Iconsys wins contract to supply ‘around 30’ motor controllers to MW-scale marine project

Author: EIS Release Date: Oct 17, 2022

Telford-based iconsys has a contract to deliver variable speed motor controllers and other equipment to an un-named company for an un-named marine application.

 

offshore wind turbine in the north sea

Described as “around 30 variable speed drives” by ABB, whose drive cabinets are being supplied, they are to be joined by drive-trains, programmable controllers, sub-sea connection boxes, sub-sea motors and gearboxes, said ABB.

 

It includes the installation of six water-cooled ACS880 controllers totalling 1.2MW on a common dc link “as a drive system using an active front end to ensure low harmonic distortion on a vessel’s power supply”. 20 further air-cooled ACS880 drives will control rack and pinion systems.

 

Iconsys is also supplying one or more ‘e-houses’ – large container-like prefabricated enclosures to house the rack-style controller cabinets and the operator control room.

 

The project is expected to be completed in 2023.

 

The limited information and the photo above was supplied by ABB. Electronics Weekly has requested clarification and further information.

 

Iconsys was founded in 1987.