ReCoTec
ROTAFIL
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
FOR HIGHEST ELECTRICAL
AND MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS.
INSULATING TUBES AND
HOLLOW COMPOSITE INSULATORS
MADE IN GERMANY.
ReCoTec
. ROTAFIL
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Meanwhile a signicant part of the tube production is
sold under the brand ROTAFIL
(Reinhausen
Composite Technology) a continuously growing range of
hollow insulators with silicone rubber sheds for outdoor
applications as well as without sheds for indoor use is
available.
The Reinhausen Power Composites (RPC) success story began over 30 years ago
when Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) needed insulating tubes made from
fiberglass-reinforced epoxy resin in order to produce MR on-load tap-changers.
The products available on the market at that time were not able to meet the
stringent quality requirements of MR. So the solution was to design, produce and
process them in-house. The results were composite materials of a unique quality
which also proved to be the cornerstone for a new company division.
Due to the success and rapid growth of the new business
eld, all activities of MR regarding composite materials and
insulators have been organized as a legally independent
entity since August 1
st
, 2009. The company with the trade
name Reinhausen Power Composites GmbH is a 100%
subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH.
BECAUSE GOOD IS
NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
HOLLOW COMPOSITE
INSULATORS.
ReCoTec
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ReCoTec
cylinders.
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ReCoTec
TECHNICAL DATA.
Picture 1: Normal Shed profile,
creepage factor approx. 2.75
Picture 2: Alternating Shed profile,
creepage factor approx. 3.9
p
p 1
p 2
s
s
Inner tube diameter
Outer tube
diameter
Outer shed
diameter
Normal shed prole* Alternating shed prole
2)
d [mm] d [mm] d [mm] p [mm] s [mm] p1 [mm] p2 [mm] s [mm]
80/85 90 198 50 35 50
98/100/107 112 230 55 40 50
100/107/110/120 132 240 50 35 50
110/120/130 142 250 50 35 50
135/150/158/160 172 280 50 35 50
180/190/198/200 210 318 50 50 50 35 50
200/205/220 232 340 50 35 50
230/240/248/250 260 368 50 50 50 35 50
273/290/298/300 310 434 58 60 58 43 60
320/330/340/350 362 486 58 60 58 43 60
479/486/496/500 510 634 58 60 58 43 60
560/580/586/595 615 753 65 50 70
710/770 790 928 65 50 70
Table 1: Available insulator dimensions. Maximum length 11,500 mm.
For current information about available dimensions and standard flanges, please visit www.reinhausen.com/pc.
Filament winding tubes are available in the following standard designs:
PFWL pressure tube with inner liner
PBFWL combined pressure and bending tube with inner liner
BFWL bending tube with inner liner
TFWL torsion tube with inner liner
Laminates for special applications on request.
2)
Special shed proles on request
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Conical ReCoTec
insulators
I For bushing & cable termination
I Reduce insulation medium use by up to 50%
(oil or gas)
I Reduce the size of equalizing tanks
I Increase the phase to phase distance
ReCoTec
INNOVATIONS.
Our innovations, such as conical ReCoTec
insulators, ReCoTec
with integrated ber-optic cables and ReCoTec
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t
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b
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total
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mm
L
t min
mm
L
t max
mm
L
c
mm
L
b min
mm
L
b max
mm
L
total
mm
132 app. 100 362 350 100 1100 1495 100 2500 5095
132 app. 90 510 496 100 1050 2465 100 1500 5015
172 app. 145 362 350 100 1200 1245 100 2700 5145
172 app. 135 510 496 100 1150 2215 100 1700 5065
210 app. 195 362 350 100 1700 995 100 2600 5295
210 app. 186 510 496 100 1200 1965 100 2050 5215
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ReCoTec
without silicone
Primarily for use in indoor applications and
GIS systems. Diferent protecting layers
(lacquering) possible on customer request.
ReCoTec
with
integrated optical fibers
The integrated ber-optic cables can be
used for current and voltage transformers
and support insulators for exchanging
measurement and optical signals between
high-voltage and ground.
Primary characteristics:
I Up to 24 individual bers possible
I Connections based on customer
specications
I Hollow or with gas or gel lling
ReCoTec
post insulators
I For HVDC Projects and
I For high-voltage substations
Features:
I Ready for assembly
I Filled with SF
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or N2
I Available in one or two parts
for easier transportation and
handling
ReCoTec
HIGH QUALITY MADE BY MR.
ReCoTec
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MORE POWER,
MORE VALUE.
ReCoTec
THE FUTURE OF
FILAMENT WINDING TECHNOLOGY.
