SINCOR, C.A.
UPSTREAM SURFACE FACILITIES ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOARD
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION N PAGE
1. SCOPE ...........................................................................................................................................4
6. ACCESSIBILITY ...................................................................................................8
8. INTERLOCKS ................................................................................................12
9. BUSBARS .............................................................................................12
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1. SCOPE
This specification covers the general requirements for the design, manufacturing,
connection and testing of electrical metal-enclosed/metal-clad switchboards (medium
voltage switchgear, MVSG, medium voltage motor control center, MVMCC, low voltage
switchgear, LVSG, low voltage motor control center, LVMCC).
This specification applies to general purpose switchboards, for indoor installation in non-
hazardous locations and corresponds to minimum requirements.
Unless otherwise specified in the Material Requisition (MR) and Data Sheets this
specification shall apply to switchboards with rated voltages in the following bands:
A. LV (low voltage)
This specification is appropriate for use in conjunction with the Material Requisition (MR)
and Data Sheets. Unless otherwise specified in the MR and Data Sheet, Seller shall
comply with the requirements of this specification. Should conflict exist between
requirements of this specification and those of the MR and Data Sheets, the latter shall
govern, in case of doubt Seller shall notify the Buyer in writing for resolution. Any
deviation shall be listed by Seller in his bid, with explanation of reasons and advantages
of suggested solution.
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The codes and specifications listed below, in effect as of the latest edition,
shall constitute minimum requirements:
B. The equipment and materials furnished shall be labeled, listed, certified, accepted or
otherwise determined to be safe for the use intended by an internationally recognized
testing laboratory.
Units, electrical terms and definitions used in this specification and to be used by
Seller, shall be in accordance with IEC recommendations:
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B. Data and information provided by Seller in the data sheets will be considered
contractually binding, since they will be used in the overall design.
C. Equipment arrangement and space limitations are generally shown on the equipment
layout drawings, as accurately as possible, but are not intended to represent design
of bus, which remains Sellers responsibility.
Climatic Conditions:
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If mechanical cooling of the substation building fails, equipment shall withstand without
any damage and degrading a temperature of 40C and a relative humidity of 93% for four
(4) days
5. DESIGN CRITERIA
The design and construction of electrical switchboards shall be such to ensure:
6. ACCESSIBILITY
A. Operators position
All normal service operations shall be performed from the front of the
switchboard. Inspections and alike are not considered normal service operations
and may be from the rear.
B. Operators accessibility
a) Occasional handling
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C. Power and control circuit breakers or fuses shall be accessible for replacement
without need to remove any components from the control device assembly or to
disconnect any of the assembly wiring.
7. MECHANICAL DESIGN
A. The switchboard shall be free standing or self supported. The mechanical design of
all enclosures and chassis shall be such as to ensure that they will not permanently
distort during operation, faults, maintenance or installation and transport. The
minimum sheet steel panel thickness shall be 2.5 mm.
d) All devices which are particularly sensitive to shocks and vibrations (such as
relays, recorders and similar) shall be fitted with an antivibration mounting.
e) All withdrawable units of the same rating and function shall be fully
interchangeable within the switchboard. This shall apply to circuit breakers,
starters, auxiliary and protective relays etc.
g) If a main device, such as a circuit breaker, is employed at other than its full
rated capacity, its cubicle shall be capable of accommodating auxiliary
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i) Fasteners and hinges shall be of corrosion resistant material and are not to
be painted.
j) Spare breaker compartments shall be fully equipped with the exception of the
breaker element.
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Each switchboard as a whole and each one of its components shall be suitable
for supporting all the expected dynamic and thermal stresses produced by short
circuit currents. Where current limiting devices, such as limiting fuses, limiting
impedances, etc., are utilized, the above mentioned stresses are referred to the
limited currents downstream of the devices.
