wea Sua. sngatctedt aa sift feat a fer fatter SPECIFICATION | FOR | OUTDOOR EHV ISOLATORS AND EARTHING SWITCHES é a? | 32 + 2] 080202 | REVISED AND ISSUED AS STANDARD SPECIFICATION icliatas fae | ME t 7 [200867 | REVISED AND ISSUED AS STANDARD SPEGIFIGATION | akT | _vPS 86. aS 0 _ | 020681 | ISSUED AS STANDARD SPECIFICATION 56. $6. NT Rev_| Date REVISIONS BY [CHECKED [CONVENOR [CHAIRIANIS. 8 ‘SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION [REV ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED) FOR 51-0009 Ta NEW DELHI! OUTDOOREHVISOLATORS | St O008 AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page tofCONTENTS oa 2s i 1.0 SCOPE | a2 2.0 CODES AND STANDARDS BF 3.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS B 4.0. SITE CONDITION: : : 5.0 DESIGN/CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES, é 7 6.0 OPERATING MECHANISM AND CONTROLS | : 7.0 INSULATORS | : 8.0 ACCESSORIES | 2 9.0 INSPECTION, TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE E 10.0 PACKING AND DESPATCH | | | : | 2 iz lz \2 | | ‘SPECIFICATION ‘SPECIFICATION © SNES ee MITE) urDo0R EHV ISOLATORS ee AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page 2of @; : : INDIA UNATEO. property of ENGINEER is given on ths fo ed 1.0 SCOPE This specification covers the design, manufacture, testing at the manufacturer's work and supply to site of outdoor type extra high voltage gang operated, air break alternating current isolators and earthing switches with accessories and auxiliary equipment, CODES AND STANDARDS 2.1 The equipment shall comply with the requirements of latest revision of following standards issued by BIS (Bureau of Indian standards) unless otherwise specified. Me Colours for ready mixed paints and enamels. PVC insulated cables for working voltages up to and including 1000V 1od of high voltage testing. Porcelain post-insulators for systems with nominal voltage greater than 1000V Recommended practice for hot dip galvanizing of iron and steel. Phosphate treatment of iron and steel fork protection against corrosion Application guide for insulation co-ordination Code of practice for phosphating of iron and steel Control switches Alternating current isolators Guide for uniform system marking and identification of conductors and apparatus terminals IS: 13703 Low voltage fuses for voltages not exceeding 1000V AC or 1500 VDC. IS: 13947 Degree of protection provided by enclosures for low voltage Switches and control gear 2.2 Incase of imported equipment standards of the country of origin shall be applicable if these standards are equivalent or stringent than the applicable Indian standards, 2.3. The equipment shall also conform to the provisions of Indian Electricity Rules and other statutory regulations currently in force in the country 24 In case Indian standards are not available for any TEC/BS/VDE/IEEE/NEMA or equivalent agency shall be applicable regulations the following order of priority shall govern -Statutory regulations. -Data sheets, -Job specification. This specification. -Codes and standards. 3.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS equipment, standards issued by In case of any contradiction between various referred standards/specifications/data sheet and statutory 3.1. The offered equipment shall be brand new with state of art technology and proven field track record No prototype equipment shall be offered. ‘equipment at least for 15 years from the date of supply. 2 Vendor shall ensure availability of spare parts and maintenance support services for the offered 3.3. Vendor shall give a notice of at least one year to the end user of equipment and EIL before phasing out the product/spares to enable the end user for placement of order for spares and services. ‘SPECIFICATION ‘SPECIFICATION REV ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED| FOR © NEW DELHI OUTDOOR EHV ISOLATORS Soleo 2 I AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page dof 8 |z “ express agreomer ne borrow 1en consent given by the lender 40 54 35 5.6 SITE CONDITIONS ‘The isolators shall be suitable for outdoor installation and shall be designed to operate under site conditions as specified in data sheet.If not specifically mentioned therein a design ambient of 40°C and an altitude not exceeding 1000 m above mean sea level shall be considered. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES The isolator/earthing switch shall be complete with all parts that are necessary or essential for efficient operation, Such parts shall be deemed to be within the scope of supply, whether specifically mentioned of not ‘The isolators shall be three phase, gang operated, horizontal, center break or double break type with moving blades. Isolators shall be provided with gang operated vertical break earth blades if specified in Data Sheet The isolators and earthing switches shall be provided with high current carrying contaets on the hinge and jaw ends and all contact surfaces shall be of silver plated copper. All identical parts shall be interchangeable Isolators and earth switches shall be capable of withstanding the dynamic and thermal effects of the ‘maximum possible short circuit current of the system in their closed position, These shall be constructed such that they do not open under influence of short circuit current ‘The isolators shall be capable of