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Safe and reliable power distribution

Answers for infrastructure and cities.

Systems and solutions for safe

and reliable power distribution
In an era of high population growth, increasing urbanization, technological change and
cost pressures, the sustainable management of limited resources is an important issue.
Rising energy demands must today be reconciled with increasing environmental awareness
and a desire for reduction in CO2 emissions. At the same time, requirements concerning
reliability, personal safety and productivity are increasing.
Siemens systems and solutions for low- and medium-voltage power distribution support
reliable and cost-efficient energy supply for the future, and provide answers to the
challenges of tomorrow.

Safe, reliable, innovative, and

future-oriented
Innovative systems and solutions
for every application
International development teams
and customer-focused manufacturing
centers introduce country-specific
requirements into our research and
development activities. Whether for
primary or secondary power distribution,
or for green isolated grids, whether for
outdoor or indoor applications
our systems and solutions offer the
right answer.
Standards for high availability and
optimal personal protection
Our high-quality systems and solutions
are developed according to relevant
international standards. Thus, they
offer a very high degree of personal
and operating safety.
Sustainability and investment
protection
In the area of grid stability, power
generation on the basis of renewable
energies entails new challenges. The
durable systems and solutions from
Siemens enable you to achieve your
economic and environmental objectives.
Low- and medium-voltage switchgear,
energy storage, and busbar trunking
systems simplify the integration of
renewable energy sources.
Their integration in existing control or
automation systems as well as in smart

grids can be achieved using a variety of

protocols (such as IEC 61850, PROFINET,
MODBUS, DNP).
Reliable local support
Our local experts are there for you
around the world, helping you develop
solutions for your energy supply, and
providing you with specific expertise
on project management and financial
services in your projects. Important
aspects of safety, logistics and environmental protection are considered.
We advise you as an end customer or
planner. Especially in the planning phase,
our experts from Totally Integrated
Power (TIP) will provide you with
professional consulting, software tools,
specification texts, and planning
manuals.

Your benefits at a glance

A full range of systems and
solutions from low to medium
voltage
High cost-efficiency through
innovative, durable, and
future-oriented products
High switchgear availability and
personal safety
Contribution to increasing
energy efficiency
Reliable and competent local
support from planning to
operation

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while contributing significantly to
a sustainable energy supply.

Tailored systems and solutions for utilities,

industry and infrastructure
Maintaining the balance
between economy and
ecology with continuing
globalization these are
challenges that the majority
of industries faces today.
Flexibility is becoming more
important, development
cycles are becoming shorter,
and time-to-market is
becoming crucial.
Your business success is
based on a reliable and
flexible energy supply.
This results in high
demands on suppliers of
electrical systems and
solutions.
Whether in the supply of
cities and infrastructure, or
for industrial plants with
Siemens systems and
solutions you will always
have the right solution for
a reliable and cost-efficient
energy supply whether
you are operating regionally
or globally.

Regional customers
Our maintenance-free and compact
gas-insulated switchgear support
utilities in building more costefficient and reliable grids, as well as
in integrating into smart grids.
For wind farms and turbines, our
busbar trunking systems and mediumvoltage switchgear are used, ensuring
a reliable connection to the power
grid. Energy storage solutions enable
the integration of an increasing number of wind turbines into distribution
grids, without requiring that such grids
be expanded immediately.
Modern infrastructure, such as hospitals, office buildings and airports, must
meet stringent requirements in terms
of safety, low environmental impact,
and integration of renewable energy.
Our low- and medium-voltage switchgear and busbar trunking systems
ensure a high level of safety, flexibility
and functionality.

Globally operating customers

and EPCs
In the oil and gas industry or in
mining, for example, our prefabricated solution in a container features
efficiency, safety and reliability for
supplying power under extremely
difficult environmental conditions. It
gives you an efficient and economical
alternative to conventionally installed
medium-voltage substations.
Chemical production must be
supplied with power around-theclock on a cost-efficient yet extremely
flexible basis. With our switchgear,
we offer you an efficient and reliable
energy supply.
In the automotive industry and in
data centers, busbar trunking systems
offer a stable electrical infrastructure
while providing flexibility for the connection of loads in case of subsequent
modifications or expansions.
In the metal industry or in the pulp
and paper industry i.e., wherever
large amounts of energy are required
on demand and peak loads need to be
reduced our energy storage system
offers the right solution.

Integrated solutions:
Everything from a single source
With our systems and solutions, you build a safe, reliable
and sustainable energy supply for low- and mediumvoltage, in accordance with your requirements, for
every distribution level, every power range, and every
application type. Our gas-insulated medium-voltage
switchgear particularly impress with their compactness,
zero maintenance, and climate indepedence.

