Technial Specification - Transformer and Reactor Part 2

225 kV Guinea-Mali Interconnection Project
Lot No. P6: Substation 225/30 kV of Beyla and Nzérékoré

International Tender document/PART 2 Requirements of the Project Owner
Section VII. Specifications
Appropriate installations must be provided for this purpose on the side of the transformer.
The fan motors and / or oil pumps or motor groups are controlled automatically by a combination of
relays which take into account the temperature of the winding and that of the oil. The criteria for
automatic «ON / OFF» switching operations shall be winding temperature (ON) and oil temperature
(OFF), respectively.
The control should be set so as to avoid frequent START / STOP operations for small temperature
differences. Timing relays should be provided to prevent the engine from stopping for at least five
minutes after starting.
The motors should be controlled automatically by series of contacts on the winding temperature
indicators, the oil temperature indicator in the upper part and the combination of relays, taking into
account both the temperature of the windings and oil temperature in the upper part.
The cooling units must not trigger the OFF when the temperature of the windings drops to values fixed
on the temperature indicator of the winding for switching the units ON, but they must trigger the OFF
when the temperature of the oil in the upper part drops below the values set for shutting down the
units. That is, the starting impulse for both groups should be given by the temperature indicators of the
windings, and the stop impulse, by the contacts of the oil temperature indicator in the upper part (c (i.e.
group 2 pumps / at 65 ° C and group 1 fans / at 55 ° C oil temperature).
All contactors of motors and their associated devices must be designed for the specified control
voltage and must be able to withstand and operate satisfactorily and without overheating for a period
of ten minutes if the supply voltage drops, during this period at 85% of the normal control voltage. It is
not necessary to provide auxiliary transformers for the control voltage.
The contactors must be protected by thermal and magnetic tripping elements. However, it is
necessary to provide motor protection switches with an adjustable setting range (approx. 120 - 150%
of the rated motor current) for each of the fan and pump motors. A group alarm must be initiated in the
event of failure of any fan; however, you must avoid stopping any other engine in the same group.
Electrical isolation of motor circuits must be ensured, to facilitate replacement or repair of individual
units while others are in operation. In addition, a main switch with alarm contact must be provided for
each group of fans / chillers.
Three-phase type voltage relays must be installed for the supervision of the voltage supply circuits.
Each of the fan groups and each oil pump must be provided with reversing switches with three
positions, namely for automatic, off and manual control.
The following alarm / signal triggering devices with NO contacts must be provided:
Grid power failure for each grid power source

Power supply - automatic switching
Page VII - 94
Auxiliary power failure

Failure of cooling fans for each fan group
Operation of cooling fans for each fan group
Stop cooling fans for each fan group
Cooling system in automatic control
Cooling system in manual control
3.2.2.7.1 ONAN/ONAF cooling

The fan motors must be connected to the starter contactors in two groups. Approximately 50% of all
cooling fans, including the specified additional fans, should be bound to each fan group. The specified
additional fans must not in any way be wired separately and they must work together with the other
fans during normal site operation. The first group (fans 1, 3, 5 etc.) will turn on at low temperature (i.e.
at a hot spot temperature of 7
° C) and the second group (fans 2, 4, 6 etc.), at a higher temperature (i.e. at a hot spot temperature of
85 ° C).
The control must be designed in such a way that, if the first group fails to start when the winding
temperature reaches the value set on the contacts of the winding temperature indicator, when the
second group starts up, following the raising of the winding temperature up to the higher set value, it
must cause the first group of fans to also start.
3.2.2.8 Terminals
3.2.2.8.1 General information

