32-Sdms-09 (Gas Insulated Metal Clad MV Switchgear)
32-Sdms-09 (Gas Insulated Metal Clad MV Switchgear)
32-Sdms-09 (Gas Insulated Metal Clad MV Switchgear)
32-SDMS-09 Rev 0
SEC Distribution Materials Specifications
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32-SDMS-09
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SPECIFICATIONS
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32-SDMS-09 Rev 0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 SCOPE
4.1 General
4.2 Switchgear Assembly
4.3 Ratings
4.4 Main Bus Conductors and Connections
4.5 Power Circuit Breaker
4.6 Disconnector and Grounding Switch
4.7 Cable Compartment
4.8 Instrument Transformers
4.9 SF6 Gas System Requirements
4.10 Low Voltage Compartment
4.11 Relays, Meters and Instruments
4.12 External Cabling
4.13 Interface
4.14 Interlocks and Safety Features
4.15 DC Control Power
4.16 Wiring and Terminal Blocks
4.17 Device Identification
4.18 Nameplates
4.19 Grounding
4.20 Accessories
4.21 Drawings
6.0 TESTS
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1.0 SCOPE
This SEC Distribution Materials Standard Specification (SDMS) specifies the minimum
technical requirements for design, engineering, manufacture, inspection, testing and
performance of Metal-clad Gas Insulated Medium Voltage Switchgear with voltage classes
of 11kV, 13.8kV, 33kV & 34.5 kV intended to be used in the system of the Saudi
Electricity Company, Saudi Arabia.
This Material Standard Specification shall always be read in conjunction with SEC
General Specification No. 01-SDMS-01, titled "General Requirements for All
Equipment/Materials", which shall be considered as an integral part of this SDMS.
This SDMS shall also be read in conjunction with SEC Purchase Order or Contract
Schedules for project, as applicable.
The latest revision/amendments of the following Codes and Standards shall be applicable
for the equipment/material covered in this SDMS. In case of conflict, the
vendor/manufacturer may propose equipment/material conforming to one group of
Industry Codes and Standards quoted hereunder without jeopardizing the requirements of
this SDMS.
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3.7 IEC 60073 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface,
marking and identification-coding principles for Indication
Devices and Actuators
3.8 IEC 60112 Method for the determination of the proof and the
comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials
3.9 IEC 60255-21-1 Vibration, shock, bump and seismic tests on measuring
Relays and Protection Equipment-Section 1: Viberation
Tests (sinusoidal)
3.11 IEC 60480 Guidelines for the checking and treatment of Sulphur
Hexafluoride (SF6) taken from electrical equipment and
specification and its re-use
3.16 IEC 62271-100 High-voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 100: High-
voltage alternating-current circuit-breakers IEC 62271-101
High-voltage Switchgear and Controlgear-Synthetic Testing
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4.1 General
The switchgear shall be natural cooled SF6 gas insulated metal-clad type with
modular design for indoor service and shall be of manufacturer's standard design
which meets or exceeds the requirements of this Specification in all respects.
4.2.1 The switchgear assembly shall be of single bus bar type and suitable for
extension at both ends without cutting and drilling. Welding is also prohibited
for field assembly of the cubicles. It shall be possible to dismantle and
remove any middle panel from the switchgear line-up without
dismantling/removing the adjacent switchgear panel.
4.2.2 Each switchgear feeder panel shall consist of bus bar, disconnector, earthing
switch, circuit breaker, current transformer, voltage transformer (if specified),
cable compartment, low voltage compartment with control devices, protection
devices as per the protection requirement and gas monitoring system.
4.2.3 Bus bar, circuit breaker, disconnector and earthing switch shall be
hermetically pressure sealed with SF6. Each element shall be in independent
modules (Independent compartment) and safe to touch and fully ensure
operational security and personnel safety under all normal and fault
conditions. Combination of disconnector and earthing switch (3-position
switch) in one module or busbar, disconnect and earthing switch in one
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4.2.4 Current transformer and voltage transformer are either installed inside the gas
zone or outside the gas zone. No ring core type CT shall be perimitted for
istallation directly on cables.
4.2.5 Circuit breaker, disconnector and grounding switches shall be operated from
the front of the panel and shall be accessed from outside of enclosure.
4.2.6 Doors and panels shall have sufficient thickness and rigid to support devices,
and doors shall be easy to open and close.
