King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) signed today an agreement with the Saudi Electricity Company (SECO) to improve the electrical voltage of the distribution network in remote areas, and resolve repeated problems at the time of normalcy that are represented in frequent voltage swings between low and high during the year.
The agreement was signed at KACST’s Headquarters by Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, KACST President and Eng. Ali Saleh Al-Barrak, SECO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the presence of Prince Dr. Turki Saud Mohammad Al Saud, KACST Vice President for Research Institutes, Eng. Said Hamad Al-Mansour, SECO Vice-President for distribution and   subscribers’ services and a number of officials from both sides.
The agreement stipulated forming a joint teamwork to implement the proposed project comprehending making designs, assembling and installing production equipments,  controlling ineffective energy, systems of drafting ineffective energy as per requirements of the technical design of the feeder exiting Rowaidhah  town towards AL-Hassat town and its affiliations.
As per this agreement, the teamwork would take the electrical measurements on transformers, feeders and some loads related to the electric feeder exiting Rowaidhah town  towards AL-Hassat town and what is affiliated to it within the area of the project.
In addition to all this, the team would do a study for a research and technical design and assessment using computer simulation to get the optimum design and necessary electrical installations to resolve problems of voltage on the feeder during the normal operation conditions in the area where the project is going to be implemented.
It is worth mentioning that the KACST represented by the Energy Research Institute has previously supplied SECO with the idea of work-project crystallized in transferring Scalable Video Coding (SVC) technology to design, assemble and install production systems and ineffective energy control with the capacity of 5 MVAR on a 13, 8 KV at SECO distribution network.
SECO agreed on this proposal out of its desire to develop and transfer such important technologies and localize them in the kingdom through its program for research and development (R&D), consequently, a work team from KACST visited the location proposed by SECO in AL-Hassat town near Rowaidha town 330 km west of Riyadh city.
Preliminary available electricity readings at the location were obtained in addition to making some drawings and charts to determine the virtual required capacity for the location besides some technological requirements to resolve problems of electric voltage natural operation at the location so as to advise SECO with the final design required and the capacity for the proposed location.
The preliminary field study emphasized the importance of supplying, assembly and installation of these appliances  to resolve problems of electric voltage in natural operation at the location, moreover, this The preliminary field study represents an essential development for the proposed project as it would it would provide wider fields for technology transfer.