SPEC

CIFICATTION

400
0HzPoiintofU
UseEle
ectricalSolidSStateFFrequency
co
onverteer

Date:09.12.2016

PART1 GENERAL
1.1 RELAT
TEDDOCUMEENTS

A. Drawings
D
and general provisions
p
of
o the contrract, includi ng general and suppleementary
co
onditionsan
ndspecification,applytothissectiion,asdesccribedbelow
w.

1.2 SUMM
MARY

A. This Section specifies the designing,, manufactuuring, testingg, furnishingg 400Hz Disstribution
Equipment System (Refe
er to Equipm
ment sched ule in paraggraph 2.2), to deliver p
power to
parkedaircrafts.
B. Theconverterswillbeconnectedtotthe400Hzcaablesasspe cified.
C. TheContractorhastoprovideandin
nstallallreleevantequipm
mentforaccorrectconn
nectionin
ordertogetaacompleteo
operationalssystem.
PART2 GROUNDPOW
WERUNITQU
UALIFICATION
2.1 EXPER
RIENCE

A. Themanufactturershallh
haveaminim
mumof30yeearsexperieenceindesiggning,produ
ucingand
upplyingGro
oundPowerUnitforairccraftapplica tions.
su
B. D
Demonstrate
ethatthem
manufacturerrhassatisfacctorilyproviidedatleastt2500400H
Hzsystem
in
nstallationsaandextendttothatindiccatedforthissproject,an
ndwithareccordofsuccessfulin
se
erviceperformance.
themanufaacturerhasiinstallationssundermulttipleambien
C. Demonstrate
D
ntcondition ssuchas
th
heMiddleEaastorcoldcountries,indryorhumi dareasand indoororoutdoorinstaallations
D. The manufaccturer shall conceive
c
the
e circuit boaards and maagnetic com
mponents in order to
econverterintegrity.
guaranteethe
E. TThedesign, production andsupply ofGSEequi pmentwith in theaviation industryy shallbe
th
hemanufactturerscorebusiness.
F. OnlyPulseW
O
WidthModulaated(PWM//IGBTtechnoology)frequ
uencyconverterconform
mtoMIL
STTD704Fstandardforaircraftgroundpowersysstemswillbeeaccepted.
G. The manufaccturer must also have equipment
e
rreferences w
with at leastt one of thee worlds
eadingaircraaftmanufactturersorairllines
le
H. ProductsthattarenotmanufacturedintheUSorEECwillnottbequalified.ProofofU
US
manufacturin
m
ngfacilityshaallbepresen
ntedattimeeofbid.
I. Theproduct mustbeUL 1012certified.Certificaationofprop
posedmodeelmustbesu
ubmitted
atttimeofbid
d.
J. Themanufactturershallhaveanenvirronmentalppolicy.
e manufactuurer of the 400Hz aircrraft plug in order to
K. The manufaccturer shall also be the

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ensurethesyystemintegrityandassemblethe4000Hzcablea ndplugsath
hisownfacility
havearegistteredoffice inthecoun tryinorder tosupport theafter
L. Themanufacturershallh
saalesservice.

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APPLICAB
BLECODESAN
NDSTANDAR
RDS

ndards and codes

c
appliccable to only a portionn of the wo
ork specified
d in this secction are
The stan
reference
edintherelevantpartssorclauses. Standardsaandcodesw
whicharegeenerallyappllicableto
theworkkofthissectionarelistedbelow:

ATA101:
NFPA70:
UL1012:

oundequipm
menttechnicaaldata
Gro
NationalElectriicalCode
UnderWritersLaboratoriess,INC.(UL)

MIL-STD
D-704F:
BS 2G 219:
0:
DFS-400
IEEE STD
D 127:
ISO-6858:
ISO-461:
ISO-1540:
P-5015:
SAE-ARP

Airrcraft Electriical Power C

Characteristics.
Gen
neral Requirrements forr Ground Support Equip
pment
400
0 Hz aircraftt ground po wer.
Aerrospace Equ
uipment and
d Frequency
y Rating.
Airc
craft Ground
d Power Sup
pplies
Con
nnectors forr Ground Ele
ectrical Supplies.
Aerrospace. Characteristicss of Aircraft Electrical S
Systems.
Gro
ound Equipm
ment 400Hz Ground Pow
wer Perform
mance Requirements

9500:
MIL-S-19
IEC-6014
46:

Semiconducto
or devices.
or Converterrs
Semiconducto

972(R-1978
8):
ST-20-19
IEC-60310:
24:
EN-5012

Dry
y type transformer for g
general app
plication.
Tra
action Transformers and
d Inductors
Ins
sulation Coordination. P
Part 1. Clearrances and Creepage D
Distances
for all Electrica
al and Electrronic System
ms

00:
EN-6100
MIL-STD
D-461:

Electromagnetic Compatib
bility
n and suscceptibility rrequirementts for the
Electromagnetic emission
ntrol of electro-magne
etic interfere
ence.
con

29:
IEC-6052
EN-1915
5-1:

Classification of
o Degrees o
of Protection
n Provided b
by Enclosure
es.
craft ground
d support eq
quipment. G
General requ
uirements. B
Basic safety
y
Airc
req
quirements
Airc
craft ground
d support eq
quipment. S
Specific Req
quirements. Part 20.
Gro
ound Power Equipment..
Saffety of Pow
wer Transfformers, Po
ower Supp
plies, Reacttors and
Sim
milar Products
Uniinterruptible
e power sysstems (UPS)) Part 1-1: General an
nd safety
req
quirements for
f UPS used
d in operato
or access arreas

EN-1231
12-20:
BS-EN-6
61558:
EN-6204
40 1.1:
D 500:
IEEE STD
MIL HDB
BK-217F:
MIL HDB
BK-472:

Reliability Data
a.
diction of Ele
ectronic Equ
uipment.
Reliability Pred
Maintainability Prediction.