4.2.7 The door of the low voltage compartment shall have a door stopper to hold
the door in the “open” position.
4.2.8 The switchgear enclosure and the internal barriers shall be adequately rigid
and able to withstand short circuit stresses and arc-proof tests as per IEC
62271-200 of identical switchgear units.
4.2.10 Mimic diagram shall be provided on the front panel of the switchgear.
4.2.12 Interior color finish of LV box shall be RAL 9003 (signal white).
4.3 Ratings
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Table
4.3.2 The switchgear and controlgears shall have the short time current rating as
specified in the Data Schedule.
4.3.3 All equipment and components of the switchgear including bus support
insulators shall be free of partial discharges when operated at rated voltage.
4.3.6 A warning sign shall be fastened by screws or rivets on each panel where
accessibility is denied on live condition. The sign shall be written in both
Arabic and English as follows:
4.3.7 Each switchgear panel shall be provided with hinged front door(s) with
lock(s). Rear shall be with hinged door fastened with bolts instead of lock(s)
or removable bolted panel cover. Cable compartment front access shall be
with door and lock or bolted removable panel cover.
4.3.8 The cable compartment enclosure design shall allow clear access to the cable
termination compartment. The entry of primary cables to the enclosure shall
be from the rear bottom of the switchgear. Adequate clearance shall be
provided to permit high voltage testing of the complete installation and of
individual cables.
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4.3.9 Ventilation or pressure relief openings shall be so arranged such that in case
of arcing caused by the internal fault in the switchgear, the hot gas or vapor
produced by internal arc shall not endanger the switchgear operators and shall
not enter into adjacent panels thereby preventing spreading of the fault. If
required, integrated arc duct shall be provided to direct gas/vapor away from
operators and prevent solid particles from uncontrolled spreading. The
pressure surge shall be cooled in the absorber before its release into the
switchgear room.
4.3.10 All ventilation louvers shall be vermin-proof and shall be provided with filter
to minimize ingress of dust.
4.4.1 The main bus conductors and connections shall be made of electrolytic grade
copper. Vertical sections (tee-off droppers) shall be connected to the main
busbar by means of sub-busbar. Interconnection of main busbars in each
switchgear panel shall be plug-in type or equivalent means for easy
installation.
4.4.2 Bus bars shall be in three phase or single phase enclosure with independent
SF6 gas insulated module with provision for extending at either end without
the need for cutting or drilling the copper bar.
4.4.3 Provision shall be made to allow the thermal expansion of the busbar
conductors due to normal load current and short circuit currents.
4.4.4 The bus bar and its connections shall be able to withstand the mechanical
stresses under the specified short circuit conditions.
4.5.1 Power circuit breakers shall be single throw, vacuum or SF6 type fixed and
suitable for local and remote control. The circuit breakers shall comply with
IEC 62271-100 or ANSI C37.06.
4.5.2 Power circuit breaker shall be an independent module in SF6 gas medium.
4.5.3 The circuit breaker shall be single pole or three pole and designed for
simultaneous three (3) pole operation.
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4.5.4 Live parts of circuit breaker shall be in SF6 gas compartment and operating
mechanism shall be accessible from outside the gas compartment.
4.5.5 The circuit breaker operating sequence (operating duty cycle) shall be O-0.3s-
CO-3min.-CO or O-0.3s-CO-15s-CO as per data schedule.
4.5.8 The operating mechanism shall employ a 125 Vdc motor to charge the
closing spring(s) that retains this stored energy until a closing operation is
made. The motor shall operate satisfactorily at voltage ranges between 90
Vdc and 140 Vdc. The energy storage capability of the mechanism must be
sufficient for an O-CO operation at rated short circuit current or at related
required capabilities specified in Data Schedule. Recharging of closing spring
shall occur automatically as soon as the closing spring is released.
4.5.9 Means for manual spring charging shall be provided with the circuit breaker
both in the "Open" and "Closed" positions. The spring charging motor DC
circuit shall be automatically cut off during manual charging or suitable
means of protection shall be provided to the manual charging mechanism to
ensure the safety of operator during the restoration of power supply.
4.5.10 The operating mechanism shall be electrically and mechanically "trip free".
Anti-pump features shall be provided.
