GE installs 685 MVA transformers for DolWin3 HVDC project

Germany, Frankfurt: GE and transmission system operator TenneT have installed two 685 MVA power transformers at the Dörpen West converter station for the DolWin3 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project.

 


Germany, Frankfurt: GE and transmission system operator TenneT have installed two 685 MVA power transformers at the Dörpen West converter station for the DolWin3 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project.

The 685 MVA power transformers have been designed, manufactured and tested in GE’s Mönchengladbach unit in Germany to meet the specific requirements of the DolWin3 project, the manufacturer said in a press release.

Each transformer is equipped with a tap changer.

DolWin3 is the third grid connection of the DolWin wind farm cluster, located in the south western region of the North Sea.

The contract is on track to be completed in 2017.

Source: GE