KPT manufactures and tests 360 MVA transformer

Končar Power Transformers Ltd. - A Joint Venture of Siemens Energy and Končar, has designed, produced and tested a 360 MVA test field transformer.

The Croatian manufacturer has successfully designed, produced and tested a special 360 MVA, 50 kV/100 kV, 137.5 kV/657.5 kV test field transformer.

With a weight of 420t, dimensions 15/6.5/13 m, the unit is one of the largest ever produced by KPT, the manufacturer said in a media release.

With this unit in the test bay, KPT is able to provide a full scope of delivery for shunt reactors up to 250 MVA/550 kV, thus becoming one of the Siemens Energy shunt reactor manufacturers.

With the new portfolio element, the company aims to help its customers prepare their grid for the future.

Source: Končar Power Transformers Ltd. - A Joint Venture of Siemens Energy and Končar