STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR MOV DISTRIBUTION

BOARD

FOR

OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD.

Prepared By,
Process System Engineers India Pvt. Ltd.
7th Floor, Pranav Building, Hajirnis Wada,
Gaondevi Cross Lane, Thane West 400 601
Maharashtra, India

0 1-Jun-20 For Implementation SBC DMC/ RNG REU

Rev. Date Description Prep. By Chk. By App. By

Process System Engineers (I) Pvt. Ltd.

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ABBREVIATIONS

ACB Air circuit breaker

BIS Bureau of Indian Standard.

CT Current transformer

CRCA Cold rolled cold annealed

LED Light emitting diode

MCC Motor control center

MCCB Molded case circuit breaker

NO Normally open contact

NC Normally open contact

PCC Power control center

PMCC Power cum motor control center

PT Potential transformer

PVC Poly vinyl chloride

SWG Standard wire gauge

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TABLE OF CONTENT

S. N. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

I SCOPE 04

II CODES AND STANDARDS 04

III GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 05

IV SITE CONDITIONS 05

V DESIGN AND FABRICATION REQUIREMENTS 06

VI SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS 11

VII SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF NON-AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER FEEDERS 13

VIII SWITCHGEAR MODULES 14

IX SWITCHGEAR COMPONENTS 15

X INSPECTION, TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE 21

XI PACKING AND DESPATCH 22

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I SCOPE

1 This specification covers the requirements of design, manufacture, testing, packing and supply of Fixed
/ draw out type MOV DB.

II CODES AND STANDARDS:

1 The equipment shall comply with the requirements of latest revision of following standards issued by
BIS unless otherwise specified.

IS: 5 Colours for ready mixed paints and enamels

IS: 772 AC Electricity Meters

IS: 1248 Direct acting electrical indicating instruments

IS: 2705 Current transformers

IS: 2824 Method for determining the comparative tracking index of solid. Insulating materials
under moist conditions

IS: 3156 Voltage transformers

IS: 3231 Electrical relays for power systems protection.

IS: 3618 Phosphate treatment of iron and steel for protection against corrosion

IS: 5082 Material data for aluminium bus bars.

IS: 5578 Guide for marking of insulated conductor.

IS: 6005 Code of practice of Phosphate of iron and steel.

IS: 8623 Factory built assemblies of switchgear and control gear for voltages up to and
including 1000 V AC and 1200 V DC. Part -II particular requirements for Busbar
trucking systems (bus ways).

IS: 11353 Guide for uniform system marking and identification of conductors and Apparatus
terminals.

IS: 13703 Low voltage fuses.

IS: 13947 LV Switchgear and control gear

2 In case of imported equipment, standards of the country of origin shall be applicable if these standards
are equivalent or stringent than the applicable Indian standards.

3 The equipment shall also conform to the provisions of Indian Electricity rules and other statutory
regulations currently in force in the country.

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4 In case Indian standards are not available for any equipment, standards issued by IEC/BS / VDE/ IEEE/
NEMA or equivalent agency shall be applicable.

5 In case of any contradiction between various referred standards / specifications / data sheet and
statutory regulations the following order of priority shall govern :

Statutory regulations
Data sheets
Job specifications
This specification
Codes and standards

III GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1 The offered equipment shall be brand new with state of art technology and proven field track record. No
prototype equipment shall be offered.

2 Vendor shall ensure availability of spare parts and maintenance support services for the offered
equipment at least for 15 years from the date of supply.

3 Vendor shall give a notice of at least one year to the end user of equipment before phasing out the
product / spares to enable the end user for placement of order for spares and services.

IV SITE CONDITIONS

1 The DB shall be suitable for installation and satisfactory operation in a pressurized substation or in
substation with restricted natural air ventilation in a tropical, humid and corrosive atmosphere.

2 The DB shall be designed to operate under specified site conditions. If not specifically mentioned a
design ambient temperature of 40° C and altitude not exceeding 1000 meters above mean sea level
shall be considered.

3 All the equipment described in this specification is intended for continuous duty at the Specified ratings
under the specified ambient conditions.

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V DESIGN AND FABRICATION REQUIREMENTS

1 MOV DB shall be metal enclosed fully draw out, free standing, floor mounting. Compartmentalized,
modular type suitable for indoor installation.

2 The DB enclosure shall be dust and vermin proof and shall provide a degree of protection not less than
IP-41.

3 The DB shall be assembled out of vertical panels of uniform height in single line up.

4 It shall be possible to extend the DB, in either direction at a later date. Ends of bus bars shall be
suitably drilled for this purpose. Panels at extreme ends shall have openings, which shall be covered
with plates screwed to the panel. Details of drilled holes in bus bar and openings in the panels, provided
for future extension shall be clearly shown in the vendor drawings.

