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DR-SRC-21562-03-E-015 ELECTRICAL LOAD BALANCE

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Contents

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7

Scope...............................................................................................................................3
Reference documents....................................................................................................3
Standards and specifications.......................................................................................3
Site conditions................................................................................................................3
Design characteristics...................................................................................................4
General.................................................................................................................................... 4
Protection system.................................................................................................................... 4
Control devices........................................................................................................................ 4
Control and signalling system..................................................................................................5
Capacitor banks....................................................................................................................... 5
Harmonic filter......................................................................................................................... 6
Electrical Panel Characteristics...............................................................................................6

6. Inspection and tests.......................................................................................................7

6.1 General.................................................................................................................................... 7
6.2 Type tests................................................................................................................................ 7
6.3 Factory acceptance tests (FAT)...............................................................................................7

7. Documentation to be supplied by manufacturer........................................................7

8. Warranty..........................................................................................................................8
9. Appendix 1: Single line diagram...................................................................................8
10. Appendix 2: Data sheet..................................................................................................9

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1. Scope
The scope of this document is to establish minimum requirements to be fulfilled by LV Capacitors
Bank (52-LVCB-20A and 52-LVCB-20B) to be supplied for the MP Compression Project at San
Roque Plant, Neuqun, Argentina.

2. Reference documents
Reference

Title

DR-SRC-21562-03-E-002

MP & LP SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM

BD-SRC-21562-03-E-015

ELECTRICAL LOAD BALANCE

3. Standards and specifications

Reference

Title

IEC 60289

Reactors

IEC 60439

Low voltage switch gear and control gear assemblies

IEC 60664

Insulation coordination within low-voltage systems

IEC 60831

Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for AC systems

having a rated voltage up to and including 1000V

IEC 61000

Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)

IEC 61010

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,

control and laboratory use

GS ELE 001

Electrical design criteria

GS ELE 135

Low voltage switchgear

4. Site conditions
Temperature:
Normal: +25C
Minimum: -15C
Maximum: +45C
Relative humidity: 60%

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The LVCB will be installed inside an air conditioned room.

5. Design characteristics
5.1 General
This equipment shall monitor the power system status and acts on the connection or
disconnection of capacitors in order to reach the preset target power factor (cos ).

The equipment will consist of two (2) 400V, 50Hz automatic power correction banks, each one
with 12 steps. Reactive power will be defined in detail engineering. One bank will be connected to
bus bar A and the other one will be connected to bus bar B in 52-LVS-20, at MP Compression
Technical Room (see Appendix 1)
Basically, the equipment shall be composed of:
Protection system
Operation devices
Control and signalization system
Capacitor banks

Harmonic filters
5.2 Protection system
A disconnection switch shall be installed in the incoming feeder.
The equipment shall incorporate short circuit protection, that shall consist of individual highrupturing-capacity fuses (NH type). Fuse rating shall be chosen according to reactive power and
service voltage, and shall not be less than 120% of capacitor nominal current.
Protection equipment shall be capable of support in-rush current generated by capacitors during
its connection. However, this peak current shall be limited to allowable values using a limiting
ferromagnetic inductance, which presents a high impedance at high frequencies.
5.3 Control devices
To control the automatic connection and disconnection of capacitors, power contactors shall be
used. Capacitor rating shall be chosen according to reactive power and service voltage, and shall
not be less than 120% of capacitor nominal current.
Control equipment shall be capable of resist limited in-rush current. Pre-insertion resistors shall
be installed in contactors in order to limit in-rush current during the connection of capacitors.

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5.4 Control and signalling system

The system will be designed to work in automatic and manual operation. Automatic shall be
normal mode.
An automatic reactive power regulator shall be installed, one for each LVCB panel, connected on
bus bar A and B of 52-LVS-20 (see Appendix 1). They will be based on solid state technology
and should be equipped with a communication card for remote reading of operation and
measurement of the regulator. Automatic reactive power regulator shall comply with IEC 60664
and IEC 61010-1.
The automatic reactive power regulator monitors the power system status in each bus bar and
connects or disconnects capacitor steps in order to reach the preset target power factor.
Both regulators shall be capable to work together when the change-over circuit breaker Q3 is
closed and both bus bars are coupled (see Appendix 1). This means that when this situation
occurs, one regulator must rule the working of the other, avoiding unnecessary connections or
disconnections of capacitors from each bank.
If the power system goes out, all capacitors must disconnect. When the power comes back,
capacitors shall be connected step by step when necessary, depending on reactive power
requirements and measurements.
Regulator shall have an incorporated alarm system. At least, regulator must give an alarm signal
in the following situations:
over and under voltage
over current
reactive power out of range of compensation
insufficient reactive power to reach preset target power factor
over and under frequency
over compensation
Alarms shall be detected locally and remotely using an internal dry contact. Alarm signals shall
remain visible until resetting them.
5.5 Capacitor banks
Capacitor shall be industrial type, three-phase, and shall comply with IEC 60831-1 and 60831-2.
Capacitor shall be made of a low-loss, metallized, dry, ecologically safe, biodegradable and with
self-healing characteristics dielectric.
Capacitor shall include internal discharge resistors and internal protection. Protection shall consist
in a high-rupturing-capacity fuse (NH type) operated in case of overcurrent and in case of
overpressure produced by power losses.

