Success Cases

CIP CFXD

Implemented Solution

ICP team participated in the Changfang and Xidao Offshore Wind Power Project (CFXD), led and developed by the Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). ICP was responsible for the design and implementation of the control system and protection relay system for the onshore substation located in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park. The entire project was executed in two phases, with construction officially commencing in July 2020. The first 100 MW phase successfully completed communication and trip testing on March 21, 2022, and was subsequently connected to the Taipower grid for power generation.

Led by CIP, this project involved multinational engineering teams and equipment suppliers. ICP was responsible for bridging communication across different languages, standards, and technical cultures, ensuring that system design and implementation fully complied with Taiwan’s grid interconnection requirements.

The second challenge are the requirements for system reliability and protection logic design. Because offshore wind power output is inherently variable, the onshore substation must be equipped with precise protection mechanisms and real-time response capabilities. When designing the control system and protection relay schemes, ICP carefully accounted for the unique conditions of wind power grid integration, ensuring that the system could respond rapidly to abnormalities and safeguard equipment under any fault scenario.

Another major challenge was the tight project schedule and high testing complexity. During the first phase, communication and trip testing had to be completed within a very limited timeframe. ICP was required to finish system installation, parameter configuration, and on-site validation under intense schedule while ensuring integration with the Taipower grid. A true test of the team’s project management and technical integration capabilities. In addition, the on-site construction environment and multi-party coordination is a further challenge to project execution.

Located within the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, the onshore substation required close coordination among civil, electrical, and communication engineering teams throughout construction. ICP had to flexibly allocate resources to ensure both construction quality and safety while keeping the project on schedule. By overcoming these challenges, ICP demonstrated its technical expertise in advanced power control systems and strong capability in international collaboration, providing a solid foundation for Taiwan’s offshore wind grid integration efforts.