All bushings must have at least the same level of insulation as the bonded windings and / or neutrals.
For all winding terminals undergoing switching impulse tests, the air isolation distances between live
parts must be at least 5 percent greater than those specified in IEC 60076-3.
Insulation distances should also be selected with special care, to avoid sparking between and / or on
the terminals of shunt reactors undergoing induction tests.
Each of the bushings must be designed for a rated current of at least 150% of the rated current of the
equipment.
Supporting insulators shall be of the highest quality electrical porcelain or resin and have a uniform
shade of brown colour. The insulators must have minimum creepage lines specified for the bushings,
and the creepage lines of the cable end boxes must be coordinated accordingly.
All major flanged connections, related cable boxes and covers etc. shall be earthed by suitable
earthing conductors of the flexible type each having a cross section of at least 95 mm².
It is understood that the responsibility of the Subcontractor / supplier of the transformer covers the oil
tightness.
Page VII - 95
3.2.2.8.2 Crossings
The bushings must be of the exterior type as specified in the technical sheets. They must correspond
to standard IEC 60137, flawless and carefully glazed. The bushings must be designed for site pollution
of severity class «e» (very high) in accordance with IEC / TS 60815, unless otherwise specified in the
data sheets. However, the sliding distances specified in the datasheets should only be considered
preliminary and can be corrected by the Subcontractor / manufacturer in accordance with IEC / TS
60815 depending on the average diameter of the bushing.
Insulators must be of high quality, homogeneous, non-porous electrical porcelain and must be in one
piece. If the insulators are made up of several parts joined together by synthetic resin, this should be
brought to the attention of the user / engineer.
Enamel should not be considered for insulation and should be a uniform shade of brown, completely
covering all exposed parts of the insulation.
The bushings for windings of Um = 72.5 kV and more must be of the epoxy resin impregnated paper
capacitor type equipped with a measurement (test) socket on the bushing flange. Bushes for windings
of less than Um = 72.5 kV must be filled with oil in accordance with DIN and / or EN (CENELEC)
equipped with solidly fixed gas plugs or equivalent centralizing rings. DIN and / or EN (CENELEC)
bushings for windings with a nominal voltage greater than 12 kV must be fitted with a metallized lower
part and their insulation distances in the porcelain insulators must also be coordinated taking into
account all possible transferred surges. Epoxy resin impregnated paper insulation feedthroughs can
be supplied as an alternative. Oil-impregnated insulation bushings and / or one-piece bushings of any
kind are not acceptable.
All nuts, bolts, washers, rings, caps located at the top of the bushings must be of non-magnetic
material.
All bushings must be designed for operation and storage in a horizontal position, without any
restrictions. All bushings should be designed for the greatest overcurrent that can flow through the
windings.
The bushings are arranged on flanges so that it is possible to dismantle them without lowering the oil
level until the windings are exposed to air. Bushings up to Um = 52 kV must be arranged in a vertical
position.
Bushing flanges with removable flanged covers on the bushing side must be provided for all bushings.
Removable bushing flanges bolted to appropriate flanges on the tank cover are also acceptable.
Common feedthrough flanges of an approved design may be provided for feedthroughs up to Um = 52
kV and their height should not be less than 30 cm.
Common feed-through flanges must have two vent caps each for placement in an approved location.
The removable feed-through flanges will each be fitted with four appropriate lifting rings. All feed-
through flanges must be fitted with vent pipes at their highest points, which will be connected to the
expansion main line to route any gas build-up through the Buchholz relay.
Page VII - 96
3.2.2.8.3 Cable end boxes

