TEST REPORT SABS High Voltage Laboratory Report No. HV/105640 Page 1 of 5 Client + Diamond Power infrastructure Limited Essen House, 5/12,B.|.D.C, Gorwa, Vadodara - 390016 Manufacturer : Diamond Power infrastructure Limited, India ‘Apparatus tested ACSR Bersimis conductor (Al 42/4.57 +St 7/2.54 mm) Voltage rating 2765 kV Configuration type + Quad bundle Bundle Spacing 2457 mm Sample Identification + No Identifeation Tests performed + Dry RIV and Corona tests. ‘Tests have been carried out in accordance with the client's instructions: Test procedures and test parameters were based on: Radio Interference characteristics of overhead power lines and high-voltage: C.LS.P.R. Publication 18-2: 2010 equipment Part 2: Methods of measurement and procedure for determining limits Clause 4.6.13 Test procedure Date of tests +: 24 May 2011 Conclusion + The results are shown in section 4 of this report This report consists of the following pages: Report forms 5 Ah hide /den Heover é tng ee ay Lobe NETFA oe. ES GW Bourn (Technical Signatory) Specialist: High Voltage Laboratory NETFA Olifantsfontein, 10 June 2011, 1 Apollo Road, Olifantsforitein, P.O.Box 144, Olifantsfontoin, Tol: +27 (011) 238 2300, Fax: +27 (014) 238 2363 ‘The est wor lating oh report was peroned by SABS Commercial (Py) Lid. 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Photograph 1 Test object suspended at 15m, Photograph 2 Test object viewed from belowSouth African Bureau of Standards ‘TEST REPORT No, HV/105640 age 3018 2 Measuring equipment The following equipment was used for the measurements: Marcondmodet | A85 numver MPRIER OA] carey a TEST i peak votre’ —— [Pano Type sae5 861 | Nort $108 Sd ioe Hon Fenowonr vis 7400 sosenses | oan Hos Shoe CGallbraton of the above equipment ls kaceable to national standards. 2.1 Tolerance on measurements AC voltage 2% RIV 5% 3 Test conditions The tests were conducted at the National Electrical Test Facility of the South African Bureau of Standards. Test laboratory altitude: 1540 m ‘Sample condition: The sample arrived wrapped in a protective cover which was removed after the sample was strung up for testing. 4 Results 41. RIV and visible corona measurements, Table 1 on the next page shaws the sequence of voltage application and the results of RIV and visible corona tests. The plot of all recorded RIV values is shown in Figure 4 2a May 71 RIV | 80 70 60 tm 50 3 40 30 a 20 * 10 0 400-420-440, 460480 500-520 540880 KV (measures) ‘SARS /NETFA Figure 1, Plot of RIV against applied voltage Sample ACSR Bersimis conductor (Al 42/4 57 +St 7/2.54 mm) Manufacturer: Diamond Power Infrastructure LimitedSouth African Bureau of Standards TEST REPORT No, HV/105640 Page 4of5 Pressure 85_|kPa Temperature 7 |e Humidity 7.09 |g/m* Height (GMR) 15__|m Atmospheric correction factor: 0.87 Specified Test voltage Up 510 |kv Voltage e RIV 3 iat measured | corrected” | § (Mnz; 3000) E | increasing votage | decreasing voltage kV kV sel a ww. aB wv 106% 540 667 5 | 80 | 10000 | 80 | 10000 100% 510 630 58 | 704 | 58 | 704 106% 540 667 1 80 10000 530 654 69 | 2818 520 642 66 1995 515 636 64 | 1585 510 630 58 794 505, 623 54 501 500 6i7 52 | 398 490 605 36 63 450 556 30 32 425 525 27 22 400 494 26 18 0 o 25 | 18 oO oO 25 18 ° 0 25 | 18 oO oO 25 18 oO oO 25 18 ‘c Inception Extinction £ é reading | mean| corrected reading mean | corrected 3 kv. kv kV. kV. kV. kv g 517 512 g 514 515 636 511 512 | 632 oO 515 513 “oprrected to 20°C, 101 3kPa and 1 g/m’ humidity in accordance with IS 731-1971 Appendix A Table 1. ‘Sequence of voltage application and measurements of RIV and corona‘South African Bureau of Standards TEST REPORT No. HV/105640 Page 5 of § Ina further test, the visible corona inception and extinction voltages (as viewed through a corona camera) were determined 3 times. The photographs below show the corona at the highest uncorrected voltage and at the required uncorrected corona-free voltage. bor LO Meurer lire) 44.1 Summary of Corona tests Parameter Measured Corrected™ Corona inception (mean of )[__ 515 KV. 636 KV Corona extinction (mean of 3) _512__—iKV 632K “ToS. 731-1971 Ea. 38) 441.2 Summary of RIV tests ‘Applied voltage RV Gy) Measured [ corrected” | frequency measured ‘510 KV 630_KV 7.0__MHz | 58 oB 798 “eis 731-1971 Ed 38)