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Th is Ind ian Stand ard (Fou rth R ev ision) w as ad op ted b y th e B u reau of Ind ian Stand ard s, after th e d raft finaliz ed
b y th e Transformers Sectional Committee, h ad b een ap p rov ed b y th e Electrotech nical D iv ision Cou ncil.
Th e Scop e of IS 1180 (Part 1) and IS 1180 (Part 2 ) w as to ad d ress d istrib u tion Transformers p rimarily of R EC
(R u ral Electrification Corp oration L td ) rang e, u p to 10 0 k V A , 11 k V . For oth er rang e of d istrib u tion transformers,
reference w as mad e to IS 2 0 2 6 ‘Pow er transformers’.
D istrib u tion Transformer Ind u stry in th e cou ntry h as p rog ressed a lot ov er th e y ears. In recent times, conserv ation
of energ y h as assu med imp ortance and minimu m energ y p erformance stand ard s for d istrib u tion transformers
rig h t u p to 2 50 0 k V A 3 p h ase rating s as w ell as sing le p h ase h ig h v oltag e d istrib u tion transformers u p to 2 5 k V A
h as b een sp ecified in certain reg u lation. A need w as felt to alig n th e stand ard s IS 1180 (Part 1) and IS 1180
(Part 2 ) in terms of max imu m losses w ith th e op timu m minimu m energ y p erformance stand ard and also u p d ate
th e stand ard to tak e into accou nt of th e ex p erience g ained since th e last rev ision.
IS 1180 (Part 1) ‘OO u td oor ty p e th ree-p h ase d istrib u tion transformers u p to and inclu d ing 10 0 k V A 11 k V : Part 1
N on-sealed ty p e (third revision)’ w as orig inally p u b lish ed in 1958, first rev ised in 1964, second rev ision in 1981
and su b seq u ently th ird rev ision in 1989, w h ereas IS 1180 (Part 2 ) ‘O u td oor ty p e th ree-p h ase d istrib u tion
transformers u p to and inclu d ing 10 0 k V A 11 k V : Part 2 Sealed ty p e (first revision w as orig inally p u b lish ed in
(first revision),
1979, first rev ision in 1989. R ev ision of th ese stand ard s h as b een u nd ertak en to tak e into accou nt many
tech nolog ical d ev elop ments tak en p lace on transformer and also to tak e into accou nt th e d ev elop ments at
international lev el.
D u ring th is rev ision scop e of b oth stand ard s Part 1 and Part 2 h av e now b een clu b b ed to mak e one comb ined
stand ard for d istrib u tion transformer and d esig nated as IS 1180 (Part 1). W ith th e p u b lication of th is stand ard ,
IS 1180 (Part 2 ) w ou ld b e w ith d raw n. In th is rev ision max imu m losses at 50 and 10 0 p ercent load ing h av e b een
incorp orated and th e scop e is ex tend ed u p to 2 50 0 k V A . Fu rth er, sing le p h ase h ig h v oltag e (11 to 33 k V )
d istrib u tion transformers u p to 2 5 k V A rating , h av e also b een inclu d ed to mak e it a comp reh ensiv e stand ard on
D istrib u tion Transformers.
A lth ou g h IS 2 0 2 6 ‘Pow
Pow er Transformers’
Transformers inclu d es th e rang e of transformers cov ered b y th is stand ard , y et, it h as
b een d ecid ed to p u b lish th is stand ard , consid ering th e ad v antag es of h av ing a stand ard w h ich h as simp lified th e
req u irements in th e d istrib u tion transformer rang e cov ered b y it. H ow ev er, for v ariou s common req u irements,
normativ e references h av e b een mad e to IS 2 0 2 6 w h ich is, th erefore, a necessary ad ju nct to th is stand ard .
I n th e p rep aration of th is stand ard , assistance h as b een d eriv ed from R EC Sp ecifications on d istrib u tion
transformers, R -A PD R P Tech nical Sp ecification for su ch transformers, B EE recommend ations for loss lev els of
3 star, 4 star and 5 star rated d istrib u tion transformers, G u id elines for Sp ecifications of Energ y Efficient O u td oor
Ty p e Th ree Ph ase and Sing le Ph ase D istrib u tion Transformers p u b lish ed b y CEA and CB I P M anu al on
Transformers, Pu b lication 317.
Th is stand ard recommend s mu ltip le rating w ith reg ard to Energ y Efficiency th at is, th ree energ y efficiency lev els:
lev el 1, lev el 2 and lev el 3 of transformers corresp ond ing to 3 star, 4 star and 5 star lab elled transformers resp ectiv ely ,
as p rescrib ed b y B EE. It is ex p ected th at transformers sh all conform to at least energ y efficiency lev el 1. In d u e
cou rse of time w ith imp rov ements in tech nolog y and materials, h ig h er lev els of energ y efficient transformers
sh all b e p rog ressiv ely u sed .
Th is stand ard (Part 1) is for d istrib u tion transformer filled w ith mineral oil. A s mineral oil is semi b io-d eg rad ab le
it is ex p ected th at in fu tu re from env ironmental consid erations, u se of N atu ral/Sy nth etic Ester O ils sh all increase.
Th is stand ard also allow s u se of su ch oils su b ject to ag reement b etw een u ser and su p p lier. W h en su fficient

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Indian Standard
O U T D O O R T Y P E O IL IM M E R S E D D IS T R IB U T IO N
T R A N S F O R M E R S U P T O A N D IN C L U D IN G
2 5 0 0 k V A , 3 3 k V — S P E C IF IC A T IO N
PART 1 MINERAL OIL IMMERSED
( F o u rth R e v is io n )
1 SC O PE
T h is s ta n d a r d s p e c ifie s th e r e q u ir e m e n ts a n d te s ts
in c lu d in g s ta n d a r d lo s s le v e ls o f m in e r a l o il-
im m e r s e d , n a tu r a l a ir-c o o le d , o u td o o r ty p e , d o u b le -
w o u n d d is tr ib u tio n tr a n s f o r m e r s f o r u s e in p o w e r
d is tr ib u tio n s y s te m s w ith n o m in a l s y s te m v o lta g e s u p
to a n d in c lu d in g 3 3 k V a n d o f f o llo w in g ty p e s a n d
ra tin g s :
a) T h r e e p h a s e r a tin g s u p to a n d in c lu d in g
20 0 k V A b o th n o n -s e a le d ty p e a n d s e a le d ty p e .
b) T h re e p h a s e ra tin g s h ig h e r th a n 20 0 k V A , u p
to a n d in c lu d in g 2 5 0 0 k V A b o th n o n -s e a le d
ty p e a n d s e a le d ty p e .
c) S in g le p h a s e r a tin g s u p to a n d in c lu d in g
25 k V A s e a le d ty p e .
2 R E FE R E N C E S
T h e s ta n d a r d s lis te d in A n n e x A c o n ta in p ro v is io n s
w h ic h , th r o u g h r e f e r e n c e in th is te x t, c o n s titu te
p ro v is io n s o f th is s ta n d a rd . A ll s ta n d a r d s a re s u b je c t
to r e v is io n , a n d p a rtie s to a g re e m e n ts b a s e d o n th is
s ta n d a rd a re e n c o u r a g e d to in v e s tig a te th e p o s s ib ility
o f a p p ly in g th e m o s t re c e n t e d itio n s o f th e s ta n d a rd s
lis te d in A n n e x A .
3 T E R M IN O L O G Y
F o r th e p u rp o s e o f th is s ta n d a rd , th e fo llo w in g te rm s
a n d d e fin itio n s s h a ll a p p ly in a d d itio n to th o s e g iv e n
in IS 18 8 5 (P a rt 3 8 ).
3 .1 D is trib u tio n T ran s f o rm e r — A d is tr ib u tio n
tr a n s fo r m e r is a tr a n s fo r m e r th a t p r o v id e s th e f in a l
v o lta g e tr a n s f o r m a tio n in th e e le c tr ic p o w e r
d is tr ib u tio n s y s te m , s te p p in g d o w n th e v o lta g e u s e d
in th e d is tr ib u tio n lin e s to th e le v e l u s e d b y th e
c u s to m e rs .
N O T E — T h e d is tr ib u tio n lin e v o lta g e s a r e 3 .3 k V , 6 .6 k V ,
11 k V , 22 k V a n d 3 3 k V in th e c o u n try . T h e d o m e s tic s u p p ly
f o r th e c o n s u m e r s is 4 15 v o lt, 3 P h a s e (24 0 v o lt, 1 p h a s e ),
5 0 H z . T r a n s fo r m e rs w ith p rim a r y v o lta g e s o f 3 .3 , 6 .6 , 11, 22
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o r 3 3 k V a n d s e c o n d a r y v o lta g e o f 4 3 3 v o lt, 3 P h a s e (a n d
25 0 v o lt s in g le p h a s e ) a re c a lle d D is tr ib u tio n T r a n s fo r m e r s .
T h e m a x im u m ra tin g o f th e s e tra n s fo rm e rs fo r th e p u rp o s e o f
th is s ta n d a r d is c o n s id e r e d u p to 2 5 0 0 k V A , 3 P h a s e .
3 .2 N o n -Se ale d T y p e T ran s fo rm e r — A tra n s fo rm e r
w h ic h h a s a c o n s e rv a to r a n d a b re a th e r f o r b re a th in g
o u t a n d b r e a th in g in w ith e x p a n s io n a n d c o n tr a c tio n
o f o il w ith te m p e r a tu re . T h e tr a n s fo rm e r ta n k b o d y a n d
c o v e r a re b o lte d /c la m p e d /w e ld e d ty p e . T h e ta n k c a n
a ls o b e o f c o r ru g a te d c o n s tr u c tio n .
3 .3 Se ale d T y p e T ran s fo rm e r — A tra n s fo r m e r w h ic h
is n o n -b re a th in g th a t is s o s e a le d th a t n o rm a lly th e re is
n o s ig n ific a n t in te rc h a n g e b e tw e e n its c o n te n ts a n d th e
e x te rn a l a tm o s p h e re . N o c o n s e rv a to r is p ro v id e d . S u c h
a tr a n s fo rm e r m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e a c u s h io n o f d ry
a ir (o r in e r t g a s fo r e x a m p le ; N itro g e n , IS 17 4 7 ).
S e a le d tra n s fo rm e rs fa ll in to tw o c a te g o rie s :
a) T ra n s fo rm e rs in w h ic h th e to ta l v o lu m e o f o il
to g e th e r w ith a ir (o r in e r t g a s ) o r a n y
c o m b in a tio n th e re o f, re m a in s c o n s ta n t o v e r
th e te m p e ra tu re ra n g e .
b) T ra n s fo rm e rs in w h ic h th e to ta l v o lu m e o f o il,
a ir (o r in e rt g a s ) o r a n y c o m b in a tio n th e re o f ,
v a rie s o v e r th e te m p e r a tu r e ra n g e a n d th is
v a r ia tio n is a c c o m m o d a te d b y a s e a le d
f le x ib le c o n ta in e r (c o r r u g a te d ta n k ) o r a
fle x ib le m e m b ra n e .
S e a le d ty p e tr a n s f o r m e r s u s u a lly h a v e a b o lte d /
c la m p e d / w e ld e d c o v e r c o n s tru c tio n .
4 SE R V IC E C O N D IT IO N S
T h e p ro v is io n s o f IS 20 26 (P a rt 1) s h a ll a p p ly .
5 G E N E R A L
T e c h n ic a l p a ra m e te rs in c lu d in g s ta n d a rd lo s s le v e ls o f
th r e e c a te g o rie s o f d is trib u tio n tra n s fo rm e rs a re g iv e n
in 6, 7 a n d 8.
O th e r r e q u ir e m e n ts a s d e s c r ib e d in 9 to 22 a r e
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a p p lic a b le f o r a ll ty p e s a n d r a tin g s o f d is tr ib u tio n N O TE — Second ary v oltag e may b e selected as 415-

