Design Basis Memorandum

Table of Contents

1. ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ...................................................................................................... 4

1.1 General ............................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 Equipment Degrees of Protection ................................................................................................... 4
1.3 System Voltages and Frequency ..................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Allowable Voltage Drop in Cables ................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Power plant Generation / Distribution philosophy ......................................................................... 5
1.6 Design of electrical substations ....................................................................................................... 5
1.7 General switchgear requirements ................................................................................................... 5
1.8 Medium Voltage Switchgear ........................................................................................................... 6
1.9 Low Voltage Switchgear and MCC................................................................................................... 6
1.10 Fault levels of LV/MV switchgear .................................................................................................... 8
1.11 Lighting panels and small distribution boards ................................................................................ 8
1.12 UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) ................................................................................................. 8
1.13 DC supply system ............................................................................................................................ 9
1.14 Distribution Transformers ............................................................................................................. 10
1.15 Variable Speed Drives.................................................................................................................... 10
1.16 Electric Motors .............................................................................................................................. 11
1.17 Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) .............................................................................................. 12
1.18 ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Load Management System A dedicated PLC based load management system shall be
provided to achieve smooth operation of simultaneous operation of generators. It shall also handle
the load management in case of generator(s) tripping. ..................................................................... 12
1.19 Power Cables and installation ....................................................................................................... 12
Medium Voltage Cables ........................................................................................................ 12
Low Voltage Cables ............................................................................................................... 13
Earthing cables ...................................................................................................................... 13
Instrument Cables ................................................................................................................. 13
Cable Sizing............................................................................................................................ 13
Cables Installation Criteria .................................................................................................... 14
1.20 Lighting .......................................................................................................................................... 15

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Lighting Distribution .............................................................................................................. 15

1.21 Lighting types ................................................................................................................................ 15

1.22 Illumination Level .......................................................................................................................... 16
1.23 Electrical Protection System .......................................................................................................... 16
Generators ............................................................................................................................ 16
Transformer Feeders ............................................................................................................. 17
LV Motors .............................................................................................................................. 17
LV Feeders, Power and Convenience Sockets ....................................................................... 17
1.24 Fire Alarm System.......................................................................................................................... 17
1.25 Electrical Power System Studies.................................................................................................... 18
1.26 Electrical and Instrument Grounding ............................................................................................ 18
1.27 Instrumentation and Control ........................................................................................................ 18
Control System ...................................................................................................................... 18
Alarms and Trends:................................................................................................................ 19
Field Instrumentation ............................................................................................................ 19
Junction Boxes ....................................................................................................................... 20
Inspections ............................................................................................................................ 20
Inspections of Electrical and Instrument equipment shall, as minimum, conform to agreed inspection
plan agreed between EP Contractor and the Client during EP contract ...................................................... 20
Commissioning ...................................................................................................................... 20

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1. ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENT SYSTEM

1.1 General
The design criteria shall be governed by the following principles:
a) Personnel and equipment safety.
b) Environmental conditions of the site.
c) Reliability of supply.
d) Redundancy built in electrical system.
e) Reduction of spaces, weights and cost.
f) Easiness of management, operation and maintenance.
g) Adequate flexibility for future installations and interchangeability.
h) Standardization and availability of components.
i) No risk of fire.

1.2 Equipment Degrees of Protection

Equipment will generally comply with the following degrees of protection, in accordance with IEC 60529.
Equipment located in indoor areas such as Electrical Control Room, Building IP31
Areas, etc.
Equipment located outdoors IP65
(excluding Low Voltage motors).
Low voltage motor enclosures/terminal boxes IP55

1.3 System Voltages and Frequency

Electrical equipment shall be suitable for the following electrical distribution systems as applicable. The
system frequency is 50 Hz.

Service Rated Voltage Phase/Wire

In house Power Generation 6.3 KV 3/3
Medium voltage 6.3 KV 3/3
distribution
Low voltage distribution 400 V, 230 V 3/4 , 1/3
Motors over 185 kW 6.3 KV 3/3
Motors ~ up 400 V 3/3
to 185 kW
Lighting fixtures 230 V 1/3
Power (welding) sockets 400 V 3/5
Convenience receptacles 230 V 1/3
Control circuits
- MV switchgear 110 V DC
- LV switchgear 230 V AC
UPS for instrumentation 230 V AC

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 Note: Critical motors e.g. Lube oil supply or emergency requirement can be considered at 110 V
DC.
Permissible voltage and frequency variations are:
Steady state (long-term) voltage variation ± 5.0%
Steady state (long-term) frequency variation ± 2%

1.4 Allowable Voltage Drop in Cables

The maximum allowable voltage drops in cables during stable conditions, as a percentage of against
system voltage at rated load, shall be as follows:

6.3 kV power distributions 2%

400/230 volt power distribution 2.5 %
400 volt motors 4.0 %
400 volt motors during startup 15 %

1.5 Power plant Generation / Distribution philosophy

Power will be generated by multiple Gas engines whose capacity shall meet the load requirement

Power rating of single unit should be such that it can start the plant largest motor in worst case scenario.

