PTS-20WM319 06 Commissioning Tests

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SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY
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AMT
SECTION-VI COMMISSIONING TESTS
6.1 GENERAL
DRPC Trf options , MV Swgr & cabling, Grounding
& Stn. Service Trf., RTDS, Sec VI modified
The term DRPC mentioned in this PTS refers to both Conventional DRPC and Hybrid
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DRPC unless otherwise specified.
A. A list, giving the details of the commissioning and site tests shall be prepared by the
CONTRACTOR and submitted to COMPANY for review and approval not less than Six
(6) months before the schedule date of tests.
B. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for providing all appropriate tools, test
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equipment and temporary AC and DC power supplies needed to perform the

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REVISIONS commissioning and site tests. All tests shall be performed in accordance with the
applicable IEC and ANSI Standards and established practices and procedures and
PREPARED BY: AAA /AMT latest revision of Company standard TCS-P-105.
C. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish a schedule of proposed commissioning tests at least

DATE: 06 May 2020 Four (4) months prior to scheduled date of tests with a list of test and commissioning
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equipment to be used for the PROJECT. The list shall indicate whether each
equipment is owned or to be rented.
D. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for conducting additional tests if

recommended by the equipment manufacturers or by COMPANY.
E. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for commissioning the existing protection

scheme involved with the scope of the subject PROJECT.
APPROVED
F. Testing of medium voltage cable system shall be carried out to ensure that the
necessary design and operation specifications are achieved prior to placing the cable
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Engineering & Design Department system into service.
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Engineering & Design Division
G. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible to carry out all tests in a safe manner and
with pre-determined safe working procedure submitted to COMPANY.
H. In addition to the tests required in this standard, all tests required by the cable
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manufacturer shall be performed. In the event of a conflict between the testing
requirements of this standard and those of the cable manufacturer, COMPANY shall
be the sole judge as to which tests shall take precedence.
I. All site testing and commissioning will be done under COMPANY witness. Witnessing
of testing/commissioning by COMPANY does not mean acceptance of test results.
BY: Ahmad M Al-Zahrani Test results will be reviewed and approved by COMPANY separately after
DATE: 06 May 2020
CONTRACTOR submits the same for review and approval.
J. Field tests and commissioning results shall be submitted to COMPANY as per latest
revision of Company standard TCS-P-105.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT TO
BE USED FOR K. This section is common for DRPC and Capacitor Bank installations. Testing and
CONSTRUCTION OR FOR
ORDERING MATERIALS commissioning shall be performed for both DRPC & Capacitor Bank installations as
UNTIL CERTIFIED AND
DATED applicable even if not specifically mentioned below.
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SCOPE OF WORK & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR PLANT NO. INDEX DOCUMENT NO. PAGE NO. REV.
INSTALLATION OF DYNAMIC REACTIVE POWER
COMPENSATION (DRPC) AT TABUK 380kV BSP PTS- 126
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6.2 DRPC STATION EQUIPMENT

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The CONTRACTOR shall perform all the applicable site commissioning tests of the
new equipment installed under this PROJECT in accordance with applicable sections
of COMPANY Construction Standard TCS-P-105, Commissioning Test and Checks of
Power Transmission Network Equipment".6.3

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6.3 TESTING OF HIGH & LOW VOLTAGE CABLES
The CONTRACTOR shall perform the entire applicable site commissioning test for
High & Low Voltage Cables installed under this PROJECT in accordance with
applicable sections of COMPANY Construction Standards TCS-P-105, “Pre-
Commissioning Tests/procedures for COMPANY Transmission electrical Installations”.
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REVISIONS
All the SF6 Gas Works and High Voltage Testing for the existing GIS related to cable
connection/disconnection for new DRPC projects, circuit modifications etc., shall be
PREPARED BY: AAA /AMT
carried out under the GIS Manufacturer's supervision or by the Manufacturer itself.
DATE: 06 May 2020

6.4 SPECIFIC TESTING & COMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRPC
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INSTALLATIONS
Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation Installation
A. General
Inspection and test requirements consist of design verification, testing at works

(type and routine tests), site acceptance tests (SAT) for main components and
sub-systems, commissioning tests, performance verification and acceptance
APPROVED
tests, as well as extended performance acceptance tests, according to the
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relevant IEC and IEEE standards. The IEEE STD 1303, IEEE Guide for Static
Engineering & Design Department
VAR Compensator Field Tests, shall be followed in the testing of the complete
FACTS Projects Engineering DRPC system.
Type test assessment reports for all main equipment shall be provided.
General procedures consist of the development and submission of Test Plans to

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the COMPANY for review and comments, successful completion of the tests by
the CONTRACTOR (witnessed by the COMPANY), and the submission of test
reports by performing each test, in accordance with the requirements of this
specification and the General Conditions of Contract.
General procedures involve the provision of:

