GES 12453

Technical Specification of GECOL

Circuit Plate

(Revision history)
- Issued on: Jan. 01, 2007

General Electricity Company of Libya

 Contents

1 SCOPE AND SERVICE CONDITIONS.............................................................................................. 3

1.1 SCOPE .................................................................................................................................................. 3

1.2 SERVICE CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................... 3

2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES............................................................................................................. 3

2.1 APPLICABLE STANDARDS ..................................................................................................................... 3

3 KINDS..................................................................................................................................................... 3

4 REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................................. 4

4.1 MATERIAL ............................................................................................................................................ 4

4.2 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 4

5 TESTS..................................................................................................................................................... 4

5.1 SAMPLING ............................................................................................................................................ 4

5.2 SAMPLE TESTS ..................................................................................................................................... 5

6 MARKING ............................................................................................................................................. 5

7 PACKING AND DELIVERY................................................................................................................ 5

8 DOCUMENT AND CERTIFICATE .................................................................................................... 6

8.1 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH THE BID .................................................................................... 6

8.2 DOCUMENTS TO BE APPROVED BY GECOL.......................................................................................... 6
8.3 DOCUMENTATION ................................................................................................................................. 6

9 WARRANTY.......................................................................................................................................... 7

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 GES (Technical Specification of GECOL)

Circuit Plate

1 Scope and service conditions

1.1 Scope
The specification covers the requirements of the circuit plates which are installed on
tower to indicate the phase.

1.2 Service conditions

The plates shall be suitable for use under the following service conditions:
(a) In air, including expose to direct sunlight
(b) Installed on tower for 66kV
(c) Environmental temperatures within the range of -10°C to +50°C

2 Normative references

2.1 Applicable standards

All circuit plates supplied shall, in general, comply with the latest edition of following
international standards:
(a) ISO 898: Mechanical properties or fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel
(b) ISO 1460: Metallic coatings - Hot dip galvanized coating on ferrous materials -
Gravimetric determination of the mass per unit area
(c) ISO 1461: Hot dip galvanized coating on fabricated iron and steel articles -
Specifications and test methods
(d) ISO 2859-1: Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes- Part 1: Introduction to
the ISO 2859 attribute sampling system

3 Kinds
Kinds of the plates are listed in Table 1 of this specification.
Table 1 - Kinds of circuit plate
Size (mm)
Specification No.
Height × Width (H × W) Thickness (Min.)
1245310 260 × 250 2

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4 Requirements

4.1 Material
The circuit plate shall be made from textile-glass reinforced plastics. Bolt, nut and
washer shall be made from steel of good quality in accordance with ISO 898 series.

4.2 Design requirements

(a) The size of circuit plate shall meet the requirements of Table 1 and Figure 1 of this
specification. Circuit plate shall be consisted of a plate and four bolts, nuts and
washers for I and II respectively. At the four corners of plate, holes of 14mm shall be
punched for fixing the bolts.
(b) Bolts size shall be a M12 × 40mm having a suitable thread length in order to fix on
the tower. All bolts, nuts and washers shall be hot-dip galvanized in accordance with
ISO 1460 after threading and mean coating mass shall be not less than 395g/m2 in
accordance with ISO 1461. The total quantity of bolts, nuts and washers shall be
added 3% to the quantity to be supplied.
(c) The edges shall be smooth not to be harmful to human whilst handling. The plate shall
be externally fine and there is no crack, exfoliation, strain, damage and bend.
(d) Symbol and character shall be silk printed on plastics as indicated in clause 5.1 of this
specification.
(e) The surface treatment of plate shall be carried out by the glossy coating on the whole
after silk printing.
(f) Dimensional tolerance in which the tolerance is not specified shall be ±0.7mm for up
to and including 35mm in dimension and over 35mm, ±2%.