A selection of our comprehensive systems is

given hereafter.
For more information on individual systems and
solutions, visit:
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IEC gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear

8DA/8DB

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 40.5 kV

Primary distribution
Industry (among others, oil and gas

Busbar current up to 5000 A

industry, steel industry,

Feeder current up to 2500 A

mining, paper industry), utilities

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 40 kA

NXPLUS

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 40.5 kV

Primary distribution
Industry (among others, steel

Busbar current up to 2500 A

industry, chemical and pharmaceu-

Feeder current up to 2500 A

tical industry), utilities

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 31.5 kA

8DB10

Typical fields of application:

NXPLUS C
Rated voltage up to

15 kV

24 kV

Busbar current up to

2500 A

2500 A

Feeder current up to

2500 A

2000 A

Short-time withstand
current Ik up to

31.5 kA

25 kA

Primary and secondary

distribution
Industry (among others, mining,
paper industry, offshore),
infrastructure (marine, airports),
utilities

NXPLUS C Wind

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 36 kV

Wind farm applications

Busbar current up to 1000 A

NXPLUS C

Feeder current up to 1000 A

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 25 kA

8DJH36

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 36 kV

Secondary distribution
Ring-main units and customer

Busbar current up to 630 A

transfer substations of utilities,

Feeder current up to 630 A

wind farm applications

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 20 kA

Typical fields of application:

8DJH / 8DJH Compact

Rated voltage up to
8DJH

17.5 kV

24 kV

Busbar current up to

630 A

630 A

Feeder current up to

630 A

630 A

Short-time withstand
current Ik up to

25 kA

20 kA

Secondary distribution
Ring-main units and customer
transfer substations of utilities,
wind farm applications

IEC air-insulated medium-voltage switchgear

NXAIR

NXAIR

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to

17.5 kV

24 kV

Primary distribution

Busbar current up to

4000 A

2500 A

Feeder current up to

4000 A

2500 A

Short-time withstand
current Ik up to

40 kA

25 kA

Utilities, industry (among others,

metal industry, mining, automotive
industry, oil and gas industry,
chemical plants)

NXAIR P

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 17.5 kV

Primary distribution

Busbar current up to 4000 A

Feeder current up to 4000 A

Utilities, industry (among others,

metal industry, mining, automotive
industry, oil and gas industry,

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 50 kA

chemical plants)

SIMOSEC

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 24 kV

Secondary distribution

Busbar current up to 1250 A

Feeder current up to 1250 A
Short-time withstand current Ik up to 25 kA
SIMOSEC

Ring-main units, customer transfer

substations, distribution substations
and switching substations of utilities
and public utilities, public buildings,
industrial plants

ANSI air-insulated medium-voltage switchgear

GM38

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 38 kV

Primary distribution

Busbar current up to 3000 A

Feeder current up to 3000 A

GM38

GM-SG

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 15 kV

Primary distribution
Industry (among others, metal
industry, mining, oil and gas industry,
chemical plants) infrastructure

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 63 kA

(public buildings), utilities

Series 81000 & SIMOVAC

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 13.8 kV

Primary distribution

Busbar current up to 4000 A

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 63 kA

Industrial plants, infrastructure

(public buildings), utilities

SIMOSEC

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 27.6 kV

Secondary distribution

Busbar current up to 1200 A

Feeder current up to 600 A
Short-time withstand current Ik up to 25 kA

chemical plants, as well as public

buildings, utilities)

Feeder current up to 4000 A

SIMOSEC

industry, mining, oil and gas industry,

Short-time withstand current Ik up to 40 kA

Busbar current up to 4000 A

GM-SG

Industry (including the metal

Industry (among others, metal

industry, mining, oil and gas industry,
chemical plants), infrastructure
(public buildings)

Low-voltage switchboards SIVACON

SIVACON S8

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 1000 V

Power distribution boards and

Busbar current up to 7000 A

Feeder current up to 6300 A
MCC

motor control centers in industry

and infrastructure

Short-time withstand current I cw up to 150 kA

Type approval through testing according
to IEC 61439-1/2

Low-voltage busbar trunking systems SIVACON 8PS

LD system

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 1000 V

Wind turbines, heavy industry,

Rated current up to 5000 A

infrastructure

Short-time withstand current I cw up to 116 kA

LD system

LX system

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 690 V

Infrastructure with multi-story

Rated current up to 6300 A

LX system

Short-time withstand current I cw up to 150 kA

transportation of large power

volumes

LR system

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 1000 V

Areas with moisture and corrosive

Rated current up to 6150 A

LR system

buildings, position-independent

or saline atmosphere

Short-time withstand current I cw up to 100 kA

BD2 system

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 690 V

Power transportation and distribution

Rated current up to 1250 A

BD2 system

Short-time withstand current I cw up to 34 kA

BD01 system

in buildings and industry for supplying

energy to medium-sized loads

BD01 system

Typical fields of application:

