TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

36 KV VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKERS

1. SCOPE:

1.1. This specification covers design. Manufacture, assembly, testing before supply,
inspection, packing and delivery of outdoor type circuit breakers of rated insulation class of
36KV. The Vacuum Circuit Breakers (preferably ABB, ALSTOM, Crompton Greaves,
Siemens, BHEL, Andrew Yule) shall be complete with all the accessories and auxiliary
equipments required for their satisfactory operation in 110/22-11KV Marapalam sub-stations
of Electricity Department Government of Pondicherry.

1.2. It shall be capable of performing continuous commercial operation up to the supplier’s

guaranteed life of equipment in a manner acceptable to the purchaser who will interpret the
meaning of the drawing and specifications and shall have power to reject any work or
materials which, in his judgment, is not in accordance therewith. The circuit breaker offered
shall be complete with all components necessary for its effective and trouble free operation.
Such components shall be deemed to be within the scope of supplier’s supply irrespective of
whether those are specifically brought out in this specification and/or in the commercial order
or not.

1.3. The equipment offered shall be complete with all parts necessary for their effective and
trouble – free operation. Such parts will be deemed to be within the scope of the supply
irrespective of whether they are specifically indicated in the commercial order or not.

1.4. The Tenderer/supplier shall bind himself to abide by these considerations to the entire
satisfaction of the purchaser will be required to adjust such details at no extra cost to the
purchaser over and above the tendered rates and prices.

1.5. Tolerances:
Tolerances on all the dimensions shall be in accordance with provisions made in the relevant
Indian/IEC standards and in these specifications. Otherwise the same will be governed by
good engineering practice in conformity with required quality of the product.

2. SERVICE CONDITIONS:
2.1. AUXILARY POWER SUPPLY:
The rating, quality and location of electrical supply system that will be made available by the
purchaser for operation of the circuit breaker are described below. The auxiliary electrical
equipments provided by the tenderer for specified operation of the circuit breaker, shall be
suitable for operation on the Ratings.

i). For A. C. Control & Protective 240 v, I phase 2 wire 50 Hz. devices, lighting fixtures,
space heaters and motors.

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ii). For D.C. alarm, control and protective device shall be of One 2 wire DC source from
batteries with midpoint grounded. The available DC supply voltage is 110 V DC.

2.2. Quality:
The above supply systems may have variations as follows.
i). A.C. supply
Voltage variations -+10%
Frequency variation: + 3 %
ii). D.C. supply
Voltage variation – 15% to + 10%

3. STANDARDS:
The circuit breaker shall conform to the recent editions/ latest revisions, available at the time
of placement of order of relevant standards, and codes listed below. The Indian Standard
Specifications can be obtained on payment of requisite charges, from the Bureau of Indian
Standards, Manak Bhavan, 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110 022.

Equipments meeting with stipulations of equivalent IEC, ANCI, CSA, DIN standards, which
endure equal or better quality than the standards listed below, shall also be acceptable. In
such case the tenderer should submit along with his offer, two copies of such standards in
authentic English translation, if the language of the standard is other than English . In case of
dispute, the stipulations in the English translation, submitted by the tenderer, shall prevail.
Further, in the event of conflict between the stipulations of standard adopted by the tenderer
and the corresponding Indian Specification, the stipulation of Indian Specification shall
prevail.

LIST OF STANDARDS
SR.NO STANDARD REF. NO TITLE
01 IS 13118 Circuit breakers.
02 IEC 694 Common clauses for switchgear
03 IS 2099/IEC:815 Porcelain Bushings.
IS 5621:1980
04 IS 2544 Porcelain Post Insulators
05 IE C-2331 High Voltage porcelain bushings
06 IS 325 Specifications for 1 phase induction motor
07 1EC 529/IS 2147 IEC 529/IS 2147 Degree of protection provided
for enclosures for low voltage switch gear and
control gear.
08 IS 1394/7 Degree of protection provided for enclosures
for low voltage control gear and switchgear.
09 IS 5 Colors for ready mixed paints and enamels.
10 IEC – 60 High voltage test techniques.

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11 IS 5578 & IS: 11353 Marketing and arrangements for switchgear,
bus bars, main connections and auxiliary
wiring.
12 IS 4794 Push button switches.
13 IEC - 71 Part-I & II – Insulation co-ordination, Terms,
definitions, principles and rules.
14 IEC 270 - Partial discharge measurements.
15 IS 2629 Recommended practice for hot dip galvanizing
of iron and steel.
16 Indian Electricity Rules.

4. PRINCIPAL PARAMETERS:

The breakers shall conform to the specific technical requirements specified below.