Oil junction boxes
If specified, the single phase type equipped with oil / oil bushings (single flange bushings) of the epoxy
impregnated paper insulation type for lines and neutrals must be provided for cable connections over
Um = 52 kV and up to Um = 245 kV. They must be designed for the connection of single-core XLPE
cables arranged vertically entering the junction boxes at the bottom.
All penetrations must be designed for storage in a horizontal position, without any restrictions. Oil-
impregnated insulation bushings are not accepted. The bushings must be arranged in such a way as
to avoid any mechanical stress on them, for example, the junction boxes must not be fixed on the
bushing flanges.
To avoid possible leakage points on the junction boxes, the oil / oil feed-through measuring valves
should not be wired to the additional test valves mounted externally on the oil junction boxes.
It should also be strictly taken into account that the use of any type of wood for all insulation parts
used in the junction boxes is not acceptable, and the Subcontractor / manufacturer is held fully
responsible for any material insulation chosen.
The junction boxes must be completely vacuum resistant and mounted on flanges on the tank cover,
so that it is possible to disassemble the oil / oil crossings without lowering the oil level until that the
windings are exposed to air. All feed-through flanges must be placed on the tank cover in a fully
vertical position. Angular feed-through flanges of any kind are not acceptable.
If required, the junction boxes should also be designed for direct connection of GIS type surge
arresters under the junction boxes in an approved position (e.g. connected to the junction box at a
distance of more than 1.8 m from the nearest radiator surface) and the related flanges with oil / SF
bushings6 (double flanged bushings specified below) must be provided accordingly.
The oil level in the junction boxes must be maintained from the main conservator tank by means of a
connection to the highest points of the chambers, and these connections must be controlled by
appropriate shut-off valves of a type approved. In addition, separate shut-off valves for each draining
and filtering must be provided for each of the junction boxes.
The connections between the junction boxes and the conservator will be made by means of pipes with
an internal diameter of 25 mm, so that any gas leaving the chamber passes through a Buchholz
double float relay.
Spring-loaded pressure relief devices must be installed individually for each junction box to avoid
pockets in which gas can accumulate. The nominal operating pressure of the devices must not exceed
0.55 bar (or 8 PSI).
Air junction boxes for power transformers and reactors

The air junction boxes must have a degree of protection IP 55 and contain the ends of the winding and
the neutrals of the windings up to Um = 52 kV.
Page VII - 97
They must be mounted on feed-through flanges on the tank cover, and must be fitted with external
feed-throughs as specified above, but designed for site pollution of severity class «c» (medium) in
accordance with IEC / TS 60815, unless otherwise specified in the technical specifications.
Junction boxes must be suitable for connecting single-core power cables arranged vertically with
insulating ends for the outside. The level of insulation and the design of the terminal boxes must be
coordinated with those of the associated bushings. The isolation distances between live parts of
bushings and earth must fully comply with IEC 60076-3. The insulation level and design (the insulation
distances) must meet the insulation level as specified for the related windings. No isolation barrier
should be provided in the junction boxes.
All air junction boxes must also contain internally supported cable termination busbars connected to
the bushings via removable links so that any mechanical stress on the bushings will be avoided and to
allow testing of the attached power cables after removal of links.
If required, and in all cases of delta-connected tertiary power windings, junction boxes should be fitted
with single-column design metal oxide arresters (comprising only MO resistors connected in series per
phase, equivalent to ABB type POLIM®-H), which must be included in the transformer supplies. No
type of parallel connection etc. is not acceptable.
Surge arresters must be provided with a silicone polymer housing each, which must be of an
explosion-proof and shatterproof design. They must correspond to line discharge class 4 according to
standard IEC 60099-4. The design data of these surge arresters must be properly coordinated with all
actual requirements. Junction boxes containing surge arresters must also be fitted with suitable
parasols.
Junction boxes must also be fitted with metal cable glands and accommodate the insulation ends of
the cables. All cable glands must be of non-magnetic material. The cable gland plates must be made
of stainless steel.
Additional cable glands must be provided for transformers to be connected directly to grounding
transformers.
Appropriate earthing studs, with bolts and washers, all made of stainless steel, for earthing the cable
sheaths should be provided inside and outside the junction box as required real.
For access to the bushings, a suitable manhole must be provided in a place easily accessible from the
tank cover.
The penetration of foreign bodies and the formation of condensation in the junction boxes must be
avoided. A Silicagel desiccator of the maintenance-free type (type Messko / MR, MTraB or equivalent)
of min. 1 kg Silicagel filling capacity must be connected to each junction box and the supply voltage for
this must be supplied by the DC power supply of the substation. Each Silicagel breather must be
equipped with a state-based control unit. However, refrigerator type dehydration sniffers will not be
accepted. Dehydration breather containers must not be transparent plastics of any kind.
Page VII - 98
The desiccators must be securely attached by approved mounting side bars to the brackets at
accessible locations and at a suitable height from the floor.
3.2.2.8.4 MV connections by bars