2 40 V , su b ject to ag reement b etw een th e u ser and th e
tra n s fo rm e rs .
su p p lier
6 T E C H N IC A L PA R A M E T E R S O F T H R E E
6.6 W in d in g C o n n e c tio n s an d Ph as e D is p lac e m e n t
PH A SE D IST R IB U T IO N T R A N SF O R M E R S U P
T O A N D IN C L U D IN G 200 k V A (N O N -SE A L E D Th e p rimary w ind ing sh all b e connected in d elta and
A N D SE A L E D T Y PE ) th e second ary w ind ing in star [v ector sy mb ol, D y n 11,
s e e IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1)], so as to p rod u ce, a p ositiv e p h ase
6.1 R atin g s d isp lacement of 30 ° from th e p rimary to th e second ary
T h e s ta n d a rd r a tin g s s h a ll b e a s p e r T a b le 1. v ectors of th e same p h ase. Th e neu tral of th e second ary
w ind ing sh all b e b rou g h t ou t to a sep arate insu lated
T ab le 1 Stan d ard R atin g s terminal.
(C lau s e 6 .1) 6.7 T ap p in g R an g e an d T ap p in g M e th o d s
Sl N o . N o m in al Sy s te m V o ltag e Stan d ard R atin g s (k V A ) 6.7.1 N o tap s are normally req u ired to b e p rov id ed
(1) (2 ) (3) u p to 10 0 k V A rating , u nless sp ecifically sp ecified b y
i) U p to and inclu d ing 11 k V * 6.3, * 10 ,16, * 2 0 , 2 5, * 40 , th e u ser.
63, 10 0 , 160 and 2 0 0
ii) A b ov e 11 k V u p to and 6.7.2 Th e stand ard tap p ing rang e, w h en tap s are
63, 10 0 , 160 and 2 0 0
inclu d ing 2 2 k V p rov id ed ab ov e 10 0 k V A rating sh all b e as follow s:
iii) A b ov e 2 2 k V u p to and
10 0 , 160 and 2 0 0
inclu d ing 33 k V W ind ing tap p ed H V
N O TE — * rating s are non-p referred .
N u mb er of tap p ositions 4
6.2 R ate d F re q u e n c y V oltag e v ariation + 2 .5 p ercent to –5 p er
cent of H V in step s
Th e rated freq u ency sh all b e 50 H z .
of 2 .5 p ercent
6.3 N o m in al Sy s te m V o ltag e 6.7.3 O ff circu it tap -ch ang ing arrang ement sh all b e
N ominal sy stem v oltag e sh all b e ch osen from th e eith er b y means of link s or b y means of an ex ternally -
follow ing : op erated sw itch w ith mech anical lock ing d ev ice and a
p osition ind icator. A rrang ement for p ad -lock ing sh all
H ig h V oltag e (H V ) — 3.3, 6.6, 11, 2 2 and 33 k V b e p rov id ed .
L ow V oltag e (L V ) — 415V
6.8 L o s s e s an d Im p e d an c e V alu e s
6.4 B as ic In s u latio n L e v e l (B IL ) 6.8.1 L o s s e s —M u ltip le R ating w ith R e g ard to E ne rg y
6.5 R ated b asic insu lation lev el sh all b e as g iv en in E ffic ie nc y
Tab le 2 . 6.8.1.1 For transformers of H V v oltag e u p to 11 k V ,
th e total losses (no-load + load losses at 75°C) at 50
T ab le 2 R ate d B as ic In s u latio n L e v e l p ercent of rated load and total losses at 10 0 p ercent of
(C lau s e 6.4) rated load sh all not ex ceed th e max imu m total loss
v alu es g iv en in Tab le 3.
Sl N o . N o m in al Sy s te m V o ltag e R ate d B IL (k V p )
(k V ) 6.8.1.2 For transformers h av ing v oltag e class ab ov e
(1) (2 ) (3) 11 k V and u p to and inclu d ing 2 2 k V , th e p ermissib le
i) 3.3 40 total loss v alu es sh all not ex ceed b y 5 p ercent of th e
ii) 6.6 60 max imu m total loss v alu es mentioned in Tab le 3.
iii) 11 75
iv ) 22 12 5 6.8.1.3 For transformers h av ing v oltag e class ab ov e
v) 33 170 2 2 k V and u p to and inclu d ing 33 k V , th e p ermissib le
total loss v alu es sh all not ex ceed b y 7½ p ercent of th e
6.5 N o -L o ad V o ltag e R atio s max imu m total loss v alu es mentioned in Tab le 3.

Th e no-load v oltag e ratios sh all b e as follow s: 6.8.2 Im p e danc e

3 30 0 /433-2 50 , 6 60 0 /433-2 50 , 11 0 0 0 /433- Th e recommend ed imp ed ance at 75°C for d ifferent

2 50 , 2 2 0 0 0 /433-2 50 and 33 0 0 0 /433-2 50 V rating s is as p er Tab le 3.

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T a b le 3 M a x im u m T o ta l L o s s e s U p to 11k V C la s s T r a n s fo r m e r s
(C lau s e s 6.8.1.1, 6.8.1.2 , 6.8.1.3 and 6.8.2 )
S l R atin g I mp e d an c e Maximum Total Loss (W)

N o. (k V A ) (P e r c e n t)

Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency

L ev el 1 L ev el 2 L ev el 3

50 % Load 100 % Load 50 % Load 100 % Load 50 % Load 100 % Load

( 1) ( 2) ( 3) ( 4 ) ( 5) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 )

i ) 16 4 . 5 150 4 8 0 135 4 4 0 120 4 00

i i ) 25 4 . 5 210 6 9 5 19 0 6 35 17 5 59 5

i i i ) 6 3 4 . 5 38 0 1 250 34 0 1 14 0 300 1 050

i v ) 100 4 . 5 520 1 8 00 4 7 5 1 6 50 4 35 1 500

v ) 16 0 4 . 5 7 7 0 2 200 6 7 0 1 9 50 57 0 1 7 00

v i ) 200 4 . 5 8 9 0 2 7 00 7 8 0 2 300 6 7 0 2 100

N O TE — For non-p referred rating s of Tab le 1, max imu m losses are su b ject to ag reement b etw een th e u ser and th e su p p lier.

6.9 Pe rm is s ib le F lu x D e n s ity an d O v e r F lu x in g H V — 3.3, 6.6, 11, 2 2 and 33 k V

6.9.1 Th e max imu m flu x d ensity in any p art of th e L V — 415V
core and y ok e at rated v oltag e and freq u ency sh all b e
su ch th at th e flu x d ensity w ith + 12 .5 p ercent comb ined T ab le 4 Stan d ard R atin g s
v oltag e and freq u ency v ariation from rated v oltag e and ((C lau s e 7.1)
freq u ency sh all not ex ceed 1.9 Tesla.
Sl N o m in a l Sy s t e m V o lta g e Sta n d a r d R a t in g s (k V A )
N O TE — Th e d esig n calcu lations in su p p ort of flu x d ensity N o.
sh all b e fu rnish ed b y th e manu factu rer.
(1) (2 ) (3)
6.9.2 N o-load cu rrent u p to 2 0 0 k V A sh all not ex ceed
i) U p to and inclu d ing 11 k V 2 50 , 315, 40 0 , 50 0 , 630 ,
3 p ercent of fu ll load cu rrent and w ill b e measu red b y 1 0 0 0 , 1 2 50 , 1 60 0 , 2 0 0 0
energ iz ing th e transformer at rated v oltag e and and 2 50 0
freq u ency . Increase of 12 .5 p ercent of rated v oltag e ii) A b ov e 11 k V up to and 2 50 , 315, 40 0 , 50 0 , 630 ,
inclu d ing 2 2 k V 1 0 0 0 , 1 2 50 , 1 60 0 , 2 0 0 0
sh all not increase th e no load cu rrent b y 6 p ercent and 2 50 0
max imu m of fu ll load cu rrent. iii) A b ov e 2 2 k V up to and 2 50 , 315, 40 0 , 50 0 , 630 ,
inclu d ing 33 k V 1 0 0 0 , 1 2 50 , 1 60 0 , 2 0 0 0
6.10 L im its o f T e m p e ratu re -ris e and 2 50 0