4.5.11 Each circuit breaker shall be provided with one (1) closing coil and two (2)
electrically independent trip coils. The tripping mechanism shall operate
correctly when either or both trip coils are energized.
4.5.12 The control power supply to trip and closing coil circuits shall be provided
with isolating switch. One auxiliary contact of this switch shall be wired to
alarm when the switch is in open position. Both positive and negative poles of
the close coil shall be switched.
4.5.13 Circuit breakers shall be designed so that they cannot be closed unless the
closing spring is fully charged.
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4.5.14 Each circuit breaker shall be provided with a visible mechanical position
indicating device. The device shall be positively driven in both directions to
show whether the breaker is in the "open" or "closed" position and shall be
identified with color coding "Green" and "Red", respectively with white
lettering. Similar positively driven indicating device shall be provided to
indicate the state of the spring. It shall indicate "SPRING CHARGED" when
the spring is in a condition to close the breaker and "SPRING
DISCHARGED" when the spring is not in a condition to close the breaker.
4.5.15 The circuit-breaker and its operating mechanism have to perform the number
of breaking operations at rated current and at rated short-circuit current
without maintenance per relevant IEC or ANSI standards. Each circuit
breaker shall have a mechanical 5-digit operation counter which is not
possible to reset and shall be readable from the front of the switchgear.
4.5.16 Each breaker shall be provided with minimum ‘two NO’ and ‘two NC’
potential-free auxiliary contacts, mounted on the breaker for remote
interlocking service. In addition ‘four spare NO’ and ‘four spare NC’ contacts
shall be provided on each breaker for use on SER (Sequence of Events
Recorder) and SCADA. Minimum contact rating shall be 10 A at 125 Vdc.
Contact surfaces shall be of a metal, which is not subject to oxidization
leading to an increase in contact resistance. They shall be mounted so as to be
readily accessible for maintenance and designed to facilitate inspection,
cleaning and adjustment.
4.6.2 The disconnector and grounding/earthing switches shall be three (3) pole
gang operated, no-load break and single stroke type, shall generally comply
with the requirement of IEC 62271-102.
4.6.3 Live parts of disconnector and grounding/earthing switch shall be in SF6 gas
compartment and operating mechanism shall be accessible from outside the
gas compartment.
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4.6.5 The disconnector switch shall fully comply with the specified requirements of
insulation level for the isolating distance as stated in 01-SDMS-01/Scope of
Work.
4.6.7 The spring charging motor DC circuit shall be automatically cut off during
manual charging or suitable means of protection shall be provided to the
manual operating mechanism to ensure the safety of operator during the
restoration of power supply. Once initiated, the motor mechanism shall
complete an open or close operation without requiring the initiating contact to
be held closed.
4.6.10 Grounding switch shall be with manual/motor drive having full short circuit
fault making capability.
4.6.13 Integral grounding switches shall be provided for incoming and outgoing
feeders and bus bars. Grounding/earthing switch and disconnector switch
shall be provided on both sides of bus-section circuit breaker.
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4.6.15 Disconnector and ground switch operating mechanism shall have an auxiliary
switch with contacts for interlocking, local mechanical on/off indication and
remote on/off indication.
4.7.2 The cable connections/termination shall be done by cable socket and plug.
The terminations shall be suitable for copper or aluminum cables.
4.7.3 Cable size up to 630 mm2 shall be able to terminate in the cable box.
Provision shall be made for connection of two or more cables per phase as per
circuit capacity (viz. transformer incomer, feeder, etc.).
4.7.4 Facilities for easy cable testing including cable high voltage test and fault
location and primary injection with bus bar live are to be provided.
4.7.5 The height of the plug-in connection point shall be minimum 700 mm from
cable box bottom plate for clear access for cable installation and cable testing.
4.7.6 In case of an extension box is required to meet the vertical space requirement,
the extension box shall be a part of the switchgear supply to be manufactured
by the switchgear manufacturer.
4.7.7 The Bottom plate for power cable entry to the switchgear panels shall be of
non-magnetic material. The bottom plate for outgoing feeder panels shall be
of two pieces with holes drilled for entry of cable. The bottom plate for
incoming and station service transformer panels shall be of a simple piece
without any holes drilled.
4.7.8 Incoming / outgoing cable support and clamps, earthing busbar and fixing
facility for other accessories such as Voltage Transformer shall be provided in
the cable compartment.