SPECIFIC TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAKERS

Sl.NO ITEM REQUIREMENT REMARKS

01 Rated voltage of the breaker (KV rms.) 36 KV

02 System frequency 50 HZ

03 System Neutral grounding Effectively Effectively Earthed

earthed.
04 Continuous current rating (A) 2000
05 Installation Outdoor
06 Type of breaker vacuum
07 Mounting Suitable for mounting on hot dip
galvanized steel support structure
or on the operating mechanism
box, as the case maybe.
08 Number of Poles 3
09 Type of operation Mechanically coupled Three poles
gang operated
10 Phase to phase spacing in the switchyard i.e.
preferred interpole spacing for breaker 1250 in mm.
11 Operating mechanism Spring operated

12 Rated operating duty cycle. 0-0.3 seconds- CO-3 minutes – CO

13 “First pole to clear’’ factor 1.5

14 Max. closing time (ms) <150

15 Max. total break time at load breaking <100 ms

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16 1.2/50 micro second impulse withstand
voltage:
i) to earth (KVP) 170

ii) Across open contacts: Impulse on one 170 terminal, power frequency
voltage on opposite terminal(kvp)
17 One minute power frequency with-stand 70 voltage (KV rms.)

18 Short Circuit current

a). A.C. component (KA rms.) 25 KA for 3 Sec.,

19 Rated short circuit making current 62.5 capacity (KA peak)

20 Permissible limit of temperature rise. As given below

21 Minimum creepage distance of support 900 insulator (mm).

LIMITS OF TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE RISE FOR VARIOUS PARTS

MATERIAL AND DIELECTRICS.

Temperature rise
permissible at a
Nature of the part, of the material Maximum
Sl. max.air
and of the dielectric temperature(deg.C)
No temperature not
of Values
exceeding 50 degC

1 Contacts (see note 4.4) Bare copper and 75 25

bare

Silver coated or nickel coated (see note 105 55

4.5) in air

Tin coated (see note 4.5 &4.6 ) in air 90 40

2 Connections, bolted or the

equivalent(see note 4.7) Bare copper,
bare copper alloy or aluminum alloy in
air 90 40

Silver coated or nickel coated-in air 115 65

-Tin coated in air 105 55

3 All other contacts or connections made

of bare metals or coated with other See note 4.8 See note 4.8
materials

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4 Terminals for the connection to
external conductors by screws or bolts
(see note 4.9) bare. 90 40

-silver, nickel or tin coated 105 55

-other coatings See note 8 See note 8

5 Metal parts acting as springs See note 4.12 See note 4.12

Material used as insulation and metal

6 parts in contact with insulation of the See note 4.13
following classes

-Y (for non-impregnated materials) 90 40

-A (for materials immersed in oil or
impregnated) 100 50
-E 120 70
-B 130 80
-F 155 105
-Enamel: oil base 100 50
-Synthetic 120 70
-H 180 130
-c See note See note

NOTES:
4.1. According to its function, the same part may belong to several categories as listed in
table. In this case the permissible maximum value of temperature and temperature rise to be
considered are the lowest among the relevant categories.

4.2. For vacuum switching devices the values of temperature and temperature rise limit are
not applicable for parts in vacuum. The remaining parts shall not exceed the values of
temperature and temperature rise given in table.

4.3. Care shall be taken to ensure that no damage is caused to the surrounding insulating
material.

4.4. When contact parts have different coating, the permissible temperature & temperature
rises shall be those of the part having the lower value permitted in table.

4.5. The quality of the coated contacts shall be such that a layer of coating material remains at
the contact area:
i). After making and breaking tests (if any):
ii). After short time withstand current test:
iii). After the mechanical endurance test:

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According to the relevant specification for each equipment. Otherwise, the contacts shall be
regarded as “bare”.

4.6. For fuse contacts, temperature rise shall be in accordance with IEC publications on High
Voltage Fuses.

4.7. When connection parts have different coatings, the permissible temperature rises shall be
those of the parts having the higher value permitted in table.

4.8 When materials other than those given in table are used, their properties shall be
considered, notably in order to determine the maximum permissible temperature rises.

4.9. The values of temperature and temperature rise are valid even if the conductor connected
to the terminals is bare.
4.10. At the upper of the oil.

4.11. Special consideration should be given when low flash point oil is used in regard to
vaporization and oxidation.

4.12. The temperature shall not reach a value where the elasticity of the material is impaired.

4.13. The following classification of insulating materials is in accordance with IEC-85.

Class Y: Insulation consists of materials or combination of materials such as cotton, silk and
paper when suitably impregnated. Other materials may be included in this class if by
experience or accepted tests they can be shown to be capable of operation at Class Y
temperatures.