5 The DB shall be designed to ensure maximum safety during operation, inspection, connection of
cables, relocation of outgoing circuits and maintenance, with the bus bar system energized and without
taking any special precautions.

6 Adequate means shall be provided to prevent shorting of power and / or control terminals due to
accidental dropping of maintenance tools etc. inside the DB. Checking and removal of components
shall be possible without disturbing adjacent equipment.

7 All identical equipment and corresponding parts shall be fully interchangeable.

8 The frame, of individual vertical panels shall be fabricated using pressed and cold rolled sheet steel.
The sheet steel used for panel shall be of minimum 2mm (14SWG) CRCA except that the doors and
covers may be made of 1.6mm (16SWG) CRCA. Wherever required, stiffeners shall be provided to
increase stiffness of large size doors and covers.

9 The DB shall be provided with integral base frame for each vertical panel. The DB integral base frame
shall be suitable for tack welding.

10 All openings, covers and doors shall be provided with neoprene Gaskets. Removable blanking plates
shall be provided to cover the openings in the event of withdrawing the feeder modules. Number of
blanking plates shall be 10% of each module size with a minimum of one number.

11 All hardware shall be corrosion resistant. All joints and connections of the panel members shall be
made by zinc passivity cadmium plated high quality steel bolts, nuts and washers.

12 Suitable removable type eyebolts shall be provided for the lifting of the panel/shipping section. These
bolts, when removed shall not leave any opening in the panels.

13 Non-magnetic cable gland plates shall be provided for termination of single core cables.

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14 The DB shall be formed using distinct vertical panels each comprising of following compartments.

i A metal enclosed horizontal bus bar compartment running at top unless otherwise specified.

ii Individual feeder modules in multitier mode.

iii Vertical bus bars serving all feeder modules in the vertical panel.

iv Cable termination compartment.

v Perforated sheet steel / insulating material enclosed horizontal auxiliary bus bars for control,
interlock, indication and metering wiring running horizontally.

15 Metal sheets shall be provided between two adjacent vertical panels running up to full useful height of
the DB.

16 MCC shall be of single/double front execution as specified in data sheet/job specification. However
Circuit breaker panels and fixed type DB shall be in single front execution only.

17 Motor starter and switch fuse modules shall not be accommodated at front and rear of ACB Incomer
and bus coupler panel.

18 All metering and protection equipment associated with a particular circuit as specified in data sheet
shall be housed in separate and independent compartment earmarked for that particular circuit and in
the fixed portion of the vertical panel in case of breaker panels.

19 All auxiliary devices for control, reset, indication, measurement and protection such as push buttons,
control and selector switches, indicating lamps, measuring instruments and protective relays shall be
mounted on the front side of the respective compartment. The design shall be such that all power on/off
or start / stop and relay reset operations shall be performed without opening the panel door.

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20 Space Heaters

The DB panels shall be provided with space heaters to prevent moisture condensation. The space
heater shall be located in the bottom part of each panel and shall be supplied from 240 V AC auxiliary
buses for space heater. The space heater shall be provided with a thermostat having adjustable setting
and double pole miniature circuit breaker.

21 Auxiliary Bus bars

Auxiliary bus bars each of minimum size 18-mm2 coppers shall be provided for following applications.
Exact number of bus bars shall depend on various controls, metering and auxiliary-power distribution
requirement.

i Panel space heater supply and motor space heater supply.

ii Control supply for breaker tripping, closing and indication circuits.

iii Control supply for breaker spring charging motors, motor starter control and indication circuit.

iv AC potential supply for energy meters, voltage operated relays etc.

v Tee-off connectors shall be used for distributing auxiliary supply to each vertical panel. Rubber
grommets shall be used for all wire entries to make the entries dust and vermin proof.

vi Provision to hook up of external DC control supply to be provided either in bus PT panel or bus
coupler panel.

