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News Release from: Fairford Electronics | Subject: Soft starters
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 15 January 2007
Green power plant relies on soft
starters
Soft starters help to cleanly produce 6MW of electricity in a Plymouth landfill gas extraction site.
CLP Envirogas owns and manages the Chelson Meadow Waste Management site in Plymouth Devon CLP Envirogas operates and maintains landfill gas projects throughout England and Scotland allowing it to take advantage of the benefits of a nationwide network infrastructure
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ability of modern electronic starters to provide greater operating reliability, improved protection and easier maintenance has been proven with a recent application at RMC's Selby quarry.
The site encompasses six large containers housing Jenacher generating equipment which are fed by a number of gas pumps drawing gas from various points throughout the site.
These gas pumps are started efficiently by Fairford QFE soft starters.
Chelson Meadow can produce 1MW of electricity from each of its six generators giving the site a maximum site capacity of 6MW.
Due to the high performance and output of the landfill gas projects, CLP Envirogas has a programme of preventive maintenance and rigorous site management.
Fairford soft starters help in number of ways to allow the smooth running of the plant.
Fairford soft starters are extremely reliable and because they enable the smooth start of the pumps they minimise wear and tear and breakdowns which would cause the site to cease producing electricity.
In addition to this when planned maintenance is carried out, CLP can be assured that the pumps will start again without any problems.
Since 1982, Fairford products have been used in almost every application of fixed speed AC induction motors and enjoy an enviable reputation for reliability and innovation.
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