GAS INSULATED SUBSTATION

ABSTRACT
A gas insulated substation (GIS) is a substation that uses a superior
dielectric gas, sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), high-voltage. It is
Conventional substations requires, small installation size, protection
against atmospheric pollution and moisture, noiseless operation,
nonexclusive and flame resistant, reduced maintenance, minimum
radio interference, but totally enclosed substations using SF6 gas as
insulation that are also known as GIS is now in widespread use in the
electrical power industry .
The basic principle of gas-insulated equipment:
Is that the high-voltage current- carrying parts are within a metal
enclosure and are held in a concentric configuration by cast epoxy
spacer insulators.
The space between the conductor and the enclosure is filled with
sulfur hexafluoride gas under moderate pressure.
Need for GIS
Non availability of sufficient space.
Difficult climatic and seismic conditions at site.
Urban site.
Reduction in length of feeders.
Improvement of the quality of voltage regulation due to short length
feeder.
The total space required for GIS is 10% of the needed of conventional
substation.
GIS technology can be used for installation in areas where the real
estates is appreciable.
Gas Insulated Substations Safety :
The live parts and supported on at resin insulators. Some of the
insulators are designed as barriers between neighboring modules
such that the gas does not pass through them.
The GIS has gas-monitoring system. The gas density in each
compartment is monitored.
If pressure drops slightly, the gas is automatically tapped up with
further gas leakage, the low-pressure alarm is sounded or automatic
tripping or lock-out occurs.