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Press Release14 November 2019Gas and PowerHouston
Siemens to retrofit one of the largest substations in Germany
Comparable 380 kV 8DQI gas-insulated switchgear will boost the transmission capacity of the Daxlanden substation and are an important part of covering the increased transport demand in German high voltage grid.
During operation, the 400 kV outdoor
switchgear with 20 panels will be gradually stripped down in the coming years.
In its place, Siemens will build two gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) with 14 and
12 panels during the first expansion stage and 18 and 15 panels, respectively,
in the final stage in Karlsruhe. They will more adequately meet the space
requirements and simultaneously increase the transmission capacity. The GIS
systems are designed specifically to meet the customer's special availability
and accessibility specifications.
The order includes the
planning, production, supply, and commissioning of initially 26 switchpanels
for the two 8DQ1 GIS systems with triple busbars and single-phase Clean Air bus
ducts measuring a total of 3,860 meters in length, and the associated
infrastructure equipment. Overall, single-phase bus ducts measuring a total of
5,330 meters in length will be installed.
"We are preparing the substation for the requirements of the energy transition. It will become TransnetBW's largest network node and one of the largest in Europe. So it will be key to national and international power transit from the north to the south and to local supply in the Karlsruhe region", says Dr Werner Götz, CEO of TransnetBW. "With our experienced partner Siemens, we have chosen an environmentally friendly solution that will set standards for the future of energy in Germany."
"With
our comprehensive experience with successful retrofitting during operation for
transmission grid operators and large industrial plants, we see ourselves as a
reliable partner for these projects," says Tim Dawidowsky, CEO EPC
Projects at Siemens Gas and Power. "Thanks to the high technical quality
of our offer and our recognized skills, we are certain that the region will be
well prepared to meet the enhanced requirements resulting from the energy
transition."
Industrially treated and
purified air, known as "Clean Air," will be used instead of SF6 as
the insulating medium for the bus ducts. The
Clean Air technology will be used in all of the substation's bus ducts used for
connecting overhead lines and transformers as well as in the connecting lines
between the two switchgear. The compressed air-insulated components, which can
also be used at high operating voltages, have significant benefits over other
insulating media. Because operation with compressed air is much more
climate-friendly, the retrofitted Daxlanden substation will save
approximately 450 million CO
2 equivalents (kg). The switchgear,
which emit no toxic decomposition products, can be operated with no additional
measures even at extreme temperatures and if malfunctions occur. Operators no
longer need to report the quantities of fluorine gas used, while at the same
time the quality of service increases. The lower dielectric strength of
compressed air is compensated for by appropriately adapted housing dimensions.
The transition to a new
energy mix is presenting the German transmission grid with enormous challenges.
While energy demand continues to grow, large power plant units in southern
Germany that no longer meet the requirements must be taken off the grid.
TransnetBW GmbH is a German transmission
grid operator within the EnBW Group and operates the grid in large parts of
Baden-Württemberg as well as in bordering areas of neighboring states.
Additional information on high-voltage power
transmission can be found at
https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/energy/high-voltage.html
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