SpecificationforTender 357258364.

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GeneralSpecificationforHighVoltage
metalenclosedcubiclesfrom1to24
kV

Thisisthecommonarticletouseformainlyprescription
andtenderingpurposes.
Contentofit;
Generalcondition,
Standards,
Ratedvalues,
Mainsystemparameters,
Generalacceptationparameters,
Type&routinetests,

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Tableofcontents:
1.Generalconditions.............................. p.3
2.Standards. p.3
3.Ratedvoltageandshorttimewithstandcurrent.............................. p.3
4.Systemparameters.............. p.4
4.1Mainelectricalcharacteristics................................. p.4
4.2Generalcharacteristics.................... p.45
5.Generalrequirementsrelativetothedesignandmanufactureoftheswitchgear............. p.5
5.1Introduction......................................... p.5
5.2Switchboards.................................. p.56
5.3Earthingofmetallicparts.............................. p.6
5.4Earthingofthepowercircuit.......... p.6
5.5Switches.................................................. p.67
5.6Circuitbreakers............................... p.7
5.7Busbars............................................... p.8
5.8Connections.p.8
5.9Operatingmechanisms.................... p.8
5.10LVcabinet.......................................................... p.9
5.11Currenttransformers............. p.9
5.12LowPowerCurrenttransformers(LPCT)............................ p.9
5.13Voltagetransformers................................. p.9
5.14LVauxiliaries............................................ p.910
5.15Controlandmonitoring...... p.10
5.16Voltageindicatorandphasecomparators..p.10
5.17FaultPassageIndicators.p.10
5.18Safetyofpeople..p.10
5.19AutomaticTransferSystem..p.11
6.Typetestsandroutinetests........................................................ p.11
7.Quality.................................. p.11

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1.Generalconditions
Thefollowingspecificationsapplytomodularindoorswitchboardscomprisingfactorybuilt,metalenclosed
switchgearassembles.

Theequipmenttobesuppliedshallconsistofmodularcubiclessatisfyingthefollowingcriteria:

openendeddesign,
easytoinstall,
safeandeasytooperate,
compactdesign,
lowmaintenance.

ThesuppliermustbeabletoproveitsextensivepossessexperienceinthefieldofMVswitchgear,andhas
alreadysuppliedequipmentofthesametype&productionprocess,inwhichhasbeeninoperationforat
leastthreeyears.

2.Standards
TheswitchgearshallcomplywiththelatestissuesofthefollowingIECrecommendations:

IEC62271200 Alternativecurrentmetalenclosedswitchgearandcontrolgearforrated
voltagesabove1kVanduptoandincluding52kV,
IEC602651 Switchesforratedvoltagesabove1kVandlessthan52kV,
IEC62271102 Highvoltagealternativecurrentdisconnectorsandearthingswitches,
IEC60694 Commonspecificationsforhighvoltageswitchgearandcontrolgearstandard,
IEC62271105 HighVoltagealternativecurrentswitchfusecombinations,
IEC62271100 HighVoltagealternativecurrentcircuitbreakers,
IEC602821 MVfuses,
IEC60185 Currenttransformers,
IEC60186 Voltagetransformers,
IEC60801 Electromagneticcompatibilityforindustrialprocessmeasurement
andcontrolequipment.
IEC60529 Degreesofprotectionprovidedbyenclosures(IPcode)

3.Ratedvoltageandshorttimewithstandcurrent

3.1Theswitchgearshallbesuitableforthreephasesystemsoperatingat24kV,and50Hz.(Please,consult
usfor60Hz)
3.2Theratedvoltageshallbeatleast24kV.
3.3Theshorttimewithstandcurrent(Ik/tk)shallbe25kA/1supto24kV.(Please,consultusfor2sand3s)

Allswitchgearshallbecapableofwithstandingtheaboveconditionswithoutprovokingdamage,in
accordancewithparagraphs4.5,4.6and4.7ofIEC60694andparagraph4.5ofIEC62271200
recommendations.