22 Bus Bar

i Bus bars shall be of high conductivity electrolytic aluminium /copper supported on insulators made
of non-hygroscopic, non-inflammable material with tracking index equal to or more than that
defined in Indian standards.

ii The main bus bars shall have uniform current ratings throughout their length as specified in data
sheet/job specification. The current rating of the neutral shall be half that of the phase bus bars.
Removable neutral links shall be provided on feeders to permit isolation of the neutral bus bar.

iii Both horizontal and vertical bus bars, bus joints and supports shall be capable of withstanding
dynamic and thermal stresses of the specified short circuit currents for 1 second. The short circuit
capacity of the neutral bus bars shall be in line with IS: 13947.

iv Only zinc passivity or cadmium plated high tensile strength steel bolts, nuts and washers shall be
used for all bus bar joints and supports.

v The hot spot temperature of bus bars including joints at design ambient temperature shall not
exceed 95° C for normal operating conditions.

vi The current rating as defined for DB and components in data sheet/job specification are for design
ambient temperature at site conditions and for being inside the cubicle at fully loaded condition.
The vendor shall suitably date the nominal rating to suit the above condition.

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vii All bus bars shall be insulated with heat shrunk PVC sleeves of 1100 V grade. Red, yellow and
blue colour shall be used for phase bus bars and black colour shall be used for neutral bus bars.
Removable type shrouds shall be provided for joints.

viii Minimum clearance between live parts, between live parts/neutral to earth shall be 19 mm.
However clearances between terminals at components shall be as per applicable individual
standards for components.

ix Interconnections between the main bus bars and individual units shall be made by using
aluminium bus bars of adequate rating. These interconnections of the vertical bus bars shall be in
separate compartment and fully shrouded.

x Vertical bus bars for circuit breaker panels shall be sized depending upon the rating and number of
breakers per vertical panel. However Vertical bus bars of all other panels shall be of uniform cross
section. Size of vertical bus bars shall not be less than 500 mm2 Aluminium per phase or
equivalent copper for panels rated above 25kA.

23 Wiring and Terminals

i Inside the cubicles, the wiring for control, signaling, protection and instrument circuits shall be
done with BIS approved, PVC insulated, flame retardant type, copper conductor wire. The
insulation grade shall be 660 V. The wiring shall preferably be enclosed in plastic channels or
neatly bunched together.

ii PVC insulated copper conductor of cross section 1.5 mm2 may normally be used provided the
control fuse rating is 10 amps or less. For 16 amps control fuse circuit 2.5 mm2 copper conductors
shall be used. Each wire shall be terminated at a separate terminal. C.T. Circuit wiring, shall be
done with 2.5mm2 Copper conductors.

iii Shorting links/suitable-shorting arrangement for shorting CT secondary shall be provided.

iv Each wire shall be identified at both ends by PVC ferrules.

v Inter panels wiring within each shipping section shall be DB vendor's responsibility. For wiring
between shipping sections, vendor shall provide terminal blocks on adjoining shipping sections
and supply suitable jumper wires. Interpanel wiring shall be taken thorough PVC sleeves or rubber
grommets.

vi A minimum of 10% spare terminals shall be provided on each terminal block.

vii Conductors shall be terminated with adequately sized compression-type lugs for connection to
equipment terminals and strips. Stranded conductors shall be soldered at the ends before
connections are made to the terminals. Sufficient terminals shall be provided on each terminal
block to ensure that not more than one outgoing wire is connected per terminal.

viii Terminal strips shall preferably be separated from power circuits by metal barriers or enclosures.
All spare contacts of auxiliary relays, timers, etc shall be wired up to the terminals.

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24 Earthing

i All panels shall be connected to a tinned copper earth bus bar running throughout the length of the
DB.

ii The minimum earth bus size shall be 30x6 mm2 copper for fault level up to 31.5kA and 50x6 mm2
copper for fault level above 31.5kA.

iii All doors and movable parts shall be earthed using flexible copper connections to the fixed frame
of the DB. Provision shall be made to connect the earthing bus bar to the plant-earthing grid at two
ends.

iv All non-current carrying metallic parts of the mounted equipment shall be earthed. Minimum 4 nos,
10 mm diameter bolts with nuts shall be provided on the earth bus for termination of fourth core of
cable per vertical panel.

25 Name plate

i A nameplate with the DB designation shall be fixed at the top of the central panel. A separate
nameplate giving details for each feeder compartment of all panels shall be provided.

ii The nameplates for feeder compartments shall be in two parts. One part shall have necessary
details pertaining to the compartments number of vertical panel of the DB. The other parts shall be
removable and shall contain all details regarding the feeder number for drives/equipment
controlled by the particular module as per approved single line diagram.

iii Blank nameplates shall be provided for all spare and vacant modules.

iv Nameplate or polyester adhesive stickers shall be provided for each equipment mounted inside
the DB. Special warning plates shall be provided on removable covers or doors giving access to
cable terminals and bus bars.

v Special warning labels shall be provided inside the DB also, wherever considered necessary.
Identification tags shall be provided inside the panels matching with those shown on the circuit
diagram.

vi Engraved nameplates shall preferably be of 3-ply (Black-White Black) lamicoid sheets or anodised
aluminium. However back engraved Perspex sheet nameplates may also be acceptable.
Nameplates shall be fastened by screws and not by adhesives.

