Retrofitting of IPB's at Peterborough Power Station
The removal, refitting and re-welding of three low Voltage IPB’s for Centrica had to be completed to allow the replacement of defective low voltage bushings within a 145MVA power transformer
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TP Power Services picked by BP to complete the rewind of the main drilling transformer on their BP harding platform in the North Sea.
TPPS at Staythorpe Power Station....
With plans unsuccesful back in 1998 to develop Staythorpe ‘C’ Power Station, RWE announced its dedication to pursue the project in May 2007, with the state-of-the-art power station generating 1650MW to supply 2 million homes and meet the electrical demands of almost the entire of Nottinghamshire.
RWE have put much consideration into it’s’ appearance and efficiency during the planning stage to meet increasing environmental scrutiny. With CCGT power stations producing half the carbon dioxide compared to coal fired stations, this project excels by regenerating a brownfield site, encompassing a compact design and being supported by a landscaping project to reduce its visual impact in the area.
With consent agreed; construction on the £600 million project commenced in the autumn of 2007 with civil contractors; electrical tenders were issued in late 2008, TP Power Services Ltd were successful in their tender for the installation of the main transformers following the completion of an installation contract at Centrica’s Langage Energy Centre in
With official confirmation issued in February, mobilisation was immediate to support the client in their efforts to meet pre-arranged generation dates for the sites main back feed generator turbine. The scope of work includes the installation of a 500MVA/400kV Generator Step-Up Transformer, 40MVA/26kV Service Station Transformer and a 5MVA/6.6kV Excitation Transformer per turbine hall. With 4 turbine halls on the site, TPPS will be installing four of each of these units plus an additional maintenance transformer, making a total of thirteen transformers for the project.
The project is well underway and TPPS have completed installation on three 500MVA units and three 40MVA units in just 10 weeks of the official mobilisation date.