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Sustainability

Ecological and social responsibility have priority at Voith. Acting sustainably is an essential element of our success. We are making our sustainability strategy transparent for the general public.

Overview

Canada - Country of Hydropower

Hydropower is the most efficient of all renewable energies and is available anytime almost everywhere all over the world.

Urbanization

The number of people living in megacities is increasing worldwide. Thanks to Voith technologies, these cities operate public transport systems that are modern and safe.

Responsibility for the environment

Voith is a pioneer in waste paper processing. The company developed the technology decades ago, thus paving the way for the production of paper from recycled fiber.

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Automation

The power plant’s brain

The processing of the enormous amounts of data which are needed to control the basic functions of a hydropower plant requires a high degree of automation.
Voith develops tailor-made automation systems based on customer requirements that guarantee the safe, reliable and economic operation of hydroelectric power plants.

Reliability and cost-efficiency

The purpose of a hydropower plant is to meet the demand for electric power with an economically attractive and environmentally acceptable solution. Efficiency and reliability are absolutely crucial. It is extremely important to ensure that the machines used can be kept running at their best at low operating and maintenance costs.
Voith offers solutions which detect damage through monitoring, analysis and diagnostics at an early stage so that inspection and repair measures can be reduced to a minimum. Additionally, the special scheduling functions mean that inspections are carried out on time.

Safety

Perfectly constructed mechanical and electrical protection systems are vital for the safe operation of a power station. Voith considers the safety of human life and the protection of the capital investment as being paramount. It is, however, also important for our systems to ensure the safety of the other features of a hydropower plant, such as the management of water resources, flood protection, navigation, irrigation and the development of recreational areas.

Excitation

Any hydroelectric power that cannot be fed into the electrical grid is worthless. The excitation system guarantees the transfer of the energy generated. Aspects such as reliability, excellent voltage regulation and maximum possible network stability are therefore the priority. These are demands met by the Thyricon excitation system without compromise.

Turbine governor

The controllability of a hydroelectric power station and the quality of the electricity generated are highly dependent upon the efficiency of the turbine governor.
The turbine governor ensures that the turbine runs at a constant speed and thus controls its power output

Monitoring, analysis and diagnostics

The complex hydraulic and electrical processes and all of the encompassing dynamics of the operation-related switching operations place high demands upon measurement, data processing and evaluation procedures.
Voith's HyCon MD monitoring, analysis and diagnostics system turns large amounts of measurement data into manageable and complete data records which permit continuous monitoring and archiving of the machines' status.

Selected references

Omkareshwar, India

 

With a construction period of just 48 months, Voith installed a turnkey, highly modern hydropower plant in Omkareshwar, India. read more

Koepchenwerk, Germany

 

Voith supplied the entire control system and modernized the control room and diagnostic systems during the general overhaul of the pumped storage power plant which has been in operation since 1930. read more

Foyers, Scotland

 

Within only 3 month Voith was up-grading the scotch power plant with a new process control system. Further, Voith is assigned to service the new installation.