Rated voltage up to 400 V

Energy supply to small loads, espe-

Rated current up to 160 A

cially in skilled crafts and trades

Short-time withstand current I cw up to 2.5 kA

Outdoor medium-voltage equipment

Vacuum recloser 3AD, circuit-breaker for overhead line grids with automatic OPEN and CLOSE
function for load and short-circuit currents
Outdoor circuit-breaker based on vacuum technology for a wide variety of applications:
Recloser 3AD

Live tank 3AF01 for grids in countries making use of IEC standards
3AF04/05 for ensuring an uninterruptible power supply to high-speed rail lines
Dead-tank SDV 6/7 with circuit-breakers and current transformers in one single enclosure,
for IEC and ANSI markets
Fusesavers as single-phase circuit-breakers directly in the overhead line to prevent tripping of
the fuse in case of transient faults

Live-tank 3AF

Single-phase disconnector with manual operation of the series SE/SER/EF/EH

Three-phase switch-disconnector with manual or motor operation, Topper and Vector

Fusesaver

Three-phase switch-disconnector with motor operation, Vector series

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Vacuum generator switchgear

HB1 horizontal busbar generator switchgear, non phase-segregated
Up to 85 MW at 10 kV and up to 150 MW at 17.5 kV

HB3 horizontal busbar generator switchgear, phase-segregated

Up to 150 MW at 10 kV and up to 250 MW at 17.5 kV

HIGS highly integrated generator switchgear

HB1

Up to 50 MW at 10 kV and up to 65 MW at 15 kV

VB1 vertical busbar generator switchgear, non phase-segregated

Up to 85 MW at 10 kV and up to 150 MW at 17.5 kV

Power supply solutions for distribution grids

Siemens offers fully integrated power

commissioning, and advanced services.

power distribution boards, as well

supply solutions, from network planning

Our solutions include medium-voltage

as busbar trunking systems.

and design to project management

switchgear (gas- and air-insulated),

and engineering up to installation,

low-voltage motor control centers and

Network
planning and
design

Project
management
and
engineering

Integration

Installation
and
commissioning

Services

Prefabricated energy supply containers

E-House: effective and reliable

Typical fields of application:

Prefabricated and tested power supply solution

in a container. Comprehensive integration of our
entire low- and medium-voltage product portfolio

to conventional site-built substa-

Completely developed by Siemens, manufactured

and assembled in factory, and tested, installed,
connected, and put into operation on site

power supply, integration of fossil

Efficient and low-cost alternatives

tions, temporary substation,
grid expansion, reliable emergency
and renewable energies, energy
storage, or power electronics for
grid applications

E-House

SIESTORAGE electrical energy storage system:

modular, reliable, and efficient

Typical fields of application:

Energy storage based on lithium-ion batteries

gies, peak shaping, ensuring

Modular design for adaptations of power and

capacity to the respective requirements

Integration of renewable enerthe quality of supply, power

supply for isolated grids and
microgrids, efficient use of
the grid capacity, optimization
of power generation with diesel
generators (reduction of pollutant

SIESTORAGE

emissions and fuel costs)

SIPLINK grid coupling: environmentally

friendly and economical

Typical fields of application:

System for the interconnection of two grids using

medium-voltage direct-current transmission

the land grid, high availability of

Possible use as an onshore connection system for

berthed ships: SIHARBOR with the benefit of
effective reduction of exhaust gases from diesel
operation.

industrial microgrids, grid coupling

Connection of the ships grid with

industrial power supplies and
for connecting renewable energies

SIHARBOR

Innovative systems
for utilities
System examples:

Flexible systems for

wind energy systems
System examples:

8DA/8DB

NXPLUS C Wind

NXPLUS C

8DJH

8DJH

SIVACON 8PS System LD

NXAIR

Overhead line applications

System examples:
Fusesaver

Integrated solutions for

cities and infrastructure
System examples:

3AD

8DJH

3AF

SIVACON S8

SDV6/7

SIVACON 8PS

Fit for extreme conditions in

the oil and gas industry
System examples:

Reliability in the power supply

of data centers
System examples:

