SETCON® Flagship Project in Germany
SETCON variable speed gearbox has been successfully running at the power plant Mittelsbüren in Bremen, Germany operated by swb Erzeugung AG. As the retrofit project, SETCON gearbox provided energy savings of app. 12 800 MWh per year.
SETCON SE6 replaced the existing 6.5 MW Voith R 18 K 600 hydro-dynamic gear coupling in order to master future challenges in terms of CO2 reduction, energy efficiency, and reliability. SET's drive has emerged as the most superior technology in comparison to the competition owing to its customized design, compact packaging size, and robust low-voltage electronics. SETCON matching footprint allowed to maintain the existing infrastructure of the power plan and install the SE6 model within only 14 days.
• Energy savings of app. 12 800 MWh per year compared to the replaced R 18 K 600 (corresponds to an energy consumption ~ 4 250 German households per year)
• CO2 reduction of app. 12 400 tons per year
• Mechanical and electrical implementation and commissioning within 15 days
• The foundation was not changed and the existing anchor points of the R 18 K 600 were reused
• The constant-speed Main Drive (e-motor) was reused
• No modifications on the Booster pump were required
• The existing lube oil cooler was reused, the working oil cooler was able to be shut down due to the lower losses and reduced oil demand of SETCON variable speed gearbox
• Neither the BFP nor the Main Drive had to be repositioned on the existing foundation
• Simple and safe integration into the existing control system (through the SET’s control system simulation and customer acceptance test in the SET Test Bench)
• CO2 reduction of app. 12 400 tons per year
• Mechanical and electrical implementation and commissioning within 15 days
• The foundation was not changed and the existing anchor points of the R 18 K 600 were reused
• The constant-speed Main Drive (e-motor) was reused
• No modifications on the Booster pump were required
• The existing lube oil cooler was reused, the working oil cooler was able to be shut down due to the lower losses and reduced oil demand of SETCON variable speed gearbox
• Neither the BFP nor the Main Drive had to be repositioned on the existing foundation
• Simple and safe integration into the existing control system (through the SET’s control system simulation and customer acceptance test in the SET Test Bench)