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Photo courtesy of Xcel Energy.
The AVSO controller helps to maintain healthy voltages at the generation facilities and substation busses, such as at the Xcel Energy Cheyenne Ridge Substation. As the scale and number of closely coupled wind farms increase, the controls needed to maintain system integrity become more complex. An Xcel Energy team developed the innovative control device to automatically perform voltage adjustments.

Ben Ryan

Ben Ryan ([email protected]) is a Project Engineer experienced with SCADA, power delivery systems analysis, protection schemes, communications troubleshooting and automation. His range of project contributions include automation controllers, power system control and protection, and grounding analysis.