{"id":6852,"date":"2021-12-16T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/?p=6846"},"modified":"2021-12-16T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:00:08","slug":"the-next-level-for-the-vrdt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/12-2021\/the-next-level-for-the-vrdt\/","title":{"rendered":"The next level for the VRDT"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"yellow\">\n<h2>Why VRDTs are becoming ever more important<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-accordion\">\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-1-decentralized-generation\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>1 DECENTRALIZED GENERATION<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-1-decentralized-generation\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<p>is increas\u00ading, and with it the need to increase the per\u00adfor\u00admance of dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-2-additional-loads\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>2 ADDITIONAL LOADS<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-2-additional-loads\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<p>Mobil\u00adi\u00adty and heat will be elec\u00adtric in the future. The host\u00ading capac\u00adi\u00adty for these addi\u00adtion\u00adal loads must increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-3-dual-role\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>3 DUAL ROLE<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-3-dual-role\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<p>With solar sys\u00adtems on roofs, more and more con\u00adsumers are also becom\u00ading pro\u00adduc\u00aders. Dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids have to dynam\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly respond to these dynam\u00adics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-4-more-flexibility\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>4 MORE FLEXIBILITY<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-4-more-flexibility\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<p>in sec\u00adtor cou\u00adpling can be uti\u00adlized more effi\u00adcient\u00adly of dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids have greater capac\u00adi\u00adty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-5-the-complexity-of-grids-is-increasing\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>5 THE COMPLEXITY OF GRIDS IS INCREASING<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-5-the-complexity-of-grids-is-increasing\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<p>and the dig\u00adi\u00adtal\u00adiza\u00adtion of dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids helps mas\u00adter this issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 2em;letter-spacing: 0.1px;margin-bottom: 0\">Simply powerful<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">The third generation of ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae makes voltage regulation the standard in distribution transformers.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6994\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/The-new-ecotap-vpd-for-vrdt-e1639654380436.jpg\" alt width=\"500\" height=\"317\"><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><big>500,000 SWITCHING<\/big><\/strong><br>\nis what ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae is capa\u00adble of. This exceeds the aver\u00adage ser\u00advice life time of a typ\u00adi\u00adcal local grid trans\u00adformer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><big>Smart\u00adly into the future<\/big><\/strong><br>\nThanks to ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae, dig\u00adi\u00adtal con\u00adnec\u00adtion is no prob\u00adlem and the VRDT becomes active equip\u00adment in the dig\u00adi\u00adtal dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grid.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><big>Very com\u00adpact<\/big><\/strong><br>\nThe vol\u00adume of the new ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae has been reduced by 50&nbsp;per\u00adcent in com\u00adpar\u00adi\u00adson to its pre\u00adde\u00adces\u00adsor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><big>30 %<\/big><\/strong><br>\nless weight is what the new ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae includ\u00ading motor-dri\u00adve unit brings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><big>Main\u00adte\u00adnance-free oper\u00ada\u00adtion<\/big><\/strong><br>\nVac\u00adu\u00adum tap-change tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy ensures a long ser\u00advice life and vir\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly no main\u00adte\u00adnance effort.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><big>Auto\u00admat\u00aded pro\u00adduc\u00adtion<\/big><\/strong><br>\nThe new ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae was designed for auto\u00admat\u00aded pro\u00adduc\u00adtion in high quan\u00adti\u00adties. As a result, costs can be reduced sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly and volt\u00adage reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion can become the stan\u00addard in dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids. Pro\u00adduc\u00adtion takes place in a new\u00adly con\u00adstruct\u00aded plant in Italy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"yellow\">\n<h2>How does a VRDT work?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6999 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Funktionsweise-eines-RONT.png\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"592\"><\/p>\n<p>New pow\u00ader sup\u00adpli\u00aders, such as pho\u00adto\u00advolta\u00adic sys\u00adtems on roofs, lead to volt\u00adage increas\u00ades in local net\u00adworks. New loads, such as those caused by e\u2011mobility, lead to addi\u00adtion\u00adal volt\u00adage drops. Dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids to date have not been designed for this. Since medi\u00adum-volt\u00adage and low-volt\u00adage grids are rigid\u00adly cou\u00adpled via dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion trans\u00adform\u00aders, the most com\u00admon option used in the past, was to expand the grid. That is expen\u00adsive! Depend\u00ading on grid con\u00addi\u00adtions, the host\u00ading capac\u00adi\u00adty for addi\u00adtion\u00adal loads and sup\u00adpli\u00aders can be increased two to four times using a VRDT, with\u00adout need\u00ading to rein\u00adforce the cable net\u00adwork. How does this work? The con\u00adtrol and reg\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading unit <span class=\"color-nr\">1<\/span> con\u00adtin\u00adu\u00adous\u00adly mea\u00adsures the sec\u00adondary volt\u00adage <span class=\"color-nr\">2<\/span> uand auto\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly out\u00adputs a sig\u00adnal to the tap chang\u00ader when it needs to change the trans\u00adformer ratio <span class=\"color-nr\">3<\/span>. The con\u00adtrol and reg\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading unit can also be con\u00adnect\u00aded with SCADA sys\u00adtems <span class=\"color-nr\">4<\/span> to sup\u00adport more sophis\u00adti\u00adcat\u00aded volt\u00adage con\u00adtrol schemes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"yellow\">\n<h2>Where does the ECOTAP\u00ae VPD\u00ae fit in?