Minimum Clearance in Substation:

Voltage Highest Lighting Switching Minimum Safety Ground

Voltage Impulse Impulse Clearance Clearance(Mt) Clearance(Mt)
Level Level
(Kvp) (Kvp) Phase- Phase-
Earth Phase

11KV 12KV 70 0.178 0.229 2.600 3.700

33KV 36KV 170 0.320 0.320 2.800 3.700

132KV 145KV 550 1.100 1.100 3.700 4.600

650 1.100 1.100 2.700 4.600

220KV 245KV 950 1.900 1.900 4.300 5.500

1050 1.900 1.900 4.300 5.500

400KV 420KV 1425 1050(P- 3.400 4.200 6.400 8.000

E)

Electrical Clearance in Substation:

Voltage Height of Height of Bay Phase- BetweenEquipment Earth

I Bay II Bay Width Phase Wire
From From (Mt) (Mt) From
Ground Ground Ground
(Mt) (Mt)

132KV 8.0 - 11.0 3.0 3.0 10.5

(Single)

220KV 12.5 - 18 4.5 4.5 15.5

(Single)
220KV 18.5 25 25 4.5 4.5 28.5
(Double)

400KV 15.6 22 22.0 7.0 >6.0 30.0

Standard Bay Widths in Meters:

Voltage Bay Width (Meter)

11KV 4.7 Meter

33KV 4.7 Meter

66KV 7.6 Meter

132KV 12.2 Meter

220KV 17 Meter

400KV 27 Meter

Standard Bus and Equipment Elevation

Voltage Equipment live Main Bus Take of Elevation

Terminal Elevation (Meter)
(Meter) Low High

11 KV/33KV 2.8To 4 5.5 To6.5 9 6.5To8.5

66KV 2.8To 4 6To8 9To 10.5 9.5

132KV 3.7To5 8To9.5 13.5To14.5 12To12.5

220KV 4.9To5.5 9To13 18.5 15To18.5

400KV 8.0 15.5 - 23

Phase spacing for strung Bus:

Voltage Clearance

11KV 1300 mm

33KV 1300 mm

66KV 2200 mm

132KV 3000 mm

220KV 4500 mm

400KV 7000 mm

Minimum Clearance of Live Parts from Ground:

Voltage Minimum Clearance to Ground (Mt) Section Clearance (Mt)

11KV 3.700 2.600

33KV 3.700 2.800

66KV 4.600 3.000

132KV 4.600 3.500

220KV 5.500 4.300

400KV 8.000 7.000

Insulator String:

Voltage No of Suspension Length (mm) No of Disc for Length in (mm)

String Tension String

66KV 5 965 6 1070

132KV 9 1255 10 1820

220KV 14 1915 15 2915

400KV 23 3850 2 X 23 5450

Nominal Span:

Voltage Normal Span (Meter)

66KV 240-250-275

132KV 315-325-335

220KV 315-325-335

400KV 315-325-335

Minimum Ground Clearance:

Voltage Ground (Meter)

66KV 5.5

132KV 6.1

220KV 7.0
400KV 8.0

800KV 12.4

Indoor Substation Minimum Clearances

Distance Descriptions

0.9 Meter Horizontally between any item of equipment and thesubstation wall

0.6 Meter Horizontally between any Two items of equipment

1.2 Meter Horizontally in front of any HV switchgear

Clearance of Conductor on Tower

Voltage Tower Type Vertical Space Horizontal Total Height From

(Mt) Space(Mt) Ground(Mt)

66KV A 1.03 4.0 15.91

B 1.03 4.27 15.42

C 1.22 4.88 16.24

132KV A 7.140 2.17 23.14

B 4.2 6.29 22.06

C 4.2 7.15 22.68

D 4.2 8.8 24.06

220KV A 5.2 8.5 28.55

 B 5.25 10.5 29.08

C 6.7 12.6 31.68

NORMS OF PROTECTION FOR EHV CLASS POWER TRANSFORMERS

Voltage ratio & HV Side LV Side Common relays

capacity

132/33/11KV up to 8 3 O/L relays + 1 2 O/L relays + 1 Buchholz, OLTC Buchholz, OT, WT

MVA E/L relay E/L relay

132/33/11KV above 8 3 O/L relays + 1 3 O/L relays + 1 Differential, Buchholz,

MVA and below 31.5 dir. E/L relay E/L relay OLTCBuchholz, OT, WT
MVA

132/33KV, 31.5 MVA & 3 O/L relays + 1 3 O/L relays + 1 Differential, Over flux,Buchholz,
above dir. E/L relay E/L relay OLTC PRV, OT, WT

220/33 KV, 31.5MVA & 3 O/L relays + 1 3 O/L relays + 1 Differential, Over flux,Buchholz,
50MVA 220/132KV, 100 dir. E/L relay dir. relay OLTC PRV, OT, WT
MVA

400/220KV 315MVA 3 directional O/L 3 directional O/L Differential, Over flux,Buchholz,

relays (with dir. relays (with dir. OLTC PRV, OT, WT and overload
High set) +1 High set)+1 (alarm) relay
directional E/L directional E/L
relays. Restricted relays. Restricted
E/F relay + 3 E/F relay
Directional O/L
relays for action
The bottom most portion of any insulator or bushing in service should be at a minimum height of 2500 mm above ground
level.

Location of L.A (From T.C Bushing):

Voltage BIL KV Peak Distance (Mt)

11KV 75 12

33KV 200 15

66KV 325 24

132KV 550 35

220KV 900 To 1050 Close To T.C

400KV 1425 To 1550

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