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MEASUREMENT OF VOLTAGE FOR METERING, RELAYING AND SYNCHRONIZING.
CLASSIFICATIONS:
INDOOR / OUTDOOR.
OIL FILLED / RESIN CAST.
ELECTROMAGNETIC VT / CAPACITOR VT.
WINDING CONNECTIONS
STAR
DELTA
CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES
INDOOR UPTO 33KV (FOR INDOOR SWITCHGEAR)
3PHASE VT CAST RESIN TYPE.
THREE LIMBED - FOR GROUNDED SYSTEM WITH NO DIRECTIONAL RELAYS.
FIVE LIMBED - FOR RESISTANCE GROUNDED SYSTEM & WHERE DIRECTIONAL
RELAYS ARE USED.
NORMALLY PROVIDED UPTO 3 CORES, METERING, PROTECTION, ZERO SEQUENCE,
POLARIZING VOLTAGE (THE THIRD CORE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR SOLIDLY GROUNDED
SYSTEM).
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VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER
WINDING CONNECTIONS
PRIMARY WINDING SHALL ALWAYS BE STAR CONNECTED AND NEUTRAL EARTHED.
IN INDOOR SWITCHBOARDS (3.3 TO 33KV) V CONNECTED VT’S ARE ALSO COMMON.
SECONDARY WINDINGS SHALL BE STAR CONNECTED AND NEUTRAL EARTHED.
TERTIARY WINDING IS GENERALLY OPEN DELTA TO PROVIDE POLARIZING VOLTAGE.
PROTECTION
FUSE ON PRIMARY SIDE.
MCB ON SECONDARY SIDE.
FOR OUTDOOR SWITCHYARDS ISOLATOR ON PRIMARY SIDE IS PROVIDED IF BUS
DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION IS NOT PROVIDED.
SPECIFICATION:
VOLTAGE RATIO (LIKE 220KV / 110V)
√3 √3
VA BURDEN (50/100/150/200/250/300VA)
ACCURACY CLASS (0.5 FOR TARIFF METERING, 1 FOR NORMAL METERING AND 3 FOR
PROTECTION CLASS)
WINDING CONNECTION (SUCH AS STAR / STAR / OPEN DELTA)
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VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER
APPLICATION DESIGN
VOLTAGE DROP SHOULD BE LIMITED TO
1% FOR METERING.
3% FOR PROTECTION.
SYNCHRONIZING VOLTAGE
USE PH-N VOLTAGE FOR EFFECTIVELY EARTHED SYSTEM.
PH – PH FO NON EFFECTIVELY EARTHED SYSTEM.
IN SYNCHRONIZING CIRCUITS PROVIDE 1:1 AUX. VT’S FOR ISOLATION PURPOSE.
VTS CONNECTED ON BUS SECTIONS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF TAKING THE LOADS OF
BOTH BUS SECTIONS.
TYPICAL VA BURDENS FOR CAPACITY CALCULATION:
LINE DISTANCE PROTECTION (NON-SWITCHED TYPE) 50 VA/PH
LINE DISTANCE PROTECTION(SWITCHED TYPE) 40 VA/PH
DIRECTIONAL OVERCURRENT RELAYS 10 VA/PH
VOLTMETER 5 VA/PH
KW OR KVAR METERS 5 VA/PH
KWh METERS 2-5 VA/PH
PF METERS 5 VA/PH
FREQUENCY METER 5 VA/PH
SYNCHROSCOPE 10 VA/PH
RECORDING VOLTMETER 10 VA/PH
RECORDING FREQUENCY METER 10 VA/PH
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