26 Painting

i All metal surfaces shall be thoroughly cleaned and degreased to remove mill scale, rust, grease
and dirt. Fabricated structures shall be pickled and then rinsed to remove any trace of acid. The
under surface shall be prepared by applying a coat of phosphate paint and coat of yellow zinc
chromate primer. The under surface shall be made free from all imperfections before undertaking
the finishing coat.

ii After preparation of the under surface, the DB shall be spray painted with two coats of epoxy
based final paint or shall be powder coated.

iii Colour shade of final paint shall be 631 as per IS: 5 unless otherwise specified.

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iv The finished panels shall be dried in staving ovens in dust free atmosphere. Panel finish shall be
free from imperfections like pinholes, orange peels, runoff paint etc. Vendor shall supply final paint
(1 litter per DB) in non-returnable container for final touch up at site.

v All unpainted steel parts shall be cadmium plated or suitably treated to prevent rust formation. If
these parts are moving elements then they shall be greased

VI SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF AIR CIRCUIT BREAKERS PANELS

1 The breaker panels shall have distinct bus bar, breaker and cable compartments.

2 The design of each compartment shall be such as to prevent movement of vermin from a particular
compartment to any other compartment of the panel when the breaker is withdrawn and compartment
door is closed.

3 Blanking plates shall be provided for each circuit breaker compartments, which would be used after
installation, to cover the openings in the event of taking out the breaker outside the compartment.

4 In order to minimize accidental access and avoid accidents due to falling tools, all the outgoing links
shall be shrouded.

5 Outgoing Air circuit breaker can be mounted in a maximum of two-tier execution while the incoming /
bus coupler Air circuit breaker shall be in single tier execution only.

6 Cable compartment

i Separate compartment totally enclosed from all sides shall be provided for cable termination, on
the rear side. Access to cables shall be from the rear side after opening the cabling compartment

ii The incoming / outgoing cable termination shall be staggered for each circuit and barriers of sheet
steel or insulating material shall be provided between terminations of two circuits such that
maintenance on one circuit could be carried out while the other circuit is live. Suitable clamping
arrangements shall be provided for cables and cable termination. Terminal blocks shall not be
used for supporting the cables.

iii The incoming supply for PCC/ PMCC panels shall be through top entry bus ducts or through
bottom entry cables unless specified otherwise. The outgoing cables shall have bottom entry
unless specified otherwise.

iv The cable terminations shall be suitably sized for receiving specified number of cables per
termination and provision shall be made for terminating each outgoing cable with a separate bolted
connection. In case the total number of cables entering a particular panel cannot be
accommodated in the cabling compartment of the panels an extension panel of full height shall be
added to the cabling compartment for accommodating extra cables.

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7 Circuit breaker compartment

i The circuit breaker compartment shall be fully drawn out. Suitable guides shall be provided to
facilitate easy withdrawal of the circuit breaker.

ii The current transformers for the ammeter/protection circuits shall be mounted on the fixed portion
of the compartment. However, current transformers associated with built-in releases may be
mounted on the breaker trolley.

iii All terminals except wiping/sliding type control terminals shall be shrouded with plastic covers to
prevent accidental contact. For direct termination - clip on shrouded type terminals shall be
provided.

iv There shall be three positions for the draw out trolley viz:

1 "Service" position - In this position both power and control circuits shall be connected. This
shall be the normal operating position of the circuit breaker.

2 "Test" position - The power contacts shall be disconnected in this position but the control
connections shall not be disturbed, it shall be possible to close and trip the breakers in this
position.

3 "Draw out" Position - both power and control circuits shall be disconnected in this position and
breaker removed from the cubicle.

v The circuit breaker shall be lockable in "service” and "test" positions. Safety shutters shall be
provided when the breaker is in withdrawn/draw out position.

vi The earth connection must remain connected in "Test" position: Earthing of the unit shall be done
with a "pin" or with scrapping earth connections.

vii The earth connection shall make before the main power / control contacts make and break after
the power /control contacts are disconnected. Earthing connection through a plug and socket
connection shall not be acceptable

viii Interlocks

Following interlocks shall be provided:

1 Compartment doors shall be interlocked against opening when breaker is in closed condition.
However, it shall be possible to defeat this interlock for inspection purposes.