Class A: Insulation consists of materials or combinations of materials such as cotton, silk and
paper when suitably impregnated or coated or when immersed a dielectric liquid such as oil.
Other materials or combination of materials maybe included in this class if by experience or
accepted tests they can shown to be capable of operation at Class A temperatures.

Class E: Insulation consists of materials which by experience or accepted tests can be shown
to be capable of operation at Class E temperatures.

Class B: Insulation consisting of materials or combinations of materials such as mica, glass

fibre, asbestos, etc. with suitable bonding substances. Other materials or combinations of
materials, not necessarily inorganic, may be included in this class if by experience or
accepted tests they can be shown to be capable of operation at Class B temperatures.

Class F: Insulation consists of materials or combination of materials such as micas, glass

fibre, asbestos with suitable bonding substances. Other materials or combination of materials
not necessarily inorganic, may be included in this class if by experience or by accepted tests
they can be shown to be capable of operation at class F temperatures.

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Class H: Insulation consists of materials such as siliconed elastoner and combination of
materials such mica, glass fibre, asbestos etc. with suitable bonding substances such as
appropriate silicone resine. Other materials or combination of materials may be included in
this class if by experience or by accepted tests they can be shown to be capable of operation
at Class H temperatures.

Class C: Insulation consists of materials or combination of materials such as mica, porcelain,

glass and quartz with or without an inorganic binder. Other materials or combinations of
materials may be included in this class if by experience or accepted tests they can be shown
to be capable of operation at temperatures above the Class H limit. Specific materials or
combinations of materials in this class will have a temperature limit which is dependent upon
their physical, chemical and electrical properties.

4.14. Limited only by requirement to any damage to surrounding parts.

5. GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

5.1. Circuit breakers shall be Vacuum type. Porcelain clad breakers will be accepted.

5.2. The circuit breakers offered shall be 3-pole mechanically coupled gang operated Vacuum
circuit breakers having rating 25 kA for 3 seconds. Vacuum Circuit Breaker shall have 2000
Amps continuous current rating.
5.3. First pole to clear factor shall be 1.5.
5.4. Similar parts of the breaker, especially the removable ones, shall be freely
interchangeable without the necessity of any modification at site.

5.5. BREAKER CONTACTS:

5.5.1. Main contacts shall have ample area and contact pressure for carrying the rated
continuous and short time currents of the breaker without excessive temperature rise which
may cause pitting or welding. Main contacts shall be the first to open and the last to close so
that there will be little contact burning and wear.
5.5.2. The inside operating rod or insulated fiber glass connecting rods wherever used, shall
be sturdy and shall not break during the entire life period of the breaker. The insulated rods
shall have anti tracking quality towards electrical stresses.

5.6. OPERATING MECHANISM & ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENTS:

5.6.1 The circuit breaker shall be designed for electrical local and as well as remote control.
In addition there shall be provision of local mechanical control.
5.6.2 The operating mechanism shall be of spring charging type by electrical control under
normal operation. The mechanism shall be adequately designed for the specified tripping and

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reclosing duty. The entire operating mechanism control circuitry, spring charging motor etc.,
as required, shall be housed in an outdoor type, steel enclosure processed as per the relevant
clause.
5.6.3. All metal parts in the mechanism shall be of corrosion resistant material. All bearings
which require greasing, shall be equipped with pressure grease fittings.
5.6.4. The design of the operating mechanism shall be such that it shall be practically
maintenance free. The guaranteed number of years of maintenance free operation, the number
of possible full load and full rated short current breaking operations without requiring any
maintenance or overhauling shall be clearly stated in the tender bid. As far as possible, the
need for lubricating the operating mechanism shall be kept to the minimum and eliminated
altogether, if possible.
5.6.5. The operating mechanism shall be anti-pumping and trip free. There shall be no
rebounds in the mechanism and it shall not require any critical adjustments at site. Operation
of the power operated closing device, when the circuit breaker is already closed, shall not
cause damage to the circuit breaker or endanger the operator. Provision shall be made for
attaching an operation analyser to facilitate testing of breaker at site.
5.6.6. The circuit breaker shall be provided with motor operated spring charged closing.
Spring charging motor shall be suitable for 240V, 50 Hz, single phase AC. Suitable rating
starter shall be provided for Motor protection. Spring release coil for closing shall be suitable
for 110V DC. Provision shall be available for charging the springs manually as well, and to
close CB mechanically.
5.6.7. Tripping of the circuit breakers shall be through "Shunt trip" coils rated for 110V DC
operation. It shall be possible to trip the breaker manually in case of necessity.
5.6.8. One potential free contact of the limit switch of spring charging motor shall be
provided for remote indication of spring charged. This contact shall be wired up and brought
to the terminal block.
5.6.9. The technical requirement of spring type operating mechanism shall be as below.