6.10.1 Th e ty p e of cooling sh all b e ty p e O N A N as

p er IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 2 ). 7 .4 R a te d B a s ic I n s u la tio n L e v e l (B I L )

6.10.2 Th e p ermissib le temp eratu re- rise sh all not Th e rated b asic insu lation lev el (B IL ) sh all b e as g iv en
ex ceed th e limits of 40 °CC (w h en measu red b y resistance in Tab le 5.
meth od ) for transformer w ind ing and 35°C (measu red
b y th ermometer) for top oil w h en tested in accord ance T a b le 5 R a te d B a s ic I n s u la tio n L e v e l
w ith IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 2 ). (C lau s e 7.4)

7 T E C H N IC A L PA R A M E T E R S O F T H R E E Sl N o . N o m in a l Sy s te m V o lta g e R a te d B a s ic I n s u la tio n
(k V ) L e v e l (k V p )
PH A SE D IST R IB U T IO N T R A N SF O R M E R S
H IG H E R T H A N 200 k V A U P T O A N D (1) (2 ) (3)
IN C L U D IN G 2 5 00 k V A (N O N - SE A L E D A N D i) 3.3 40
SE A L E D T Y PE ) ii) 6.6 60
iii) 11 75
iv ) 22 12 5
7.1 R atin g s v) 33 170
Th e stand ard rating s sh all b e as p er Tab le 4.
7 .5 N o -L o a d V o lta g e R a tio s
7.2 R ate d F re q u e n c y
Th e no-load v oltag e ratios sh all b e as follow s:
Th e rated freq u ency sh all b e 50 H z .
3 30 0 /433-2 50 , 6 60 0 /433-2 50 , 11 0 0 0 /433-2 50 ,
7.3 N o m in al Sy s te m V o ltag e 2 2 0 0 0 /433-2 50 and 33 0 0 0 /433-2 50 V
N ominal sy stem v oltag e sh all b e ch osen from th e N O TE — Second ary v oltag e may b e selected as 415-2 40 V ,
follow ing : su b ject to ag reement b etw een th e u ser and th e su p p lier.

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7 .6 W in d in g C o n n e c tio n s a n d P h a s e D is p la c e m e n t p ercent of rated load and total losses at 10 0 p ercent of

Th e p rimary w ind ing sh all b e connected in d elta and rated load sh all not ex ceed th e max imu m total loss
th e second ary w ind ing in star [v ector sy mb ol, D y n 11, v alu es g iv en in Tab le 6.
s e e IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1)], so as to p rod u ce, a p ositiv e p h ase 7 .8 .1.2 For transformers h av ing v oltag e class ab ov e
d isp lacement of 30 ° from th e p rimary to th e second ary 11 k V and u p to and inclu d ing 2 2 k V , th e p ermissib le
v ectors of th e same p h ase. Th e neu tral of th e second ary total loss v alu es sh all not ex ceed b y 5 p ercent of th e
w ind ing sh all b e b rou g h t ou t to a sep arate insu lated max imu m total loss v alu es mentioned in Tab le 6.
terminal. 7 .8 .1.3 For transformers h av ing v oltag e class ab ov e
A lternativ ely , [D y n1, s e e IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1)] can also b e 2 2 k V and u p to and inclu d ing 33k V , th e p ermissib le
sp ecified . I f sy stem and ap p lication req u irements total loss v alu es sh all not ex ceed b y 7½ p ercent of th e
d emand d ifferent v ector g rou p s, th e same can also b e max imu m total loss v alu es mentioned in Tab le 6.
ad op ted . 7 .8 .2 Im p e danc e
7 .7 T a p p in g R a n g e s a n d T a p p in g M e th o d s Th e recommend ed p ercent imp ed ance at 75°C for
7 .7 .1 Th e stand ard tap p ing rang es, w h en tap s are d ifferent rating s sh all b e as p er Tab le 6.
p rov id ed , sh all b e as follow s:
7 .9 P e r m is s ib le F lu x D e n s ity a n d O v e r flu x in g
W ind ing tap p ed H V
7 .9 .1 Th e max imu m flu x d ensity in any p art of th e
N u mb er of tap p ositions 7 core and y ok e at rated v oltag e and freq u ency sh all b e
su ch th at th e flu x d ensity w ith + 12 .5 p ercent comb ined
V oltag e v ariations + 5 p ercent to –10
v oltag e and freq u ency v ariation from rated v oltag e and
p ercent in step s of 2 .5
freq u ency d oes not ex ceed 1.9 Tesla.
p ercent for v ariation
of H V N O TE — Th e d esig n calcu lations in su p p ort of flu x d ensity
sh all b e fu rnish ed b y th e manu factu rer.
7 .7 .2 O ff circu it tap -ch ang ing arrang ement sh all b e
eith er b y means of link s or b y means of an 7 .9 .2 N o load cu rrent sh all not ex ceed 2 p ercent of
ex ternally -op erated sw itch w ith mech anical lock ing th e fu ll load cu rrent and sh all b e measu red b y
d ev ice and a p osition ind icator. A rrang ement for p ad - energ iz ing th e transformer at rated v oltag e and
lock ing sh all b e p rov id ed . freq u ency . Increase of 12 .5 p ercent of rated v oltag e
sh all not increase th e no-load cu rrent b y 5 p ercent of
7 .7 .3 For rating s g reater th an 50 0 k V A , on load tap fu ll load cu rrent.
ch ang ers may b e p rov id ed for v ariation of H V v oltag e
from + 5 p ercent to –1515 p ercent in step s of 2 .5 p ercent. 7 .10 L im its o f T e m p e r a tu r e -r is e
7 .8 L o s s e s a n d I m p e d a n c e V a lu e s 7 .10 .1 Th e ty p e of cooling sh all b e O N A N as p er IS
7 .8 .1 L o s s e s — M iltip le R ating w ith R e g ard to E ne rg y 2 0 2 6 (Part 2 ).
E ffic ie nc y 7 .10 .2 Th e p ermissib le temp eratu re- rise sh all not
7 .8 .1.1 For transformers of H V v oltag e u p to 11 k V , ex ceed th e limits of 45°C w h en measu red b y resistance
th e total losses (no-load + load losses at 75°C) at 50 meth od for transformer w ind ing and 40 °C measu red

T a b le 6 M a x im u m T o ta l L o s s e s U p to 11 k V C la s s T r a n s fo r m e r
(C lau s e 7.8.1.1)

S l N o. R atin g I mp e d an c e Maximum Total Loss (W)

(k V A ) (P e r c e n t)

Energy Efficiency L ev el 1 Energy Efficiency L ev el 2 Energy Efficiency L ev el 3

50% Load 100% Load 50% Load 100% Load 50% Load 100% Load

( 1) ( 2) ( 3) ( 4 ) ( 5) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 )

i ) 250 4 . 50 1 050 3 150 9 8 0 2 9 30 9 20 2 7 00

i i ) 315 4 . 50 1 100 3 27 5 1 025 3 100 9 55 2 7 50

i i i ) 4 00 4 . 50 1 300 3 8 7 5 1 225 3 4 50 1 150 3 330

i v ) 500 4 . 50 1 6 00 4 7 50 1 510 4 300 1 4 30 4 100

v ) 6 30 4 . 50 2 000 5 8 55 1 8 6 0 5 300 1 7 4 5 4 8 50

v i ) 1 000 5. 00 3 000 9 000 2 7 9 0 7 7 00 2 6 20 7 000

v i i ) 1 250 5. 00 3 6 00 10 7 50 3 300 9 200 3 220 8 4 00

v i i i ) 1 6 00 6 . 25 4 500 13 500 4 200 11 8 00 3 9 7 0 11 300

i x ) 2 000 6 . 25 5 4 00 17 000 5 050 15 000 4 7 9 0 14 100

x ) 2 500 6 . 25 6 500 20 000 6 150 18 500 5 9 00 17 500

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b y th ermometer for top oil w h en tested in accord ance 22 000/ 3 / 2 50 V , 2 2 0 0 0 / 2 50 V

w ith IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 2 ).
8 T E C H N I C A L P A R A M E T E R S O F SI N G L E
P H A SE D I ST R I B U T I O N T R A N SF O R M E R S U P
T O A N D I N C L U D I N G 25 k V A (SE A L E D T Y P E )
8 .1 R a tin g s
Th e stand ard rating s sh all b e as p er Tab le 7.
T a b le 7 Sta n d a r d R a tin g s
(C lau s e 8.1)
N o m in a l Sy s te m V o lta g e Sta n d a r d R a tin g s (k V A )
(1)
11 k V
22 kV
33 k V
8 .2 R a te d F r e q u e n c y
Th e rated freq u ency sh all b e 50 H z .
8 .3 N o m in a l Sy s te m V o lta g e
33 0 0 0 / 3 / 2 50 V , 33 0 0 0 / 2 50 V
N O TE — Second ary v oltag e may b e selected as 415-2 40 V ,
su b ject to ag reement b etw een th e u ser and th e su p p lier.
8 .6 N u m b e r o f P h a s e s a n d P o la r ity
N u mb er of p h ases sh all b e one (Sing le Ph ase).
Polarity : A d d itiv e or Su b tractiv e
8 .7 T a p C h a n g in g A r r a n g e m e n t
Tap s are not req u ired .
(2 ) 8 .8 L o s s e s a n d I m p e d a n c e V a lu e s
5,10 ,16 & 2 5 8 .8 .1 L o s s e s — M u ltip le R ating w ith R e g ard to E ne rg y
10 ,16 & 2 5
16 & 2 5 E ffic ie nc y
8 .8 .1.1 For transformer of H V v oltag e 11 k V , th e total
losses (no load + load losses at 75 C) at th e 50 p ercent
of rated load and total losses at 10 0 p ercent of rated
load sh all not ex ceed th e max imu m total loss v alu es
g iv en in Tab le 9.

