Electrical Clearance in Substation

Minimum Clearance in Substation:

Voltage

Highest
Voltage

Lighting
Impulse
Level
(Kvp)

Switching
Minimum Clearance
Impulse
Level (Kvp)
Phase- PhaseEarth
Phase

11KV

12KV

70

0.178

0.229

2.600

3.700

33KV

36KV

170

0.320

0.320

2.800

3.700

132KV

145KV

550

1.100

1.100

3.700

4.600

1.100

1.100

2.700

4.600

1.900

1.900

4.300

5.500

1.900

1.900

4.300

5.500

3.400

4.200

6.400

8.000

650
220KV

245KV

950
1050

400KV

420KV

1425

1050(P-E)

Safety
Clearance
(Mt)

Ground
Clearance (Mt)

Electrical Clearance in Substation:

Voltage

Height of I Height of II Bay Width PhaseBetweenEquipment

Bay From Bay From (Mt)
Phase (Mt)
Ground (Mt) Ground (Mt)

Earth Wire
From
Ground

132KV
(Single)

8.0

11.0

3.0

3.0

10.5

220KV
(Single)

12.5

18

4.5

4.5

15.5

220KV
(Double)

18.5

25

25

4.5

4.5

28.5

400KV

15.6

22

22.0

7.0

>6.0

30.0

Standard Bay Widths in Meters:

Voltage

Bay Width (Meter)

11KV

4.7 Meter

33KV

4.7 Meter

66KV

7.6 Meter

132KV

12.2 Meter

220KV

17 Meter

400KV

27 Meter

Standard Bus and Equipment Elevation

Voltage

Equipment live
Terminal Elevation
(Meter)

Main Bus

11 KV/33KV

2.8To 4

5.5 To6.5

6.5To8.5

66KV

2.8To 4

6To8

9To 10.5

9.5

132KV

3.7To5

8To9.5

13.5To14.5

12To12.5

220KV

4.9To5.5

9To13

18.5

15To18.5

400KV

8.0

15.5

23

Low

Phase spacing for strung Bus:

Voltage

Clearance

11KV

1300 mm

33KV

1300 mm

66KV

2200 mm

132KV

3000 mm

Take of Elevation
(Meter)
High

220KV

4500 mm

400KV

7000 mm

Minimum Clearance of Live Parts from Ground:

Voltage

Minimum Clearance to Ground

(Mt)

Section Clearance (Mt)

11KV

3.700

2.600

33KV

3.700

2.800

66KV

4.600

3.000

132KV

4.600

3.500

220KV

5.500

4.300

400KV

8.000

7.000

Insulator String:
Voltage

No of Suspension
String

Length (mm)

No of Disc for
Tension String

Length in (mm)

66KV

965

1070

132KV

1255

10

1820

220KV

14

1915

15

2915

400KV

23

3850

2 X 23

5450

Nominal Span:
Voltage

Normal Span (Meter)

66KV

240-250-275

132KV

315-325-335

220KV

315-325-335

400KV

315-325-335

Minimum Ground Clearance:

Voltage

Ground (Meter)

66KV

5.5

132KV

6.1

220KV

7.0

400KV

8.0

800KV

12.4

Indoor Substation Minimum Clearances

Distance

Descriptions

0.9 Meter

Horizontally between any item of equipment and thesubstation wall

0.6 Meter

Horizontally between any Two items of equipment

1.2 Meter

Horizontally in front of any HV switchgear

Clearance of Conductor on Tower

Voltage

Tower Type

Vertical Space
(Mt)

Horizontal
Space(Mt)

Total Height From

Ground(Mt)

66KV

1.03

4.0

15.91

1.03

4.27

15.42

132KV

220KV

1.22

4.88

16.24

7.140

2.17

23.14

4.2

6.29

22.06

4.2

7.15

22.68

4.2

8.8

24.06

5.2

8.5

28.55

5.25

10.5

29.08

6.7

12.6

31.68

D
NORMS OF PROTECTION FOR EHV CLASS POWER TRANSFORMERS
Voltage ratio &
capacity

HV Side

LV Side

Common relays

132/33/11KV up
to 8 MVA

3 O/L relays + 1
E/L relay

2 O/L relays + 1
E/L relay

Buchholz, OLTC Buchholz, OT,

WT

132/33/11KV
above 8 MVA and
below 31.5 MVA

3 O/L relays + 1
dir. E/L relay

3 O/L relays + 1
E/L relay

Differential, Buchholz,
OLTCBuchholz, OT, WT

132/33KV, 31.5
MVA & above

3 O/L relays + 1
dir. E/L relay

3 O/L relays + 1
E/L relay

Differential, Over flux,Buchholz,

OLTC PRV, OT, WT

220/33 KV,
31.5MVA &
50MVA
220/132KV, 100
MVA

3 O/L relays + 1
dir. E/L relay

3 O/L relays + 1
dir. relay

Differential, Over flux,Buchholz,

OLTC PRV, OT, WT

400/220KV
315MVA

3 directional O/L
relays (with dir.
High set) +1
directional E/L
relays. Restricted
E/F relay + 3
Directional O/L
relays for action

3 directional O/L Differential, Over flux,Buchholz,

relays (with dir. OLTC PRV, OT, WT and overload
High set)+1
(alarm) relay
directional E/L
relays. Restricted
E/F relay

The bottom most portion of any insulator or bushing in service should be at

a minimum height of 2500 mm above ground level.
Location of L.A (From T.C Bushing):
Voltage

BIL KV Peak

Distance (Mt)

11KV

75

12

33KV

200

15

66KV

325

24

132KV

550

35

220KV

900 To 1050

Close To T.C

400KV

1425 To 1550