Coupling Capacitors
Coupling Capacitors
Introduction
With over 40 years of successful
field experience, Trench is a recog-
nized world leader in the design
and manufacture of specialty high
voltage equipment. In addition to
reactors, high voltage instrument
transformers and bushings, Trench
designs and manufactures a com-
plete line of Power Line Carrier
(PLC) equipment. This includes
transmitter - receivers such as On
– Off Keyed Carrier sets for block-
ing type relaying and FSK Carrier
sets for transfer trip or unblocking
relaying as well as line traps, cou-
pling capacitors, line tuners, hy-
brids and ancillary devices.
PLC utilizes the high voltage
power transmission line as a trans-
mission medium for high frequency
communications signals. An efficient
coupling path must be provided
between the PLC transceiver and
the high voltage line. This is
normally achieved by the proper
combination of line traps, coupling
capacitors and line tuners or
coupling devices. In conjunction
with the coupling capacitor, the
line tuner or coupling device
provides a low loss signal path for
selected PLC frequencies while
attenuating other PLC frequencies
and noise.
This brochure describes the features
and characteristics of Trench
Coupling Capacitors (CC's). Since
Coupling Capacitors are related to
Capacitor Voltage Transformers
but without electromagnetic circuit-
ry, please also refer to brochure
2
E214.50 (Capacitor Voltage Trans- Features
formers) in the Instrument
Transformer section of the Trench • optimized insulation system with
catalogue. state-of-the-art processing
techniques
• stability of capacitance over a
long period of time
Product Range • oil expansion by stainless steel
bellows with pressure relief by
Trench offers several models of puncture pin
Coupling Capacitors for customer
• puncture pin operation releases
selection. The models vary by their
insulating fluid to run down the
nominal capacitance and cantilever
porcelain, resulting in an oil stain
strength for a selected voltage class.
and clear visual indication of a
problem
The capacitance value is important
for proper coordination of power • extra high strength porcelains
line carrier coupling components provide both superior seismic
and is listed in the following table. performance and the ability to
mount large line traps directly
Note that Trench can supply Cou- on the CC with corresponding
pling Capacitors with capacitance savings in installed cost
values which are either higher or
• maintenance free cast aluminum
lower than the values shown.
base box or flat plate mounting
Please contact Trench for addition-
options
al details.
• routine impulse and partial
The cantilever strength of a discharge tests
Coupling Capacitor is important • manufactured to ISO 9001
when the Coupling Capacitor is quality standards.
utilized as the sole support of a
Line Trap. Trench Coupling Capaci-
tors have the following approxi-
mate allowable working cantilever
strength:
Type TECF/TECP or 10500 ft-lb
Type TEICF or 20000 ft-lb
Type TEHCF/TEHCP or 23000 ft-lb
Coupling Capacitors can be sup-
plied with a standard base box
mounting or a flat base, as
required by each specific customer
specification.
Electrical and Mechanical Data (1)

Max. continuous Impulse withstand

Type operating voltage 1.2/50µs
phase to phase
kV kV

TECP 69 72.5 350

115 121 550
138 145 650
161 169 750
230 242 1050
287 300 1300
345 362 1550
400 420 1550
500 550 1800

TEICF 115 121 550

138 145 650
161 169 750
230 242 1050
287 300 1300
345 362 1550
400 420 1550
500 550 1880
735 765 2425

TEHCP 115 121 550

138 145 650
161 169 750
230 242 1050
287 300 1300
345 362 1550
400 420 1550
500 550 1800
735 765 2425

(1) Other rating available on request.

(2) Units available with higher or lower capacitance values available on request
(3) Heights shown are correct for units equipped with Trench low profile base box (standard).
For units equipped with universal base box add 4.25 inches (108 mm)

3
 Fig. 1
Left: basebox mounted coupling capacitor
Right: flat base mounted coupling capacitor

Power frequency Standard Standard Dimension Dimension Net weight

withstand capacitance creepage h1 h2 approx.
1 min. (2)
kV pF in/mm in/mm in/mm lb/kg

