Earthing Solutions supplied and installed a complete earth grid for the Box Hill Zone Substation. The project involved: 1800m buried earth grid Surface-mounted earth grid Crimped connections, connections to fenceposts and gates Supply and installation of deep earth electrodes Supply and installation of complete embedded earthing in the transformer bay Continuity testing Supply and installation […]
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Complete installation of a buried earth grid including: Approximately 2000m earth grid Bonds to equipment 15m electrode and connections Embedded welding Testing for structure footings. Challenge: Earthing Solutions had to work in and around existing live structures and coordinating with Endeavour Energy and the various trades involved in the project was challenging. Given the 6-month
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Supply and installation of multiple high voltage and low voltage electrodes and earth grid. The project involved drilling to install the electrodes, preparing the electrode inspection pits, excavating and back filling trenches, exothermic welding for electrode connection, and 3 pole FOB testing. Challenge: With the project being within the rail corridor, Earthing Solutions had to
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Challenge: Earthing Solutions had a six-hour window to crane in the drilling equipment, install the electrodes, and crane out the equipment. Construction of the college was well underway, and the equipment had to be manouevred into a very restrictive area. The compressor and drilling rig had to be lifted about 50-60m in the air over
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Supply and installation of 20 x 3.6m electrodes including non destructive excavation, Cadweld connections and 3 pole FOP and doctor testing. Challenge: This project had to be completed within a very tight time frame due to the restrictions of working with a live substation. Earthing Solutions had a possession weekend with coordinated de-energisations for installing
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Supply and installation of earth grid systems for 12 x Pole Substations each with up to 10 x 5m-to-15m electrodes. The substations were remotely located around Bathurst in the NSW Central Tablelands. The project had a tight timeframe with the client requiring all 12 substations to be completed in just eight days. The overhead transmission
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Supply and installation of earthing and bonding for Sydney Light Rail Traction Substation including 4 x 20m electrodes drilled into rock at basement level. This was the initial stage of the project. The remaining works involve supplying and installing copper earth loop bar in the basement along with bonding to various equipment in both the
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Supply and installation of earthing and bonding for Sydney Trains Traction Substation including: 8 x electrodes 70mm2 buried grading ring 3x transformer bunds in the basement ground floor equipotential earth bar fitout bonds to equipment and structure. Installing the earthing and bonding system required specialised drilling equipment and specialised materials. Challenege: The project required careful
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Earthing Solutions supplied and installed a separate earth grid for the padmount substation at Spring Farm. The project : 70mm2 bare c/u grading ring 70mm2 XLPE high voltage and low voltage earth grid 1 x 30m and 4 x 20m deep earth electrodes Step-touch potential earth pads Upgrade of insulators on high voltage earth bar
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Supply and installation of combined earth grid for private substation including: 70mm2 bare c/u grading ring 70mm2 G/Y insulated cable to main earth bar 4 x 10m-deep earth electrodes Cadweld connections Furse electrode pits and testing. The supply and installation of the earth grid components of the project required experienced staff and specialised excavation and
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Supply and installation of complete earth grid system including buried earth grids, surface mounted earth grids, crimped connections, and connections to fence posts and gates. The substation projects also included supplying and installing 15 x 20m deep earth electrodes at Wilton and 2 x 50m deep earth electrodes at Nepean. Challenge : Installing earthing components
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Supply and installation of complete earth grid system including buried earth grid, surface mounted earth grid, crimped connections, and connections to fence post and gates. The earth bar and connections were installed in the substation basement. The work required skilled personnel and specialised equipment. The project also included the supply and installation of 10 x
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Earthing Solutions was contracted by Novorail on behalf of Sydney Trains to supply and install deep earth electrodes for 12 x timber pole aerial earths, and deep earth electrodes and connection for the traction substation for the Blacktown to Maryong area upgrade. Challenge : The work had to be completed according to a tight deadline with
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Supply and installation of complete earth grid and lightning protection installation including: 40 x 6m deep earth electrodes Buried earth grids Surface mounted earth grids Crimped connections Connections to fence posts and gates Lightning protection Surface, wall and ceiling mounted earth grid Connections to 132 and 330 GIS equipment The installation of earthing components in
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Supply and installation of earthing grid and bonding for Transport for NSW Rail Operations Centre. This was a complex multi-staged project involving: 95mm2 grading ring 95mm2 bonding and interconnecting cables Multiple 7.2m electrodes Welding and testing of approx 200,000m2 of reinforcement Multiple test points connected to reinforcement for each equipment room Fit out of 7
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