Fire suppression costs cut, Switzerland
Fire suppression costs cut, Switzerland
2 PagesFire suppression costs cut, Switzerland Customer: Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) Location: Switzerland Application: Converter and Distribution Transformers Rating: 50MVA Date: 2012 Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) is one of the leading hydropower companies in Switzerland. At the time of writing KWO have nine power plants, with 26 turbines and a total capacity of 1,125MW. These are spread over eight reservoirs on the Grimsel and Sustenpass. In total they produce around 7% of the electricity coming from Swiss hydroelectric power plants. For a specific project KWO needed four 50MVA converter transformers along with a number of auxiliary distribution transformers for an underground installation. In the past these transformers had always been filled with mineral oil, which necessitated the installa
