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1 Disclaimer
Safety instructions, coordination, the interpretation of the test results and the final test report are in the
responsibility of the respective Test Engineer on site. Supervision is either made by the supervisor, the
Commissioning Engineer or other delegated people sent from ABB. However, the test procedure is provided
by ABB testing department. In order to split-up the GIS into testable sections, the maximal capacitive power
of the available test equipment is needed in advance.

2 Introduction
After installation, and before being taken into service, GIS shall be tested with the aim of checking the
dielectric integrity of the completed installation and of detecting potential irregularities. Such irregularities
might include damage during handling, transportation, storage and installation, improper assembly,
presence of foreign bodies, etc. and could cause a disrupt or failure in the subsequent operation. Normally,
dielectric test should be made after the GIS has fully erected and gas filling at the rated density, preferably
at the end of the other tests.

3 General Project Information

ABB Contract Reference PE-103-PPFE001

: ……………………….
ABB Site In-charge Christian Fritschmann
: ……………………….
ABB HV Test In-charge Momin Ishak
: ……………………….
Customer Representative Petrofac / ZADCO
: ……………………….

ABB GIS Type : ELK-04

Number of GIS Bays : 28

4 High Voltage Test Procedure

4.1 AC HV-test
The high voltage test on-site will be done with alternating voltage at a frequency in the range between
10 and 300 Hz according to IEC 62271-203 and ABB standard. The voltage transformers will be tested
together with the GIS. Since VT’s are to be tested together with GIS, special attention shall be paid to
make sure that the test frequency is higher than 80Hz. Surge arrester and cables shall be disconnected
by removing the links.

In case of a dielectric breakdown in the GIS, the procedure like pointed out in IEC62271-203 (2003) Annex
C.6.1 shall be followed.

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4.2 Test sequence

Entire GIS installation (without line VT’s) was tested already with full voltage at Yard before shipping it to
the Island. Therefore, the test voltage for the upcoming testing program at the Island will be 80% (which is
188kV) of the full voltage as per standards (which is 235kV). However, test sections which involves line
VT’s shall be tested with 100% voltage. The test sequences are as follows.

100 kVrms 2-5 min Conditioning

174 kVrms 2-5 min Conditioning
235 kVrms 1 min Test voltage (according IEC 62271-203)
250

200
applied voltage in kV

150

100

50

0
0 1 2 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 .
time in minutes
Chart-1: Test sequence for sections S04, S05, S06 and S07

100 kVrms 2-5 min Conditioning

140 kVrms 2-5 min Conditioning
188 kVrms 1 min Test voltage (according IEC 62271-203)
200
180
160
applied voltage in kV

140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 1 2 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 .
time in minutes
Chart-2: Test sequence for sections S01, S02 and S03

The ABB HV test engineer reserves the right to modify this test procedure in the interests of personnel and
equipment safety as the site conditions dictate after approval of PED and ZADCO.

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5 Instruments and tools required

5.1 List of equipment and instruments
Item No. Description Make Identification Calibration
Number date
1 WRVG 1.5/460 Test Injection High Volt
Kit
2 Multimeter Fluke
NOTE: Equipment details will be filled later at site prior to start of test.

5.2 Tools used for preparation of the test set up

The injection of test voltage will be done via SF6 encapsulated test voltage injection setup along with a
coupling capacitor connected in the bus-bar. The phase under test can be selected with a phase shifter
switch and two phases not under test have to be connected to earth.

To arrange the test set, the following aid is needed:

1 EOT crane
1 gas handling machine
1 step ladder (height ≥ 3m)
1 forklift

6 Preparations of GIS for testing

The erection of the GIS has to be completed, voltage transformers included.

The switchgear must be filled with SF6-Gas according to gas schematic diagram approved: P7512-RM-
2000-E-0101-C99-0001

Circuit breakers, CT and VT compartments: 700 kPAabs at 20 °C

All other compartments: 600 kPAabs at 20 °C
The earth connections within the switchgear and from the switchgear to the station earth must be installed in
accordance with customer and ABB requirements. All cable and transformer links have to be removed and
the corresponding shielding and earthing must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s
regulations. The secondary windings of all current transformers must be short-circuited. Likewise, the
secondary windings of all voltage transformers must be open and any Ferro resonance security circuit must
be disconnected.
HV Test Kit Supply - Required a cable of 3 x 400V AC with > 63A supply without leakage current protection.

Each phase are selected with a phase switch and tested separately.
The following check list shall be followed.

SL No. Description Status

1 All VT secondary shall be kept open
2 All CT secondary shall be shorted and earthed
3 GIS and test setup grounding inspected
4 All gas compartments are at rated pressure
5 Cables, surge arresters, Transformer
connections disconnected.
6 All commissioning tests related to
GIS completed.
7 Only authorized personals inside GIS room
8 All safety precautions confirmed by the
concerned ABB and verified by PED.

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7 Test sections
Below test sections prepared based on the capacity of ABB test equipment and it is subjected to change
based on site situations.

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7.1 Test section S01

Test Voltage = 188kV

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7.2 Test section S02

Test Voltage = 188kV

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7.3 Test section S03

Test Voltage = 188kV

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7.4 Test section S04

Test Voltage = 235kV

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7.5 Test section S05

Test Voltage = 235kV

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7.6 Test section S06

Test Voltage = 235kV

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7.7 Test section S07

Test Voltage = 235kV

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8 Area of HV test setup and clearance requirement

Around the test device, test area shall be properly identified with warning signs; only trained and authorized
persons are allowed.

Setup HV test kit:

Mounting Example:

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9 Test results
9.1 HV test results

Resonant Test Resonant Test Break

frequency current current Voltage down
Switching occurred? Test
Sections Phase (Hz) (A) (A) (kV) (Yes/No) result
R 188
S01
Y 188
(dd/mm/yyyy)
B 188

R 188
S02
Y 188
(dd/mm/yyyy)
B 188

R 188
S03
Y 188
(dd/mm/yyyy)
B 188
S04 R
235
(dd/mm/yyyy) Y
235
B
235
S05 R
235
(dd/mm/yyyy) Y
235
B
235
S06 R
235
(dd/mm/yyyy) Y
235
B
235
S07 R
235
(dd/mm/yyyy) Y
235
B
235

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10 Conclusion

Onsite high voltage test and partial discharge checking as per specifications delivered by ABB has
successfully passed.

Endorsed by:-

ABB Witness-1 Witness-2

Date: dd.mm.yyyy dd.mm.yyyy dd.mm.yyyy
Name:
Signature:

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11 ANNEX-1; Flow Chart for HV test run

Preparation of the GIS

Preparation

Installation of HV-Test
For HV test
Equipment / Function Check

Retests

HV-Test Not passed

(Conditioning + 1min Investigation / Repair
Test Voltage)

Passed
HV-Test / PD Measurement

HV-Test successfully
passed

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