ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN

WÄRTSILÄ POWER PLANTS

SAMMARAH 20x18V46

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 EARTHING / GROUNDING SYSTEM

• Earthing net should be laid 0,5-1 meter below the ground

• Earthing net should be laid in the natural soil, not in backfill
materials
• Connections between the conductors has to be done by using C-
clamps
• Bonding jumpers are to be brought up fo connecting the electrode to
larger concrete mesh reinforcements, steel structures, tanks and
electrically powered process units
• Dimensions between the conductors can be found from the earthing
drawings
• Also the size of the earthing conductor is mentioned in the drawings
• Each one of the crossing conductors should be clamped together

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 EARTHING / GROUNDING SYSTEM

• EARTHING BARS
– The main earthing bar is located under the switchgear room floor
– There are also several earthing bars around the power plant
which are connected direct to the earthing net
– From the equipment (panels,generators, etc.) yellow-green
earthing cables are connected to these bars
– All necessary connections are shown in the drawings

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C-Clamps must be used
to connect the earthing
Conductors together

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Earthing conductors must be
lifted up from the ground before
concrete casting.
The lenght of the earthing conductor
Must be long enough for the connection

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Connection to the reinforcement

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Earhing connector for the
Neutral point cubicle

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Earthing connector for the
Neutral poit cubicle

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Earthings should be
lifted up during the
concrete casting
works

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Extra supports can be
used to get the conductor
up from the concrete

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Each substatition steel structure must have
Two earthing conductor connected

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 Isolators must be used. The eatrhing bar must be isolated from the walls
steel structures etc. The isolators are supplied together with the bar.

Main earthing bar (MEB). This is located undet the switchgear room.
It can be also mounted to the wall, in this case it has been it has been
mounted to the cable ladder

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Earthing for the steel struture.
Before connection these conductors
must be taped with yellow-green tape
or yellow-green plastic cover must
be used.

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This is earhing bar in the fuel
treatment house.
Yellow-green conductors are
for the auxiliary units earthing
(separators,pump units etc.).

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Earthing bar installed to
he cable ladder behind
the CFE-panel.

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This is the same earhing bar.
NOTE: ISOLATORS MUST BE
USED.

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Earthing bar mounted to the
Pipemodule steel frame.

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Pipes are earthed by using earthing
bands.

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Substation fence must be earthed as shown
in the drawings.
The conductor has been taped with yellow-
green tape. Also yellow-green plastic cover
can be used.

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 CABLE CONDUITS
• The cable conduit works belongs to the civil subcontractor, Wärtsilä’s
electrical team at the site has to help them if needed
• The curves for the conduits must be done so that during the cable
pulling it will not cause damages for the cables ( NOT TOO SHARP
CURVES)
• After the conduit installation and before the cable pulling the conduit
ends must be protected so that the conduits are clean inside and there
are not any extra material inside (conduit gaps).
• Cable conduits should be layed as shown in the drawings
• In the drawings following things can be found
– The route how the conduit should be layed from point A to point B
– Depth of the conduit installation
– Place of bends (normally place where the conduits are coming up from the
concrete)
– Size of the conduit
– Material of the conduit
– For which cables the conduit will be used (Control, LV or MV)

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CABLE CONDUIT MATERIAL LIST

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CABLE CONDUITS

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CABLE CONDUITS

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Supports for the conduits must be
used. When supports have been
used the conduit will not move during
the concrete casting.

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End caps for the conduits must be used to prevent
to have any dirty inside the conduits.
Foreign items can cause damages for the cable
the cable pulling.
Also water can enter the conduit if caps have not
been used.

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Conduits for different generators should have certain
Distance between them. Distance should be marked
in the drawings, but if it’s not markes the distance should
be 20-30cm.

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Correct places for the conduits can be found by
using line strings.

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Extra plastic has been used
to protect the conduit ends.

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 CABLE LADDERS
• Ladder routes are build for separate cable ladders for each
gategory
– One ladder is carrying instrumentation and signal cables.
– With good distance of this (>300mm), one or several ladders
are carrying LV power cables
– With distance of minumum 300mm apart from LV/control
ladder one or several ladders carrying MV-cables
– Cable ladders drawings shows how the ladders have to be
build
– In the drawings there are also general notes and also some
special notes which should be followed

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 CABLE LADDERS

Together with the cable ladder drawings there are also

Wärtsilä standart drawings where are shown following
things:
• Change of the direction of the cable ladders
• Use of bends and T-pieces
• Different type of brackets and their codes
• Covers and separation plates and their codes
• Penetrations
• Cable positions on ladders
• How the cables should be pulled from the ladders

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 CABLE LADDERS

In the cable ladder drawings following things are mentioned

– Height of the ladder
– Change of the height of the ladder
– Size of the ladder
– For which purpose that ladder is for (Control, LV or MV)

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 CABLE LADDERS
• Together with the electrical drawings there are also three
dimensional drawings which will make more clear how the
ladder installation will be when it’s ready
• Manufacturers manual will give more detailed information
about the cable ladders installation

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emporary supports must As shown in the picture, ladder installations can be
e used if necessary. started when the building steel frame has been
installed. Of course before stating the ladder installat
it has to be agreed with civil and mechanical sections