2.2 APPLIICABLESUBM
MITTALS

A. Product Data:: For each tyype of produ

uct indicatedd, including d
dimensions aand data on features,
c
cs, ratings, aand finishes . Submittalss are to include also
performance, electrical characteristic
operating paarameters and limitattions, ambi ent conditiions, heat dissipation, power
re
equirements,,liveload,ettc.

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B. Productdatassubmittalshaallincludeth
hefollowingaasminimum :
1. Scheduleo
ofequipmen
ntproposed,withcatalog uereferenceenumber.
2. Nameand
daddressoftthemanufactturerandco untryoforigginofthepro
oduct.
3. Complianccestatementttospecification,withneecessarysupp
portingdocu
uments.
4. Catalogue
epagesofpro
oposedequip
pment.
5. Basicsyste
emarchitecture.
6. Nameand
daddressofttheauthorize
edlocalrepreesentative/d
dealer.
7. Installationdetails,operationandmaintenanceeofeachcom
mponent.

C. Sh
hop Drawinggs: Detail asssemblies off standard ccomponents that are cu
ustom assem
mbled for
sp
pecificappliccationonthissProject.
1. Fulllayoutt,locationofftheconvertersandallreelatedequip ment..
nedplanand
delevations.
2. Dimension
3. Transform
mers,panels,circuitbreakkers,cables( asapplicablee).
4. Instructionmanuals.

D. CoordinationDrawings:Plansdrawnco
oordinatingllocationsofcconverters.
Show
wthefollowin
ng:
1. Converterrs.
2. Allrelated
dequipment..
3. Coordinationwiththerotunda'ste
echnicalroom
ms
4. CoordinationwithIASSS/PLBsContrractor(s)und erPackages 7and10.
5. Coordinationwiththe400HzPitsu
underPackagges6aand6b
b.
6. ElectricalW
WiringDiagram
7. ControlW
WiringDiagram
m

E. Mockup:Nom
M
mockupisre
equested.

F. Product Certificates: Signed by manufacturers coomponents ccertifying thaat products ffurnished

co
omplywithrequirementss.

G. In
nstructionmaanuals:
1. Provide co
omplete ope
eration and maintenancee manuals w
when the final shop draw
wings are
submitted
d.
dditionalcom
mpleteinstru
uctionmanuaals,includingganyrequireedfactorycorrections,
2. Providead
afterthee
equipmenthasbeenfacto
orytested;
3. Eachinstructionmanu
ualshallcontainthefollow
wing:
a. Calibraation data curves, wiringg diagrams aand other peertinent information on each and
everycomponentffurnished.
b. OperationProcedu
ures,bothmanualandauutomatic.
c. Recom
mmendedpre
eventivemaintenanceschhedules.
d. SuppliiedSpareParrtsList.
e. Recom
mmendedSpaarePartsListt.

H. Fiield QualityControl Test Reports: Indicate andd interpret ttest results for compliaance with
performance requirementtsofinstalled
dsystems.TTestsshallbeecarriedouttincoordinaationwith
40
00Hzcablesandpitsforaacompleteo
operationals ystem.

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I.

AsBuilt Draw
wings: At project closseout, subm
mit record drawings in accordan
nce with
re
equirementsofthespeciffication,
d,includethefollowing:
J. Operationand
O
dMaintenanceData:Inadditiontoiteemsspecified
1. Listsofsp
parepartsandreplaceme
entcomponeentsrecomm endedtobestoredatth
hesitefor
readyacce
ess.
2. AsBuiltlaayoutsandscchematics.
3. Systemdo
ocumentation
n.Compileapprovedsiteeinspections andtestresults.
4. All other information that is necessary
n
foor proper iinstallation, service, repair and
maintenan
nceofallmaterial,equipmentandcoomponentsfu
urnishedund
derthisSECTION.

K. Warranty:Spe
W
ecialWarranttyspecifiedinthisSectioon.

2.3 PROJECTCONDITIIONS

A. Environnemen
ntalConditio
ons:
1. Syystemshallb
becapableoffwithstandin
ngtheprojecctenvironmeentalconditio
onswithoutsstructural
orelectricaldamageorde
egradationoffoperatingcaapability.
nstalled outd
door with dirrect exposur e to sunlightt. It is the Contractor
2. The converterrs shall be in
re
esponsibilitytoensureprroperoperationofthecoonvertersinttheinstalledconditions.

2.4 WARR
RANTY

pecial Warraanty: Manufacturer's staandard form in which m

manufacturerr agrees to repair or
A. Sp
re
eplace comp
ponents or equipment re
elated to pit s system eq
quipment thaat fail in materials or
withinspecifiedwarranttyperiod.
workmanship
w
B. WarrantyPeri
W
iod:
a. Oneye
earfromthedateofinstaallation.

2.5 SPAREPARTSAND
DSPECIALTO
OOLS

A. Aminimumoffthefollowin
ngSpareParttsinthe400 Hzdistributi onequipmen
ntshallbefu
urnished:
1. CompletesetofControlPCB
2. Fans
3. PiecesofFFuseandInput/OutputContactor

B. Fu
urnishonesetofallspeccialtoolsreq
quiredforth einstallation
n,operation,andmainteenanceof
allequipmenttfurnishedan
ndinstalledu
underthisSeection.
C. Onecomplete
O
esetofdiagnostictool.H
Hardwaretooolkittocheccktheconveerterparameetersshall
behandedovertotheClie
ent.
D. Fu
urnish a lisst of recom
mmended spare parts ffor the 4000Hz distributtion equipm
ment and
acccessories.TThelistshallccontainthep
pricesandavvailabilityoftthesparepartsrecommeended.

