Blue Island, Ill.-based G&W Electric Co. has been awarded a Germanischer Lloyd (GL) certification for certain designs of its SF6 gas-insulated wind tower load and fault interrupting switchgear. G&W's wind tower switch design passed a rigorous series of tests, including the most current IEC test for internal arc resistance, according to the company.
G&W is an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified global supplier of load and fault interrupting switchgear, distribution automation systems, distribution and transmission cable accessories and current limiting products through 38kV, 5000A continuous.
SOURCE: G&W Electric Co