Auto Changeover along with Synch Facility

Constant commitment:

Critical applications require a constant and reliable power supply to keep fundamental
services running and prevent serious consequences due to interruption or absence of the
electrical grid or plant tripped. This need is even stronger nowadays because of the
increasing significance of key role, capacity and features of these systems.

Necessary for uninterrupted electrical supply:

If your power plant requires constant electricity to maintain critical services, then an auto
changeover along with Synch Facility is your best option, especially if your services
represent the financial interests or general safety of other parties. Some common examples
of entities that implement automatic switches out of necessity are: power plant auxiliary
load, hospitals, data centres, jails and prisons, fire departments, defence organizations, and
police departments.

Advantage of Auto Changeover along with Synch Facility over High speed transfer switch:

Although high speed transfer switches can perform the job to transfer the auxiliary load of
the plant from one source of electricity to another one very well but the working principle of
these switches is open transition, i.e. Break-before-make. In that scenario there is chance of
interruption in the plant not all the time but can happen some times. So that auto
changeover switching system along with synchronization facility is better and reliable
instead of high speed transfer switch. In that system changeover of the auxiliary load of the
plant can be transfer smooth all the time and there will not be any chance of interruption
because of its working principle close transition make-before-break.

Ideal for efficiently switching to generator power:

Beyond the necessity of maintaining constant electrical supply, an auto changeover

switching system along with synchronization facility offer the most efficient way to change
from utility feed to generator feed. Instead of locating manual switches after the lights go
out, businesses can let the changeover happen automatically, the only scenario that wholly
exempts a building from the noticeable effects of a power outage, allowing the business to
carry on as before.

Needs less maintenance than a high speed transfer switch:

Auto changeover system typically involve less maintenance because they involve less
complex components, particularly in terms of testing maintenance and replacement parts.

Requirement of FEL:
FEL has 02 Nos. 6.3 kV incoming buses and 01 No. 6.3 kV common bus (Refer Drawing No. 711-
FC01081S-D0102-02).

Normally the power is imported from the National Grid for Unit start up i.e. the breakers A,
B and D are closed for the import of Power from National Grid (start one unit at a time).
After synchronizing the unit, it is required to utilize FEL own generated power for the
auxiliaries of second Unit by closing the 6.3 kV Breakers E and F by disabling the HCO
(installed at E&F). The 2nd unit will be synchronized with the National Grid by closing the
breakers H, I and J. At this moment it is required that auxiliaries load should be put on their
dedicated unit through an auto transfer switch i.e. closing of Breaker G and opening of
Breaker F (and similar will be the case with the breakers D and E).

Solution:

Proposal for Auto Changeover along with Synch Facility

11kV/6.3kV 11kV/6.3kV

D (MB) G (MB)

Common bus C.T signals

Bus-1 E (GB) F (GB) Bus-2

AGC-4 AGC-4
Required signals and control (breaker D & E )
As per provided drawing (Refer drawing no. 711-FC01081SD0102-02)

1- ON/OFF control of breaker D

2- Normally open contact point of breaker D
3- ON/OFF control of breaker E
4- Normally open contact point of breaker E
5- Breaker D incoming side P.T signals(100/110V)
6- 6.3Kv common bus P.T signals(100/110V)
7- C.T signals between breaker D and E (Bus-1)

Required signals and control (F & G)

As per provided drawing (Refer drawing no. 711-FC01081SD0102-02)

1- ON/OFF control of breaker F

2- Normally open contact point of breaker F
3- ON/OFF control of breaker G
4- Normally open contact point of breaker G
5- Breaker G incoming side P.T signals(100/110V)
6- 6.3Kv common bus P.T signals(100/110V)
7- C.T signals between breaker F and G(Bus-2)

Change over operation & procedure for breaker D & E

We will use Deif multiline-2 AGC-4 controller for this operation.

There will be two modes of operation

1-Manual mode

2-Auto mode

Manual mode
In manual mode there will be options to synchronize any breaker (D or E) by selecting it
(Breaker D close) or (Breaker E close) through selector switch 1S1 or 1S2
The opening operation of breakers (G or F) will be also selectable by 1S1 or 2S2

There will be option of both breaker (D and E) synchronized operation at same time in
manual mode

Auto Mode
As per provided information

If 6.3kV common bus is energized through closing of breakers (F, G, H) or (F, G, I, J)

At this moment

If operation mode is selected to auto through selector switch (1S3) then,

Breaker ( E ) will be closed automatically to energise the bus-1 for start up of G-1 after
checking the voltage and frequency

After the start up of G-1, when voltage and frequency is ok at Breaker D incoming bus
(6.3Kv)

At this moment breaker (D) will be synchronized automatically with bus and breaker (E) will
be open in selected time or immediately and load transfer operation will be completed
between breaker D & E

Note
Same signals and control will be required for load transfer and synchronization of breaker F
& G.