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Study On Periodical Testing Carried Out Various Equipments in Eht Substation
Study On Periodical Testing Carried Out Various Equipments in Eht Substation
Study On Periodical Testing Carried Out Various Equipments in Eht Substation
EHT SUBSTATION.
1. Test the HV/EHV class Circuit Breakers of various makes like ABB, BHEL, CGL, ALSTOM,
SIEMENS, NGEF Etc. for following tests:
1. Test the HV/EHV class of Transformers of various makes like ABB, BHEL, CGL, ALSTOM
etc. for their
2. Test the HV/EHV class of Current Transformers (CT) of various makes for their
3. Test the HV/EHV class of Potential Transformers (PT) & CVT of various makes for their
1) TIMING TESTING
Operation time: Operation time of the circuit breaker is the closing and opening times of
contacts. Definition of these operation times is presented by IEC 56.3.105 as follows.
Closing time: The time interval between energizing the coils of the breaker (when CB
contacts are in open position) and the instant when the contacts touch each other.
Opening time: It is opposite to that of closing time. It is the time interval between
energizing the trip coil (CB contacts are in open position) and the instant when contacts
separate from each other.
Minimum damage during fault. When fault occurs, relay senses the abnormal condition
and gives a trip command to the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker after receiving trip
signal, energizes the trip coil and open its contacts thus detaches the faulty part of system
from rest of system. The circuit breaker takes some time to do the process. The
equipment’s installed in the power system are designed such that they withstand high
current (other abnormal condition) for very limited time. If the circuit breaker failed to
operate in that limited time, the equipment may be damaged or destroyed. Therefore it is
very important that circuit breaker must operate in specific minimuk time (operation
time) in order to minimize damage. This feature makes it very important to check the
operation time of circuit breaker periodically.
Relay coordination. Circuit breakers are installed at different positions to provide
protection to power system. It is recommended that only faulty part of power system
should be detached while the other should remain intact. It is only possible that breaker
near to the fault should be tripped while breaker away from load and near to source
should remain intact. This is called relay coordination. The timing of the relay are set in
such a way that breaker near the fault should trip first. However if the breaker fails to
operate in its specific time, the breaker away from fault (near to source) will trip hence
healthy part of system will also be detached. So correct operation time is necessary for
the relay coordination.
When the connections are done, note the state of the circuit breaker from breaker state indicator
(on or off). Press the ready button, the circuit breaker will be operated and the time will be
displayed on the screen. Results of the timing test of circuit breaker can be printed using thermal
printer, downloaded directly to USB via USB port and displayed on PC via USB interface.
Repeat the process for closing and opening of circuit breaker.
Accepted Results
The exact correct operation time of circuit breaker is provided by the manufacturer. It can be
mentioned on the nameplate of circuit breaker. Click here to learn how to interpret name plate of
circuit breaker.
However as a rule of thumb, operating time of circuit breaker should fall in the following ranges
These are just estimated values which can be regarded as acceptable operation time