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4.Systemparameters
TheinsulationleveloftheswitchgearshallcomplywithIECrecommendationsandthevaluesindicatedin
thefollowingtable.

4.1Mainelectricalcharacteristics
Thehereundervaluesareforworkingtemperaturesfrom5Cupto+40Candforasettingupatan
altitudebelow1000m.
(Please,consultusforoutofrangetemperaturesandover1000mapplication)

ratedvoltage(kV)Ur 7.2 12 17.5 24

insulationlevel

50/60Hz/1mnUdinsulation 20 28 38 50
(kVrms)Ud isolation 23 32 45 60

1,2/50sUp insulation 60 75 95 125

(kVpeak)Up isolation 70 85 110 145

transformeroffload(A) 16
cablesoffload(A) 31.5

shorttimewithstandcurrentat25 6301250A
Ik/tk(kA/1s) 20 6301250A
16 6301250A
(Please,consultusfor2sand3s)12.5 4006301250A

makingcapacityat62.5 630A
Ima(kA) 50 630A
40 630A
31.25 400630A

4.2Generalcharacteristics

Maximumbreakingcapacity(Isc)

ratedvoltage(kV) 7.2 12 17.5 24

switchunit(A) 630800
fuseswitchunit(kA) 25 25 20 20
Contactorunitwithfuses(kA) 25 25
Circuitbreakerunit(kA) 25 25 25 25
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Endurance

units mechanical electrical

endurance endurance

switchunit(*) IEC602651 IEC602651

1000operationsclassM1 100breaksatIn,pf=0.7classE3
contactorunit400 IEC60470 IEC60470
300000operations 100000breaksat320A
300000breaksat250A
contactorunit400D 100000operations 100000breaksat200A
circuitbreakerunit IEC62271100 IEC62271100
10000operations 40breaksat12.5kA
10000breaksatIn,pf=0.7

(*)asperrecommendationIEC62271105,threebreakingatpf=0,2
1730A/12kV
1400A/24kV
2600A/5,5kV

5.Generalrequirementsregardingthedesignandmanufactureoftheswitchgear

5.1Introduction

Theequipmentshallsatisfythecriteriaforindoor,metalenclosedswitchgearclassLSC2A&ClassPI
partitioninginaccordancewithparagraph3.131.1;3.109.2&5.102of200311editionofIEC62271200
recommendations.

Thecubiclesshallbedesignedwiththreecompartmentshousedinasingleenclosure:

switchgearcompartment,
busbarcompartment,
connectioncompartment,(shallbeinterlockcontrolledaccessible)

5.2Switchboards

Theswitchboardsshallbemadeupofseparatefactorybuiltcubicleshousingtheswitchgear(switch
disconnectorandswitchenclosuresshallbemountedhorizontallyinthecubiclesandthecircuitbreakershall
bedisconnectableandmountedvertically).Thecubiclesthereforeformacompartmenteddistribution
switchboardthatcanbeextendedifnecessary.

ThecubiclesshallmeettherequirementsofdegreeofprotectionindexIP3X.Thegalvanisedandelectro
galvanisedsheetmetalandmetalfittingsshallbepaintedtoprovideprotectionagainstcorrosion.Theepoxy
basedpaintshallhaveathicknessofatleast50micronsmeterandshallbeappliedtobothsidesofallsheet
metal.ThecolourshallcorrespondtotheRALcolourrangeproposed.
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Theswitchboardshallbesuitableformountingabovecabletrenches,crawlspacesorbasestructures.

Eachcubicleshallcarryasuitablydimensionalidentificationlabelclearlyindicatingthefunctionsand
electricalcharacteristicsofthecubicleinaccordancewithchapter5.10ofIEC62271200.

Theswitchgearandtheswitchboardsshallbedesignedinsuchawaythatthepositionsofthevarious
switchgeardevicesshallbevisiblebytheoperatorfromthefrontoftheswitchboard.Itshallalsobepossible
tooperatetheswitchgearfromthefrontoftheswitchboard.

