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1.0 Equipment General Data and Information

Substation NATIONAL GRID

Bay/Panel NATIONAL GRID
Equipment NATIONAL GRID Serial No NATIONAL GRID
2.0 Mechanical Check and Visual Inspection

Item Description Done Remarks

1. Inspect for physical damage or defects.
2. Check nameplates.
Inspect enclosures for proper alignment, foundation fixing
3.
and grounding and vermin proofing.
Inspect all covers, panels section and doors for paint work
4.
and proper fit.
Check metallic shutters with manual padlocking facilities to
5. prevent access to live parts. Red color for bus bar shutters
and yellow for outgoing feeders’ cables.
Check for smooth and proper movement of racking
6. mechanisms for alignment, shutters, rollers, rails and
guides.
Check tightness of all bolted connections (torque wrench
7.
method).
Check bus and supports for defects such as cracked
8. welds, chipped porcelain, cracked insulation, etc., and free
of dust accumulation.
Check main and riser buses for correct phasing
9.
connections.
Verify that all front panel mounted devices (meters, push
10. buttons, switches, indicator lamps, mimic buses, etc.) are
installed as per drawings
Check Loss of service continuity of the switchgear is
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(LSC2B).
Perform mechanical check and visual inspection on all
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circuit breakers.
Perform mechanical check and visual inspection on all
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current transformers.
Perform mechanical check and visual inspection on all
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voltage transformers.
15. Perform mechanical check and visual inspection on all
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Item Description Done Remarks

disconnected and grounding switches.
Check each circuit breaker is provided with one (1) closing
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coil and two (2) electrically independent trip coils.
Check that each circuit breaker is designed so that it
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cannot be closed unless the closing spring is fully charged.
Check that the circuit breaker is provided with a visible
mechanical position indicating devises. Color coding
18.
“Green” for OPEN and “Red” for CLOSED. Similar
indicating device is provided to indicate the state of spring.
19. Check interlocks and safety features.
Check test facilities for meters, suitably shrouded, is
20. similar in function to type FT-1 test switches and mounted
on the front panel
21. Check all wires rated 600/1000 V.
22. Check all CT secondary circuits are not less than 2.5 mm 2.
23. Check color coding as per standard specification.
Check all wiring and terminal blocks are as per standard
24.
specification.
Check all spare contacts from protective relays or trip
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relays are wired to terminal blocks for future use.
26. Check grounding.
For SF6 breakers, check the correct gas pressure. Quality
27.
and leakage.
For SF6 breakers, check the operation of the gas density
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switch (alarm and lockout functions).
Perform all specific checks on the breaker and spring
29. operating mechanism according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
Check that all control wiring is correct according to the
30.
approved drawing and terminal connections are secure.
31. Check all wiring is correct according to approved drawings.
Check that all phase marking have been installed per
32.
specifications.
33. Verify that correct Dispatch Numbers have been installed.
Check that all special tools, devices, etc., as per
34.
specification have been provided.
Check existence of warning signs according to SEC
35.
specification

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3.0 Electrical Test

Item Description Done Remarks

Insulation resistance test of all wiring, cabling and
1.
auxiliary circuit in the panels.
2. Bus continuity and phasing test.
Main circuit resistance test with the switchgear erected
but not yet connected to the cables. Perform with 100
3. ampere DC by micro-ohmmeter from panel to panel on
each phase from cable spouts with all circuit breakers
racked in service and on position.
4. Contact resistance separate test for CB and all DS.
Check All AC/DC MCBS in the panel for correct ratings
5. and their grading. Trip test by current injection for one
point on curve.
Insulation resistance test at 5 kV DC on all main circuit
6. between phase to phase and phase to ground (before HV
test).
7. Perform electrical tests on all component equipment
Circuit breakers.
8. Perform electrical tests on all current transformers.
9. Perform electrical tests on all voltage transformers
10. Perform electrical tests on all disconnect and grounding
switches
11. Ensure the cable spouts are included in the high voltage
tests
12. Functional test of trip free and anti-pump circuits.
13. Functional test of local, alarm and indications.
14. Functional test of remote, alarm and indications.
15. Minimum control voltage trip and close operations.
16. Check and test capacitor trip circuit (if applicable).
17. Check spring charge time and motor currents at rated
control voltage.
18. Functional check of thermostat and space heaters,
measure heater current.

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Item Description Done Remarks

19. Functional checks of breaker operation counter.
20. Timing test open/close for circuit breakers. (And outdoor
disconnectors if applicable).
21. For SF6 breakers, verify electrically the low gas pressure
alarm and lockout functions.
22. Check correct operation of all auxiliary contacts (for
breaker open/closed position).
23. Calibrate the metering devices such as ammeter,
voltmeter…
24. Scheme check and Functional test of all controls and
interlocks.
25. High voltage test

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CSD Contractor T&C Contractor

Name
Sign.

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