It is used to switch generators, equipment, and circuits or lines in and out of a system. Annexure a lists reference drawings for the electrical construction of chamber type substations. This bulletin is an update and revision of previous rea bulletin 651, design guide for rural substations revised june 1978. A variety of permits are often required by the regulatory bodies before construction of a substation may begin. K substation standards switch operating and equipment platforms electrical design and details 20. Fundamentals of modern electrical substations part 3. Substation standards reference manual intranet access required. Electrical substation is most common word for an electrical engineer or engineering student. A substation is a highvoltage electric system facility. The following current and former members of the substation subcommittee of. D substation standards ground cable on tubular steel structures support details 21. Gis technology originated in japan, where there was a substantial need to develop technology to make substations as compact as possible.
In order to be eligible to take this test, candidates must have successfully graduated from the substation apprentice electrician program at southern california. System planning, design, construction, and protection. Forster electrical engineering will work with you to select a substation site, obtain required permits and authorizations, design the substation, prepare bidding documents plans, specifications, equipment, and material lists for substation construction, assist in the bidding process, and supervise construction to final. Increasing demand and workload peaks, nerc and ferc regulations, and an aging workforce and infrastructure serve as drivers for outsourcing these complex projects. Electric reference materials our reference material center contains useful information to help anyone who is planning and installing electric, transmission or distribution utility services. Guide for the design, construction and operation of electric. Michels engineered, procured and constructed a 230kv115kv subtation in upstate new york. Short presentation over the ongoing progress of the project.
Ni000401r122 substation construction manual reference ni000401w101 prepare design inputs work instruction. Electrical substation construction automated energy. Distribution voltages are typically medium voltage, between 2. Scholar, electrical and electronics engineering department, aisect university bhopal, mp, india. Ttr substations is unique in the substation construction industry in its capacity to offer both electrical and civil substation construction services under one roof. Substation and electrical infrastructure projects for utility and industrial customers face a number of challenges in todays environment. Basic elements of substation equipment 1 busbars conductors carrying power to individual branches 2 branches equipment for carrying power to grid lines. Our team has a thorough knowledge of substation design, as well as wealth of. It also is used to change ac voltages from one level to another, andor change alternating current to direct current or direct current to alternating current. Feb 03, 2006 thank you very much, but im preparing only the construction part of the substation like civil, mep and finishing work without the procurement activities. The substation consisted of two 100 mva transformers, two 8 kv breaker and onehalf bays and thirteen 34. Substations a substation is a highvoltage electric system facility. The result of this research is a functional equation that can be used for estimating future electric substation construction cost with a fair level of confidence.
Distribution substation a distribution substation transfers power from the transmission system to the distribution system of an area. Construction standards for mv substation buildings esb networks. The manual is applicable for all substation projects regardless of internalexternal design delivery mode. It is the specialty that founded our company over 50 years ago and still represents approximately 50% of our revenues. Power substation construction the robert henry corporation. The construction solution of a typical internal open substation, which is therefore built in a closed structure sheltered from the elements, generally consist of. Edms, printed to an electronic drawing set adobe pdf and issued to. The most challenging time for an estimator to develop an accurate cost estimate is in the initial stages of a project. Technical guide the mvlv transformer substations abb group. The electrical substation is the part of a power system in which the voltage is transformed from high to low or low to high for transmission, distribution, transformation and switching.
All rus borrowers rus electric staff effective date. N line electric electrical substation construction n line. Electrical substation 3d cad model library grabcad. Scope the customer requested entergy to perform a facility study to connect a generation plant to entergys system at cypress substation. Equipment and structure conductor mechanical loads design report. Click here to see our full list of civil construction services. Michels is building a greenfield substation consisting of a 115kv ring bus connected to a 230kv breaker, and is doing all civil, foundations, conduit, grounding and abovegrade construction. The substation design manual is not intended to replace asset management standards, but rather to act as a reference document that crossreferences existing standards and process documentation and plugs any gaps where asset management documentation does not exist. At the end we hope that by this presentation your understanding regarding various types of substation, operation of a standard substation and also about the various equipements used in power substation would got more clear. Substation layout free download as powerpoint presentation. Design guide for rural substations usda rural development. The substation design manual is not intended to replace asset management standards, but rather. Mastec works with companies, cooperatives, and municipalities to successfully manage all phases of substation and switchyard construction. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions.
Errors in location and substation construction can delay a project and may. Our engineering team can undertake all aspects of high voltage electrical substation design. If existing substation, does it allows for outages. Electrical substation design fundamentals school of. Panoche substation epc project involving 7 projects. Involved turnkey construction of 115kv static var compensator including control building, control wiring and terminations, stations lighting, conduit, steel, insulators, 8 and 10 rigid aluminum bus. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. The input for a distribution substation is typically at least two transmission or subtransmission lines. Cpm scheduling, basic engineering, and project approach for typical substation epc project dewan jamir iv emgt 835, spring 2006 date work can be accomplished and the latest date work needs to be completed. Substation structure design guide provides a comprehensive resource for the structural design of outdoor electrical substation structures. Substation construction electrician apprenticeship 1. Compliance with all technical requirements all energize elements comply with the required clearances clearances verify compliance with the last requirements of the national electrical safety code or prepa diseno subw\copy of svc subst profile 2. Substation construction guidelines explains the steps involved in building substation and in expanding an existing substation.
