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33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS 1 Scope, Specific Technical Requirements and Quantities 1.

1 Scope This specification covers the requirements for design, engineering, manufacture, assembly, stage testing, inspection, testing before supply, packing and loading at works of 33kV Indoor Switchgear along with its accessories and auxiliary equipments / instruments etc. and erection, testing & commissioning as mentioned in this section and in various other sections of this specification for 33 KV switchgear. Bidder will provide transportation, unloading, storage and ETC for these items at site. The scope shall encompass and include all the activities listed above. 1.2 General Requirements 1.2.1 At Parsa 132kV Substation three numbers of 33kV incoming feeders (Including Spare) from Transformer have been considered, which will be terminated on two separate sections of a 33kV Indoor as incomers. There shall be three out going feeders (Including Spare) in distributed over both the bus section of the switchboard. 1.2.2 For the purpose of design of equipment / systems, an ambient temperature of 50oC and humidity of 100% shall be considered. The equipment shall operate in a highly polluted and highly corrosive environment. 1.2.3 All equipment shall be suitable for voltage variations of 10% of the rated value and frequency variations of 5% of the rated value. 1.2.4 The creepage distance of the insulators shall be generally not less than 25mm/kV per unit of system phase to phase voltage. 1.2.5 Degree of protection for the switchgear shall be IP4X as per IS 13947.

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS Specific Technical Requirements: Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description Required Highest System Voltage Current Rating Number of Phases System Frequency Fault Current Insulation Level Auxiliary Supply 33kV Bus Protection 33kV Transformer Protection Parameters 36kV 1600A 3 50Hz 25kA for 1 sec. 36/70/170kVp 240v 1-phase AC & 110V DC Differential feeder Transformer differential, O/C E/F &

Bill of Quantities Three phase, 33kV Indoor Switchgear One no of 33kV metal clad switchgear,1600A,25kA rms for 1 sec suitable for 110V DC control supply with following feeder/equipment for each 33kV Metal clad switchgear. i) Incomer feeder ii) Outgoing feeder iii) Spare incomer feeder iv) Spare Outgoing feeder v) Bus Coupler vi) Bus VT Earthing Truck Earthing arrangement for breaker/NT trucks shall be provided either through integral earth switch separate earthing truck. In case of latter arrangement, one set of different types of earthing : 1600A, 2nos. : 1600A, 2 nos. : 1600A, 1 no. : 1600A, 1 no. : 1600A, 1 no. : 2 nos.

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS trucks per switchboard shall be supplied. Recommended Spares Supplier to propose the list of recommended spares for 3 years of trouble free operation. Type Tests, Routine Tests and Acceptance Test: Bidder shall submit valid reports of type test carried out with in ten years. These reports should have been conducted as per technical specification and relevant IS/IEC. In case of more than ten year old type test reports OR invalid type test reports are submitted, the tests shall be conducted free of charge. No separate type test charges shall be paid. All the Routine and Acceptance test shall be carried out as per relevant standards.

Equipment Specification Switchgear and Breakers IEC 60298, IEC 60056, IS 13118

2.1 Codes and Standards 2.2 List of fitments on various modules The various feeders and bus VT panel shall at least contain following fitments:

S. No. 1

Module Incoming Feeder

Brief Description of major fitments 1600A Circuit breaker (Vacuum or SF6 Type), Sets of CTs ( for metering and protection), 30kV Lightning Arrester, Cable termination kit, Truck mounted 3 nos. single phase feeder VTs complete with HT fuses, T/N/C switch, L/R switch, AC/DC On/Off switches, Digital Ammeter, Digital Voltmeter, Digital Wattmeter, Digital Energy meter , O/C & E/F protection relay, Anti-pumping relay, Tripping relay, latch type contact multiplication relay, DC supervision relay, Trip circuit supervision relay, PT fuse failure relay, Current transducer, painted mimic to represent SLD,

