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Engineering Services

Prysmian Cables and Systems B.V. is part of the Prysmian Group, a leading player in the industry of high-technology cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, with more than 100 production plants in 50 countries worldwide. In addition, the Group has a worldwide network of sales and representative offices.

Prysmian Cables and Systems B.V. is based in Delft, the Netherlands. We produce energy cables ranging from low voltage (1kV) to high voltage (400kV) for land and submarine application, along with compatible Click-Fit® accessories. All our products are tailored to meet the customer’s requirements.

Our company has been at the cutting edge of high voltage cable technology for several decades. We have experience in supplying all types of high voltage cable systems throughout the world, based on a full turnkey engineering service and installation capability. Our extended after sales services is second to none, with 24/7 Emergency and Condition-Based Maintenance, on-site Fault Location, Diagnostics and Assessments, Material Qualification and Testing in our HV Laboratory.

OVERVIEW

High Voltage Project Engineering

The High Voltage Project Engineering department, is the starting point for HV project. In this department, the customer request is studied and technical solutions towards this request are defined and could comprise many different disciplines. As suggested by the image, the correlation between the various aspects of a cable system makes the system design process an iterative process where experience and broad knowledge is mandatory.

As suggested by the image, the correlation between the various aspects of a cable system makes the system design process an iterative process where experience and broad knowledge is mandatory.

Engineering consultancy scope

Current rating calculations, continuous, cyclic and/or emergency, in air, buried, in ducts, in HDD’s, in tunnel, single or multiple circuits, etc..
Thermo-mechanical calculations,
Short circuit calculations,
Cable system characteristics calculations,
Selection and advice on accessories,
Overall system design, including earthing design,
Requirements towards metallic support structures for cables and accessories,
Guidance on soil surveys,
Advice on Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Test and Type Tests.
Advice on maintenance
Design of integrated optical fibre systems for monitoring purposes,
Reversed engineering on existing circuits
Hydraulic calculations for LPOF circuits
Total cost of ownership calculations/system optimization

The project engineering service focusses on the integrity of a cable system considering the functional requirements. For this goal, Prysmian Project Engineering can advise, assist or design the following sub-items related to power cable system.