1. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
S. Bertolasi, EN-EL
ITALY at CERN

2. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Agenda
Introduction to CERN electrical network
Equipment, activities and contracts
Ongoing and future contracts/projects
Conclusions
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

3. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Agenda
Introduction to CERN electrical network
Equipment, activities and contracts
Ongoing and future contracts/projects
Conclusions
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

4. CERN accelerators complex
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

5. Sources of electricity at CERN
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

6. Electrical network: geographical extension
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

7. CERN daily average power
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

8. Electrical network: voltage levels
French source
400 kV
Swiss source
130 kV
Transmission
66 kV
Distribution
18 kV
Diesel generators
6.3 / 3.3 / 0.4 kV
Compressors and Pumps
3.3 kV
Users
400 / 230 V
Electrical equipment control
48 VDC
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

9. Electrical network: type of loads
Power converters
Radio frequency systems
Cryogenics compressors
Pumps (vacuum, cooling towers, chilled water…)
Ventilation systems
Fire/Smoke/Gas detection and extraction
Electronic racks
Heating
Lifts
Lighting
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

10. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Agenda
Introduction to CERN electrical network
Equipment, activities and contracts
Ongoing and future contracts/projects
Conclusions
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

11. “Components” of the network
Can be classified in 5 groups:
HIGH VOLTAGE
Transformers
MV Cables
Switchgears
Gensets
LOW VOLTAGE
48 VDC systems
UPS
Switchgears and switchboards
LV Cables
Gensets
CONTROL
Supervision system
PLC
The activities related to the electrical network target companies with experience in these five sectors
CABLING
Control cables
Coaxial cables
Water cooled cables
Optical fibers
Connectors
ENERGY
Supply of energy
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

12. Example: water-cooled cables (1/2)
Cross-section
(mm2)
Direct Current Intensity (kA)
Cable quantity
Total Length
(Km)
Nominal
Maximum
500
3.5 5
192
1.53
800 6 8
133
1.50
1000 10
154
2.46
1300 38
0.79
2000 13 20
169
1.17
These flexible water-cooled cables or “WCC” are used for transporting high DC current from power converters to superconducting current leads
Water-Cooled Cables + -
Current leads
Power converters
Current leads
Power converters
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

13. Example: water-cooled cables (2/2)
Constitution
Example of a 500mm2 cross-section WCC
Bolt holes
Copper
rope
Connection for cooling water
Cable terminal is made from a single piece of high-conductivity forged copper
Characteristics
Flexibility
Simple concept
High cooling performance
High DC current-transfer efficiency (up to 6-10 A/mm2 following section)
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

14. How activities are structured
In general:
Blanket contracts for the supply of equipment
Service contracts for installation
In some cases:
One contract for supply + installation
For big projects:
Turn-key contracts
Maintenance
Service contracts for maintenance
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

15. Example 1 – Procurement of non-standard cables
Buy to order for installations
Cable types
Coaxial (3/8” and 7/8”)
Low voltage (0.6/1.1 kV)
High voltage (≥ 1.8 kV ≤ 66 kV)
Multi wire (data, control, signal)
Cable specifications
Fire resistant (IEC 60331)
Low/high voltage (IEC 60502)
Radiation resistant materials
Insulation/sheath materials with a Radiation Index of 5.7 (IEC )
Special radiation resistant 5 x Gy (Kapton®)
High
voltage
Coaxial (triaxial)
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

16. Example 2 – Renovation substations
Integration by CERN, equipment provided via blanket contracts, installation on site via a service contract
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

17. Example 3 – Turn key contract
Diesel generator power station for the Prévessin site ( ):
design of the building and electrical systems, civil engineering, supply and commissioning gensets…
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

18. Example 4 – Cables pulling & blowing
Organized in various ways, depending on the type of cables, type of activities and environment
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

19. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Example 5 - Maintenance
400 kV equipment, transformers, PLCs, LV switchboards…
Preventive and corrective maintenance
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

20. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Agenda
Introduction to CERN electrical network
Equipment, activities and contracts
Ongoing and future contracts/projects
Conclusions
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

21. Main ongoing and future projects
New substation 400 kV / 66 kV 220 MVA (ongoing)
New diesel generator power station Meyrin (ongoing)
Renovation 400 kV protection system (ongoing)
Short term (2017 to 2020): no turn-key contracts foreseen, but important consolidation foreseen for the SPS and PS electrical network (through frame contracts)
Long term ( ): important works for HL-LHC on two different geographical sites, in surface and underground. Commercial strategy not yet defined.

22. Examples of ongoing contracts (1/2)
Supply And Installation Of Water-Cooled Bus Bars And Cables For The LHC
Supply and Installation of 24 kV Metal-Clad Compartmented Cubicle
Supply, Installation And Maintenance Of Modular Metal-Enclosed 400/230 V Switchboards For Indoor Use
Supply Of Numerical Relays For Protection Of Electrical Power Systems
Supply Of Power Cables
Supply, Installation, Commissioning And Maintenance Of Static Uninterruptible Power Supply (Ups) Units
Supply Of Cast-Resin Dry-Type Power Transformers 18/0.4 kV, 18/3.3 kV And 3.3/0.4 kV
Supply, Installation, Commissioning And Maintenance Of 48 V Dc Production And Distribution Battery-Based Systems
Supply Of Flexible Water-Cooled Copper Cables For The LHC
Supply, Installation And Commissioning Of 24 kV Compact Switchgears
Radiation Resistant Multi-Mode Optical Fibre
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

23. Examples of ongoing contracts (2/2)
Installation And Maintenance Of Optical Fibre Systems For CERN Accelerators And Infrastructure
Electrical Installation Work At Cern
Maintenance Des Tableaux Basse Tension
Maintenance Des Tableaux Haute Tension
Maintenance Des Automatismes De Plc Existants Sur Le Reseau Electrique
Contrat De Maintenance Pour Les Ups Ts/El (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) Comprenant 220 Unité de 10 à 600 kVA
Maintenance Contract For Cern'S Diesel-Generator Sets
Provision Of Preventive And Corrective Maintenance Services For The Electrical Installations On The Cern Site
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

24. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Agenda
Introduction to CERN electrical network
Equipment, activities and contracts
Ongoing and future contracts/projects
Conclusions
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

25. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Conclusions
The electrical network plays a central role in CERN accelerators complex
The electrical network is evolving permanently thanks to consolidations and upgrades
Maintenance is mandatory to keep reliability high
Industrial partners are fundamental to have a reliable state-of-the art electrical network
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network

26. Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network
Agenda
Introduction to CERN electrical network
Equipment, activities and contracts
Ongoing and foreseen contracts/projects
Conclusions
Questions? ?
Business opportunities related to CERN electrical network