OPERATING MECHANISM

1. SPRING OPERATING MECHANISM:

1.1. The spring operating mechanism shall have adequate energy stored in the operating
spring to close and latch the circuit breaker against the rated making current and also to
provide required energy for the tripping mechanism in case the tripping energy is derived
from the operating mechanism. The mechanism shall be capable of performing the rated
operating duty cycle of O-0.3 Sec - CO – 3 min - CO. The spring charging motor shall not
take more than 30 secs for fully charging the closing springs and provision shall be made for
automatic charging of the closing springs as soon as they are discharged in a closing
operation. For this, the mechanism shall be such that the charging of the springs by the motor
does not interfere with the operation of the breaker.
1.2. The motor shall be adequately rated to carry out a minimum of 10 close and open
operations continuously. Also provision shall be made to protect the motor against overloads.

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1.3. In case of failure of power supply to the spring charging motor, the mechanism shall be
capable of performing one sequence of 0 - 0.3 Sec - CO.
1.4. Mechanical interlocks shall be provided in the operating mechanism to prevent
Discharging of the closing springs when the breaker is already in the closed position.
Provision Shall also be made to prevent a closing operation to be carried out with the spring
partially charged.
1.5. Facility shall be provided for manual charging of the closing springs. The actuating force
required for manually charging the spring shall be less than 250N. In support of this
requirement the tenderer shall furnish the test report for actual requirement of force based on
actual measurement.

5.6.10. SPECIFICATION FOR OPERATING MECHANISM HOUSING AND

CONTROL CABINETS

1. The specification covers the requirements of control cabinets and associated control and
equipment. Cabinets shall preferably be of the free standing floor mounting type for HV CBs.
2. Control cabinets shall be sheet steel enclosed and shall be dust, water and vermin proof.
Sheet steel shall be at least 3.0 mm thick when control cabinets are intended for outdoor
operation. There shall be sufficient reinforcement to provide level surfaces, resistance to
vibrations and rigidity during transportation and installation. Control cabinets shall be
provided with double hinged door and padlocking arrangement. The door hinges shall be of
union joint type to facilitate easy removal and the distance between hinges shall not exceed
350 mm. Door shall be properly braced to prevent wobbling. It shall be painted white on the
interior and Dark Admiralty Grey to shade no 632 of IS-5 on exterior surface. The enclosures
shall be dust, moisture and vermin proof, to provide a Degree of protection to IP 55 in
accordance with IS:13947. 15mm thick neoprene or better type of gaskets shall be provided
to ensure degree of protection of at least IP55 as per IS:13947 It shall have backwards
slanting rain hood of 2 mm thick (14 SWG) sheet for protection against rain water.
3. Equipment and devices shall be suitable for operation on specified auxiliary A.C. supply
system.
4. Motors should be suitable for operation on a 240V, 1Phase, two pole 50 Hz A.C. supply
system, with one pole grounded.
5. Push button shall be rated for not less than 10Amps, and shall be flush mounted on the
cabinet door and provided with appropriate name plates. Red, green and amber indicating
lamps shall be flush mounted and provided with series resistors to eliminate the possibility of
short circuiting of control supply in the event of fusing of lamps.
6. Contactor shall be provided with a three element, positive acting ambient temperature
compensated, time lagged, hand reset type thermal over load relay with adjustable setting.
Hand reset button shall be flush with the front door of the cabinet and suitable for resetting
with starter compartment door closed. Relays shall be direct connected .
7. Single phasing protection shall be built in the thermal over load protection.