Outgoing Feeder

Buscoupler

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS Auxiliary relay, facia annunciator. 1600A Circuit breaker (Vacuum or SF6 Type), Set of CTs (for metering and protection), Cable termination kit, T/N/C switch, L/R switch, AC/DC On/Off switches, Ammeter with selector switch, Digital Energy meter, Wattmeter, O/C & E/F protection relay, Antipumping relay, Tripping relay, latch type contact multiplication relay, DC supervision relay, Trip circuit supervision relay, Current transducer, painted mimic to represent SLD, Auxiliary relays, facia annunciator. 1600A Circuit breaker (Vacuum or SF6 Type), Set of CTs (for metering and protection), Cable termination kit, T/N/C switch, L/R switch, AC/DC On/Off switches, Ammeter with selector switch, Digital energy meter, Wattmeter, O/C & E/F protection relay, Antipumping relay, Tripping relay, latch type contact multiplication relay, DC supervision relay, Trip circuit supervision relay, Current transducer, painted mimic to represent SLD, Auxiliary relay, facia annunciator. Additionally 33kV Bus bar differential protection relay shall be mounted in Buscoupler Panel. Truck Mounted bus connected 3 nos. single phase PTs Ratio 33kV/3/110V/3 complete with HT fuses, MCBs for AC/DC main supply, AC/DC On/Off switches, voltmeter with selector switch, U/V, O/V protection relay, PT fuse failure relay, DC sup. Relay, Voltage transducer, painted mimic to represent SLD, Auxiliary relay, facia annunciator.

Bus VT Panel

2.3

Constructional Details 2.3.1 The switchgear shall be fully compartmentalized metal clad construction, comprising of a row of free standing floor mounted panels. The switchgear assembly shall be rodent and vermin

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS proof. 2.3.2 The circuit breakers, bus voltage transformers shall be mounted on withdraw able trucks, having distinct 'Service', 'Isolated' and 'Withdrawn' positions. Testing of breaker shall be possible in isolated position by keeping control plug connected. 2.3.3 In panel design where breaker compartment does not have a door i.e. Breaker truck front serves as a door, suitable blanking covers, one for each size of panel per switchboard shall be supplied. Use of inflammable material such as Hylam as an interpole barrier shall not be accepted. 2.3.4 The height of panels shall not exceed 2600mm. Bushing or other sealing arrangement between breaker and bus-bar/cable compartments shall be provided so that there is no air communication around isolating 'contacts in the safety shutter area with truck in service position. The horizontal bus-bars, vertical droppers and connections to the fixed end of the isolating contacts shall be of high conductivity aluminum alloy or copper. Pressure relief device shall be provided in each high voltage compartment. 2.3.5 The over-voltage generated by switching of breaker under any duty condition shall not exceed 2.5 pu of nominal line to neutral voltage. Evaluation criteria shall be as per IEEE envelope. 2.3.6 Bus-bar insulators shall be of track-resistant, high strength, non-hygroscopic, noncombustible type and suitable to withstand stresses due to over-voltages and short circuit current. The temperature rise of bus-bars shall not exceed 55C for silver plated joints and 40C for other joints under any condition over an ambient of 50C. 2.3.7 The internal earth bus shall be provided to withstand short circuit currents for one second. All enclosures shall be connected to this earth bus. Earthing arrangement for breaker/NT trucks shall be provided either through integral earth switch or through separate earthing truck. In case of latter arrangement, one set of different types of earthing trucks per switchboard shall be supplied. Suitable mechanical interlock shall be provided to prevent inadvertent earthing of any live part. Earthing switch shall have short time (1 second) current withstand capability equal to the breaker. 2.3.8 All components shall be correctly rated. 2.3.9 Panels should be suitable for top/bottom cable entry. 2.3.10 Each 33kV switchgear section shall have three phase VT.

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS 2.3.11 All CTs and VTs shall be completely cast resin encapsulated type with insulation class 'E' or better and suitable for continuous operation. All VTs shall have suitable HRC current limiting fuses / MCB on both primary and secondary sides, and under voltage relays, timers, etc. for motor tripping and remote annunciation on supply failure. Voltmeter with selector switch shall be provided with each bus-section. Primary fuse replacement shall be possible with VT truck in isolated position. 2.3.12 Each breaker panel shall have breaker control switch of spring return type and a local/ remote selector switch of stay-put type. The panel shall also have 'On', 'Off', 'Spring charged' and Control supply healthy' indicating lamps. The lamps shall be filament type and low watt consumption with built-in resistors. 2.3.13 Each switchboard/panel shall have suitable arrangement to receive and distribute ac and dc supplies. Control dc supply shall be duplicated for each board. Each switchgear panel shall have thermostatically controlled space heater with switch, illumination and power plug point. 2.3.14 All panels on front and back as well as inside shall have engraved nameplate giving feeder description and component identification. 2.4 Circuit Breakers The breakers shall be of SF6 type or vacuum type. They shall be re-strike free, stored energy operated, trip free, and with electrical anti-pumping feature. For SF6 breakers, necessary pressure/density monitoring device shall be provided for lowpressure alarm. Only motor wound closing spring charging arrangement shall be accepted. Operating cycle shall be 'O3min.-CO-3min.-CO'. The breaker shall be controlled locally and /or remotely as required. The closing and tripping coils shall operate under extreme conditions of control voltage variation. Supervision relays shall be provided for trip coil monitoring. Facilities shall be provided for mechanical tripping of breaker and manual charging of closing spring. 2.5 Relays and Protection All relays and timers shall be flush mounted with connections from inside. They shall have transparent & dust tight cover, removable from front. Draw out construction for easy replacement from the front.

