Switching 13,000 hp safely

Switching 13,000 hp safely

Driescher is making a further contribution to increasing the efficiency of the energy supply of DC railway networks around the world. The newly developed OL-DC switch disconnector now brings the advantages of our proven AC railway technology to the DC world. Switching of high load currents up to 3,150A directly at the line optimally supports…

DRIESCHER: Earthing a live catenary

DRIESCHER: Earthing a live catenary

One of our current projects in Switzerland is the Rosshäusern tunnel. In the Rosshäusern tunnel, an automatic grounding device is being used at BLS for the first time. This serves to safely and quickly ground the overhead line of a dangerous occurrencein the tunnel, such as fire, breakdown etc. (more…)