| Customer: |
Callenberg Engineering |
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| Location: |
Miami FL, USA |
| Industry: |
Industrial |
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| Challenge: |
To design a coupler system
that:
- provides quick connecting and disconnecting of
11kV, 1500 Amp, shore supply, to the shipboard switchgear
- provides interlocking to prevent the shipboard
power and onshore power from being energized at
the same time
- is a unique and independent 15kV coupler system
- withstands corrosive environment onboard ocean
vessels
- withstands short-circuit currents of 35kA
- can be fitted to switchgear onboard the ship
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| Solution: |
Utilizing all extraordinary
features of the 15kV Coupler System such as corrosion
resistant cast aluminum outer castings with polyester
powder coatings as well as vacuum cast, non-hydroscopic,
silica sand filled thermal setting resin insulators.
Designing phase contacts to handle 35kA fault currents.
Performing verification tests at an independent test
facility. |
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| Product: |
Equipment Mount Plug, Cable
Mount Receptacle and Live-End Cover (Sales are restricted
to Callenberg Engineering) |
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| Key applications: |
The superior features of
the equipment mount plug include:
- custom-designed corrosion resistant aluminum cast
components
- non-hydroscopic phase insulators made from vacuum
cast silica sand filled thermal setting resin featuring
high dielectric strength
- multilam band style contact arrangement for high
fault current withstand
- mechanical and electrical interlocking to prevent
shore and ship power from being energized at the
same time
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| Benefits: |
The equipment mount plug
offers a variety of benefits:
- less time and lower costs through connecting shore
power to ships switchgear
- improved safety with mechanical and electrical
interlocks
- compliance with environmental regulations at ocean
ports by connecting ships to surplus shore power
and this way reducing ships power generating needs
(emissions)
- capability to safely connect to shipboard switchgear
with high short-circuit (35kA) potential
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