Shunt Reactors for Stable Grids: Efficient Reactive Power Compensation by GBE S.p.A.
Discover how GBE S.p.A. increases the efficiency of transmission grids and masters the challenges of renewable energies with innovative shunt reactors. Modern solutions for wind power, industry, and substations.
Maximum Grid Efficiency through Innovative Shunt Reactors from GBE
Shunt reactors play a decisive role in the modernization of energy transmission grids. They are used wherever capacitive reactive power generated by long, lightly loaded transmission lines and underground cables must be compensated. The goal is to increase active power and reliably avoid critical overvoltages.
Versatile Fields of Application and Flexible Designs
The fields of application for GBE solutions are diverse and cover all modern infrastructure requirements:
- Wind power plants
- Subways and urban distribution systems
- Industrial areas
- Substations
GBE offers shunt reactors with air, resin, or oil insulation. While we guarantee all variants, the oil version proves to be extremely versatile, especially in high-voltage applications. Our reactors are available with aluminum or copper windings and, in models with a magnetic core, feature precise air gaps to ensure the exact desired induction value.
Robustness for Modern Requirements
The construction is specifically designed to withstand the highest mechanical loads not only in normal operation but especially during grid disturbances. The possibility of connecting directly to the supply line or to the tertiary winding of a power transformer opens up countless application possibilities across a wide range of power and voltage levels.
"Our many years of experience in the manufacture of shunt reactors is the basis for the globally recognized quality of our products."
Growing Market and Global Expertise
In view of increasing investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure – driven by the expansion of renewable energies – GBE is recording significant growth. In 2024 alone, GBE has already delivered:
- 17 Shunt Reactors (Oil/FR3) in hermetic or British design.
- 8 Air-Insulated VPI and Cast Resin Reactors.
From Europe to Asia and South America, customers worldwide trust the technology of GBE S.p.A. to make their grids future-proof and efficient.