If specified, adapter pieces with suitable flanges for the bar connection must be provided. They must
be placed on the feed-through flanges on the tank cover, in addition for the outside feed-throughs, as
indicated above.
The bushings must be mounted on flanges as specified above, in a vertical position, and will be
designed for site pollution of gravity class «c» (medium) in accordance with IEC / TS 60815, unless
otherwise specified in the data sheets.
The adapter flanges of the boxes must be arranged horizontally and must not protrude beyond the
height of the bushing insulators (subject to approval). The adapter flanges of the boxes themselves
must be removable without the need to remove the cover of the feed-through flange in question.
Regarding the busbar box, the scope of the supply / work of the Bidder / Subcontractor of the
transformer must be limited to the boxes of flange adapters including the suitable flanges and gaskets
(to be coordinated with the Bidder / Subcontractor for busbar boxes) and bushing terminals, including
bushing flag lugs.
The Bidder / Subcontractor must include, in the supply of the busbar boxes, the junction box for the
busbar box actually needed and the transition elements to the transformer terminals, as well as the
electrical connections (by connectors cables and appropriate bus bars) between the conductors of the
shielded busbar boxes and the transformer bushings.
Neither the casing of the shielded busbar box, nor its electrical and other connections must exert
pressure on the adapter flanges and on the transformer bushings.
The manufacturer of the transformer shall provide, with the transformer, the appropriate grounding
studs, with bolts and washers, all in stainless steel, as determined by the Bidder / Subcontractor for
busbar enclosures.
Two suitable drain plugs will also be provided diagonally in an approved location on the bottom of
each box.
3.2.2.8.5 Oil / SF6 bushings

If necessary, the ends of the windings must pass through oil / SF bushings 6 with suitable flanges
(double flanged feedthroughs) to allow direct connections to pipes an SF gas-insulated switch6.
Appropriate measuring holes must be provided in easily accessible places between the two flanges on
the outside of the bushings (subject to approval).
Oil / SF crossings6 must be of the paper insulation type impregnated with epoxy resin, equipped
openings between the two flanges, as above, and must be designed for horizontal storage without any
restrictions. Oil-impregnated insulation bushings are not accepted.
Oil / SF crossings6 must be mounted vertically on flanges on the cover of the tank,
Page VII - 99
so that they can be dismantled without lowering the oil level until the windings are exposed to air.
These flanges should be fitted with manholes of an appropriate size, to facilitate testing and
verification of the equipment (in case of a problem) without disassembly of the SF gas line 6.
Unless otherwise indicated elsewhere in the Specifications, the neutral must be brought to the outside
through an oil junction box with bushings, as previously indicated, and must be connected to earth by
a single phase XLPE cable arranged vertically, according to the specifications current requirements.
3.2.2.8.6 Terminals, insulators and structure of shunt reactors and earthing, filtering and damping
reactors (air core, dry type)
Appropriate terminals must be provided with lugs on the top and bottom of the reactors. All bimetallic
and other parts necessary for proper connection of all conductors to be terminated must be included in
the supplies.
Insulators other than those of the earthing reactors for installation directly to their earth terminal must
be designed for site pollution of severity class «e» (very serious) in accordance with standard IEC / TS
60815, unless otherwise indicated in the technical data sheets. They must be flawless and carefully
glazed.
Insulators must be of high quality, homogeneous, non-porous electrical porcelain and must be in one
piece. Enamel should not be considered for insulation and should be a uniform shade of brown,
completely covering all exposed parts of the insulation.
Appropriate extension brackets of antimagnetic material must be supplied by the Contractor to

maintain the magnetic isolation distances mentioned above. Mounting rings and / or other suitable
stiffening devices will also be provided by the Subcontractor to facilitate mounting of the insulators to
the mounting plate. The installation must be such as to comply with IEC 61936-1 with regard to all
safety and isolation distances for operating personnel, taking full account of the magnetic clearances
to be indicated by the manufacturer of the reactance. An adequate additional structure must be
provided by the Subcontractor to meet these requirements.
Appropriate earth terminals, of sufficient size for safe operation, must be provided and installed to
extension brackets, structure and mounting rings etc.
3.2.2.9 Current transformers
Current transformers must be supplied in accordance with the requirements of these Specifications.
The technical data will be indicated in the Technical Sheets. The technical data will also have to be
coordinated with the requirements for protection and switching devices. If the protection requirements
indicate the need for a higher rated output and ratio than specified, the Bidder / Subcontractors shall
provide current transformers for the required ratings at no extra cost. Reference is made to the articles
applicable for the protection and stability relay with regard to the design of current transformers.
The excitation curves of the current transformers must be available no later than two months after contract award,
Page VII - 100

