364758.DCIGRE WG A306 Intermediate Results Circuit Breakers 1 PDF

CIGRE WG A3.
06 Reliability of High Voltage Equipment

Intermediate Results CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CIGRE WG A3.06
Reliability
of
High Voltage Equipment
Intermediate Results
Circuit Breakers

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CIGRE WG A3.06 Reliability of High Voltage Equipment
Po
da pu
Old Survey 1988-
1988-91 ta l a
tio
n
70.708 CB years
New Survey
22 countries 55.088 CB / 2004
46.470 CB / 2005
6.329 CB / 2006
14.763 CB / 2007
122.650 CB years
21 countries
2
Po
Age Distribution da pu
Total 122650 CB years ta l a
tio
n
before 1979 1979-1983 1984-1988 1989-1993 1994-1998 1999-2003 2004-2007
Age Distribution 3
Po
Voltage distribution da pu
Old survey ta l a
tio
500 V < n
300 V < 700 700 V
500 3% 0% Voltage distribution
14% New survey
63 V < 500<= ... <700
200 V < 100 kV >= 700 kV
300<= ... <500 0,1%
300 35% 2,7%
kV
15%
10,2%
60<= ... <100
kV
100 V < 36,7%
200
33% 200<= ... <300
kV
14,5%
100<= ... <200

kV
35,7%
Voltage distribution 4
Po
da pu
Type of enclosure ta l a
Old survey tio
n
Non metal
enclosed
Type of enclosure
57% New survey
Non metal
Dead tank
enclosed
29%
38%
Metal
enclosed
43%
GIS - GIS -
3 phase 1 phase
15% 18%
Type of enclosure 5
Po
Location da pu
Old survey ta l a
tio
n
Indoors
Outdoors
Location
15% New survey
85%
Indoor
Outdoor
16%
84%
Location 6
Po
da pu
Kind of service ta l a
tio
n
Capacitor Bus-coupler
3% 10%
Shunt reactor
Other
1%
1%
Cable
6%
Overhead
line
Transformer 54%
25%
Kind of service 7
Po
Type of operating mechanism da pu
Old survey ta l a
tio
Spring
n
18%
Type of operating mechanism
New survey
Spring Other
49% 1%
Hydraulic
Pneumati Hydraulic
c 52% 27%
30%
Pneumatic
23%
Type of operating mechanism 8

Po
Maintenance philosophy da pu
New survey ta l a
tio
n
Other
Combination 0,2%
37,9%
Time
Run to failure based
0,0% Condition
based
57,2%
4,7%
Maintenance philosophy 9
Failure Distribution
10
Old Survey New Survey

1988-91
re
ilu Minor: 3358 up to 2007:
a
Fa at
d Major: 475 2342 reports
Failure classification Failure classification

old survey new survey
m ajor
m ajor
12%
minor m inor
88%
Failure classification 11
re Contribution environment "major"

ilu New survey
a
Fa at Contribution environment "major"
d Old survey
contribution
7%
Snow , ice or
Corrosive Fog or high
hoarfrost
Sudden variation atmosphere humidity Pollution
1%
in tem perature 0% 1% including dust
2% 0%
Rain
0% Lightning
3%
Others
Strong w ind
1%
1%
No
contribution
93%
No
contribution
91%
Contribution of environment 12
Service conditions / New survey
re
ilu
a
Fa at Service conditions
d Old survey
minor
3000 major
2500
2000
major 1 2 3 4 5 6
1500
minor
1000 1 de-energized - Available for service

500 2 Normal service - no operation command
0
3 Normal service operation demanded
In service or During Other cases
available for maintenance
4 Fault clearing operation
service
5 Operation occurred without command
6 During or directly after testing / maintenance
Service conditions 13
re
ilu Major failor mode Major failor mode
Fa ata Old survey New survey
d
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Main failure modes:

1+2 Does not close / open on command
20 Locking in open or closed position by the control system
21 Loss of mechanical integrity
Major failure modes 14

Components responsible for major failures
r e
ilu
Fa ata
d
New survey%
Old survey%
Component at Electrical control Operating Kinematic chain

service voltage and auxiliary circuits mechanism
Components responcible 15
Components responsible for MF

dependence on age
r e
ilu
Fa ata Electrical control
d and auxiliary
circuits
Operating
mechanism
Component at
service voltage
Kinematic chain
before 1984 1984 - 1993 1994 - 2003
Components responsible 16
Major failure rate / age

r e
ilu
Fa ata
d
before 1984 1984 - 1993 1994 - 2003
Major failure rate 17

The majority of the CBs is used at Po
service voltages between 60 and 200 kV da pu
ta l a
r e tio
lu The majority of the CBs is installed outdoors n
i
Fa ata
d 54% of the CBs are used for overhead line
switching
The mainly used type of operating mechanism has

changed from hydraulic to spring design
Most of the failures seem to happen during normal

service
Leakage of SF6 or oil seems still to be a problem
Operating mechanisms are still the most reported

components responsible for mayor failures But getting
better!
Main Conclusions 18
CIGRE WG A3.06
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CIGRE WG A3.

06 Reliability of High Voltage Equipment

before 1979 1979-1983 1984-1988 1989-1993 1994-1998 1999-2003 2004-2007

100<= ... <200

Type of operating mechanism 8

Old Survey New Survey

Failure classification Failure classification

re Contribution environment "major"

Service conditions / New survey

1000 1 de-energized - Available for service

Main failure modes:

Major failure modes 14

Components responsible for major failures

Component at Electrical control Operating Kinematic chain

Components responsible for MF

Major failure rate / age

before 1984 1984 - 1993 1994 - 2003

Major failure rate 17

The mainly used type of operating mechanism has

Most of the failures seem to happen during normal

Leakage of SF6 or oil seems still to be a problem

Operating mechanisms are still the most reported

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