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c. CTs for bus bar differential and restricted earth fault (REF) relays shall
be of single-ratio type. Other relaying CTs shall be of dual-ratio type.
Metering CTs shall be single or dual-ratio as per SOW/PTS.
e. For multi ratio CTs, core ratio taps shall be provided on the secondary
winding as per IEEE C57.13 for CTs manufactured per IEEE. For CTs
manufactured as per IEC, it shall be as per CT sizing criteria specified in
PTS/SOW. For multiple ratio CTs, the through fault stability and
adequacy calculation should be made for all ratios, especially for the
smallest one.
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d. VTs shall have two (2) secondary windings. Secondary circuits of all
VTs shall be protected by miniature circuit breakers (MCB). MCB's shall
have auxiliary contacts for alarm indication. All secondary leads shall be
terminated in the terminal blocks in low voltage compartment.
4.9.1 The SF6 gas shall conform to IEC 60376 or ASTM D2472.
4.9.2 The manufacturer shall provide the data regarding gas characteristics
corresponding to the degree of deterioration beyond which treatment or
replacement of gas would become necessary along with procedural
instructions for gas treatment to restore original quality.
4.9.3 The switchgear module/compartment shall be fully gas tight. The sealing
system shall ensure effective protection against ingress of moisture, dust and
other contaminants into gas compartments. All gas compartments shall
contain suitable agent to absorb moisture and any other decomposition
products of SF6 gas.
4.9.4 Each compartment shall be provided with safety devices (bursting disc)
activated by overpressure.
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4.9.5 The relative leakage rate of SF6 gas in each gas compartment shall not exceed
0.5% per year.
4.9.6 The GIS enclosure shall be sectionalized for each equipment into modular
units or compartments, separated by solid gas barriers with an effective
sealing system. Each gas compartment shall be provided with self-closing
non-return valves for sampling and testing, evacuation and refilling of SF6
gas without evacuation of any other section or loss of gas. Preferably busbar
shall be segregated for each panel.
4.9.7 Gas barrier and sealing system shall have adequate mechanical strength to
withstand the dynamics forces caused by short circuits and effects of internal
arc faults as well as maximum pressure differential that could exist between
adjoining compartments.
Stage I: Alarm at 10% above minimum safe operating gas density (and block
breaker closing) - (Refill stage).
Stage II: Alarm in the event of gas density falling below the minimum safe
operating limit (and block breaker tripping).
4.9.9 At each gas compartment, provisions shall be made for connecting moisture
measurement instrument and the gas service cart. The moisture content in the
gas shall not exceed 150 ppmv (parts per million per volume) in circuit
breakers and 250 ppmv in other equipments. Provision for disconnection of
gas pipelines shall be incorporated. 100µm or smaller sintered stainless steel
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particles filter disk, suitable for pressure involved shall be installed at the gas
service connection.
4.9.10 All piping for SF6 gas and its fittings shall be made of copper, brass or
stainless steel.
a. The initial complete filling of SF6 gas for the assembly, if required and
in addition, any gas lost during installation and commissioning
procedures.
4.10.2 One (1) Local/Remote selector switch. Provision shall be made for locking
the switch in either position.
4.10.3 One (1) circuit breaker control switch. The switch shall have three
positions (trip-normal-close) with a spring return to normal and padlocking
facility in the normal position.
The control switch shall follow the convention of closing the circuit
breaker in the clockwise direction.
4.10.4 Indicator lights shall be LED type to indicate the breaker status as follows:
Red: breaker closed, one for each trip coil adjacent to the control switch
Green: breaker open, one for closing coil adjacent to the control switch
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For outgoing and station service feeder panels only, the red and green
lights shall be wired in series with the trip and close coils, respectively to
supervise the status of each coil, in accordance with clause 4.12.10.
For incomers and bus tie breakers, the red and green light indications shall
be achieved through the breaker auxiliary switches. The healthiness of the
breaker trip coils shall be monitored via the trip circuit supervision relays
which are located in the control room.
4.10.5 One (1) multifunction meter and one (1) electronic KWH meter with data
saving and remote communication facility for each incoming and outgoing
feeder panel, and one (1) voltmeter for each bus section shall be provided.
KWH meter shall conform to 40-SDMS-02A.