N ominal sy stem v oltag e sh all b e ch osen from th e 8 .8 .1.2 For transformers h av ing v oltag e class ab ov e
follow ing : 11 k V and u p to and inclu d ing 2 2 k V , th e p ermissib le
total loss v alu es sh all not ex ceed b y 7½
7 p ercent of th e
H V — 11, 2 2 and 33 k V max imu m total loss v alu es g iv en in Tab le 9.
L V — 415V (2 40 V , 1 Ph ase)
8 .8 .1.3 For transformers h av ing v oltag e class ab ov e
8 .4 R a te d B a s ic I n s u la tio n L e v e l (B I L ) 2 2 k V and u p to and inclu d ing 33 k V , th e p ermissib le
total loss v alu es sh all not ex ceed b y 10 p ercent of th e
R ated b asic insu lation lev el sh all b e as g iv en in Tab le 8. max imu m total loss v alu es g iv en in Tab le 9.
T a b le 8 R a te d B a s ic I n s u la tio n L e v e l 8 .8 .2 Im p e danc e
(C lau s e 8.4)
Th e recommend ed p ercent imp ed ance at 75°C for
N o m in a l Sy s te m V o lta g e (k V ) R a te d B I L (k V p ) d ifferent rating s sh all b e as p er Tab le 9.
(1) (2 )
8 .9 P e r m is s ib le F lu x D e n s ity a n d O v e r flu x in g
11 75
22 12 5 8 .9 .1 Th e max imu m flu x d ensity in any p art of th e
33 170 core and y ok e at rated v oltag e and freq u ency sh all b e
su ch th at th e flu x d ensity w ith + 12 .5 p ercent comb ined
8 .5 N o -L o a d V o lta g e R a tio v oltag e and freq u ency v ariation from rated v oltag e and
Th e no-load v oltag e ratios sh all b e as follow s: freq u ency d oes not ex ceed 1.9 Tesla.
N O TE — Th e d esig n calcu lations in su p p ort of flu x d ensity
11 0 0 0 / 3 / 2 50 V , 11 0 0 0 / 2 50 V sh all b e fu rnish ed b y th e manu factu rer.

T a b le 9 M a x im u m T o ta l L o s s e s o f Sin g le P h a s e T r a n s fo r m e r s U p to 11 k V
(C lau s e s 8.8.1.1, 8.8.1.2 and 8.8.1.3)

Sl R a tin g Im p e d a n c e M a x im u m T o ta l L o s s (W )
N o. (k V A ) (P e r c e n t ) Energ y Effic ienc y L evel 1 Energ y Effic ienc y L evel 2 Energ y Effic ienc y L evel 3

50 % L oad 10 0 % L oad 50 % L oad 10 0 % L oad 50 % L oad 10 0 % L oad

(1) (2 ) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
i) 5 2 .5 40 115 35 95 30 75
ii) 10 4.0 0 70 190 60 170 55 150
iii) 16 4.0 0 95 2 65 82 224 63 190
iv ) 25 4.0 0 12 5 340 110 30 0 95 2 60

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8 .9 .2 N o load cu rrent sh all not ex ceed 3 p ercent of fu ll
load cu rrent and w ill b e measu red b y energ iz ing th e
transformer at rated v oltag e and freq u ency . Increase
of 12 .5 p ercent of rated v oltag e sh all not increase th e
no-load cu rrent b y 6 p ercent max imu m of fu ll load
cu rrent.
8 .10 L im its o f T e m p e r a tu r e -r is e
8 .10 .1 Th e ty p e of cooling sh all b e O N A N as p er
IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 2 ).
8 .10 .2 Th e p ermissib le temp eratu re- rise sh all not
ex ceed th e limits of 40 °C w h en measu red b y resistance
meth od for transformer w ind ing and 35°C measu red
b y th ermometer for top oil w h en tested in accord ance
w ith IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 2 ).
cov er and also w ith ou t affecting th e sealing of th e
transformer. Th e arrang ement sh all meet th e follow ing
req u irements:
H V and L V B u sh ing s:
Th e b u sh ing sh all b e mad e in tw o p arts. Th e ou ter
b u sh ing sh all b e of p orcelain. Th e d imensions of th e
ou ter b u sh ing sh all conform to relev ant Part/Section
of IS 3347 d ep end ing on th e v oltag e class. Th e internal
b u sh ing sh all b e of eith er p orcelain or tou g h insu lating
material, lik e ep ox y and sh all h av e emb ed d ed stem.
M etal p ortion of th e internal H V and L V b u sh ing insid e
th e tank sh all remain d ip p ed in oil in all op erating
cond itions.
N O TE — A ny oth er su itab le arrang ement can b e u sed su b ject
to ag reement b etw een th e u ser and th e su p p lier.

9 ST A N D A R D M A T E R I A L S 10 .1.4 G ask ets sh all b e mad e of sy nth etic ru b b er or

9 .1 M ajor material u sed in th e transformer sh all sy nth etic ru b b eriz ed cork resistant to h ot transformer
conform to th e follow ing Ind ian Stand ard s: oil.

a) Cold rolled g rain oriented electrical steel – 10 .1.5 Th e d imensions of b u sh ing s of th e follow ing
IS 30 2 4 v oltag e classes sh all conform to th e follow ing Ind ian
Stand ard s mentioned ag ainst th em:
b ) A morp h ou s core material – (I S u nd er
p rep aration) Voltage Class For Porcelain For M etal

Parts Parts
c) Cop p er/A lu minu m cond u ctor – IS 191, IS
1897, IS 740 4, IS 12 444, IS 13730 /IS 6162 U p t o 1 . 0 k V I S 3 3 4 7 I S 3 3 4 7

series as g iv en in A nnex A . b u s h i n g s ( P a r t 1 / S e c 1 ) ( P a r t 1 / S e c 2 )

3 . 6 k V b u s h i n g s I S 3 3 4 7 I S 3 3 4 7
d ) K raft p ap er – I S 9335 series as g iv en in
( P a r t 2 / S e c 1 ) ( P a r t 2 / S e c 2 )
A nnex A .
1 2 k V b u s h i n g s I S 3 3 4 7 I S 3 3 4 7

e) Press b oard – IS 1576 ( P a r t 3 / S e c 1 ) ( P a r t 3 / S e c 2 )

2 4 k V b u s h i n g s I S 3 3 4 7 I S 3 3 4 7
f) M ineral oil – IS 335
( P a r t 4 / S e c 1 ) ( P a r t 4 / s e c 2 )

N O TE — U se of oth er insu lating liq u id s namely natu ral ester, 3 6 k V b u s h i n g s I S 3 3 4 7 I S 3 3 4 7

sy nth etic org anic ester IS 160 81 su b ject to ag reement b etw een ( P a r t 5 / S e c 1 ) ( P a r t 5 / S e c 2 )
th e u ser and th e su p p lier.

10 T E R M I N A L A R R A N G E M E N T
10 .1 F o r T h r e e P h a s e T r a n s fo r m e r s
10 .1.1 Th e transformers sh all b e fitted on h ig h v oltag e
and low v oltag e sid es w ith ou td oor ty p e b u sh ing s of
ap p rop riate v oltag e and cu rrent rating s. Th e h ig h
v oltag e b u sh ing s (3 N os.) sh all conform to IS 2 0 99.
Th e low v oltag e b u sh ing s (4 N os.) sh all conform
to IS 742 1. A lternativ ely , th e low v oltag e sid e may b e
mad e su itab le for ad op tion of PV C/X L PE cab les of
su itab le siz e.
10 .1.2 If req u ired b y th e u ser, a su itab le cab le-end b ox
may b e p rov id ed on th e h ig h v oltag e and or low v oltag e
sid e.
10 .2 F o r Sin g le P h a s e T r a n s fo r m e r s
For 11/ 3 , 22 / 3 , and 33/ 3 transformers, neu tral
end of th e H V w ind ing sh all b e b rou g h t ou t to N eu tral
th rou g h 1.1 k V b u sh ing . N eu tral terminal sh all b e
connected to tank b y a tinned cop p er strip of ad eq u ate
siz e.
For 11, 2 2 , 33 k V transformers, tw o H V b u sh ing s sh all
b e u sed for termination of b oth end s of H V w ind ing .
Th e H V b u sh ing s sh all b e fix ed to th e top cov er and
th e L V b u sh ing s of 1.1 k V class sh all b e fix ed to th e
transformer tank on sid es.
10 .3 M a r k in g a n d R e la tiv e P o s itio n s o f T e r m in a ls

10 .1.3 In case of sealed ty p e transformer, th e terminal A p p rop riate ch aracters in accord ance w ith IS 2 0 2 6
arrang ements sh all b e su ch th at it sh all b e p ossib le to (Part 1) sh all b e ind elib ly mark ed u p on or ad jacent to
rep lace th e b u sh ing s (ex ternal) w ith ou t op ening th e terminals.