making/breaking normal currents when no significant change in voltage occurs across the terminals of each pole of isolator on account of make/break operation. ‘The isolator shall be capable of making/breaking magnetizing current of 0.7A at 0.15 power factor and capacitive current of 0.7A at 0.15 power factor at rated voltage. Isolator and earth switches shall be able to bear on terminals the total forces including wind loading and electro-dynamic forces on the attached conductor without impairing reliability or current carrying capacity Base channels and other structural steel members such as operating pipes, phase coupling rods ete operating mechanism boxes, bolts, pin etc. shall be hot dip galvanized. Live parts shall be of non-rusting and non-corroding metal. Current carrying parts shail be of non-ferrous material such as aluminium or copper. ‘The isolator design shall be such that itis free from visible corona discharge in both closed and open position at the discharge test voltages as per applicable standards. Isolators and earthing switches including their operating mechanism shall be such that they cannot be dislodged from their open or closed positions by gravity, wind, short-circuit, vibration, shock. accidental touching and its seismic performance shall be suitable for the geographic location of the installation, ‘The isolators may be required to operate occasionally with considerable long idle periods; they shall be designed to operate satisfactorily even after being kept in one position for long periods. Special care shall be taken for selection of material for gears and lubrication of gears to meet the above requirements, ‘SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION REV ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED FOR NEW DELHI OUTDOOR EHV ISOLATORS Soren, 2 AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page 4of &5.14 Where earthing switches are specified these shall include the complete operating mechanism and auxiliary contacts. 5.15 The earthing switches if specified in the data sheet shall form an integral part of the isolator and shall be mounted on the base frame of the isolator 2 5.16 Earthing switches shall be only locally operated. se | : 5.17 In case of isolators without earthing switches the design shall be such as to permit addition of earth | BE switches at a future date. It shall also be possible to interchange position of earth switches o either side, | 25 | 5.18 The earth switch should be able to carry the same fault current as the main blades of the isolators and BE shail withstand dynamic stresses. ££ | 5:19 The isolators and earthing switches shall be provided with high current eatrying contacts on the hinge 4 and jaw ends and all contact surfaces shall be of silver plated copper | £2) 5.20 Painting | | 5.20.1 All metal surfaces shall be thoroughly cleaned and de-greased to remove mill scale,rust, grease and 5 dirt, Fabricated structures shall be pickled and then rinsed to remove any trace of acid. The 5 uunder-surface shall be prepared by applying a coat of epoxy-based primer. The under-surface shall be Se ‘made free from all imperfections before undertaking the finishing coat | 251 5.202 After preparation of the under surface, the equipment shall be spray-painted with two coats of | g epoxy-based final paint. The colour shade of the final paint of the exterior shall be shade 632 (Dark 2 ‘grey) and interior shall be glossy white, as per IS: 5 unless otherwise specified. Spray-painted finished & panels shall be dried in stoving ovens in a dust-free atmosphere. Panel finish shall be free from 2 imperfections like pinholes, orange peels, run off paint. ete = 5.20.3. All unpainted steel parts shall be cadmium plated or suitably treated to prevent rust and corrosion. If E these parts are moving elements, then these shall be greased. | 6.0 OPERATING MECHANISM AND CONTROLS | id 6.1 The operating mechanism shall provide quick, simple and effective operation. The design shall be such | E that one operator shall be able to operate the isolator/earthing switch (when manually operated). The \ manual operating handle for manually operated isolator shall be mounted on the base of supporting \2 structure 6.2 The isolator shall be provided with manual or motorized operating mechanism as specified in Data sheet. The earthing switch shall be suitable for manual operation only | { 6.3 The ganging mechanism shall be provided with sufficient adjustment to allow for final alignment of | isolator blades for simultaneous operation 6.4 Adjustable stops shall be provided to prevent over travel in either direction. 