Introduction of DC measuring equipment

—— PCS-9250 DC electronic transformer

1 Overview

2 Structure and working

principle

3 Electrical parameters

4 Operation and maintenance

5 Handling of abnormal
problems

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Overview
Function of DC measuring equipment
 High voltage isolation
 Proportional transformation: transfer the primary high voltage and current
to DC control and protection system in proportion 。

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 Overview
Air-core
Used in neutral line in HVDC coil
Only Used for harmonic
Zero flux
current monitoring
CT
Photoelectric Shunt

Used for measuring

CT in the DC current
Electronic
converter
CT
station LPCT

Optical Used for measuring unbalance

current of DC filter in HVDC

Electroma
-gnetic CT
Used in resistance and inductance
branch of DC filter

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 Overview

Resistance-
Capacitance Used for measuring DC voltage
divider

VT in the
converter station

CVT Used for measuring AC voltage

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 Overview
Qty Qty.
No. Model Specifications
.(Mutiari) (Lahore)

PCS-9250- ±660kV,3030.3A
1 EACD-660S- For the DC current measurement of 660kV pole line current 2 2
3030.3 at outdoor valve top
PCS-9250- ±660kV,3030.3A
2 EACD-660S- For the DC current measurement of pole line current at 2 2
3030.3 outdoor DC field
PCS-9250- ±660kV,3030.3A
3 EACD-660S- For the DC current measurement of outdoor DC filter high- 4 4
3030.3 voltage circuit current
PCS-9250- ±150kV,3030.3A
4 EACD-150S- For the DC current measurement of outdoor DC filter low- 4 4
3030.3 voltage circuit current

PCS-9250-EAC- ±350kV,1AAC
5 4 4
350S-1 For measuring unbalance current of DC filter

±660kV
PCS-9250-
6 For the measurement of pole line voltage at outdoor DC 2 2
EAVD-660
field
±100kV
PCS-9250-
7 EAVD-100
For the measurement of neutral busbar voltage at outdoor 2 2
DC field
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1 Overview

2 Structure and working

principle

3 Electrical parameters

4 Operation and maintenance

5 Handling of abnormal
problems

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Working principle _ DCCT

PCS-9250-EACD type
DC electronic CT

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 Working principle _ DCCT
PCS-9250-EACD DC electronic CT
(1)Primary sensor: it includes one shunt and one air-core coil (i.e. Rogowski coil, only
configured in pole line CT). The shunt is used to measure DC current, while the air-core
coil is optional and used to measure harmonic current only. 。
(2) Resistor borad: it functions as signal distribution, converts one analog signal to
multiple signal outputs physically.
(3) Remote terminal unit: also called primary converter, it is located at high-voltage side
and used for data acquisition, multiple RTUs can be configured in ECT.
(4) Optical fiber insulator: it is a solid composite insulator with embedded optical fibers.
(5) Merging unit: placed in the control room. It is used for providing laser energy to power
RTUs, receiving and processing the data from the RTUs and transmitting them to the
control & protection system according to IEC 60044-8 protocol.

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 Working principle _ DCCT
Shunt
Shunt is connected with primary current
circuit in series, used for transducing DC
current as a key component of DCCT.
It is equivalent to a high power, high
temperature resistance, low temperature
coefficient, precise, and low value resistor.
The rated output of the shunt is about 75mv,
for 3030.3A rated primary current, the
shunt resistance is designed to be 25uΩ.
The shunt is made of Manganese-Copper
alloy, and it is designed as “symmetric
squirrel-cage structure” to realize good
heat dissipation and anti-interference.

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 Working principle _ DCCT
Air-core Coil (i.e. Rogowski coil)

 The voltage output is proportional to the amplitude and harmonic

frequency of the current. It’s used for harmonic current
monitoring.

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 Working principle _ DCCT
Resistor box (Signal distribution box)
 Used for converting one channel of analog signal output into multiple channels of analog signal
for RTUs. It receives the analog voltage signal output by the shunt, convert it into multi-channel
analog signal output, and connect to multiple remote modules for processing.
 The resistance box and the RTUs are located in the closed metal box at the high voltage side .

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 Working principle _ DCCT
Remote Terminal Unit (RTU, or remote
module)
 Receiving the analog signal output from the resistance box, after
filtering, sampling, electro-optical conversion, etc., it gives an output
of serial digital optical signal.
 Located at high voltage side, its power supply is provided by the
merging unit through the laser light. An optical fiber receiving
connector(FC type) is used to receive laser, and an optical fiber
transmitting connector(ST type) is used to send digital signals.
 low-power design and dual sampling.

