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Sims Metal, substation, 132 kV project
The installation of a new scrap metal processing plant at the Sims Metal Newport site required a connection that would cope with the starting and stopping of a 6 MW 11 kV crusher motor.
Connection to the local 11 kV or 33 kV network was not possible due to the voltage disturbance that this would introduce, so a connection was therefore proposed to the WPD 132 kV network which ran directly past the site.
With a 132 kV connection point established, Powersystems designed and constructed the required 132 kV substation and co-ordinated the connection works with WPD.
The new 132 kV substation compound and switch rooms were designed and constructed by Powersystems to suit the substation equipment.
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Within the 132 kV substation Powersystems supplied and installed the following equipment:
- 1No 15MVA 132/11 kV transformer
- 132 kV circuit breakers
- 132 kV disconnectors
- 132 kV overhead busbar system
- 5 panels of 11 kV switchgear
- Auxiliary power transformer
- Protection panels
- Battery chargers
- 11 kV cables
- Building lighting and power
- Substation earthing
A remote 11 kV substation was also established 800 m from the 132 kV substation to act as the crusher motor substation.
In Conclusion:
The complete commercial and industrial installation was tested and commissioned by Powersystems engineers to the clients and WPDs satisfaction.
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