4.10.6 If specified in the Data Schedule, one (1) auto-reclose IN/OUT selector
switch and one (1) auto-reclose lockout reset push button shall be provided
for outgoing feeder panels only.
4.10.7 One (1) 230Vac LED light. The light shall be controlled by toggle and
door switch. Switch shall be identified with engraved or embossed
nameplate.
4.10.8 One (1) thermostatically controlled space heater rated 230 Vac and
designed for continuous operation with a manual ON/OFF control switch.
4.10.9 One (1) 15A, 230Vac and one (1) 10A, 400Vac flush type, parallel slot,
grounding type convenient outlets shall be provided in the incoming and
bus-tie breaker panels.
4.10.11 Lot, Relays and Relay manufacturer's test blocks (see clause 4.12).
SCADA Interposing Relays for Trip and Close.
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4.10.14 Interior color finish of LV compartment shall be RAL 9003 (signal white).
4.11.2 All protective relays shall be mounted in 19 inch racks. If relays cannot be
rack mounted they may be flush mounted.
4.11.5 The meters shall be fitted with dust and moisture proof covers and shall
have non-reflecting glass. Analog meters shall have 240°scale and
dimensions 96 x 96mm.
4.11.6 Meters, instruments and indicating type transducers shall have test
facilities separate from protective relays, so that testing and calibration can
be done without equipment outages. Test facilities, suitably shrouded, shall
be similar in function to type FT-1 test switches and shall be mounted on
the front panel.
4.11.7 Upper edge of protective relays and meters shall be no higher than 2.2m to
allow convenient maintenance, inspection, target reset, and testing from
ground level. As a special case, where upper edge of protective relays
higher than 2.2 m, suitable means shall be provided for the accessibilty to
the relays with SEC prior approval.
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4.11.8 All accessories such as DC/DC converters and transducers shall be located
inside the panel or as specified in SOW/TS.
4.11.9 For outgoing and station service feeder panels, each indicating light shall
have a current limiting resistor to facilitate replacing the bulb without
activating the respective trip/close coil. The rating of the resistor shall be
selected to provide adequate illumination of the lamp at normal operating
conditions. Shorting of the lamp terminals shall not damage the resistor
itself or blow the control circuit fuses (or trip the control circuit MCBs)
considering that maximum DC control voltage is limited to 110% of its
nominal rating. This shall be met by restricting the current passing through
the trip coil to less than 25% of its minimum pick-up current.
4.11.10 The trip 1, trip 2, close and spring charge circuit MCBs shall be located at
the switchgear in the LV compartment.
4.11.11 All switchgear MCBs shall have normally open auxiliary contacts. Each
breaker shall have its MCB contacts connected in series with the Trip
Circuit 1 positive supply located on that breaker. Any MCB operation shall
de-energize the breaker DC supervision relay and provide an alarm.
a. The cable entry shall be through the bottom plate of the cable box
exactly below the termination point.
c. Terminal plugs for power cables shall be suitable for use with copper or
aluminum conductor material.
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a. All external control cables/wires shall be brought to the panel from the
bottom, unless otherwise specified.
b. Control cables/wires shall enter the panel through suitable cable glands
to prevent contact with sharp metal edges. The gland-plate assembly
shall be vermin proof.
4.13 Interface
4.14.4 Bus bar grounding switch shall be interlocked with the incoming circuit
breaker and bus section breaker as well as with all outgoing breakers on the
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respective bus side, such that closing operation of grounding switch shall
not be possible unless all associated circuit breakers and disconnectors are
open and vice versa, the associated circuit breakers and disconnectors
closing operations shall not be possible unless the bus bar grounding switch
is open.
Unless otherwise specified, the nominal DC control voltage for closing and tripping
of all circuit breakers shall be 125 Vdc supplied from station batteries. Trip coils shall
operate satisfactorily at voltage ranges between 70 Vdc and 140 Vdc and closing coils
shall operate satisfactorily at voltage ranges between 90 Vdc and 140 Vdc. The motor
operated operating mechanism shall operate satisfactorily at voltage ranges between
90 Vdc and 140Vdc.
Voltage dropping resistors shall not be used in the trip coil and closing coil circuits.
4.16.1 All wiring within the switchgear shall be installed and tested at the factory
unless otherwise specified. All wiring shall be heat and flame retardant,
rated 90°C maximum operating temperature, rated 600/1000V, insulated,
tinned, stranded annealed copper conductor, and shall not be smaller than
2.5 mm² for CT circuits.
