5 kV Insulation

Resistance Test
All other 11 kV Fault Repair
Cable Types & Small Deviation
All other
SUB-02- 613, Issue No2 11 kV Cable
33 kV XLPE Installations DC Phase- Phase and
5 kV Insulation Cable+ Switchgear
Cable Cable Type Cable + Cable Phase- Earth Test, prior
Resistance Test, and/ or Transformer
Electrical Insulation Testing of HV No to energisation, Table 10

Equipment up to33kV:
Yes
33 kV Cable
Appendix2 Installations DC Phase- Earth Test,
prior to energisation,
Flow Chart New
Table 10
Previously
New or in Service 5 kV HV & 1 kV LV,
Previously in Insulation
Service Resistance Test

Ground Mounted
Secondary

Primary
5 kV HV & LV ,
Transformer
Transformers Insulation
Type
Resistance Test

Pole Mounted

5 kV HV & 1 kV LV,
Insulation Resistance
Yes Test, on pole , prior to
energisation.
AC Pressure Test
Air break
Prior to Site Tests
switch or PM
No 1-4 , Section10.1 ,
fuses DC Phase- Earth Test,
Table 8 11 kV RMU & 11 kV Including
section11 , prior to
Extensible secondary
energisation, Table 10
Previously In switchgear
Service AC Pressure Test
Site Assembled
New or Combined Installation,
Switchgear Switchgear Connections @
Previously in Including or Excluding
New Type Site, Tests1-3 ,
Service Transformer
Section10.1 ,
Table8
DC Phase- Phase
Primary and33 kV Extensible switchgear, Excluding and Phase- Earth
33 kV outdoor circuit breakers
, 33 kV RMU's Test, section11 , prior to
energisation,
Table 10
5 kV Insulation
Resistance Test,
on pole , prior to
Combined Equipment Tests
PMAR's , Air
break switches&
energisation. undertaken prior to Energisation
Pole mounted
fuses
Table 8 Rated Voltage (kV) AC test voltage (kV rms)
New New Equipment Previously in Service
AC Pressure Test 500 V Insulation 3.3 - 4
New or
Prior to Site, Resistance Test, 6.6 - 8
Previously in
Section10.4.1 , prior to 11 22.4 12
Service
Previously In Table8. energisation.
22 40 25
Service
33 56 36
Unearthed Test Duration - 1 minute
500 V Insulation
Earthed or Earthed Resistance Test,
Voltage Tables 9 & 10 Rated Voltage (kV) DC test voltage (kV)
Unearthed prior to
Transformers Phase - Phase Phase - Earth
energisation.
3.3 5 3
Discrete Equipment Tests Discrete Equipment Tests 6.6 10 6
11 17 10
Prior To Site undertaken at Site 22 34 20
33 51 30
Test Duration - 5 minutes