ROTAFIL
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ROTAFIL
Winding angle
1)
Mechanical properties (material) Norm Unit PFW (54) BFW (25) PBFW (25/54)
Flexural strength tangential ISO 178 MPa 476 138 398
Flexural strength axial ISO 178 MPa 211 302 294
Mechanical properties (tube) PFW (54) BFW (25) PBFW (25/54)
Flexural strength IEC 61462 MPa 120 350 310
Flexural modulus axial IEC 61462 MPa 12000 28000 25000
Flexural modulus tangential IEC 61462 MPa 18200 14000 16700
Max. axial stress during internal pressure IEC 61462 MPa 60 35 40
Max. tangential stress during internal pressure IEC 61462 MPa 120 70 80
Initial ring stifness
(depending on wall thickness)
DIN EN 1228 N/m
2
25150
(5.5 mm)
24140
(5.5 mm)
31400
(6.5 mm)
Electrical properties PFW (54) BFW (25) PBFW (25/54)
Dielectric loss factor tan at 23C, 50 Hz VDE 303-4 10
-3
approx. 2
Dielectric loss factor tan at 23C, 1 kHz VDE 303-4 10
-3
approx. 4.2
Dielectric loss factor tan at 23C, 1 MHz VDE 303-4 10
-3
approx. 11.5
Dielectric strength VDE 303-21 kV/cm 113 113 90
Creepage current strength IEC 60112 CTI 600
Rel.permittivity
R
at 23C, 50 Hz VDE 303-4 approx. 5.2
Rel.permittivity
R
at 60C, 50 Hz VDE 303-4 approx. 5.2
Rel.permittivity
R
at 100C, 50 Hz VDE 303-4 approx. 5.2
Water difusion test IEC 61462 mA rms < 1
Volume resistivity (500 V, 23C) IEC 60093 m 3.9 10
12
Arc resistance IEC 6161 s 177
High current dielectric strength (30C) VDE 0441-1 HD2
High voltage creepage current strength IEC 60587 1A0
Surface resistance IEC 60167 1.5 10
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Other properties PFW (54) BFW (25) PBFW (25/54)
Density ISO 1183 g/cm
3
2.06 2.02 2.04
Glass content ISO 1172 wt.-% 79.5 79.2 77.7
Glass transition temperature Tg IEC 61006 C 128 (ROTAFIL
51X1X)
Temperature class IEC 60085 B (ROTAFIL
50X1X) or H (ROTAFIL
51X1X)
Linear thermal expansion coefcient axial
(-60...100C)
ISO 11359-2 10
-5
K
-1
1.55 0.94 1.09
Linear thermal expansion coefcient tangential
(-60...100C)
ISO 11359-2 10
-5
K
-1
0.94 1.68 1.23
Flame resistance IEC 60695-11-10 V0
Flame resistance (glow wire) IEC 60695-2-12 C 960
Thermal conductivity DIN 52612 W/mK 0.5 0.6
Water absorption (until weight constance) ISO 62 Method 2 % 0.1
Properties of GFRP Tubes
1)
further winding angles available upon request
PFW: Pressure lament winding
BFW: Bending lament winding
PBFW: Pressure/Bending lament winding
ROTAFIL
INNOVATIONS.
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High-temperature resin
Since the temperature in electrotechnical devices is very
often the dominant aging factor, we ofer a high-tempera-
ture resin system with a glass transition temperature Tg of
156C (thermal class H). This system has almost the same
characteristics as the standard resin system with a Tg of
128C. Additional technical details can be seen in the table
on the left.
Assembly competence
For 30 years, our skilled workers have assembled metallic
and plastic parts on diferent GFRP tubes. This process is
mainly used for the high quality tap changers of MR. For
more than 20 years, we have also used our competence
to pre-assemble products for other customers.
Machining center
In addition to manufacturing FRP tubes, Reinhausen
Power Composites has extensive abilities and experience
in machining these tubes. Our production is equipped
with various NC machining centers to perform all
relevant operations:
I Saws with diamond-equipped blades for cutting to
the designed length
I Machines for drilling, milling, turning and grinding
I Lathes of diferent sizes mainly for processing the
ends of the tubes
I Several manual work stations for nishing and
quality control
All machines and work stations are operated by skilled
workers who are regularly trained.
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ROTAFIL
APPLICATIONS.
ROTAFIL
On-load tap-changers
For about 30 years ROTAFIL
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For many years ROTAFIL
.
Other applications
Other common applications include winding supports for
reactors, insulating spacers and housings in high-voltage
testing equipment and insulating pipes for measuring
devices, among others.
Magnetic Resonance Tomography
application for customer SIEMENS
Transformer bushings On-load tap-changer
VACUTAP
VV
tubes
I The glass content is approximately 80%
THE POWER BEHIND POWER.
Reinhausen Power Composites GmbH
Weidener Strasse 20
93057 Regensburg, Germany
Phone: +49 941 4090-2860
Fax: +49 941 4090-500
Email: rpc@reinhausen.com
www.reinhausen.com
Please note:
The data in our publications may differ from
the data of the devices delivered. We reserve
the right to make changes without notice.
IN3534366/00 EN RECOTEC / ROTAFIL
F0311800 07/13 uw
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH 2013