NXPLUS C

8DJH

NXAIR

NXAIR

E-House

SIVACON S8
SIVACON 8PS

Reliability under harsh

conditions in mining
System examples:

Strong performance
for the metal industry
System examples:

8DA

NXPLUS C

NXPLUS C

NXAIR

NXAIR

SIESTORAGE

Cost-efficient power distribution for chemical plants

System examples:

High availability in the

pulp and paper industry
System examples:

NXPLUS C

NXPLUS C

NXAIR

NXAIR

SIVACON S8

SIVACON S8
SIESTORAGE

NXPLUS C

High-quality energy supply

for the food and beverage
industry
System examples:

NXAIR

8DJH

SIVACON S8

NXAIR

SIVACON 8PS

SIVACON S8

SIESTORAGE

SIVACON 8PS

Reliable and flexible solutions

for the automotive industry
System examples:

References prove our competence

Whether solutions for cities, infrastructure, or industrial plants are involved we support you with our expertise
and with our systems. See for yourself in a small selection of our references.

Energy storage in power distribution

ENEL S.p.A.
Molise
Italy

Requirements

As one of Europes largest utilities, Enel invests heavily in the integration of

renewable energies into the power grids. Due to the highly distributed
nature of the multiple renewable energy sources it is necessary to take
account of the fluctuating feeds, and offset the effects to ensure a stable
and high-quality supply for their customers.

Solution

In February 2012, a SIESTORAGE energy storage system was put into

operation with a power of 1 MVA and a capacity of 500 kWh.
SIESTORAGE helps ENEL to offset load and voltage fluctuations within
milliseconds. The system acts either as an additional source of energy,
or absorbs peaks in generation. It is not necessary for large power plants
to intervene.

Value added

Improved system availability and safety of all machines and devices

connected to the grid

Energy storage system for

studying new smart grid
solutions for ENEL in Italy

System availability is maintained at 95% capacity during the maintenance

of individual battery modules
Faster restarting of the system with black start capability

Busbar trunking systems and low-voltage switchboards in infrastructure

Sddeutscher Verlag
Munich
Germany

Requirements

Planning of the new group headquarters included the development of a

power concept that went far beyond the requirements of the energy-saving
regulations applicable at the time. The concept also fulfilled the clients
rigorous requirements in terms of sound insulation.
In addition, the building and building services were to be flexibly adaptable
to fast-paced changes in the publishing and editorial industry.

Solution

Integrating the aspects of cost-efficiency, sustainability and fire load, the

planners chose to use a modular and space-saving SIVACON S8 low-voltage
power distribution board as well as SIVACON 8PS busbar trunking systems for
power transportation and distribution up to the storeys. The busbar trunking
system also forms the basis for the integrated overall concept from Siemens.

Value added

Harmony between cost-efficiency, sustainability, building efficiency, and

flexibility of use

Low-voltage power distribution for an office building

of the Sddeutscher Verlag
in Munich

A productive work environment with a room climate that can be adjusted

by the occupants

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Energy supply system for the industry (food & beverage)

Pepsi
Moscow
Russia

Requirements

Pepsis iced tea filling facility on the south side of Moscow is one of the most
modern plants in Russia, extending over a length of 300 meters. An important
requirement for its smooth operation is a safe and reliable power distribution.
Already in the planning phase, Pepsi decided for a uniform solution that
should provide a high degree of consistency, reliability and flexibility.

Solution

The overall low- and medium-voltage solution is based on the Totally Integrated
Power concept from Siemens. Using the planning software SIMARIS design,
all components necessary for power distribution were dimensioned precisely,
conveniently and quickly from the GEAFOL transformers and NXPLUS C
medium-voltage switchgear to the SIVACON S8 low-voltage power distribution
board and up to the SIVACON 8PS busbar trunking systems.

Value added

Safe and standard-compliant planning with the software SIMARIS design

Low- and medium-voltage

power distribution for Pepsis
iced tea filling facility
in Moscow

Optimally aligned products and systems

High flexibility with regard to changing requirements

Energy supply system in the E-House for industry (oil & gas)
QP Shell
Qatar

Requirements

For a refinery located in Qatar, QP Shell required three containerized

modules for a flexible and reliable power supply in accordance with Shells
high requirements for HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environment).

Solution

Siemens delivered three container modules for one E-House on cast in situ
foundation. Siemenss scope of supply also comprised the design, engineering,
purchasing, fabrication, erection, testing and commissioning.

Value added

Precomissioned at factory with delivery ready to install

E-House for Pearl GTL in

Qatar: Three modules on
cast in situ foundation

Reduced installation risk through prefabricated modules

Installation and testing in short-time period

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