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Transformer stations for open-space PV & solar farms

From internal step-up to the handover to the medium-voltage grid: we deliver the complete grid connection for your solar farm – to VDE-AR-N 4110, SF6-free and made in Europe.

Solar park station up to 7,200 kW Transformer up to 3,150 kVA VDE-AR-N 4110 NA protection & power-plant controller SF6-free
Built for solar farms

A grid connection that matches your farm's yield

Every kWp you cannot feed in costs return. We size the station so that feed-in power, grid level and grid-operator requirements fit together from the start.

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Full feed-in power

Transformer and switchgear sized exactly to the plant power – no curtailment from undersized equipment.

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Grid-compliant from day one

NA protection, power-plant controller and metering to VDE-AR-N 4110 – including grid-operator coordination and approval.

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Fast on-site setup

Turnkey concrete station, set into a pit – under 10 m² footprint, no building permit required in Germany.

Matching stations

Three building blocks for the solar park connection

Solar park station

Internal busbar and step-up of strings/inverters to medium voltage – with remote monitoring.

up to 7,200 kWmulti-panel MVremote monitoring

Compact transformer station

The all-rounder for small and mid-size farms: step-up 0.4–0.8 kV to up to 24 kV in one unit.

up to 3,150 kVASF6-free< 10 m²

Transfer station

The handover point to the public grid – with instrument metering, protection and utility approval.

10–30 kVinstrument meteringNA protection
How the connection works

From the inverter level into the medium-voltage grid

The inverters feed into the busbar of the solar park station at low-voltage level. The transformer raises the voltage to medium voltage (10, 20 or 30 kV). The transfer station handles the controlled, metered feed-in to the public grid.

Grid-compliant means NA protection to VDE-AR-N 4110, a power-plant controller for active and reactive power set-points, and calibrated instrument metering at the grid connection point. We handle the full engineering and utility approval.

Typical sizing guide

Plant powerTransformer (guide)Recommendation
up to 750 kWp800 kVACompact station
up to 1,200 kWp1,250 kVACompact station
up to 2,400 kWp2,500 kVASolar park station
up to 3,000 kWp3,150 kVAPark station + transfer
> 3,000 kWpmultiple unitsPark + transfer station

Guide values – the exact sizing is determined by the configurator or our engineering team.

FAQ

Solar-farm grid connection – in brief

Usually a solar park station for internal step-up plus a transfer station at the grid connection point. For smaller farms a combined compact transformer station is often enough. Sizing depends on plant power, grid level and grid-operator requirements.

For the medium-voltage grid, VDE-AR-N 4110 applies together with the grid operator's technical connection conditions (TAB). NA protection and a power-plant controller are required – both can be integrated into our stations.

As a guide, transformer power follows plant power – a 1,200 kWp plant typically needs around 1,250 kVA. Up to 3,150 kVA per station; above that, multiple units are used.

Compact stations under 10 m² require no building permit in any German state. For international sites we check the local requirements.

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