Guideline on Digital Substation Implementation Process

Protection Automation & Control

Grid Solution Expertise Department
Our Ref : GRID/GSE(PAC)/Digital Substation
Implementation Process
Revision: 1.2 Date: 3/6/2021

DIGITAL SUBSTATION IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS UNDER GRID DIVISION

Without Panel Certification

Main Contractor With Panel

Certification
Submit for CRP Prepare
Appoint CRP Panel
Panel Drawing as
Builder
Certification Sch. D

Submit for CRP DV Process

Panel Stage 1 - CRP DV/FAT IED Setting
CRP Panel
Certification Internal Testing FAT Process & Configuration
Panel Builder Manufacturing Stage 2 - System
(Outside Tender) Compilation
Note: Note: Note:
i- Factory Routine Test i- Apply DV Procedure, i- Perform by TNBR
ii- Functional Test ITP & WI ii- Inspector to declare
iii- Scheme Test ii- Perform together with Pass/Fail in FAT report
iv- System Integration GD (Design)/GSE)

Fail

Pass
CRP Panel Panel List &
Panel Certification
Certification Typical Drawing
Evaluation
Process

GRID Solution Product Application

Expertise

SPDR & Guideline Standard Conceptual

Design & Typical
Technical Schematic Drawing
Specification

Standard SSD
& IEDs ICD

Product
Approve List

FAT - ITP

FAT - Setting

Revise & Reject Reject

Resubmit
GRID FAT Review
DV Review
Development Report Report
Engineering Accept
(Design) GSE Shared File Accept
Review
Approve

Deliver Panel to
GRID Contract Project Kick-Off by Site Acceptance Live Panel Maint. End Of Warranty
Request Relay site Commissioning
Development Document PMO test & Load test (Note: perform by GM)
Setting and Installation
(Construction)
Note: Live Panel Maint.
only applicable for OHL/
UGC 275 kV and above

Request Relay Deliver Panel to End Of Warranty

Contract Site Acceptance Live Panel Maint.
GRID Project Kick-Off by
Setting site Commissioning
(Note: perform by GM)
Document GM test & Load test
Maintenance and Installation
(Zone)
RnR project Note: Live Panel Maint.
only applicable for OHL/
UGC 275 kV and above

GRID
Maintenance Operational
(MTEP) Setting

Tender Floating,
P&SC
Evaluation & Award

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 Guideline on Digital Substation Implementation Process
Protection Automation & Control
Grid Solution Expertise Department
Our Ref : GRID/GSE(PAC)/Digital Substation
Implementation Process
Revision: 1.2 Date: 3/6/2021

Work Process
Scope Remarks
Specifications Secondary Specifications under GSE • GTS-GSE-APCI
• GTS-GSE-PROT
• GTS-GSE-SPACS IEC61850
• GTS-TK-AXQ
• TTS-TK-ESM
• GTS-GSE-SSR
• TTS-TK-SGW
• TTS-TK-SLOI
• GTS-GSE-DPM

Standard Design & Product Secondary Guidelines related to Protection and Telecontrol
Requirements (SPDR) and Requirements under GSE
Guidelines
Secondary Product Approved Product To be Used in Grid Division (Product Acceptance • Product Failure Management Process
List Process) under GSE (inclusive of Root Cause Analysis)
• Product Warranty
• For IED, product must be less than 2 years at
FAT from manufacturing date

Other Deliverables for Deliverables to support Digital Substation design under GSE • Standard Conceptual & Schematic Drawing for
Engineering and Verification typical bays (applied under CRP Panel
Certification Process)
• SSD Template file
• Product Application & Logic

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 Guideline on Digital Substation Implementation Process
Protection Automation & Control
Grid Solution Expertise Department
Our Ref : GRID/GSE(PAC)/Digital Substation
Implementation Process
Revision: 1.2 Date: 3/6/2021

• ICD file
• DV Procedure, ITP & WI
• FAT Setting

CRP Panel Certification Process Panel Certification Process for Digital Substation Standard • Panel Certification Application Form
Design in Grid Division under GSE: • Panel Builder Assessment
• Conceptual and Schematic Drawing Approval (Typical • TNB CRP Panel Approved List with standard
Bay at one voltage level) typical bay Conceptual and Schematic Drawing
• Typical Panel Design Verification (under version tracking)
Allowed to be conducted under tender for limited time as • To be completed in 6 months under tender
specified under ITT*

Drawing Approval Process Engineering Review to be conducted by GD Design (21 days Schedule D
for each review)

CRP Internal Testing To conduct internally with proper test report covering: • Approved Drawing (Schedule D)
• Routine Test • SSD template file
• Functional Test • Product Applications & Logic
• Scheme Test • ICD file
• System Integration Test • FAT Setting
• DV Procedure, ITP & WI

Design Verification (DV) Process To be witnessed by GD Design with assistance from GSE • Approved Drawing (Schedule D)
To allocate one month per system (one voltage level) • SSD template file
Complete Scheme and System Integration Test (all CRP • Product Applications
panels inclusive RTCC and DFR, network and clients) • Product Logic & ICD file
• FAT Setting
• DV Procedure, ITP & WI
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 Guideline on Digital Substation Implementation Process
Protection Automation & Control
Grid Solution Expertise Department
Our Ref : GRID/GSE(PAC)/Digital Substation
Implementation Process
Revision: 1.2 Date: 3/6/2021

CRP portion by Panel Builder Tester and System

Integration Test by System Integrator

Factory Acceptance Test To be witnessed by TNBR • To be conducted after completion of Stage 2 DV

Selective Test • FAT to cover both CRP and System
• DV Procedure, ITP & WI

DV/FAT IED Setting & • CRP Panel Manufacturer & Integrator to compile all IED Proprietary IED setting and configuration files with
Configuration Compilation Setting & Configuration upon successful of DV and FAT proper naming convention
• To be submitted together with Setting Request to
Protection Setting Unit, MTEP by Project Manager

Setting Request Setting Management Process under Protection Setting Unit, Operational Setting for IEDs for SAT
MTEP
Setting Request through SWIM or official letter by external
party

Site Acceptance Test Refer to updated SAT document and TOR CRP portion by appointed TNB Tester and System
portion by System Integrator

Live Protection Maintenance & New requirement under revised GTS-GSE-PROT Incorporated under CRP Panel Certification Process
Load Test specification on Live Protection Maintenance (Phase 2)
Refer to updated SAT document

End of Warranty Test To be performed by Grid Maintenance (GM) Duration 1 year from commissioning for Grid projects
or as specified under PPA

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 Guideline on Digital Substation Implementation Process
Protection Automation & Control
Grid Solution Expertise Department
Our Ref : GRID/GSE(PAC)/Digital Substation
Implementation Process
Revision: 1.2 Date: 3/6/2021

DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD

Revision Date Description of Change

1.0 7 Nov 2020 Initial document

1.1 17 Nov 2020 Added Main Contractor role in the process flow as per discussion between GSE and GD (Design)
Design Verification process to be conducted in 2 stages:
1.2 3 Jun 2021 Stage 1: CRP Design Verification (Panel + IED)
Stage 2: System Verification