Brisbane, Qld, Australia – 2016 – Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces that one of its European distributors, Vilnius, Lithuania-based systems integrator, FIMA, has installed two of the company’s OSM38 Automatic Circuit Reclosers (ACR or “auto recloser”) as part of a modernisation program for Soviet-era electricity distribution grids in the Baltic states.

Brisbane, Qld, Australia – 2016 – Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces that one of its African  distributors in Johannesburg, a South Africa-based engineering company, RWW Engineering, has installed two of the company’s OSM Automatic Circuit Reclosers (ACR or “auto recloser”) as part of a compact mobile substation deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces that Aurizon, Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top-50 ASX (Australian Stock Exchange) company, has selected the OSM38 Single Phase Automatic Circuit Recloser (ACR or “auto recloser”) for switching operations at its Callemondah, Queensland shunting yard.

Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces the introduction of the 38-kV ground mount kiosk, a distributed-generation grid connection solution based on a customised version of the company’s standard ground mount kiosk.

Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today highlights technical features of its OSM range of Automatic Circuit Reclosers (ACR) that enable utilities to improve distribution grid feeder reliability.

Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces that Eletrobras, Latin America’s largest power utility, has signed a contract totalling US$12 million with the company. The contract is for the supply of NOJA Power’s OSM15 and OSM38 Automatic Circuit Reclosers (ACR), installation expertise and post-installation engineering support.

Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces that one of its OSM38 Automatic Circuit Reclosers (ACR) has been selected by Victorian electricity distribution company SP AusNet to connect Melbourne Water’s 8 MW induction generation plant at Thomson Reservoir to the utility’s distribution grid.

Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today highlights the importance of Type Test Certificates as proof of compliance with international standards such as IEC62271-111 and IEEE C37.60 for automatic circuit reclosers (see “About IEC/IEEE international standards” below).

The OSM38 recloser range has been expanded to offer an 800A model in addition to the 630A model. It has been successfully type tested and is now available to order.

NOJA Power has also responded to demand for the OSM38 by expanding production capacity. A second parallel OSM38 production line has been built and commissioned to double the daily production capacity.

Over the last 2 weeks KEMA conducted a full set of IEEE C37.60 and IEC 62271-111 type tests on the OSM38 product.