2 It shall not be possible to push "in” a drawn out circuit breaker in closed condition or withdraw
a circuit breaker in closed condition.

3 It shall be possible to operate a circuit breaker only in the defined "Full in" or "service" and
"test' position inside the panel. It shall not be possible to operate the breaker in intermediate
positions while inserting or withdrawing circuit breaker.

ix Any used circuit breaker compartment shall be fully equipped and provided with compartment
door, vertical bus bars and control terminals / wiring etc. such that the same could be used for
housing outgoing breakers in future without any modifications to the panel.

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VII SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF NON-AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER FEEDERS

1 The design of draw out feeder modules shall not change for single front or double front execution.
Separate vertical bus bars shall be provided for each front side modules.

2 All identical feeder modules shall be interchangeable.

3 Each vertical panel shall have a separate cable alley. The width of this cable alley shall be sufficient to
accommodate all the cables and shall have free access for cable terminations and in any case shall not
be less than 200mm minimum. Cable alleys shall be provided with suitable doors.

4 Sheet steel barriers shall be provided between individual compartments and cable alley. This barrier
shall be provided with opening for power and control connections and it shall be possible to safely
carryout maintenance work on cable connections to any one circuit in the cable alley with the bus bars
and the adjacent circuits live.

5 Maintenance and connection of cables to any modules shall be possible without having to take out the
modules from its position from the panel.

6 The outgoing feeder trolleys for draw out type DB shall be fully draw out and shall have the following
features.

i It shall be possible to withdraw the trolley without having to unbolt or unscrew any power and
control connections to the equipment mounted on the withdraw able trolley.

ii Both power and control connections shall be draw out type. All line and bus PTs shall be in draw
out execution only. However, outgoing modules having size more than half of the useful vertical
height of the panel may be in mixed combination of draw out /fixed type.

iii Control supply transformer modules with burden higher than 2.5KVA may be in fixed execution.

iv The trolley withdrawal shall be by means of crank and screw arrangement. Alternatively movement
on guided rollers may also be acceptable. Plug in operation shall be independent of manual force.

v For draw out type feeders of size equal to or greater than half the useful vertical height of panel,
positive clamping arrangement shall be provided on the top portion of the trolley in addition to
clamping arrangement at the bottom, to ensure all round positive pressure on the power draw out
contacts once the trolley is plugged in.

vi Power draw out contacts shall preferably be located towards the bottom portion of each trolley.
The trolley shall be lockable in fully plugged in position and devices shall be provided to ensure
positive plugging in. In test position, power contacts shall be totally isolated and a device shall be
provided for indication of test position.

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7 The incomer and bus tie feeders with load break switches rated 800A and above may be in fixed
execution

8 Various compartment sizes in a vertical panel shall be multiples of a basic dimension. However the
minimum module size for switch fuse feeder and motor starter/contactor feeder shall not be less than
that defined in data sheet/job specification. Vertical bus bars shall be pre-drilled at regular intervals for
complete flexibility for changes in size of modules.

9 All switch drives other than rotary control switches, shall be lockable in both 'ON' and 'OFF' positions.

10 The switches/Molded case circuit breakers /MCB shall be interlocked with the compartment door to
prevent opening of the door when the switch, 7 moulded case circuit breaker is in 'ON' position and to
prevent switching on when the door is open. A defeat mechanism for this interlock shall also be
provided.

11 The maximum height of the operating handle and switches shall not exceed 1900 mm and the
minimum height not below 300 mm.

12 Unused modules in the panel shall be fully equipped with hinged door, power and control terminals for
starter modules and cradle for future use.

VIII SWITCHGEAR MODULES

1 DB shall be completely lined up in one straight row with the type and quantities of feeders as defined in
DB data sheet. Generally the feeders of three main categories are identified as circuit breaker, motor
starters and switch fuse.

2 Starter modules required for motor control shall be of following types and internal control wiring of all
starter modules of each type shall be identical for all ratings.

i FVNR Full voltage non -reversing starter with minimum 18 control terminals.

ii FVR Full voltage reversing starter with minimum 24 control terminals.

iii FVNR-HD Full voltage non -reversing heavy duty starter with long starting time such as for
Compressors and fans etc. with minimum 18 control terminals.

3 Switch fuse /contactor feeder modules shall be of following types and internal control wiring of all
modules of each type shall be identical for all ratings.

i SFU Switch fuses modules with no control terminals.

ii SFUC Switch fuse contactor modules with 18 control terminals.

