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2.0 RESPONSIBLITIES

- Anyone working in testing location during commission stage must follow the safety
requirements as per SEC rules and CSD employees are responsible for applying
safety rules in all places which they working in.
- Project site engineer is responsible for committing the contractor to prepare testing
and commissioning places to be done in proper climate conditions as per Company
policies, procedures and accepted temperatures the relays, devices and test
equipment can be tested or operated within it.
- Any of CSD staff is responsible for testing activities according to approved
specification and design and he shall not start any test for any Auxiliary Relay until
providing the following:

o Approved test forms.

o Factory Tests certificates.
o Updated Approved final settings.
o Relay manual.
o Approved schematic drawings.
o Protection requirement.
o Test equipment valid calibration certificates.
o Approved Contractor organization chart.
o Contractor staff approved qualification certificates.

- Its responsibility of the commissioning contractors to provide all testing Auxiliary

Relays with its valid calibration certificates that will maybe require applying the
testing / commissioning procedure in proper manner.
- Its responsibility of the CSD Engineer/Technician to check and witness all activities
required for Auxiliary Relays following all of this work instruction.
- CSD Engineer/Technician is responsible for recording status of any test for
Auxiliary Relays in its check list and test form as per the following work instruction.
- Each check list and test form shall be signed by CSD engineer/technician and
testing contractor engineer.

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3.0 Work Instruction of Auxiliary Relays Commissioning and Testing

(Auto Reset Auxiliary Relays (Auto Reset, Hand Reset, Electrically Reset, Bi-Stable,
Trip Lockout Relay (86) & Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))

3.1 General Mechanical Checks and Visual Inspection

Reference / Criteria
Item Description
Limit
1. General Visual Inspection WI-NG-6460-002-056
On Units fitted with hand reset flag indicators, check that the
flag is free to fall before, or just, any contacts closes. Make
2. sure that the reset mechanism in the cover is correctly
located with respect to the relay element and the flag (or
mechanism) can be reset.
Check condition of any connectors, contacts alignment and
3.
travel.
4. Check armature gap.
Check Lockout mechanism. For hand reset
auxiliary relays, Trip
Lockout Relay (86)
5.
and Bi-stable relay
For electrical reset
auxiliary relays
6. Check Reset mechanism.

3.2 Electrical tests

Reference / Criteria
Item Description
Limit
1. General Electrical Tests WI-NG-6460-002-057
2. Check the continuity of the contacts.
3. Check the resistance of all output contacts.
Check the pickup voltage and current of operating Coil. The relay should
4. switch cleanly with
one movement.
5. Check the AUTO-RESET function For auto reset
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auxiliary relays,
Trip Auto Reset Relay
(94)
6. Check the Reset mechanism For hand reset,
Check pick up voltage and current of Reset Coil. For electrically reset
7.
& Bi-stable relay
Check Drop off voltage and current of Reset Coil. For electrically reset &
8.
Bi-stable relay
Check the operating time of the Reset Coil at lowest nominal For electrically reset
9.
supply voltage
Check the operating time of the operate Coil at lowest For electrically reset
10.
nominal supply voltage.
Check Operate Coil and Rest Coil power consumption during For auto reset, hand
operation at nominal rated voltage. reset, Bi-stable,
electrically reset, Trip
11.
Lockout Relay (86),
Trip Auto Reset Relay
(94)
12. Check operate and Reset Coil resistance. For electrically reset
13. Check external Reset input if applicable. For electrically reset
14. Check Change-Over time for contacts which makes/breaks. For Bi-stable relay
15. Check power consumption of operate and Reset Coil. For Bi-stable relay
Verify trip test for circuit breaker and closing block. Trip Lockout Relay
16. (86), Trip Auto Reset
Relay (94)
Check Drop off voltage and current of operating Coil. For auto reset, hand
reset, Bi-stable,
electrically reset, Trip
17.
Lockout Relay (86),
Trip Auto Reset Relay
(94)
Check the operating and Reset time at lower nominal supply
18. voltage.

Check Relay Burden during operation at nominal rated

19.
voltage.
20. Check Operating coil resistance.
21. Check the reset ratio ( reset ratio = drop off / pick up)
22. Check power consumption of the relay.
Perform the functional test of the relay for which it is being
23.
used.
24. Check operation indicator /Flag/LED function.

