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Testing of control & protection cables to ensure their healthiness 1. insulation resistance (Megger test) 1. ore!"roun#$Shiel#$Ar%our &. ore! ore &. 'erification of core(s) continuit( ). 'erification of shiel# an# Ar%our continuit( an# groun#ing *' Bus+or,$-.uip%ent onnections 1. 'erification of tightness of nuts$bolts as per the reco%%en#e# [Link] &. 'erification of sag an# tension of the o/erhea# con#uctors ). Measure%ent of contact resistance of the *' connections 0. Ther%o /ision sur/e( of the *' connections after energi1ation at high /oltage 2. hec, of /isible corona after energi1ation.
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a) b) c) #) e) f) g) Oil insulation test 5in#ings insulation resistance tests Insulation po+er factor test 6o+ /oltage ratio test on each position of the tap changer. 7ero [Link] i%pe#ance test 4unctional test for au8iliar( [Link]%ent9 buchhol1 rela(9 ther%al rela(9 oil le/el in#icator etc A#:ust%ent of the protecti/e #e/ices such as gas an# oil te%perature rela(s an# s(ste% to sho+ co%pliance +ith operating [Link]%ents9 correct operation /erification of oil!preser/ation an# oil!protection s(ste%. 'ector group test. Operational test for auto%atic tap!changing [Link]%ent9 a#:ust%ent of the protecti/e #e/ices such as gas an# oil te%perature rela(s an# s(ste% to sho+ co%pliance +ith operating [Link]%ents9 correct operation of co%plete cooling s(ste% an# /erification of correct operation of oil!preser/ation an# oil!protection s(ste%. Measure%ent of capacitance an# #issipation factor (tan ;) hec,ing the oil lea,s Measure%ent of +in#ing resistances 'erification of all alar%9 trips an# control circuit Open circuit test Short circuit test I3 UIT B3-A<-3S a) Measure%ent of insulation resistance (Megger tests) b) Measure%ent of air content an# hu%i#it( in S4= gas in the c(lin#er before its filling into the brea,er c) Measure%ent of operating ti%es . ! Measure%ent of ti%e for >O>9 > >9 > O> an# >O O> operations
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5hile perfor%ing the ti%ing tests9 in a##ition to the nu%erical printout9 traces of contact tra/el an# close$open positions i.e. graphical recor#ing of ti%es shoul# be appen#e# to the test reports. #) S4= lea,age tests. e) Measure%ent of contact resistance.
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Measure%ent of contact resistance of the %ain contacts. 'erification of li%it s+itch operation. Measure%ent of operating ti%es for opening an# closing operations 'erification of functioning of %otor protection #e/ices b( secon#ar( in:ection. e) 4unctional tests in respect of local$re%ote controls9 interloc,ing9 annunciations SU3"- A33-ST-3S a) b) c) Test of insulation resistance@ *'!"roun#$Base Base!"roun# Measure%ent of lea,age current +ith lea,age current anal(1er [Link] to energi1ation of arrester hec, of /isible corona after energi1ation U33-NT T3ANS4O3M-3S$BUS*IN" U33-NT T3ANS4O3M-3S
a) Measure%ent of +in#ing resistance at each tap of each secon#ar( +in#ing b) Measure%ent of capacitance an# #issipation factor c) 'erification of +in#ing polarities b( flic, test #) 'erification of %agneti1ation characteristics an# ,nee!point /oltages e) 'erification of ratios. f) 'erification of current circuits OUA6IN" AAA ITO3 'O6TA"- T3ANS4O3M-3S ( 'TS)$ AAA ITO3 'O6TA"- 9 T3ANS4O3M-3S9 ( 'TS)$'O6TA"- T3ANS4O3M-3S a) Tests of insulation resistance (Megger tests) @ Ari%ar( +in#ing!groun# Ari%ar( to each secon#ar( +in#ing Secon#ar( to groun# an# bet+een secon#ar( +in#ings
b) Measure%ent of +in#ing resistance at each tap c) 'erification of polarities In case polarit( of 'T$ 'Ts$'Ts +in#ings cannot be /erifie# +ith the flic, test9 phase angle %eter shall be use# to chec, the phase angle bet+een the pri%ar( in:ecte# /oltage an# secon#ar( output. #) 'erification of /oltage ratio at each tap b( pri%ar( in:ection.
e) apacitance an# #issipation factor %easure%ents. f) 'erification of /oltage circuits@ M-ASU3-M-NT O4 -A3T*IN" 3-SISTAN Measure%ent of groun#ing resistance +ith earth resistance tester ! -ach neutral connection of transfor%er ! -ach surge arrester connections Aanels an# [Link]%ent insi#e the buil#ings Measure%ent of groun#ing resistance b( in:ecting )BBA current After co%pleting the in#i/i#ual tests of all [Link]%ents +e chec, the control Sche%es 1. a) b) c) #) Out#oor Marshalling <ios,s an# ubicles@ 4unctional tests of in#ications9 alar%s9 annunciations All interloc,ing sche%es as per sche%atic #ra+ings 'erification of A & ? au8iliar( supplies 4unctional tests in respect of local$re%ote controls9
&. ontrol an# %etering boar#s a) 'erification of A & ? au8iliar( suppl( %agnitu#e an# polarit($phasing. b) 'erification of groun#ing connections c) 'erification of calibration of electrical in#icating instru%ents inclu#ing A%%eter9 'olt%eter 9 M5 & M'A3 %eters #) 4unctional tests of controls9 interloc,ing9 in#ications9 alar%s9 annunciations After co%pleting our testing of control sche%es +e %o/e to+ar#s test our protection rela( panels to chec, our correct operations of protecti/e rela(s 1. Arotection Boar#s a) 4ee#ing of rela( settings b) haracteristic test of rela(s to /erif( that rela( respon#s as per fee# settings c) 4unctional test of rela(s to /erif( that rela( isolates the fault( portion as per sche%atic #ra+ings #) 4unctional tests of in#ications9 alar%s9 loc,outs an# annunciations After co%pleting control an# protection sche%es +e finall( carr( out Transfor%er stabilit( test In +hich +e %a,e arrange%ents b( gi/ing ) phase A suppl( fro% one en# an# shorten at other si#e to si%ulate the circuit +hich +ill actuall( +or, after energi1ation an# to chec, all the rela(s in stable an# un stable con#itions so that +e are satisfie# that our circuit as per sche%atic #ra+ing is o,a( an# our protecti/e rela(s sho+ nor%al beha/ior