6.5 A weather proof galvanized sheet steel control cabinet with gasketed hinged door and padiocking facility shall be provided to house driving mechanism, motor starter, local isolating switeh fuse unit 4 local/remote selector switch, a set of open/close push buttons, on/off indications aux, switches, panel | aa illumination etc. in case of power operated isolators and driving mechanism aux, switches, panel | | illumination, ete., in case of manually operated isolators. The control cabinet shall be fabricated from | | | ! ‘SPECIFICATION ‘SPECIFICATION REV ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED FOR esi 0008 . ‘NEW DELHI ‘OUTDOOR EHV ISOLATORS AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page 5 of 8e intended use iy oaned on the borrower's express agreement that INEERS INDIA LIMITED, They ar cre te property reproduced, copied. exh 66 68 69 6.9.1 6.9.3 6.10 6.10.1 6.10.2 6.10.3 6.10.4 cold rolled 2 mm thick sheet steel with hinged door in front and shall have an integral canopy. The degree of protection of the cabinet shall be IP-55.The control cabinet shall be provided with anti- condensation heater having switch, fuse, contactor and thermostat having variable setting (0-70°C) ‘The control shall be so arranged that the desired operation shall be completed when corresponding push button is pressed. ‘The control circuit shall be so arranged that necessary interlocks with associated breakers/isolators can be incorporated in it ‘Arrangement shall be provided to permit manual operation of motorized isolators. The arrangement shall be such that when operating handle is in the engaged position the power operation shall be made inoperative. Padiocking facility shall be provided for the manual operating handle. ‘The operating mechanism design shall be such that during the operation of isolator (especially manual operation) once the moving blades reach the sparking distance, springs shall take over, to provide ‘quick, snap closing so that the isolator closing is independent of manual efforts. Similarly, the springs must assist during the opening operation to provide quick breaking feature Motor Drive For motor driven isolators, the motor shall be totally enclosed, weatherproof, outdoor type and tropivalised suitable for direct on line starting through magnetic contactor type starter. Motor shall be suitable for operation on 415V, 50 Hz, 3 phase supply, unless otherwise specified Suitable reduction gearing shall be provided between motor and the drive shaft of isolator. A quick electro-mechanical brake shall be fitted on the higher speed shaft to stop mechanism rapidly when motor supply is switched off Limit switches for contro! shall be fitted on the isolator and earth switch shaft, within the cabinet to sense the open and close positions of the isolator and earth switch. Interlocks. Isolators and earthling switches shall be provided with padiocking facility to lock them in fully open! or fully closed positions Isolator and earthing switch shall be mechanically interlocked such that it shall not be possible to close the earthing switch when the isolator is closed and vice-versa. Isolators shall be provided with electrical interlocking feature. This shall be in the form of bolt interlock comprising of interlock coil of latch in type to lock the isolator driving shaft operation in the lateh-in condition. It shall be possible to release the latch by energizing the interlock coil when certain preset conditions of interlocking scheme are fulfilled. For this purpose the Vendor shall provide facilities for wiring Purchaser's external interlocking contacts both in isolator opening and closing circuits. Electrical interlocking shall be suitable for control supply voltage as specified in Data Sheet. Electrical interlocking arrangement shall be fail safe. Isolators shall be provided, when specified in Data sheet, with mechanical interlocking feature in addition to electrical interlocking feature described above. ‘This shall be in the form of “Castel Key” interlocks. | ‘SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION REV ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED FOR gai 0108 2 NEW DELHI OUTDOOR EHV ISOLATORS AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page 6 of @6.11 Operating mechanism shall be equipped with 4 NO-+4 NC separate and reliable auxiliary switches for Purchaser's interlocking and protection scheme. The aux. switches shall be actuated by @ cam or similar arrangement directly mounted on isolator/earthing switch shaft without any intermediate levers, zi linkages, etc. to ensure foolproof operation. E2 | 6.12 Aux. switch shall be designed to carry 10A continuously and shall be capable of breaking an inductive Be current of 2A in a 220 V DC circuit . 6.13 The wiring inside the operating mechanism cabinet shall be done with BIS approved PVC insulated ge flame retardant type copper conductor wires. The wiring shall preferably be enclosed in plastic sé channels, or neatly bunched together. 20% spare terminals shall be provided on each terminal block ea Conductors shall be terminated with adequately sized lugs for connection to equipment terminals and | 5: strips, Stranded conductors shall be soldered at the ends before connections are made to the terminals. ; All auxiliary equipment terminals shall be made with pressure type terminals, Sufficient terminals shill : be provided on each terminal block to ensure that not more than one outgoing wire is connected per 3 terminal. Terminal strips shall be separated for AC and DC circuits by metal barrier or enclosures. All as spare contacts of auxiliary relays, timers, etc. shall be wired up to the terminals. =] 6.14 Each wire shal be identified at both ends by correctly sized PVC ferrules and control wiring shall be | cE done with minimum 1.5 mm2 copper conductor. | Zi 6.15 All cables shall enter the cubicle from the bottom. | 5 i 6.16 Double compression cable glands shall be provided for all cables. S83] 7.0 INSULATORS | £2] 7.1 Support insulators forall types of isolators shall be of solid