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GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR
765/ 400/ 220/ 132 KU
SUB-STATION & SWITCH-YARD
OF
THERMAL/ HYDRO POWER PROJECTS
CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY
New Delhi — 110066
June’ 2012General Guidelines for
765/400/220/132kV substations and
switchyard of Thetmal/ Hydro Power Projects
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. | Conductor above ground and earthing leads | 75x12mm GS flat |
(fot coloumns and aux. structures) | |
. | Earthing of indoor LT panels, control | 50x6mm GS flat a
| panels and outdoor marshalling boxes, JBs
|_| and Lighting panels ete. | |
e. | Rod earth electrode | 40mm dia, 300mm long
MS rod i
£ | Pipe earth electrode (in treated earth pit) as
Lj pers
g__| Farthing of motors a
h. | Earthing conductor along outdoor cable 50x6mm GS flat
| trenches:
Earthing of lighting poles | 20mm dia, 3000mm long
= ee eee) MS rod
SHIELDING
‘The sub-station/ switchyard shall be protected from direct lightning strokes by
either GI shield wires (7/3.66mm) strung to the peak of gantry towers or
suitably located lightning masts or both in addition to surge arrester.
GI flats/ shield wires shall be used as down conductors for connecting the
shield wires/ lightning masts to the grounding grid. The zone of protection
shall depend upon structure height, overall shape and physical location of the
structures in the sub-station/ switchyard & equipment to be protected.
GS shield wires shall be strung between gantry supports and wall of main
power house over the phase conductors for the generator transformers and
station transformers.
The complete shielding network shall be connected to the main ground mat of
the sub-station/ switchyard,
FIRE DETECTION, ALARM AND PROTECTION SYSTEM
‘Sub-station/ switchyard control room shall be provided with automatic inert
gas system and analogue addressable microprocessor based fire detection,
alarm and protection system. Fire detectors (heat detectors and smoke
detectors) shall be located at strategic locations in rooms of sub-station/
switchyard building,
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switchyard of Thermal/ Hydro Power Projects
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Adequate no. of portable CO» and dry chemical powder types fire
extinguishers shall be provided in suitable locations in the sub-station/
switchyard building.
Fire alarm panel(s) shall be provided with independent sealed type batteries
with boost cum float charging facilities.
Fire protection system for outdoor sub-station/ switchyard is not envisaged;
however, it shall be provided with adequate fire hydrant points connected to
fire protection system of main plant,
STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL WORKS
Structures
The following galvanized steel structures for sub-station/ switchyard shall be
provided:
= Gantry towers and Girders
+ Lightning cum lighting towers
- Lighting towers
- Circuit breakers, disconnectors and
- Current transformer and Voltage transformer
- Lightning arrestors, wave traps
= Bus post insulator (BPI)
- Cable support, ete.
All structural steel members in sub-station/ switchyard shall be hot dip
galvanized as per IS 4759 or equivalent, The fasteners shall also be galvanized
per IS 1367 (Part-13). Bolts and muts shall be as per IS 802. The spring
‘washers shall be electro-galvanised as per IS 1573. The materials, structural
loads and stresses of towers and equipment supporting structures shall be per
1S 802.
Lighting masts shall be provided with minimum two number platforms with
cone no. at the top level. An internal ladder shall be provided to climb upto top
level platform. The top of platform shall be provided with grating, GI pipe
hand railing and toe guard plates.
‘The following shall be considered for designing sub-station/ switchyard
structures:
@ Gantry towers and girders
Sub-station/ switchyard. structures shall be designed for combination of
following loads :
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