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Capacitors shall be overinsulated in order to be protected against harmonic currents causing

overvoltages in their terminals.
Characteristics:

Rated voltage: 440V

Rated frequency: 50Hz
Working temperature: 25C
Maximum overvoltage: 30% during 8 hours
Maximum overcurrent: 50% permanently
Capacity tolerance: 0 +10%
Insulation level: 6kV @ 50Hz during 1 minute
Dielectric losses: 0.7W/kVAr maximum (including discharging resistors)
5.6 Harmonic filter

In case capacitors cannot be connected directly to the distribution network due to presence of
harmonic currents or the possibility of resonance between them and certain inductive loads, it
should be necessary to add reactances, either to match with capacitors and filter the disturbances
or to obtain an adequate rejection for the harmonic currents.
A detailed harmonic study shall be carried out for MP & LP compression plants in order to
determine the necessity of an harmonic filter system. This detailed harmonic study shall include
variable frequency drivers supplied by turbocompressors vendor, power control devices for
heaters, etc.
This study shall determine the type of filter to be used and the arrangement of capacitors and
inductors needed to reduce harmonic contents. Filter shall be of the active or passive type,
depending on the kind and magnitude of harmonic currents to be reduced.
5.7 Electrical Panel Characteristics
Low Voltage Capacitor Bank (LVCB) shall be constructed according to GS ELE 135: Low Voltage
Switchgear. It shall not be of the withdrawable type.
LVCB should be indoors type and will include the whole supply of capacitor banks, power
equipment, control panel, automatic control devices, power protection components, electric
protection, relays and devices, command, signalling, alarming, measurement and all other control
elements.

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6. Inspection and tests

6.1 General
All equipment covered by this specification shall be subject of inspection and testing by
COMPANY at the SUPPLIER works during manufacture. In certain cases these activities may
extend to SUPPLIERs SUBCONTRACTORS.
Inspection and tests shall be in accordance with IEC standards.
6.2 Type tests
Type tests in accordance with the referenced standards shall have been carried out on
SUPPLIERs similar equipment and the type test certificates shall be provided with the quotation.
When appropriate type tests certificates do not exist, test shall be made at the time of
manufacture of the equipment to which this specification refers, subject to agreement by
COMPANY.
6.3 Factory acceptance tests (FAT)
Unless otherwise specified, FAT shall be performed by SUPPLIER and witnessed by COMPANY
representative. The routines tests in accordance with IEC standards shall be performed.
A test report of the acceptance test shall be made.

7. Documentation to be supplied by manufacturer

Documentation shall be in accordance with the Project Documentation Plan. It shall include:

Single line diagram

Three line diagrams

Functional schemes

Terminal block list

Capacitor bank assembly views and sections

Panel mechanical drawings views and sections

Mounting instructions and drawings

Complete description and characteristics of the bank

Harmonic currents study

Main components catalogue

List of offered makes and models

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Fabrication schedule

Complete bank operation and maintenance manual

Type tests protocoles

FAT documentation (report, etc.)

Commissioning and start-up spare parts list

Two years spare parts list

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All this documentation shall be submitted in paper and electronic file.

8. Warranty
SUPPLIER shall warrant goods of its manufacture as being free of defective material and faulty
workmanship. Warranted goods will be returned to SUPPLIER's during the period of coverage.
Manufacturer shall repair or replace without charge those items it finds defective.

9. Appendix 1: Single line diagram

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10. Appendix 2: Data sheet

DESCRIPTION

Bank Rated Power

Rated phase to phase voltage
Rated frequency
N of steps
Step rated power

UNIT

REQUIRED

kVAr
V
Hz

325
400
50
12

kVAr
Automatic
and manual

Steps control type

Contactors
Pre-insertion resistors
Inrush limiting reactors

Qty.
Qty.
Qty.

CAPACITORS
IEC 60831-1
IEC 60831-2
steel case

Standards
Tank material

metallized,
self-healing
polypropylene

Dielectric material type

Capacitors elements arrangements
series/parallel quantity per tank
Elements max. rated voltage
Internal fuse protection
Internal discharge resistor
Rated voltage
Rated power
Rated frequency
Rated current
Temperature range
Dielectric losses
Rated capacitance
Rated capacitance tolerance
Overvoltage 8 hours withstand
Overcurrent permanent withstand

V
V
kVAr
Hz
A
C
W/kVAr
F
+/-%
%
%

yes
yes
440
50
40
0.7
0/+10
30
50

REACTIVE POWER CONTROL RELAY

IEC 60664
IEC 61010-1

Standards
Rated current
Rated voltage
Rated frequency
Auxiliary power supply voltage
Working temperature
Precision

A
V
Hz
V
C
%

50
0-50
2.5

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Capacitors steps command outputs
Power factor range on inductive field
Alarms:
Insufficient reactive power
Power factor out of range
Under/Over voltage
Under/Over frequency
Over current
Over temperature
Step overcurrent
Over compensation

UNIT

REQUIRED

Qty

12
0.8/1.0
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

HARMONIC CURRENTS FILTER

Type (active / passive)
Rated voltage
Rated power
Rated power @ harmonic order
5th
7th
11th
Rated current @ harmonic order
5th
7th
11th

V
kVAr
kVAr

REACTORS
Standards
Rated voltage
Rated power
Rated current
Losses
Insulation voltage
Internal insulation class
Maximum ambient temperature

V
kVAr
A
W
C

IEC 076
400

F
45

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