T R A I N IN G I N

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
( M A IN S )

Complted by --------

NAME: TIRTHAM MUKHERJEE

COLLEGE: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY, SHIBPUR
YEAR: 3 RD YEAR
UNDER SUPERVISATION OF:
I.
II.
III.

Mr. Sidharta Dutta Khasnabis

Mr. Prabhas Ghorui
Mr. Ashrujit De

PAR T- 1
LT SECTION
TRAINING PERIOD:
08-12-2014 to 15-12-2014

AU T H EN TI C ATE D B Y:

PERSON
CONCERNED

DESIGNATION

SIGNATURE

ABOUT
The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation or CESC is an Indian electricity
generation , transmission and distribution company serving the area
administrated by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, in the city of Kolkata,
as well as parts of Howrah, Hooghly, 24 PGS (North) and 24 PGS (South)
districts in the state of West Bengal . In 1978 the company was christened as
The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (India) Limited. The RPG Group
was associated with the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (India) Ltd.
From 1989, and the name was changed from Calcutta Electric Supply
Corporation (India) Limited to CESC Limited. Three new power generating
stations were started by 1906. The company was shifted to the Victoria
House in Dharmatola in 1933, and still operates from this address.
Four thermal power plants are in function today, generating 1225 MW of
power. These are Budge Budge Generating Station (750 MW, Southern
Generating Station (135 MW), Titagarh Generating Station (240 MW) and
New Cossipore Generating Station has been shut down and shifted to Haldia.
The company operates the transmission & Distribution system through which
it supplies electricity to consumers. This system comprises of 474 km circuit
of transmission lines linking the Companys generating and receiving stations
with 85 distributing stations, 3,837 km circuit of HT lines further linking
distribution station with LT substations, large industrial consumers and 9,867
kmcircuit of LT lines connecting the LT substations to LT consumers. CESC
is the sole distributor of electricity with in an area of 567 sq km of Kolkata
and Howrah serving 2.5 million consumers which includes domestic,
industrial and commercial users.

Part1:
Place: 1)Netaji Subhas Avenue, Sreerampore
2)Nimai Tirtha Road, Baidyabati
CABLES
Cables from the artery system for the transmission and distribution of Electrical energy. The
residential and industrial loads today have a trend towards their growing density. This
requires rugged construction, greater service reliability, increase safety and better
appearance. This interferences from external disturbances like storms, lighting, ice, trees
etc. should be reduced to minimum. These difficulties are easily overcome by the use of
underground cables and a trouble free service is achieved under a variety of environmental
condition.
Earlier underground cables wire mainly mainly used in or near densely polluted areas and
were operated al low or medium voltages only, but the present day requirements seek to
use them even at extra high voltages for longer distances. The underground system
although more costly as compared with the overhead system for the same voltage, is more
acceptable to public from the point of view of its merits mentioned above.

POWER CABLES
Increased working voltages of the overhead lines require the cables to be insulated for such
voltages in order to meet the requirements of the overhead line.
The possibility of supply interruption due to lighting or other external influences is lesser
with underground cables, but if a fault occurs due to any reason it not easily locate. For
long distance transmission, cables can not be used due to their large charging currents.

Components and Construction of Power Cables

Many types of modern electrical cables have been in use for underground distribution and
transmission of power. They vary greatly in their designed constructional techniques.
However, all power cables consists of three essential components.

CABLE CROSS SECTIONS

4 CORE CABLE
3 CORE CABLE

SINGLE CORE CABLE

1. The metallic conductor which provides and electrical conducting path.

2. The insulation of a cable which prevents direct contact and dangerous proximity
between energized conductor and other objects.
3. the external protection preventing the ingress of moisture, mechanical damage,
chemical or electrochemical attack, fire or any other harmful influences which are
detrimental to the cable itself.

Synthetic Dielectrics
The introduction of synthetic dielectrics instead of impregnated paper gained popularity as :

1. The elimination of expansive and rather heavy metallic sheaths due to the nonhygroscopic nature of the synthetic insulants.
2. The simplification of cable jointing and termination as well as repair work coupled
with a saving in the cost of labour.
3. Complete freedom from compound drainage troubles, especially in cable
terminations. In the recent years, may synthetic or plastic insulants were employed
in power cable manufacture, of which the following four dielectrics are most
common:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Polyethylene (PE) or Polythene
Crossed linked Polyethylene (XLPE)
Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR)

LT CABLE JOINTING
There are three types of cable jointing done.
A). Straight Through Jointing
Here crimping is done when jointing Aluminium conductors

MAP OF THE AREA

However, solder basting is also done when Cu & Al conductors are joined
Crimping of Conductors:Selection of the Correct Cable Size for Service
The size of cable is selected on basis of load requisitioned by consumer.
The selection of the Cutout to be installed is also dependent on cable size and load.

POLYURETHANE CABLE JOINTING

Straight Jointing Cable

Tee Joint Cable

NEW SERVICE INSTALLATION

The procedure of service installation can be divided in to five subgroups namely:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Inspection for service;

Laying of service cable;
Fixing of meter board;
Termination of cable at meter board; and
Tee jointing of cable.

A) Inspection for Service

In Areas Served By Overhead Network:

Selection between Overhead or Underground mode of supply is done weighing both

economic and technical parameters.
In O.H. area if consumer insists on U.G. supply then whole cable is chargable.
If width of road is less than 3.0 meters, then U.G. service is given.
If load requisition is more than 15 kW, then U.G. service is provided.