core type expect for 33KV isolators wherein 3 post insulators shall be used | 3 | 3 7.2 The support insulators shall be made of homogenous porcelain, free from laminations, cavities and ge other flaws or imperfection that might affect the mechanical or dielectric properties and shall be Be thoroughly vitrified, tough and impervious to moisture. The glazing of the porcelain shall be of uniform Se brown colour, free from blisters, burns and other defects. The insulators shall be designed to have a required insulation, mechanical strength and rigidity for the actual site conditions. When operating ai fy normal rated voltage, there shall be no electric discharge, which might cause erosion or injury t0 the E insulators. No corona discharge shall take place at the insulators while operating at the normai voltage. 2 When parallel insulators are used, base plates at the top and at the bottom shall be of sufficient strength} 2 All iron parts shall be hot dip galvanized. The surfaces of the joints shall be finished, the porcelain | 5 parts by grinding and metal parts by machining. The minimum creepage; distance shall be considered | 5 for very heavily polluted atmosphere, unless otherwise specified in the data sheet 8.0 ACCESSORIES | | 8.1 A mechanical position indicating device shall be provided for each isolator/earthing switch, irrespective | of whether the isolating distance is visible or not. | 8.2 Bach pole of the isolator shall be provided with two earthing pads of non-corrodible material at opposite ends, brazed to channel base. Flexible copper earth connectors shall be provided for connecting | carthing switches to the earthing system. | | ‘SPECIFICATION ‘SPECIFICATION REV ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED FOR NEW DELHI OUTDOOR EHV ISOLATORS 6-51-0009 Z AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page Tot 8 |83 84 8.6 90 O14 the lender to the borrower for 9.2 93 94 "way permitted by a written consent giv 96 Tarmat are the property al ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED. They are merely loaned an the borrower's express agreement that 10.0 Counter balancing springs shall be provided for counter balancing the isolators to prevent impact at the end of travel, both on opening and closing of isolator/earthing switch. The springs shall be of non-rusting alloy A weatherproof and corrosion proof nameplate shall be provided on isolators, earthing switch and operating devices. The nameplates shall conform to applicable standards. ‘Terminal connectors required for connection of isolator to busbar shall be provided along with the {solators. The type of busbar, i.e. tubular or ACSR shall be specified in data sheet and terminal pads shall be designed accordingly Each pole of isolator shall be provided with R, Y, and B phase marking plates. INSPECTION, TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE During manufacturing, the isolator shall be subject to inspection by EIL/Owner or by an agency authorized by the Owner, to assess the progress of work as well as to ascertain that only quality raw material is used. The manufacturer shall furnish all necessary information concerning the supply to ElL/Owner inspectors, Tests shall be carried out at the manufacturer's works under his care and expense and EIL/owner shall be informed at least 2 weeks in advance regarding this. Type test certificates for the isolators from a recognized testing organization for simitar type and rating, shall be furnished In addition, specific tests shall be conducted to check mechanical and electrical operation and cubicle wiring conforming to specification and final schematic drawings. These tests shall be provisionally conducted at the manufacturer's works by providing a temporary connection to control cubicle in order to simulate the actual conditions. All acceptance and routine tests as stipulated in the relevant standards shall be carried out by vendor in presence of EIL/Owner's representative. Mechanical operation test (routine test) shall be conducted on the complete isolator (Main switch and Earth switch) at Vendor's work and a certified tests report be furnished to the owner, ‘The test report of power frequency voltage withstand test conducted on the insulator shall be furnished for owner's acceptance in lieu of conducting the power frequency (dry) test on complete isolator (routine test) PACKING AND DESPATCH All the equipment shall be divided into several sections for protection and ease of handling during transportation. The equipment shall be properly packed for transportation by ship/rail or trailer. The equipment shall be wrapped in polythene sheets before being placed in crates/cases to prevent damage to finish. Crates/cases shall have skid bottom for handling. Special notations such as * Fragile’, “This side up’, “Center of gravity", “Weight’,'Owner's particulars’, "PO nos.’ etc., shall be clearly marked on the package together with other details as per purchase order. ‘The equipment may be stored outdoors for long periods before installation. The packing should also be suitable for outdoor storage areas with rains / high ambient temperature unless otherwise agreed. © ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED FOR = | AND EARTHING SWITCHES Page 8 of 8 ‘SPECIFICATION ‘SPECIFICATION REV 6-51-0009 NEW DELHI OUTDOOR EHV ISOLATORS