BY: Ahmad M Al-Zahrani
DATE: 06 May 2020

1 Site Acceptance Test Plan,
2 Commissioning Test Plan,
3 Performance Acceptance Test Plan,

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The scope and details of items above shall be submitted to the COMPANY six
weeks after contract award, where after the final scope and details of all testing
shall be agreed with the COMPANY within ten weeks after contract award. In
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addition to the tests called for, the CONTRACTOR shall submit proposals for
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tests to demonstrate the capability of the complete DRPC to meet the required
duty.
The CONTRACTOR shall supply all necessary labor and test equipment to
perform all tests and inspections that are the CONTRACTOR's responsibility.
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B. Testing Responsibilities
The CONTRACTOR shall perform all testing including the performance

verification, acceptance tests and the extended performance acceptance tests,
which will be conducted by the COMPANY. All tests that require connection of
the DRPC/Capacitor Banks to the COMPANY's main transmission system (e.g.
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DRPC HV bus) shall be done under the supervision of the COMPANY and in
REVISIONS accordance with the COMPANY's safety requirements and operating
regulations. Energized system testing shall be kept to a minimum.
The CONTRACTOR shall provide energisation procedures as part of the

Commissioning Test Plan.
DATE: 06 May 2020
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The tests shall be performed in a fashion to minimize unanticipated disturbances
on the power system. These tests may have to be performed during the low load
periods. Low load periods are defined as nights, weekends and vacation and
winter seasons as may be deemed appropriate by the COMPANY. Such tests by
the CONTRACTOR shall not be considered to be commissioning tests.
C. Site Acceptance Tests (SAT)
Tests on completion of erection (after all the plant and material has been
APPROVED
installed and set up on site), shall be carried out by the CONTRACTOR in
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accordance with the relevant COMPANY Standards and for the requirements
listed below. The site acceptance test plan must be reviewed by the COMPANY
FACTS Projects Engineering before any plant and material is installed at the site. The purpose of these tests
is to:
1. Provide the COMPANY with comparative plant and material data for a
benchmark;
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2. To verify that no shipping damage has occurred;
3. To verify that the plant and material or system was assembled correctly;
4. To ascertain the plant and material is ready for energised testing.
D. SAT Requirements
All tests that require interfacing to the COMPANY's plant and material shall be
DATE: 06 May 2020 conducted jointly with the COMPANY staff. These tests shall include, but not be
limited to the following:
1. SAS, SCADA & HMI

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3. DRPC HV yard interfacing
4. Substation Auxiliary system

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5. Remote control and indication

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6. 132kV GIS/AIS Switchgear
7. Protection Functions
DESCRIPTION
The SAT tests shall include, but not be limited to the following:
1. Cable and Cable Termination Inspection and Testing
2. Busbars and Busbar Clamps Inspection and Testing
3. DRPC Transformers and Reactors

NO.
REVISIONS 4. Current Transformers

5. Voltage Transformers
6. 132kV GIS/AIS Switchgear

DATE: 06 May 2020
7. MV Switchgear
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8. Indication
Functional and calibrated verification checks of all alarms, flow rate

monitors, liquid level switches, temperature indicators, conductivity meters,
density monitors, pressure switches, and associated settings. All points shall
be checked from their point of origin, actual or simulated operation of each
device due to mechanical action, pressure, temperature, conductivity, and
APPROVED operating positions.
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Engineering & Design Department 9. Identification and Nameplates
Engineering & Design Division 10. Verification of accuracy of nameplate information and application.
11. Fibre Optic Connectors and Cables
CERTIFIED 12. DRPC MV Busbar capacitance measurements
13. Capacitors
14. Control and Protection

15. Auxiliary Systems
DATE: 06 May 2020
16. Cooling System
17. Communication system, including the complete testing of all signals through
the Substation Control System Interface.
BE USED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OR FOR 18. DRPC/Capacitor Bank HV Yard control, protection and indication.
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DATED
19. Battery chargers and batteries.
20. Disturbance Recorder, Power Quality Monitor (VQR) and DSM.

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21. Low voltage energisation test

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The CONTRACTOR shall perform low voltage energisation test to check
the entire DRPC/Capacitor Bank system prior to full voltage energisation.
The test will assure that the overall phase relation of the power circuit,
firing pulse circuit, proper monitoring, and fault annunciation for all
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thyristors and thyristor electronic circuits is correct. Wave shape of

currents and voltages shall be checked during the test.
E. Commissioning Tests
The CONTRACTOR shall provide experienced prequalified test personnel

as well as an experienced and competent test engineer to undertake and
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supervise the entire site commissioning tests on a full-time basis. The test
REVISIONS engineer shall work in conjunction with the COMPANY's representatives
on site and shall co-operate at all times with these representatives,
PREPARED BY: AAA /AMT particularly in coordinating tests that will involve plant and material
supplied under other contracts. The commissioning tests shall only
commence after all the SAT have been completed successfully and
DATE: 06 May 2020
accepted by the COMPANY.
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The COMPANY reserves the right to act interactively with the

