Contractors
Orkuvirki undertakes work for contractors, either as an independent contractor or as a subcontractor for others. The company is a licensed electrical contractor in accordance with Icelandic regulations, with A and B certification. The company’s main strength lies in its human resources and experience, and getting the right people to work with each time on the projects at hand.
Orkuvirki is a engineering and contractor company with great expertise when it comes to substations, transformer stations, distribution stations, utility systems and various industries. The company has been involved in the design of power plants and stations from start‘up of the projects and also handled the changes that occur over time with the development of technical equipment.
Low voltage distribution cubicles (400V)
Orkurvirki imports materials from Eaton-Holec in Denmark
The main features of Tabula switchboards are:
– Type-tested 690 V cabinets, 260 A to 7,800 A
– Tested in accordance with IEC 60439 (1 and 3)
Main characteristic are:
– 600/1,000 V (test voltage 2/3.5 kV)
– Up to 7,500 A
– Up to 120 kA (for 1 s), 276 kA (peak)
Cubicles used for both AC and DC and even batteries
Medium voltage cubicles
Orkuvirki is a manufacture of TRYGGVI 2000 cubicles for substations and distribution stations
Main features:
– Type-tested 12 kV circuit breaker cabinets, 630 A to 2,500 A
– Tested according to standard IEC 61271-200
– Internal arc test
Main characteristics:
– 12 kV (28/75 kV)
– 31.5 kA and arc test (31.5 kA for 1s)
– Busbar dimensions up to 2,500 A
– Single or double busbars
Control and protection equipment and communication gateways
Orkuvirki designs and builds control systems for utilities:
– Controls and protection from well-known manufacturers
– Other control equipment according to customers’ wishes
– Communication gateways
– Part design and programming
In recent years, control and protection equipment has become an increasingly large part of Orkuvirki’s work. This is due to increased automation in power supply systems and better equipment for remote monitoring.
The company has worked mostly with protection devices from ABB, as well as terminal computers and electronic communication gateways. The protection units that the company has installed arehundreds in recent years. An integrated control and protection unit is installed in each medium voltage circuit breaker cabinet manufactured at Orkuvirki. These units and units from other manufacturers have the possibility of communicating with remote monitoring systems.
In many stations where control and protection units with communication capabilities are installed, a communication gateway is also installed. Orkuvirki now mostly uses equipment of the type ABB, COM6xx, but systems of other types have also been installed. Orkuvirki has also installed a MicroSCADA remote monitoring system in substations.
Services
Orkuvirki offers a wide range of engineering and contractor services when it comes to high voltage and low voltage. The company also offers services for measuring and testing electrical equipment, e.g. DC system etc.
– Power quality measurements
– Battery tests
– Condition tests of switchgear
Orkuvirki has a lot of experience and knowledge of transformers and oil treatment during their installation. The company has specialized instruments and measuring equipment for the installation of transformers.
– Oil cleaning equipment
– Vacuum equipment
– Oil testing equipment
– Measuring equipment
Offices
Tunguháls 3
110 Reykjavík
Call us
+354 520 7800
orkuvirki@orkuvirki.is