General Requirement:

If consumers load requirement is more than 40 kW, then dedicated service through
CT metering is done.
A clear space 80 cm wide should be available in front for installation up to 4 way
meter board and 1.2 meters for multiway meter boards.
Consumers Main Switch must be within 3 feet from our meter board and always in
the same room.
Consumer has to be informed to make meter board wall 10 thick, if not done.
Length of cable required in MP, PCP, and PP chould be clearly defined.
Cable route is kept as short as possible and free from obstructions.

B) Laying of Service Cable

Applicants details from paid bill and job slip must be verified.

he meter board position and wall for fixing board must be verified.
Depth of Laying cable is 75 cm.
Cable should be laid inside pipes whenever crossing any installation of other agencies and to
be adequately protected.
Precut length of cable is laid in trench prepared and within pipes laid for this purpose.
The service cable should contain a loop in ground below meter board.
This cable must enter meter board through a 75 mm dia PVC pipe 1.0 meter long placed
vertically below board.

Part: 2
Place: Rajib Gandhi Nagar, Konnagar.
C) Meter Board Installation

The Main Switch of Switches must be identified.

The consumers installation/wiring must be verified for completion.
The Main Switch must be in Off position.
A 2 way/4 way Meter board is installed on wall by 4 Nos.4xNo.14 Screws.
The board must be at least 1.0 meter vertically above floor level.
Earthing Brackets must be provided to all meter boards.
In 2 way Meter Boards the Earth Terminal is prefixed.
A connection from our earth is provided to meter board Earth Bracket for consumers use.
If requirement is more than a 4 way board size, same is fabricated at site by fitting extra 2/4
way board as necessary.
Asbestos millboards are fixed over the rear wall for fire protection.
These boards must have doors and locking arrangements.
Steel meter board is installed with CT Metering arrangement for load above 40 kW.

D) Termination of Cable at 2 way Meter Board with 25mm2 cable:

MAIN JOBS OF LT DEPARTMENT

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Providing new UG (AC) services to LT consumers

Shifting and strengthening of existing connection
Fixing and providing energy meters
Exchanging with energy meters of better specification
with increase in load.
Conversion of overhead service to underground service.
Detection of underground fault
Quick restoration of faults
Installation of new pillar boxes.
Installation, replacement and repair of distribution
Transformer and
Servicing and maintenance

Part: 3
Place: 1) Gourhati, Hooghly
2) Neha jute Bag Manufacturing, Champdani, Baidyabati

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION

STATION

TRANSFORMER

For transmitting a bulk power over a distance, it is desirable to have high voltage
in order to decrease IR loses in the conductor. On the other had a

Type of insulation liquid immersed or dry type

Number of Phases - single phase or three phase
Voltage class
Basic impulse insulation level (BIL)

Parts of Distribution Transformer

Nameplate of transformer. It has details like year of manufacture, kava rating (e.g. 400) HV
and LV volts at no load, current rating for HV and LV sides, phases, frequency, max
temperature rise in oil, winding material (copper), amount of oil, total weight, impedence on
6/11 kV, details of external CT as well as the phasor diagram for better understanding. Also
informs us whether it is dual ratio, tap changing transfer.
LT box (420V): The phase sequence is N,R,B, Y from the right. The parts are bush bearing at
the top followed by the top flexible (made of copper), connected to the current
transformers in each phase except neutral. There are fuses in each phase after that,
followed by two cables from each phase including neutral, which terminate at the bottom of
the LT box and finally join the feeder cables in the pillar box.
HT box (6000/11000 V): Has the phase sequence RYB from the right .
Pillar box: The pillar box has a name, and consists of six unit with bus bars horizontal to
these units. There are also two types of earthing done, namely neutral earth and body earth.
Each unit of the pillar box is connected to an ACPB box or else merely linked without being
energized for future emergencies.
There are different types of pillar boxes:
FEB (Feeder pillar box)
ACPB (AC pillar box)
LPB (Link Pillar Box)
MPB (Meter Pillar Box)
Type of Box: There are two typeof box used in our system

a). 6 Way
This is generally installed as Feeder Pillar in conjunction with distribution transformer.

D/S Transformer

A/C PILLER BOX

Here six nos. Of cables may be terminated.

B). 4 Way:
This is generally installed for terminating distributor cables cables and also for achieving network
flexibility.
Here four nos. of cables may be terminated.
Every Pillar Box has two openings;
A) The cable side where the cables are terminated
This is usually towards the road and preferably not less than 300 mm from kerb.
B) The fuse side where the fuses are inserted.
This is usually towards the building.
Feeder cables: These feed power from the LT Box to the pillar box and have 400 mm2 cross
sectional area, made of XLPE (crossed linked poly ethylene).
Ring Main Unit (RMU): this unit consists of three legs usually, and serves the pusposes of
connection, supply and protection of one or more transformers on an open ring network ( A
ring network is a network topology in which each node connects to exactly two other nodes,
forming a single continuous path way for signals through each node a ring). RMU has in
built fault indicators ammeters, and gas pressure inductors. RMU cab be used to energy or
earth any particular line.

FUSE AND BUS BAR ARRANGEMENT