Product Guide

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Company Profile

G&W Electric Facilities:

G&W Electric Co. Headquarters (Bolingbrook, IL, USA)

G&W Shanghai (China)

G&W Canada (Mississauga, Ontario)

G&W Mexico (San Luis Potosi)

G&W do Brasil (Salvador)

G&W sales office (Delhi, India)

G&W sales office (Singapore)

Manufacturer’s Brass and Aluminum Foundry (Blue Island, IL, USA)

Table of ConTenTs

2 Company Profile

3 Reclosers

4 Padmount Switchgear

5 Submersible Underground

Vault Switchgear

6 System Protection

7 Cable Accessories

8 Lazer Automation

G&W Manufacturing Facility

G&W Sales Office

HeadquartersG&W headquarters is located in Bolingbrook, IL, USA a suburb of Chicago. G&W also has manufacturing facilities or direct offices in China, Mexico, Canada, India, Singapore and Brazil. G&W covers the globe with product installations and sales representation in over 100 countries and all seven continents.

Markets servedG&W serves investor owned, municipal and rural electric cooperative utilities; commercial and industrial clients; colleges and universities; renewable energy projects; mining; transportation customers; engineering firms, consultants, contractors and government agencies.

p G&W headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL USA

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Reclosers

Viper-LT Three Phase Recloser• To 27kV, 800A, up to 16kA interrupting• Overhead & substation designs• Independent pole or electronically ganged

operations available• Compact design• Compatible with Viper Recloser Controls (VRCs)

or SEL-651R• Smart Grid / Lazer® solutions

Viper-ST Independent Pole Operation Recloser• To 38kV, 800A, 12.5kA interrupting• Overhead, substation and padmount• Flexible frame designs• Field removable silicone insulators• Integrated 6 voltage sensors available• Compatible with Viper Recloser Controls (VRCs)

or SEL-651R• Smart Grid/Lazer ready solutions

Viper-S Three Phase Recloser• To 38kV, 800A, 12.5kA interrupting• Overhead, padmount, & substation designs• Mechanically ganged design• Field removable silicone insulators• Integrated six voltage sensors available• Compatible with SEL-351R, SEL-651R and

more• Smart Grid / Lazer® solutions

G&W offers a variety of solid dielectric reclosers designed to provide overcurrent protection on distribution systems. The Viper product line offers unmatched safety features such as a unique redun-dant mechanical block and a fail-safe trip spring in the magnetic actuator. The Viper-S, Viper-ST and Viper-SP series features dead tank construction using various bushing configurations providing maximum mounting flexibility. Refer to each Viper brochure, available on our website gwelec.com for more details.

• With SEL-351RS Kestrel availableViper-SP Single Phase Recloser

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G&W offers a wide selection of load break and fault interrupting SF6 insulated switches rated 15kV through 38kV, 630A and 900A continuous, and up to 25kA fault interrupting.

SF6 gas provides excellent electrical properties and offers many advantages compared to other dielectrics.

Switches can be operated either manually or electrically through various distribution automa-tion packages.

Whether the application involves load switching, line sectionalizing, fault interruption or distribution automation, G&W can provide a quality solution for any application.

Features• Front and Front/back Access Designs• Dead-front Construction• Maintenance-free Operation• Two and Three Position (Earthing) Switching• Mounting Flexibility• Multiway Configurations• Bushing Variety• Visible Break• Overcurrent Protection• Compact Construction• Ease of Automation• Smart Grid / Lazer Solutions

Features• Solid Dielectric Technology• Available with an integral visible break switch

at 15kV• Submersibility• Front and Front/back Access Designs• Dead-front Construction• Application and Mounting Flexibility• Maintenance-free Operation• Operating Mechanism and

Operating Handle Flexibility• Ease of Automation• Smart Grid / Lazer Solutions

Trident® switchgear combines the best solid dielectric insulation materials with time proven, rugged, and reliable switching designs. Drawing on many years of field experience in the areas of load break switching and vacuum fault inter-rupter technology, G&W offers one of the widest selections of electrical distribution switchgear in the industry.

Load and fault interrupting switches rated 15kV through 38kV, 630A and 800A continuous, and up to 16kA fault interrupting.

Padmount Switchgear

Padmount SF6 Insulated Switchgear Padmount Solid Dielectric Switchgear

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Submersible Underground Vault Switchgear

G&W offers a wide selection of load break and fault interrupting SF6 insulated switches rated 15kV through 38kV, 630A and 900A continuous, and up to 25kA fault interrupting.

