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Compact / Package Substations
UP TO 2,500 kVA · 36 kV
One substation. Your specifications. Your preferred brands.
AdepaTrade supplies custom-configured compact / package substations up to 2,500 kVA, integrating medium-voltage switchgear rated up to 36 kV, a distribution transformer and custom-built low-voltage distribution within a purpose-built metal kiosk. Each unit is of the non-walk-in type, operated from outside through its compartment doors. It is assembled, interconnected and tested in the manufacturing partner’s factory and delivered as one complete substation, with equipment and major components selected according to project specifications and preferred manufacturers.
SUBSTATION COMPONENTS
Four components, one integrated unit
Three electrical systems are configured together to the project’s electrical design and installed in a metal kiosk built for them. Each is defined by the variables listed below.
SYSTEM 01 · MEDIUM VOLTAGE
01
Medium Voltage Switchgear & Protection
Receives the incoming supply, switches the network feeders and protects the transformer: a ring main unit or another switchgear arrangement, with the panels to the approved design.
Configured by
- MV panels: Number and functions of panels
- Feeders: Incoming and outgoing feeder arrangement
- Transformer protection: Fuse-switch combination or circuit breaker
- Metering: MV metering where required
- Ratings: Rated voltage, current and short-circuit ratings
- Remote operation: SCADA compatibility, optional where the equipment and project support it
- Manufacturer: Client-approved manufacturers
SYSTEM 02 · TRANSFORMER
02
Distribution Transformer
Steps the medium voltage down to the low-voltage supply. Specified for capacity, voltage ratio and the project’s technical requirements, from your preferred manufacturers.
Configured by
- Rated capacity: Up to 2,500 kVA
- Voltage ratio: Primary and secondary voltages
- Insulation and cooling: Oil-filled or cast-resin
- Performance: Losses and impedance to the applicable standards
- Conditions: Environmental and installation conditions
- Manufacturer: Preferred or client-approved manufacturers
SYSTEM 03 · LOW VOLTAGE
03
Custom-Built Low Voltage Distribution & Control
A project-specific LV switchboard that distributes power from the transformer to the outgoing circuits, with optional power factor correction.
Configured by
- Incomer: Main incoming circuit breaker and rating
- Busbars: Busbar rating
- Outgoing feeders: Quantity and ratings of outgoing breakers
- Protection and control: Protection, control, metering and connection functions
- Power factor correction: Optional capacitor banks, to the project requirement
- Components: ACBs, MCCBs, contactors, capacitor banks and energy analysers
- Component brands: ABB, Schneider Electric or other approved manufacturers
LV switchboards are built by local panel-building partners in Türkiye, using major components from the approved manufacturers. A switchboard built with a manufacturer’s components is not a switchboard manufactured by that manufacturer.
ENCLOSING STRUCTURE · METAL KIOSK
04
Purpose-Built Metal Kiosk
The structural enclosure that houses and protects the three systems: dedicated equipment compartments with controlled access, environmental protection, ventilation provisions and the physical arrangement of the equipment. Built around the electrical systems as a functional part of the substation, not added afterwards. Separate compartments allow each system to be accessed independently.
Configured by
- Dimensions: Overall dimensions
- Internal arrangement: Equipment layout and compartment dimensions
- Access: Access doors
- Ventilation: Ventilation provisions
- Cables: Cable entry and termination arrangement
- Handling: Lifting and transport provisions
- Conditions: Environmental and installation requirements
Three electrical systems. One purpose-built metal kiosk. One complete substation.
Whether the equipment comes predominantly from one manufacturer or is combined across several, AdepaTrade coordinates the supply and factory integration of the complete substation.
Sourcing models, for example:
- Single-brand oriented: ABB ring main unit, Hitachi Energy transformer and a custom LV switchboard using predominantly ABB major components.
- Multi-manufacturer: Schneider Electric MV switchgear, MAKSAN transformer and a custom LV switchboard using ABB major components.
Examples only, not project references. Combining brands is not required; the project specification determines the manufacturers.
BENEFITS
Why a compact / package substation
Typical applications include utility distribution networks, renewable generation, industrial and commercial sites, and infrastructure such as ports, data centres and electric-vehicle charging.
Factory-integrated and tested
The MV switchgear, transformer and LV switchboard are assembled and interconnected in the manufacturing partner’s factory, with the applicable checks before dispatch.
Reduced on-site assembly
The substation arrives as one unit, so less equipment has to be assembled and interconnected on site.
Project-specific configuration
MV arrangement, transformer capacity, LV outgoing feeders and optional compensation follow the approved design.
Protected equipment, controlled access
Dedicated kiosk compartments control access to each system and protect the equipment against environmental exposure.
Designed for export
Planned from the design stage for international container shipment.
Flexible equipment selection
Equipment can come predominantly from one manufacturer or be combined across several.
