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CORPORATE PROFILE
RPS SWITCHGEAR
RPS Switchgear – the world’s premier manufacturer
and supplier of medium voltage electrical switchgear
and electrical distribution solutions.
Over 45 years of ongoing product
development experience.
RPS Switchgear equipment has an in
service life of over 20 years. The ease
of maintenance of this equipment is
highly valued by operators around
the world.
Simple modular robust
construction.
Proven current sensing and vacuum
interrupter technology provides
peace of mind for operator safety.
RPS Switchgear equipment is supplied to Australasia, Africa, Asia,
the Middle East, the United Kingdom and Europe through local
offices and agents.
ABOUT RPS SWITCHGEAR
Helping protect Singapore from flooding, ensuring Hong Kong
International Airport can handle its 360,000 flight movements a year
and keeping a large portion of the Sydney CBD alight, is no mean
feat. It’s everyday stuff for RPS Switchgear. The company makes
customised medium-voltage switchgear – essentially giant power
switches in sub-stations – which distribute power to suburbs and big
industrial complexes such as hospitals and mining sites.
The switchgear uses intelligent monitoring equipment to detect faults
COMPLIANCE
CONTENTS
or surges in the 11,000-volt circuits and automatically opens and
closes safety protection devices to prevent damage. The switchgear
incorporates vacuum circuit breaker technology (introduced by RPS in
RPS Switchgear comply with
these international standards
ISO Certificate
UVDB Certificate Registration
About RPS Switchgear
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Our History
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and it frequently sends its own teams to do the installation work.
In addition to the massive responsibility behind keeping Hong Kong
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Airport operating and the Sydney CBD alight, one notable project
Experience6
pumping substations and the switchgear is used to protect giant
Services
Research & Development
and Chinese Standards
use around the world. Approximately 75% of its business is overseas
Serving you around the world5
Our Products
Compliance with relevant British, Australian, IEC
the 1980s as a safer alternative to oil-filled breakers), now in common
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is Singapore’s Marina Barrage. This is one of the world’s biggest
pumps that drain threatening storm waters away from downtown
Singapore, at the equivalent of an Olympic-size swimming pool
each minute.
Managing Director Geoff Hay says people are the key to the business.
“We’re a specialist company in a niche part of the electricity industry
and the people we’ve got here are not easily replaced. They work
really, really hard to meet some quite unusual and sometimes short
lead-time demands and we get great support from them.”
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Alphonse Reyrolle established A. Reyrolle and
Company in Newcastle, UK. The company was
largely responsible for the electrical systems in the
SERVING YOU AROUND THE WORLD
UK and Commonwealth countries until the 1960s.
OUR HISTORY
Throughout our pioneering
The Reyrolle company began trading in NZ using
RPS Switchgear serves its customers globally… in Africa, Asia, Australasia, the Middle East
a local agent.
and the United Kingdom.
A. Reyrolle and Co. (NZ) Limited was established
In New Zealand, the business is centered around the manufacturing facility in Petone, Wellington. Engineering, R and D,
in New Zealand and imported medium voltage
manufacturing, assembly, project management, sales and marketing all operate from this facility.
switchgear from the Reyrolle group in the UK.
In Australia, we have an office in Sydney providing sales, engineering and service functions.
Reyrolle (UK) develop LMT oil circuit breakers.
RPS Switchgear has a sales office in the UK to service Europe and the Middle East and an office in South Africa to service our
customers in the African Countries.
history, RPS Switchgear has
supplied its customers with
Reyrolle NZ opens its manufacturing facility in
superior power transmission
Petone, Wellington. We are still here today.
and distribution solutions.
We began as a Reyrolle
company nearly 100 years
ago. Internationally, Reyrolle
has been an iconic name for
switchgear for decades.
Reyrolle Pacific Switchgear (NZ) develops its first
In addition, we complement our manufacturing operations with a complete range of customer
services including product development, design, installation and maintenance servicing
vacuum circuit breakers.
throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
ISO 9001 certified.
APPLICATIONS
Reyrolle Pacific Switchgear was sold out of the
Reyrolle group to become a wholly owned private
New Zealand company.
We formed a new brand name “RPS Switchgear”.
RPS Switchgear equipment
is widely used in applications
such as Transformer Incomers,
In 2019 we will have been manufacturing
Motor
RPS Switchgear developed Assure Range.
Feeders,
Capacitor
in New Zealand for 50 years.
Switches, Distribution Feeders,
No other switchgear manufacturing
Metering (Current & or Voltage
company offers as much experience
ISO 14001 certified.
as RPS Switchgear.
Assessed by ENA United Kingdom.
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Transformer) Panels.
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EXPERIENCE
OUR PRODUCTS
12kV RETROFIT VACUUM
Whether you are an Electricity Utility, Industrial Manufacturing or processing
company, you will demand the same reliability and safety from your switchgear.
LMVP 12kV SWITCHGEAR
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
We have supplied over 15,000 vacuum circuit breakers and panels to our
Vertically isolated and horizontally withdrawable switchgear.
RPS Switchgear offers a retrofitting service to upgrade your
valued customers throughout the world.
There are 5 current ratings of circuit breaker available,
having ratings of 630/800 Amp, 1250 Amp, 2000 Amp,
2500 Amp and 630 Amp cap switching.
Our client base includes a number of utilities and manufacturing companies.