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11 M I N I M U M C L E A R A N C E S I N A I R 13 .4 Th e d istrib u tion transformer may also b e mark ed

w ith th e Stand ard M ark .
Th e minimu m p h ase- to- p h ase and p h ase- to- earth
ex ternal clearances for L V and H V b u sh ing s sh all b e 13 .4 .1 Th e u se of th e Stand ard M ark is g ov erned b y
as p er Tab le 10 . th e p rov isions of th e B u rea u of India n S ta nda rds A c t,
1986 and th e R u les and R eg u lations mad e th ereu nd er.
T a b le 10 E x te r n a l (A ir ) C le a r a n c e s B e tw e e n Th e d etails of cond itions u nd er w h ich th e licence for
B u s h in g s M o u n te d o n T r a n s fo r m e r s th e u se of th e Stand ard M ark may b e g ranted to
(C la u se 11) manu factu rers or p rod u cers may b e ob tained from th e
B u reau of Ind ian Stand ard s.
N o m in a l Sy s te m P h a s e -to -P h a s e P h a s e -to -E a r th
V o lta g e C le a r a n c e in m m C le a r a n c e in m m 14 M O U N T I N G A R R A N G E M E N T
(1) (2 ) (3)
14 .1 Th e u nd er-b ase of all th ree p h ase transformers u p to
U p to 1.1 k V 75 40
11 k V 2 55 140
2 0 0 k V A rating s sh all b e p rov id ed w ith tw o 75 mm ×
22 kV 330 2 30 40 mm ch annels 460 mm long as sh ow n in Fig . 6 to
33 k V 350 32 0 mak e th em su itab le for fix ing to a p latform or p linth .
14 .2 Th e u nd er- b ase of all transformers b ey ond
11.1 For transformers w ith air filled cab le-end b ox / 2 0 0 k V A sh all b e as p er Fig . 7 to mak e th em su itab le
connection ch amb er, th e p h ase-to-p h ase and p h ase-to- for mou nting on rollers.
earth clearance sh all b e as p er Tab le 11.
14 .3 Su itab le p ole mou nting arrang ement may b e
T a b le 11 A ir C le a r a n c e s in C a b le B o x alternativ ely p rov id ed for 3 p h ase transformers u p to
(C la u se 11.1) 50 0 k V A , su b ject to ag reement b etw een u ser and
su p p lier.
N o m in a l Sy s te m P h a s e -to -P h a s e P h a s e -to -E a r th
V o lta g e C le a r a n c e in m m C le a r a n c e in m m 14 .4 Sing le p h ase transformers are p ole mou nted ty p e
and sh all b e p rov id ed w ith tw o mou nting lu g s su itab le
(1) (2 ) (3)
for fix ing th e transformer to a sing le p ole b y means of
U p to 1.1 k V 25 20 tw o b olts of 2 0 mm d iameter.
11 k V 130 80
22 kV 2 40 140 B oth mou nting lu g s are mad e w ith steel of minimu m
33 k V 350 220
5 mm th ick ness.
12 C O N N E C T O R S (A P P L I C A B L E F O R B A R E 15 T R A N SF O R M E R T A N K
B U SH I N G T E R M I N A T I O N S O N L Y )
15 .1 C o n s tr u c tio n
W h erev er sp ecified , su itab le b imetallic connectors
(clamp ty p e) sh all b e p rov id ed on b oth H V and L V 15 .1.1 For non- sealed or sealed ty p e transformer,
sid e in ord er to ensu re sou nd and rob u st connection. transformer tank can b e of p lain tank config u ration
w ith /w ith ou t rad iator fins or cooling tu b es. Th e tank
13 M A R K I N G can also b e mad e of corru g ated p anels of ad eq u ate
th ick ness, also u sed for cooling . Th e transformer tank
13 .1 R a tin g P la te cov ers sh all b e b olted /clamp ed alternativ ely w eld ed
Each transformer sh all b e p rov id ed w ith rating p late w ith tank rim so as to mak e a leak p roof joint. Th e
mad e of anod iz ed alu miniu m/stainless steel material cu rb d esig n in case of w eld ed constru ction sh all b e
secu rely fix ed on th e ou ter b od y , easily accessib le, su ch th at it is p ossib le to remov e th e w eld and rew eld
sh ow ing th e information g iv en in Fig . 1 for 3 p h ase th e tank at least tw o times.
transformers and Fig . 2 for sing le p h ase transformers. 15 .1.2 Th e transformer tank sh all b e of ad eq u ate
Th e entries on th e rating p late sh all b e ind elib ly mark ed mech anical streng th to w ith stand p ositiv e and neg ativ e
for ex amp le, b y etch ing , eng rav ing or stamp ing . p ressu res b u ilt u p insid e th e tank w h ile th e transformer
is in op eration.
13 .2 T e r m in a l M a r k in g P la te
15 .1.3 A ll w eld ing op erations sh all b e carried ou t b y
Each transformer sh all b e p rov id ed w ith a terminal
q u alified w eld ers.
mark ing p late in accord ance w ith Fig . 3 to Fig . 5
w h ich ev er is ap p licab le. 15 .1.4 Th e tank d esig n sh all b e su ch th at th e core and
w ind ing s can b e lifted freely .
13 .3 Th e rating and terminal mark ing p lates may b e
comb ined into one p late at th e op tion of th e 15 .1.5 For sing le p h ase sealed ty p e transformers, th e
manu factu rer. circu lar b ase p late ed g es of th e tank sh all b e fold ed
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FIG . 1 R A TI N G
u p w ard for at least 2 5 mm, to h av e su fficient ov erlap
w ith v ertical sid ew all of th e transformer.
15 .2 P r e s s u r e a n d V a c u u m R e q u ir e m e n ts
15 .2.1 In case of transformers u p to 2 0 0 k V A , p lain
tank sh all b e cap ab le of w ith stand ing a p ressu re of
80 k Pa and a v acu u m of 2 50 mm of mercu ry . L imiting
v alu es of th e d eflections are sp ecified in 21.5 .1.
For transformers ab ov e 2 0 0 k V A p lain tank sh all b e
cap ab le of w ith stand ing a p ressu re of 80 k Pa and a
v acu u m of 50 0 mm of mercu ry . L imiting v alu es of th e
d eflections are sp ecified in 21.5 .2.
A ll d imensions in millimetres.
PL A TE FO R TH R EE PH A SE TR A N SFO R M ER S
For sing le p h ase transformers u p to 2 5 k V A , th e
transformer tank sh all b e of rob u st constru ction rou nd
in sh ap e and sh all b e cap ab le of w ith stand ing a p ressu re
of 10 0 k Pa and a v acu u m of 760 mm of mercu ry .
15 .2.2 For th ree p h ase transformers u p to 2 50 0 k V A ,
transformer tank s w ith corru g ations sh all b e d esig ned
for a p ressu re of 15 k Pa measu red at th e top of th e
tank w ith no leak ag e.
15 .2.3 For th ree p h ase sealed ty p e transformers w ith
cov er w eld ed to th e cu rb of th e tank sh all b e of sou nd
and rob u st constru ction so as to w ith stand p ressu re of
80 k Pa w ith ou t any d eformation.
8

A ll d imensions in millimetres.
FIG . 2 R A TI N G PL A TE
15 .2.4 For sing le p h ase transformers of sealed ty p e
constru ction, w h en th e sp ace on th e top oil is filled
w ith d ry air or inert g as, th e inert g as p lu s oil v olu me
insid e th e tank sh all b e su ch th at ev en u nd er ex treme
op erating cond itions, th e p ressu re g enerated insid e th e
tank d oes not ex ceed 0 .4 k g /cm2 p ositiv e or neg ativ e.
15 .3 A ll b olts/nu ts/w ash ers ex p osed to atmosp h ere
sh all b e as follow s:
a) Siz e 12 mm or b elow — stainless steel.
b ) A b ov e 12 mm — steel w ith su itab le finish
lik e electro g alv aniz ed w ith p assiv ation or h ot
d ip g alv aniz ed .
15 .4 G ask ets w h erev er u sed sh all conform to Ty p e III
as p er IS 11149/Ty p e C as p er IS 42 53 (Part 2 ).
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FO R SI N G LE PH A SE TR A N SFO R M ER S
15 .5 Insid e of tank sh all b e p ainted w ith v arnish or
oil resistant p aint. For ex ternal su rfaces one coat of
th ermo setting p ow d er p aint or one coat of ep ox y
p rimer follow ed b y tw o coats of p oly u reth ane b ase
p aint sh all b e u sed . Tab le 12 sh all b e referred to for
p aint th ick ness for normal to med iu m corrosiv e
atmosp h ere. For h ig h ly p ollu ted atmosp h ere and
sp ecial ap p lication ex ternal p aint w ork sh all b e su b ject
to ag reement b etw een th e u ser and th e transformer
manu factu rer.
16 C O N SE R V A T O R F O R N O N -SE A L E D T Y P E
T R A N SF O R M E R S
16 .1 Transformers of rating s 63 k V A and ab ov e w ith
p lain tank constru ction, th e p rov ision of conserv ator
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A ll d imensions in millimetres.

F IG . 3 T ER M IN A L M A R K IN G PL A TE FO R TH R EE PH A SE TR A N SFO R M ER S W I TH O U T TA PS

A ll d imensions in millimetres.
FIG . 4 TER M IN A L M A R K IN G PL A TE FO R TH R EE PH A SE TR A N SFO R M ER S W I TH TA PS

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A ll d imensions in millimetres.
mil etres.
es.

FIG . 5 TER M IN A L M A R K IN G PL A TE FO R SI N G LE PH A SE TR A N SFO R M ER S

A ll d imensions in millimetres.
FIG . 6 M O U N TI N G D I M EN SI O N S O F TR A N SFO R M ER S U P TO 200 kV A

T a b le 12 P a in t Sc h e m e fo r D is tr ib u tio n T r a n s fo r m e r s
(C la u se 15.5)
S l N o. P ain t Ty p e A r e a to b e P ain te d N o. of C oats Total D r y F ilm Th ic k n e ss, Min.

