Home Accessibility Deutsche Version CONTACT COMPANIES POWER GRID NATURAL GAS NETWORK SERVICE INFO CONTACT SELF SERVICE Homepage Natural gas network Gate valve and reducing stations Network usage / tariffs Distribution network Gate valve and reducing stations Operations / maintenance center Gate valve and reducing stations The natural gas is fed from the transfer points on the Trans-Austria gas pipeline (TAG), which is operated by GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA GmbH, via gas pipelines with different operating pressures to the consumer. Gate valve stations interrupt the high-pressure natural gas lines (max. Operating pressure 70 bar) at regular intervals with shut-off valves and enable the line pressure to be safely blown off using special blow-out devices. This is primarily necessary for repair work and network expansion. The gas pressure for distribution in the local networks must be reduced from 70 bar or 16 bar to 4 bar or 1 bar. For this purpose, reducing stations were built along the high pressure lines. These reducing stations work fully automatically and are electronically monitored. Fault reports are automatically transmitted via radio and telephone connections to the main control line, which immediately informs the responsible natural gas standby service. In the consumer systems of the network customers, the gas pressure is again reduced to the required operating pressure of the gas devices (0.02 to 0.1 bar). House pressure regulators or meter regulators are used for this. The valve and reducing stations as well as the house pressure regulators are regularly serviced and maintained by the operating staff of KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH in accordance with the applicable regulations. to the top Email article Print article COMPANIES Supervisory board Managing directors Employee Locations POWER GRID Network usage / tariffs Distribution network Operations / maintenance center New network support Smart metering NATURAL GAS NETWORK Network usage / tariffs Distribution network Gate valve and reducing stations Operations / maintenance center SERVICE Network service Equal treatment Educational service INFO Press Stimulation of competition Photo library Dictionary CONTACT Fault service E-mail contact with your operating office Appointment Directions SELF SERVICE Change of customer data Customer portal pilot project Ferlach Download area Meter reading message Application for feed-in systems Line transfer / change of house connection House connection electricity / natural gas Re-registration Load profile online KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH - Gate valve and reducing stations Imprint | Conditions