Maximum panel rating of 2500 Amps, busbar rating of
A detailed list is available on request.
3000 Amps and fault rating of 31.5kA.
AUSTRALASIA
ASIA
BHP – Major mining company
China Light & Power – Hong Kong Utility
Rio Tinto – Major mining company
Public Utilities Board – Singapore Utility
Switchgear brochure.
with RPS Switchgear has many advantages over replacing an
existing switchboard.
• COST – Financial savings favour switchboard life extension
versus replacement.
• AUTOMATION – Upgrade to provide remote control and
monitoring or high speed auto-reclose.
• HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL – Elimination of
Bluescope Steel – Australian Industrial
MIDDLE EAST
Adelaide Brighton Cement – Australian Industrial
BAPCO – Bahrain
Australian Paper – Australian Industrial
Qatar Petroleum – Qatar
Ausgrid – Australian Utility
SEC – Saudi Arabia
oil or SF6.
• DISRUPTION – Minimal disruption of supply.
• PERFORMANCE – Improved performance and reliability.
Endeavour Energy – Australian Utility
SAPN – Australian Utility
UNITED KINGDOM
Powerco – NZ Utility
UK Atomic Energy Association – UK Industrial
Orion – NZ Utility
Pfizer Ltd – UK Industrial
Wellington Electricity – NZ Utility
EDF – UK Utility
AFRICA
CE Electric – UK Utility
• RATINGS – Both current and fault level rating can
be increased.
RPS Switchgear provides a quality, cost effective alternative
to increase the life of your existing switchgear with very little
or no disruption of supply while the work is being carried out.
Sellafield – UK Industrial
For more information please ask for our Retrofit Brochure.
NFC Africa Mining – Africa
Escom Ltd – Malawi
Our Switchgear is in service in Power Stations, Distribution Substations, Mobile Substations,
Chemical Factories, Mines (Steel, Copper, Diamond, etc), Residential Buildings, Hospitals,
Airports, Docks, Sewage Treatment Plants and Drilling Rigs.
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interchangeable RPM vacuum circuit breaker. Retrofitting
For more information please ask for our LMVP 12kV Indoor
OneSteel – Australian Industrial
Anglogold Ashanti GH Ltd – Africa
“LM” type and Westinghouse Email panels with the latest fully
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LM SWITCHGEAR SPARE PARTS
SERVICES
RPS Switchgear stocks a comprehensive range of spare parts to support the product range. We still support the older Reyrolle
LMT range of breakers and switchgear.
INSTALLATION AND
PRE-COMMISSIONING
RPS Switchgear offers a complete installation and
commissioning service:
ASSURE 17kV SWITCHGEAR
RPS Switchgear’s Assure range of Horizontal Indoor Switchgear is
• Preparation of installation and test plans.
• Complete switchgear installation to manufacturer’s
requirements.
fully type tested and certified to international IEC Standards. With
MAINTENANCE
RPS Switchgear has a wealth of experience
with many types of switchgear. You can benefit from
an impressive internal arc rating of 31.5kA for 1 second A-FLR to
• High voltage pressure tests.
this experience through our service repair, preventative
IEC 62271, it will more than satisfy the most demanding of network
• Millivolt drop (ducter) tests.
maintenance and scheduled maintenance programs that
owners’ requirements.
• Secondary wiring insulation tests.
The Assure range is suitable for any medium voltage application
• Full mechanical checks.
requiring safe and reliable, low maintenance operation, with long
• Full functional tests on protection and control schemes.
service life.
With its industry leading narrow footprint, the 1250A panel is only
• Complete set of test results of all work carried out
during the commissioning process.
600mm wide and the 2000A is 800mm wide
The T600 and T800 panels are metal-enclosed air insulated
switchgear with the following characteristics:
• A Control cubicle in which low voltage relays and instruments
are fitted.
• Compartments segregated by metallic partitions.
• Designed and tested to IEC standards.
• Highly effective use of space.
• Comprehensive mechanical and electrical safety interlocks.
• Smart grid compatible.
• Flexible CT and VT specifications.
• Panels are fitted with a 31.5kA fault current rated earth switch.
• Assure Switchgear is manufactured to a very high standard and
every panel is inspected and tested to ensure that it meets our
high quality standard before being dispatched to our customers.
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will be designed to meet your specific needs.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
We have made significant advancements with our 12kV Vacuum Circuit breaker technology and 17kV Assure switchgear
design. Our focus is now on new medium voltage product ranges.
We are committed to an ongoing R&D programme and working with our customers to meet these needs of the industry:
Reliability | Low/No Maintenance | Economical | Compact
PARTIAL DISCHARGE MONITORING
Using the latest PD testing equipment, our trained
technicians can offer both online and offline PD testing on
any type of switchgear.
PROTECTION UPGRADES
If system protection is a concern, then contact us for
advice on your options.
SYSTEM UPGRADES
To meet today’s requirements in control and monitoring,
RPS Switchgear can upgrade your equipment with
instruments and PLC control systems from the world’s
leading suppliers.
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CONTACT US
NEW ZEALAND
Wellington – Head Office
RPS SWITCHGEAR LTD
7-17 Bouverie Street
Petone
Private Bag 39811
Wellington Mail Centre
New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 568 3499
Fax:
+64 4 569 9688
sales@rpsswitchgear.co.nz
www.rpsswitchgear.com