Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A visual check will be carried out on all electrical equipment, internally and externally,
to determine that no transit/erection damage has occurred (or where this has happened
that satisfactory rectification work has been done). All control and relay panels, local
control panels, Switchgear and electrical devices will be internally checked for
compliance with the approved drawings and approved connection wiring diagrams.
The tests carried out in order to satisfy the above will be: -
All relays will be visually checked to see that there is no packing, dirt, metal swarf, etc.,
present in the magnet gaps or on the contacts. All connections will be checked for
tightness on the relays and at all other wiring terminations including the terminal blocks.
All devices shall be checked to see that they are clearly numbered/identified in
accordance with the general arrangement drawings and that the phases are marked
where appropriate.
2- Earthing
An earth survey is carried out for each substation at the beginning of the contract in
order to obtain a value for the site earth resistivity which is required as part of the
Earthing design brief. This should be witnessed and signed by Owner.
Standard earthing tests are carried out during the erection stage by the erection staff.
On completion of these tests, a copy of the results obtained must be submitted to the
PCE for his approval and retention.
These tests will be repeated during the acceptance testing stage by the erection staff in
liaison with a commissioning team member, when they will be witnessed by the client..
3- Bus Wiring
All inter-panel bus wiring will be tested and checked in accordance with the appropriate
termination diagrams.
Insulation checks will be made using a 500V Megger on each bus wire to earth and
from each bus wire to all others. These checks should be carried out with all individual
fuses, links, miniature Circuit Breakers, etc., open or removed at a) the source of supply
and b) all incoming and outgoing circuit panels and Switchgear. .
4- Multi-Core Cables
The batteries and chargers will be checked to see that they have been
erected / assembled correctly in accordance with the manufacturers recom-
mended procedures.
The tests that are carried out at this stage will be to determine that the
batteries and chargers are functioning correctly, within the recommended
tolerances, so that their performance can be relied upon during the
commissioning of the rest of the substation equipment.
The responsibility for carrying out the above will be taken by a SCE. The
actual acceptance tests, including the time-consuming discharge tests, to be
witnessed by the client, are carried out towards the end of the commissioning
programme.
.
These tests are carried out in accordance with the format of the Works Site
Test Report. The tests conducted are:
1. Bus-Bar and Connections - Conductivity Tests
2. Circuit Breaker - Contact Resistance Checks
3. Circuit Breaker - Contact Timing Tests
4. Mechanical and Local Electrical Operational Checks
5. Air and Gas Leakage Tests
6. SF6 Gas Pressure Switch Setting Check
7. Compressed Air System Sequence Checks
These tests are carried out in accordance with the format of the Works Site Test
Report. The tests conducted are:-
1. Insulation test
2. Flick Test
1. Insulation Test
2. Flick Test
3. Resistance Test
4. Saturation Test
Flick tests will be done on all CT's in a group to prove that they
are connected to the protection in the same polarity. These tests
will also be done on CT's mounted in Transformer bushings. The
flick test results should be compared with those expected from
the schematic diagrams.
All CT's will have the dc secondary loop resistance and individual
secondary winding resistances measured.
A record of the relay type, serial number, and its setting range
shall be recorded.
The secondary current injection shall take place from the point at
which the primary injection checks were made on the CT's.
For inverse time relays, the minimum starting current for which
the relay will close its contacts with a maximum time dial setting
shall be recorded. The resetting time of the disc shall be recorded,
and the time of operation for a current injection of twice, five times
and ten times setting current. These results should be carried out
on the relays service setting (or nominal setting if service not
known). The results should be compared with the relay curve
supplied by the manufacturer. Also the time setting multiplier
characteristics will be checked at 2 points (setting point + 1 other
point).
For all relays fitted with a mechanical flag, the flag should
operate just before the contacts make and the flag mechanism
should not interfere with the operation of the relay.
(iv)
5. Gas Monitoring Sequence Tests
7. Tripping Tests
2. Ratio Test
These tests are carried out in accordance with the format of the
Works Site Test Report. The tests conducted are:-
b) Ratio Test .
c) Vector Group
These tests will be carried out in accordance with the Works Site
Test Reports.
Test
Equipment Test Voltage KV
Duration
132 GIS 115 10 min.
11 KV 24 1 min
10 - 11kV VT Tests. .
a) Insulation Test. .
b) Flick Test. .
11 - 11kV CT Tests
a) Insulation Test. .
b) Flick Test. .
c) Resistance Test
d) Saturation Test
Flick tests will be done on all CT's in a group to prove that they
are connected to the protection in the same polarity. These tests
will also be done on CT's mounted in Transformer bushings. The
flick test results should be compared with those expected from
the schematic diagrams.
All CT's will have the dc secondary loop resistance and individual
secondary winding resistances measured. .
A record of the relay type, serial number, and its setting range
shall be recorded. -
The secondary current injection shall take place from the point at
which the primary injection checks were made on the CTs.
For inverse time relays, the minimum starting current for which
the relay will close its contacts with a maximum time dial setting
shall be recorded. The resetting time of the disc shall b_ recorded,
and the time of operation for a current injection of twice, five times
and ten times setting current. These results should be carried out
on the relays service setting (or nominal setting if service not
known). The results should be compared with the relay curve
supplied by the manufacturer. Also the time setting multiplier
characteristics will be checked at 2 points (setting point +1 other
point).
For all relays fitted with a mechanical flag, the flag should
operate just before the contacts make and the flag mechanism
should not interfere with the operation of the relay.
However certain further tests are now done and others repeated
during the acceptance testing stage to be witnessed by the client.
These tests will be carried out in accordance with the
manufacturers recommended testing procedures and will include
the battery discharge tests.
.
18. Multi-Core Cable Tests
f) Inter-tripping Tests
The commissioning for the other systems will be:
d) Tripping Tests