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1. Location
The decision to build a new substation is primarily dictated by technical requirements. Once this decision has been taken, the problem is to find a plot of land as close as possible to the ideal electrical point, large enough to build the substation and allow the lines to arrive and depart.
The best solution is to install the future substation on a site close to the corridors of existing lines, or even at their intersection if possible.
When it is impossible to find such a location, the choice of land is the result of a harmonious compromise between technical, economic, administrative and environmental factors.
The table 1 shows the influence on the project and...
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References
Regulations
Interministerial decree of May 17, 2001 setting the technical conditions to be met by electrical power distribution.
Decree no. 77-254 of March 8, 1977 regulating the discharge of oils and lubricants into surface, ground and sea waters.
Standardization
- Installations électriques de tensions nominales supérieures à 1 kV en courant alternatif. - NF C13-000 - 4-03
- Insulated or protected cables for energy networks – Rigid cables insulated with cross-linked polyethylene in a polyvinyl chloride sheath – H1 XDV-A series. - NF C33-210 - 8-95
- Measuring equipment – Single-phase voltage transformers – Features. - NF C42-501 - 3-73
- Condensateurs de couplage et...
Manufacturers
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RTE (Réseau de transport d'électricité) http://www.rte-france.com
EDF Réseau de distribution (ERD) http://www.edfdistribution.fr
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