(mic r on s)

( 1) ( 2) ( 3) ( 4 ) ( 5)

i ) T h e r m o s e t t i n g p ow de r p ai n t In s i de 01 30

O u t s i de 01 6 0

i i ) Li q u i d p ai n t

a) E p ox y ( p r i m e r ) O u t s i de 01 30

b ) Pol y u r e t h an e ( f i n i s h c oat ) O u t s i de 02 25 e ac h

c ) H ot oi l r e s i s t an t p ai n t / v ar n i s h In s i de 01 35 / 10

is mand atory . For corru g ated tank and sealed ty p e 16 .2 W h en a conserv ator is p rov id ed , oil g au g e and
transformers w ith or w ith ou t inert g as cu sh ion, th e p lain or d eh y d rating b reath ing d ev ice sh all b e fix ed
conserv ator is not req u ired . to th e conserv ator w h ich sh all also b e p rov id ed w ith a

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A ll d imensions in millimetres.
N O TE — B id irectional rollers can also b e u sed as p er mu tu al ag reement b etw een th e u ser and th e su p p lier.
FIG . 7 M O U N TI N G D I M EN SI O N S O F
d rain p lu g and a filling h ole (1¼″ normal siz e th read )
w ith cov er. Th e cap acity of a conserv ator tank sh all b e
d esig ned k eep ing in v iew th e total q u antity of oil and
its contraction and ex p ansion d u e to temp eratu re
v ariations. In ad d ition, th e cov er of main tank sh all b e
p rov id ed w ith an air release p lu g to enab le air trap p ed
w ith in to b e released , u nless th e conserv ator is so
located as to eliminate th e p ossib ility of air b eing
trap p ed w ith in th e main tank .
16 .3 Th e insid e d iameter of th e p ip e connecting th e
conserv ator to th e main tank sh ou ld b e 2 5 to 50 mm
and it sh ou ld b e p rojected into th e conserv ator so th at
its end is at least 2 0 mm ab ov e th e b ottom of th e
conserv ator so as to create a su mp for collection of
imp u rities. Th e minimu m oil lev el corresp ond ing to
–5°C sh ou ld b e ab ov e th e su mp lev el.
17 A B I L I T Y O F T R A N SF O R M E R S T O
W I T H ST A N D E X T E R N A L SH O R T C I R C U I T
Th e p erformance of transformer u nd er ex ternal sh ort-
circu it cond itions sh all b e in accord ance w ith IS 2 0 2 6
(Part 5).
18 E F F I C I E N C Y A N D R E G U L A T I O N
W h en statements of efficiency and reg u lations are
req u ired th ey sh all b e b ased on sp ecified load ing at
th e rated k V A and u nity p ow er factor and comp u ted in
accord ance w ith A nnex B and A nnex C resp ectiv ely .
N O TE — Efficiency and reg u lations at oth er p ow er factors as
ag reed b etw een th e u ser and su p p lier sh all also b e comp u ted .
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TR A N SFO R M ER S B EY O N D 200 kVA
19 T O L E R A N C E S
Th e tolerance on electrical p erformance ex clu d ing
losses sh all b e as g iv en in IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1).
20 F I T T I N G S
20 .1 Sta n d a r d F ittin g s
Th e follow ing stand ard fitting s sh all b e p rov id ed :
a) Tw o earth ing terminals w ith th e earth ing
sy mb ol =| ;
b ) O il lev el g au g e ind icating oil lev el at
minimu m, 30 °C and max imu m op erating
temp eratu re;
N O TES
1 M inimu m and max imu m p ositions corresp ond to th e
op erating temp eratu re of –5°C and 90 °C resp ectiv ely
(for non- sealed ty p e transformer).
2 M inimu m p osition corresp ond s to th e op erating
temp eratu re of 30 °C (for sealed ty p e transformers).
c) A ir release d ev ice (for non- sealed ty p e
transformers)
d ) R ating and terminal mark ing p lates;
e) Plain b reath ing d ev ice for non-sealed ty p e
transformers w h ich w ou ld not p ermit ing ress
of rain w ater and insects u p to 2 0 0 k V A
transformers. A b ov e 2 0 0 k V A transformers
d eh y d rating b reath er sh all b e p rov id ed ;
f) D rain-c u m -samp ling v alv e (¾″ nominal siz e
th read , IS 554) p referab ly steel w ith p lu g for
th ree p h ase transformers;

g ) Th ermometer p ock et w ith cap ;
h ) O il filling h oles h av ing (1¼″ nominal siz e
th read ) w ith cov er (for sealed ty p e
transformers w ith ou t conserv ator);
j) A n ex tend ed p ip e connection on u p p er end
w ith w eld ed cov er for sealed ty p e
transformers. Th e p ip e sh ou ld b e su itab ly
th read ed ov er a su fficient leng th to enab le u se
of a refilling /sip h on connection after
remov ing th e w eld ed cov er or any oth er
similar arrang ement cap ab le of reu se;
N O TE — Th e b ottom d rain v alv e and filling h ole may
also b e u sed for filtration p u rp ose.
k ) L ifting lu g s for th e comp lete transformer as
w ell as for core and w ind ing assemb ly ;
m) N itrog en/air filling d ev ice/p ip e w ith w eld ed
cov er cap ab le of reu se (for sealed ty p e
transformer);
n) Pressu re relief d ev ice or ex p losion v ent ab ov e
200 kVA ;
p ) O ne filter v alv e on th e u p p er sid e of th e tank
(for transformers ab ov e 2 0 0 k V A );
q ) U nid irectional flat rollers (for transformers
ab ov e 2 0 0 k V A );
r) Insp ection h ole (for transformers ab ov e 2 0 0
k V A );
s) Pressu re g au g e for sealed transformers w ith
rad iators and nitrog en cu sh ion (ab ov e 2 0 0
k V A );
t) H V sid e neu tral g rou nd ing strip (w h ere one
of th e H V b u sh ing terminal is connected to
earth );
u ) L V earth ing arrang ement for sing le p h ase
transformers; and
v ) B u ch h olz relay for transformers ab ov e 1 0 0 0
kV A .
20 .2 O p tio n a l F ittin g s
Th e follow ing sh all b e av ailab le as ad d itional fitting s
at th e op tion of th e u ser w h erev er sp ecified :
a) D eh y d rating b reath er in lieu of p lain b reath ing
d ev ice for transformers u p to 2 0 0 k V A ;
b ) Filter v alv e (1¼″ nominal siz e th read ) for
transformers u p to 2 0 0 k V A ;
c) A rcing h orns or su itab le rating lig h tning
arrestors for H T sid e – 3 N os. for transformers
u p to 2 0 0 k V A ;
d ) B ird g u ard ;
e) Terminal connectors;
f) O il temp eratu re ind icator and w ind ing
temp eratu re ind icators for transformers ab ov e
200 kVA ;
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g ) J ack ing p ad s (for transformer ab ov e 1 60 0
k V A );
h ) B u ch h olz relay (for transformers ab ov e 2 0 0
k V A );
j) M ag netic oil lev el g au g e (for transformer
ab ov e 1 60 0 k V A ) w ith low oil lev el
alarm contact;
k ) N on retu rn v alv e (for cond u cting p ressu re
test);
m) Pressu re relief d ev ice or ex p losion v ent (u p
to 2 0 0 k V A );
n) Protection relay for sealed ty p e transformers
for internal p arameters th at is p ressu re,
temp eratu re, oil lev el and g as d etection (ab ov e
1 0 0 0 k V A ); and
p ) 4 N o’ss anti-th eft stainless steel fasteners w ith
b reak aw ay nu t sh all b e p rov id ed at top cov er
(u p to 2 0 0 k V A ).
N O TE — IS 3639 d escrib es some of th e fitting s and
accessories.
21 T E ST S
21.1 G e n e r a l
A ll rou tine, ty p e and sp ecial tests as d escrib ed in 21.2
to 21.4 sh all b e p erformed as p er relev ant p arts of
I S 2 0 2 6. Pressu re and oil leak ag e test sh all b e
cond u cted as p er 21.5 .
21.2 R o u tin e T e s ts (to b e cond u cted on all u nits)
Th e follow ing sh all constitu te th e rou tine tests:
a) M easu rement of w ind ing resistance [IS 2 0 2 6
(Part 1)].
b) M easu rement of v oltag e ratio and ch eck of
p h ase d isp lacement [IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1)].
c) M easu rement of sh ort- circu it imp ed ance
(p rincip al tap p ing , w h en ap p licab le) and load
loss at 50 p ercent and 10 0 p ercent load
[IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1)].
d) M easu rement of no- load loss and cu rrent
[IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1)].
e) M easu rement of insu lation resistance
[IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1)].
f) Ind u ced ov er-v oltag e w ith stand test [IS 2 0 2 6
(Part 3)].
g) Sep arate- sou rce v oltag e w ith stand test
[IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 3)].
h) Pressu re test (see 21.5 ).
j) O il leak ag e test (see 21.5 ).
21.3 T y p e T e s ts (to b e cond u cted on one u nit)
Th e follow ing sh all constitu te th e ty p e tests:
a) L ig h tning imp u lse test [IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 3)].
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b ) Temp eratu re-rise test [IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 2 )].
N O TE — M ax imu m measu red total loss (N o load at
rated ex citation + load loss at max imu m cu rrent tap
conv erted to 75 ºC reference temp eratu re) at 10 0 p ercent
load ing sh all b e su p p lied d u ring temp eratu re rise test.
c) Sh ort-circu it w ith stand test [IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 5)]
(u p to 2 0 0 k V A ).
N O TE — R ou tine tests b efore and after sh ort circu it
test sh all b e cond u cted as p er IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1).
d) Pressu re test (see 21.5 )
21.4 Sp e c ia l T e s ts (to b e cond u cted on one u nit)
Th e follow ing sh all constitu te th e sp ecial tests w h ich
sh all b e carried ou t b y mu tu al ag reement b etw een th e
u ser and th e su p p lier.
a) D etermination of sou nd lev els [IS 2 0 2 6 (Part
10 )]
b ) Sh ort-circu it w ith stand test [IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 5)]
(ab ov e 2 0 0 k V A )
N O TE — R ou tine tests b efore and after sh ort circu it
test sh all b e cond u cted as p er IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 1).
c) N o load cu rrent at 112 .5 p ercent v oltag e
(see 5 .9 .3 ).
d ) Pa int a dhesion tests.. Th e test is p erformed as
p er A STM D 3359 (Stand ard Test M eth od s for
measu ring ad h esion b y Tap e test).
e) B D V and moistu re content of oil in th e
transformer (IS 335).
N O TE — Tests at (d ) and (e) may b e carried ou t on
more th an one u nit su b ject to ag reement b etw een u ser
and su p p lier.
21.5 P r e s s u r e a n d O il le a k a g e T e s t
21.5 .1 F or T ra nsform ers u p to 2 0 0 k V A .
21.5 .1.1 Pressu re test (ty p e test)
For non- sealed and sealed ty p e transformers, th e
transformer tank sh all b e su b jected to air p ressu re of
80 k Pa for 30 min and v acu u m of 2 50 mm of mercu ry
for 30 min.
Th e p ermanent d eflection of flat p lates, after p ressu re/
v acu u m h as b een released , sh all not ex ceed th e v alu es
g iv en b elow .
L eng th of Pla te D eflec tion
U p to 750 mm 5 mm
751 to 1 2 50 mm 6.5 mm
21.5 .1.2 Pressu re (rou tine test)
a) N on-sea led ty p e tra nsform ers (p la in ta nk s)
Th e transformer w ith b olted cov er sh all b e
tested at an air p ressu re of 35 k Pa ab ov e
atmosp h ere p ressu re maintained insid e th e
tank for 10 min. Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e
at any p oint.
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b ) C orru g a ted ta nk s
Th e corru g ated transformer tank sh all b e
tested for air p ressu re of 15 k Pa ab ov e
atmosp h ere p ressu re maintained insid e th e
tank for 10 min. Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e
at any p oint.
c) S ea led ty p e tra nsform ers
Th e transformer w ith w eld ed cov er sh all b e
tested at an air p ressu re of 80 k Pa ab ov e
atmosp h ere p ressu re maintained insid e th e
tank for 10 min. Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e
at any p oint.
21.5 .1.3 O il lea k a g e test (rou tine test)
Th e assemb led transformer for non-sealed and sealed
ty p e w ith all fitting s inclu d ing b u sh ing s in p osition,
sh all b e tested at a p ressu re eq u iv alent to tw ice th e
normal h ead measu red at th e b ase of th e tank for 8 h .
Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e at any p oint. Tank w ith
corru g ations sh all b e tested for oil leak ag e test a
p ressu re of 15 k Pa measu red at th e top of th e tank for
6 h . Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e at any p oint.
21.5 .2 F or T ra nsform ers a b ove 2 0 0 k V A a nd u p to
inc lu ding 2 5 0 0 k V A
21.5 .2.1 Pressu re test (T y p e test)
For non- sealed and sealed ty p e transformers, th e
transformer tank su b jected to air p ressu re of 80 k Pa
for 30 min and v acu u m of 50 0 mm of mercu ry for 30
min. Th e p ermanent d eflection of flat p late, after
p ressu re/v acu u m h as b een released , sh all not ex ceed
th e v alu es g iv en b elow .
L eng th of Pla te D eflec tion
U p to 750 mm 5.0 mm
751 mm to 1 2 50 mm 6.5 mm
1 2 51 mm to 1 750 mm 8.0 mm
A b ov e 1 751 mm 9.0 mm
21.5 .2.2 Pressu re test (rou tine test)
a) Pla in ta nk s
Th e transformer tank w ith w eld ed /b olted
cov er sh all b e tested at a p ressu re of 35 k Pa
ab ov e atmosp h ere p ressu re maintained insid e
th e tank for 10 min. Th ere sh ou ld b e no
leak ag e at any p oint.
b ) C orru g a ted ta nk s
Th e corru g ated transformer tank sh all b e
tested for air p ressu re of 15 k Pa ab ov e
atmosp h ere p ressu re maintained insid e th e
tank for 10 min. Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e
at any p oint.
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21.5 .2.3 O il lea k a g e test (rou tine test)
Th e assemb led transformer for non-sealed and sealed
ty p e w ith all fitting s inclu d ing b u sh ing in p osition sh all
b e tested at a p ressu re eq u iv alent to tw ice th e normal
h ead measu red at th e b ase of th e tank for 8 h . Th ere
sh ou ld b e no leak ag e at any p oint. Tank w ith
corru g ations sh all b e tested for oil leak ag e test a
p ressu re of 15 k Pa measu red at th e top of th e tank for
6 h . Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e at any p oint.
21.5 .3 F or S ing le Pha se D istrib u tion T ra nsform ers u p
to Inc lu ding 2 5 k V A
21.5 .3 .1 Pressu re test (ty p e test)
Th e tank sh all b e su b jected to air p ressu re of 10 0 k Pa
ab ov e atmosp h eric p ressu re for 30 min. Th ere sh ou ld
b e no leak ag e at any p oint and th ere is no d eformation
of tank .
21.5 .3 .2 Pressu re (rou tine test)
35 k Pa ab ov e atmosp h ere p ressu re maintained insid e
th e tank for 10 min. Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e at any
p oint.
21.5 .3 .3 O il lea k a g e test (rou tine test)
Th e assemb led transformer for non-sealed and sealed
ty p e w ith all fitting s inclu d ing b u sh ing s in p osition,
sh all b e tested at a p ressu re eq u iv alent to tw ice th e
normal h ead measu red at th e b ase of th e tank for 6 h .
Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e at any p oint. Tank w ith
corru g ations sh all b e tested for oil leak ag e test a
p ressu re of 15 k Pa measu red at th e top of th e tank for
6 h . Th ere sh ou ld b e no leak ag e at any p oint.
22 I N F O R M A T I O N R E Q U IR E D W IT H
E N Q U IR Y A N D O R D E R
22.1 Th e information to b e su p p lied b y th e
manu factu rer w ith enq u iry and ord er to th e p u rch aser
sh all b e in accord ance w ith A nnex D .