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 Working principle _ DCCT
Remote Terminal Unit (RTU, or remote
module)

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Working principle _ DCCT
Optical fiber Insulator
 When installed in suspension type, using suspended optical fiber
Optical
insulator. And also could be support type. fibers

 The insulator is embedded with 24 or 32 multi-mode optical

Insulating
fibers, and the spared optical fiber core is not less than 100%. medium

 The insulation structure is simple and reliable, mainly bearing

Composite
its own weight and wind load for suspension type. insulator

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 Working principle _ DCCT

typical configuration
1#RTU 1#MU
①
② 2#RTU 2#MU
③
④ 3#RTU
IN
⑤ 3#MU
⑥
⑦ 4#RTU
(spare)
⑧
5#RTU
(spare)

Primary sensor Resistor box RTU number: MU number:

3+2 or 6+2 3 or 6

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 Working principle _ DCCT
Merging Unit (MU)
 Sending laser to power the RTUs, and adjusting the
power supply in real time according to the working
condition of each RTU.
 Receiving and processing the data sent by up to 9 RTUs,
packaging the output data of multiple RTUs, outputing
according to IEC 60044-8 protocol.
 Self-monitoring function, monitoring parameters: laser
driving current, receiving data level, RTU temperature,
laser temperature, parity check error times. 。

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Working principle _ DCCT

Merging Unit (MU)

Merging unit:4U height

Fan:1U height
Fan filter:1U height

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Working principle _ ACCT

PCS-9250-EAC type
electronic CT for AC
unbalance current in the
midpoint of the capacitor
banks in DC filters

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 Working principle _ ACCT
 PCS-9250-EAC AC electronic CT
(1)Primary sensor: Low-Power CT (LPCT) is used to transduce AC current.
(2) Resistor box: it functions as signal distribution, converts one analog signal to multiple
signal outputs.
(3) Remote terminal unit: also called primary converter, it is located at high-voltage side
and used for data acquisition, multiple RTUs can be configured in ECT.
(4) Optical fiber insulator: it is a solid composite insulator with embedded optical fibers.
(5) Merging unit: placed in the control room. It is used for providing laser energy to
power RTUs, receiving and processing the data from the RTUs and transmitting them
to the control & protection system according to IEC 60044-8 protocol.

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Working principle _ ACCT
Low-Power CT (LPCT)

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Working principle _ ACCT
Resistor box
Expands one input to a maximum of 6 outputs.

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Working principle _ ACCT
Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)
Working principle and structure is similar with PCS-9250-EACD DCCT,
different borads.
Optical fiber Insulator
Similar with PCS-9250-EACD DCCT.
Merging Unit (MU)
Different electronic CTs & VTs use the same MU which is PCS-221JB.

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Working principle _ DCVT

PCS-9250-EAVD type
DC electronic VT

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 Working principle _ DCVT
PCS-9250-EAVD DC electronic VT
(1)DC voltage divider: it adopts resistor voltage divider with capacitor compensation,
the resistors and capacitors are located in a silicone rubber composite-insulation cylinder,
and the inside is filled with SF6 gas.
(2) PCS-9559 IO unit: it is used for analog quantity isolation, installed in cabinet at the
control room. The device is connected with the DC voltage divider through four-core
double-layer shielded cable. Each DC voltage divider is equipped with three sets of PCS-
9559 IO unit. The rated output signal of PCS-9559 is 5V

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 Working principle _ DCVT
DC voltage divider
DC voltage divider includes a high-voltage
arm and a low-voltage arm, the HV arm
consists of multiple links of modular RC units
in series.
The resistors and the capacitors of HV arm
of DC voltage divider are fixed in a silicone
rubber composite-insulation cylinder, and the
inside is filled with SF6 gas under a certain
pressure.

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Working principle _ DCVT
 PCS-9559 IO Unit
The main function of PCS-9559 IO unit is to divide
and isolate the output signal of DC voltage divider.
Each PCS-9559 is equipped with one resistor voltage
divider (NR1478) and two isolation output modules
(NR1411). Each DC voltage divider must be equipped
with three sets of PCS-9559 IO units. The rated
secondary output of the device is ±5V.
The configuration of the three sets of PCS-9559 is the
same, and three sets of voltage transformers (i.e. three
DC voltage measuring points) can be input. For each
DC voltage measurement point, it can output six
channels of independent differential voltages. To
facilitate connecting multiple loads of the latter stage,
each output can be extended to three channels, that is,
it can output 18 channels of differential voltages for
each DC voltage measurement point.

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1 Overview

2 Structure and working

principle

3 Electrical parameters

4 Operation and maintenance

5 Handling of abnormal
problems

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Electrical parameters

Model ： PCS-9250-
EACD-660S-3030.3.
Used for measuring 660kV
pole line current at
outdoor
valve top, pole line current
at outdoor DC field,
outdoor DC filter high-
voltage circuit current, at
Matiari converter station

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Model ： PCS-9250-
EACD-660S-3030.3.
Used for measuring 660kV
pole line current at
outdoor
valve top, pole line current
at outdoor DC field,
outdoor DC filter high-
voltage circuit current, at
Lahore converter station

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Electrical parameters

Model: PCS-9250-EACD-
150S-3030.3.
Used for measuring
outdoor DC filter low-
voltage circuit
current.