D. Locking facility
Where a device is specified as being lockable, this facility shall be provided either
by a padlock hasp on the panel front or a lock integral with the operating handle
hub. Where the device is mounted on a portion of the switchboard separated
from a lockable drive mechanism mounted on the door, the operation of the
device, when the door is open, shall not be possible without the use of a tool and
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it shall not be possible to close the door unless the handle and the device
positions match the open or deenergized condition.
8. INTERLOCKS
A. Mechanical interlocks shall be provided on all switchboards to prevent connecting the
drawout circuit breaker while closed and to prevent closing of the circuit breaker
unless the power drawout disconnect devices are fully connected or separated by
safe distance.
9. BUSBARS
A. Bare copper busbars are preferred but, if primary insulation is applied directly to the
busbars, it shall be capable of withstanding the temperature rise experienced under
expected short time current conditions. Additionally, if any insulation applied to the
busbars is used as part of the busbar support system, it shall be capable of
withstanding all forces resulting from the expected short circuit current.
B. The main buses shall be capable of carrying the rated current continuously as
specified without exceeding the allowable temperature rise above the ambient
temperature. The bus conductor shall be of copper. Buses shall be totally enclosed
in a grounded metal compartment isolated from all other components.
C. Each bolted joint shall contain a minimum of two bolts. Bolts shall be tightened to
torque setting and marked as specified by Seller during manufacture and shall be
fitted with a friction grip, locking or lock nut, bell washer or similar. Locking
compound is not acceptable.
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E. The resistance of any busbar containing a joint shall not exceed the resistance of a
similar joint-free length by more than 50 micro ohms.
F. Main buses, ground bus, and control power buses shall be arranged for possible
future expansion at both ends.
G. Buses and taps of feeder circuit breakers shall be rated to carry the maximum rating
of the breaker not of the current transformer rating.
H. If main bus neutral is specified without specifying its current rating, the rating shall be
50% of the phase bus current rating.
I. Main bus neutral, when specified, shall extend the length of the switchgear and
control center, and shall be insulated from ground.
J. A means for isolating neutral buses from the supply system source neutral, such as a
bolted link, shall be provided.
K. Switchboard assemblies shall be provided with a copper ground bus (minimum 6.35
mm x 50.8 mm), sized to carry a current equivalent to the momentary rating of the
largest circuit breaker in the assembly. The ground bus shall run the full length of the
assembly and shall be connected to all necessary control devices and mate with the
circuit breaker when in the compartment. The ground bus shall be provided with
solderless connectors, high compression type, suitable for stranded copper cable,
size 70 mm2 at each end, unless otherwise specified in MR and Data Sheets.
10. EARTHING
Means shall be provided for the earthing of the incoming and outgoing high voltage
circuits and the busbars, preferably as an integral feature of the equipment. Permissive
earthing interlocking shall be in accordance with the requisition (e.g. key locking or
padlocking).
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C. When circuit breakers are used for earthing, means other than locking shall
be provided to ensure that the electrical tripping of the circuit breaker is
inoperative both during closing and when closed. Mechanical tripping shall
be rendered inoperative when the circuit breaker is closed. It shall not be
possible to return the equipment to the service position and reclose the circuit
breaker without canceling the means provided to render the electrical and
mechanical tripping inoperative.
F. All earthing switches shall have auxiliary switches for remote indication, with
at least 1 N.O. + 1 NC contacts, wired to the terminal strip. They shall be
operated from the front with the door closed.
L1, L2, L3, N from front to back, from top to bottom, and from left to right facing
front.
The incoming terminals shall be arranged to allow the easy reversing of the
phase connections.
Incoming circuit breakers shall be sized with Rated Service short circuit breaking
capacity (Ics). Outgoing breakers shall be sized with Rated ultimate short circuit
breaking capacity (Icu). When fully rated outgoing breakers are not available; as
an alternate current limit type breakers will be considered. See data sheets for
short circuit withstand capability.
D. Mutual interaction
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a) The devices shall be erected and connected so that interaction between them
(such as heating, arcing, shocks, vibrations, energy fields, etc.) do not affect
their performance.
