Minnkota Power Cooperative - Valley City

Minnkota Power Cooperative (MPC) is a not-for-profit electric generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Grand Forks, N.D. Formed in 1940, Minnkota provides wholesale electric energy to 11 member-owner distribution cooperatives located in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. These members serve nearly 135,000 consumer accounts in a 34,500 square-mile area, including many of the region’s homes, farms, schools and businesses.
As part of the renovation of the complete ripple control system of MPC, a new ripple control system with 2 pcs. parallel couplings, 2 pcs. ripple control transmitter type R809 as well as a local controller of the latest generation were planned delivered and commissioned.

Year:
2019

Place:
Valley City, ND ( US

Customer:
Minnkota Power Cooperative

Scope of Supply:

• Project Management and Engineering
• Network Modelling
• Planning and delivery of
      - 2x Ripple Control Transmitter R809 (477 kVA)
      - 2x Parallel injector 69 kV / 120 MVA
      - 2x Capacitor supervision with CTs
      - 2x Local controller
• Commissioning and training