ThecivilworksspecificationsshallbeuniqueforallcubiclesmakinguptheMVswitchboard.Thecubicle
widthsshallbemultiplesof375mm.Inparticular,thecivilworksforthecircuitbreakercubiclesshallbe
identicaltothecivilworksfortheswitchcubicles.
Themanufacturershallprovideaninstallationdrawingtoserveasaguideforthecivilworks.

Inaccordancewithapplicablestandards,theswitchboardsshallbedesignedtopreventaccesstoallliveparts
wheninoperationaswellasduringmaintenancework.

5.3Earthingofmetallicparts

Theearthingbarsofeachofthecubiclesmakinguptheswitchboardshallbeinterconnectedbyasetof
busbars,whichshallbeconnectableoutsidetheswitchboardandextendoveritsfullwidth.

Thecrosssectionofthebusbarsshallbedeterminedsoastowithstandtheratedshortcircuitcurrentofthe
switchgearinaccordancewithIEC62271200recommendations.

Theearthingbarshallbedesignedforconnectiontothemainearthingbarofthesubstationwithout
dismantlinganyofthebars.

5.4Earthingofthepowercircuit

Cableearthingshallbecarriedoutbyanearthingswitchwithashortcircuitmakingcapacity,inaccordance
withIEC62271102recommendations.Itshallbepossibletooperatetheearthingswitchwhentheswitchor
disconnectorisopen.

Apadlockingsystemshallbeprovidedtolocktheearthingswitchineitheropenorclosedposition.The
positionoftheearthingswitchshallbeclearlyvisiblefromthefrontofthecubicle.

Mechanicalinterlocking(padlocking)systemsshallbeprovidedtopreventincorrectoperationssuchasthe
closingoftheearthingswitchwiththeswitchordisconnectorinclosedposition.

Theuseofkeyedorelectriclockstoactuatetheabovementionedinterlockingsystemshallnotbeaccepted.

5.5Switches

TheswitchesshalluselowpressureSF6gasforcurrentinterruptionandshallrequirenomaintenance.The
switchenclosureshallbemountedhorizontallywithinthecubicleandthepositionofthemainandearthing

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contactsshallbeclearlyvisiblefromthefrontofthecubicle.Thepositionindicatorshallbeplaced
directlyonthecontactoperatingshaft.

Theopenandearthedpositionsofthemainmovingcontactshallbevisible(inspectionwindows)fromthe
frontofthecubicleuponthecustomerrequest.

Theswitchenclosuresshallbemadeofcastepoxyresinthatshallbecapableofbearingformechanical
strength,aswellaselectromagneticforces.

Theswitchesshallbeofthehighoperatingfrequencytypeinaccordancewithparagraph3.104ofIEC
602651recommendations.Theyshallhavethreepositions(closed,openandearthed)andshallbefully
assembledandtestedbeforeleavingthefactory.TherelativepressureoftheSF6gasinsidetheenclosure
shallnotexceed0.4bars(400hPa).

Thepoleunitenclosuresshallbeofthesealedpressuresystemtypeasdefinedby
IEC62271200chapter3.118.2recommendations.Leakagerateshallnotbeover0.1%forlifespanthatis
atleast30years.Norefillingofthegasshallberequiredoverthisperiod.

Switchunitsrequiringmaintenanceorgasrefillingwillnotbeaccepted.

Switchunitswouldbeequippedwithanalogorpressureswitch.Bothofthemshallbetemperature
compensated.Pressureswitchshallprovide2levelofindicationthatarelowlevelandcriticallevel.

Themechanicalenduranceoftheswitchoperatingmechanismsshallensureatleast
1000operations.

5.6Circuitbreakers

5.6.1SF6
Thecircuitbreakersshallbemountedverticallyandshallbedisconnectable.TheyshalluseSF6gasasthe
currentinterruptionmedium.Theyshallrequireonlyminimummaintenanceandshallprovideahighlevel
ofelectricalendurance.Thepositionofthecircuitbreakershallbeclearlyvisible.

