NKT cables has supplied 72kV connectors to enable transmission of power from one of the two MHI Vestas V164 8MW prototype wind turbines at Maade, near Esbjerg on Denmark’s west coast.
The turbine is one of the first to make use of the 72kV connector, which was installed by VB-enterprise, NKT said.
It said the E-module connector consists of a HV transformer and a new Mitsubishi 72kV gas-insulated switchgear to be connected to the local power grid.
A 400mm² 72kV HV cable from NKT cables was connected to the switchgear via the new outer cone cable connector type CB 72, which is made of silicone rubber, the company added.
NKT senior vice-president medium-voltage accessories Konstantin Kurfiss said: “The CB 72 connector, combined with our array cable transition box, represents significant process efficiencies as it will be possible to energize the wind farm before all wind turbines are installed.”
Image: MHI Vestas
