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SF₆ Gas-Insulated Lines
At 420 kV, SF₆ today – Ready for g³ gas tomorrow
Ready for future SF₆ gas regulations

Anticipating future SF₆ regulations, from 2022 onwards, GE’s versatile 420-kV SF₆-GIL are fully g³-gas compatible. This dual gas equipment allows TSOs to easily switch from SF₆ to GE’s SF₆-free g³ solution in the future.

Main Characteristics
Environment friendliness
  • SF₆ mass reduced by more than 15% compared to previous version
  • To go further, SF₆-free option with g³ gas allows 99 % CO2e reduction
  • At 420 kV, new SF₆-GIL launched in 2022 are g³-gas compatible
  • First-in-class gas sealing system
  • Improved tightness thanks to sealing length divided by 2 compared to previous version
Reliable experience
  • Design grounded with 50 years of experience
  • Superior know-how based on more than 200 km of GIL installed worldwide
Smart grid features
  • Full-digital monitoring (BWatch and PDWatch monitoring devices)
Specifications
Applications

SF₆-GIL Specifications

RATINGS          
Voltage kV 253 420 550 800
Withstand voltages, to earth
- Short-duration power-frequency
- Switching impulse
- Lightning impulse

kV
kV (peak)
kV (peak)

460
-
1050

650
1050
1425

740
1175
1550/1675

960
1550
2100
Continuous current A 4,000 5,000 5,000/6,000 5,000
Short-time withstand current kA 63 63 63 63
Peak withstand current kAp 170 170 170 170


g³ gas GIL Specifications

RATINGS      
Voltage kV 362 420
Standards IEC/IEEE IEC/IEEE
Frequency Hz 50/60 50/60
Withstand voltages, to earth
- Short-duration power-frequency
- Switching impulse
- Lightning impulse

kV
kV (peak)
kV (peak)

520
950
1175

650
1050
1425
Continuous current A 4,000/5,000 4,000/5,000
Short-time withstand current kA 63 63
Peak withstand current kAp 170 170
Temperature °C -30 -25

Applications

Sellindge Substation

420 kV SF₆ GIL - Total length: 17,000 m

SSEN_SF₆-free-New-Deer_Substation

550 kV SF₆ GIL - Total length: 5,900 m

SSEN_SF₆-free-New-Deer_Substation

245 kV SF₆ GIL - Total length: 2,100 m

Sellindge Substation

420 kV SF₆ GIL - Total length: 15,000 m

Sellindge Substation

420 kV SF₆ GIL - Total length: 2,500 m

Sellindge Substation

362 kV SF₆ GIL in shaft (140 m high) - Total length: 900 m