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 CABLE LADDERS

• CONTROL AND POWER

SUPPLY CABLES ARE LAYED
IN DIFFERENT LADDERS
• ON THE HIGHEST LADDER ARE
THE SIGNAL AND CONTROL
CABLES
• BELOW THAT ARE LV-CABLE
LADDER
• AND IF THERE ARE MV-CABLE
LADDERS, THESE ARE BELOW
LV-LADDERS
• IN THE DRAWINGS THESE ARE
ALSO MENTIONED, ALSO THE
LADDER SIZES AND HEIGHTS

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CABLE LADDERS

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 CABLE LADDERS

• MV-CABLES GOING FROM THE

CABLE TRENCH TO THE STEP-UP
TRANSFORMERS
• CABLES MUST BE BOUNDED TO
THE LADDERS WITH BUNDLE TIES
• BLACK BUNDLE TIES ARE FOR
OUTDOOR USE AND WHITE ONES
FOR INSIDE USE

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 CABLE LADDERS

• LADDER BRACKETS ARE WELDED

TO THE BUILDING BEAMS
• ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR
MUST HAVE WELDER OR TWO
ONLY FOR ELECTRICAL
INSTALLATIONS

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 CABLE LADDERS

• PLACES WHERE ARE NOT

BRACKETS CAN NOT BE WELDED
TO THE BUILDING BEAMS,
BRACKET SUPPORTS MUST BE
USED AND FASTENED TO THE
WALLS WITH SELF DRILLING
SCREWS

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 CABLE LADDERS

• IN THIS INSTALLATION EVERY

SECOND BRACKET HAS BEEN
WELDED AND EVERY SECOND
HAS BEEN FASTENED WITH
SCREWS. THAT HAS TO BE DONE
IN SEVERAL PLACES ALSO IN
SAMMARAH SITE
• IN THIS CASE ALSO BRACKETS
ARE DIFFERENT SIZE. WHICH
HAVE BEEN WELDED ARE
SHORTER THAN THESE THAT
HAVE BEEN FASTENED WITH
SCREWS

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Cable ladders inside the engine hall
auxiliary area.

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Vertical cable ladders
MUST be covered up to 1,5 m

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Ladder covers are
delivered in 1,5 m
pieces.

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Cable ladders MUST
be covered everywhere
in ourdoor.

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Covered ladders from the
power building to the fuel
treatment house.

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Protection pipes

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Plastic pipe ends must be
used.

Outdoor use pipes the pipe en

should be sealed with silicon.

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Plastic pipe end.

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Radiator frequency converters are
normally installed into one room.

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In this installation signal and bus cables are
coming from up and are installed inside in
aluminium pipes.

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Supply cables from LV-switchgear, earthing cables
and motor cables are coming under the froor.

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Frequency converter are installed on
to special frames which are delivered
together with the converter.

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ERECTION OF EQUIPMENT

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 ERECTION OF EQUIPMENT

MV- SWITCHGEARS
- MV-switchgears are delivered as single cubible per packing case,
circuit breakers are locked inside the cubicles
- Busbars, bolts and other materials are packed in separate
packings
- Cubicle shas to be moved to their places according to the
mnufacturer’s instructions
- Use always long enough lifting ropes
- Placing, levelling and fixing to the floor and to the other cubicles
should be done as manufacturer’s instructions
- Each end cubicles and at least every third cubicle has to be fixed
to the floor after busbars have been assembled.

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ERECTION OF EQUIPMENT

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 ERECTION OF EQUIPMENT

LV-SWITCHGEARS
- Foundation / floor levelling must be done according to the
manufacturer’s instructions before the erection works can be started
- The LV-switchgears are delivered in several pieces, depends of
the lenght of the switchgear.
- Busbar connection pieces are delivered in separate cases
- The erection works must be done by using the manufacturer’s
instructions

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 ERECTION OF EQUIPMENT

PANELS AND CONTROL CABINETS

- They are delivered to the site in one or several section each
- They have to be moved to their places section by section by using
the manufacturer’s instructions
- In the control room the levelling of the floor must be done such that
the PLC-cabinets can be mounted to the floor and to each others
according to manufacturer’s instructions

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Base under the PLC
panel in the engine
hall (CFE-panel)

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The PLC panel is installed
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Ventilation switchgears are
going to installed direct to the
floor. Base or beams are not
needed.

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DC-panels are going to
be installed direct to the
floor plates.

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Cables must be pulled
long enough.

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Cables must be strapped with
bunddle-ties to the ladders

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End of MV-cables and big LV-supply
cables has to be protected against
humidity immediately after cutting.

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Information of the cable can be found from the drum.

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LV-cable terminations inside the station transformer
connection box.

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 MV-CABLES

• IN EACH CONDUIT ONE CABLE /

PHASE
• END OF THE CONDUITS MUST BE
SEALED

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 BUILDING ELETRIFICATION

• Building electrifications are lights, sockets, switches, etc. which are

not related to the power plant process.

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Lighting supply panel

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Cables are mainly installed by
using protection pipes.

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