SWITCHGEAR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

1) General Busbar rating 3) CT / VT

1) Voltage 1) Protection transformer ratio, accuracy class,

2) Current burden voltage
3) Frequency 2) Metering transformer ratio, accuracy class, ISF
4) Short circuit rating 3) PX class CT ratio, accuracy class, burden rating,
5) No. of phase / No. of wires Knee point voltage
4) Plug -in type
2) Architechture
5) Standard IEC-61896

1) Metal Clad / Metal enclosed Points to remember:

2) Double busbar / Single busbar 1) CT shall be provided with
(Bare / tinned plated / silver) fuse line & PT shall be provided
3) Single front / Back-back wit fuse on either side.
4) IP rating for internal and external 2) CT shall be capable of
5) Forms of protection - (Form 2,3,4A , etc) carrying rated SCC without
6) Cable entry damange.
7) Earthing switch or Earthing truck
8) Functional units - (Plug-in / withdrawable)
9) Space heater requirement
10) Protection & Control, communication interface For item 11)
4) Circuit breaker
shall be separate compartment from power cable 1) Connected:
alley / compartment. Power & Aux contacts
11) HMI shall be front access at the protection & connected.
control, communication interface cubicle 2) Racked out:
12) Motor starter, Feeder control unit and breaker 1) Fixed / Drawout in case ACB/VCB Power & Aux contacts
compartment shall form a separate cubicle. 2) Withdraw / Plugin in case MCCB disconnected
13) Maximum number of (at least 40-60) motor / 3) Utilization category ( category A/B) 3) Isolated for Test:
feeder controller shall be configured for serial 4) Duty cycle (as per IEEE 1979 or IEEE1999) Power cable disconnected;
interface 5) Short circuit rating Aux contacts connected
14) Type of earthing (TN/TNS/TNC/IT/TT) 6) Capacity of the neutral pole (100%)
15) Shutters for withdraw units 7) Electronic Trip Unit (LSIG protection)
8) Spring charge mechanism (Manual / Motor) For item 14)
9) Aux. voltage for motor operation 1) Electrical signalling for
10) Indication for CLOSE/OPEN/NO OF OPERATION CB OPEN/CLOSE (TOC)
Points to remember:
11) Position indicator CONNECTED/TRIPPED/ISOLATED for
1) No traditional bimetallic or
Test / RACKED OUT-IN 2) Electrical singalling for
electromechanical for Thermal Over Load
12) Key interlock with earth swith Racked-in/Test/Racked-out
(TOL) shall be used.
13) Safety shutters for segregating fixed contacts while draw-
2) High accuracy should be guarenteed.
out with pad lock option
3) HMI shall have restriction to change
14) Auxiliary Electrical contacts (TOC/MOC)
setting (PW protected)
15) Mechanical locks For item 15)
4) Serial link shall be Master/Slave
16) Bell alarm for local /remote indication for CB trip 1) Lock in OPEN position
operation (RS485)
17) Mechanical inter-locks (2/3 logic between Circuit 2) Lock in Racked-
5) Internal communication between HMI
breakers) in/Racked-out position
and controller shall be manufacturer
18) IEC Standard 60947 3) Pad lock for shutters
standard
6) Communication between switchgear, 4) Anti-rackingout when
DCS/SCADA shall be discussed with spring is charged
Instrument (Profibus, TCP/IP ethernet) 5) Mechanical lock for
compartment door

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5) ATS
1) Open / Close transition (Break before
Make / Make before break)
2) Operating mode selector
(Test/Auto/Manual)
3) Indication for local/emergency supply
6) MULTI FUNCTION RELAYS
1) Protection, Control, Interlocking,
Monitoring and communication
2) Secured access for HMI and web based
device monitoring (Local / Remote operation)
3) Easy interface such as access, download
device information, change settings
4) Event recorder, fault recording
5) Serial communication
6) MODUS/ Profibus communication
7) Analog & Digital input
8) Direct PLC control operation
9) Easy access to CT VT connections
10) Front panel- indication for type of fault
11) Local/remote change option in HMI front
panel
12) Press to OPEN/CLOSE circuit breaker 13)
Watchdog timer relay
SWITCHGEAR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
7) MOTOR CONTROL UNITS /
FEEDER CONTROL UNITS
1) Protection, Control, Interlocking,
Monitoring and communication -
- Number of start/stop
- Run time indicator
- Warning signal when 1 start is left
- MODUS/ Profibus communication
Points to remember: - Analog & Digital input (temp RTD - PT 100,
1) Closed transition < 100ms Commend from DCS/PCS)
2) Open transition: 2) withdrawable unit
a) Programmable time delay 3) Programmable vial laptop
b) Programmable voltage decay 4) HMI navigation
5) CT shall be provided for current > 63A
6) Alarm, trip and trip delay settings
Points to remember:
1) Intelligent Motor Control Units shall
have an input voltage. (24V)
2) Types of protection such as
50/51/51N,. etc to be defined
8) CONTACTOR
Points to remember:
1) Item 12) Press to OPEN/CLOSE circuit 1) Duty type (AC1 / AC2 / AC3 / AC4)
breaker is possible only in Local Mode of 2) Short circuit capacity, Short circuit break-
operation up coordination (Type 1 / Type 2
coordination)
2) Types of protection such as 50/51/51N,. 3) Control voltage
etc to be defined 4) Coil terminal - Detachable, rotate from the
top, prewired
General: 5) Suitable for DIN rail mounted including
mounting hole - Mechanical interlocks for
- Automatic short circuit of current carrying horizontal & vertical mounting
terminals terminals while withdrawing relays. 6) Indication for coil voltage
- Tripping circuit shall be separated from 7) Enable easy replacement / swapping of for
other circuits arc-chutes, coil assembly
- Multiple function units such as tripping and 8) Auxiliary contact details and provision for
alarm shall have separate contacts. auxiliary contact multiplication
- Flush mounted type 9) Direct PLC control operation via 24V
- Front panel LED indicators for trip function,
Open / Close of CB status
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9) EARTHI

MV System:
1) Disconnector+Earthing switch to earth the
de-energised / isolated / disconnected parts
of the switchgear.
2) Motor operating mechanism
3) Mechanical endurance: (5000 operation
for disconnector & 2000 operation for earth
switch)
4) Short circuit rating and peak withstand
current
5) Interlock with main circuit feeder/breaker
6) NO+NC auxiliary contacts

Ground bus Points to remember:

1) Ground bus to the full length of the
switchgear for equipement earthing
2) The short time rating and fault withstand
time shall be rated same as main busbar.
3) The neutral (ground bus) shall be as per
TN/TT/IT/TNS/TNC requirement
1) Earthing switches shall be corossive free
with electrostatic coating (epoxy resin over
phosphate layer)
2) If the disconnector+earth switch combines
shall have idivdual motor operating
mechanism with sufficient interlock
3) All the door shall be connected to earth
busbar via G/Y cable

( LV switchgear shall have distributed busbar,

hence, earthing switch shall not be possible
for one feeder circuit; more over withdraw
unit enhances the safety by isolating the unit
from the energised parts with shutters)

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