The Finnish power company Fortum has chosen Vamp protection relays for the Tainionkoski and Imatra hydro power plants in eastern Finland (25.01.2012)

The Finnish power company Fortum has chosen Vamp protection relays for the Tainionkoski and Imatra hydro power plants in eastern Finland. The order comprises totally 67 protection relays, including 20 Vamp 210 generator protection relays for the four generator units at the Tainionkoski power plant and six such units for the Imatra power plant. Protection systems for the stations’ power distribution include Vamp 265 motor differential protection relays, Vamp 50 overcurrent relays, Vamp 55 voltage protection relays and Vamp 257 feeder and motor managers.

The renewal of relay protection for the Tainionkoski power plant was completed earlier in 2011 while the renewal of relay protection for the Imatra power plant will be completed in the spring 2013. Design work on both sites is done by the customer’s own personnel.

Fortum's operations focus on the Nordic countries, Russia and Baltic Rim area. The company is one of the biggest and most experienced producer's of hydropowerin the Nordic countries. In 2010, 48% of Fortum's power generation in Nordic countries was based on hydropower. In 2010, the company’s accumulated electricity production was 53.7 TWh, of which 22 TWh was hydropower.

Appointment news (10.10.2011)

	Ms. Outi Parkatti has been appointed Quality Manager. She previously worked in a similar capacity at Incap Oyj.		Mr. Jesse Saastamoinen has been appointed Customer Support Technician. He previously worked as a test technician at Vaasa Engineering Oy.
	Mr. Andreas Berts has been appointed Electronics Design Engineer. He previously worked in sales at SLO Oy.

VAMP 321 arc flash protection introduced to the Malaysian market (5.8.2011)

Vamp's latest arc flash protection system, the Vamp 321 which incorporates the SCADA communication facility - was introduced to the Malaysian market in July at the Asean Elenex 2011 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. Another important milestone in connection with the exhibition was the inauguration of Vamp's new local representative, VSD Automation Sdn Bhd. The festivities around these two releases were honoured by the presence of two prestigious guests, Mr. Y.B. Dato' Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water and Mr. Hj. Hussin Othman, Vice President - Distribution, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TNB.  TNB Distribution has used Vamp's arc protection systems and feeder protection relays in various 11 kV and 33 kV switchgears since 2004.

In arc flash protection, a communication interface will be increasingly required in Malaysia, especially by TNB Transmission and TNB Distribution for their double busbar substations. As the forerunner in applying various communication protocols to arc protection systems Vamp has the capability to adapt its offering according to customer requirements and will submit a Vamp 321 to TNB Transmission for approval during 2011.

Guests and hosts at the VSD booth. In front from the left, Mr. Hj Hussin Othman, Vice President, TNB Distribution; Mr. Y.B. Dato' Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water; and Mr. Syed Mashor Shahabuddin, Executive Chairman, VSD Automation. Behind them are on the left Mr. Ganasan Arumugam, Sales Director, VSD Automation and on the right Mr. Khairul Anuar, Technical Support Engineer, VSD Automation.

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RSTP dual port 100 Mbps Ethernet interface in VAMP relays (09.05.2011)

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a link layer network protocol that prevents bridge loops and flooding in local networks with redundant connections. To ensure a loop-free topology RSTP disables some connections leaving single active path between any two devices. Each of these disabled connections can be used as a backup path in case of active connection failure. The former STP protocol has been superseded by RSTP - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, which is able to respond to topology changes faster than STP >> Read more about RSTP dual port 100 Mbps Ethernet interface in VAMP relays

Monitoring and control of secondary substations enhances distribution network management (02.05.2011)

Distribution network protection, monitoring and control have traditionally focused on primary substation automation while less attention has been paid to intelligent management of secondary substations. A unique concept developed by a group of leading Finnish hardware and software suppliers now offers a cost-efficient and reliable management solution for both new and existing secondary substations. >> Read more from Nordicum Energy & PulPaper 3/2011

Virtual current and voltage measurement and disturbance recorder injection is made available in latest Vamp relays (19.04.2011)

Virtual measurement of Vamp relays is possible with the v.10.74 software or a later version. Virtual measurement makes it possible to inject virtual current and voltage with 2nd, 3rd, and 5th harmonic content into the relay, thus allowing simple testing without a secondary testing device. It is an ideal tool for testing the relay-Scada communication interface and events. Vampset 2.2.73 setting tool or more recent version is required for this feature. >> Read more about virtual measurement in Vamp relays 

Vamp patents a method for detecting intermittent earth faults (17.02.2011)

Vamp Oy has obtained a patent for a new, cost-effective method for detecting earth faults in medium-voltage networks. The method enables the selective identification of intermittent transient earth faults as part of the normal process of network protection and control. Simplicity and cost-effectiveness are the advantage; apart from normal protection relays, neither a high sampling frequency nor special identification equipment is required. >> Read more.

VAMP 321 arc protection unit successfully launched at MEE 2011 (10.02.2011)

 We would like thank you for visiting the Vamp booth at the MEE 2011 exhibition in Dubai earlier this month.

This year's exhibition marked an important milestone for us since our new VAMP 321 arc protection central unit was officially launched at this international event. We are now pleased to announce that the launch was a great success. Both the VAMP 321 and the other VAMP products presented attracted a great deal of positive feedback and even inquiries. To those customers who were unable to visit us at MEE 2011, we would be happy to introduce our arc flash protection and protection relays individually. Please do not hesitate to contact us for such a presentation. Kind regards The MEE 2011 exhibition staff

New modular arc protection unit from Vamp Ltd (27.01.2011)

Vamp Ltd's range of products for arc flash protection has been increased with a new advanced central unit, the Vamp 321. With its modular and user-friendly design, the Vamp 321 offers a competitive solution for a wide range of applications. Developed in close cooperation with customers, the Vamp 321 combines the proven technology of Vamp's 200 product series and that of the Vamp 221 arc flash protection system. It extends the range of uses for Vamp arc protection systems to high-end installations with multiple feedings and double busbar solutions and it is also compatible with existing systems.  >> More about "Modular arc flash protection Vamp 321"