France

Hydro power plant Aston

Cable crane components used for the construction of a hydro power plant in France.

  • Various LCS cable crane equipment incl. crane units and a winch were used for the rehabilitation of a penstock of the French energy company EDF in France. In addition to a diesel-hydraulic GW350D winch with an output of 261 kW and one GCS60 and GC100 crane unit each with a double lifting unit LCS manufactured various components such as tensioning clamps and rope pulleys, which were used by the company Mecamont Hydro for the restoration of the hydro power plant in the French Pyrenees. The crane units transported pipes, construction material and machinery into the steep terrain through which the penstock runs.

Customer

Mecamont Hydro SAS

Project owner

Électricité de France SA

Location

France

Year

2015

Technical project data (winch)

Drive

diesel-hydraulic

Power

261 kW / 350 HP

Max. tensile force

155 kN

Max. rope speed

6.4 m/s

Rope capacity

Ø 16 mm, 2,200 m

Weight

6,150 kg

Technical project data (crane unit GC100)

Drive

diesel-hydraulic

Power

73 kW

Payload

10 to

Max. lifting height

120 m

Max. lifting speed

1.5 m/s

Rope capacity

Ø 12 mm, 260 m

Technical project data (crane unit GCS60)

Drive

diesel-hydraulic

Power

36 kW

Payload

6 to

Max. lifting height

80 m

Max. lifting speed

4 m/s

Rope capacity

Ø 12 mm, 180 m

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