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TI/OHE/EC-AC/11 Dated-24.11.2011

Chief Electrical Engineer,

Central Railway,
CST, IVIumbai

Sub- Use of insulation paint on over line structure.

Ref- (i) Your letter no L.248.VII.BB .593 dated 09.11.2011
(ii) RDSO's office letter no, TI/OHE/EC-AC/09 dated 08.07,2010.

In Reference to the above letter (i), undersign was nominated to inspect the ROB
site at Pat iPul in Kalyan and the insulation scheme adopted here by CR for energizing
the OHE by 25 kv ace OHE under this ROB was energized on 25 kV ac in Ma/2009
with very less long term clearance of 186 mm instead of 250mm by providing the

surface of ROB with, composite High Voltage Insulation coating of DCNV corning. USA
/Oriental enterprise.
The site was inspected along with SiDEETTrd/kalyan. The condition of coating
was found to be in good condition and there were no signs of chipping off of paint or
flashing marks The average tripping per month for CB1851 is 3 and CB 1853 is 6 which
is very reasonable. These tripping cannot be attributed to the reduced clearances.
After the inspection of site and discussion with the field officers, the composite
insulation scheme using DOW corning coating done by M/s Oriental Enterprise as
adopted by CR is found to be satisfactory working and can be applied at other such
critical location also .RDSO has done a electrical clearance study for Mumbai Suburban
area where the height of ROB's are very low and their raising/ new construction is
extremely ocstiy and very difficult due to heavy road traffic

Electrical clearance section:

Minimum Ht of ROB when only contact wire is passing under ROB with
catenary terminated on the face of ROB and assuming particulars
given below:
Bridge width-9m
 2. Span adopted-36m
3. Encumbrance tat support-0.40m
4. Span centrally located under OLS
run in the section
When catenary wire When catenary wire anchored at
Description
anchored at the face the face of ROB & paint used
of ROB( no speed under ROB suitable for 250 ac
restriction) OHE (speed restriction- 70kmph)
1
No. of panto used
4270 4270
Height of Rolling Stock (standard locomotive) _
0 0
Allowance for track maintenance
50 25
I Vertical oscillation of CW
200 200
Short Time Clearance
coact wire at mid
Heig htofnt
4520 '-i LI 9 5- Mai
0 0
1 Construction depth of OHE(Approxi)
16 16
._._Thickness of conductors
on --

14 14
cenary wircontact
Rise ofat e/ wire under ROB
at edge.
0 __0 I
Allowance for OHE erection -
50 25
Allowance for push up
200 200
Short time clearance
4800 4750
..____
Minimum height of OL5(k08)
380 380
As mentioned in i.p.. sof) -2 cott, extra clearance
required for Light overhead structure (foot over
bridges) w.r.t. Heavy overhead structure (road
over or flyover bridges) is 6250mm - 5870mm
1 380mm
5180 5130
Total minimum headroom under FOB
1.Track to be frozen 1.Trock to be frozen
2.Erection tolerance 2.Erection tolerance taken as
taken as zero zero
3. Intermediate support
for contact wire under
ROB at a distance of s9m
,
Conclusion: Based on t e -ie• experience ma
it is recommended that with the provision of composite high voltage insulation
coating as provided by CR under patripul, the minimum head room of 4.75
mt. can be permitted for electrification with 25 kV ac traction.
It has the approval of competent authority.

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Ng/
(Ranjans- rivastava)

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