Power supply of the valve heads of a dam on the island of Reunion

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Project feautures

  • TOTAL POWER: 100 kVA
  • TRANSPORT VOLTAGE: 5500 V
  • NETWORK DISTANCE: 4.2 KM
  • LOCATION: Takamaka, Reunion Island
  • YEAR: 2016

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Supplying power to dam equipment – valve heads, pumps over a distance of 4.2 km from a 400V source.

CUSTOMER NEEDS

Product installation in severe climate conditions (water, average of 70% humidity). Weight of equipment limited due to helicopter transportation.

CUSTOMER NAME 

BOURBON LUMIÈRE

OUR SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED

  • OUTDOOR THREE-PHASE STEP-UP COMPACT TRANSFORMER STATION (PTC) 400 V / 5.5 KV 100 KVA FOR DISTRIBUTING ENERGY WITH 3X25MM2 CROSS SECTION CABLE.
  • OUTDOOR THREE-PHASE STEP-DOWN COMPACT TRANSFORMER STATION (PTC) 5.5 KV / 400 V 50 KVA, PLACED 1.4KM FROM THE STEP-UP SUBSTATION
  • OUTDOOR THREE-PHASE STEP-DOWN COMPACT TRANSFORMER STATION (PTC) 5.5 KV / 400 V 50 KVA, PLACES 4.2KM FROM THE STEP-UP SUBSTATION

MATERIAL USED

Outdoor step-up compact transformer station (PTC) 400 V /5.5 kV 100 kVA
Outdoor step-down transformer station (PTC) 5.5 kV / 400 V 50 kVA
Outdoor step-down transformer station (PTC) 5.5 kV / 400 V 50 kVA

CUSTOMER BENEFITS

WATERTIGHT TRANSFORMERS (IP68) AND CORROSIONB RESISTANT, OFFERING A LONGER LIFETIME

LOW CABLE SECTION REDUCES COSTS UP TO 30%

SECURE OPERATIONS THROUGH LOCKING SYSTEM