400MW KHAVDA SOLAR PARK , GUJRAT

DEVELOPER SAEL SOLAR P4 PRIVATE LIMITED

EPC SAEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED

OWNERS
AFRY CONSULT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
ENGINEERING
SUBJECT:-ICOG TO SUBPOLING
List of Documents :
1 Design Methodology
2 Derating factor chart
3 Calculation
4 Cable GTP
Design Methodology
DESIGN BASIS & ASSUMPTIONS

Cables shall be sized based on the following considerations:

A Short circuit withstand capability
B The voltage drop in the cable
C Derated current of cable after installation (Derated Current capacity of cable (A)
Design Parameters
Following parameters are used as design inputs
Sr.No Description Parameter Reference
1 Maximum system 25kA (rms) for One (0.3) sec
2 Maximum conductor temperature for 90ºC
3 Ambient Air temperature 50ºC
4 Temperature coefficient of Al. per deg C 0.004308
Table-A
De-rating factors for various conditions of installations including the following shall be considered while selecting the cable sizes:

K1- (b)Variation in Air temperature 50 Deg. Cent. 0.89

K2- Grouping derating factor of Cables touching laid horizontal formation 0.82
K3- Derating Factor for variation in depth of laying @1200mm for 300mm2 N/A

Earthed cable Seletion

As Per power evacuation system, power transformers are star point solidly grounded so cable shall be earhed 33 KV H.T Cable
Table-B
33KV HT THREE CORE ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR, XLPE INSULATED, ARMOURED CABLES
Equiv. Star
Resistance (ohm / Reactance Voltage
Sl No Cable Size (Sq. mm) AIR Permissible Ampacity in Amps
km) at 90 deg C * (ohm/ Km at 50 Grade
Hz) #
1 3C x 240 400 0.16 0.106 33 KV (E)
Cable Catalouge
* May very as per approved make

(A) Short circuit withstand capability

A = Is x Root(t) / K Sq.mm (As per IEC 60949 or 60724)
Is = Max. System Fault current
t = Duration of fault current in second
K = Constant K for Al. Conductor XLPE= 0.094
A =Min. cross Section area in sq.mm
(b) The voltage drop in the cable

As per IE Rule no. 54 the Voltage Variation shall not be permitted

(i) In the case of low or medium voltage(11kV), by more than 6 per cent, & with the Transformer available Tap setting Range of +5% would be

ΔVR = √ 3 x I x (R x Cos Φ + X x Sin Φ) x L / (N x 1000)

ΔVR =Total voltage drop in cables
IR =Running current of feeder in Amps
Cos Φ = Running power factor of feeder
R = AC resistance of selected cable at 90 ºC in Ohm / Km
X = Reactance of selected cable in Ohm / Km
L = Length of cable in Meters
N = No. of runs of cables per phase
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(C ) Derated Current capacity of cable (A)
K=K1xKxK3XK4
Derated Current capacity of cable (A)=Ampacity of cable X overall derating factor
Cable Selection Case Study
Cable sizing Transformer to Sub Pooling

Rated Load of the feeder (kVA)= 26400KVA

Nominal voltage = 33KV
Maximum system fault level= 25 kA
Line current in Amps 26400/(1.732x11)
Line current in Amps 461.9
Max Cable Length (mtr) 950
(A) Short circuit withstand capability
A = Is x Root(t) / K Sq.mm (As per IEC 60949 or 60724)
Is = Max. System Fault current
t = Duration of fault current in second
K = Constant K for Al.Conductor XLPE
A =Min. cross Section area in sq.mm
Is 25
t Permissible Short Circuit current of XLPE insulated cables oprate shor circuit
K Constant K for Al.Conductor XLPE=0.094
A= (25x√0.3)/0.094
A= 145.670893 Minimum cross section of cable

Verification of cable size for short circuit withstand capability

(b) The voltage drop in the cable
ΔVR = √ 3 x I x (R x Cos Φ + X x Sin Φ) x L / (N x 1000 x V )
ΔVR =Total voltage drop in cables
I =Running current of feeder in Amps
Cos Φ = Running power factor of feeder
R = AC resistance of selected cable at 70 ºC in Ohm / Km
X = Reactance of selected cable in Ohm / Km
L = Length of cable in Meters
N = No. of runs of cables
IR= 461.9
Cos Φ = 1
Sin Φ = 0.000
R @ 50 Degree = 0.13 Refer Table-B 3C X 240mm2
X = 0.106 Refer Table-B 3C X 240mm2
L = 950
N = 2
ΔVR = (1.732x461.9x(0.16x1+0.104*0)x(35)
1x1000
ΔVR = 50.32 Volt
%ΔVR = ΔVR/V
5032.29
33000
%ΔVR = 0.15249 The Voltage Drop is within
(C ) Derated Current capacity of cable (A)
K= Overall Derating Factor
K1- (b)Variation in Air temperature 50 Deg. Cent. 0.89
K2- Grouping derating factor of Cables touching laid horizontal formation 0.82
K3- Derating Factor for variation in depth of laying @1200mm for 300mm2 N/A
K= K1- (b) X K-3
K= 0.73
The overall derating factor for the 33 kV power cables installed in Air=0.73

Derated Current capacity of cable (A)=Ampacity of cable XOverall derating factor

Ampacity of3C X 240mm2 cable= 400 Refer Table-B 3C X 240mm2
Derated Current capacity of cable (A)= 400x0.73
Derated Current capacity of cable (A)= 291.92
Full Load current of Equipment(Line current) 461.9
461<291.9
Derated Current capacity of cable (A)> Full Load current of Equipment