and will be submitted to the Protection System Supplier for approval, then to the User / Engineer, also
for approval.
All current transformers must be designed for an extended current rating of at least 150% to cover
long life emergency loads, in accordance with IEC 60076-7, without any restrictions. All current
transformers other than those which may be required for the thermal image must be provided with test
windings each.
In case of supply of integrated current transformers, the associated bushings, junction boxes SF6 and
the terminal boxes must be arranged so that they can be removed without interfering do so with the
current transformer concerned.
All current transformers should be arranged and wired in such a way that they are easy to remove,
without the need to cut or remove any insulation material from the wires leading to the bushings etc.
and without lowering the oil level until the windings are exposed to air.
For all current transformers, suitable covers of an approved design to facilitate installation must be
provided. The covers of the hand holes located on the tank cover must be fitted with suitable gas plugs
(laminated wood for example). The internal arrangement of all CTs is entirely the responsibility of the
Subcontractor / manufacturer.
3.2.2.10 On-load tap-changers
3.2.2.10.1 On-load tap-changers (OLTC)

Where applicable, on-load tap-changers (MR or equivalent), for manual control and electric remote
control, as specified, shall be provided as follows.
The principle of the three-phase non-rotary vacuum type switch with separate selector and change-
over switch must be provided for all on-load tap-changers for use in star-coupled windings greater
than Um = 52 kV up to a maximum rated step current 1300 A from three-phase transformers other
than autotransformers.
For windings up to Um = 52 kV, the three-phase rotary principle with two vacuum switches, similar to
the on-load changer selector principle is also acceptable, provided that all other special requirements
of the Specifications are met.
For all other applications and variable MVAr (VSR) output shunt reactors, the OLTC should be based
on the «Dr Jansen» principle comprising a tap selector with inverter and a high speed transition
resistor type oil rotary deflector. , and their transition contacts must be made of copper-tungsten.
The OLTC must comply with IEC 60214. The OLTC must have been tested, and the related test
certificates must be provided with the offer. Only designs / models which have been type tested in
accordance with applicable IEC standards supplemented by these specifications will be accepted.
Any equipment related to the OLTC must be supplied by the original OLTC manufacturer. This is also applicable
for the link resistors, if supplied, as well as all related accessories. License products etc. are not acceptable for any
equipment related to tap changers load.
Page VII - 101

If switching resistors are provided, they should be connected through voltage switches to the tap
changer terminal, so that the power dissipation occurs only during the short operating time of the
voltage switch, and these resistors should be designed taking into account at least:
15 (fifteen) percent over excitation applied to transformer