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Electrical parameters

Model: PCS-9250-EAC-
350S-1, used for
measuring unbalance
current of DC filter at
Matiari converter station.

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Electrical parameters

Model: PCS-9250-EAC-
350S-1, used for
measuring unbalance
current of DC filter at
Lahore converter station.

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Electrical parameters

Model: PCS-9250-EAVD-
660, used for measuring
DC pole line voltage at
outdoor DC field.

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Electrical parameters

Model: PCS-9250-EAVD-
100, used for measuring
neutral busbar voltage at
outdoor DC field.

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Electrical parameters

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1 Overview

2 Structure and working

principle

3 Electrical parameters

4 Operation and maintenance

5 Handling of abnormal
problems

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Maintenance _ DCCT&ACCT
No. Item Cycle Requirements Remarks

Measure the temperature for

live Equipment by infrared
Infrared method, generally the
1 temperature 1 month temperature rise of primary
measurement sensor head relative to the
ambient temperature shall not
be more than 85℃.

There should be no discharge

point at the connections
2 UV inspection 1 year
between the body and each
wire.
All metal parts shall be free of
3 Metal part check 1 month
rust, heat and metachromatism.

Grounding flat It shall be well grounded and

4 1 month
iron free of rust.

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No. Item Cycle Requirements Remarks

The insulating umbrella shall be

Suspension
free of obvious dirt, discharge
5 composite 1 month
flash, damage and filamentous
insulator check
crack.

There is no discharge sound or

Operating sound
6 1 month other noise inside, and there is no
check
abnormal smell on the site.

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 Maintenance _ DCCT&ACCT

No. Item Cycle Requirements Remarks

From the front of the cabinets,

remove the fan filter, and clean
the dust, there should be no
serious dust. Then reinstall the fan
Clean up the dust
1 year filter.
7 of the fan filters
When removing the fan filter, it’s
of Merging Units
better to place a cardboard or
something else below to prevent
dust falling into other merging
unit.

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Maintenance _ DCVT
No. Item Cycle Requirements Remarks

Measure the temperature for

live Equipment by infrared
Infrared method, the average
1 temperature 1 month temperature of similar
measurement equipment under the similar
conditions shall have no
significant difference.

There shall be no discharge

point at the connections
2 UV inspection 1 year
between the body and each
wire.

All metal parts shall be free of

3 Metal part check 1 month
rust, heat and metachromatism.

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No. Item Cycle Requirements Remarks

Grounding flat The grounding flat iron shall be well

4 1 month
iron grounded and free of rust.

The insulator umbrella shall be free of

Composite
5 1 month obvious dirt, discharge flash, damage
insulator check
and filamentous crack.

There shall be no discharge sound or

Operating sound
6 1 month other noise inside, and there is no
check
abnormal smell on the site.

Check if the indication of DC voltage

SF6 Gas leakage divider gas pressure gauge is normal
7 1 month
check and within the range specified by the
regulations.
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1 Overview

2 Structure and working

principle

3 Electrical parameters

4 Operation and maintenance

5 Handling of abnormal
problems

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 Handling of abnormal problems
1)Measurement value of CT is abnormal
Multiple Single measurement
measurement value value is abnormal
are abnormal

uncalibra shunt signal cable resistanc coaxial RTU

ted failure of shunt e box signal failure
failure failure cable
failure

Apply current Inspect, and

from the replace when
primary side, necessary replace with hot standby RTU
calibration
channel when necessary,
Inspect, and inspect when the next
Inspect, and
replace when scheduled outage
replace with spare
necessary maintenance
part when
necessary

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 Handling of abnormal problems
2)Measurement value of DCVT is abnormal
Multiple Single measurement
measurement value value is abnormal
are abnormal

unreliable high-voltage low-voltage Outdoor NR1411A

ground arm failure arm or cable failure
connection NR1478A failure
failure
Inspect, and
replace with Inspect, and
spare part when replace when
necessary necessary

Inspect, and Inspect, and replace when

Check the ground replace when necessary
connection, necessary
especially the metal
box

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 Handling of abnormal problems
3)Optical fiber transmission is abnormal （ DCCT ， ACCT ）
Optical fiber
transmission is abnormal

Optical fiber
failure, decay NR1125 RTU
or broken board failure
failure
Cross section of Fiber is
optical fiber is Fusion damaged
polluted or failure by force
scratched

Replace Replace
Inspect, clean the fiber when when
connector, replace when necessary necessary
necessary
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Handling of abnormal problems

 Some supervision alarm signals of Merging Unit

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