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166 CABLE LAYING<br />

16.2 Design<br />

The trans<strong>for</strong>mer stations will be mounted on a plat<strong>for</strong>m<br />

standing on four steel legs driven into the seabed.<br />

It is likely that monopile or tripod foundations are to be<br />

used. For in<strong>for</strong>mation regarding these foundations, see<br />

Chapter 5.4.2.<br />

The size of the plat<strong>for</strong>ms will be 40 x 40 metres.<br />

They are to be placed about 10 metres above sea level<br />

and the trans<strong>for</strong>mer stations will be about 15 metres<br />

high. The total height of the construction above sea<br />

level will be about 25 metres.<br />

Equipment on the trans<strong>for</strong>mer stations will be installed<br />

to assure that the safety technique will function<br />

in an emergency.<br />

The connection between the wind farm and the grid<br />

is planned via a three phase AC link. All together, it is<br />

likely that four sea cables and four land based cables<br />

will be used. The cable is built up in multiple layers<br />

separated from each other by bitumen. No liquid substance<br />

is used in the cables. The surrounding material<br />

is made of a thick, protective covering containing steel<br />

wires.<br />

The sea cable connecting the wind farm to land will<br />

probably have an outer diameter of between 15 and 20<br />

cm and the weight will be about 80 kg/metre.<br />

The cable used within the wind farm will be thinner<br />

and weigh less than the cable used <strong>for</strong> the land connection.<br />

The cables will be dug, plowed or washed 0.8 – 1.0<br />

metres into the seabed (slightly deeper near the coast).<br />

Where the seabed structure does not allow the cable to<br />

be washed down due to stones, rocks etc, the cable will<br />

instead be securely anchored to the seabed.<br />

At the landing points a shaft will be dug <strong>for</strong> each<br />

cable or alternatively a larger shaft <strong>for</strong> all cables.<br />

Also on land the cables will be dug down to a depth<br />

of about one metre. The laying of the cables will need a<br />

working area of around 8–12 metres. Within this area,<br />

shafts will be dug, cables laid in position and joined.<br />

The cables will be transported to the working area on<br />

cable drums each containing 60-100 metres, depending<br />

on diameter.<br />

Trans<strong>for</strong>mer station, Nysted wind farm

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