POWER: CG of India Makes First 1200kV CVT

 

 

Crompton Greaves Limited, India, has announced the dispatch of their first 1200 KV product to the UHV research station of Power Grid. Development of a 1200 KV UHV AC system, the highest AC system in the world will tackle the ever growing power demand which is expected to be over 400GW by 2020.
1200 KV Capacitive Voltage Transformer (CVT) is  conceived, designed and successfully developed indigenously. CG will also develop:

• 1200 kV, 333 MVA Power Transformer
• 1200 kV Capacitive Voltage Transformer ( CVT )
• • 1200 kV Surge arrester

Although many countries in the world like USSR, Japan, America & Italy have made great progress in the research of 1200KV ultra high voltage AC transmission system only China has recently established the commercial 1100 kV system successfully.

Who Is Crompton Greaves:

Crompton Greaves Limited is part of the USD 4 billion Avantha Group, a conglomerate with an impressive global footprint. It’s India operations were established in 1937, and is one of India’s largest private sector enterprises to be engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing technologically advanced electrical products and services related to power generation, transmission and distribution, besides executing turnkey projects. The company is customer-centric in its focus and is the single largest source for a wide variety of electrical equipment and products. Crompton Greaves has three Strategic Business Units (SBUs) namely; Power Systems, Industrial Systems and Consumer Products.

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