SPECIFICATION
Project-specific technical configuration
These are the main points a requirement defines. Values are confirmed against the selected equipment for each project.
Parameter
What it means
Typical configuration
MV arrangement
MV panels and their functions: feeders, transformer protection and metering.
Ring main unit or another switchgear arrangement to the electrical design, rated up to 36 kV subject to the selected equipment. SCADA compatibility is optional where the equipment supports it.
Transformer
Rated capacity, voltage ratio, insulation and cooling, losses and impedance.
Up to 2,500 kVA; oil-filled or cast-resin. Larger distribution and power transformers are sourced as standalone equipment.
LV incomer and outgoing feeders
Main incoming breaker, busbar rating, and the number and ratings of outgoing circuits.
Custom LV switchboard to the approved component schedule.
Power factor correction
Optional reactive-power compensation in the LV switchboard.
Capacitor banks with switching and protection, sized to the requirement.
Metal kiosk
Enclosure construction, compartments, access and ventilation.
Standard construction: 2 mm painted galvanised-steel sheet enclosure on a 4 mm hot-dip galvanised-steel base. Dimensions, internal arrangement, doors, ventilation, cable entry and lifting provisions are configured per project.
Testing
The inspections and tests carried out before dispatch.
Equipment is tested by its manufacturers to its product standards: routine tests for MV switchgear (IEC 62271-200) and transformers (IEC 60076-1), and routine verification of the LV assembly (IEC 61439). The integrated substation then receives the factory inspections and checks defined for the project. Where IEC 62271-202 compliance is specified, the applicable type-test evidence is confirmed with the manufacturing partner.
Typical configurations are representative, not ratings of any single model, and are confirmed per project.
Designed for International Container Shipment
Each compact / package substation we supply is planned for international container shipment. Equipment arrangement, metal kiosk dimensions, structural construction and overall weight are considered by the manufacturing partners from the design stage to facilitate container loading and export delivery.
The final container type and loading arrangement are determined by the completed equipment dimensions and weight.
INTEGRATED PROJECT SUPPLY
Integrated. Factory-Assembled. Tested. Delivered as One Unit.
MV switchgear, transformer, LV switchboard and metal kiosk, coordinated into one integrated substation.
Internal assembly and interconnections are completed during factory integration, to the approved design. The applicable inspections and factory tests are carried out before dispatch.
APPROVED SPECIFICATION
The electrical specification and approved manufacturers are agreed before sourcing.
COORDINATED SOURCING
MV switchgear, transformer and LV components are sourced to the specification.
PARTNER MANUFACTURING
Panel-building partners build the LV switchboard; manufacturing partners fabricate the metal kiosk.
FACTORY INTEGRATION
The three systems are installed and interconnected in the kiosk.
INSPECTION AND TESTING
The applicable inspections and tests are carried out before dispatch.
DISPATCH
The substation is shipped as one unit, in the container arrangement confirmed for it.
Factory integration and testing by the manufacturing partners end at dispatch. Foundations, positioning, external network connections, earthing, installation and site commissioning are carried out by the project’s appointed contractors; factory testing does not replace site commissioning. On request, AdepaTrade can arrange on-site engineering supervision and commissioning support under a separate scope.
Access multiple manufacturers. Keep technical and commercial requirements connected.
SUPPLY NETWORK
Multi-manufacturer substation sourcing
Each component is sourced from approved manufacturers to the project’s technical requirements and your preferences.
- Medium Voltage: ABB · Schneider Electric · Ormazabal
- Transformers: Hitachi Energy · MAKSAN · Legrand
- Low Voltage Components: ABB · Schneider Electric
Representative manufacturers in our compact / package substation scope
PROCUREMENT PROCESS
From specification to delivered substation
01
Project specification review
We review your single-line diagrams, specifications, drawings and approved manufacturer lists, with site and delivery requirements.
02
Equipment and component selection
We select the MV switchgear, transformer and LV components with you, to the technical requirements and your brand preferences.
03
Manufacturing and integration coordination
We coordinate the manufacturing and panel-building partners who build the kiosk and LV switchboard and integrate the three systems.
04
Factory inspection and testing
We coordinate the applicable factory inspections and tests, and collect the test documentation.
05
Shipment preparation and delivery coordination
We coordinate packing, container loading, transport documentation and delivery of the substation as one unit.
AdepaTrade coordinates sourcing and supply, including the factory integration carried out by our manufacturing partners. Our specification review checks the selected equipment against your design inputs and approved manufacturer lists; design approval and engineering responsibility remain with your project engineer.
PROJECT REQUIREMENT
Tell us what your project requires.
We source the solution.
Send the substation data you already have. Customers typically submit:
Single-line diagrams · Technical specifications · Approved manufacturer or component lists · Bills of quantities (BOQs) · Project location and delivery requirements
Or email adepa@adepatrade.com