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Curso Siemens Pararrayos PDF
Curso Siemens Pararrayos PDF
Surge Arresters
Siemens AG
Energy Sector
Power Transmission
Mauricio Vargas
EE, MSc, PhD
Overview
Fundamentals of Protection
Typical Installation Points
Protective Zone
Arrester Types
MOV Manufacturing
Fundamentals of Protection
Typical Installation Points
Protective Zone
Arrester Types
MOV Manufacturing
1200
1100
1000
800
Peak value of voltage / kV
700
600
500
400
300
Peak value of phase-to-earth voltage: √2·Us /√3 = 343 kV
200
0
-4 -2 2 4
10 10 1 10 10
Peak value of current / A
Fundamentals of Protection
Typical Installation Points
Protective Zone
Arrester Types
MOV Manufacturing
0
Lightning overvoltages Switching overvoltages Temporary overvoltages Highest system voltage
(Microseconds) (Milliseconds) (Seconds) (Continuously)
Fundamentals of Protection
Typical Installation Points
Protective Zone
Arrester Types
MOV Manufacturing
1 switchgear
2 switchgear
4
Substation
(AIS / GIS)
Fundamentals of Protection
Typical Installation Points
Protective Zone
Arrester Types
MOV Manufacturing
Travelling w
a ve effects
Voltage at terminals
of equipment to be
protected may be
higher than
protection level
of the arrester.
Safety margin
Protective Zone
(125 / 1,15) - 80
xs = · 300 m = 4,3 m
2·1000
Example 2: Transmission network, Um = 420 kV, effectively earthed, arrester of Ur = 336 kV:
Fundamentals of Protection
Typical Installation Points
Protective Zone
Arrester Types
MOV Manufacturing
Aluminium flange
Ø 58 mm
Ø 48 mm
Ø 41 mm
Ø 78 mm
Ø 32 mm
up to Um = 800 kV
up to Um = 72 kV up to Um = 170 kV up to Um = 550 kV
1. Cage Design
2. Tube Design
3. Wrapped Design
1. 2. 3.
Page 21 Energy Sector
Arrester Types:
Metal Enclosed Surge Arresters (GIS)
1-phase meander 1-phase linear 3-phase linear
SF6-SF6-bushing
(Oil-SF6-bushing on request)
Spring contact
Access cover with pressure
relief device and filter
Grading hood
Enclosure
GIS arresters connected to a
Supporting tube
123 kV Transformer,
Metal-oxide resistors Germany
3EL1 3EL2 3EQ1 3EQ4 3EQ3 3EQ5 3EP4/5 3EP2 3EP3 3ES2 3ES5 3ES7
DC
3ES9
3EL 3EQ 3EP 3ES
Silicone Silicone Porcelain GIS
(Cage Design) (Tube Design)
5
550 kV 800 kV
Line Discharge Class
550 kV
3EP2 3EQ4 3EQ3
Porcelain Silicone
Silicone
4
362 kV
3EP3 800 kV DC
Porcelain 3EQ5
123 kV 800 kV Silicone
3
362 kV 3EL2
3EP5 3EP4 Silicone
Porcelain Porcelain
2
40,5 kV
72,5 kV 245 kV
3EL1 3EQ1
Silicone Silicone
1
Silicone
Highest Voltage of Equipment UM
3EK4 3EK7
3 36 72 145 245 300 362 420 550 800 kV
Page 25 Energy Sector
Overview
Fundamentals of Protection
Typical Installation Points
Protective Zone
Arrester Types
MOV Manufacturing
Granulating
(Spray drying)
Check of:
• V-I-Characteristics
Release of granulate • Power loss
• Long duration current capability
Pressing
Decarbonizing
Sintering
3.5 V
δ ≈1200 °C I
Volume reduction ≈40% 100 µA
Microvaristor
Zincoxide grain
10 ... 50 µm
Grinding
Metallization
Lot number
To:
Visual inspection PTD H 4
Berlin