For SCADA digital and analog input signals, SOE, Annunciator and
status/alarm signaling circuits wiring size shall not be less than 0.5mm2 up
to the first termination point, only if the associated device cannot
accommodate larger wire sizes. For SCADA Control Output Signals and all
other circuits the wiring size shall not be less than 1.5mm2.
All wires shall be adequately rated for thermal withstand of short circuit
currents, in accordance with back-up tripping time.
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1 Core; Black
4.16.3 All wiring shall be made without splices. The control wires shall be multi-
stranded flexible and shall be terminated with size 1 hooked crimps or ring
type terminals as applicable. Spade type, pin type or boot lace type crimp
terminals are not acceptable.
4.16.4 Terminal blocks shall be screw clamp type termination and shall be heat
and fire resistant. If a common termination is required between terminal
blocks, preformed wire jumpers or manufacture’s own shorting bar can be
used. Compatible end stops, end plates, barriers and terminal block
identifiers shall be used. Groups of terminal blocks shall be identified using
engraved labels. The comparative tracking index of terminal blocks shall be
at least 500 as per IEC 60112 or equivalent standard.
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4.16.5 Terminal blocks shall be grouped according to function, i.e. Power Supplies
(AC or DC), VT, CT, DC controls, annunciation, SCADA etc. and the
function shall be labeled accordingly. Terminal blocks for different
voltages (AC/DC) shall be located on separate DIN rails.
4.16.6 The CT terminal blocks at the first accessible point of termination shall
have shorting and grounding facilities by means of a copper bar with
shorting screws.
Opening of the link shall enable all CT and relay wiring to be tested clear of
ground. There shall be only one ground link per CT circuit. The
termination between the ground bus bar and the isolatable link shall be
numbered C90 for Overcurrent CT, M90 for Metering CT, B90 for Bus
Differential and D90 for Remote Tap Charger Control (RTCC) overcurrent
block applications.
The shorting bar shall cover the four terminals of each phase. The bar shall
be grounded through the grounding terminal block. The other end of the bar
shall be held by an insulated screw.
Adjacent to the CT terminal blocks two end stops shall be located with an
appropriate label mounted between them. Each stop shall have formed holes
that shall be used to store the CT shorting screws.
4.16.7 All tapping of dual-ratio CTs shall be terminated at the terminal blocks
which shall be clearly marked to designate the CTs phase and ratio in use.
4.16.8 All VT circuits shall be provided with sliding link type terminal blocks to
facilitate isolation of VTs from the circuit to perform voltage injection tests.
These terminal blocks shall be clearly marked with phase, function, core
number and ratio.
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4.16.9 Not less than ten percent (10%) spare terminals shall be provided on each
terminal block.
4.16.10 All spare contacts from protective relays or tripping relays shall be wired
to the terminal blocks for future use. At least two (2) spare (1 NO + 1 NC)
contacts of lockout relay shall be wired to the terminal block for future
use.
4.16.11 All wiring internal to the switchgear assembly shall be laid in accessible
wiring troughs throughout the entire length of the switchgear assembly.
Internal wiring between the breaker and the LV compartment shall be
bundled and neatly formed. There shall be no wiring run as single cores
through grommets. The AC wiring shall be bundled separately from DC
wiring in the same raceway. Signaling cables shall be shielded type and
run in a separate raceway and shall be separated as far as practical from all
LV power cables and at right angle to such wiring when the spacing is less
than 300 mm.
4.16.12 Cable supports shall be provided for wiring run directly to instruments or
devices. Wiring extensions from raceways or bundles to instruments and
devices shall be neatly formed, securely tied or clamped and supported to
the switchgear framework. Bends in the wiring shall be carefully made in
such a manner that the insulation is not damaged.
4.16.13 Wiring for lights, space heaters and convenience outlets may be run in the
same raceway in individual panels and in rigid or PVC jacketed flexible
conduits between panels. Wiring of meters/relays mounted on doors shall
be mechanically protected.
4.16.15 Where panels are to be shipped in sections and assembled in the field, the
wiring between sections shall be provided preformed. One end of the wire
shall be terminated on terminal block and the other end shall be bundled
and tagged properly.