2.6 AVAILABILITYOFSPAREPARTTSANDFORW
WARDCOMPPATIBILITY

A. TheContracto
orhastoobttainandsubm
mitawrittennundertakin gfromthem
manufacturerrthatthe
sp
pare parts off the system
m to be installed shall bee made availaable upon reequest for att least 10
ye
earsfromthe
edateofsub
bstantialcom
mpletion.

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PART3 PRODUCT
3.1 STANDARDCOMM
MERCIALPRO
ODUCTS
A. The proposed
d products sh
hall be stand
dard commerrcial productts and not engineered sp
pecifically
fo
ortheproject

3.2 ACCEPTABLEMAN
NUFACTURER

A. CavotecorAp
pprovedequaal

3.3 SYSTEEMDESCRIPT
TION

A. The400HzDisstributionEq
quipmentSysstemismadeeof400Hzssolidstatefrequencycon
nverterto
operate unde
d state freq
er a passengger boardingg bridge (PB B). The solid
quency conveerter will
deliverpowerrusinga400H
Hzaircraftse
ervicecableaasdescribed inthespecifficationbelow
w.
B. Dependingon
ntheStandcconfiguration
nandaircraftttypestobeeserviced,th
herewillbeffrom1to
2nos.90KVAC
ConverterUn
nitsperstand
d.
C. The400HzPo
owerSystem,,withineach
hrotunda,w
willhaveone ortwo60Hzto400Hzffrequency
co
onvertersrattedeach90kkw.
D. The GPU shalll be able to
o cater for co
onventional aircraft with
h a load pow
wer factor o f 0.8 and
modern
m
allellectric aircraaft with a lo
oad power factor of 1..0 and capa ble of poweering the
electricalpeakksrequiredb
bytheB787
E. Thefollowingdescribesth
heGPUconfiggurationfor eachgatecaategory:
a. CodeC
Cgate: 1x90kwGPU(with400Hzaaircraftcableeandplug)
b. CodeD
Dgate: 2x90kwGPUs (with400Hz aircraftcablleandplug)
c. CodeEEgate: 2x90kwGPUs(with400Hz aircraftcablleandplug)
d. CodeFFgate: 4x90kwGPUs(with400Hzzaircraftcab
bleandplug)

3.4 DESIG
GNREQUIREM
MENTS

A. The 400Hz Co
onverter output shall be pulse widthh modulated,, complete u
unit with com
mponents
andaccessoriescoordinattedsothattheunitshall functionas specifiedan
ndshallbecapableof
co
ontinuouslyrrunningunde
erfullloadconditionspeerspecificatio
on.Unitshallbedesigneedsothat
under full loaad conditionss all points on
o printed ccircuit boardss shall not b
be accessiblee and will
in
nterruptpow
weroncethecoversand/o
ordoorsare open.Thefrrequencycon
nverterenclo
osureand
acccessoriessh
hallbemanuffacturer'sstaandarddesiggn.
B. The400HzCo
onvertershallbeastandalone,selfccontainedun
nitcapableo
ofconvertingg4763.5
Hz input pow
wer to 400 Hz
H output power for coombinations of linear an
nd nonlinearr loads in
aiircraftelectricalsystems..
C. The 400Hz Co
onverter shall be of mod
dular design with solid sstate electronic construcction with
eaasilyreplaceablesubasse
embliesandccomponents whereverpo
ossible.
D. Theenclosure
eshallbefree
estandingwithprovisionnsforfloorm
mounting.
E. The enclosure shall have
e hinged do
oors or easiily removab le covers to
o provide a ccess for
maintenance,
m
repair, and replacemen
nt of modulaar componen
nts and subassemblies. Itt shall be
weatherproof
w
fforoutdooroperationin
naccordanceewithNEMTType3RorIP
P54
F. The 400Hz Co
onverter shaall have BuilttInTestEquuipment and alarm functtions to continuously
monitor,cont
m
trol,andprovvidediagnosstics.Theconnvertershall includeago
oogleorApp
pleappto
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beabletomo
onitorordiaggnoseaminim
mum100sysstems.
G. Componentso
oftheConvertershallbeULrecognizeedorlistedffortheirintendedapplicaation.
H. The converterr and inverte
er sections of
o the frequeency changerr shall be mo
odularized so
olid state
IG
GBT components. The sttandard consstruction shaall have no m
moving parts and shall require a
minimumserv
m
viceormainttenance.
I. Componentssshallbecooledbyconvecction,naturaaldraftcoolin
ng,useofheeatsinks,or byforced
draftcoolingp
providedthe
eoverallefficciencyofthe unitisnotreeducedbyth
heuseoffanss.
J. The power trransformers shall be mounted in sseparate com
mpartments from the s olidstate
eq
quipment.
K. Theelectroniccsshallbeco
ompletelyseaaledfromtheeenvironmeent.
L. The frequency converter shall be con
nstructed in a way that adjustments and repairrs can be
eaasilymadebymaintenancepersonnel.
M. All major com
mponents an
nd subassemblies shall be stencileed or labeleed with iden
ntification
number or lettter code on or near the
e device. Th e code shall be readily vvisible when servicing
th
hefrequencyyconverter.
N. Theenclosure
eshallbedessignedtobesuitableforrtheintendeedenvironmeentalconditions(IP55
fo
or the electronic comparrtment). The complete frrequency chaanger shall b
be designed ffor lifting
and transportting by forklift. Means shall
s
be provvided for eaasy access to
o all compon
nents and
su
ubassemblie
es.
O. Su
uitable warn
ning labels orr covers shall be provideed where intternal voltagges decay slo
owly after
sh
hutdown.
P. Allsteelsurfacesshallbep
preppedperISO8504an dcoatedfor coastalenviironments
m surfaces shall be anodized per A
ASTM B 5800 or coated with manuffacturer's
Q. All Aluminum
sttandardcoating.