165 20,800 62.5/1590 51/1295 (3) 35.75/908 275/125

265 12,500 102.5/2600 65/1651 (3) 49.75/1264 350/159
320 10,400 130/3300 73.5/1867 (3) 58.5/1486 375/170
370 8,300 145/3680 82/2083 (3) 66.75/1695 400/181
525 6,200 205/5210 112/2845 (3) 96.75/2457 575/261
640 4,600 260/6000 129/3277 (3) 114/2896 600/272
785 4,100 290/7370 146/3708 (3) 130.75/3321 675/306
785 3,500 390/9900 184.75/4693 (3) 169.75/4305 825/374
900 2,800 435/11050 210/5334 (3) 194.75/4947 950/431

265 20000 111/2819 71.75/1822 52.5/1333 525/238

320 16500 133/3378 80.25/2038 61/1549 575/261
370 15000 161/4089 90.75/2305 71.5/1816 650/295
525 10000 222/5638 121.5/3086 102.5/2603 900/408
640 8250 266/6756 138.5/3518 119/3023 1050/476
785 7500 322/8178 159.5/4051 140.5/3569 1150/522
785 5500 399/10135 197/5004 178/4521 1425/646
900 5000 483/12267 228.25/5798 209.5/5321 1650/748
1200 4000 644/16356 297/7544 278/7061 2150/975

265 47,500 112/2850 71.5/1810 53/1346 650/295

320 38,100 139/3530 79.75/2026 61.5/1562 700/318
370 30,500 165/4190 88.25/2242 70/1778 825/374
525 22,800 224/5700 121.75/3092 103.5/2629 1200/544
640 19,000 278/7060 138.75/3524 120.5/3061 1300/590
785 15,200 330/8300 155.5/3950 137.25/3486 1525/692
785 12,700 417/10590 197.75/5023 179.25/4553 1900/862
900 10,100 495/12570 223/5664 204.5/5194 2200/998
1200 6,200 660/16760 290.5/7379 271.75/6902 2900/1315

4

The Trench Group is your
partner of choice for electrical
power transmission and
distribution solutions today;
and for the development of
your new technology solutions
of tomorrow.
Trench Facilities
Trench® Austria GmbH
Paschinger Strasse 49
Postfach 13
A-4060 Linz-Leonding
Austria
Phone: 43-732-6793-0
Fax: 43-732-671341
Trench® Brasil Ltda
Via Expressa de Contagem, 2685
Contagem, Minas Gerais
CEP 32370-485
Brazil
Phone: 55-31-3391-5959
Fax: 55-31-3391-1828
Trench® China
MWB (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
No. 3658, Jiancheng Road
Minhang, Shanghai
Peoples Republic of China
200245
Phone: 86-21-54720088
Fax: 86-21-54723118
Trench® High Voltage
Products Ltd., Shenyang
No. 2 Zhengliang Er. Road
Jing Shen Xi San Street
Dao Yi Economic Development Zone
Shenyang 110136 P.R. China
Phone: 86-24-89722688
Fax: 86-24-89737200
Trench® Limited
Bushing Division
432 Monarch Avenue
Ajax, Ontario
Canada L1S 2G7
Phone: 905-426-2665
Fax: 905-426-2671
Trench® Limited
Coil Product Division
71 Maybrook Drive
Scarborough, Ontario
Canada M1V 4B6
Phone: 416-298-8108
Fax: 416-298-2209
www.trenchgroup.com
E 235.11
Subject to change without notice (05.2006)
Printed in Canada.
Trench® Limited
Instrument Transformer Division
390 Midwest Road
Scarborough, Ontario
Canada M1P 3B5
Phone: 416-751-8570
Fax: 416-751-6952
Trench® Limited
Power Line Carrier Division
815 Middlefield Road, Unit 6A
Scarborough, Ontario
Canada M1V 2P9
Phone: 416-291-8544
Fax: 416-291-5581
Trench® France S.A.
16, Rue du Général Cassagnou
B.P. 70 F-68 302
St. Louis, Cedex
France
Phone: 33-3 89-70-2323
Fax: 33-3 89-67-2663
Trench® Germany GmbH
Nürnberger Strasse 199
D-96050 Bamberg
Germany
Phone: 49-951-1803-0
Fax: 49-951-1803-224
Trench® Switzerland AG
Lehenmattstrasse 353
CH-4028
Basel
Switzerland
Phone: 41-61-315-51-11
Fax: 41-61-315-59-00
Trench® (UK) Limited
South Drive
Hebburn
Tyne & Wear
NE 31 1 UW
Phone: 44-191-483-4711
Fax: 44-191-430-0633