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Subject: Standard Operating Procedure for HT PANEL

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EQUIPMENT NAME: HT-PANEL

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HT – Panel consists of the following equipments:

 Metal enclosed free-standing compartment.

 VACCUM CIRCUIT BREAKER
 Bus bar
 Control wirings

INTRODUCTION:

HIGH TENSION PANEL:

The International Electro technical Commission and its national counterparts (IET, IEEE, VDE, etc.) define high voltage circuits as
those with more than 1000 V for alternating current and at least 1500 V for direct current, In the United States 2005 National
Electrical Code (NEC), high voltage is any voltage over 600 V (article 490.2). British Standard BS 7671:2008 defines high voltage as
any voltage difference between conductors that is higher than 1000 V AC or 1500 V ripple-free DC.

The panels are metal-enclosed, free-standing compartmentalized, Modular type suitable for indoor and outdoor installations. The
Panel boards are fabricated out of adequate thickness mild steel Structural sections. The frames shall be enclosed with cold rolled
steel of not less than 2.0 mm thickness. Each cable chamber has cable entry from Top or Bottom with suitable removable gland

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plates. The cable chamber is provided with suitable supporting arrangement between the gland plate and terminals. All covers,
doors and Joints are gasketted using neoprene gaskets. The panels are designed to connect Transformers and HT motors.

VACCUM CIRCUIT BREAKER:

A circuit breaker is a device used to complete, maintain and interrupt current flowing in a circuit under normal or faulted
conditions. A VACCUM CIRCUIT BREAKER utilizes a vacuum to extinguish arcing when the circuit breaker is opened and to act as a
dielectric to insulate the contacts after the arc is interrupted.

The construction is compact in design, fully type tested, sturdy in construction and simple in operation.
with a proven motorised spring operated mechanism.
 Low cost maintenance.
 Hermetically sealed vacuum bottles
 Low contact erosion
 Fast recovery strength.
 Maintenance free interrupter.
 Suitable for Auto Recourse duty
 Small Stroke length and less moving parts.

FUNCTION:
Safe Closing & Operating of power supply circuit in HT side. ( High Tension).

Busbars:
All the busbars are air insulated and made up of high conductivity, Tin coated copper or Electrolytic grade Aluminium. Busbars
have a fault withstand capacity of equivalent to 25 KA/35Ka/50kA 1 Sec matching with the rating of the incomer circuit breaker as
mentioned or as required. All bus bars are fully screened by means of PVC sleeves in their own compartment running throughout
the length of the panel and the busbars are provided with holes for future expansion. Suitable segregation will be provided in
between busbar chamber and adjoining compartments. The busbars will be TP and N, the section of the neutral bus being full Size
or Half the size of the phase busbar as per the requirement. The busbar will be PVC sleeved with colour strips of red, yellow, blue
and black .The busbar will be properly segregated, suitably braced with insulated Supports (DMC/FRP/SMC) placed at appropriate
intervals to withstand the electromagnetic stresses during short circuit. Minimum electrical Clearances will be maintained
between phase, neutral and body as per IS and IEC standards.

Control wiring:

Panel will be supplied with all internal wiring comprising of PVC insulated 1.1 KV grade, multi strand flexible copper conductor of
1.5Sq.mm cross section. Wiring associated with a particular phase will be the colour of that phase viz. Red, Yellow, or Blue, wiring
associated with earthing will be with green colour insulation and for neutral it shall be with black colour insulation. Wiring will be
neatly laid and run on insulated cleats of limited compression type insulated straps. All the cables have crimped terminations and

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it will be identified by means of glossy plastic ferrules at both ends, these control wirings are connected for equipment operation,
protection relays and Meters.

The HT panel is the front side (usually) of HT cubicle. If it is a local control panel there will be one alarm
annunciator, meters for the indication of different parameters of electricity ,normal control push buttons, emergency control
push buttons, bypass key for all interlocks, local, remote or maintenance" selector rotary switch, indicators for
CB/isolator/earthing switch, push button for healthy checks of tripping coils(before closing and after closing).There will be no
hazardous HT voltages as the name indicates, only control power(110 dc,110 ac,240v ac,440v ac).Inside the cubicle there will
be ,space heater, resistances, fuses, SMPS power supplies auxiliary relays(protection panel) etc.

HT Panel Operation (Close to Open):

 Confirm the load on the transformer / motor is isolated.

 In the HT panel turn the breaker control switch of the breaker to TRIP position from NEUTRAL position.
 After tripping, the breaker control switch comes back automatically to NEUTRAL position.
 Confirm the isolation of the breaker by checking the isolation indicator in OFF Position.
 In case the breaker is not operated electrically with breaker control switch, use the PUSH BUTTON to disengage /
Open / Isolate the breaker.
 Once the contacts are opened the breaker is to be pulled outside for maintenance by using the racking handle, if
required.
 To insert the breaker after maintenance the breaker should be put back in to SF6 chassis.
 Push the breaker into the terminal slot so that the locking is engaged.

Vacuum Circuit Breaker Operation (Open to Close):

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