F. Cubicle heaters
Each similar unit within a switchboard shall be wired in an identical fashion, using
identical wire colors, identification tags and the schematic diagram. In
switchboards incorporating withdrawable units, special devices such as timers
and interposing relays required for individual units only, shall not be mounted on
the withdrawable units in order to reduce the number of typical units. Generally
on switchboards in which units are used as motor starters, only relays and
devices of general application for a typical unit may be mounted on the starter
cubicle. Devices common to more than one circuit and devices required for
individual units only, such as reacceleration control relays, shall be mounted on
common service cubicles within the switchboard.
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B. All necessary auxiliary devices or relays, terminal blocks, small wiring, auxiliary
contacts, switches and fuses required for the proper operation of the switchgear line-
up shall be furnished and installed at the factory. All auxiliary contacts and other
devices for Buyers use shall be wired to terminal blocks.
C. Each cubicle shall be provided with disconnect switches and circuit protective
devices to isolate the cubicle from all power sources. Common fuses shall be
provided in the trip and close circuits.
a) The remote position shall give the control station at the motor or central
control room, control of the circuit breaker.
b) The trip position shall open the circuit breaker and lock out control of the
breaker from the control station at the motor.
c) The off position shall isolate the control station at the motor from all control
and alarm circuit voltage.
E. For breakers without maintenance closing button on the removable element, the
externally operable control switch shall have position as follows:
REMOTE-TRIP-OFF-MAINT.CLOSE
The maintenance close button and the control switch (when in MAINT.CLOSE
position) shall close the breaker when the breaker is in test position.
G. Voltage for control power buses shall be supervised by normally energized auxiliary
relays located inside the switchgear assembly. Relays shall be suitable for
continuous operation at control power bus voltage without tendency to stick in the
energized position and shall be time delay on drop-out. Time delay shall be long
enough to prevent operation on transient voltage dips. One relay shall be provided
for each control power bus, and its coil shall be connected to the bus at the furthest
point from the supply connection to the bus. A normally open contact from each
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relay shall be wired in series and used to actuate a Loss of Control Power alarm for
the Buyers use.
H. Voltage transformer fuses, control fuses, and control power switches shall be
accessible for replacement or operation. These devices shall be isolated a safe
distance away from noninsulated current carrying parts of the switchgear.
I. Seller shall be responsible for the selection of the electrical and functional
characteristics of the auxiliary contacts.
a) Seller shall properly select auxiliary contacts of the drawout circuit breakers
so that the directly actuated and the indirectly actuated contacts have a
suitable function in respect of the operational and test conditions when the
circuit breaker is in test position.
J. The auxiliary circuits are to be protected against short circuit, except where such
protection would endanger a major electrical system or a part of it. The conductors
and the equipment of such an auxiliary circuit must be arranged so that the possibility
of short circuit is practically excluded.
L. Auxiliary conductors shall not be fixed directly to an earthed metallic part, but
supported by insulating hooks or plastic clips. Conduits and channels shall not be
filled more than 50%.
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M. The conductors of the auxiliary circuits shall be single core plastic insulated stranded
copper wires; the minimum allowed cross section shall be 1.5 mm2.
O. The relay test provision shall consist of built-in test plugs or switches, or separately
mounted test terminal blocks. The test provisions shall permit the shorting of any
current transformer circuit and for the selective disconnection of the relay from
current transformers, voltage transformers, auxiliary power, and circuits controlled by
the relay.
P. The relay test provision shall be arranged so the relay cover or relay compartment
door cannot be closed while the relay connections are in the test position.
R. Where terminals of different relays and auxiliary devices are connected in parallel,
they shall be interconnected where possible, on terminal blocks.
S. All circuit breaker trip coils and all lockout relay coils shall be supervised by a
normally energized healthy trip pilot light. Light shall be of white color.
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U. The direction of actuation, identification, color, etc. of the control devices shall be in
accordance with IEC Recommendations or in accordance with the MR and Data
Sheets.