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8. Purchaser's power cables will be of 1100 Volt grade stranded aluminum conductor, PVC
insulated PVC sheathed single steel wire armoured and PVC jacketed. All necessary cable
terminating accessories such as glands, crimp type tinned copper lugs etc. for power as well
as control cables shall be included in tenderer's scope of supply. Suitable brass cable glands
shall be provided for cable entry.
9. Wiring for all control circuits shall be carried out with 1100 Volts grade PVC insulated
tinned copper stranded conductors of sizes not smaller than 2.5 mm. Atleast 10% spare
terminal blocks for control wire terminations shall be provided on each panel. The terminal
blocks shall be similar to ELMEX type CAT-M4. All terminals shall be provided with
ferrules indelibly marked or numbered and these identifications shall correspond to the
designations on the relevant wiring diagrams. The terminals shall be rated for adequate
capacity which shall not be less than 10 Amps. Terminals for receiving purchaser's cables
should be marked as per purchaser's standard.
10. Control cabinet shall be provided with 240 V, 1-phase 50 Hz, 20W compact fluorescent
lighting fixture with on /off switch and a suitably rated 240 V, 1 phase, 5 amp, 3 pin socket
for hand lamp.
11. Suitable heaters shall be provided inside each cabinet. Heaters shall be controlled by
suitable MCBs.
12. All A.C. control equipment shall be suitable for operation on 240V, 1 Phase two wire 50
Hz system, with one pole grounded.
13. Items inside the cabinet made of organic material shall be coated with a fungus resistant
varnish.
14. For protection of AC/DC aux. circuits, MCBs of suitable capacity & reputed make to be
provided.
15. The schematic/ wiring diagram plate shall be provided on the door of the mechanism
Box.

5.7. OPERATING MECHANISM HOUSING:

The operating mechanism housing/control cabinet shall conform to additional requirements
specified in Clause 5.18.
5.7.1. All the electrical control equipments/switches, the operating point for manual spring
charging handle etc. shall be at a height of 1200mm from ground level OR from a suitable
platform which shall be provided by tenderer on the structure at a height not more than
750mm from ground level. The size of the platform shall be such that clear working space on
the platform shall not be less than 300 mm from all sides of operating mechanism/control
box. The tenderer shall specifically confirm that the offered breaker meets this requirement
and furnish the G. A. Drawing showing the arrangement.

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5.8. TAKE OFF TERMINAL PADS:

5.8.1. Terminal pads shall be provided with silver plating of at least 25 microns thickness if
these are made of metal other than aluminum. No such plating shall be required if the
terminal pad is made out of Aluminum. The pads shall be suitably designed to take the
approximate terminal loads, specified below. The terminal connectors required for connecting
the Circuit Breaker to purchaser's Bus Bars shall be provided by the purchaser for mounting
on aforesaid terminal pad.
5.8.2. The breaker shall be designed to withstand the rated terminal load, wind load/Earth
quake load and short circuit forces. The short circuit forces to be considered for the design
shall be based on length of bus bars consisting of conductors and phase to phase spacing
shown below.

Voltage jumper length Size of Conductor Phase to phase spacing

36KV 2.0m 0.4 sq. in eq. Cu 1.25m

5.8.3. The current density adopted for the design of the terminal pad shall in no case exceed
1.6A/sq.mm for copper pad and 1.0 A/ sq. mm for pad made of other material.
5.8.4. The vertical clearance of lowest live part from ground level (including concrete
foundation plinth) shall be as given below. In no case the height less than that indicated will
be accepted: 36 kV breaker - 3700 mm.

5.9. PORCELAIN HOUSING:

5.9.1. The porcelain housing for the interrupter shall be of a single piece construction without
any joint. It shall be made of homogeneous, vitreous porcelain of high mechanical and
dielectric strength. Glazing of porcelain shall be of uniform brown or dark brown colour with
a smooth surface arranged to shed away rain water or condensed water particles.(fog).

5.9.2. Support insulator:

Breaking units shall be mounted on insulator column of not more than two insulators in each
column. For 33 KV class circuit breaker, to take care of bird fault, the clearance in the air
from the lowest live part to earth and between live parts of poles shall be minimum 430 mm.
However if insulating barrier is provided around the live portion of middle pole to take care
of bird fault, the spacing between live parts of poles less than 430mm shall be acceptable
subject to withstanding the lightning impulse voltage test in absence of barrier on any pole.

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5.10. SURFACE FINISH:
All metal sheet surfaces exposed to atmosphere shall be given two primer coats of zinc
phosphate and two coats of epoxy paint with epoxy base thinner. All metal parts not
accessible for painting shall be made of corrosion resisting material. All machine finished or
bright surfaces shall be coated with a suitable preventive compound and suitably wrapped or
otherwise protected. All paints shall be carefully selected to withstand tropical heat and
extremes of weather within the limits specified. The paints shall be battleship gray shade
No.632 of IS 5. The paint shall not scale off or wrinkle or be removed by abrasion due to
normal handling.

5.11. GALVANISING:
All ferrous parts including nuts, bolts, plain and spring washers of size M 10 and above,
support channels, structures, etc. shall be hot dip galvanised to conform to latest version of IS
2629 or any other equivalent authoritative standard. All other fixing nuts, bolts, washers of
size below M 10 shall be made out of stainless steel.

