MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO.

LTD

Annexure I

CIRCUIT BREAKER

1.0 General Technical Requirements :

1.1 The circuit breakers shall be porcelain-clad type suitable for outdoor installation.
The porcelain housing for the interrupter shall be of a single-piece construction,
without any joint. The breaker unit shall be mounted on insulator columns, each
column consisting of not more than two insulators.

1.2 All ferrous parts, including fasteners of size M10 and above, exposed to air, shall
be hot dip galvanized. Nut-bolts of size less than M10 shall be made of stainless
steel.

1.3 The terminal pads for take-off shall be made of aluminum. If the terminal pad is
made of any material other than aluminum, it shall be silver painted. The
current density adopted for the terminal pad shall not be more than 1.0A per sq.
mm.

1.4 The circuit breaker for 33kV shall be VCB. Each breaker shall be provided with a
minimum of 10 N/O + 10 N/C auxiliary contacts. The contacts shall be
adequately rated for the various duties stipulated.

1.5 Similar parts of the breaker, especially the removable ones, shall be freely
interchangeable without any modification at site.

1.6 The support structure may be lattice type or tubular type, and shall be made out
of hot-dip galvanized steel. The foundation bolts and other associated nuts,
washers, spring washer, etc. shall also be hot-dip galvanized.

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2.0 ` The circuit breakers shall meet the following Principal

technical particulars/ requirements:
Sr.No.: Particulars Requirement for
33/22 kV
1. Rated voltage of the CB 36kV
2. Continuous current rating 1600A
3. Rated short circuit capacity 25kA
a)Breaking (RMS) (3 seconds)
b)Making (peak) 62.5KA
4. Auxiliary supply
a) DC 220V
(-15% to +10%)
b) AC – 3 phase OR --------------
c) AC – 1 phase 240V
(+/- 10%)
5. Minimum height of the lowest part of the 2500mm
support insulator from ground level.
6. Minimum creepage distance of support 900mm
insulator.
7.Tripping design 3 pole mechanica-ly gang- operated.

8. Auto-reclosing duty. -
9. Operating duty. (-----------0 – 0.3Sec –CO– 3min– CO ----------)

10. Operating mechanism. Spring

11. Maximum breaking time at rated breaking. 100ms
12. One minute power frequency withstand 170KV
voltage.
13. Number of trip coils. 2
14 1.2/50 micro second impulse withstand voltage
i) To earth (Kv peak)
ii) Across open contacts
Impulse on one terminal, power frequency 170
voltage on opposite terminal (Kvp)
170
15. Out of Phase breaking capacity 100% of rated breaking capacity
16. Rating of Aux. contacts 10A at 220V DC continuously
17 Breaking capacity of aux. contacts 2Amps DC with ckt. Time constant of not less than 20ms
18. Max. radio interference voltage (micro -
volts)

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19. Rated breaking current capacity for rated small 0.5 to 10A without switching overvoltage exceeding 2.0
inductive current (Amps) per unit

20. i) Line charging current at rated voltage 400 A

as per IEC 62271-100
ii) 420kv Shunt reactor switching capacity
iii) Short time withstand current a) AC
component (KA rms) 25
b) Percentage of DC component Corresponding to minimum opening time as per standard
c) Duration of short circuit 3sec
21. Permissible limit of temperature rise As per IS 13118/IEC- 62271-100/2008
21. Max. acceptable difference in the instants of -
closing/opening of contacts
i) within a pole (ms)
ii) between poles(ms)
22. Class of Breaker M2 C2 for all Breakers
23 Operating Mechanism Motor operated &Manual spring Charged. The standard
DC Voltage for the operating devices shall be 110V DC
Operating Voltage for motor spring charging mechanism
shall be 250V with + /-20%, DC/AC single Phase. Normally
the breaker shall be operated by Power and there shall
be provision for manual operation.
24. Mounting
25. System of earthing
26. Guarantee
3.0 The circuit Breaker shall confirm to the
relevant edition/ latest revision available at the
time of placement of order/s of relevant
standards, rules, and codes listed below

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS

Notes :

1. Provision shall be made for attaching timing kit at site for timing test on breaker without
opening any vacuum compartment/botle.
2. Provision for circuit breaker ready status using spring charge and Vacuum switch contact
shall be available.
3. D.C. changeover scheme should be for indication ckt., Annunciation ckt, pressure switch and
pole discrepancy only.
4. The foundation drilling plan shall be exactly in line with the details given in the existing
foundation plan arrangement .

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LIST OF STANDARDS

SR NO STD. REF. NO. TITLE

1 IEC 62271-100 Specification for alternating current circuit breaker.
2 IEC 376 Specification and acceptance of new supply of sulphur
hexafluoride.
3 IEC 529/IS 2147 Degree of protection provided for enclosures for low
voltage switchgear and control gear.
4 IS 325 Specification for 3 phase induction motor
5 IS 2629 Recommended practice for hot dip galvanizing of iron and
steel.
6 IE C- 2331 High voltage porcelain bushings
7 IE C 60 High voltage test techniques
8 IEC- 71- Insulation co-ordination, Terms, definitions, principles
Part –I & II and rules
9 CIGRE Working Switching over-voltages in EHV and UHV systems with
group-Report No. 13- special reference to closing and
02-1973 Reclosing transmission lines
10 IEC 270 Partial discharge measurements
11 Indian Electricity -
Rules
12 IS 4379} High pressure cylinder in which SF 6 gas is transported
IS 7311} and stored at site
13 IS 1893 Seismic Test
(Part I) 2002
14 IS 2516 Specification for Circuit Breakers
15 IS 2147 Degree of protection provided for enclosures for low
voltage switchgear and control gear
16 IS 5621 Hollow insulator for high voltage equipments
17 IS 13118 Specification for HVAC Circuit Breakers
18 IS 7285 Specification for gas cylinders
19 IS-2825 Specification for pressure vessels
20 IS-13947 Specification for Degree of Protection
21 IS 5 Colour for ready mixed paints and channel.
22 IS 335 Oil
23 IS 10601 Primary Terminals
24 IS 1248/2003 Ammeters & Voltmeters

Chief Engineer
EHV PC O&M Zone, MSETCL Pune

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