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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
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
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.
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)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	15/03/16