KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE :

SI. No. Transformers Period Transformer Transformer
No.1 No.2

1. Checking of Bushing oil level : M
2. Checking of oil level in conservator : M
3. Checking of oil level in OLTC conservator : M
4. Checking of oil leaks : M
5. Checking of condition of silica gel in Bucholz Relays : M
6. Releasing collected air in Bucholz Relays : M
7. Cleaning Bushings : M
8. Cleaning control panel : M
9. Tighting of Termination : M
10. Testing Dielectric strength of oil : Y
11. Testing operation of Bucholz relay : Y
12. Testing Temperature alarm and trip : Y
13. Checking BDV and PPM of oil : Y
14. External cleaning of radiators : Y
15. Tan measurement of bushings : Y
16. Checking of earthing connections : Y
17. Testing relays : Y
18. IR measurement of windings : 2 Y
19. Tan measurement of windings : Y
20. Checking and calibration of OTI and WTI : 2 Y
21. Maintenance of OLTC mechanism : Y
22. BDV and PPM of oil at OLTC tank : Y
23. Checking of all remote Indications : Y

Isolators and Earth switches .

1. Cleaning and lubrication of contact and Pins : Y
2. Checking of Tightness of Bolts nuts and pins : Y
3. Cleaning of Insulators and checking cracks : Y
4. Checking of Inter locks : Y
5. Checking of Earth connection of structure : Y
6. Checking of Alignment : 2 Y
7. Checking and Tightening of stopper Bolts : Y
8. Checking of all mounting bolts Tightness : Y
9. Checking and alignment of Earthing Blades : Y
10. Operation of Earthing switches : Y
11. Checking copper flexible connectors : Y
12. Checking of earth connections of Earth switch : Y
13. Main contact resistance Measurement : 2 Y

Battery and DC Distribution system .
1. Measurement of Voltage of Erach cell : D
2. Tightening Terminals and application of
petroleum jelly. : M
3. Discharge Test of Battery bank : Y
4. Checking of connection of charger panel
and DC DB panel : M
5. IR measurement of charger transformer : Y
6. Switched of battery charger one hour at 8 AM : D
7. Note down battery voltage at 15 minutes
Interval : D
8. Give some load to battery by operating
circuit breakers . : D
Auxiliary Transformers
1. Cleaning of all accessories : M
2. Cleaning of bushings : M
3. Checking Tightness of load connections : M
4. Checking condition of silica gel in breather : M
5. Insulation resistance of windings : Y
6. Checking Tightness of earthing connections. : Y
7. BDV of oil : Y
Potential Transformers
1. Checking of oil leaks : M
2. Measurement of voltage at panel : M
3. Checking for any breakage of cracks in the end joint : Y
4. Checking for rust and painting : Y
5. Visual checking of earthing connections : Y
Current Transformers
1. Visual inspection of CT for oil leakage crack in
insulator etc. : M
2. Checking of bellow expansion : M
3. Checking of leakage in Terminal box : M
4. Checking of primary strips : Y
5. IR measurement : Y
6. Checking healthiness of basket : Y
CIRCUIT BREAKERS :
1. Checking oil level from grading capacitors : M
2. Testing relay by control circuits : M
3. General check up : M
4. Lubricating pivots and moving parts : M
5. Checking IR value : Y
6. Checking Tightness of foundation bolts : Y
7. Changing compressor oil : Y
8. Checking ON / OFF indicators / checking manual and
electrical operation : Y
9. Relay Testing : Y
10. Meggering control circuits : Y
11. Cleaning and greasing : Y
12. Maintenance of spring charging motors , cleaning of
carbon brushes. : M