3.5 SUPPLYINPUTPOWER

1. IN
NPUTVOLTAG
GE:Nominalvoltageis40
00Vac480vvac15%.(3220Vto552V))

2. IN
NPUTPHASECONNECTION:Nophasedependencee

NRUSHCURR
RENT:Shallno
otexceed10
00%ofrated fullloadcurrrentandshaallbeequippedwitha
3. IN
fu
ully automattic input softt start circuit. Manufac turer shall i dentify as part of submittals the
design and circuitry utilizzed to provid
de a true in put soft sta rt feature. This featuree shall be
demonstrated
daspartoffaactoryacceptancetestingg.

4. PROTECTION: The freque

ency converrter shall bee equipped with the fo
ollowing inpu
ut power
protection:
a. Phaselosssprotection.
b. Over\Undervoltageprrotection.
c.. ThermalO
Overloadprottection.
d. Overcurre
entprotection.
e. Shortcircu
uitprotection.

5. VOLTAGEOPEERATINGRAN
NGE:Thefreq
quencyconv erteroutputtvoltageshallbecapableeofbeing
ad
djustedoverarangeof+
+15%fromratedvoltage.

6. IN
NPUT CURREENT HARMO
ONICS: Whe
en connecteed to a 60 Hz power ssupply Inputt current
harmonicsshaallnotexcee
ed3%within normalloaddrange.Harm
monictraps arenotacceeptableas
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th
hey would also
a
be effeccting other electrical eqquipment. In
nput currentt harmonics shall be
demonstrated
d as part of the factory acceptance test. Unitss that do no
ot meet the specified
orytestingsh
hallnotbeaccceptedforsshipment.
harmonicsatttimeoffacto

7. IN
NPUTPOWER
R:
a. Inputcurrent:90kW
Wconverter
13
35Ampsatfulloutputload@400vacc(efficiency==0.96)
13
30 Amps att full output load @ 4 15vac (effic iency= 0.96 vs 133 Am
mps with
effficiency0.94
4)
11
13Ampsatfu
ulloutputloaad@480vacc(efficiency= 0.96vs115
5Ampswitheefficiency
0.9
94)
b. Inputcurrent:180kWconverte
er
70Ampsatfulloutputload@400vacc(efficiency==0.96)
27
26
60Ampsatfu
ulloutputloaad@415vacc(efficiency= 0.96vs266
6Ampswitheefficiency
0.9
94)
22
26 Amps at full output load @ 48 0vac (efficieency= 0.96 vs 230 Am
mps with
effficiency0.94
4)

Input pow
wer shall be
e confirmed at time of faactory accepptance test. Units which
h require mo
ore input
currentth
hanspecified
dshallnotbe
eaccepted.

3.6 OUTP
PUTPOWER

1. OUTPUTPOW
O
WERRATING:Loadcapacittyofthefreqquencyconveertersshallbecontinuouss:
90kw400
0Hz@1.0pF
180kw400
0Hz@1.0pF

2. OUTPUT
O
VOLTTAGE: The output voltage shall be 1 15/200 volt, 3 phase, 4
4 wire, with ggrounded
neutralinacco
ordancewith
htheinternationalaircrafftelectricalp
powerrequirrements.

3. OUTPUTPHAS
O
SEROTATION
N:Shallbe3phase,4wiree,ABC(clockkwise)rotatio
on.

4. OUTPUTFREQ
O
QUENCY:Shallbe400Hz((0.1%under allloadcond
ditions).

5. VOLTAGE REG
GULATION: Voltage
V
regulation from nnoload to raated load an
nd from rated load to
noloadshall notbemore
ethan0.5%o
ofnominalvooltageandsh
hallbemainttainedwithiinputline
vo
oltagevariationsof15%
%.

6. VOLTAGE MO
ODULATION: Voltage mod
dulation sha ll meet or eexceed MILSSTD704F at any load
frrom0to100%.

COVERY:Tran
nsientvoltagerecoverysshallmeetorrexceedMILLSTD704F(notmore
7. VOLTAGEREC
th
han50mSecfor100%loaadchange).

8. VOLTAGEPHA
ASEBALANCEE:Withfrequ
uencychangeeroperating atanyload withintherratedkVA
th
he maximum
m difference in all linetoneutral volttages shall n
not exceed 1
1% for balancced loads
andshallbew
within2.5%fo
or30%unbaalancedload..

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9. PHASE VOLTA
AGE DISPLAC
CEMENT: Shaall be 120 +1.0 for baalanced load
ds 120+2.0 for 30%
unbalanced.

10. VOLTAGE TRIM ADJUSTMENT: The ou

utput voltagee trim adjusstment shall be +15% off nominal
outputspan.

11. CRESTFACTOR
R:Shallbe1..414+/3%

12. FR
REQUENCYR
REGULATION:Shallbe400
0Hz+/0.0001Hzandsha llnotbeaffeectedbyload
d.

13. HARMONICDISTORTION: Themaximumtotalharm

monicdistorttionat100%
%linearload at0.8pf
sh
hallnotexce
eed1.5%whe
enmeasured
dlinetolineeorlineton eutral.Any singleharmonicshall
belessthan1.0%.

14. LIINE DROP COMPENSAT

C
ION: Indepe
endent com pensation ffor resistive and reactiive cable
im
mpedancepe
erphase.Shaallbe0to15%
%ofvoltage spanandsh allbeadjustable.

