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About
SICAME Group
With over 60 years of expertise
in developping products and
services related to electricity
transmission, distribution,
safety equipment, and tools
associated with electrical

50 Companies
networks, Sicame group is
recognized as one of
the leader on the market

to deliver safe enery

to people over the world

Today the group is established

50,000+ products
manufactured for 5 strategic
in 24 countries and its activity domains
products are distributed
in 170 countries.

2,800
Employees
 Today SICAME Group is gathering all its know-how
and 60 years of experience in one unique and innovative
solution for solar farms connection.

With the collaborative work of our R&D teams, the SICAME Group offers
a global solution with unique suspended solar cables’ systems from cable
suspension, connection accessories, to embedded power.

In addition to offering excellent value for money with superior quality,

our solution will allow to make significant savings on every construction site design
from 1MWp to unlimited GWp.

From 1MWp to Unlimited MWp

 An innovative No trenching

approach to improve Easy to install

Visual control

productivity Safe solution

Energy savings

and efficiency Higher productivity

Cost savings

CIVIL WORKS LOSSES

CABLES PRODUCTIVITY
 100%
50%
Reliability
25% Losses saving • Optimized fuse ventilation
• Proven IPC technology
• Minimize network losses • Contact resistance
• Less cable
• Reduced contact resistance
Cost saving
23% • Less cable
• Lower level of operators skills
• No trenches (no sand, no soil
to dispose of, less labour)
Time saving
• No civil work
• Aerial is quicker
and faster to install
(no stripping and no combiner box) Source: Comparative study of IPC-Harness-6ways VS combiner box 24 strings –
design block 5MVA; The PV Boutique; SICAME Group
Sicame Solar Solution
A complete DC reticulation and
connection solution for your solar farms

1DC conductor
anchoring
& suspension

2 Connecting
the PV panel
to the DC Bus
 5
Time
saving

From the
MV kiosk Cost
saving
to the
Network
Losses
saving

4 To the inverter
& MV transformer
UV
resistant

No
trenches

No

3
stripping
cable

DC bus connection
Water
to Isolation enclosure tightness
Sicame Solar Solution
A complete DC reticulation solution for your solar

1
Anchoring &
suspension accessories
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•
Sicame best sellers
Cost saving
Easy and fast to install
Minimal tooling
•
•

•
No trenching
No specific skills
required
UV stabilized
2
DC IPC
Solar Harness
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•
•
•
Sicame IPC technology
Reliability
Easy to install
Minimal tooling
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•
•
•
Less labor time
Less cabling time
No more combiner box
Upon request consultation

• Live line work contact • String leads from 4–10mm²

• High mechanical and climatic resistance • Bus cabling from 50-300mm², double insulated cable
• Parellel separation of + and - DC Bus polarity • Suitable with copper and aluminum, stranded or flexible conductor
• Suitable from 4mm² to 300mm² conductor range • Shear head bolt – predetermined torque for reliable
& repeatable connection
• Modular design system
• 1500 VDC rated system
• Inline fuse ratings from 4-32A
• Dielectric testing to 6.5kV - 300mm underwater

Anchoring clamps DC Strung Bus Double bracket device for

& accessories suspension
plants

3 DC Isolation
Enclosure
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•
•
Customizable according to
project requirements
Strong mecanical resistance
UV and corrosion resistance
4
Containerized
MV kiosk
•

•
Customizable according
to project requirements
Integrated Cell : Inverter,
Transformer & Switchgear
5
MV Underground
accessories
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•

•
Cold shrink technology
Easiest and quickest
assembly
Extremely Reliable
• Water thigthness • Aeration and ventilation system • Product customization for
• Excellent thermal individualized needs
characteristics • Limits misassembling risks
• Strong mechanical shock resistance – IK10
• IP54 or IP66 protection degree
• 60mm thick insulating panels in a 20’ The accessories from 6 to 36kV:
• High resistance to heat, fire and abnormal heat maritime container • Terminations • Branch joints
• High dielectric stenght • Ventilation: natural, mechanical, fan, air (indoor, outdoor) • Transitions
• Light weight conditioning • Joints • Dead ends
• 2 Pole pad lockable load break switches • Integration of equipment (inserts for battery (1 core or 3 cores)
• Elbow connectors
• 2 Pole surge arresters chargers, inverter), battery rack, battery • Straight through joints
• 1500 VDC cabling • Separation partition (between batteries,
generator set)
• Integrated grounding
system
Sicame solar Solution
A game changer in the electrical design of your PV
Our complementary offer
Complete range of waterproof mechanical termination lugs. Complete range of
With shear head technology to facilitate installation. equipment to ensure
safe installation &
maintenance on solar
farm sites.

MECHANICAL SAFETY
LUGS EQUIPMENT

LIGHTNING TRANSFORMER
PROTECTION MONITORING

Complete range of accessories to detect & protect Facilitate maintenance by

your solor farm sites from thunderbolt activity. detection of transformer default.
 Cabling savings Sicame Solar
plants with Sicame IPC system
versus linear cabling
Support
Sicame provides expert assistance in your electrical changes
& improvements and has developed an in-house configurator
to help you assess costs-benefits and select your optimized
Sicame Harness cabling and IPC module layout design solution.

Project parameters
Configuration of our IPC solution versus standard models
Input data in accordance to the customer specifications
• Design of the PV installation block,
• AC/DC ratio,
• Hour rate
-34% Physical variable magnitudes data characterizing the dimensions
Cabling of the installation

length Choice of currency zone (exchange rate, hourly rate)

Cost Your benefits

Traditional linear cabling layout saving
Calculation of cable lengths

Calculation of technical losses

Losses
saving Comparison of cable tray and trenches lenghts

Evaluation implementation and product costs - from DC routing to inverter

Time
saving
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SICAME Group BP n°1 - 19231 Pompadour, France

www.sicamegroup.com - Telephone: +33 (0)5 55 73 89 00 - Fax: +33 (0)5 55 98 53 79