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EuroWire – July 2009 18
corporate news
Single largest order
for HTS wire
American Superconductor Corporation has announced
that LS Cable Ltd has ordered approximately 80,000 metres
(50 miles) of 344 superconductors, AMSC’s proprietary brand
of second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor
(HTS) wire.
LS Cable will utilise the wire to manufacture a 22.9kV
cable system that it will install in Korea Electric Power
Corporation’s (KEPCO) commercial power delivery network
near the city of Seoul in 2010.
Founded in 1962 and based in Anyang, South Korea,
LS Cable is Korea’s largest power cable manufacturer with
nearly 8,200 employees worldwide and annual sales in
excess of US$6 billion. This is the single largest commercial
order for 2G HTS wire in the world.
Under the terms of the contract, AMSC will deliver the wire
to LS Cable by the end of 2009. LS Cable will then strand
the wire into a superconductor cable system capable
of carrying 50 megawatts of power. The cable system
will be nearly a half-mile in length, making it the world’s
longest distribution-voltage superconductor cable system.
Installation will begin by the middle of 2010 and energised
in one of Seoul’s largest satellite cities by the end of 2010.
A power cable made with HTS wire can conduct up to ten
times the amount of power of the same diameter cable
made with copper wire. By replacing copper cables with
high-capacity superconductor cables in cities using existing
underground tunnels and ductwork, utilities can avoid
digging up city streets while also relieving grid congestion
and increasing the reliability and security of power
networks.
“As is the case in many countries around the world,
Korea has been experiencing sharp increases in electricity
demand and is relying more and more on renewable energy
sources to meet that demand,” said KEPCO chief executive
officer Kim Ssang-Su. “With their ability to carry a vast
amount of power in a small pathway, we see great promise
for superconductor cable technology and look forward to
energising this first system.”
This project builds on the success Korea’s Development of
Advanced Power Systems by Applied Superconductivity
technologies (DAPAS) programme, which has provided
more than $100 million in funding for the development and
commercialisation of superconductor systems.
In 2006, LS Cable and the Korea Electrotechnology
Research Institute (KERI) successfully tested a 30-metre,
22.9kV superconductor cable.
In 2007, LS Cable and KERI completed testing of a 100-metre,
22.9 kV superconductor cable system. Both of these projects
were powered by AMSC’s first generation HTS wire and
funded by the DAPAS programme.
American Superconductor Corporation – USA
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CableBuilder © at
Relemac Cables, Delhi
InnoVites BV has announced that Relemac Cables of Delhi,
India has selected InnoVites as its partner to implement
CableBuilder, the cable design software of Cimteq Ltd.
Relemac Cables has selected CableBuilder to improve the
quality and efficiency of the design and quotation processes.
Relemac Cables, a renowned name in design and manufacture
of high-performance, high-bandwidth cables and wires for
telecommunications, has chosen to implement CableBuilder
and make its design processes more efficient and to produce
high quality quotations with less effort.
Vivek Gupta, managing director at Relemac Cables,
comments: “The current market requires us to send out
more quotations, at higher quality, in a shorter response
time to get the customer orders. And we want to do this
with the current technical and sales team. InnoVites helps us
to use CableBuilder to achieve these objectives. They have
a full understanding of our business and their support is
instrumental in this project.”
InnoVites is the exclusive reseller of CableBuilder in India and
sells and supports this solution from its Cable Competence
Center in Hyderabad, India. InnoVites also develops and sells
ERP software specific for cable manufacturers: InnoVites for
Cable. This innovative and complete business solution is based
on Microsoft Dynamics AX©.
InnoVites BV – Netherlands
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Cimteq – UK
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British cold weld equipment manufacturer PWM has
re-designed and upgraded its website to enable wire and
cable manufacturers to navigate and view its range of high
performance machines and dies more quickly and easily.
The new-look site has a menu on the left as well as across the
top of the page, and includes French, German, Spanish and
Russian language options, and a product selector to help
visitors select the most appropriate cold welding equipment
for their application.
The site also includes information about the history of cold
welding, brochure downloads and a detailed FAQ section.
The locations of PWM’s agents, who provide customers with a
personal service, are listed on the ‘Contact us’ page. An Update
box on the homepage will alert visitors to the latest news
from PWM.
PressureWelding Machines – UK
Fax: +44 1233 820847
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New look for PWMwebsite