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ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL

VOLUME 4–I

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION

PDVSA N° TITULO

N–254 DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF HIGH RESISTANCE

GROUNDING SYSTEM (WYE SYSTEM, 600 VOLTS
OR BELOW)

0 APR.01 APPROVED 6 Y.K. A.A. E.C.

REV. FECHA DESCRIPCION PAG. REV. APPD. APPD.

APPD. Alexis Arévalo DATE APR.01 APPD. Enrique Carmona DATE APR.01

E1994 ESPECIALIST
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this engineering specification is to provide designers and vendors
with requirements for design, fabrication and testing of high resistance grounding
system for use in continuous process industry, such as chemical plants and
refineries, and in critical systems where service continuity is required.
Since PDVSA has decided to adopt the PIP (Process Industry Practices)
documents ELSGS01 “Design and Fabrication of High Resistance
Grounding System (Wye System, 600 Volts or Below)” and ELSGS01D “Data
Sheet for Design and Fabrication of High Resistance Grounding System
(Wye System, 600 Volts or Below)”, as an integral part of the Engineering
Design Manual (MID), the requirements in this document are additions or
modifications to the ELSGS01 and the section/paragraph numbers and the
associated headings used in this document correspond to the ones used in
ELSGS01.

1 INTRODUCTION (Same as ELSGS01)

2 REFERENCES (Same as ELSGS01)

3 GENERAL
3.1 (Addition)
One grounding resistor package shall be supplied for each 480V power supply
transformer.

4 DESIGN
4.1 General
4.1.1 (Modification)
Ground the power system neutral utilizing high resistance grounding principles so
that the ground fault current is limited to a value between 0.9 A to 7.2 A during
a phase to ground fault condition.
4.1.3 (Modification)
Have an adjustable time delay of the activation of ground fault alarm up to 5
seconds to allow override of momentary ground fault alarm condition.
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4.1.4 (Addition)
Ground–fault detection by means of a voltage monitoring relay connected across
the grounding resistor is also acceptable. See Appendix “B”

4.3 Enclosure
4.3.1 (Addition)
When the grounding system is integrated in the 480V switchgear assembly, the
detection and control assembly shall be mounted on the top compartment of the
vertical section adjacent to each main breaker compartment. When the resistor
assembly is remotely located from the control enclosure/cabinet, a red nameplate
with the following engraving in white lettering shall be affixed to the resistor
cabinet: “Advertencia: Desconectar y aislar antes de abrir”.

4.4 Control System

4.4.1 (Addition)
When a ground fault occurs in the system, fault current circulates through the
grounding resistor, and therefore a voltage will be present across its terminals.
This voltage appearing across the resistor may be sensed by a voltage
monitoring relay as an alternative to using an overcurrent relay to detect the
ground fault current. Manufacturer may select either one of these methods for
detection.

4.6 Resistors
4.6.2 (Modification)
The resistor shall be multi–tap to enable adjustment of the magnitude of the
ground–fault current over the normal range of 0.9 A to 7.2 A.
4.6.4 (Addition)
The resistor shall be rated for a minimum of 8A continuous duty at the maximum
ambient temperature.

4.8 Wiring
4.8.3 Labeling

4.8.3.3 (Addition)
An operation nameplate shall be furnished on the door with the following
inscription, black engraved on a white background:
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OPERAClON NORMAL
1. Selector en posición NORMAL.
2. La luz roja indica falla a tierra en el sistema.
3. La luz verde indica condición normal y control energizado.

DETECCION DE FALLA A TIERRA

1. Coloque el selector en posición PRUEBA.
2. Localice la falla con el amperímetro de gancho.
3. Corrija la falla.
4. Coloque el selector en posición NORMAL.
5. Presione el pulsador RESTABLECER para eliminar la indicación de falla.