10 (ten) percent overvoltage applied to the reactance
No graphite element resistance will be accepted.
Non-linear protective elements shall be provided in all vacuum type bypass switches and where
deemed necessary. All non-linear protection elements and link resistors (if supplied) must be indicated
in the connection diagram to be submitted for approval.
The OLTC (s) must be mounted under the lid in the tank (installation in the tank) in the narrow parts of
the tank. Changers linked to the same winding must be placed at the same end of the tank. All OLTC
bypass switches / switches must have separate oil compartments from the transformer / reactor oil as
well as their own compartments in the oil conservator.
Each two-way diverter should be fitted with an internal suction pipe directed down to its own oil
compartment and connected to drain valves and external filters mounted at a suitable height from the
floor. Appropriate oil sampling valves should be provided for all types of on-load tap-changers and
should be mounted at a suitable height from the floor.
The tap-changer heads must also each be fitted with a purge duct, to be connected to the Buchholz
relay of the main tank to prevent any accumulation of gas under the tap-changer heads. No piping or
other equipment should be placed beyond the tap-changer head cover, to allow the OLTC inserts to
be lifted without any restriction and without removing (disassembling) any other equipment.
An oil flow protection relay must be provided for internal fault protection. This oil flow relay must be
provided on the elbow pipe on the tap-changer head and must include a shut-off valve on the side of
the piping leading to the tap-changer conservator. In addition, a spring-loaded pressure relief device
with tripping contact and a metal rod type operating indicator shall be mounted directly on the tap-
changer head.
The drive shaft (shafts) from the engine compartment to the tank cover must be positioned in a straight
vertical position (at an angle of 90 ° to the tank cover) and must not be linked by any hinges installed
on the side of the drive motor outside the cabinet. For this purpose, the transformer manufacturer can
provide the appropriate structure / mounting brackets of an approved design, to meet this requirement.
The drive shafts on the tank cover must be suitably and properly protected by corrosion-resistant
metal covers (subject to approval).
The motor control unit, as well as all the auxiliary equipment for the operation of the tap-changer, must
be integrated in a rigid control cabinet, with a degree of protection IP 56 and must be mounted on the
transformer tank at a suitable height of the on the ground.
Page VII - 102

The drive gear should be belt type or equivalent dry type gear. Oil filled drive gears are not
acceptable.
The protective housing must be min. 6mm thick, cast aluminium and will be extra-large in size to
prevent heating beyond allowable limits and to accommodate additional special equipment. Equipment
cleaning and surface preparation should be done in accordance with the applicable section below.
In the case of pivot frames installed in the cabinet, the outer door hinges should be on the opposite
side to those of the pivot frames.
All wiring shall be of highly flexible copper conductors and provided with ferrules at both ends. The
wiring will also have crimped ends.
The minimum wiring cross-section for power circuits is 2.5 mm², and that for control circuits and
position transmitters must be at least 1.5 mm².
The cabinet should be mounted on a narrow side of the transformer, alongside the reactor, and the
following major equipment should be installed:
The drive motor will be equipped with adjustable motor protection equipment (setting interval: approx.
120% - 150% of rated motor current)
the main emergency stop switch (switch with min. 40 A load) clearly marked with «STOP» on the
label, in synthetic resin (black characters on a red background)
Operations counter
Control switch or push buttons for local raising / lowering operations (inside the cabinet)
Electric limit switches
Mechanical stops and end positions
Step position indicator with printed position numbers, easily readable from ground level («1»
related to maximum high voltage position)
Local / remote switch
Voltage monitoring relays for supply voltage phases and main voltage monitoring circuits
MCB (circuit breaker) for each auxiliary supply circuit
Lamp (controlled by door contact)
A permanent heating device
A thermostat-controlled heater
At min. a conventional resistance type position transmitter
At min. an additional resistance type position transmitter with tap position sensor, output: 4-20 mA,
with individual circuit breaker provided in the drive motor box
At min. a conventional contact type position transmitter
At min. an additional contact type position transmitter with matrix diode for remote digital position
indication
Other limit switches
TB, AC outlet (10 A, DU) with 10 A circuit breaker
Page VII - 103

Technial Specification - Transformer and Reactor Part 2

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Technial Specification - Transformer and Reactor Part 2

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

225 kV Guinea-Mali Interconnection Project

Lot No. P6: Substation 225/30 kV of Beyla and Nzérékoré

Grid power failure for each grid power source

Auxiliary power failure

3.2.2.7.1 ONAN/ONAF cooling

3.2.2.8.1 General information

3.2.2.8.3 Cable end boxes

Air junction boxes for power transformers and reactors

3.2.2.8.4 MV connections by bars

3.2.2.8.5 Oil / SF6 bushings

Appropriate extension brackets of antimagnetic material must be supplied by the Contractor to

3.2.2.9 Current transformers

Page VII - 100

3.2.2.10 On-load tap-changers

3.2.2.10.1 On-load tap-changers (OLTC)

Page VII - 101

15 (fifteen) percent over excitation applied to transformer

No graphite element resistance will be accepted.

Page VII - 102

Page VII - 103

You might also like