Connecting High Voltages & Energising Data Centres

Published 17 Jan 2023

• uploaded by Chris Dodds | Sales Marketing Manager at Thorne & Derrick

According to Statista, the total amount of data created, copied and consumed in the world was estimated to reach 59 zettabytes in 2020 – this exponential growth projection to support the cloud computing and digitization drive has been accelerated by this year’s pandemic. Our internet connection has been an umbilical, our online life-line, to the outside world connecting friends, families and business – with the Internet under strain European data centre demand is forecasted to rise by a third in 2021.

HV

No Time for Downtime | Resilient & Reliable HV Power Systems

Thorne & Derrick International, based in the UK, are the leading Specialist Distributors of Cable Connection, Earthing, Substation & Electrical Equipment to support the construction and maintenance of High Voltage Power Distribution Systems – we can specify and supply from stock market-leading brands of Joints, Terminations & Connectors in Cold Shrink, heat-shrink, silicone and EPDM rubber technology up to 33kV.

Recently, Thorne & Derrick have supplied products in conformance with the Electrical Work Scope Specifications of owners and operators of hyper-scale digital infrastructure assets including Virtus, K2, Microsoft, CyrusOne, Interxion and Google.

11kV & 33kV Electrical Services & Substation Connections

Separable Connectors | Inner & Outer Cone Style for Gas Insulated Switchgear & Transformer Connections

Cable Terminations & Joints | Heat Shrink, Cold Shrink & Silicone Push-on for Air Insulated Switchgear, Transformers & Circuit Breaker Cubicles

Stockists of 3M ColdShrink, Pfisterer CONNEX, Elastimold and Nexans Euromold (AIN Slip-on & MONO Heat Shrink) cable accessories up to 33kV. Contact us with your Enquiry.

LV

We supply an extensive range of LV Cable Accessories & Installation Equipment to support cable and electrical infrastructure located in server rooms and data halls.

1. Low Voltage Cable Accessories
2. Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) Cable Accessories | Glands, Joints, Cleats
3. Fire Protection & Transit Sealing of Cables & Ducts
4. Cable Cleat, Hanger & Support Systems
5. Cable Pulling & Laying Equipment (Duct & Trench)
6. Earthing, Bonding & Lightning Protection
7. Tooling – Cable Preparation, Jointing, Cutting & Crimping
8. Trace Heating | Frost Protection External & Cold Water Services

Temporary Cable Supporting Hooks 

The CableSafe Extreme hooks, available from T&D stock on overnight delivery, provide orderly support and suspension for temporary cables; creating a cable management system to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of electricity during construction, maintenance or Shutdown/TAR. S-shaped hooks are UV stabilized, Flame Retardant (Class: 94V-0, Flame Class Rating 3) and Cold Weather rated.

THORNE & DERRICK

SPECIALIST ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR

Thorne & Derrick supply LV HV Cable Accessories, Installation & Electrical Equipment to service providers working on hyper-scale data centres including Equinix, Virtus, K2, Microsoft, CyrusOne and Interxion. We have recently supplied Warsaw RDCC (Rapid Deployment Data Centres) with sealing systems for the protection of cable ducts against water ingress/gas migration and cable termination products for the connection of 33kV power cables into gas-insulated switchgear and transformers – the project is part of a $1 billion digital transformation plan for Poland announced by Microsoft.

We can assist with the Competitive Supply & Technical Specification of joints, terminations, connectors and preparation tools for the energisation of all types of air or gas insulated electrical equipment from stock up to 66kV.

• Distributors for: 3M Cold Shrink, ABB, Alroc, Band-It, Catu, Cembre, Centriforce, CMP, Elastimold, Ellis Patents, Emtelle, Filoform, Furse, Lucy Zodion, Nexans Euromold, Pfisterer, Polypipe, Prysmian, Roxtec.

MV HV – Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors (11kV 33kV EHV)

Further Reading

• CableSafe – Electrical Cable Safety LV MV HV Size: 4.89 MB