Safety enclosure power supply at an airport, U.A.E

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Project features

  • TOTAL POWER: 630 kVA
  • TRANSPORT VOLTAGE: 5500 V
  • NETWORK DISTANCE: 16 KM
  • LOCATION: Fujairah, UAE
  • YEAR: 2008

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Providing the electrical power supply for the lighting of the security perimeter walls at Fujairah Airport, UAE.

Total length: two 8 km lines with a 2000 W SHP lamp every 320 meters, and a 1.5 km line for a building.

CUSTOMER NEEDS

Challenging weather conditions (wind, dust) with significant temperature variations (-10°C to +50°C).

CUSTOMER NAME 

CAPRIOLE CONSTRUCTION

OUR SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED

Transporting electrical energy at 5500 V from a transformer station equipped with a 630 kVA 400 V/5500 V transformer.

 

  • THE SUBSTATION, WITH THREE FEEDER CONTACTOR, POWERS WATERTIGHT STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMERS INSTALLED IN PITS.
  • EACH TRANSFORMER POWERS ONE 2000 W LAMP, WITH NO LOW-VOLTAGE SUB-NETWORK.
  • POWER SUPPLY TO TED MTT TRANSFORMERS WITH 5500 V CABLES (3 X 16 MM²).

MATERIAL USED

One outdoor transformer, 630 kVA (+55°C), 400 V/5500 V. One CEP13 panel with three 5500 V feeder contactor. 50 watertight single-phase transformers, type TED MTT, 5500 V/230 V, 3 kVA (+55°C).
One watertight three-phase transformer, type TEH TTT, 5500 V/400 V, 100 kVA (+55°C).

CUSTOMER BENEFITS

REDUCED CABLE CROSS-SECTION LOWERS COSTS BY UP TO 30% WITH A NEGLIGIBLE VOLTAGE DROP.

SIMPLIFIED NETWORK EXTENSION.

EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND CHALLENGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.