13. INDICATORS
A. Unless otherwise specified in the MR and Data Sheets, instruments shall be semi-
flush mounted, with accuracy 1.5% of full scale. All instruments on a switchboard
shall be of similar type and present an uniform appearance.
B. Motor ammeters shall have scales where the full load amps represents
approximately 67% of the scale (i.e. 100 FLA, 150A scale). As an alternate,
electronic digital meters and the display of an electronic protection relay are
acceptable.
C. Indicating lamps shall be replaceable from the front of the switchboard. The
maximum nominal lamp voltage shall be 120V to earth. Unless otherwise specified,
lamps shall be color coded as follows:
D. Meters and relays shall be capable of withstanding, without damage, the secondary
current associated with the switchboard rated fault current following in the primary of
current transformer taking into account current limiting effects of protective devices.
a) In particular, the star point of CTs shall be provided on the terminal blocks
and not by connections at the CT terminals.
B. The secondary windings of VTs and CTs are to be earthed on the terminal blocks
independently of the earthing of the exposed conductive parts of such transformers.
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The secondary terminals of the CTs will be normally earthed, except where
otherwise required for particular conditions (e.g. differential protections).
on the star point of the secondary windings for the star connected VTs;
D. The secondary windings of the interposing and isolating VTs and CTs shall be
earthed according to the relevant schematic and/or wiring diagrams.
E. Current transformer location shall be such that their current ratio and polarity
markings can be readily identified after their primary connections have been made.
F. Current transformers shall have five (5) amperes secondary windings. The same
current transformer may be used for metering and relaying.
H. Current transformers shall withstand stresses resulting from currents up to the rated
shortcircuit capacity of the switchgear.
I. Current transformers shall comply with IEC 60185 including the appendices which
give guidance in the application of current transformers.
J. The Seller shall be responsible for ensuring that the CT ratio, accuracy, VA rating,
saturation factors, etc. of the CTs provided by the Seller are completely compatible
with the primary and secondary circuits.
K. Magnetising and core loss curves shall be provided for each type and rating of
current transformer.
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Indication Class 3.
Metering (incoming circuits) Class 0.5.
Metering (outgoing circuits) Class 1.0
O. Voltage transformers shall be suitable in rating and accuracy for their functions, loads
and duties. As a minimum they shall have the following accuracies:
B. Terminal racks and blocks shall be built up from separate terminals, each consisting
of a screw clamp and a supporting insulator, arranged in such a manner to prevent
direct contact with live parts. The insulator shall be of non-hygroscopic material.
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C. Each conductor of a multicore cable and each conductor shall have its own terminal,
unless special terminals, suitable for multiple connections or fitted with equipotential
cross connectors are used.
D. For each type of incoming and outgoing cable, a suitable terminating arrangement
(such as glands, terminators, and compression fittings) shall be provided; such
terminations shall be suitably arranged for the earthing of all metallic armor, sheaths,
shields and tapes of the cables. Special precaution shall be taken to ensure that no
closed iron magnetic circuits formed around single-core cables or around any cables
liable to carry unbalanced load currents. This shall particularly apply to gland plates.
E. All terminal racks and blocks shall be mounted in accessible positions for inspection
and maintenance, in all cases they shall be spaced at least 300 mm from the floor.
F. As far as applicable, terminals for LV power circuits shall be of the composite type,
fixed on standard profile, DIN 46277 or equal.
H. Terminal strips for auxiliary circuits shall be of the composite type fixed on standard
profile, DIN 46277 or equal.
I. Terminals fitted in accessible cubicles shall provide protection against direct contact
equivalent to IP 20.
16. PAINTING
A. All metallic parts shall be suitably protected against corrosion by means of surface
treatments (galvanized, anodizing, etc.) and/or painting. When installed in the
presence of gases and vapors, such finishes shall be submitted to the Buyer for
approval.
B. Before painting, all metal enclosed switchboards shall be prepared by making the
edges earth smooth and unless the sheet material has an integral anti-corrosive
finish, the entire surface shall be sanded or sand-blasted to a smooth finish. The
painting shall comply with SINCOR specification # CA04-00-00-G-SP-018.
