This document provides guidelines on minimum clearance requirements and standards for electrical substations. It outlines clearance distances for phases, equipment, and live parts from the ground at different voltage levels. Standard bay widths, bus and equipment elevations, insulator specifications, and indoor/outdoor clearances are also specified. Protection norms for power transformers of various voltages and capacities are defined.
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This document provides guidelines on minimum clearance requirements and standards for electrical substations. It outlines clearance distances for phases, equipment, and live parts from the ground at different voltage levels. Standard bay widths, bus and equipment elevations, insulator specifications, and indoor/outdoor clearances are also specified. Protection norms for power transformers of various voltages and capacities are defined.
This document provides guidelines on minimum clearance requirements and standards for electrical substations. It outlines clearance distances for phases, equipment, and live parts from the ground at different voltage levels. Standard bay widths, bus and equipment elevations, insulator specifications, and indoor/outdoor clearances are also specified. Protection norms for power transformers of various voltages and capacities are defined.
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This document provides guidelines on minimum clearance requirements and standards for electrical substations. It outlines clearance distances for phases, equipment, and live parts from the ground at different voltage levels. Standard bay widths, bus and equipment elevations, insulator specifications, and indoor/outdoor clearances are also specified. Protection norms for power transformers of various voltages and capacities are defined.
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Minimum Clearance in Substation:
Lighting Switching Minimum Clearance Safety
Highest Ground Voltage Impulse Impulse Phase- Phase- Clearance(Mt Voltage Clearance(Mt) Level (Kvp) Level (Kvp) Earth Phase )
Height of Earth Height of I II Bay Phase-Phase Wire Voltage Bay From From Bay Width (Mt) BetweenEquipment (Mt) From Ground (Mt) Ground Ground (Mt) 132KV 8.0 - 11.0 3.0 3.0 10.5 (Single) 220KV 12.5 - 18 4.5 4.5 15.5 (Single) 220KV 18.5 25 25 4.5 4.5 28.5 (Double) 400KV 15.6 22 22.0 7.0 >6.0 30.0
Standard Bay Widths in Meters:
Voltage Bay Width (Meter) 11KV 4.7 Meter 33KV 4.7 Meter 66KV 7.6 Meter 132KV 12.2 Meter 220KV 17 Meter 400KV 27 Meter
Standard Bus and Equipment Elevation
Equipment live Main Bus Take of Elevation Voltage Terminal Elevation Low High (Meter) (Meter) 5.5 To 11 KV/33KV 2.8 To 4 9 6.5To8.5 6.5 66KV 2.8 To 4 6 To 8 9To 10.5 9.5 132KV 3.7 To5 8 To 9.5 13.5To14.5 12To12.5 220KV 4.9 To5.5 9To13 18.5 15To18.5 400KV 8.0 15.5 - 23 Phase spacing for strung Bus: Voltage Clearance 11KV 1300 mm 33KV 1300 mm 66KV 2200 mm 132KV 3000 mm 220KV 4500 mm 400KV 7000 mm
Insulator String: No of No of Disc for Length in Voltage Suspension Length (mm) Tension String (mm) String 66KV 5 965 6 1070 132KV 9 1255 10 1820 220KV 14 1915 15 2915 400KV 23 3850 2 X 23 5450
Nominal Span: Voltage Normal Span (Meter) 66KV 240-250-275 132KV 315-325-335 220KV 315-325-335 400KV 315-325-335
Minimum Ground Clearance:
Voltage Ground (Meter) 66KV 5.5 132KV 6.1 220KV 7.0 400KV 8.0 800KV 12.4 Indoor Substation Minimum Clearances Distance Descriptions 0.9 Meter Horizontally between any item of equipment and thesubstation wall 0.6 Meter Horizontally between any Two items of equipment 1.2 Meter Horizontally in front of any HV switchgear
Clearance of Conductor on Tower
Tower Vertical Horizontal Total Height From Voltage Type Space (Mt) Space(Mt) Ground(Mt) 66KV A 1.03 4.0 15.91 B 1.03 4.27 15.42 C 1.22 4.88 16.24 132KV A 7.140 2.17 23.14 B 4.2 6.29 22.06 C 4.2 7.15 22.68 D 4.2 8.8 24.06 220KV A 5.2 8.5 28.55 B 5.25 10.5 29.08 C 6.7 12.6 31.68 D