PRUEBA
1. Presione el pulsador PRUEBA para simular la falla a tierra y activar la alarma
y los circuitos de control. La luz roja se encenderá.
2. Presione el pulsador RESTABLECER para volver a la condición normal. La
luz verde se encenderá.

5 FABRICATION (Same as ELSGS01)

6 TESTING
6.5 (Addition)
Field testing shall be performed after the power system has been installed to
determine the actual value of the charging current and to optimize the tap
selection on the resistors.

7 DOCUMENTATION (Same as ELSGS01)

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APPENDIX “A”
DATA SHEET FOR DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF HIGH RESISTANCE GOUNDING SYSTEM
(WYE SYSTEM, 600 VOLTS OR BELOW)
CLIENT ENGINEERING ORG. SPEC. No.

PROJECT TITLE LOCATION DATE

PROJECT LOCATION CONTRACT NUMBER EQUIP. No.

PROJECT No. SPECIFIER NAME TELE No.

P.O. No. PAGE 1 OF 1

DATA PROVIDED BY: BUYER SELLER WITH PRPOSAL SELLER AFTER ORDER

SITE CONDITIONS: SPACE HEATER:

ALTITUDE ft. SEISMIC ZONE NOT REQUIRED REQUIRED

AREA CLASS DIV GROUP THERMOSTAT NOT REQUIRED

NON HAZARDOUS GAS IGNITION TEMP °C SPACE HEATER LOAD WATTS @ VOLTS

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: MAX. °C MIN. °C SPACE HEATER:

OTHER MFR.’S STD ANSI 61 OTHER

120 VOLT AC CONTROL POWER/HEATER SOURCE: PER PAINT SPEC

INTERNAL SOURCE FURNISHED BY VENDOR (PART OF SYSTEM) OTHER

OR

EXTERNAL SOURCE FURNISHED BY BUYER VA REQUIRED PORTABLE DETECTOR

QUANTITY REQUIRED: NONE ONE TWO

ENTRY: TOP BOTTOM SIDE OTHER

SHOP INSPECTION AND TEST:

ENCLOSURE:
MFR. TEST WITNESSED NOT WITNESSED
MFR.’S STANDARD TYPE
PRESHIPMENT SHOP WTNESS INSPECTION
STEEL ALUMINUM
OTHER
OUTDOOR NEMA 3R OUTDOOR NEMA 4

DOCUMENTATION:
OUTDOOR NEMA 4X
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FORMAT .DXF OTHER
INDOOR NEMA 1 INDOOR NEMA 12

WITHIN SWITCHGEAR OR MCC LINEUP

MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE
1 REPRODUCIBLE PLUS

NUMBER OF COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTATION PLUS

COPIES OF THE OPERATING MANUALS

NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS:

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APPENDIX “B”
SELECTION OF RESISTOR VALUE
The selection of the resistor value to limit the ground–fault current shall depend
on the system capacitive charging current. To effectively limit system over
voltages, the ground–system current shall be slightly greater than the capacitive
charging current of the power system. Increasing the current value improves
overvoltage control at the expense of increasing the damage at the point of fault.
A multi–tap resistor shall be used to afford adjustment of the ground current value
to meet the initial size of the power system and future changes. Typical values of
capacitive charging systems encountered in processing facilities and
recommended current range of settings for the resistor taps are as follows.
The system capacitance charging current shall be estimated for sizing and
purchasing the grounding equipment. The following approximate values can be
used to estimate the capacitive charging current of the power system:

Equipment 480V
Surge Capacitors 330 mA
Motors 0.001 mA/hp
Cables (3–conductor, in conduit)
Size 350 to 750 kcmil 0.030 mA/hp
Size 1/0 to 4/0 AWG 0.015 mA/hp
Size 4 to 2 AWG 0.006 mA/hp
Size < 4 AWG 0.003 mA/hp
Transformers Negligible
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TYPICAL HIGH RESISTANCE GROUNDING SYSTEM
120V, 60HZ CONTROL

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