News (until 2017)

Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) recently donated an OILTAP® V, including the motor-drive unit, to the technical faculty at Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ). The on-load tap-changer is being used for testing and simulations in the Electrical Engineering department.

The Reinhausen Group, headquartered in Regensburg, Germany, has acquired 100% of the shares of Hans von Mangoldt GmbH&Co KG. The company has approximately 120 employees and develops and manufactures iron-core and air-core chokes for reactive power compensation and drive technology, among other applications, at sites in Germany in Aachen and Großrudestedt (near Erfurt) as well as in India and Taiwan.

The Offenbach an der Queich II wind farm is an excellent example of the regional energy revolution in Germany. In the southern part of Rhineland-Palatinate, 13,800 households receive clean wind power from six power plants that produce more than 40 million kilowatt-hours of power annually. The wind farm has a total power output of 15.8 megawatts, featuring onshore wind turbines with a hub height of 139 meters and a rotor diameter of 120 meters. The project was implemented by EnergieSüdpfalz and project developer juwi. The installation of the high-frequency filter system in a wind farm that ensures clean power grids in the frequency range up to 9 kHz was a first. The Power Quality experts from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) were responsible for providing a turn-key solution for this complex task, from measurement and simulation to implementation and plant commissioning.

Effective 16 June 2017, the Reinhausen Group headquartered in Regensburg will acquire 100% of the shares of MacLean Power France SAS. The production of hollow composite insulators at the Saint-Yorre and Cusset locations in France complements the activities in the area of hollow com-posite insulators for high-voltage applications. The 60 French employees were notified on 4 May 2017 as part of a works council meeting.

ONLOAD, the magazine for the Reinhausen Group, has arrived. This premium publication appears twice per year (English/Germany) and provides a highly appealing new informational medium for customers.

The Boxberg coal power plant in Upper Lusatia (Saxony) is among Germany's largest power plants, with a total output of 2,575 megawatts and a power supply of approx. 20 billion kWh/year. Comprehensive monitoring of ten power transformers with up to 1100 MVA has recently begun using the TESSA® fleet monitoring system from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) in order to achieve maximum reliability and efficiency with the longest service life.

In 2012, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) launched the world's first tap-changer solution for voltage regulation distribution transformers ready for mass production. The new ECOTAP VPD combines the know-how that MR has accumulated over the decades in vacuum on-load tap-changers with the experience in voltage regulation distribution transformers gained through working with transformer manufacturers and operators. The ECOTAP VPD provides superior vacuum technology at a price that makes use of voltage regulation distribution transformers even more attractive and further expands the range of application.

Munich Airport is the first 5-star airport in Europe. Achieving this level of excellence requires ongoing investment, such as that currently being made in the satellite terminal, which is nearing completion. Environmental protection is an important aspect here. So the companies Terminal 2 Gesellschaft and Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) are investing in the installation of pre-conditioned air (PCA) systems. Active filters from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) play an important role here.

Energy accumulators are an attractive solution in all situations where energy supply and consumption need to be made synchronous or asynchronous. In industrial grids especially, energy accumulators help to significantly cut energy costs. The GRIDCON® ACF ESS from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) is a perfectly matched combination of active filter and energy accumulator.

It's official: The oldest tap changer still in service anywhere in the world can be found at the UNIPER oil-fired power station in Ingolstadt. It is an OILTAP® DIII produced in 1950 by Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR). This tap changer is evidence of the one-of-a kind reliability and durability our products have. With regular maintenance, they still work smoothly after 65 years.