TECHNOLOGY TO THE FORE

SW ITC H G EAR C O M P L E X

CAPACITIVE VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER FOR OUTDOOR USE (72.5 TO 420 kV)

TECHNOLOGY TO THE FORE

SWITC H G EAR C O M P L E X

More than 3400 Crompton Greaves Capacitive Voltage Transformers upto 420 kV have been put into service in various environments in many countries all over the world since 1984 where they are operating satisfactorily. Our CVTs adhere to the requirements of the quality standards and scope of supply of ISO 9001.

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Figure 1 shows the schematic view as well as the construction of a single stack CVT. Each CVT consists of a coupling capacitor (CC) which acts as a voltage divider and an Electro Magnetic Unit (EMU) which transforms the medium voltage to standard low voltage. Depending on the system voltage the CC can be a single or a multi stack unit. The CC and the EMU are individually hermetically sealed to ensure accurate performance and high reliability. Coupling Capacitor The Coupling Capacitor (CC) acts as a voltage divider and converts the system voltage to a medium voltage. The active part of the CC consists of a large number of oil impregnated paper (or paper and film) capacitor elements connected in series. Supercalendered capacitor tissue paper and pure aluminium foils are used to make the cap elements. The cap elements are stack pressed and held in insulating supports to ensure a stable capacitance even for large temperature variations. The electrical connections between the cap elements are designed for a natural frequency much above 600 Hz in order to avoid interference with carrier communication. The processed capacitor stack is assembled inside a porcelain insulator with corrosion resistant aluminium alloy end fittings. Brown glazed porcelain of shed profile as per IEC 815 is used. The insulators are cemented to aluminium alloy flanges for improved strength. Oil volume changes due to
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HV Terminal ( 30) Porcelain Flange Porcelain Insulator NHF Terminal Oil Sight Glass (EMU) Intermediate Voltage Terminal Tank Compensating Choke Damping Device Oil Sampling Valve (EMU) Bellow

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Capacitor Unit Oil Oil Filling Plug (EMU) Multi Terminal Monoblock Secondary Terminal Box L.V. Terminal Block Rating/Schematic Plate Varistor Gland Plate EMU Unit Intermediate Vol Transformer

Electromagnetic Unit
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The Electromagnetic Unit (EMU) consists of a medium voltage transformer, compensating reactor, damping element and surge protection device. The unit is housed inside an aluminium tank which is filled with insulating oil leaving a gas cushion at the top in order to take care of changes in the oil volume due to fluctuations in the ambient temperature. An oil sight glass is mounted on the side wall of the tank. The CC unit is mounted on the EMU tank and the insulated earth terminal of the CC (marked as NHF in Fig. 1) is also accessible for connecting to power line carrier communication equipment. A spark gap across this terminal and earth serves as the surge protection device. The NHF terminal must always be connected to earth if the CVT is not connected to carrier equipment. The secondary terminal box is provided on the EMU tank. Secondary leadouts, NHF lead and earth leads are all terminated inside the secondary terminal box. The EMU is caliberated and adjusted at factory for all burden and accuracy requirements. No site adjustments or measurements are neccessary. The EMU is given adequate surface FIG. 3 treatment for corrosion protection for life long service.

ARCING DISTANCE (DI+D2)

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temperature variations are compensated by a FIG. 2 stainless steel bellow installed at the upper end C1 of the CC. The unit is completely filled with C2 L degassed insulated oil under vacuum. The bellow is Tr pressurised by inert gas (from the top surface) to Zd V maintain a positive oil pressure even in the case of F large oil contraction. The CVT thus has very low PD Lk levels even at low ambient temperatures. f-g

HV Capacitance Intermediate Voltage Capacitor Compensating Reactor Intermediate Transformer Damping Device Varistor HRC Fuse / MCB Cable Link For Earthing Auxiliary Secondary Winding
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ARCING DISTANCE

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MAINTENANCE
The product is self contained, maintenance free and requires no spares over its entire life span. We recommend regular and periodic checks as per pre-specified schedules (specified in the Instruction Manuals supplied with the CVTs).

BELLOW POSITION INDICATOR (OPTIONAL)

OIL LEVEL INDICATOR ON EMU (OPTIONAL)

OPTIONALS / ACCESSORIES
Terminal Connector (Aluminium/Bimetallic, NEMA or as per customer specs) Three element Carrier Protection Device(comprising Drain Coil, Lightning Arrester & Earth Switch) Oil Level Indicator (EMU) and Bellow Position Indicator (CC) Cable Glands Aluminium EMU tank

1. TYPE DESIGNATION 2. APPLICABLE STANDARDS 3. HIGHEST SYSTEM VOLTAGE 4. ONE MIN POWER FREQUENCY WITHSTAND VOLTAGE (DRY & WET) 5. 1.2/50 s LIGHTNING IMPULSE WITHSTAND VOLTAGE 6. 250/2500 s SWITCHING IMPULSE WITHSTAND 7. RATED FREQUENCY 8. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 9. SEISMIC ACCELERATION 10. RATED VOLTAGE FACTOR

: UNITS : : : : : : : : : kV kV kVp kVp Hz C g kV V mm pF VA kG mm mm mm mm kG kG -

CVE

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CVE

CVE

CVE

CVE

IEC 44-2, 1997 (IEC 186, 1987) / IEC 358 (1990) IS 3156, 1992 / IS 9348, 1979 72.5 140 325 NA 123 230 550 NA 145 275 650 50/60 -25 TO 50 0.3/0.5 1.2 (CONT) / 1.5 (30 SEC) 3 100, 100/ 3, 110, 110/ 3 , 120 , 120/ 3. 1810 8800 3075 6000 500VA 125 820 1790 755 315 75 360 85 2385 200 1415 2525 800 450 X 450 435 100 STAINLESS STEEL BELLOW CLIP ON STUD TYPE 510 110 820 200 2630 3815 825 3625 4400 4250 6000 6125 4400 750VA 250 2830 4100 10500 4400 170 325 750 245 460 1050 420 630 1425 1050

11. ONE MIN. POWER FREQUENCY WITHSTAND : VOLTAGE ON SECONDARY WINDINGS 12. SECONDARY VOLTAGE 13. TOTAL CREEPAGE DISTANCE 14. EQUIVALENT CAPACITANCE 16. TOTAL THERMAL BURDEN 17. CANTILEVER LOAD 18. ARCING DISTANCE 19. TOTAL HEIGHT (WITHOUT SUPPORT STRUCTURE) (H) 20. MAXIMUM DEPTH (A) 21. MOUNTING DIMENSIONS (W) 22. TOTAL WEIGHT 23. QTY OF INSULATING OIL 24. OIL VOLUME COMPENSATION (CC UNIT) 25. TYPE OF SECONDARY TERMINAL BLOCKS : : : : : : : : : : : : :

15. TOTAL SIMULTANEOUS BURDEN / ACCURACY :

200VA / CL 0.5

OPTIONALS
TYPE DESIGNATION 1. HIGHEST SYSTEM VOLTAGE 2. VOLTAGE FACTOR 3. CREEPAGE DISTANCE : UNITS : : kV CVE 72.5 CVE 123 CVE 145 CVE 170 CVE 245 CVE 420 25 100 VA /CL 0.2

1.9 FOR 30 SEC 25, 31, 35 200 VA / CL 0.2

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4. TOTAL SIMULTANEOUS BURDEN / ACCURACY :

Power Systems
A Business Unit of Crompton Greaves Ltd.
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The Thapar Group

CG-S&C/EXP/Cat. No. IT 112/4/99/3000 Data subject to change