O
CAPACITY:
C
After reachin
ng stabilizedd temperatu
ure at full load, the ffrequency
15. OVERLOAD
co
onvertershallbecapable
eofcarryingtthefollowinggoverloads:
125%overloadfor600
0sec.
150%overloadfor90sec.
200%overloadfor30sec.
300%overloadfor15sec.
400%overloadfor3ssec.
500%overloadfor1.5
5sec.

Note:Cusstomertowitnessandve
erifytest

16. EFFICIENCY: The

T
efficienccy of the fre
equency connverter shal l be 96% orr better at full load.
Effficiency shaall be demonstrated as part of facttory acceptaance testing.. Efficiency shall be
demonstrated
dimmediatellyfollowing afullload244hourheat run,before theconverterisshut
merwitnessissrequired.
down.Custom

17. OVER/UNDER
O
VOLTAGE PROTECTION
N: An over//under voltaage output protection shall be
provided to automatically
a
y isolate the
e converter output pow
wer from the aircraft w
when it is
exxceedinglimitsoftheMILSTD704F.

18. OVERLOAD/SH
O
HORTCIRCUIIT:Thefrequ
uencyconverrtershallbe isolatedfrom
mtheaircrafftloadby
ovverload/sho
ortcircuitpro
otectionspeccificallyrateddfor400Hz operation.TTheconverteershallbe
eq
quipped with an instantaneous electronic overlooad alarm ciircuit designed to operate at not
le
essthan500%
%ofratedcaapacity.

19. NO BREAK PO
OWER TRAN
NSFER: The frequency
f
cconverter sh all be desiggned with a n energy
management
m
systemthatwillprovidecontinuous, tripfreeopeerationofairrcraftdesignedforNo
BreakPowerTTransferoperationsdurin
nggroundse rvicingattheegate.

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3.7 CONT
TROLCIRCUIT
TS

1. CONTROLS:Th
hefrequencyyconvertersshallbedesiggnedtostarttandstopbyymeansofdeepressing
momentary
m
push
p
buttonss, located on
n the contro l door. Therre shall be p
provisions fo
or remote
operation.. Allcontrolssshallbeisolaatedfromea chotherand
dwithstando
outputrated
dvoltages
withoutdegra
w
adationtothesystemoro
operation.

2. OUTPUT
O
CON
NTACTOR: Th
he frequenccy converterr output sh all be conn
nected to a n output
co
ontactor of sufficient capacity
c
to handle ratedd load and overload s pecified. The output
co
ontactorshallbeelectricallyinterlockkedwithinpuutcircuitryso
othatfrequeencyconvertterwillbe
im
mmediately isolated when converte
er is being sshut down. The operating pushbutton and
asssociatedligh
htindicatorsshallbemountedontheefrontdoor.

3. LIINEDROPCO
OMPENSATIO
ON:Thevoltaageregulatioonmeansshaallincludea nelectronic linedrop
co
ompensation
ncircuitform
maintainingtthevoltagerregulationattasinglepo
ointdistance fromthe
co
onverter and
d shall be adjustable at full load too at least 155% of rated output volttage. The
frrequency con
nverter shall have an ind
dependent coompensation
n circuit for resistive and
d reactive
caableimpedan
nceperphassecompensattion.

4. AIRCRAFT INTTERLOCK CIR

RCUIT: The E and F interrlock circuit shall instantaneously isolate the
co
onverter outtput in the absence
a
of a
a 28 VDC siggnal from th
he aircraft. TThe E and F interlock
ciircuit indicattor shall be provided
p
to display
d
the sstatus of E a nd F interlocck. E and F indication
sh
hallbeprovidedviaanLEDlightinsid
dethecontroolcompartm
mentandLCD
Ddisplay.Inttheevent
off E and F absence
a
the control systtem shall reecord and tiime stamp w
when the evvent was
accknowledge,theduration
nandcleared
d.

PASS SWITCH
H: For testin
ng purposes an aircraft bypass swittch shall be provided
5. AIRCRAFT BYP
in
nsidethecon
nvertertoalllowtheunit todeliverthheoutputpo
owerwithouttthe28VDC
C(EandF
fe
eedback) pow
wer from the
e aircraft. An
n indicator sshall be provvided to indicate that the BYPASS
ciircuithasbee
enselected.IntheeventofBypass,thhecontrolsyystemshallreecordandtim
mestamp
whentheeve
w
owledge,thedurationan dcleared.
ntwasackno

6. OUTPUT
O
VOLTTAGE ADJUSST: A voltage adjusting potentiomeeter shall bee provided tto permit
ad
djustment of
o the conve
erter output voltage pe r phase and
d overall three phase. Range of
ad
djustmentsh
hallbe15%..

7. ALARMINDICATOR RESET:Apushbutttonshall beeprovidedto

oreset allind
m cleared
dicatorsfrom
alarmsignals.

3.8 METEERSANDINDIICATORS

1. HMI
a. The co
onverter shaall be equipp
ped with a H
Human Mon
nitor Interfacce with the following
featurres:
i. LCDtouchscreen
ii. Capacityoffbeingconnectedandin tegratedwitththeairporttBMS
iii. TheairporttgatelayouttcanbedispplayedontheeHMIandbyysimpletouchaccess
to the specific gate with the visuallization of th
he gate equi pments and status of
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operation
2. Remoteaccessstotheconvverter
a. Theco
onvertershalllbedesignedforbeingaaccessedrem
motelyviatab
blets(i.e.IPaad),Smart
Phone
es(I.eIPhone
e)