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4.18 Nameplates
4.18.1 Switchgear assembly shall also bear a nameplate permanently and legibly
marked in English with the information in accordance with IEC 62271-200
or equivalent ANSI Standards, plus the following additional information:
b. 32-TMSS-03, Rev.0
4.18.2 Each circuit breaker shall have a nameplate as per IEC 62271-100 or ANSI
C37.06.
4.18.3 The circuit breaker operating mechanism, CTs, VTs and FT-1 switches shall
also bear nameplates. Each FT-1 switch shall have a separate nameplate of
dimensions 160 mm by 44 mm. Minimum letter height shall be 12 mm for
cubicle/circuit labels and 7 mm for all other labels.
4.18.4 The nameplate for the switchgear assembly and the circuit breakers shall be
made of stainless steel of adequate size to indicate the function of the panel.
The panel designation shall be as per PTS drawing. The nameplate shall be
fastened by stainless steel screws or rivets. Other nameplates for CTs, VTs
etc. may be made of non-corrodible material rather than plastic.
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4.19 Grounding
4.19.1 An un-insulated electrolytic copper grounding bus sized for the rated short
circuit current and running the entire length of the switchgear assembly shall
be provided. Provision shall be made for extending the ground bus at either
end without the need for cutting or drilling the copper bar.
4.19.2 Two (2) solderless type ground connectors shall be provided on the ground
bus, one on each end section of the bus. The ground connectors shall be
suitable for a bare copper ground conductor 120mm² thru 240mm².
4.19.3 All hinged doors and panels shall be properly bonded by unspliced flexible
wire or 10mm2 Cu braids.
4.20 Accessories
4.20.1 A set of each relay manufacturer’s test plugs accessories for relay testing
and protective relay test set and portable test equipment for meters, and
laptop including software and communication cable.
4.20.2 One set of high voltage portable testing plugs of continuous current rating of
200A.
4.20.3 A suitable box or container shall be supplied for storage of test plugs.
4.20.4 Crank lever or equivalent device for manual charging of the spring-operated
stored energy closing mechanism of the circuit breaker, disconnector and
earthing switch.
4.20.5 Any special tools required for circuit breaker maintenance and relay
adjustments.
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4.21 Drawings
Manufacturer shall at least provide the following drawings of size ‘A3’ (minimum):
4.21.5 DC Schematic.
5.1 General
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The Manufacturer shall provide the following along with his bid proposal, in
addition to the requirements stipulated in the Purchase Order or Contract
documents:
(b) Data Schedule for all SEC Materials Standard Specifications (SDMS, TMSS
and SMSS) as given in this SDMS shall be duly filled-in.
(c) Technical literature, brochures and list of users in the electric utility sector.
(e) A declaration from the Manufacturer that the bid proposal is in accordance
with the technical Specifications and associated SEC, material Standard
Specifications. Otherwise the Manufacturer must state clearly any exception
or deviation items from SEC Standards, these guideline Specifications and
drawing plans and the reasons for exceptions or deviations.
The base design phase is a period of 4-6 weeks of preliminary design following the
issue of Purchase Order or award of Contract. Six (6) sets of the base design
package shall be submitted to SEC for review and comments at the base design
review meeting which will be held by the SEC four (4) weeks after the receipt of
the base design package.
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1) Switchgear.
2) Relays.
3) Instruments.
4) Control Panels.
5) CTs/PTs.
a) Design.
b) Procurement of Components.
c) Testing and Commissioning.
d) Overall Completion.
The format shall be mutually agreed to between the Manufacturer and SEC.
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All equipment and materials shall be subject to inspection and tests as required in
relevant SEC Materials Standard Specification, QA/QC Procedures and applicable
industry standards or as may be decided by the SEC.
All design (type) and production (routine) tests prescribed in this SDMS and
relevant SEC Materials Standard Specifications shall be performed in accordance
with the applicable industry standards. In lieu of actual design (type) tests, the
Manufacturer may submit complete certificate reports or tests performed previously
on identical units to the SEC for review and approval during the bidding stage.
a) The Manufacturer shall submit for all major equipment a detailed testing
and Inspection program of respective manufacturers to the SEC for review, at
least three (3) months before the commencement of manufacturing.
c) SEC will also send its employees or its inspectors to witness the factory tests
and Manufacturer will bear all the expenses involved.
d) Four (4) initial sets of all factory tests reports shall be submitted by the
Independent inspection agency to the SEC for review and approval. The
equipment shall not be shipped ex-factory unless the test reports have been
accepted, and shipping clearance is given by SEC.
f) The unit shall undergo the vendor’s mandatory Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI).
