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Attachment 1
Pre-commissioning check: 6.3kV Switchgear Busbar
Switchgear/Item No.
System / Equipment

CHECKED
ACTIVITIES REMARKS
OK

1. Name plate details:

Manufacturer’s Sr. No. of the Switchgear:-
Rated Voltage(kV):-
Rated Current (A):-
Rated Frequency (Hz):-50Hz
Rated Short time current of bus bar(kA/sec):-
2. Check for completeness of installation:-
a. Name Plate fixed as per approved drawing.
b. Number / Designation plate of each feeder fixed.
c. Tightness of bolts for
- Foundation.
- Joints of adjacent panels.
- Bus bar (Main and Tap-off)
- Earthing Connection of the panel.
3. Equipments / accessories are free from any damage.
4. Bus bars and supporting insulator are clean.
5. Support insulators are free from crack / damage.
6. Additional holes on gland plate closed/sealed.
7. Termination on external earthing conductor with earth
busbar and its internal connections.
8. Check free movement of the Bus VT’s trolleys within
panel from test to service position and vise versa.

ATTENDED BY NAME DATE SIGNATURE

Calik / LII
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Attachment 2
Pre Commissioning Tests: Insulation Resistance (IR) Test of 6.3kV Switchgear Bus Bar
Switchgear/Item No.

System / Equipment

This test is to measure insulation resistance of entire switchgear including bus bars, circuit breakers, CT etc of all
panels.
During test check and confirm the following conditions:
a) All Circuit breakers are in service position and closed.
b) All CT’s are connected properly.
c) All VT’s disconnected from the circuit.
d) All Lightning Arrestors disconnected from the circuit.
e) All Power cables are disconnected.
f) The frames and secondary windings of all CT’s are earthed.
g) All bus bars, insulators, circuit breakers CTs etc are clean and free from visual damage.

Test Procedure:
The leads on the IR tester to be connected to the conductive parts of the phases under test. For example, the IR
test would be done between one phase to earth while other two phases connected earth.

IR test to be done for one (1) minute before and after High Voltage test and results to be recorded.

When the IR test is completed for any one phase, discharge the static charge of that phase by static discharge
stick or by IR tester with automatic discharging capabilities.

Recommended Test Voltage 5kV.

The test connection diagram is as shown in figure below:

Connection Diagram for Insulation Resistance Test of 6.3kV Switchgear Bus Bar
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Test Result:
Insulation Resistance (1 min.)
Phase Test Voltage
Other Phases Remarks
Under Test (kV) Before HV Test After HV test
(MΩ) (MΩ)
L1 to Earth L2 & L3 connected to earth

L2 to Earth L1 & L3 connected to earth

L3 to Earth L1 & L2 connected to earth

ATTENDED BY NAME DATE SIGNATURE

Calik / LII

Attachment 3
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Pre Commissioning Tests: Voltage Transformer of Bus Section 1

Switchgear/Item No.

System / Equipment

Name Plate Details of Bus VT:

Serial No.
VT1 VT2 VT3

Core 1 Core 2 Core 3

Voltage
Ratio
Class of
accuracy
VA Burden

A. Insulation Resistance (IR) Test

This test is to measure insulation resistance of bus VT between primary and secondary windings and also
between secondary windings.

Insulation Resistance (MΩ)

Conditions of TEST TIME (MIN)

Phase Winding Under Test Mega Ohms
Other Windings VOLTAGE(V)

L1 Phase Primary to Earth Secondary’s are

shorted and
5,000 V 1
connected to
earth
L2 phase Primary to Earth Secondary’s are
shorted and
5,000 V 1
connected to
earth
L3 phase Primary to Earth Secondary’s are
shorted and
connected to 5,000 V 1
earth

B. Ratio Test
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Ratio shall be checked by applying a three phase 380V supply on the Primary side and measuring voltage on the
secondary side.

Test Result:

Voltage ratio

Applied Voltage at Measured secondary voltage(V)

Primary (V) VT1 VT2 VT3
L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1 L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1 L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1

ATTENDED BY NAME DATE SIGNATURE

Calik / LII

Attachment 4
Pre Commissioning Tests: Voltage Transformer of Bus Section 2
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Switchgear/Item No.

