Bandweaver has been awarded the contract to supply a Real Time Thermal Rating (RTTR) systems to Centrica for the Whitelee wind farm.
The Bandweaver RTTR system is used in conjunction with Distributed Temperature Sensing systems and used to protect five separate circuits. The circuit ratings vary from 33kV to 220kV and are a combination of copper core and aluminium cables. The data from the RTTR system will be exported to a Siemens’ SCADA system. The project was supplied in partnership with Alquist and Sensornet.
Scottish Power published a report detailing the project “Temperature monitoring windfarm cable circuits Tier 1 LCNF Project SPT1005”
Whitelee is the UK’s largest onshore windfarm, located on Eaglesham Moor just 20 minutes from central Glasgow. It’s 215 turbines generate up to 539 megawatts of electricity, enough to power just under 300,000 homes.
Whitelee has become an Eco-tourist attraction aided by an on site visitor center. The visitor center is home to an interactive exhibition room, cafe, shop and education hub. It was officially open to the public in September 2009. The visitor center also gives access to a network of over 90 km of paths for cyclists, ramblers and horse riders.