Furthermore,thecircuitbreakersshallbemechanicallyinterlockedwiththepowercircuitdisconnector.

Thepoleunitsshallbemadeofcastepoxyresinandshallbefullyassembledandtestedbeforeleavingthe
factory.TherelativepressureoftheSF6gasshallnotexceed2bars(2000hPa).Thepoleunitsshallbeofthe
sealedpressuresystemtypeasdefinedbyIEC62271100,withaservicelifeofatleast30years.
Norefillingofthegasshallberequiredoverthisperiod.
Circuitbreakerpoleunitsrequiringmaintenance,inspectionorgasrefillingwillnotbeaccepted.
Themechanicalandelectricalenduranceshallensureatleast10,000operations.

Thecircuitbreakersshallbecoveredwithtestreportsthatareissuedbyarecognisedorganisationaffiliated
withaninternationalorganisation.

5.6.2Vacuum

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Thecircuitbreakersshallbemountedverticallyandshallbedisconnectable.Theyshallusevacuumasthe
currentinterruptionmedium.Theyshallrequireonlyminimummaintenanceandshallprovideahighlevel
ofelectricalendurance.Thepositionofthecircuitbreakershallbeclearlyvisible.

Furthermore,thecircuitbreakersshallbemechanicallyinterlockedwiththepowercircuitdisconnector.

Thepoleunitsshallbefullyassembledandtestedbeforeleavingthefactory.Thepoleunitsshallbeofthe
sealedpressuresystemtypeasdefinedbyIEC62271100,withaservicelifeofatleast30years.
Circuitbreakerpoleunitsrequiringmaintenance,inspectionwillnotbeaccepted.
Themechanicalandelectricalenduranceshallensureatleast10,000operations.

Thecircuitbreakersshallbecoveredwithtestreportsthatareissuedbyarecognisedorganisationaffiliated
withaninternationalorganisation.

5.7Busbars

Thebusbarcompartmentshallbelocatedatthetopofthecubicle.
Itshallincludethreeparallelmountedbarswithoutphaseseparatingmeans.Connectionsshallbemadeto
thetoppadsoftheswitchordisconnectorenclosures.Accesstothebusbarsshallonlybepossibleafter
removingasingleaccesspanelcarryingasymbolwarningofthedangerofelectricalshock.Nootherbusbar
accesssystemwillbeaccepted.

5.8Connections

TheHVcableconnectionpadsshallbedesignedtoacceptsimplifiedterminationsfordrytypecablesorto
acceptpaperinsulatedcablesimpregnatedwithanondrainingmaterial.

Accesstotheconnectioncompartment,shallbeinterlockcontrolledaccessible,andshallonlybepossible
afterclosingtheearthingswitch.Nootheraccessmodewillbeaccepted.

5.9Operatingmechanisms

Theoperatingmechanismsshallprovideinfrontallthenecessarymeansforoperatingtheswitches,
disconnectorsandcircuitbreakers.

5.9.1Loadbreakswitch
Theoperatingmechanismboxshallincludeaswitchandearthingswitchpositionindicatorfixeddirectlyto
theshaftofthemovingpole,therebysatisfyingthepositivebreakcriteria.

Thisboxshallalsohousethevoltageindicatorsandthemechanicalfuseblownindicatorforfuseswitch
combinationunits.

Theboxshallbeaccessiblewiththecablesandbusbarslive,withoutisolatingtheentireswitchboard,
andshallbedesignedforeasyinstallationofpadlocks,keylocks,auxiliarycontacts,releasesandthe
usualLVaccessories.
Thefrontcoveroftheoperatingmechanismshallbesuitablefortheapplicationofallsymbols,mimic
diagrams,nameplatesandpadlockingfixturesrequiredbythefunctionimplemented.
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Allswitchandearthingswitchoperationsshallbecarriedoutwithanantireflexleverandshallbe
independentoftheactionoftheoperatorafterchargingtheoperatingmechanismsprings.

