SLIM

Transformer
Compact transformer solutions for new applications
Your partner in energy solutions
A Challenge
Challenge us. You want a transformer with an impossible combination of features:
> smaller and lighter for a given power rating;
> capable of handling severe overloads;
> smaller environmental footprint;
> safer, more reliable;
> requiring less servicing;
> with an extended lifetime;
> based on tried-and-tested technology;
> Meeting the latest IEC technical specications.
CG Power Systems Belgium can meet your challenge.
Our SLIM

transformers offer all this and more.

A Proven Record
Since the SLIM

transformer was launched in 2001 numerous public and private

enterprises have installed over 5.400 of these units with an average rating of 2500
kVA (ranging from 250 kVA to 6.5 MVA) in various demanding applications. Rein-
forced by the experience gained from these installations, CG Power Systems is now
offering the advantages of SLIM

transformers to a broader range of users.

Opening New Vistas
CG Power Systems Belgium SLIM

transformers will bring you benets in applica-

tions such as:
> Public buildings
> Ofce and residential blocks
> Light and heavy industries
> PCB replacement
> Step-up converter transformers for wind industry (WTGT)
> GSU transformers for power generation plants
> Marine applications
> Track-side units for railways, underground (metro) trains, trams
> Hospitals and banks
> Road and railway tunnels
> Space-saving upgrades (e.g. a 2000 kVA SLIM

can offer the same footprint as a

conventional 1250 kVA unit)
> Installations with demanding thermal, electrical or loading conditions where dry-
type and conventional immersed transformers show a higher tendency to fail.
The Technology that Makes It Possible
CG Power Systems Belgium is a leader in transformer design. DuPont enjoys an
unmatched reputation for developing synthetic insulating materials for high-
performance applications. NOMEX

bre, launched by DuPont more than 40 years

ago, retains its performance characteristics up to 220 C, and offers a unique
balance of electrical, thermal, physical and chemical properties.
When the former Pauwels and DuPont pooled their skills and expertise for liquid-
lled distribution and medium-power transformers, the SLIM

was born. The

SLIM

uses proven technologies in an innovative design, combining NOMEX

thermal insulating technology with a Class K (re-point >300 C)
(1)
dielectric uid
such as silicone uid (IEC 60826) or synthetic ester (IEC 61099). The result is a
compact, reliable, transformer with high overload capacity.
The former Pauwels and now CG Power Systems has been using NOMEX

in
dry-type transformers for 20 years and since the 1990s also in mobile substation
and traction transformers. CG today offers transformers in the SLIM

range from
100 kVA to 10 MVA, with voltages of 390 V to 66 kV, for 50 Hz or 60 Hz systems.
Designs are always tailored to the customers requirements.
(1)
Classication of insulating liquid as per IEC 61100 Classication of insulating liquids according to
re-point and net caloric value.
Value in Use
Size and weight: When the wind industry wanted higher-rated, higher-voltage
transformers, conventional units that were bigger and heavier proved unsuitable.
Their size could not match the limited width of the tower access door, and their
weight was a handicap. Back in 2001, the former Pauwels broke into the wind
turbine market with a 770 mm-wide 2 MVA/20 kV transformer that tted through
a 800 mm wide door a rst at that time. With added experience since then, CG
Power Systems today builds 2.5 MVA/33 kV units that are only 680 mm wide. Typi-
cally, a SLIM

transformer is about 30 % smaller and lighter than a conventional

model with the same power rating.
Comparison of Cast Resin Transformers (CRT) versus SLIM

kVA 630 CRT 630 SLIM

* 1600 CRT 1600 SLIM

Po W 1950 1150 3100 1700

Pk 120 C W 6900 6800 16000 15600
Uk % 4 4 6 6
Lw dB(A) 70 66 76 68
L mm 1550 1120 1900 1750
W mm 850 840 1000 870
H mm 1700 1430 2190 1900
Mass kg 2030 1710 3810 3640
* 630 SLIM

respects losses and noise of a conventional immersed 630 kVA and dimensions of 400 kVA.
SLIM

