Siemens stabilizes Sweden's traction power supply network with new static frequency converters

To boost the traction power supply network, the local transport authority Trafikverket has tasked Siemens with setting up a Sitras SFC plus static frequency converter to feed in power from the 50 Hz public grid to the 16.7 Hz traction power supply network.

The order is worth around 17 million euros, and the converter will come into operation in the spring of 2017.

The special feature of the Sitras SFC plus is its multilevel converter technology: with a modular design, it operates with several series-connected power transistor elements (IGBT) and capacitors which assemble the desired voltage from small steps.

This reduces the switching frequency and thus the power loss by around ten percent compared to previous systems. The noise level was also reduced, benefiting local residents.

Multilevel systems also take up around 20 percent less space as they can be set up in a more compact way than the other solutions offered on the market.

Static frequency converters from Siemens have been used successfully around the world since 1994. Locations already benefiting from the latest generation of Sitras SFC plus static frequency converters are Häggvik, Eskilstuna Astorp, Ystad, Älvängen and Lund in Sweden, Winkeln in Switzerland, Uttendorf in Austria, Metuchen in USA and Nuremberg, Rostock, Adamsdorf, Frankfurt/Oder, Cottbus and Wildenrath in Germany.

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