Theoperatingmechanismsshallbesoconstructedthatcancomeoutoftheirneitheropennorclosed
positionsbyforcesarisingfromgravity,vibration,reasonableshocksoraccidentaltouchingoftheleverof
theiroperatingdevices,orbyelectromagneticforces.

5.9.2 Circuit breaker

Theoperatingmechanismboxshallinclude:
mechanicalopen/closedpositionindicator,
charged/dischargedindicatorfortheoperatingmechanismssprings,
springchargingleverforminganintegralpartoftheoperatingmechanism;circuitbreakersnotsatisfying
thisconditionwillnotbeaccepted,
localmeansforopeningandclosingthecircuitbreaker,
localmeansformanuallydischargingthesprings.

Itshallbepossibletoadd,onsite,amotormechanismforelectricalchargingoftheoperatingmechanismas
wellasthenecessaryaccessories.

5.10LVcabinet

TheLVcabinetshallbeincludedintheoverallvolumeofthecubicle.Itshallbedesignedtohousethe
variousLVelementsrequiredfortheoperationofthemotormechanismandauxiliaryequipment.
Forspecificneeds,itshallbepossibletoenlargeorextendtheLVboxbyaddinganenclosurewithadoorto
thetopofthecubicle.Theoverallheightofthecubiclesshallnotexceed2225mm.

Inallcases,thesevolumesshallbeaccessiblewiththecablesandbusbarslive,withoutisolatingtheentire
switchboard.LVcabinetnotsatisfyingthesecriteriawillnotbeaccepted.
5.11Currenttransformers

Thecurrenttransformersshallhavethesameshorttimewithstandcurrentandratedvoltageasthe
switchgear.
Itshallbemadeofcastepoxyresinandmustbelabelledindividually.
Themanufacturershallbeinapositiontoprovidetypetestreportscertifiedbyanapprovedlaboratory
affiliatedwithinternationalorganisations.
Currenttransformersnotsatisfyingthesecriteriawillnotbeaccepted.

5.12LowPowerCurrenttransformers(LPCT)

TheLPCTisamagneticsensorinwhichprovidesavoltageoutputthatrepresentstheprimarycurrent,and
shallmeetthecharacteristicofswitchgear.

ItshallbeinaccordancetoIEC600448,andshallhavetwotypeofapplicationinwhichmediumvoltage
LPCTthatshallbemadeofcastepoxyresinprotection,andlowvoltageLPCTthatshallbemadeofplastic
protection.And,bothmustbelabeledindividually.

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Itshallbeeasilyinstalled,andshallbedirectconnection(plugging)toprotectionrelay.
LPCTnotsatisfyingthesecriteriawillnotbeaccepted.

5.13Voltagetransformers

Thevoltagetransformersshallbemadeofcastepoxyresinandmustbelabeledindividually.
Dependingontheneeds,theyshallbeofthephasetophaseorphasetoearthtype.Theyshallbeprotected
byMVfusesorbycircuitbreakersonthepowercircuit.
Themanufacturershallbeinapositiontoprovidetypetestreportscertifiedbyanapprovedlaboratory
affiliatedwithinternationalorganisations.
Voltagetransformersnotsatisfyingthesecriteriawillnotbeaccepted.

5.14LVauxiliaries

Auxiliaryequipmentshallsatisfysection5.4ofIEC62271200recommendations.
TheLVcablesshallbeclass2typewitha2000Vinsulationlevel.
Theyshallbemarkedateachendforeasyverificationduringmaintenanceorservicingwork.
Thecablecrosssectionsshallnotbelessthan2.5sqmmforcircuitscarryinghighcurrents,or1sqmmfor
othercircuits.

5.15Controlandmonitoring

Alltherelays,instrumentsandmetersshallbeincorporatedintheLVboxlocatedatthetopofthecubicle.

Therelaysshallbeoftheintegratedunittype,meetingallprotectionandautomaticcontrolneeds.

TheyshallcomplywithIEC60801.4and50263recommendationsconcerningelectromagnetic
compatibility.

