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Sub Station: Classification of Substation According To Service Requirements

The document discusses substations, which are used to change characteristics of electrical supply. It classifies substations based on their service requirements and constructional features. Indoor substations have merits like less space and running costs but complex expansion, while outdoor substations have lower erection time but higher running costs. Pole mounted substations require less space but have complex erection, and underground stations have higher ratings but more space and cost requirements. The document also lists common equipment in substations and discusses their layout.

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Sub Station: Classification of Substation According To Service Requirements

The document discusses substations, which are used to change characteristics of electrical supply. It classifies substations based on their service requirements and constructional features. Indoor substations have merits like less space and running costs but complex expansion, while outdoor substations have lower erection time but higher running costs. Pole mounted substations require less space but have complex erection, and underground stations have higher ratings but more space and cost requirements. The document also lists common equipment in substations and discusses their layout.

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Sub Station

The assembly of apparatus used to change some characteristics of electrical supply called
the sub station
•         It should be located at proper site
•         It should provide safe and reliable arrangements
•         It should be easily maintained and operated
•         It should involve minimum capital cost

Classification of Substation

According to Service Requirements


•         Transformer Substation
•         Rectifier Substation
•         Switching substation
•         Power factor correction substation
•         Converter substation
•         Frequency changer substation
•         Industrial substation

According to Constructional Features


•         Indoor substation
•         Outdoor substation
•         Pole mounted substation
•         Underground substation
Merits and Demerits

Merits of Indoor Substation


−        Less space requirement and running cost
−        Low voltage values
−        More weather protection and life of equipments
Demerits of Indoor substation
−        Erection time is more
−        Future expansion and operation is complex
−        Fault location identification and correction is difficult
−        Dead investment is more
Merits of Outdoor substation
−        Erection time is less
−        Any values of voltage is used
−        Fault location and correction is easy
−        Capital investment is low
−        Maintenance and operation is very easy
Demerits of Outdoor substation
−        High running cost
−        More requirements of space
−        Life of equipments is less compare to indoor substations
Merits of Pole mounted substation
−        Less space requirement
−        Future expansion and fault location and correction is easy
−        Easy operation and maintenance
Demerits of Pole mounted substation
−        Erection is complex
−        Voltage rating is low
−        Running cost is higher
−        Life of equipments is less
Merits of Underground substation
−        Rating of substation is higher
−        Running cost is less
−        Operation is easy with neat arrangements
Demerits of Underground substation
−        Space requirement and erection time is more
−        Capital cost and Dead investment is more
−        Fault correction and location is complex
−        Future expansion is complex

Equipments in substation
• Insulators
• Conductors
• Relay and Circuit Breakers
• Transformers
• Current carrier equipments
• Fuses and switchyard
• Control cable
• Conduit system
• Disconnector switches and Isolators
• Control room
• Lightning arrestors

Layout of Substation

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