4 Type of modules for fixed type DB shall be similar to above specified draw out modules except that the
modules shall be of fixed type.

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5 Minimum 2000 VA control transformer shall be provided for each bus section of the PMCC/MCC DB
having contactor control feeders and each transformer shall be sized for the entire DB. For DB having
two bus sections and coupled by bus tie shall have manual changeover switch for the control
transformers.

6 To facilitate site modification due to changes in motor KW ratings and to minimize spares inventory,
overload relays and power fuse links shall meet the following requirements.

i All bimetal overload relays shall be separately mounted type with connecting links rated for the
maximum raring of the contactor in a starter module.

ii Bimetal overload relays of various current ranges required for motors likely to be connected to a
contactor must be identical in dimension for inter-changeability. In case offered relays are with
different dimension for any particular starter module, special mounting plate suitable for mounting
different relays shall be provided in all the modules of that size.

7 Heavy duty starters shall be provided with storable type current transformer operated overload relays
only, which shall be suitable for motor starting time of 15-60 seconds.

8 All contactor controlled starter feeders shall meet the requirements of type-2 co-ordination as per IS:
13947

IX DB COMPONENTS

1 Circuit breakers

i Circuit breakers shall be air break, 3 poles and draw out type. However Circuit breaker for
generator incomer shall be with four poles unless specified otherwise.

ii The circuit breakers shall be provided with mechanically operated emergency tripping device. This
device shall be available on the front of the panel. Mechanically operated 'closing' device shall be
provided for all breakers. However mechanical closing shall be inhibited for all breakers in service
position

iii The circuit breakers shall be provided with minimum 4 NO + 4 NC contacts, wired and available for
purchaser's use.

iv Circuit breakers Open and closed positions; Service and test locations and spring charged
condition shall also be indicated mechanically in addition to electrical indications.

v Unless otherwise specified, all circuit breakers in the DB shall be provided with electrical power
operating mechanism. Wherever circuit breakers are provided in place of Isolators, Breaker can
be manually operated type.

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vi Operating Mechanism

1 Electric power operating mechanism shall be motor wound spring charged stored energy
type. However, manual-operating mechanism may be of the spring charging stored energy
type or the spring assisted type. For circuit breakers with electrical power operating
mechanism, provision shall also be made for manual spring charging. Closing time of circuit
breakers with manual operating mechanism shall be independent of the speed of the
operating handle.

2 All stored energy operating mechanism shall be equipped with following features.

a Failure of springs, vibrations or shocks shall not cause unintended operation of

breaker or Prevent intended tripping operation

b Closing of circuit breakers shall be prevented unless the spring is fully charged.

3 All electrical power operating mechanisms shall be suitable for remote operation and shall be
Equipped with following features.

a Provided with universal motor operable on AC or DC control supplies.

b Provided with emergency manual charging facility. The motor shall be automatically,
decoupled (mechanically) once the manual-charging handle is inserted.

c Closing operation of circuit breaker shall automatically initiate charging of the spring
for the next closing operation without waiting for tripping of circuit breaker.

d Closing operation shall be completed once the closing impulse is given and the first
device in the control scheme has responded even though the control switch / Push
Button is released provided no counter trip impulse is present.

vii Circuit breaker trip and closing coils in case of electrically operated breakers and trip coil in case of
mechanically operated breakers and circuit breaker indication shall be suitable for satisfactory
operation on a control supply system indicated in data sheets/job specification.

viii Circuit breakers shall be provided with anti-pumping and trip free feature.

ix Circuit breakers shall be provided with operation counters.

x Releases are not required to be provided with breakers where relays are used. However breaker-
having AC control supply voltage shall be provided with under voltage release unless specified
otherwise.

2 Switches

i All switches or fuse switches shall be air break type provided with quick make/break manual
operating mechanism. The operating handle shall be mounted on the door of the compartment
having the switch.

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ii Rating of switches for starter module shall meet the requirements of AC-23 duty as per IS: 13947
and minimum rating shall be as specified in job specification/data sheets.

3 Fuses

i Fuses shall be non-deteriorating HRC cartridge link type.

ii Power fuses shall be pressure fitted type and shall preferably have ribs on the, contact blades to
ensure good line contact.

iii It shall be possible to handle fuses during off load conditions with full voltage available on the
terminals. Wherever required fuse pullers shall be provided. The fuse base shall be so located in
the modules to permit insertion of fuse pullers and removal of fuse links without any problem.

