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Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) has completed
a 400kV ACCC® conductor transmission line in Germany.
The ACCC 318mm2 Oslo conductor transmission line in
Hanekenfahr, Germany was completed in late 2009 and is
now fully energised.
The four kilometre, double bundled 400kV line will run at
1,180 amps and is the first ACCC conductor line to be
energised by Amprion. The line served as a pilot for
Amprion’s personnel to become acquainted with installing
CTC Cable’s high efficiency ACCC conductor and
accessories and for future consideration of ACCC
conductor for high capacity, congested transmission lines.
Amprion selected ACCC 318mm2 Oslo conductor because
conventional conductors reach capacity at 80ºC, and it
needed to significantly increase capacity without thermal
sag. Amprion tested the ACCC 318mm2 Oslo conductor
and found that it met the requirements for increasing
capacity, with less sag at higher temperatures than
conventional conductors.
Amprion GmbH operates Germany’s longest extra-high
voltage grid, with a circuit length of 11,000km, and is an
important transmission system operator in Europe. A
population of over 27 million from Lower Saxony down to
the Alps is supplied with power via the Amprion grid.
Amprion is responsible for coordinating the interconnected
system within Germany and the northern section of
Europe’s extra-high voltage network.
Composite Technology Corporation – USA
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High voltage transmission line in Germany
Bulk order from Tele-Fonika Kable
Sikora AG has received a substantial order from Tele-Fonika
Kable, Krakau in 2010. The project, with a total volume of
€1 million, represents one of the largest orders in the
company’s history.
Tele-Fonika Kable will use Sikora measuring systems in its
cable plants in Kraków/Bieżanów, Kraków/Wielicka and
Bydgoszcz in Poland for quality assurance during cable
production. The order includes wall thickness, eccentricity
and diameter measuring systems, and breakdown testers
for installation in CV-lines, insulating and jacketing lines.
Sikora AG – Germany
Fax: +49 421 48900 90
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