5 Tests

5.1 Sampling
Test specimens shall be selected at random from each inspection lot (or articles) in
accordance with ISO 2859-1. The number of samples selected from each lot shall comply
with Table 2 of this specification.
Table 2 - Number of test samples
Lot size Sample size Lot size Sample size
25 or less 5 501 to 1,200 80
26 to 50 8 1,201 to 3,200 125
51 to 90 13 3,201 to 10,000 200
91 to 150 20 10,000 to 35,000 315
151 to 280 32
35,001 to over 500
281 to 500 50

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5.2 Sample tests
(a) Visual inspection & measurement of dimensions (By this specification); All plates
shall be subjected to visual inspection. Visual inspection shall cover the size, material
and other requirements specified in this specification.
(b) Hot-dip galvanizing test (ISO 1460 and 1461): Hot-dip galvanizing test can be
omitted by a presentation of the test results to mean coating mass according to
agreement between GECOL and manufacturer.

6 Marking
The circuit plate shall have “I” or “II” letter of 150mm that represents each circuit.
Colors of plate and letters shall meet the requirements of Table 3 of this specification.
The fonts of letter shall be “Bold Arial” or shall be followed in agreement between
GECOL and manufacturer.
Table 3 - Color of plate and letter
Phase Color of plate ground Color of letter
I Yellow Blue
II Blue Yellow

7 Packing and Delivery

The circuit plates shall be packed by set in corrugated cardboard packing with
waterproofing.
A set shall consist of two plates (I and II), and eight bolts, nuts and washers.
The supplier shall provide packing of the plates as is required to prevent their damage or
deterioration during transit to their final destination and long period of storage, as indicated
in the contract. The packing shall be sufficient to withstand, without limitation, rough
handling during transit and exposure to extreme temperatures, salt and precipitation during
transit and storage.
A label shall be attached on each packing with following information.
(a) Kinds
(b) Quantity of package
(c) Manufactured year
(d) Name of manufacturer
(e) Name of the procuring department
(f) Gross weight
(g) Any special handling instructions

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8 Document and certificate
The circuit plate quoted by the supplier shall be approved by GECOL. The quantity of
document and certificates submitted shall be not less than three copies. The circuit plate
shall conform to the latest edition of applicable standards including clause 2 of this
specification or any other equivalent international standards. The design and construction
of circuit plate shall be subjected to the approval of GECOL.

8.1 Information to be provided with the BID

Technical descriptions, data sheets, catalogues and other information shall be submitted
with the BID and those which are submitted shall be sufficient to enable GECOL to
evaluate thoroughly the proposal as to its compliance with the requirements of this
specification.
The minimum requirement is as follows:
(a) Detailed summary of difference with this specification
(b) Technical Data Sheet duly filled in and signed (Annex A)
(c) Material safety data certificates of all chemical materials used for manufacturing such
as insulating fluid, compound, resin and gas, etc., if necessary.
(d) Detailed cross-sectional drawing & plane figure of all components in A3 or A4 size
(e) Applicable design specification and standards in English language
(f) Test certificates approved by international institute
(g) Quality control system and relevant certificate

8.2 Documents to be approved by GECOL

The supplier shall furnish all relevant technical information, drawings etc. to GECOL
for approval prior to the start of manufacture. Offers without Technical Data Sheet
completely filled in will be rejected.
(a) Vendor(s) details/ Reference list
(b) Technical Data Sheet
(c) Tests schedule and procedures
(d) Transportation schedule and storage conditions
(e) Drawings of materials (All drawings shall be in A3 or A4 size with title block
approved by GECOL)

8.3 Documentation
All documents supplied under this specification shall be documented to the extent that
the end user can easily understand its theory of operation, performance, installation and

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maintenance for the product. All documents shall be submitted being filed in order to
approve of GECOL and reorder later.
Language in all documents and drawings shall be written in English and dimensions
shall be used in metric SI-units.

9 Warranty
The supplier shall provide a full one-year limited warranty on the plates supplied. The
warranty shall cover all parts and all costs, which are directly attributable to the supplier.
Warranty coverage shall begin on the date that the plate is received.

*Hole size: 14mm

Figure 1 - Appearance of a circuit plate

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Annex A
Technical Data Sheet

No. Description Particulars

1 Applicable international standards

2 Manufacturer’s name
3 Specification No. of plate
4 Quantity of plates
5 Size of the plate (mm)
a) Height
b) Width
c) Thickness
6 Material of plate
7 Number of bolts, nuts and washer
8 Mean coating mass (g/m2)
9 Size of bolt

Signature :
Designation :
Name of Tenderer :

Date :

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