4 Contactors

i The contactors shall be air break type, equipped with three main contacts and minimum 1NO+1NC
auxiliary contacts. The main contacts of a particular contactor for motor starter module shall have
AC-3 or AC4 ratings as specified in data sheet

ii Unless specified otherwise, the coil of the contactor shall be suitable for operation on 240 V, 1
Phase, AC supply and shall work satisfactorily between 65 to 110% of the rated value.

5 Thermal overload relay

i Bimetal relays shall be provided for protecting the motor from thermal overload.

ii Bimetal relays shall be manually reset type with the reset push Burton brought out on the front of
the panel. The reset push button shall be capable of being operated without opening the
compartment door.

iii Bimetal relays shall be positive acting ambient temperature compensated type with adjustable
setting range.

iv Bimetal relays shall have built-in single phasing prevention feature, which operate even with 50%
rated current at the time of single phasing.

6 Molded case circuit breakers

i MCCBs shall be provided with spring assisted quick make/ break manually operated trip free
mechanism. Wherever specified, MCCB shall be suitable for remote tripping operation and the
tripping device shall be suitable for the specified control supply voltage.

ii MCCBs shall be provided tripping device with inverse time characteristic for over load protection
and instantaneous characteristics for short circuit protection and MCCB rated above 125A shall
preferably have adjustable settings.

iii ON' and 'OFF' position of the operating handle of MCCB shall be displayed and the operating
handle shall be mounted on the door of the compartment housing MCCB.

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iv Each MCCB shall be provided with minimum 1 NO + 1 NC auxiliary contact and 1NO contact for
tripping indication/alarm for purchaser's use.

v MCCBs shall be provided with solenoid/ Motonsed closing mechanism to make them suitable for
remote closing operation if specified. The closing solenoid/motor shall be suitable for specified

vi MCCB's as part of motor starter module shall be current limiting type and type tested for type-2
co-ordination as per IS: 13947.

7 Relays

i Type of relay shall be numerical, static or electromagnetic type as specified in the data sheet /job
specification.

ii All electromagnetic protective relays shall be back connected, of draw out type, suitable for flush
mounting, and fitted with dust-tight covers. Alternatively, "plug-in" type relays will also be
acceptable. Auxiliary relays are acceptable in fixed execution.

iii The protective relay cases shall have provision at the front for "testing and calibration” purposes. It
shall be possible to test the relays without disconnecting the wiring and without withdrawing the
relays. The insertion of the test plug shall automatically short circuit the CTs and permits extension
of external power supply to the relay.

iv Each protective relay shall be provided with minimum 2 nos. potential free contacts of required
configuration.

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v Each tripping relay shall be lockout type with hand reset coil cut-off contact. The tripping relay shall
be suitable for satisfactory operation from 50 % to 110 % of the specified control supply voltage.

vi Protective relays shall be preferably mounted on the front side and upper part of the panel and
mounting of relays on the lower portion shall be avoided.

8 Instrument transformers (CTs/PTs)

i Current transformers shall generally conform to IS: 2705 and any special requirement with respect
to .Numerical relay shall be taken care by the vendor.

ii For general guidance the vendor shall note that the protective current transformers shall have an
accuracy class "5 P" and an accuracy limit factor greater than "10 ". However CTs for restricted
earth fault shall be of class "PS". Vendor shall co-ordinate the knee point voltage, magnetizing
current for PS class CTs to avoid saturation and mismatching of CTs provided at other end by
other vendor.

iii Current transformers for instruments shall have an accuracy class 1.0 and accuracy limit factor
less than 5.0. However accuracy class of 3.0 is acceptable for CT's meant for remote ammeters.

iv The current transformers in breaker feeders shall be capable of withstanding the applicable peak
momentary short circuit and the symmetrical short circuit current for 1.0 second.

v The voltage transformers shall be cast resin type transformers and PT shall generally conform to
IS: 3156. PT shall be provided with HRC fuses on primary side and Miniature circuit breakers with
auxiliary contact on the secondary side.

9 Measuring instruments

i All measuring instruments shall be of 96 x 96 mm and 72 x 72 mm square pattern, flush mounting

type for incomer and outgoing feeders respectively in the DB.

ii All auxiliary equipment such as shunts transducers, CT's PT's etc. as required shall be included in
the supply of the DB.

iii All AC ammeters and voltmeters shall be of moving iron type with accuracy class of 1.5 as per IS:
1248.Ammeters for motor feeders shall have a non-linear compressed scale at the end to indicate
motor starting current and red mark for the full load current.

iv The KW/KWH meters shall be suitable to measure unbalanced loads on 3 phase’s 4-wire system.
Test terminal block shall be provided for KWH meters. The accuracy class of KW/KWH meters
shall be a minimum of 2.5.

v Digital meters shall be provided if specified in job specification/data sheets. All digital meter shall
be high reliable, accurate, compact and self powered. Digital meter data shall be saved in case of
power failure. Field programming from front of the meter shall be possible and shall be RS232 /
485 port in case specified in the job specification / data sheet.