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D. The minimum painting acceptable is one coat primer followed by two coats of
finishing enamel. Surfaces shall be rubbed down between coats. Semi-gloss or
egg-shell finishes are preferred.
17. ACCESSORIES
A complete set of special tools and Manufacturers standard accessories shall be
furnished for the installation, maintenance, test, and operation of the equipment.
B. Item or alphanumeric identification code of main devices and auxiliary devices shall
be clearly labeled. Labels shall not be fixed to with drawable or auxiliary devices.
C. One phenolic nameplate with black lettering on white background, mounted in center
of line-up. Lettering height shall be minimum 12 mm.
b) On the front of panels, identifying each relay, showing the device function
number;
d) On the front of panels, identifying remote trip pushbutton for source breaker
(when provided);
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19. TESTS
A. General
Unless otherwise specified in the MR and Data Sheets, the tests shall be performed
in accordance with IEC - 60439 for LV switchgear, IEC -60298 for MV switchgear and
IEC 60060 - High Voltage test techniques.
a) Three weeks in advance notice shall be given to buyer for required inspection
and testing.
b) The Buyer reserves the right to inspect the equipment at the Manufacturers
plant prior to shipment and to witness routine tests. Inspector may accept or
reject pieces if they are not according to standard or specification.
B. Type tests
Unless otherwise specified in the MR and Data Sheets, a successful type test
on a first production or representative prototype switchgear, where these are
identical, may be accepted as valid for any other switchgear of identical type
and configuration without necessity of repeating it.
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The individual routine tests shall be carried out in order to check that no defect
exists either in the material used in a switchboard or in the construction of the
same.
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verification of wiring;
Tests shall be performed either on the whole switchboard with all its switching
devices closed and all removable parts in their service position, or on a
representative part of it; in this case the representative section shall be complete.
Any special bus bar arrangement, such as a crossover or busbar transition
section shall also be short circuit tested.
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Voltage tests for control and auxiliary circuits shall not be carried out with applied
voltages values lower than the ones specified here below for any type of
application, unless otherwise specified in the particular specification or in the MR
and Data Sheets.
b) Circuits up to and including 1000 V A.C. and 1500 V D.C. (low voltage
circuits):
2 kV for wiring
G. Functional tests
On any complicated circuit, Seller shall arrange suitable provisional circuits and
devices (push-buttons, signaling lamps, relays, etc.) in order to simulate all the
devices which are outside the equipment, but interact with the circuits under test.
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After testing, Seller shall check that all devices are set in accordance with the
design documents. If seals on subsupplied devices have to be broken for setting
or to check their setting, Seller should seek the agreement of the SubSellers to
reseal the devices.
If Seller can provide test certificates of type tests and/or other particular tests,
applicable to the specified switchboard, parts or components and acceptable to
Contractor, the relevant required tests can be omitted, provided that Seller
supplies such certificates and obtain the Buyers approval before the date on
which the tests are due.
C. Seller shall show on the switchboard one-line diagram, all the devices with relevant
item number, type and/or catalogue number and main characteristics.
a) One-line diagram
b) Three-line diagram
f) Schematic diagrams
g) Wiring diagrams
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i) Nameplate schedule
E. Schematic and wiring diagrams shall show identification numbers, letters and/or
colors of all wires and terminals as built.
Seller shall also show on his drawings the power and auxiliary cables, with the
relevant identification numbers, letters and colors in accordance with Contractors
drawings and documents.
F. Total Joule-losses
Seller shall calculate the total Joule-losses while all units of the switchboards are
simultaneously operating at rated conditions, in order to provide data for the
design of the ventilating and/or conditioning system of the electric switchroom.
G. Selectivity studies
Seller shall furnish selectivity curves for all protective devices within his supply
limits, including those on auxiliary circuits.
C. Sellers responsibility and scope of supply shall include the provisions for the
necessary services of specialized personnel, devices and supervision required to
reassemble the switchboard at site.
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