Th e transformer tank sh all b e tested at a p ressu re of

A N N E X A
(CC la u se 2 )
L I ST O F R E F E R R E D I N D I A N ST A N D A R D S

IS N o. T itle and strip s

191: 2 0 0 7 Cop p er 3347 D imensions for p orcelain
335 : 1993 N ew insu lating oils transformer b u sh ing s for u se in
554 : 1999 Pip e th read s w h ere p ressu re- tig h t lig h tly p ollu ted atmosp h eres
joints are mad e on th e th read s — (Part 1/Sec 1) : U p to and inclu d ing 1 k V ,
D imensions, tolerances and 1979 Section 1 Porcelain p arts
d esig nation (Part 1/Sec 2 ) : U p to and inclu d ing 1 k V ,
1576 : 1992 Solid p ressb oard for electrical 1979 Section 2 M etal p arts
p u rp ose (Part 2 /Sec 1) : 3.6 k V B u sh ing s, Section 1
160 8 : 2 0 0 5 M ech anical testing of metals — 1979 Porcelain p arts
Tensile testing (Part 2 /Sec 2 ) : 3.6 k V B u sh ing s, Section 2 M etal
1747 : 1972 N itrog en 1979 p arts
1885 (Part 38) : Electrotech nical v ocab u lary : Part 38 (Part 3/Sec 1) : 17.5 k V B u sh ing s, Section 1
1993 Pow er transformers and reactors 1988 Porcelain p arts
1897 : 2 0 0 8 Cop p er strip for electrical p u rp ose (Part 3/Sec 2 ) : 17.5 k V B u sh ing s, Section 2 M etal
2026 Pow er transformers : 1988 p arts
(Part 1) : 2 0 11 G eneral (Part 4/Sec 1) : 2 4 k V B u sh ing s, Section1 Porcelain
(Part 2 ) : 2 0 10 Temp eratu re rise 1988 p arts
(Part 3) : 2 0 0 9 Insu lation lev els, d ielectric tests and (Part 4/Sec 2 ) : 2 4 k V B u sh ing s, Section 2 M etal
ex ternal clearances in air 1982 p arts
(Part 5) : 2 0 11 A b ility to w ith stand sh ort circu it (Part 5/Sec 1) : 36 k V B u sh ing s, Section 1 Porcelain
(Part 8) : 2 0 0 9 A p p lication g u id e 1979 p arts
(Part 10 ) : 2 0 0 9 D etermination of sou nd lev els (Part 5/Sec 2 ) : 36 k V B u sh ing s, Section 2 M etal
2 0 99 : 1986 B u sh ing s for alternativ e v oltag es 1979 p arts
ab ov e 1 0 0 0 v olts 3639 : 1966 Fitting s and accessories for p ow er
30 2 4 : 2 0 0 6 G rain oriented electrical steel sh eets transformers
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42 53 (Part 2 ) : Cork comp osition sh eet: Part 2 Cork (Part 3/ Sec 3) : Sp ecifications for ind iv id u al
2008 and ru b b er 1984 materials, Section 3 Crep e p ap er
6162 Pap er-cov ered alu minu m cond u ctors (Part 3/ Sec 5) : Sp ecifications for ind iv id u al
(Part 1) : 1971 R ou nd cond u ctors 1985 materials, Section 5 Sp ecial p ap ers
(Part 2 ) : 1971 R ectang u lar cond u ctors 11149 : 1984 Sp ecification for ru b b er g ask ets
740 4 (Part1) : Pap er cov ered cop p er cond u ctors: 12 444 : 1988 Continu ou sly cast and rolled
1991 Part 1 R ou nd cond u ctors electroly tic cop p er w ire rod s for
742 1 : 1988 Porcelain b u sh ing s for alternating electrical Cond u ctors
v oltag es u p to and inclu d ing 1 0 0 0 V 13730 Sp ecification for p articu lar ty p es
8999 : 2 0 0 3 Pip e th read s w h ere p ressu re tig h t of w ind ing w ires:
joints are mad e on th e th read s — (Part 0 / Sec 3) : G eneral req u irements Section 3,
V erification b y means of limit g au g es 2 0 12 Enameled rou nd cop p er w ire
9335(Part 1) : Cellu losic p ap ers for electrical ( Part 17) : 1996 Poly v iny l acetal enameled
1979 p u rp oses: D efinitions and g eneral rectang u lar cop p er w ire, Class 10 5
req u irements (Part 2 7) : 1996 Pap er cov ered rectang u lar cop p er
(Part 2 ) : 1998 M eth od s of test w ire
(Part 3/Sec 1) : Sp ecifications for ind iv id u al 160 81 : 2 0 13 Insu lating liq u id s — Sp ecification
1984 materials, Section 1 G eneral for u nu sed sy nth etic org anic esters
p u rp oses electrical p ap er for electrical p u rp oses