NORMS OF PROTECTION FOR EHV CLASS POWER TRANSFORMERS
Voltage ratio & HV Side LV Side Common relays capacity 132/33/11KV up to 8 3 O/L relays + 1 E/L relay 2 O/L relays + 1 E/L relay Buchholz, OLTCBuchholz, OT, WT MVA 132/33/11KV above Differential,Buchholz, OLTCBuchholz, 8 MVA and below 3 O/L relays + 1 dir. E/L relay 3 O/L relays + 1 E/L relay OT, WT 31.5 MVA 132/33KV, 31.5 MVA Differential, Over flux,Buchholz, 3 O/L relays + 1 dir. E/L relay 3 O/L relays + 1 E/L relay & above OLTCPRV, OT, WT 220/33 KV, 31.5MVA Differential, Over flux,Buchholz, & 50MVA 220/132KV, 3 O/L relays + 1 dir. E/L relay 3 O/L relays + 1 dir. relay OLTCPRV, OT, WT 100 MVA 3 directional O/L relays (with 3 directional O/L relays (with Differential, Over flux,Buchholz, 400/220KV dir. High set) +1 directional E/L dir. High set)+1 directional E/L OLTCPRV, OT, WT and overload 315MVA relays. Restricted E/F relay + 3 relays. Restricted E/F relay (alarm) relay Directional O/L relays for action
The bottom most portion of any insulator or bushing in service should be at a minimum height of 2500 mm above ground level. Location of L.A (From T.C Bushing): Voltage BIL KV Peak Distance (Mt) 11KV 75 12 33KV 200 15 66KV 325 24 132KV 550 35 220KV 900 To 1050 Close To T.C 400KV 1425 To 1550
Minimum Electrical Clearance As Per BS:162.
INDOOR Voltage in KV Phase to earth in mm Phase to phase in mm 0.415 15.8 19.05 0.600 19.05 19.05 3.3 50.8 50.8 6.6 63.5 88.9 11 76.2 127.0 15 101.6 165.1 22 139.7 241.3 33 222.25 355.6
Minimum Electrical Clearance As Per BS:162.
OUTDOOR Voltage in KV Phase to earth in mm Phase to phase in mm 6.6 139.7 177.8 11 177.8 228.6 22 279.4 330.2 33 381 431.8 66 685.8 787.4 110 863.6 990.6 132 1066.8 1219.2 220 1778 2057.4
Minimum Working Clearance:
OUTDOOR SWITCHYARD Voltage in KV To ground in mm Between section in mm 11 2750 2500 33 3700 2800 66 4000 3000 132 4600 3500 220 5500 4500
Minimum Ground Clearance As Per IE-1957 (Rule 77)
Voltage in KV To ground in mm 132 6.10 220 7.00 400 8.84 800 12.40
Minimum Clearance between Lines Crossing Each Other As Per IE-1957 Rules
Above 66KV up to 132KV 14.60 Meter Above 132KV up to 220KV 15.40 Meter Above 220KV up to 400KV 17.90 Meter Above 400KV up to 500KV 19.30 Meter Above 500KV up to 800KV 23.40 Meter
Various Air clearances to be provided as per IE rule 64
Clearances from Buildings of high and extra-high voltage lines IE Rule 80
Vertical Distance High voltage lines up to 33KV 3.7 Meter 3.7 Meter + Add 0.3 meter for every Extra High Voltage additional 33KV Horizontal clearance between the conductor and Building High Voltage Up to 11 KV 1.2 Meter 11KV To 33KV 2.0 Meter 2.0 Meter + Add 0.3 meter for every Extra High Voltage additional 33KV
Clearance above ground of the lowest conductor As per IE Rule 77
Over head Line Across Street
Low and Medium Voltage 5.8 Meter High Voltage 6.1 Meter Over head Line Along Street (Parallel To Street) Low and Medium Voltage 5.5 Meter High Voltage 5.8 Meter Over head Line Without Across or Along Street Low/Medium /HT line up to 11KV If 4.6 Meter Bare Conductor Low/Medium /HT line up to 11KV If 4.0 Meter Insulated Conductor Above 11 KV Line 5.2 Meter 5.8 Meter + Add 0.3 meter for every Above 33KV Line additional 33KV
Clearance between conductors and Trolley / Tram wires As per IE Rule 78
Low and Medium Voltage 1.2 Meter
High Voltage Line Up to 11KV 1.8 Meter High Voltage Line Above to 11KV 2.5 Meter Extra High Voltage Line 3.0 Meter
Clearances from Buildings of low & medium voltage lines As Per IE Rule 79
For Flat roof, Open Balcony, Verandah Roof and lean to Roof Line Passes Over Building Vertical Clearance 2.5 Meter Line Passes Adjustment of Building Horizontal Clearance 1.2 Meter For pitched Roof Line Passes Over Building Vertical Clearance 2.5 Meter Line Passes Adjustment of Building Horizontal Clearance 1.2 Meter