5.12. EARTHING:
5.12.1. The operating mechanism housing, support structures etc. shall be provided with two
separate earthing terminals for bolted connection to 50 x 8 mm MS flat to be provided by the
purchaser for connection to station earth mat. The connecting point shall be marked with
"Earth" symbol No.86 of IEC publication 117-1 part 1.

5.13. NAME AND RATING PLATE:

5.13.1. Circuit breaker and its operating device shall be provided with rating plate/s made out
of corrosion proof metal, marked with the following data. The data shall be either punched or
engraved on the plate/s.
5.13.2. Manufacturer's name or trade mark by which he may be readily identified.
5.13.3. Serial number and type designation of CB & Operating mechanism
5.13.4. Year of manufacture
5.13.5. Voltage
5.13.6. Lightning impulse withstand voltage
5.13.7. Normal current
5.13.8. Short circuit breaking current
5.13.9. Duration of short circuit
5.13.10. Mass of circuit breaker with support structure.

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5.13.11.Auxiliary D.C. supply voltage of closing and opening devices
5.13.12.Out of phase breaking current
5.13.13.A.C. supply voltage of auxiliary circuits.
5.13.14.Insulation level
5.13.15.Frequency
5.13.16.Purchase order reference
5.13.17.Operating sequence.
The rating plates shall be installed in such positions that the same are clearly visible to a man
standing on ground. i.e. at the level of eye site.
5.14. The coils of operating devices shall be marked clearly with the catalogue
number/reference number as indicated in control wiring diagram.

5.15. CONTROL CIRCUITS:

5.15.1. The control circuit shall include the following features:
5.15.2. Two electrically independent trip circuits including two trip coils (one for local & one
for remote) per CB as the case may be along with 2 bus arrangement for DC system protected
with two separate MCBs.
5.15.3. One local/remote selector switch.
5.15.4. Conveniently located manual emergency trip
5.15.5. Anti-pumping feature
5.15.6. Auxiliary switches as specified elsewhere.
5.15.7. Independence of trip circuit from local/remote selection.
5.15.8. Alarms, indications, monitoring equipments and interlocks as specified elsewhere.
5.15.9. Trip circuit supervision for pre trip as well as post trip

5.16. AUXILIARY SWITCHES:

Each operating mechanism of the circuit breaker shall be provided with Cam/Snap type
auxiliary switches with 4NO+4NC contacts exclusively for the purchaser's use with
continuous current rating of 10 A D.C. Breaking capacity of the contacts shall be minimum 2
A with circuit time constant less than 20 milliseconds at the rated D.C. voltage. Normal
position of auxiliary switches refers to contact position when circuit breaker is open.

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5.17. ALARMS AND INDICATIONS: (AS APPLICABLE)

Potential free contacts shall be provided, duly wired up to the operating mechanism
housing/control cabinet for the following alarms and indications to be provided by the
purchaser on his control panel.
5.17.1. Alarms:
a. Auxiliary A.C./D.C. supply failure
5.17.2. Indications:
a. Breaker on-off
b. Spring charged

5.18. INDICATIONS IN OPERATING MECHANISM:

The operating mechanism housing shall be provided with the following mechanical and
Electrical indications/counters:
a. Breaker on-off
b. Spring Charged
c. Operation counter to register the number of breaker operations.

6. TESTS
6.1. The Breaker offered should have been type tested for the following tests.

LIST OF TYPE TESTS

Sl.No Type test

1. Basic short circuit tests.

2. Out of phase making and breaking tests.
3. Short time and peak withstand current tests.
4. Lightning impulse voltage test.
5. P.F.Voltage withstand test (dry & wet).
6. Temperature rise test.
7. Mechanical operation test.
8. Degree of protection (IP55) for all cabinets.
9. Single phase short circuit test (for 3 phase mechanically gang operated breaker).

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6.2. TYPE TESTS
6.2.1. All the equipments offered shall be fully type tested as per the relevant standards,
amended up-to-date. The supplier shall furnish the type test reports and certificate of rating
issued by the testing authority along with the offer. These tests must not have been conducted
earlier than five years from the date of opening of bids.

6.2.2. In case these type tests are conducted earlier than five years, all the type tests as per the
relevant standards shall be carried out by the successful bidder in the presence of purchaser's
representative at free of cost before commencement of supply. The undertaking to this effect
should be furnished along with the offer without which the offer shall be liable for rejection.
6.2.3. The Purchaser reserves the right to demand repetition of some or all the type tests in
the presence of his representative. For this purpose the supplier may quote unit rates for
carrying out each type test.
6.2.4. For any change in the design/type already type tested and the design/type offered
against this specification, the purchaser reserves the right to demand repetition of tests
without any extra cost before commencement of supply. In this case the bidder shall bring out
in his offer all such changes made in components, materials, design etc. as the case may be.

