Helukabel introduces 10 New Cables on the Market for the Wind Energy industry

Cable producer, Helukabel, said that it is introducing ten new cables on the market for the wind energy industry. Five of the cables use copper as a conductor material and five use aluminium. New aluminium cable connection technology is also being launched, the company said.

The German company's Canadian and US subsidiaries are demonstrating the cables at Windpower 2015, hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) in Orlando, Florida May 18-21.
The company said that cables in the wind turbine's nacelle place extreme torsional stress on power cables. Helukabel has added four cables to its torsion portfolio to deal with this issue - Heluwind WK 110-torsion, Heluwind WK 110-Torsion Multi, Heluwind WK MS-Single-Torsion 610 and Heluwind WK MS Single-310-Torsion.

These cables have been tested for up to 15,000 torsion cycles in Helukabel's wind turbine simulator. A power cable for vertical elevators in wind turbines - Heluwind WK Lift  - has also been added to aid in climbing up tower walls and accessing the nacelle.

Aluminum cables and wires are gaining popularity for their reduced weight  as they are 70% lighter than copper, and their ability to perform comparably to their copper counterparts with only a minimal size increase to the cable or wire's diameter. Helukabel has expanded its aluminium cable offering for the wind sector with five additional single and multi-conductor power cables - Heluwind WK Powerline Alu Ms-Single, Heluwind WK Powerline Alu Single, Heluwind WK Powerline Alu Multicore, Aluminum MV-90 & MV-105.

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