CONTRACTOR during the testing and the commissioning period.
The CONTRACTOR's test engineer shall be available in Saudi Arabia for a

period of at least 4 weeks after the completion of the contract works so as
to assist the COMPANY's site representatives in carrying out complete
operational checks of the overall substation control, protection and tele
control plant and material including the DRPC/Capacitor Banks. The cost
APPROVED
of the CONTRACTOR's test engineer remaining on site for this period and
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assisting the COMPANY's site representatives shall be included in the
contract price.
Commissioning Tests include all tests that require connection of the
DRPC/Capacitor Banks to the COMPANY's main transmission system.
Final energisation authority and outage co-ordination will be the
responsibility of the COMPANY. The CONTRACTOR shall submit a
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request for an outage at least 14 days prior to any energised testing.
These tests are under the jurisdiction of the COMPANY's Grid Network
Control Centre and may be delayed or discontinued if required by system
conditions. All operational tests shall receive verification by the COMPANY
that the tests have been performed and the results were acceptable. The
commissioning program shall last at least 3 weeks unless agreed by the
COMPANY. Final energisation shall only commence after all the pre-
DATE: 06 May 2020 energisation tests have been completed and accepted by the COMPANY
If the DRPC/Capacitor Banks should fail any test and/or modifications or

changes are made, the COMPANY may elect to restart the commissioning
tests or request the CONTRACTOR to repeat any test without
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compensation to the CONTRACTOR.
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As a minimum, the following shall be included as commissioning tests:

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1. Verify the DRPC/Capacitor banks operation at nominal voltage, current,

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power and frequency.
2. Verify the automatic shutdown sequences and the manual shutdown

3. Verify DRPC/Capacitor Banks performance during simulated equipment

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failures and degraded modes.
4. Verify the automatic sequences of blocking and unblocking the valves
5. Verify the performance of the DRPC/Capacitor Banks with normal

system conditions and with acceptable line and transformer outages.
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6. Measure the harmonic distortion performance indicators.

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7. Measure the audible sound in the DRPC Building (valve halls, control
PREPARED BY: AAA /AMT room, etc.) and at the boundary of the DRPC/Capacitor Banks area
fence / wall over the range of DRPC/Capacitor Banks operation.
DATE: 06 May 2020 8. Full load test -maximum capacitive output (or as allowed by the Network
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Control Centre) for at least 4hours during the day, followed by maximum
continuous inductive output for at least 4hours during the day, until
thermal stability is reached, i.e., power transformer oil temperature rise
less than 3°C over 1 hour.
9. Measure the current unbalance in individual phases.
10. Measure the protection control functions e.g. current limitation.
APPROVED 11. Conduct thermal scans on DRPC and Capacitor equipment supplied
under this contract
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12. Other control functions as specified.
13. Conduct step response test with final DRPC control system parameters
(gain, slope etc.) Small signal «1%) and large signal disturbance (-10%)
shall be performed.
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14. Conduct testing of the transfer scheme for the auxiliary supply with the
DRPC in service
15. Conduct testing of the transfer between the redundant DRPC controls
systems with the DRPC in service.
16. Measure the circulating currents induced by TCR/TSR.

DATE: 06 May 2020
Detailed test procedures shall be provided for each of the test to be

performed. The procedures shall be submitted to COMPANY for approval.
No testing shall be performed until the test procedures are approved.
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F. Performance Acceptance Tests (System Commissioning Tests):
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After successful completion of all of the SAT and Commissioning Tests,

the performance verification and acceptance tests shall be conducted in
accordance with the COMPANY developed and CONTRACTOR reviewed
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test plan. The CONTRACTOR shall include a minimum of 2 weeks for the
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COMPANY to conduct these tests as part of the total project schedule.
The system, including transmission lines and shunt devices that are
available, will be configured to produce the most severe test condition. In

the performance of these tests, the DRPC and protective plant and
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material shall be required to function in accordance with the requirements

detailed in these specifications.
The COMPANY will provide test and recording equipment and personnel
for conducting the tests.
The CONTRACTOR will be notified of the type and time that a

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performance acceptance test is to be performed by the COMPANY. The

REVISIONS CONTRACTOR shall have a representative present to act as a technical
advisor should test or plant and material problems be encountered. These
PREPARED BY: AAA /AMT tests are under the jurisdiction of the COMPANY's Grid Network Control
Centre and may be delayed or discontinued if required by system
conditions. This test program which will be developed by the COMPANY
DATE: 06 May 2020
will include but is not limited to the following:
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1. Staged fault tests on the medium voltage bus, if allowed by the