6.3. ACCEPTANCE & ROUTINE TESTS:

6.3.1. All acceptance and routine tests as stipulated in relevant standards, amended upto date,
shall be carried out by the supplier in the presence of purchaser's representative without any
extra cost to the purchaser.
(Note:- All measuring/testing equipments shall be of appropriate class of accuracy and shall
have valid calibration certificates which shall be produced to the Inspecting Officer for
verification.)
6.3.2. After finalisation of the programme of type/acceptance/routine testing, the supplier
shall give three weeks advance intimation to the purchaser, to enable him to depute his
representatives for witnessing the tests.

7. INSPECTION:
7.1. The inspection may be carried out by the purchaser or his representative at any stage of
manufacture. The successful Tenderer shall grant free access to the purchaser's
representative/s at a reasonable notice when the work is in progress. Inspection and
acceptance of any equipment under this specification by the purchaser, shall not relieve the
supplier of his obligation of furnishing equipment in accordance with the specification and
shall not prevent subsequent rejection if the equipment is found to be defective.
7.2. The supplier shall keep the purchaser informed in advance, about the manufacturing
programme so that arrangement can be made for stage inspection.

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7.3. The purchaser reserves the right to insist for witnessing the acceptance/routine testing of
the bought out items. The supplier shall keep the purchaser informed, in advance, about such
testing programme.

8. PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE:

The equipments offered shall be guaranteed for satisfactory performance for a period of 24
months from the date of receipt of complete equipment at destination store/site in good
condition or 20 months from the date of satisfactory commissioning of equipment whichever
is earlier. The equipments found defective/failed within the above guarantee period shall be
replaced/repaired by the supplier free of cost within one month of receipt of intimation. If the
defective/failed equipments are not replaced / repaired by the supplier free of cost within one
month of receipt of intimation. If the defective / failed are not replaced / repaired as per the
above guarantee clause, the Department shall recover an equivalent amount plus 15 %
supervision charges from any of the supplier's bills.

9. DOCUMENTATION:
9.1. All drawings shall conform to international standards organization (ISO) 'A' series of
drawing sheet/Indian Standards Specification IS 656. All drawings shall be in ink and
suitable for micro filming. All dimensions and data shall be in System International Units.

9.2. DRAWINGS:
9.3. The tenderer shall furnish two sets of relevant descriptive and illustrative published
literature/pamphlets and the following drawings for preliminary study:
a. General outline drawings showing outside dimensions, shipping dimensions, weights,
quantity of insulating media air receiver capacity and such other prominent details.
b. Sectional views showing the general constructional features of the circuit breaker including
operating mechanism, arcing chambers, contacts, with lifting dimensions for maintenance.
c. Schematic diagrams of the scheme for control, supervision and reclosing.
d. Structural drawing, design calculations and loading data for support structures.
e. Foundation drilling plan and loading data for foundation design.
f. Type test reports of circuit breakers along with a separate list showing all the tests carried
out with date & place of test.
g. Test reports, literatures and pamphlets of bought out items and raw materials.

9.3. The successful tenderer shall, within 6 weeks of placement of order, submit four sets of
final versions of all the above said drawings in A-3 size, bill of material, packing list & all

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type test reports for purchaser's approval. The purchaser shall communicate his
comments/approval on the drawings to the supplier within reasonable period. The supplier
shall, if necessary, modify the drawings and resubmit four copies of the modified drawings
for purchaser's approval within two weeks from the date of purchaser's comments. After
receipt of purchaser's approval, the supplier shall, within three weeks, submit 10 prints & two
good quality reproducible of the approved drawings and 10 sets of instructions manuals in
respect of C.B. to the Distribution Section.
9.4. The successful tenderer shall furnish in the form of nicely bound volumes, the manuals
covering erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance instructions and all relevant
information and drawings pertaining to the main equipment as well as auxiliary devices.
Marked erection drawings shall identify the component parts of the equipment as shipped to
enable Engineer/Purchaser to carry out erection with his own personnel. Each manual shall
also contain one set of all the approved drawings type test reports as well as acceptance test
reports to corresponding consignment dispatched. The total quantity of the operating
manuals/approved drawings sets to be supplied by the supplier shall be equal to the number
of three phase breakers of rating, ordered.
9.5. The manufacturing of the equipments shall be strictly in accordance with the approved
drawings and no deviation shall be permitted without the written approval of the purchaser.
All manufacturing and fabrication work in connection with the equipment prior to the
approval of the drawings shall be at the supplier's risk.
9.6. Approval of drawings/work by the purchaser shall not relieve the supplier of any of his
responsibility and liability for ensuring correctness and correct interpretation of the drawings
for meeting the requirements of the latest revisions of applicable standards, rules and codes of
practices.

