The manufacturer has installed its Power Xpert UX Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear system at Tata Steel. The system has been installed as part of an upgrade to Tata Steels hot rolling steel mill in IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
In order to meet growing market demand for high strength steel, Tata Steel upgraded one of its reels in the hot rolling steel mill no 2 at its Dutch steel plant. However, the production of high strength steel requires more power than standard steel and so the new reel also needed 120% more electrical power.
Tata Steels engineering centre, Projects & Training Consultancy (PTC), is responsible for all internal electrical installations at the companys various facilities, ensuring that energy is delivered safely where required. Denis Kramer, electrical project engineer at PTC siad: “We ensure that the various Tata Steel factories have the energy they require in the right place. Our work involves transforming 150kV to 50, 33, 24, 10, 6 and 3 kV and ensuring that users can work safely with it.”
The company express that the other key benefits are its compact structure, the use of SF6-free vacuum circuit breakers, the moulded resin technology used for the solid state insulation and the bus-bar system with high quality copper bars. Additionally, the switchgear system is withdrawable and the structure is completely modular.
By eliminating the high maintenance requirements of SF6 gas charged switchgear, as well as the environmental issues associated with use and ultimate disposal of SF6, according to the company it reduces life-time costs with an expected life of 30 years.
Before Eaton’s specialists started building, the PTC workers carried out an acceptance test in the factory in Hengelo, Netherlands. The components were placed under test and performance was checked. The switchgear was then installed at the facility in IJmuiden and Eaton also provided the technical teams with training prior to commissioning.
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