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS They shall have built-in test facilities, or can be provided with necessary test blocks and test switches. One testing plug shall be provided for each switchboard. The auxiliary relays and timers may be in non-draw out cases. The relays and timers shall operate under extreme conditions of control voltage variation. They shall not have any inbuilt batteries, and shall operate on available dc supply. They shall be provided with hand-reset operation indicators (flags) or LEDs with push buttons for resetting for analyzing the cause of breaker operation. All equipments shall have necessary protections. However, following minimum protections shall be provided and also relays shall be Static/numerical type. a) Over current (51) & Earth Fault (51N) protection for all feeders and Bus-coupler b) 33kV Bus differential protection (87B) (To be located in Bus Coupler feeder panel) c) Over current protection (50/51) and Differential protection (87) relays on the primary side of Outgoing feeders for Transformers. d) Aux. relays with indicating flags/LED for transformer buchholz and temperature protection. 2.6 Main Bus-bar High conductivity 1600A aluminium alloy/ copper bus-bar shall be provided as per attached SLD. Bus-bar thickness shall be such to withstand system short circuit level and it shall also in accordance with other system parameters such as rated current etc. Minimum thickness of conductor bus-bar shall be as per relevant Indian standard.

2.7 Current Transformers Each feeder of 33kV switchgear shall be provided with Current Transformers with following core details:Core Current Ratio Accuracy Application

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS 1 2 3 400-200/1A 400-200/1A 400-200/1A 1.0 5P20 PS Metering Over Current Protection Differential Protection

2.8 Voltage Transformer The main bus-bar of 33kV switchgear shall be provided with Bus VT. The bus VT shall have following core details: Core Voltage Ratio 1 2 33kV/3/110/3 33kV/3/110/3 Burden 100VA 50VA Accuracy 1.0 3P Application Metering Protection

2.9 Control and Secondary Wiring All switchboards shall be supplied, completely wired internally up to the terminal blocks. All inter-cubicle and inter-panel wiring and connections between panels of same switchboard including all bus wiring for AC and DC supplies is in bidders scope. All internal wiring shall be carried out with 1100 V grade, single core, 1.5 square mm or larger stranded copper wires having colour coded, PVC insulation. CT circuits shall be wired with at least 2.5 square mm copper wires. Voltage grade and insulation shall be same as above. Extra-flexible wires shall be used for wiring to device mounted on moving parts such as hinged doors. All wiring shall be properly supported, neatly arranged, readily accessible and securely connected to equipment terminals and terminals blocks. 2.10 Power Cables Termination Cable termination compartment and arrangement for power cables shall be suitable for stranded aluminium conductor, armoured XLPE insulated and sheathed single core/three core, 36 kV grade cables.

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS All necessary cable terminating accessories such as Gland plates, supporting clamps and brackets, power cable lugs, hardware etc. shall be provided by the contractor to suit the final cable sizes, which would be advised during detailed engineering. The gland plate shall be of removable type. Bidder shall also ensure that sufficient space is provided for all cable glands. Gland plates shall be factory-drilled according to the cable gland sizes and number which shall be informed to the Contractor later. For all single core cables, gland plates shall be of non-magnetic material

Conceptual SLD for 33kV System Trafo -1 I/C-1 Trafo-2 I/C-2 Spare I /C

V3 VT

X X X

VT

O/G-1

O/G-2

Spare O/G

33KV SWITCHGEAR SPECIFICATIONS MANDATORY SPARE LIST

1. Each Type of Limit Switch 2. Each Type of Aux. Relay 3. Each Type of LED lamp 4. Each Type of Push Button 5. Each Type of Control Fuse 6. Each Type of MCB 7. Local/Remote Selector Switch 8. Breaker control switch 9. Current Transformer

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