Resilience Cables for wind turbines are UL and Wind Turbine Tray Cable (WTTC) approved, and NFPA 79 (12.2.2) rated for constant flex and high performance. The cables, guaranteed to perform in harsh environments, ship in five days without minimum order length or quantity. Resilience Wind Turbine Tray Cables support needs in the nacelle for low-voltage…
Lapp introduces high performance tray cable for wind turbine
Florham Park, NJ – Lapp, introduces its highest-performance UL-listed tray cable, OLFLEX® FORTIS. This product meets UL-1277 tray cable requirements, as well as providing industry-leading oil resistance and coldtemperature performance. It is also rated as a CSA tray cable (CSA C22.2 No. 230). OLFLEX® FORTIS meets all requirements of UL-2277 for 1000V Wind Turbine Tray…
HVDC cable could trim most grid losses
High voltage dc transmission lines are one way to reduce the amount of power lost in transmission grids from the current average of about 8% to an estimated 1 to 2%, according to Wolfgang Dehen, chief executive of Siemens’ energy unit. Traditional lines typically lose 8% of power in transmission, leading to higher costs and…
145 kV double-circuit cable connects wind farm to mainland
ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, will supply, install, and commission 116 km of underground cable and 56 km of submarine cable, to strengthen the existing transmission grid and allow using more wind power from the Rødsand II offshore wind park which will be commissioned late 2010. The 145-kV cable is intended to manage overload and has a…
This cable flexes at (Brrrr) -40C
The Olflex Control Cold cable is built to works in the worlds most frigid conditions, down to -50C in some cases. The cable, from Lapp Group USA, Floram Park, N.J., is approved for -50C to 90C installations. The design has been tested for impact to UL/CSA at -40C and UL/CSA cold bend testing at -50C.…