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09/11/2015

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Schneider Electric (ex Areva) medium voltage switchgear

Introduction
Mediumvoltageairinsulatedandgasinsulatedswitchgearforelectrical
transmissionanddistributionaredesignedandtestedinaccordancetonationaland
internationalstandardstoguaranteehighreliabilityofoperationandsafety.
Manufacturersofelectricalswitchgeardevelop,inacontinuousdialogwiththeend
user,theplantcomponentsunderthetechnicalandeconomicrequirements,whilst
respectingthenationalandinternationalspecificationsandtestrequirements.The
definedtypeandroutinetestsrelativetothemechanical,dielectric,thermalandother
requirementsguaranteealongtermsafeoperationalrecord.
Despitetheconstantoptimisationofelectricalswitchgearandcontrolgearitis
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unavoidablethatdisturbancesoccurinoperation.
Theprobabilityoftheoccurrenceofaninternalarcinmetalenclosedmedium
voltageswitchgearduringitsentireservicelifeisverylowbutitcannotbe
completelydisregarded.

Themaincausesofaninternalarcare:
Operationalandmaintenancefaults
Atmosphericandswitchingovervoltages
Dielectricfaultsofsolidinsulationmaterials(e.g.cableterminations,
voltageandcurrenttransformers)
Overstressofloadbreakswitches,circuitbreakersorfuses

Theinternalarcheatsdirectlythesurroundinginsulationgasandapartofthe
electricalenergywillbetransferredviaconvectionandheatconductioninthermal
energy,whichresultsinanoverpressureintheswitchgearcompartment.
Afterexceedingapredeterminedpressurelimit,thehotgasesexpandoverpressure
reliefdevicesintothesubstationorswitchgearbuilding.Thehotgasesandthe
transientpressurewavesmayendangerpersonsintheswitchgearroomandmay
seriouslydamagetheelectricalequipmentandthebuilding.
Oneofthemaineffectsofinternalarcsisthedynamicpressurestresson
mechanicalpartsoftheswitchgearandonthewallsofthebuilding.Toavoidthe
destructionofthesubstationortheswitchgearbuildingitisnecessarytointegrate
overpressurereliefsystemsinformofventilationopenings,ventoutletsetc.

Besidesthemechanicalstresstoequipment,thedangertopersonscloseto
theswitchgearmustbeexcluded.

Thesafetyofoperatorsagainsthotgases,radiationandfragmentationofthe
enclosuremustbesecured.Thefiveacceptancecriteriamustbefulfilledfora
successfulinternalarcteste.g.correctlysecureddoorsandcoversdonotopenor
indicatorsdonotigniteduetotheeffectsofhotgases.
Theinternalarcsafetytopersonsisprovenbythemanufacturerinrepresentative
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switchgearaccordingtoIEC62271200.

AUTHORS
ArnoB.Wahle
AREVAEnergietechnikGmbH
Sachsenwerk
Germany
[email protected]

Dr.RaimundF.Summer
AREVAEnergietechnikGmbH
SachsenwerkGermany
[email protected]

REFERENCES
[1]IEC62271200,firstedition,200311,ACmetalenclosedswitchgearand
controlgearforratedvoltagesabove1kVanduptoandincluding52kV
[2]IEC60298,edition3.0,12/1990,ACmetalenclosedswitchgearandcontrolgear
forratedvoltagesabove1kVanduptoandincluding52kV
[3]A.Wahle,S.Ruhland,2003,InfluenceofthenewIEC60298withrespecttothe
designofmetalenclosedmediumvoltageswitchgear,Session1,CIRED17th
Internationalconferenceonelectricitydistribution,Barcelona,Spain
[4]www.areva.com

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industryfascilities.DesigningofLV/MVswitchgears.ProfessionalinAutoCAD
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