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10 Control switches

i All control switches shall be rotary type, having a cam operated contact mechanism. Switch shall
have pistol grip handles for circuit breaker control and knob type handle for other applications.

ii Ammeter selector switches shall have make before break feature on its contacts. The selector
switch shall generally have 4 positions for reading 3 phase currents and fourth position for off. The
Voltmeter selector switch shall also have 4 positions. Three positions shall be used to measure
phase-to-phase voltage and fourth shall be OFF position.

11 Push buttons:

Push button colors shall be as follows:

Stop / open / emergency : Red

Start / close : Green
Reset / test : Yellow / Black / white

12 Indications

i Clustered LED type indicating light with minimum 8mm diameter size shall be provided for
indications.

ii Breaker positions (Close, Open, spring-charged, test position, service position) electrical
indications, with colors as given below, shall also be provided :

Breaker Close Red lamp

Breaker Open Green lamp

Breaker auto-trip Amber lamp

Trip circuit healthy White lamp

Spring charging Blue lamp

iii Outgoing feeder (Close, Open, trip) electrical indications, with colours as given below, shall also be
provided :

Close Red lamp

Open Green lamp
Trip Amber lamp

13 Auxiliary relays/contactors

Auxiliary relays/contactors shall generally be used for interlocking and multiplying contacts. Auxiliary
contact shall be capable of carrying the maximum anticipated current.

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14 Timers

For re-acceleration duty, timers unless otherwise stated, shall be pneumatic type and shall have
adjustable time setting of 0-60 seconds. Alternatively static timer may be considered. The time settings,
where specified, shall be accurately set before dispatch of the DB. Timer provided for control of
capacitor feeder shall have minimum setting of 0-5 minutes.

15 Miniature circuit breaker

MCB shall provide high mechanical and electrical life, reliable protection of circuits against overload
and short circuit and shall have minimum breaking capacity of 9KA unless otherwise specified. Positive
ON / OFF indication shall be provided.

Earth leakage circuit breaker shall have earth sensitivities range 30mA to 300mA unless otherwise
specified.

X INSPECTION, TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE

1 During fabrication, switchgear shall be subject to inspection by Owner or by an agency authorized by

the owner. Manufacturer shall furnish all necessary information concerning the supply-to owner’s
inspectors.

2 All routine and acceptance tests shall be carried out at manufacturer's work under his care and
expense.

3 Shop tests shall be witnessed by Owner or of an agency authorized by the owner. Prior notice of
minimum 4 weeks shall be given to the inspector for witnessing the tests.

4 Acceptance tests

Acceptance tests shall be as follows:

i A general visual check shall be carried out. This shall cover measurement of overall dimension,
location, number and type of devices, location and connection of terminals etc,

ii Manual and electrical operation of Circuit Breakers. / Relays shall be checked under the worst
conditions of auxiliary supply voltage.

iii Dry insulation test with power frequency voltage shall be conducted for the main and auxiliary
circuits.

iv Insulation resistance of the main and auxiliary circuits shall be checked before and after power
frequency voltage withstand test.

v Operation check shall be carried out for every control function /interlocks as per the schematic
diagrams by manually simulating fault conditions and operation of control switches/relays etc.

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vi For equipment bought from other sub-suppliers, certified test reports of tests carried out at the
manufacturer’s works shall be submitted. Normally all routine tests as specified in the relevant
standards shall be conducted by the sub-supplier at his works.

vii Interchange ability of similar modules shall be checked on a random basis. This may be done on
one module of each size.

XI PACKING AND DESPATCH

All the equipment shall be divided into several shipping sections for protection and ease of handling during
transportation .The equipment shall be properly packed for selected mode of transportation i.e. by ship / rail
or trailer. The panels shall be wrapped in polyethylene sheets before being placed.

Wooden crates /cases to prevent damage to the finish. Crates /cases shall have skid bottoms for handling.
Special precaution notations such as Fragile, This side up, centre of gravity, weight, Owner's particulars,
Purchase number etc. shall be clearly marked on the package together with other details as per purchase
order.

The equipment may be stored outdoors for long periods before installation. The packing should be suitable
for outdoor storage in areas with heavy rains and high ambient temperature unless otherwise agreed.

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