transformers are the ideal alternative for dry-type and cast

resin transformers. Dimensions and load losses can be matched
while no-load losses, noise and performance under transient volt-
ages, overloads or severe climatic conditions are superior.
Overload Capability, Reduced Maintenance: To achieve higher reliability,
RATP, the Paris public transport authority, has decided to install some 100 SLIM

transformers (3.3 MVA, 4.4 MVA and 5.5 MVA) to handle bigger, more frequent
overloads, with units that t the limited space in track-side substations. As these
SLIM

units need no forced cooling, RATP has been able to eliminate fans, saving
energy, reducing maintenance and noise.
Safety and Reliability: A zero-fault electrical system is a must on the Aiguille
du Midi platform. At 3842 metres in the French Alps, transformers are subject to
frequent, violent lightning strikes. That is why the Compagnie du Mont Blanc has
chosen a 250 kVA SLIM

rather than a dry-type transformer to replace a PCB-

lled transformer on the mountain-top site. In Monaco, SLIM

transformers were
installed in buildings after the local re authorities had been convinced of their
excellent re resistance.
Compact and Economical: several industries have chosen the SLIM

alterna-
tive to replace older transformers. Their compactness allows a power upgrade while
the new optimised design offers reduced losses and no maintenance. In short:
more value for your money.
Never a Simple Choice
Compactness is the prime characteristic of SLIM

transformers. But speciers

do not base their choice of a transformer on a single criterion. Look at the overall
combination of what the SLIM

range offers:
Greater reliability, more exibility: NOMEX

insulation withstands up to
220 C with negligible thermal aging and degradation. This means extra capacity
to handle peak loads, high ambient temperatures, current harmonics and other
emergency situations. NOMEX

thermal insulating technology boosts the thermal

constraint of transformers by up to 50 % over conventional transformers.
The SLIM

design offers exibility when upgrading existing installations. Cost

savings in peripheral equipment can result from the use of existing connections,
foundations and protection.
Safety: The inherent self-extinguishing characteristics of NOMEX
(2)
plus a Class
K3 (re-point >300 C and net caloric value <32 MJ/kg) dielectric uid results in
high re safety, thanks to reduced re load and limited ammability. This translates
into savings on safety-related protective equipment and insurance premiums.
Respect for the environment: Pauwels advanced design uses fewer natural
resources (copper, steel, up to 30 % less coolant). At the end of a transformers
lifetime, material disposal is not a problem: Class K3 dielectric uid is environ-
mentally friendly, non-toxic and fully recyclable; steel and copper can easily be
recovered (thanks to the non-cast windings); NOMEX

paper and pressboard can

be handled as conventional non-hazardous waste.
Reduced no-load losses: The SLIM

designs no-load losses are typically

about one-half of the no-load losses of dry-type transformers. With an electricity
price of 0.038 EUR/kWh, 8760 hours a year and a 30-year life expectancy, a 1000
kVA SLIM

transformer saves about half of its own initial purchase price, thanks to
its 40 % lower no-load losses (1.5 kW against 2.3 kW).
Meeting specications: Besides exceeding conventional specications, SLIM

transformers also meet the requirements of the new IEC 60076-14
(3)
.
(2)
Fire behaviour of NOMEX

is classied M1/F1 according to NF F 16-101, Class 94 V-0 according to UL,

and Class 1 according to CSE RF2/75A.
(3)
IEC 60076-14 (2004): Design and application of liquid-immersed power transformers using high-
temperature insulation materials.
630 kVA/20 kV/410 V Monaco
4.4 MVA/15 kV/585 V RATP
2.6 MVA/33 kV/690 V WTGT with integrated HV fuses
More about SLIM

transformers
Can a SLIM

help to solve your problem?

Get in touch with our qualied and experienced sales team.
CG Power Systems Belgium NV
Antwerpsesteenweg 167
B-2800 Mechelen, Belgium
T + 32 15 283 333
F + 32 15 283 300
Du Pont de Nemours International S.A.
P. O. Box 50
CH-1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
Geneva, Switzerland
T + 41 22 717 5111
F + 41 22 717 6218
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www.nomex.com
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is a registered trademark of CG Power Systems

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