HIGH VOLTAGE TEST FOR CABLES

Cables after jointing and terminating are subjected to dc high voltage test. The recommended values of test voltages are given in table. The leakage current shall also be measured and recorded for future reference. DC Test Voltage After Installation (Before Commissioning) Rated Voltage Of Cable Uo/U KV 0.65 / 1.1 1.9 / 3.3 3.3 / 3.3 3.8 / 6.6 6.6 / 6.6 6.35 / 11 11 / 11 12.7 / 22 19 / 33 Ref: IS: 1255 1983 Test Voltage Between Any Conductor And Metallic Sheath/Screen/Armour KV 3 5 9 10.5 18 18 30 37.5 60 Conductor To Conductor (For Unscreened Cables) KV 3 9 9 18 18 30 30 ----5 Duration

Minutes

TEST VOLTAGE FOR BUS BARS

Test values of test voltages for this test shall be in accordance with relevant INDIAN STANDARDS and shall have approximately a sine-wave form and a frequency between 40 and 60 Hz. AC Test Voltage After Installation (Before Commissioning) Duration (Minutes) 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 Test Volts. (Percentage) 100 83.5 75 70 66.6 60 57.7

Ref: Appendix B (clause 8.5.1) IS: 3072 1975 and BS: 159:1957

STANDARD CLEARANCES
OUTDOOR:Voltage Rating (KV) 400 230 110 66 33 22 11 0.4 For Equipments & Rigid *Minimum Clearance To Conductors In Air Ground Phase to Phase to Earth (mm) Phase (mm) (mm) 4000 3350 1675 1220 915 610 460 380 3500 1675 1000 750 610 460 305 305 5485 4572 4572 3658 3658 3658 **Section Clearance (mm) 4267 3353 3048 2743 2743 2591 -

* The bottom-most partition of any insulator or brushing in service should be at an absolute minimum of at least 2.44 meters above ground level ** The minimum clearance of live parts to ground in an attended outdoor substation and the section clearances to be maintained between live parts in adjacent section for safe working with adjacent sections alive are given INDOOR:RATED VOLTAGE (KV) 33 22 11 356 241 178 *MINIMUM CLEARANCE BETWEEN PHASES BETWEEN EARTH 222 140 113

*Clearance for enclosed bus bars and connections in air where the space between the conductors is not filled with any insulating medium, like compound etc,..

Specification For Inter Connecting Bus Bars for AC Voltage above 1KV up to include 36KV
Amendment No: 3, March 1981 Table 1 Rated Insulation Level For Rated Voltage Above 1KV Rated Voltage (HSV) KV (RMS) 3.6 7.2 12.0 24 36 40 60 75 125 170 Standard Impulse With Stand Voltage KV (Peak) KV (RMS) 10 20 28 50 70 One Minute P.F With Stand Voltage Switchgear & Similar EQPT Bus Ducts For Gen. Transformers To Connections KV (RMS) 21 27 35 55 75

Ref: IS: 8084 / 1976 Note: For The Purpose Of Site Test 80% Of The Voltage Withstand Values Specified Above May Be Used, The Test Voltage Being Power Frequency AC For 1Minute (Or) DC For 15 Minutes.