and ecological commitment: Significant reduction in grid energy consumption thanks to solar operation, while complying with zero-injection constraints.
- Continuity of power supply: Ensure constant power supply to refrigeration systems critical to site operation, even in case of prolonged mains failure.
Our solution
1 – Energy sources
To comply with the customer's requirements, we designed and implemented the control system for a hybrid power plant integrating:
- 1 x backup generator 3,100 kVA.
- 24 HUAWEI SUN2000-115KTL inverters: 2,560 kWp photovoltaic system without injection into the grid.
- 1 power grid.
2 – Our added value
Thanks to our advanced hybrid controllers, we have ensured:
- Smart synchronization and proactive load sharing (active and reactive power) between generator and photovoltaic inverters.
- Automatic detection of mains losses and transition to backup generators while maintaining photovoltaic production.
3 – Installed products
- 1 x GENSYS COMPACT PRIME: Controls the generator, manages starting and synchronization, and protects against reverse power.
- 1 x MASTER COMPACT 1B: Supervises the electrical mains, monitoring and synchronizing them.
- 1 x HYBRID COMPACT: Controls the 24 solar inverters via a proprietary centralizer (the Smart Logger 3000), optimizing photovoltaic production and preventing unnecessary injections into the grid.
- 1 x AMF COMPACT: Degraded operation, to replace the main controllers in order to manage and start the generator in the case of mains failure on the site.
- 1 x i4GEN: Supervises the entire system via an intuitive, user-friendly interface.
- 1 x BK5150 : CANopen bus coupler.
- 1 x KL9010 : End terminal.
- 1 x KL1488 : Extension of 8 digital inputs.
- 1 x KL2408 : Extension of 8 digital outputs.
This project illustrates our ability to offer innovative, reliable and sustainable energy solutions for critical infrastructures, while meeting our customers' ecological and economic requirements.
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