Traction power supply, DC, National
5 compact rectifier substations (kGUW)
Project details
Client: Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG
Dresden
December 2017 – December 2019

Framework agreement for the manufacture, delivery and commissioning of 5 compact rectifier substations (kGUW).

Delivery, installation and commissioning of five compact rectifier substations for supplying traction power to the Dresden tram network. These will initially be installed at the locations listed below:

  1. Rectifier substation 04 Coswig track loop
  2. Rectifier substation 05 Weinböhla track loop
  3. Rectifier substation 39 Weinböhla
  4. Rectifier substation 45 Coswig
  5. Rectifier substation 19 Leutewitz track loop

The design of the compact rectifier substation (kGUW) means that it can be moved to another location at a later date with little effort.

Our services and products:

  • Building in the form of a prefabricated concrete room cell with raised control room floor
  • Gas-insulated MV switchgear with 4 panels
  • 1000 kVA 6-pulse hermetic oil transformer
  • TracFeed® TDA DC switchgear with 1x rectifier, 1x return conductor, 2x outgoing line feeders
  • AC 230/400 V and DC 110 V auxiliary power supply systems
  • Control/operation monitoring/remote control connection
  • Delivery of the fully equipped compact rectifier substation
  • Installation and commissioning