3. TC
CP/IPconnecction
a. The GPU
G
manufaccturer shall provide
p
TCP//IP connectio
on point to enable the access to
critical operationaal status datta of the G PU. Such daata are requ
uired for thee remote
monitoring of the
e operation of the GPU
U through th
he Building Managemen
nt System
(BMS).Thesedatashallinclude
ebutnotbe limitedto:
GPU1ON
GPU2ON(ifapplicable
e)
GPU1OFF
PowerAvailable
SummaryFFault
E/Fsignalp
present
EmergencyyStop
LogicPowe
erSupplyVolltage
Pilotswitch
h(cableinserted)
Enable/DissableSignalb
bit0zerosignnal
PhaseVoltage(V)
LineVoltagge(V)
PhaseCurrrent(I)
Frequency(Hz)
PowerFacttor(P.F.)
Kilowatts
KVA

4. ELAPSEDTIMEEMETER:Shaallbenonresettabletypeewith0to9 9,999hrs.

5. DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATIO
ON: The solid state freqquency convverter shall be equipped with a
co
ompletediaggnosticsystemincludingaalarmmessa gesystem.A
Allofthecon
nverter'svita lfunction
sh
hall be continuously mon
nitored by th
he diagnosticc system. A dditionally the converter shall be
caapable of diaagnosing staatus of the aircraft
a
cablee assembly. A
All time stam
mped eventss shall be
downloadable
eviaaUSBorEthernetco
onnection.

3.9 ENVIR
RONMENTALL

1. The solid staate pulse wiidth modulaated frequenncy converteer and the modular co
oiler shall
su
uccessfullyoperateunderthefollowingcondition s:

URE RANGE: 0F to 140FF (40C to 660C) A 3rdd party certifficate will

AMBIENT TEMPERATU
havetobe
eprovided
%nonconden
nsing
HUMIDITYY:0%to100%
ALTITUDE: 0to3000m
metersw/od
derating.
WIND:Upto145km/h
hr.
AUDIBLEN
NOISELEVEL::Shallbenottmorethan665dBat1m
meter.

3.10 EN
NVIRONMEN
NTAL400HZSYSTEMACCESSORIES
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1. 40
00HZAIRCRA
AFTCABLE

a. The40
00Hzcablew
whichisspecifiedbelow:44x(1x70mm
m+4x1mm)
b. Highlyyflexibletwisstedwithdou
ubleinsulateedTPE/PUR
c. Onem
maindriverofsection70m
mmandfouurwiresofcrrosssection 1mmforco
ontroland
signaliingdistribute
edinsymmetricalway
d. Constrructionofthecableshallbeasfollow
wed:
Po
owerconducttors:Tinnedfinecoppersstrands,VDEE0295,IEC60
0228,class6
6
Inssulation:Cro
osslinkedEth
hylenePropyyleneRubberr(EPR)
Co
ontrolcores:41mm,ttinnedfinecoopperstrand
ds,VDE0295,,IEC60228,cclass6
Inssulation:Polyyolefincopolymerdoubleeinsulation
Co
olor:Greywitthnumbersp
printedinblaack
Ou
utersheath:Abrasionressistantpolyurrethane(PUR
R)
No
ominalvoltagge:U/U115
5/200V
Raatedvoltage:U/Umax.6
600/1000V
Te
estvoltage:4
4000VAC,50Hz
Op
perationtem
mperature:72
2Fto162F (40Cto+990C)
Standards/Maaterialprope
erties
o Haloge
enfree:IEC607541,EN55026721(< 5mg/g)
o Nocorrosivegases:IEC6075422,EN50267 22(pH<5)
o Lowtoxicgases:NEES02713,NFFC20454
o Resistaancetooil:EN6081121(24h/100 C)
o Goodrresistancetoabrasion
o UVresistance
o Flammeretardant:IEC603321 ,EN5026511f)

00HZAIRCRA
AFTCONNECTTOR
2. 40

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Modeltyp
peCavotecXP
Pseries
4controlb
buttonsfor4
400HzsupplyyON/OFF/ReeelIn/Out
Material for
f housing: crosslinked
d thermopla stic, highly abrasion and chemical resistant,
operatingtemperature
erange65C
Cto+125C((85Fto+2557F)
Replaceab
blecontacts,silverplated
dcoppertelluuriumalloy
Replaceab
bleconnectorhousingandfrontpart
Allcontactssealedwitthwaterproo
ofresin
enorms:VG95319,ISO4
461andMIL C7974D,MSS25486
Applicable
ComplianttwithMilSpecMS90362receptacle
Pushandpullforcesm
meetDINEN6
61984445 N
ResistanttoUVradiatiion,oil,hydrolysisandm icrobialatta ck
Microswitchsignalsccontactclose
edwhenconnnectoratleaast80%engaaged,ensureesvoltage
isappliedonlywhenp
propermechaanicalconnecctionisestab
blished
LEDsshow
wconnectionstatus
Nominalvvoltage:115//200V,400H
Hz
Currentcaarryingcapaccity:260A/9
90kVA
Currentovverload:700A/3min
Testvoltage:4kV
Microswittch:max.30VDC,100m
mA

3.11 FA
ACTORYTEST
TS

o
testing facility at the locatio
on of the cconverter
1. The manufaccturer shall have its own
manufacturing
m
g.Thistestin
ngfacilityshaallbecapableeoftestingttheconverterunder60C
Cambient
co
onditionsand
drunningthe
eoverloadte
estsupto5000%.
2. A factory Tesst Report shaall be furnished for eac h frequency converter including tesst results,
in
nstrument ussed, test pro
ocedures, and final conc lusions. Each
h Test Reporrt shall be d
dated and
signedbyauth
horizedperso
onnelandsh
hallbeneat,rreadilylegiblleandselfeexplanatory.

3. Faactorytestin
ngshall be witnessedby
w
two (2)Ownnersrepreseentatives. Biddershall in
ncludeall
co
ostsofOwne
erwitnessintheirprice.

