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Clinton High Frequency Spark Tester Auto calibration with Clinton STCAL system Pinhole and bare wire di erentiation Detachable display can be located 25’ away Flexible front panel password security Optional Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, PROFIBUS Modbus TCP and Analog communications Easy connection to most PLCs Voltage Watchdog (860) 669-7548 www.clintoninstrument.com HF-15B Spark Tester NEW!Nexans will design and produce a
medium voltage high temperature
superconducting
(HTS)
cable
for
American Superconductor (AMSC), as
part of its resilient electric grid project in
Chicago.
The project, part of the US Department of
Homeland Security’s resilient electric grid
program, will use HTS cables to connect
substations in downtown Chicago and so
improve the resiliency of the electrical grid
against extreme weather or catastrophic
events.
Cable testingwill becarriedout at Nexans’
Hannover facility, specially equipped to
perform tests on superconducting systems
for power grids.
Nexans has completed similar projects
in the past including AmpaCity, which
involved the delivery and installation of
a 1km-long medium voltage HTS cable
to the city of Essen, Germany. The Essen
system has been in operation for nearly
two years.
Frank
Schmidt,
head
of
the
superconductivity business unit at
Nexans, said: “This project for Chicago
underlines Nexans’ ability to offer solutions
for complex urban power transmission
challenges.”
Chicago grid