Short circuit rating of switchgear should be such that all generation units are operating in parallel along
with WHR of 12 MW (to be confirmed later).

Each generating unit should be equipped with its individual control and protection panel. Load sharing
module and load management system should be provided by supplier.

1.6 Design of electrical substations

Electrical switchgear will be installed indoor rooms. Electrical Substations would be with cable cellars i.e.
2.5 meters above ground for access of cable laying and termination. Medium Voltage and Low voltage
switchgears can be installed in common rooms. Spare floor space should be provided for future
extension on each side of panels. Standard space should be maintained between two different bus
sections for safety and reliability.

Substations will be equipped with HVAC system. Fire alarm and detection system will be installed inside
substation building along with fire extinguishers.

1.7 General switchgear requirements

All switchboards will have single bus bar, free standing, air-insulated, metal clad design.
All the switching devices breakers including Incoming, outgoing and bus-tie will be withdraw able. The
design of all switchboards will allow equipping of spare modules/cubicles with feeder or starter
equipment to be carried out without requiring that the switchboard to be shutdown.

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1.8 Medium Voltage Switchgear

Medium voltage switchgear will be air insulated, metal clad type equipped with draw-out type circuit
breakers. These breakers will be required switching of transformers supplying power to other
substations and MV motors and capacitor banks.

Switchgear will be type tested in accordance with IEEE standards.Medium

Voltage switchgear will be divided into following compartments.

 Cable compartments
 Bus bar compartments
 Switching device compartment
 Control compartment

Bus bar compartment should be separated between different bus sections.

Circuit breaker insulation media will be vacuum.

Circuit breaker shall be operated by stored energy mechanism which is normally charged by electric
motor and can also be manually charged by handle in case of emergency operation.

All instrument transformers (CT & PT) shall meet the relevant IEEE standards.

At each bus section surge arrestors should be provided.

Low voltage compartment shall be equipped with relevant monitoring, protective, alarm and controlling
facilities.

Earthing switch should be provided for each breaker which can only be operated in DE energized
condition.

Space heaters in each panel and ventilation fans should be provided where necessary.

Lock out arrangement should be available for each breaker.

The number of equipped spares provided in the MV Switchgear will generally be based on 10% of
installed numbers of feeders at each bus section, with a minimum of one of each type.

1.9 Low Voltage Switchgear and MCC

The 400V switchboard bus bar system will be rated for the total average demand of LV loads including
but not limited to the general area lighting and building electrification loads, inclusive of a 20% spare
capacity.

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Draw out type air insulated LV switchgear will be used for low voltage distribution. Outgoing feeders will
be standard modules of different size and rating, thus providing interchangeability of modules.

Following standard type feeders will be provided:

 Incoming feeder Modular draw out type Air Circuit Breaker

 Bus Tie feeder Modular draw out type Air Circuit Breaker

Note:- Air Circuit Breakers should be equipped with ETU (Electronic Trip Unit) for protection against
thermal overload, over current, short circuit and ground fault.

Following types of standard feeders should be included in MCC.

 Motor Feeder Draw out type will consist of

 MCCB with adjustable magnetic release
 Contactor
 Intelligent motor protection device
 Control plug
 Axillary relays

 Power Feeder Draw out type will consist of

 Welding socket Feeder
 MCCB with adjustable magnetic release
 Fuses should be provided where necessary
Draw out type will consist of
 MCCB with adjustable magnetic release
 RCD device for human safety

Cable compartment shall be arranged at the side of each outgoing feeder section. Separate terminals
per outgoing feeder module shall be provided for incoming control, metering and auxiliary lines.

LV feeders will be provided with nameplate at the front side for identification. Door should be grounded
by separate grounding strips.

It should be provided with adequate clearance from live parts so flash -over cannot be caused by
switching, vermin, pests, etc.

At design inception, a 10% design contingency, and a 10% operating margin will be applied to the initial
total average demand, and the resultant figure will be used for the initial sizing of distribution
equipment (transformer).
The number of equipped spares provided in the LV Switchgear will generally be based on 10% of
installed numbers of each motor starter module and feeder size, with a minimum of one of each size.

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1.10 Fault levels of LV/MV switchgear

In assessing the maximum system fault levels, it will be assumed that the following plant will contribute:
a) All ‘duty’ drives on the same voltage level as the fault.
b) In addition, it will be assumed that the bus tie on MV switchboard is closed and all the diesel
generators are in operation.

The electrical distribution system will be designed to limit fault levels to the maximum calculated values,
and switchgear will be selected that has fault ratings equivalent to or in excess of these ratings. The
following table shows a preliminary assessment of expected short circuit levels. Actual calculations will
be based on actual equipment parameters and shall be updated during detailed design.