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4.0 REFERENCES

Index Number /
Title
Reference Number
PR-NG-6460-002 Project Commissioning Procedure
CL-NG-6460-002-059 Check List of Auxiliary Relays Commissioning
WI-NG-6460-002-056 Protection Relays general mechanical checks & visual inspection
WI-NG-6460-002-057 Protection Relays general electrical tests

5.0 REVISION HISTORY

Version Date Brief Description of Change / Annual Review

00 2015-07-01 First issue.

This document shall comply in accordance with the existing Companys Rules and Regulations.
Any modifications therein found not conformance with the document shall be declared invalid.
For clarification and verification on this document, contact the following:

Engr. Yousef Al-Khaldi

Technical Support and Coordination Division
Commissioning Services Department
Technical Services Business Unit
Extension No. 77832 Email: 83452@ngrid.sa

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1.0 Equipment General Data and Information

Substation
Bay/Panel
Equipment Serial No

2.0 General Mechanical Checks and Visual Inspection

Item Description Done Remarks

General Visual Inspection
1. (marked check list as per CL-NG-6460-002-55 should be
attached )
On Units fitted with hand reset flag indicators, check that the
flag is free to fall before, or just, any contacts closes. Make
2. sure that the reset mechanism in the cover is correctly located
with respect to the relay element and the flag (or mechanism)
can be reset.
Check condition of any connectors, contacts alignment and
3.
travel.
4. Check armature gap.
Check Lockout mechanism. (For hand reset auxiliary relays,
5. Trip Lockout Relay (86) and Bi-stable relay
For electrical reset auxiliary relays)
Check Reset mechanism. (For hand reset auxiliary relays,
6. Trip Lockout Relay (86) and Bi-stable relay
For electrical reset auxiliary relays)

3.0 Electrical tests

Item Description Done Remarks

General Electrical Tests
1. (marked check list as per CL-NG-6460-002-56 should be
attached )
2. Check the continuity of the contacts.
3. Check the resistance of all output contacts.
Check the pick-up voltage and current of operating Coil. (The
4.
relay should switch cleanly with one movement.)

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Check the AUTO-RESET function.( For auto reset auxiliary

5. relays, Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))
6. Check the Reset mechanism. (For hand reset)
Check pick up voltage and current of Reset Coil. (For
7.
electrically reset & Bi-stable relay)
Check Drop off voltage and current of Reset Coil. (For
8.
electrically reset & Bi-stable relay)
Check the operating time of the Reset Coil at lowest nominal
9.
supply voltage. (For electrically reset )
Check the operating time of the operate Coil at lowest
10.
nominal supply voltage. (For electrically reset)
Check Operate Coil and Rest Coil power consumption during

operation at nominal rated voltage. (For auto reset, hand
11.
reset, Bi-stable, electrically reset, Trip Lockout Relay(86), Trip
Auto Reset Relay(94))
Check operate and Reset Coil resistance. (For electrically
12.
reset)
Check external Reset input if applicable. (For electrically
13.
reset)
Check Change-Over time for contacts which makes/breaks.
14.
(For Bi-stable relay)
Check power consumption of operate and Reset Coil. (For Bi-
15.
stable relay)
Verify trip test for circuit breaker and closing block. (Trip
16.
Lockout Relay (86), Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))
Check Drop off voltage and current of operating Coil. (For
17. auto reset, hand reset, Bi-stable, electrically reset, Trip
Lockout Relay (86), Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))
Check the operating and Reset time at lower nominal supply
18. voltage. (For auto reset, hand reset, Bi-stable, electrically
reset, Trip Lockout Relay (86), Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))
Check Relay Burden during operation at nominal rated
19. voltage. (For auto reset, hand reset, Bi-stable, electrically
reset, Trip Lockout Relay (86), Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))
Check Operating coil resistance. (For auto reset, hand reset,
20. Bi-stable, electrically reset, Trip Lockout Relay (86), Trip Auto
Reset Relay (94))
Check the reset ratio (reset ratio = drop off / pick up). (For
21. auto reset, hand reset, Bi-stable, electrically reset, Trip
Lockout Relay (86), Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))
Check power consumption of the relay. (For auto reset, hand
22.
reset, Bi-stable, electrically reset, Trip Lockout Relay (86),
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Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))

Perform the functional test of the relay for which it is being
23. used. (For auto reset, hand reset, Bi-stable, electrically reset,
Trip Lockout Relay (86), Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))
Check operation indicator /Flag/LED function. (For auto reset,
24. hand reset, Bi-stable, electrically reset, Trip Lockout Relay
(86), Trip Auto Reset Relay (94))

CSD Contractor T&C Contractor

Name
Sign.

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