COMPANY Network Control Centre
2. Staged fault tests on the DRPC HV bus, if allowed by the COMPANY

Network Control Centre
3. Staged fault tests on the filters, power semiconductors, reactors,

capacitor, or any other location where a fault could occur, if allowed by
APPROVED
the COMPANY Network Control Centre
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4. Tests of control system malfunctions and recovery
If plant and material supplied or systems designed and/or specified
furnished by the CONTRACTOR fails during the performance
verification testing, it shall be repaired and defective parts replaced or
redesigned and replaced without any compensation to the
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CONTRACTOR. However, after determination of a major failure and
failure review, it may be necessary to perform additional commissioning
and performance verification and acceptance tests to verify that the
design meets the intended application.
G. Extended Performance Acceptance Tests

DATE: 06 May 2020 It is not possible due to system constraints to test all facets of the system
function as part of the system commissioning tests specified above. Actual
operating experience will be documented through sequence of events
recorders, oscillographs, digital fault recorders and other system
monitoring equipment capable of identifying system disturbances and
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system component during the Guarantee Period shall be deemed as a
DATED
failure of the system commissioning or performance acceptance tests and
the CONTRACTOR shall, at no expense to the COMPANY, make the
necessary repairs, replacements, modifications or adjustment to prevent
the same failure or malfunction from occurring again. The replacement of
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certain system components, in response to a system failure, may

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necessitate, at the discretion of the COMPANY, the duplication of certain
system commissioning tests, which shall be performed at the
CONTRACTOR's expense.
If system conditions prevent completion of the performance acceptance

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tests following the commissioning and functional tests, the COMPANY

may choose to perform additional performance acceptance tests during
commissioning or at any time during the 12 month period following
completion.
Time needed to conduct these tests will not delay acceptance. These tests
could include, but not be limited to:
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REVISIONS 1. Staged fault tests on the supporting racks and Performance tests.
DATE: 06 May 2020
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DATE: 06 May 2020

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DRPC unless otherwise specified.

equipment and temporary AC and DC power supplies needed to perform the

C. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish a schedule of proposed commissioning tests at least

D. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for conducting additional tests if

E. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for commissioning the existing protection

PTS- 20WM319 Final_R1

6.2 DRPC STATION EQUIPMENT

Power Transmission Network Equipment".6.3

6.3 TESTING OF HIGH & LOW VOLTAGE CABLES

DATE: 06 May 2020

Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation Installation

Inspection and test requirements consist of design verification, testing at works

General procedures consist of the development and submission of Test Plans to

General procedures involve the provision of:

DATE: 06 May 2020

2 Commissioning Test Plan,

3 Performance Acceptance Test Plan,

The CONTRACTOR shall perform all testing including the performance

The CONTRACTOR shall provide energisation procedures as part of the

CHK’D BY: MLS

C. Site Acceptance Tests (SAT)

1. SAS, SCADA & HMI

4. Substation Auxiliary system

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5. Remote control and indication

1. Cable and Cable Termination Inspection and Testing

2. Busbars and Busbar Clamps Inspection and Testing

3. DRPC Transformers and Reactors

REVISIONS 4. Current Transformers

PREPARED BY: AAA /AMT

6. 132kV GIS/AIS Switchgear

Functional and calibrated verification checks of all alarms, flow rate

11. Fibre Optic Connectors and Cables

CERTIFIED 12. DRPC MV Busbar capacitance measurements

14. Control and Protection

BY: Ahmad M Al-Zahrani

20. Disturbance Recorder, Power Quality Monitor (VQR) and DSM.

21. Low voltage energisation test

thyristors and thyristor electronic circuits is correct. Wave shape of

The CONTRACTOR shall provide experienced prequalified test personnel

The COMPANY reserves the right to act interactively with the

The CONTRACTOR's test engineer shall be available in Saudi Arabia for a

If the DRPC/Capacitor Banks should fail any test and/or modifications or

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1. Verify the DRPC/Capacitor banks operation at nominal voltage, current,

2. Verify the automatic shutdown sequences and the manual shutdown

3. Verify DRPC/Capacitor Banks performance during simulated equipment

failures and degraded modes.

4. Verify the automatic sequences of blocking and unblocking the valves

5. Verify the performance of the DRPC/Capacitor Banks with normal

6. Measure the harmonic distortion performance indicators.

9. Measure the current unbalance in individual phases.

10. Measure the protection control functions e.g. current limitation.

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16. Measure the circulating currents induced by TCR/TSR.

Detailed test procedures shall be provided for each of the test to be

After successful completion of all of the SAT and Commissioning Tests,

available, will be configured to produce the most severe test condition. In

material shall be required to function in accordance with the requirements

The CONTRACTOR will be notified of the type and time that a

performance acceptance test is to be performed by the COMPANY. The

1. Staged fault tests on the medium voltage bus, if allowed by the

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