10. PACKING AND FORWARDING:

10.1. The equipment shall be packed in suitable crates so as to withstand handling during
transport and outdoor storage during transit. The supplier shall be responsible for any damage
to the equipment during transit, due to improper and inadequate packing. The easily
damageable materials shall be carefully packed and marked with the appropriate caution
symbols. Wherever necessary, proper lifting arrangement such as lifting hooks etc. shall be
provided. Any material found short inside the packing cases shall be supplied by supplier
without any extra cost.
10.2. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a detailed packing list containing the
following information:
a. Name of the consignee.
b. Details of consignment.
c. Destination.
d. Total weight of consignment.
e. Sign showing upper/lower side of the crate.

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f. Handling and unpacking instructions.
g. Bill of materials indicating contents of each package and spare materials The supplier shall
ensure that the packing list and bill of materials are approved by the purchaser before
dispatch.

11. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS

11.1. The bidder should have proven experience of not less than 5 years in design
manufacture & testing at work for equipment or material offered for 36KV breaker. The
equipment/material offered by tenderer should be in successful operation, at least for Six
months as on the date of submission of the tender.
11.2. The Bidders not meeting the requirement at Clause no. 11.1 can also participate
provided, they have valid ongoing collaboration with a manufacturer who has at least 10
years experience in the Design, Manufacture and Testing of the equipment of the type and
class offered which have been in satisfactory service for a period of at least 7 years. In such
an event the bidder shall furnish along with the bid the documentary evidence for the same
and undertaking from the bidder and collaborator accepting joint and several liability for all
obligations under the contract.
11.3. The bidder should have adequate inhouse testing facilities for conducting acceptance
tests in accordance with relevant IS.
11.4. The bidder should have a minimum turnover of 60 % of the value of the material
offered in any one financial year during the previous 3 years.
11.5. The bidder should furnish all the relevant documentary evidence to establish the
fulfillment of the above requirements.
11.6. The Bidder who does not meet the above Qualifying Requirement of experience
(Clause Nos.11.1 & 11.2) may be considered for a "Trial" order subject to fulfilling the
following requirements along with Clauses 11.3 to11.5:
a. The Bidder should have type tested the equipment offered as per requirement of clause
no.6.0
b. The Bidder shall have the basic infrastructure for the design, manufacture and supply of
the items offered, like machinery, technical know-how, capacity etc.
c. The purchaser is satisfied with the designing, manufacturing, supplying and financial
capacities of the bidder after inspecting the supplier's work.
11.7. Notwithstanding anything stated above, the purchaser's decision in this regard will be
final.

12. REQUIREMENT OF DOCUMENTS

12.1. Following documents should be furnished electronically

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12.2. Following information shall be furnished along with the offer in Electronic Form
a. List of type test reports for the offered equipment shall invariably be furnished in the
Annexure-I enclosed herewith. (in electronic form)
b. Calculations of loading data for mechanical design of support structure for foundation and
design of breaker terminal pads (in electronic form).
c. Certificate of accredition of the testing laboratory where the type tests are conducted (in
electronic form).
d. List of Past Experience of supplies for each type of Breaker offered for evaluation of
Qualifying requirements (in electronic form).
e. Test report of actual measurement of actuating force required for charging manually (N).
f. Performance certificate for the Breakers offered for evaluation of Qualifying requirements
(in electronic form).

12.3. Following information/documents (in duplicate) duly sealed and signed on each page
shall be submitted in physical form on or before the scheduled date of submission of the
tender.
a. Details of precautions to be taken in the use of breaker.
b. Details of Quality Assurance plan
c. Type test reports as per Cl. 6.0 (A) duly sealed and signed.
d. General arrangement drawing for C.Bs.
All documents in physical form shall be submitted

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 ANNEXURE-I

1. PRICE AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE

GUARANTEED
ITEM UNIT TOTAL
DESCRIPTION QUANTITY DELIVERY IN
NO PRICE PRICE
MONTHS
36KV, 25KA,
2000A, 3 phase
Reclosing Type
Mechanically gang
operated Circuit
Breaker.

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