Danish company Energinet.dk is to deploy an optical fault location system on grid infrastructure for the 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm off Jutland.
The transmission operator has awarded German company AP Sensing a roughly €500,000 contract for the inspection solution, which covers all elements of the 220kV link off Esbjerg.
“An optical fault location system is an online monitoring system which uses an optic fiber cable along the high-voltage cable route to determine location of interference in or near the high voltage cable, such as cable fault, excavation near cable, offshore hazards etc,” said the company.
Energinet.dk will use the technology to monitor the cable between the Horns Rev offshore substation and the onshore hook-up at Blabjerg, as well as the onward onshore cable to Endrup.
AP Sensing is responsible for supply, installation, training and a five-year warranty.
Image: Horns Rev 3 substation (Energinet.dk)
Subsea eyes on Horns Rev prize
AP Sensing to deliver optical monitoring for Energinet.dk grid link
By EBS