System / Equipment

Name Plate Details of Bus VT:

Serial No.
VT1 VT2 VT3

Core 1 Core 2 Core 3

Voltage
Ratio
Class of
accuracy
VA Burden

A. Insulation Resistance (IR) Test

This test is to measure insulation resistance of bus VT between primary and secondary and also between
secondary windings.

Insulation Resistance (MΩ)

Winding Under Conditions of Other TEST TIME (MIN)

Phase Mega Ohms
Test Windings VOLTAGE(V)

L1 Phase Primary to Earth Secondary’s are

shorted and connected 5,000 V 1
to earth
L2 phase Primary to Earth Secondary’s are
shorted and connected 5,000 V 1
to earth
L3 phase Primary to Earth Secondary’s are
shorted and connected
5,000 V 1
to earth

B. Ratio Test

Ratio shall be checked by applying a three phase 380V supply on the Primary side and measuring voltage on the
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secondary side.

Test Result:

Voltage ratio

Applied Voltage at Measured secondary voltage(V)

Primary (V) VT1 VT2 VT3
L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1 L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1 L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1

ATTENDED BY NAME DATE SIGNATURE

Calik / LII

Attachment 5
Commissioning Checks: 6.3kV Switchgear Busbar
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Switchgear /Item No.

System / Equipment

CHECKED
ACTIVITIES REMARKS
OK

1. Before energizing the bus bar of 6.3kV switchgear

check the following:
a. Check the surrounding shall be clean and freely
accessible.
b. Check and ensure all pre-commissioning checks
and tests have been successfully completed
(Refer attachment – 1 to 6) and test results are
satisfactory.
c. Check and ensure that pre-commissioning tests
have been successfully complete for Bus
Coupler circuit breaker.
d. Check and ensure that all relays of bus coupler
and bus VT panels have been successfully tested
and set at recommended setting.
2. Check and ensure that all pre-commissioning checks
and tests for Incoming transformer or cables have
been successfully completed and transformer or
cables are ready for energization.
3. Check and Ensure that all pre-commissioning check
and tests of 6.3kV incomer circuit breaker is
successfully completed.
4. Check and Ensure that continuity test, IR test and HV
test of 6.3kV incomer cable have been successfully
completed.
5. Check and ensure that all relays of the incomer
feeder have been successfully tested and set at
recommended settings.
6. Check and ensure that all circuit breakers are either
at test or at isolated position.
7. Check and ensure that all VT’s are in service position.
8. Once all of the above check is successfully
completed, the 6.3kV switchgear is ready for
commissioning or energization.
9. Energize the Incoming transformer or cable by
switching on the upstream circuit breaker and check
that there is no abnormality.
10. Measure and record incoming Line Voltage and
phase sequence. Ensure that phase sequence is
correct and similar to phase sequence of the source.
11. Measure and record incoming Line Voltage for 6
hours at every half an hour.
Date Time Incoming Voltage (kV) Remarks
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L3-L1
L1-L2 L2-L3

12. After stable operation without any abnormality

during the above period
a. Insert the circuit breaker of the incoming feeder
in service position.
b. Check and ensure that NO abnormality is
observed.
13. Switch ON the incoming circuit breaker to energize
the bus bar and ensure that no abnormality is
observed.
14. Measure the bus voltage and phase sequence and
ensure that the phase sequence is correct and same
as Incomer.
15. Insert the Bus Coupler circuit breaker in service
position and ensure that no abnormality is observed.
16. Switch ON the bus coupler circuit breaker to
energize the second bus bar and ensure that no
abnormality is observed.
17. Measure the bus voltage and phase sequence of the
Voltage of second bus and ensure that the phase
sequence is correct and same as other bus as well as
incomer.
18. Observe the followings for 6 hours:-
a. Noise / Vibration in switchgear panel.
b. In case of noise from any loose item, rectify.
c. Measure and record the following voltages

Date Time Incoming Voltage (kV) Bus 1 Voltage (kV) Bus 2 Voltage (kV)
R
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L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1 L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1 L1-L2 L2-L3 L3-L1

ma
rks
e
19. After stable operation without any abnormality
during the above period, the switchgear is
considered to be ready for supply loads by switching
ON outgoing feeder.

ATTENDED BY NAME DATE SIGNATURE

Calik / LII