We upgrade existing facilities and work with your experts to install stateoftheart equipment. Abstract the thesis deals with the analysis of construction of power lines and substation switchyard of 3311 kv. Is the site has a good construction and maintenance access. You will find all practical problem and solution for making and maintain an electrical substation in real life. Ns114 electrical design and construction standards for. Prepared by the subcommittee on the design of substation structures of the committee on electrical transmission structures of the structural engineering institute of asce. Electrical substation construction automated innovative energy houses vast developed expertise to design and construct substations of all sizes from 11kv to 400kv.
Civil engineering and substation construction to maintain the standards of living to which weve grown accustomed, we need a high quantity of electrical substations. The book is organized as a collection of work practices. Oct 26, 2015 a gas insulated substation gis is a high voltage substation in which the major structures are contained in a sealed environment with sulfur hexafluoride gas as the insulating medium. A mobile substation is a substation on wheels, containing a transformer, breakers and buswork mounted on a selfcontained semitrailer, meant to be pulled by a truck. This book is organized as a series of work practices. Site the south substation fence will have a 90 feet. Our electrical substation construction and maintenance division is a full service substation contractor specializing in all aspects of 4kv to 500kv substation construction from turnkey greenfield construction to retrofit work. Substation construction guidelines describes all the steps in building new substations, or expanding existing substations. These substations begin with careful design by civil engineers. Substation civil design and construction standard tasnetworks. We have the resources and experience to deliver turnkey, groundup solutions for alternative and directcurrent stations from 760kv and down, but are also adept. Substation construction manual page 2 of 57 reference ni000401r122 ver 3 ergon energy corporation limited abn 50 087 646 062 ergon energy queensland pty ltd abn 11 121 177 802 4. While the coverage is primarily about constructing new substations, much of the material is applicable to existing substations. Bbc has constructed substations ranging from greenfield substations to upgrades and rebuilds.
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Electrical substation design and installation edes ltd. The power transformer, circuit breaker, busbar, insulator, lightning arrester are the main components of an electrical substation. Chapter iv system planning, design, construction, and protection nei electric power engineering page iv8 electric outgoing distribution circuits complete with metering and circuit protection as circuit breakers or reclosers a substation fence for safety and security purposes. Ill just want to know the more or less the duration for civil, mep and finishing for a 6,000 m2 substation. Danger from overhead electricity lines code of practice pdf. Guidelines for the substation construction electrician. Substation layout electrical substation electricity scribd. If you have any questions regarding the manual, please contact us.
Substation layout electrical substation electricity. Thank you very much, but im preparing only the construction part of the substation like civil, mep and finishing work without the procurement activities. This document outlines the primary design standard for transgrid substations. We got the idea about the latest advancements going on in the field of gis and substation automation. Prepared by the subcommittee on the design of substation structures of the. Between the generating station and consumer, electric power may flow through several substations at different voltage levels.
Part 3 of the course fundamentals of modern electrical substations is concentrated on substation engineering aspects, which may be very challenging and require from utility companies engineers a very diverse knowledge and experience to address these aspects. Transmission, sub transmission and distribution substation 4. Substation site selection substation designs range from 8 kv to 4 kv. The critical path is the longest activity path from the start to finish of the project. They are designed to be compact for travel on public roads, and are used for temporary backup in times of natural disaster or war. N line electric electrical substation construction n. Electric substations with equipment used to convert highvoltage, extrahighvoltage ehv, or ultrahighvoltage uhv transmission lines to the intermediate voltage subtransmission lines or to switch subtransmission circuits operating at voltages in the range of 34. The data should be appended in pdf and original format. Electrical substation stock photos and images 123rf. Electrical stations substations by purpose transformer stations switching stations.
The robert henry corporations has been in the power substation construction business for over ten years and have the technical personnel that understand the complicated systems involved with the unique demands of power substation construction and the high voltages involved in these electrical systems. We have the necessary equipment and knowhow to construct electrical substations, and the diligence to maintain them. The work practices show how to install and test circui. Study substation design subjects at a level appropriate for those relatively new to the field. Electrical substation archives an electrical engineer. Concerns are being voiced by regulatory bodies and community groups in areas not considered necessary heretofore in the permitting process. Introduction to substations annotated instructors guide module overview this module introduces trainees to the function of substations at all levels of the power grid, with an introduction to typical substation components included. A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. It was designed by walter frederick white, city architects office and municipal council of sydney and built in 1928 by the municipal council of sydney. The substations range from highvoltage substations, switch stations and interconnect stations.
With its policy of quality, safety, reliability and timely completion of projects, antelec has successfully managed to carve its niche in the field of electrical engineering and contracting in india. Recommended set of shortcircuit endurance csn 38 1754, csn 33 3015 rated switchingoff current i nvyp ka rms value, its heat impacts must be survived by an electrical equipment for a given time t 2 s. From early planning and investigation to project management of plant installation within live substation environments. C substation standards danger sign for shunt capacitors 23. Electrical substation engineering aspects course no. The cost benefit of modern substation automation in. Get an introduction to technical requirements, configuration philosophies, design practices, information sources and work processes. Construction of a new substation requires a large amount of materials, equipment and labour. December 2008 ice storm chapter iv system planning, design, construction, and protection nei electric power engineering page iv5 figure iv3 two 34. Jea is responsible for approval of materials and the design standards used in the construction of its electric infrastructure.
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