SF6 gas provides excellent electrical properties and offers many advantages compared to other dielectrics.

Switches can be operated either manually or electrically through various distribution automa-tion packages.

Features• Solid Dielectric Technology• Available with an integral visible break switch

at 15kV• Submersibility• Dead-front Construction• Application and

Mounting Flexibility• Maintenance-free• Operating Mechanism

and OperatingHandle Flexibility

• Ideal replacementsfor oil fuse cutouts

• Ease of Automation• Smart Grid / Lazer Solutions

Features• Submersibility• Dead-front Construction• Maintenance-free Operation• Two and Three Position (Earthing) Switching• Mounting Flexibility• Multiway Configurations• Bushing Variety• Visible Break• Overcurrent Protection• Compact Construction• Ease of Automation• Smart Grid / Lazer Solutions

Vault SF6 Insulated Switchgear Vault Solid Dielectric SwitchgearTrident® switchgear combines the best solid dielectric insulation materials with time proven, rugged, and reliable switching designs. Drawing on many years of field experience in the areas of load break switching and vacuum fault inter-rupter technology, G&W offers one of the widest selections of electrical distribution switchgear in the industry.

Load and fault interrupting switches rated 15kV through 38kV, 630A and 800A continuous, and up to 16kA fault interrupting.

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System Protection

applications• System Upgrade — without replacing

under-rated equipment such as circuit breakers, reclosers, switches or bus.

• Reactor Bypass — to eliminate costly oper-ating losses and eliminate voltage regulationproblems.

• Transformer Protection — to minimize damageby reducing fault energy.

• Cogeneration — to limit contribution to thesystem while protecting your cogeneratorinvestment.

• Lower Breaker Ratings — to reduce the costof full rated equipment in new installationswhile improving protection.

• Close Bus Ties — without exceeding equip-ment ratings.

• Arc Flash Protection – the let-thru energy froma CLiP is typically less than 1% of a breaker’s.

G&W’s Current Limiting Protectors (CLiP®) offer the advantages of current limitation for 2.8kV through 38kV systems with continuous current ratings up to 5000A. Compact, totally sealed construction permits the CLiP to be installed both indoors and out, either pole or structure mounted or within an enclosure. The CLiP’s unique ability to provide high continuous current ratings with current limitation and ultra-high speed of operation in one package make it an economical solution for a variety of overcurrent protection needs.

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typical users• Refineries• Generating Stations• Shipboard• Distribution Networks• Chemical Plants• Paper Mills• Wind Farms• Oil Platforms

• Universities• Hospitals• Cement Plants• Steel Mills• Utility Networks• Distributed Generation• Solar Farms

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Cable Accessories

Transmission Cable Accessories for Self-contained and Pipe Type Cables• A variety of accessories for all cable systems• For outdoor applications through 330kV IEC

(345kV IEEE)• For gas insulated substations through 330kV IEC

(345kV IEEE)• Transition joints available through 145kV IEC

(138kV IEEE)• 100% tested

Transmission Cable Accessories for Extruded Dielectric Cable• Components used in cable systems• For outdoor applications through 245kV IEC

(230kV IEEE)• For gas insulated substations through 245kV IEC

(230kV IEEE)• Dry type designs available for easy installation• Mechanical Shrink installation option available• 100% tested• Factory molded

In 1905 G&W introduced the first disconnectable cable terminating device. Now, over 100 years later, G&W continues to create technical innovations that have improved performance and reliability.With over 100 years experience, G&W is the name you can trust for quality cable accessories.

G&W cable accessories are custom designed to accommodate most any manufacturers cables and customers cables systems. With an ever present commitment to customer satisfaction, G&W has achieved ISO 9001:2008 registration for its quality systems covering both design and manufactur-ing processes. These capabilities, combined with an extensive test record and a highly qualified marketing and engineering support team, enable G&W to provide one of the most complete and reliable lines of cable terminations and cable joints available today.

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The most versatile automation solution available today.Lazer transforms G&W products into integrated automation solutions.

• SCADA Management• FDIR• Smart Grid• Distribution Automation• Substation Automation• CVR and Volt/VAR• Management

• Load Flow Management• Open Protocol• User Friendly Interface• No Scripting Required• Model Based• IED Wizard• Websurv™

All backed by a comprehensive performance guarantee.