Prior to the delivery, the PDI documents shall be forwarded to SEC for
approval.
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The guidelines for Commissioning Tests and Checks as per SEC Standards and
Specifications witnessed by SEC personnel:
The Manufacturer shall develop detailed commissioning and equipment site tests
based on the requirements of SEC Standard to be performed at a SEC station.
During or after commissioning, training shall be given to operations staff covering the
Operations and Maintenance of the complete unit.
A list giving full details of the site tests, tools and equipment to be used shall be
submitted by the Manufacturer for review and acceptance by SEC, six (6) months
prior to the scheduled date of tests. Scheduled dates of all field/site tests shall be
submitted to SEC two (2) months prior to arrange for the REPRESENTATIVES of
SEC to witness the tests.
The commissioning and equipment site testing shall be done in strict compliance
with the normal work schedule of SEC i.e. 8 hours per day, 5 days per week.
Upon completion of the manufacture, the Manufacturer shall submit eight (8) sets of
record books containing the following documents as a minimum:
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Manufacturer shall provide recommended spare parts list required for O&M of
switchear without including as part of bid.
5.10 Warranty
A minimum warranty of twenty four (24) months shall be granted with effect from
the final acceptance/commissioning date by SEC. The limits shall be those submitted
with the bid and accepted by SEC.
6.0 TESTS
6.1 All equipment shall be tested in accordance with the latest applicable IEC or
ANSI/IEEE Standards.
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6.1.3 The site tests shall be performed on the gas insulated metal-clad equipment
and its component in accordance with relevant IEC Recommendations & SEC
Commissioning Test Procedure TCS-P-105.
6.2 Tests for relays, meters and instruments may comply with the manufacturer’s
standard tests. Relay circuit shall be tested with simulated fault currents for proper
operation.
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REFERENCE
SECTION NO. DESCRIPTION 'A' 'B' 'C'
Incoming Feeders
Outgoing Feeders/Capacitor Banks
Bus tie/Bus Section
Bus Riser/Metering
Station Service Transformer
Dedicated Feeder(s)
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Arcing Time
Maximum (ms) *
minimum (ms) *
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O-0.3s-CO-
3min-CO or
Rated Operation Sequence
O-0.3s-CO-
15s-CO
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Operating Mechanism:
Type *
Spare Auxiliary Contacts
Total Number of Normally
*
Open
Number of close-open
operations
that can be performed by the *
mechanism before spring
recharge
DC Control Power
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Type of CT *
Make *
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Station Transformer
Bus bar Differential
Restricted Earth Fault
CT Burden(s) (VA)/Resistive
burden -Rb
Incomer Circuit (ohms)
Bus Tie Circuit (ohms)
Outgoing Feeder Circuit (ohms)
Station Transformer (ohms)
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Voltage Transformer
Type of Construction *
Make *
Insulation Class *
Configuration *
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rating
VT Burden (VA)
VT Accuracy Class
0.5/3P
(Metering/Relaying)
Components in compartment-1 *
Components in compartment-2 *
Components in compartment-3 *
Components in compartment-4 *
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Permissible Concentration of
impurities in SF6 gas in service *
(List each compartment)
Light Points
Voltage (Vac rms) 230
Power (Watts) *
Space Heaters
Voltage (Vac rms) 400
Power (Watts) *
Receptacles
Voltage (Vac rms) 230
Current (Amp) 15A
Transducers
Input current (Amp) 1 or 5
Output current (mA) 0-1
Accuracy ≥ 0.25
Analog/
Type of meter *
digital
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Socket size *
Incomer circuit
No. of cables/phase No
Conductor material (Cu/Al)
Area of cross section (mm²)
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4.19 Grounding
(mm x
Copper grounding bus size *
mm)
4.20 Accessories
Recommended Clearances:
In front of the Switchgear (mm) *
At rear of the Switchgear (mm) *
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Panel Weight:
Incoming Feeder Panel (kgs.) *
6.0 TESTS
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Official Seal/Stamp
of the Company &
Date
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