<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">In addition to distribution grids, VRDTs are also suitable for industrial applications and renewable production systems.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-extra alignleft wp-image-7004 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Icon_Altar-1.png\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Distribution grid<\/h3>\n<p>The dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grid is the main appli\u00adca\u00adtion for the new ECOTAP\u00ae VPD\u00ae with 30&nbsp;amperes.It keeps the volt\u00adage in the low volt\u00adage grid sta\u00adble and is designed for trans\u00adform\u00aders up to a volt\u00adage class of 24 kV.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-extra alignleft wp-image-7005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Icon_Altar-2.png\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Industry<\/h3>\n<p>If very pre\u00adcise volt\u00adage or a larg\u00ader reg\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading range is need\u00aded, ECOTAP\u00ae VPD\u00ae with 100 amperes and change-over selec\u00adtor is the right choice. It offers 17 oper\u00adat\u00ading posi\u00adtions and sup\u00adplies indus\u00adtri\u00adal, agri\u00adcul\u00adtur\u00adal or com\u00admer\u00adcial process\u00ades with a defined, sta\u00adble volt\u00adage range, pro\u00adtect\u00aded against out\u00adside influ\u00adences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-extra alignleft wp-image-7006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Icon_Altar-3.png\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Renewables<\/h3>\n<p>At high\u00ader pow\u00ader lev\u00adels but with less space, such as in wind pow\u00ader sys\u00adtems, ECOTAP\u00ae VPD\u00ae with 100&nbsp;amperes and 9&nbsp;oper\u00adat\u00ading posi\u00adtions is the right on-load tap-chang\u00ader. It can be eas\u00adi\u00adly inte\u00adgrat\u00aded into exist\u00ading trans\u00adformer design and helps opti\u00admize<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7001\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Grafik_Silhoutte.png\" alt width=\"12883\" height=\"1533\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3>Technology from the pioneer<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">Reinhausen has adapted its expertise from several decades of experience with on-load tap-changers to the specific requirements in distribution transformers continuously further developing the solution<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"yellow\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2009<\/strong><br>\n<h5>The first pilot projects start<\/h5>\n<p>n ini\u00adtial field tests, tri\u00adals were still con\u00adduct\u00aded with con\u00adven\u00adtion\u00adal tap chang\u00aders in oil tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy and the effec\u00adtive\u00adness of volt\u00adage reg\u00adu\u00adlat\u00aded dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion trans\u00adform\u00aders was proven in real-world oper\u00ada\u00adtion.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong><br>\n<h5>First series solution for voltage regulated distribution transformers.<\/h5>\n<p>GRIDCON\u00ae&nbsp;iTAP\u00ae was the first main\u00adte\u00adnance-free, high\u00adly-com\u00adpact vac\u00adu\u00adum on-load tap-chang\u00ader for dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion trans\u00adform\u00aders. Rein\u00adhausen devel\u00adoped the sys\u00adtem specif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly for use in dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids. The sys\u00adtem con\u00adsists of an on-load tap-chang\u00ader, motor-dri\u00adve unit and volt\u00adage reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtor.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><strong>2016<\/strong><br>\n<h5>First high-speed resistor-type tap-changer for distribution transformers<\/h5>\n<p>Rein\u00adhausen launched ECOTAP\u00ae VPD\u00ae , the world\u2019s first high-speed resis\u00adtor-type tap-chang\u00ader for dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion trans\u00adform\u00aders with direct dri\u00adve. It solved the prob\u00adlem of addi\u00adtion\u00adal loss\u00ades in the trans\u00adformer.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong><br>\n<h5>The second generation of the ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae is brought to market<\/h5>\n<p>It is even more eco\u00adnom\u00adi\u00adcal than its pre\u00adde\u00adces\u00adsor and is suit\u00adable for a a broad\u00ader range of appli\u00adca\u00adtions.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"yellow\">\n<h2>YOUR CONTACT<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait-100 mit-rahmen alignright wp-image-2547 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/Franco-Pizzutto.jpg\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><br>\n<strong>Do you have any ques\u00adtions about ECOTAP\u00ae VPD\u00ae ?<\/strong><br>\nFran\u00adco Piz\u00adzut\u00adto is here to help:<br>\n<a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#x69;l&#116;&#x6f;&#x3a;\u2009&#x46;&#46;&#80;&#x69;z&#122;&#x75;&#x74;t&#111;&#x40;&#x72;e&#105;&#x6e;h&#97;&#x75;&#x73;e&#110;&#x2e;&#x63;o&#109;\"><i class=\"wpcmsdev-icon fa fa-envelope-o\"><\/i> F&#46;Pizzutto&#64;r&#101;&#105;&#110;&#104;&#97;&#117;&#115;&#101;&#110;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion grids are a key ele\u00adment on the path to a ful\u00adly elec\u00adtri\u00adfied world. To pre\u00adpare them for the chal\u00adlenges of tomor\u00adrow, large-scale use of volt\u00adage reg\u00adu\u00adlat\u00aded dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion trans\u00adform\u00aders (VRDTs) is the most effi\u00adcient solu\u00adtion. The third gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion of the ECOTAP\u00ae&nbsp;VPD\u00ae enables volt\u00adage reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion to become stan\u00addard in dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion trans\u00adform\u00aders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":6870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-12-2021"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}