M
r shall submit proposed factory
f
accepptance test ffor review a minimum o f 60 days
4. Manufacturer
before originaal unit test is scheduled
d. Factory ttesting is no
ot to be don
ne until pro cedure is
approved by Owners representative
e. Delay in shipment d
due to delayy in submitttal of an
accceptabletesstprocedure
eshallbetheresponsibilittyofthecon
ntractor.

ershallbete
estedatnolo
oadandfull loadconditio
onsandshallbegivena "burnin"
5. Eaachconverte
te
estforatleasst24continu
uoushours.

6. In
nadditiontoloadteststh
hefollowingttestsshallbeeperformed::
OUTPUTV
VOLTAGEWA
AVEFORM
RECOVERYTIIME(for50%
%and100%lo
oadshocks).
TRANSIENTVOLTAGER
OUTPUTV
VOLTAGEREG
GULATION.
EFFICIENC
CYTESTat25%,50%,75%
%and100%looad
OUTPUTV
VOLTAGEBALLANCE.
OUTPUTFFREQUENCYR
REGULATION
N.
OVERLOAD
DCAPABILITIIES.
OPERATIO
ONOFSAFETYYANDCONTROLDEVICESS.
LDCCIRCU
UIT
INPUTCURRENTHARM
MONICS

Note: Un
nits which do
o not meet the specificaation under actual field conditions will be remo
oved and
replacedatManufacturersexpen
nse.

3.12 IN
NSTALLATION
N

1. General:Alle
equipment,w
wiringandin
nstallationshhallbeinacccordancewitthcurrent,aapplicable
co
odesandperrcurrentindu
ustrystandards.

2. Packaged frequency convverters: Th

he frequencyy converterss shall be d
delivered to the site
co
ompletelyasssembledand
dtested.

3. Fiinal Connecttions: The Contractor

C
sh
hall make finnal electricall connections from the p
prewired
uttilityconnecttionsonthePBBs.

est: the fre

equency converter manuufacturer, in
n the preseence of the Owners
4. Fiinal Field Te
authorizedrepresentative
e,shalloperaateeachunitttoverifypeerformanceccompliancerelativeto
outputvoltage
e,controlfun
nctionsando
operatingco ntrols.
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3.13

1.
2.

3.14

1.

DESIGNLIFE
D
Theconverterrshallbedessignedforalifeofnotlesssthan10yeears.
MTTRshallbe
M
emaximum2
20minutes.
WARRANTYSE
W
ERVICEANDP
PARTS

Manufacturer
M
r shall warrant that its products and work shall m
meet all app
plicable speciifications,
co
odesandoth
herspecificp
productand workrequir ements(inclludingthose ofperformaance)and
sh
hall be free
e from defects in mate
erial and woorkmanship for a perio d of one year from
co
ommissioningoreighteenmonthsfro
omshipmentt,whichever occursfirst.Uponsubm
mittalofa
warranty
w
claim, Contracttor shall rep
pair or replaace items n ecessary to restore thee GPU to
saatisfactoryco
ondition.Thiswarrantyd
doesnotincl udeconsum ables.Thetermsandstipulations
offthewarrantyperiodshaallbesubmitttedwiththeeproposal.
2. In
n addition to
o the propossal for fabriccation, deliveery and instaallation of syystems, the Proposer
sh
hall provide a recommen
nded spare parts
p
list, thhe cost for eeach part, th
he extended cost, the
co
onsignedcosst,andanyte
ermsandcon
nditionsappl icabletothissproposal.

PART4 EX
XECUTION
4.1 DELIVERY,STO
D
ORAGE,ANDHANDLING

a. The electrical equipment shall be con

ntained in a dust and mo
oistureimpeervious shrou
uding and
sh
hall be adequately packaaged to ensu
ure protectioon from tran
nsit damage and exposure to the
weather.
w

b. Packaging shaall be labelle

ed and numb
bered so thatt each sectio
on or assembly may be iidentified
before being opened. Anyy items not fully assembbled to the u
unit substatiion structuree shall be
packagedandshippedsep
parately.

c. Adequate me
eans shall be
e provided for lifting b y fork lifts and cranes and for mo
oving the
eq
quipment on
n rollers. Lifft points shaall be markeed on each crate. The electrical eq
quipment
handlingshallbeaccordingtomanufaccturer'swrittteninstructio
ons.

d. Where
W
panels sections must be se
eparated forr shipment, all informaation, materrials, and
eq
quipmentne
ecessarytofaacilitatereassemblyandrreconnection
nofintercon
nnectingbus workand
wiring
w
in the field shall be
e furnished. Shipping lenngths of the assembled eequipment s hall be in
acccordancewithconstructtionsitehand
dlinglimitatiionsandass hownontheeDrawings.

e. To
ouchupanydamagetofinishestomaatchadjacenntsurfaces.

4.2 IN
NSTALLATION
N

1. Converter shaall be transp

ported within the constrruction site, unloaded, and handled
d, stored,
in
nstalled, inccluding assembly of all componennts parts, aand wired in accordan
nce with
'sinstruction
manufacturer
m
nsandrecom
mmendationssandthereq
quirementssp
pecifiedhereein.

ntshallbeinstalledinacccordancewitththemanuffacturersreccommendatio
ons
2. Theequipmen
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3. Regulations fo
or Electrical Installations, except wheere in conflicct with the a ircraft requirements,
wherethelatt
w
tershalltake
eprecedence
e.

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4.3 FIIELDQUALITY
YCONTROL

M
r'sFieldService:Engageaafactoryautthorizedand trainedservvicerepresen
ntativeto
1. Manufacturer
in
nspect fieldassembled components and equip ment instal lation and ssupervise prretesting,
te
esting,andre
esults.

