ERECTION AND PRE COMMISSIONING TESTING OF EQUIPMENTS

BY Y.SURYA PRAKASA RAO Chief Manager

Receipt at site

After Receipt at site and before unloading the materials ,the conditions of packing and record of the transportation shall be jointly assessed by owner and contractor and dully recorded.

Unloading and storage at site

Unloading Unloading of materials should be done with crane of suitable capacity using polyester slings only.

Storage at site
Storage instructions should be followed strictly as per storage instructions in equipment manual. While shifting materials from storage place to final place for erection, sufficient care is to be taken to avoid damage to the materials. The material shall be opened after reaching the place of erection . In case the material is found damaged during storage and shifting. Inform supplier, erection contractor and Insurance agency.

Storage at site
LA should be stored vertically. CVT should be stored vertically. CT should be stored vertically or if it is horizantal, keep around 30 degree height at top side. WT should be stored vertically. Store all equipments above ground level by making platforms.

ERECTION OF EQUIPMENTS
1. MEASURE FOUNDATION BOLTS DISTANCE &
LEVELING. 2. CHECK THE BASE PLATE HEIGHT WITH EXISTING EQUIPMENT BASE PLATE. 3. CHECK THE LEVELING OF STRUCTURE AT TOP WITH SPIRIT LEVEL AND TIGHT ALL NUTS & BOLTS. 4. ERECT EQUIPMENT PREFERABLY WITH CRANE AS PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS.

ERECTION OF EQUIPMENTS
5. ERECT THE CT PRIMARY POINTS P1 &
P2 AS PER DRAWING. 6. ERECT LAS BY KEEPING VENTS DIRECTION AWAY FROM EQUIPMENTS. 7. ERECT ISOLATOR EARTH SWITCH POSITION AS PER DRAWING.

PRE COMMISSIONING TESTS OF CT

1.POLARITY TEST. 2.MAGNETISATION CHARACTERISTICS OF CT. 3. RATIO TEST. 4.IR MEASUREMENT. 5. DGA TEST OF OIL. 6. TANDELTA & CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT.

PRE COMMISSIONING TESTS OF CVT 1.POLARITY TEST. 2. RATIO TEST. 4. IR MEASUREMENT. 5. TANDELTA & CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT

PRE COMMISSIONING TESTS OF SA 1. THIRD HORMONIC RESISTIVE CURRENT. 2. IR MEASUREMENT OF INDIVIDUAL STACK. 3. OPERATION OF LA COUNTER. 4. TANDELTA & CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT

PRE COMMISSIONING TESTS OF ISOLATOR 1. MILLIVOLT DROP TEST. 2. IR MEASUREMENT . 3. 50 OPERATIONS TEST.

CONSTRUCTION FEATURES. Circuit Breaker is an on load Switch which can make & break load currents and fault Currents in shortest time.

What it requires ? 1.Support Structure. 2. Operating Drive Assembly. 3.Pole Column. 4.Interrupter. 5.Control Cubicle.

SUPPORT STRUCTURE
Lattice structure or Tripod. It carries the operating drive assembly,pole column and Interrupter . It will stand on the concrete foundations.

OPERATING DRIVE ASSEMBLY

It consists
Pneumatic/hydraulic operating mechanism. Compressor-motor/hydraulic pump. Air-reservoir/ hydraulic reservoir. Linkage mechanism. Auxiliary switches.

POLE COLUMN
It consists
Stacks of support porcelain Insulators to insulate the live parts from the ground. Operating rod(Insulating rod) with guiding rings transmits movement from driving assembly to moving contacts. SF6 gas . Shaft seal assembly seals the SF6 gas.

INTERRUPTER ASSEMBLY
Closing resistor assembly(optional)-400 ohms. Grading capacitors(oil filled) -1200 PF .

TESTS
Pre-commissioning Tests.

PRE-COMMISSIONING TESTS
Pressure Switch settings of SF6 gas&Air/Oil. Air/Oil Pressure drop tests during operation. Air/Oil&SF6 gas Leakage tests in 24hrs. Pole Discrepancy test for open/close. Dew point & Air content tests for SF6 gas. Milli volt drop test in close position. Capacitance&Tan delta test for Grading Capacitor. Operation timings test. Insulation Resistance measurement tests.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TESTS

SF6 gas&Air/Oil Pressure Switch settings. Air/Oil Pressure drop tests during operation. Pole Discrepancy test for open/close. Operation timings test. Dew point for SF6 gas. (Two yearly) Milli volt drop test in close position.(Two yearly) DCRM & Contact Travel Measurement tests.(Three yearly) Capacitance&Tan delta test for Grading Capacitor.(four yearly)

OPERATION TIMINGS
Close timings including PIR. Trip 1 timings . Trip 2 timings. Close Trip for both Trip 1 &2. Duty cycle operation times(O-0.3s-CO). Pole discrepancy time during open&close.

ACCEPTABLE/PERMISSIBLE LIMITS FOR MAINTANANCE TEST RESULTS.

CB operation timings. -Closing time(max) -Trip time(max) -Close/Trip time pole Discrepancy phase to phase(max) Break to Break(max) of same phase 400kv 150Ms 25Ms 220kv 200Ms 35Ms

3.33Ms 2.5Ms

3.33Ms 2.5Ms

PIR TIME
BHEL make CGL make ABB make NGEF make M&G make TELK make ABB make(HVDC) 12-16ms 8-12ms 8-10ms 8-12ms 8-12ms 8-12ms 8-12ms

PIR opening time prior to opening of main

contacts(ABB.CGL.NGEF make CBx) .

5ms(min)
AT RATED PRESSURE

PIR and main contacts overlap time (BHEL,M&G,ABB imported)make CBx). TAN DELTA of grading capacitors Capacitance of grading capacitors Contact resistance of CB Contact resistance of CB terminal Connector

5ms(min)
AT RATED PRESSURE

0.007degrees at 20deg.cel. within +10 of the rated value within 5 150 micro-ohm 10micro-ohm per connector

IR value: Phase earth

Across open contacts Control cables

100m-ohm(min) by 5.0/10.0kvMEGGER

1000m-ohm (min) by 5.0/10.0kvMEGGER 50m-ohm(min)by 0.5kv MEGGER

PRESSURE SWITCH SETTINGS

SF6 gas pressure switches within 0.1BAR OF SET VALUE

Operating air pr.switches Operating oil pr.switches

within 0.1BAR OF SET VALUE within 1.0 BAR OF SET VALUE

DEW POINT OF SF6 GAS

Make of CB
BHEL

Dew point at rated pr.

-15deg.cel. -7deg.cel. -5deg.cel.

Corresponding Dew pt.at atmo.pr.

-36deg.cel. -29deg.cel. -27deg.cel. -39deg.cel -32deg.cel. -35deg.cel. -31deg.cel. -35deg.cel. -26deg cel. -36deg.cel. -29deg.cel -27deg .cel.

Remarks
During commissioning During O&M Critical During commissioning During O&M During commissioning During O&M During commissioning During O&M During commissioning During O&M Critical

M&G CGL ABB NGEF -15deg.cel. -10deg.cel. -15deg.cel -5deg.cel -15deg.cel -7deg.cel. -5deg.cel

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