A N N E X B
(CC la u se 18)
M E T H O D O F D E C L A R IN G E F F IC IE N C Y

B -1 E F F I C I E N C Y Total losses comp rise:

B -1.1 Th e efficiency to b e d eclared is th e ratio of th e a) N o- load loss, w h ich is consid ered to b e
ou tp u t in k W to th e inp u t in k W and calcu lated constant at all load s; and
as u nd er.
b ) L oad loss, w h ich v aries w ith load .
O u t p u t In p u t !T ot al Los s e s
= Th e total loss, on load is th e su m of (a) and (b ).
Efficiency (η) =
In p u t In p u t

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A N N E X C
(C la u se 18)
C A L C U L A T IO N O F IN H E R E N T V O L T A G E R E G U L A T IO N

C -1 I N H E R E N T V O L T A G E R E G U L A T I O N Ex % = 10 0 Ex /E;
C -1.1 Th e inh erent v oltag e reg u lation from no-load Er% = 10 0 Er/E
to a load of any assu med v alu e and p ow er factor may n = Ia/I; and
b e comp u ted from th e imp ed ance v oltag e and Ia = cu rrent in th e w ind ing ex cited d u ring th e
corresp ond ing load loss measu red w ith rated cu rrent sh ort circu it tests corressp ond ing to th at
in th e w ind ing [see a lso IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 8)]. ob tained w h en laod ing at th e assu med load
L et on th e ou tp u t sid e and w ith rated v oltag e on
th e inp u t sid e.
I = rated cu rrent in w ind ing ex cited ;
E = rated v oltag e of w ind ing ex cited ; C - 1.3 For rated load any p ow er factor cos φ, th e
p ercentag e reg u lation is ap p rox imately eq u al to:
IS C = cu rrent measu red in w ind ing ex cited
EZ S C = v oltag e measu red across w ind ing ex cited E r % c os φ + Ex % s i n φ+
(imp ed ance v oltag e); ( Ex % c os φ − Er % s i n φ) 2

PS C = w atts measu red across w ind ing ex cited 200

 $!"  C -1.4 For any assu med load oth er th an rated load and
2
EX S C = reactance v oltag e = E # !" !   u nity p ow er factor, th e p ercentag e reg u lation is
 %!" 
ap p rox imately eq u al to;
P = Psc corrected to 75oC, and from cu rrent Isc
( )
2

to I; n. Ex %
n. Er % +
200
%
Ex = EX SC ×
% !" C -1.5 For any assu med load oth er th an rated load and
at any p ow er factor cos f, th e p ercentag e reg u lation is
P
Er = ap p rox imately eq u al to:
I

C - 1.2 For rated load at u nity p ow er factor, th e n. Er % c os φ + n. Ex % s i n φ+

p ercentag e reg u lation is ap p rox imately eq u al to ( n. Ex % c os φ − n. Er % s i n φ) 2

200
2
( Ex %)
Er % + C -1.6 Th e ab ov e formu lae are su fficiently accu rate for
200
transformers cov ered b y th is stand ard .

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A N N E X D
(C la u se 2 2 .1)
IN F O R M A T IO N R E Q U IR E D W IT H E N Q U IR Y A N D O R D E R

A ) N o r m a l I n fo r m a tio n t) Fitting s req u ired and an ind ication of th e sid e

from w h ich meters, rating p lates, oil-lev el
Th e follow ing information sh ou ld b e g iv en in all cases:
ind icator, etc. may b e read ab le.
a) Particu lars of th e sp ecification to b e comp lied B ) Sp e c ia l I n fo r m a tio n
w ith ;
b) A p p lication of Transformer for ex amp le Th e follow ing ad d itional information may b e req u ired
normal D istrib u tion Transformer, Solar d u ty , to b e g iv en:
w ind ap p lication, M otor starting etc; a) If a lig h tning imp u lse v oltag e test is req u ired ,
c) Sing le or th ree p h ase u nit; w h eth er or not th e test is to inclu d e ch op p ed
d) N u mb er of p h ases in sy stem; w av es [see IS 2 0 2 6 (Part 3)];
e) Freq u ency ; b) Imp ed ance v oltag e at rated cu rrent, if sp ecific
f) Ind oor or ou td oor ty p e; v alu e is req u ired ;
g) Ty p e of cooling ; c) A ltitu d e ab ov e mean sea-lev el, if in ex cess of
1 0 0 0 m;
h) R ated p ow er (in k V A );
d) W h eth er transformers w ill b e su b jected to
j) R ated v oltag es (for each w ind ing );
freq u ent ov ercu rrent, for ex amp le, fu rnace
k) State if tap p ing s are req u ired and if on-load transformers and traction feed ing
or off- circu it tap - ch ang ers, or link s are transformers;
req u ired ;
e) A ny oth er ex cep tional serv ice cond itions;
m) H ig h est v oltag e for eq u ip ment (for each
f) W h eth er noise lev el measu rement is to b e
w ind ing );
carried ou t;
n) M eth od of sy stem earth ing (for each
g) V acu u m w ith stand of th e transformer tank , if
w ind ing );
a sp ecific v alu e is req u ired ;
p) Insu lation lev el (for each w ind ing ), p ow er
h) Ty p e of tap - ch ang er controls req u ired (if
freq u ency test lev el/imp u lse lev el;
O L TC is p rov id ed );
q) Connection sy mb ol;
j) Ty p e of mou nting for ex amp le p ole mou nted ,
r) N eu tral terminals, if req u ired (for each g rou nd mou nted etc; and
w ind ing ) and th eir insu lation lev el to earth ;
k) A ny oth er ap p rop riate information, inclu d ing
s) Sp ecial req u irements of installation, assemb ly , reference to any sp ecial tests not referred to
transp ort and h and ling ; and ab ov e w h ich may b e req u ired .

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ex p erience is av ailab le, sep arate stand ard to D istrib u tion transformers filled w ith N atu ral/Sy nth etic Esters sh all
b e b rou g h t ou t.
Consid erab le assistance h as also b een tak en, w h ile p rep aring th is stand ard , from IEC 60 0 76-1: ‘Pow er Transformers
— Part 1: G eneral’.
Follow ing d ev iations w ith resp ect to IEC stand ard h av e b een mad e:
a) Sep arate stand ard is p rep ared for d istrib u tion transformers u p to rating 2 50 0 k V A ,
b ) A mb ient cond itions are d ifferent, and
c) Temp eratu re rises of oil and w ind ing s are d ifferent.
Th is stand ard is intend ed to cov er th e g eneric tech nical sp ecifications and it d oes not inclu d e all th e necessary
p rov isions of a contract. H ow ev er, th e stand ard calls for ag reement b etw een th e p u rch aser and th e manu factu rer
in certain cases.
U nlik e, stand ard on Pow er Transformers (I S 2 0 2 6), th is stand ard also p u rp orts to recommend stand ard
manu factu ring config u rations and p ractices w ith a v iew to h av e stand ard , reliab le and energ y efficient d istrib u tion
transformers in th e cou ntry .
For th e p u rp ose of d ecid ing w h eth er a p articu lar req u irement of th is stand ard is comp lied w ith , th e final v alu e,
ob serv ed or calcu lated , ex p ressing th e resu lt of a test, sh all b e rou nd ed off in accord ance w ith IS 2 : 1960 ‘R u les
for rou nd ing off nu merical v alu es (revised)’.. Th e nu mb er of sig nificant p laces retained in th e rou nd ed off v alu e
sh ou ld b e th e same as th at of th e sp ecified v alu e in th is stand ard .
B u r e a u o f I n d ia n Sta n d a r d s

B I S is a statu tory institu tion estab lish ed u nd er th e B u rea u of India n S ta nda rds A c t, 1986 to p romote
h armoniou s d ev elop ment of th e activ ities of stand ard iz ation, mark ing and q u ality certification of g ood s
and attend ing to connected matters in th e cou ntry .

C o p y r ig h t

B IS h as th e cop y rig h t of all its p u b lications. N o p art of th ese p u b lications may b e rep rod u ced in any form
w ith ou t th e p rior p ermission in w riting of B I S. Th is d oes not p reclu d e th e free u se, in th e cou rse of
imp lementing th e stand ard , of necessary d etails, su ch as sy mb ols and siz es, ty p e or g rad e d esig nations.
Enq u iries relating to cop y rig h t b e ad d ressed to th e D irector (Pu b lications), B IS.

R e v ie w o f I n d ia n Sta n d a r d s

A mend ments are issu ed to stand ard s as th e need arises on th e b asis of comments. Stand ard s are also rev iew ed
p eriod ically ; a stand ard along w ith amend ments is reaffirmed w h en su ch rev iew ind icates th at no ch ang es are
need ed ; if th e rev iew ind icates th at ch ang es are need ed , it is tak en u p for rev ision. U sers of Ind ian Stand ard s
sh ou ld ascertain th at th ey are in p ossession of th e latest amend ments or ed ition b y referring to th e latest issu e of
‘B IS Catalog u e’ and ‘Stand ard s : M onth ly A d d itions’.

Th is Ind ian Stand ard h as b een d ev elop ed from D oc N o.: ET 16 (6686).

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