February 5, 2024 | The Stuttgart-based electrical trade company Bürkle + Schöck was recently awarded the prestigious Seifriz Award 2024. The prize recognizes the successful transfer of knowledge between crafts and science. In cooperation with the Institute for Energy Transmission and High Voltage Technology at the University of Stuttgart, led by Dr. Michael Beltle, Bürkle + Schöck has developed globally-unique XXL air coils for the certified power measurement of wind turbines.
Innovation from craftsmen for energy transition
The XXL air coils are a quite individual development from which energy transition benefits in its entirety. They enable effective and safe testing of wind turbines, where high voltages of up to 72 kV and high short-term currents of up to 3,000 Amperes can occur. The development of the coils is based on the successful combination of complex computer-aided simulations and practical tests. Voltage flashovers could be avoided in the long term thanks to the optimal design of the coils. Bürkle + Schöck is the only company in the world that has the electrical engineering competence, expertise and manufacturing capabilities to produce air coils in this XXL format.
Over 90 years of innovation in electrical engineering
Bürkle + Schöck is a traditional group of companies having over 90 years of experience in all areas of future-oriented electrical engineering. The companies offer innovative electrotechnical solutions in the fields of transformers, chokes and power supplies. In addition, the range of products and services covers all areas of electrical engineering: from classic electrical installation to security and energy-saving technology to smart homes, photovoltaics, electricity storage systems and charging stations for electromobility.
The Seifriz Transfer Price
This coveted cooperation award has been organized for over 30 years as a competition for knowledge transfer under the auspices of Handwerk BW by the Verein Technologietransfer Handwerk e.V. and in cooperation with the business magazine “handwerk magazin”. The prize honors innovative cooperation between craftsman businesses and science. The award winners will also take part in the “Zukunft Handwerk” Congress, which will take place in Munich from February 28 to March 1.
