Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGET0102 | |
| Title | 13kV Shunt Reactor Refurbishment | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given National Grid Electricity Transmission |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 December 2013 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2015 | |
| Duration | 16 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,071,400 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | System Operability | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (100.000%) |
| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/Project/NIA_NGET0102 |
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| Objectives | To establish viability of refurbishment (including active part redesign) of a 13kV reactor. This project will be successful is we establish a methodology for refurbishment of 13kV Shunt Reactors suitable for modern standards. Further success for this project will be if the refurbishment is economically viable, and also if we can roll out the refurbishment option to the National Grid 13kV reactor fleet. |
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| Abstract | The scope of the project covers the relocation of a failed 13kV 2x30MVA shunt reactor (English Electric design) from Willesden substation, London to ABB, Drammen, Norway for inspection; technical teardown (to include recommendations on refurbishment options); redesign and if economically feasible, manufacture of the active part; refurbishment of reactor tank and cooler bank (with option to replace cooler bank with modern equivalent); factory acceptance test of refurbished unit to modern standards and installation and commissioning of the refurbished reactor in its original location at Willesden substation i.e. the reactor will reuse the existing plinth therefore negating the need for extensive civil works. | |
| Publications |  Progress Report 2014 (PDF 44 KB) Progress Report 2015 (PDF 66 KB) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 15/03/16 | |