Ifnecessary,theyshallbeabletocommunicate:

usingstandardisedprotocols,
adaptingtoawiderangeofpowersupplyvoltages,
withthepossibilityofbeingdisconnectedwhilelivewithoutanydangertoinstallation,
storingtheinformationinmemoryintheeventofanauxiliarypowerfailure.

Themanufacturershallprovideproofthathehasalreadysuppliedequipmentofthesametypeandsame
makeandthatthisequipmenthasbeeninoperationforatleastthreeyears.

5.16Voltageindicatorsandphasecomparators

Functionshallbeabletobeequippedwithavoltageindicatorboxonthefrontofthedevicetoindicate
whetherornotthereisvoltageinthecables.Thecapacitivedividerswillsupplylowvoltagepowertothe
lamps.
Threeinletscanbeusedtocheckthesynchronizationofphases.
ThisdeviceshallbeincompliancewithIEC61958standard.
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5.17FaultPassageIndicators

Loadbreakswitchfunctionshallbeequippedwithafaultpassageindicator(FPI),inordertodetectand
localiseeasilythefaultypartofthenetwork.
ThelatterFPIshallsegregatetheshortcircuitandearthfaults,shallindicatepermanentlythephaseper
phaseloadcurrents,andshalleasilyactuatearemoteindicationlamp.
TheFPIfaultdetectioncorefunctionshallbeselfpoweredwithouthelpexternalpowersupplyorbuiltin
batteries.

5.18Safetyofpeople

Anyaccidentaloverpressureduetointernalarcinoneofthreecompartmentsofthefunctionsshallberesist,
andgasshallbeexhausttotherearoftheswitchboardawayfromtheoperator.Manufacturershallprovide
typetestreporttoprovecompliancewithIEC62271200AnnexAfortwodifferentInternalArc
performance;
IAC:AFLat12.5kA/1swithdownstreamexhaust,
And,
IAC:AFLRat16kA/1swithdownstream,andupstreamexhausts.
5.19AutomaticTransferSystem(ATS)

ATSswitchgearshallgiveautomaticcontrolandmanagementofsourcesinthemediumvoltage.
Theminimumtimetoswitchfromonesourcetosecondsourceshallbebetween(minimum)0.34sto2.24s
thatwouldbeadjustable.

Switchgearshallbeequippedwithmechanicalandelectricalinterlacingtoavoidanywrongoperation.

Switchgearshallguaranteeparallelsoperationbymechanicalandelectricalsynchronization.

6.Typetestsandroutinetests

Dependingonswitchboard,typetestcertificatesmayberequiredfortheequipment,includingtheswitches
andthecircuitbreakers.

impulsedielectrictests,
powerfrequencydielectrictests,
temperaturerisetests,
shorttimewithstandcurrenttests,
mechanicaloperatingtests,
verificationofthedegreeofprotection,
internalarcwithstand

Inaddition,fortheswitchesandcircuitbreakers,theratedmakingandbreakingcapacitiesshallbe
substantiatedbyatestreport.
Fortheearthingswitch,themakingcapacity,theshorttimewithstandcurrentandthecorrespondingpeak
valueshallbesubstantiatedbyatestreport.
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Theroutinetestscarriedoutbythemanufacturershallbesubstantiatedbyatestreportsignedbythe
manufacturer'squalitycontroldepartment.

Thereportshallcoverthefollowingaspects:

conformitywithdrawingsanddiagrams,
powerfrequencytests,
manualoperatingmechanismtests,
functionaltestsofLVauxiliariesandrelays.

7.Quality

Ifrequestedbytheclient,thesuppliershallprovideproofofapplicationofaqualityprocedurecomplying
withstandards.Thismeans:
useofaqualitymanualapprovedandsignedbyamanagementrepresentative,
regularupdatingofthismanualsothatitreflectsthemostrecentapplicablequalitycontrolprocedures,
ISO9002;9001certificationandalsoISO14001.

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