2. In
nspection: Ve
erify that eq
quipment and fittings aree properly in
nstalled connected, and labelled,
andthatwiressareidentified.

3. Fiield tests sh
hall be perfformed in accordance
a
with the m
manufacturer's recommendations,
applicablestandards,asre
equiredinthisSectionannd/orasdirecctedbytheEEngineer.

4. Carryoutspeccifiedtestsandsubmitte
estsheetsas perattached
dAnnexandtherequirem
mentsfor
te
estrecordsasspecifiedhereunder.

5. Afterintegrityyandcompo
onenttestsh
havebeensuuccessfullyco
ompleted,th
heequipmentshallbe
su
ubjecttoope
erationaltestting.

6. Te
estSchedule
e:Scheduletestsafterprretestinghassbeensuccesssfullycomp
pletedandsyystemhas
beeninnormalfunctionalloperationforatleast1 4days.Provvideaminimu
umof10dayys'notice
offtestschedu
ule.

O
Tests:
T
Perform operatio
onal system tests to veerify that syystem comp
plies with
7. Operational
Sp
pecifications. Include all modes of syystem opera tion. Test eq
quipment for proper opeeration in
allfunctionalmodes.

8. Te
ests will be conducted in
i close coordination wiith the Pit ssystem tests in order to
o test the
performancess of the wh
hole 400Hz equipment and not tto be limiteed to the cconverter
performancess.

4.4 COMPONENTSSTESTS:

a. Perform all co
omponent ch
hecks and te
ests indicatedd on the tesst plan submitted to the Engineer
approval.
b. Perform all inspections,
i
checks, adjjustments, aand tests reecommended
d by the eq
quipment
s and as directed by th
manufacturer
m
he Engineer;; documentaation of thee inspectionss, checks,
ad
djustments, and tests pe
erformed shall be subm itted to the Engineer on
n the completed test
fo
orms.
c. Calibrationtestsonmeterringandinstrrumentation..
d. Operationalte
O
estsinallcon
ntrolandinsttrumentationn.

YPEOFRECO
ORD
4.5 TY

a. Maintaincom
M
ordsshallinccludethefolllowing:
pleteandaccuraterecorrdsofalltestts.Thesereco
1. Equipmen
ntorcircuitid
dentification,descriptionn,andlocatio
on.
2. Completenameplated
data,includin
ngserialnum
mber.
3. Readingsaandmeasure
ementstaken
n,includingt emperature andhumiditty.
4. Descriptio
onoftest,inccludingdataandtester's signature.
5. Descriptio
onoftestequ
uipmentused
d,includingsserialnumbeers.
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6.
7.
8.
9.

Testresultts(writtendescriptionassrequired).
Otherobservabledataaapplicablettoequipmentttests.
onofanyneccessarycorrectiveactionss.
Descriptio
Certification of satisffactory com
mpletion of wiring and installation in accorda nce with
applicable
eitemsofthissection.

b. Certifiedtestreportsassp
pecifiedinthisSection.
1. Removeandreplacem
malfunctionin
ngitemsand retestasspeecifiedabovee.
2. Recordtesstresultsforreachpieceo
ofequipmen t.
3. Retest: Co
orrect deficie
encies identiified by test s and observvations and retest until specified
requireme
entsaremet.
4. Experimen
ntalperiodfo
orallsystemsshallbethrreemonths, beforeproviisionaltakinggover.

4.6 TEESTS

1. On
O completion of the works the entirre 400Hz Dis tribution eq uipment shaall be subjectt to a full
fu
unctionaltessttoproveth
heperformanceasspeciified,includi ngtheoperaationofallp
protective
devices.

a. The Contrractor shall be

b responsib
ble for testinng and comm
missioning of the equipm
ment and
provisionoftestequip
pment,loadb
banksandpeersonnel.
b. Allequipm
mentshallbe
efactorytestedandtestccertificatess ubmittedforreachitem.
c.. The Contrractor shall inform the Engineer whhen tests arre due to taake place at place of
manufactu
uresothatth
heEngineer'ssrepresenta tivemaybe presenttow
witnessalltessts.

4.7 MATERIALAN
M
DWORKMAN
NSHIP

1. Unlessotherw
wisespecified
dallmateriallsshallbeneew.
2. Contractor sh
hall be resp
ponsible for defects in equipmentt and devicees furnished
d by the
Contractor.Exxposedfinish
hesandotherfeaturesshhallmatchin allrespects. TheContracctoralone
sh
hall be respo
onsible for all errors of fabrication
f
aand for correect fitting off all components that
mustbeerect
m
tedandjoine
edinthefield
d.

4.8 CLEANING

1. Cleaninstalled
dusingmeth
hodsandmatterialsrecom
mmendedinw
writingbymaanufacturer.

4.9 PROTECTION

1. Protect 400Hzz distribution equipmentt and faciliti es against d

damage, mecchanical or o
otherwise
and provide maintenance
e until issuaance of the Certificate of Final Com
mpletion. Th
he 400Hz
distributioneq
quipmentshallbekeptcllean,dry,an dprotected atalltimes.

5. DEMONSTRAT
D
TIONANDTRA
AINING

or shall provvide startup

p of the connverter after installation and conducct onsite
1. The Contracto
operationtraining.
2. Engageafacto
oryauthorize
edservicerepresentativeetotrainOw
wner'smainteenanceperso
onnel.
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a. Train Owner's maintenance personnel on procedures and schedu

ules for servicing and
maintaainingequipment.
b. Review
wequipmenttlistanddatainmainten ancemanua ls.
c. Condu
uct a minim
mum of 4 hours
h
traininng as speci fied in insttructions to Owner's
emplo
oyees in Divission 1 Sectio
on [closeout procedures and demonstration and training]
foratleast3techn
nicalstaff.

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