Voltage Level Short Circuit Rating

6.3 KV 31.5 KA, 3 Sec
400 V 65 KA, 3 Sec

1.11 Lighting panels and small distribution boards

Lighting and Small Power boards will feed all plant lighting fixtures, all single and three phase
convenience/power outlets rated 16 Amps, and any miscellaneous utility power supplies.

Miniature circuits breakers will provide outgoing circuit isolation and protection facilities.

All small power circuits feeding general purpose (convenience) outlets will have residual current
protection.

Power to the lighting chassis section of the distribution board will be switched through a photocell-
controlled contactor. An over-ride facility will be provided on the distribution board or elsewhere within
the electrical room, to enable manual switching of the lighting.

The lighting / small power Distribution boards shall be fed from main LV switchgear Panel.

1.12 UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply)

An uninterrupted power supply (UPS) shall be supplied for:
 PLCs
 HMIs
 Motor and Process Control Interface
 Management and Information Systems
 Field instrumentation and analyzers
 Emergency lighting
 Fire Alarm System

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UPS consists of:

 Rectifier (1+1) Redundant
 Inverter (1+1) Redundant
 Manual and Static by-pass switch (SBS)
 Battery
 AC distribution board
 Bypass transformer

Preferably maintenance-free or low-maintenance batteries shall be used. The UPS shall

be provided with a microprocessor-based unit showing status, measurements and
messages. Battery banks will be sized for 4hrs backup time.

During normal operation, the equipment served by the UPS shall be fed by the static
inverter. The inverter is fed from a rectifier unit fed by the mains and a float-charged
battery. The rectifier supplies the power to the inverter and the float-charging current
for the battery.
In the event of a mains power failure, there is no necessity to transfer any of the
electrical equipment as the inverter continues to be supplied with power from the
battery. When the mains power supply is restored, the rectifier unit supplies the
charging current for the battery and powers the inverter.
In case of failure of the inverter the static bypass switch (SBS) shall perform an
automatic transfer of the load from the inverter to the bypass source with no
interruption in power supply to the connected AC load.

The UPS systems will have dual incomers, one side being fed from the ‘normal’ 400V switchboard system,
and the other side and mains bypass transformer, being fed from the ‘Essential/Emergency’ 400V
switchboard bus.

1.13 DC supply system

The DC power supply serves as an uninterruptible power supply for e.g.: control of
incomers/ couplers/ feeders within HV/MV switchgears/ MV Motor Control and control
of incomers/ couplers/ feeders within LV switchgear/ LV MCC.
The DC power supply consists of:
 Rectifiers (1+1) Redundant
 Battery
 DC distribution board

During normal operation, the DC equipment is supplied with power by the rectifier set,
the battery being float charged. In case of mains power failure, the battery continues to
supply power to the electrical equipment. Upon restoration of the mains or feed from

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emergency generator, the battery charger recommences to supply power to the

electrical equipment and simultaneously recharges the battery.

The DC UPS system will consist of 2x100% rated rectifiers and 1x100% rated battery bank. The one
rectifier will be fed from the ‘normal’ 400V switchboard system, and the other from the
‘Essential/Emergency’ 400V switchboard.
Battery banks will be sized to provide 4hrs backup power on loss of AC supply.

1.14 Distribution Transformers

Distribution transformer will be oil type, cooling mechanism ONAN, having cast resin encapsulated
windings, 6.3/0.4 kV, 3Phase, 50 Hz, Dyn 11 vector group.
The transformer may be located outdoor under the shed under in transformer cell with surrounded by
brick walls and access gates in ambient temperature condition specified in specifications; the
transformer capacity shall be based on continuous operation and an average winding temperature rise
by ANSI C57 considering the high ambient temperature. The winding hottest spot temperature shall not
exceed 70 °C.

Name plates shall be placed on the outside of each transformer identifying the service by name and
equipment number. In addition, nameplates shall identify each device on the instrument panel and
other devices such as instrument transformer, fuse etc. inside the enclosure.

Transformer MV connections will be via cables. Transformers will be equipped with No Load Tap changer.
The voltage adjustment range would be ± 5.0%.

The distribution transformer shall be sized to supply for the maximum demand of LV loads connected to
the associated switchgear plus 20% spare capacity for future expansion at ambient temperature.
The transformer kVA rating shall be chosen as far as possible in accordance with the standard sizes as
per IEC 60076 recommendations.

1.15 Variable Speed Drives

Digitalized frequency controlled static converters shall be used to supply power to variable speed three
phase motors. Converters shall be accommodated in metal enclosed cabinets, integrated within low
voltage MCC line-up or in case of low powers in wall mounted units.

The main components of static converter are

 Rectifier
 DC link
 Inverter
 Regulating Devices
 Control Devices
 Monitoring facilities

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 Harmonic Filters

The converter shall be fed by an outgoing feeder at MCC.

Control and monitoring shall be microprocessor based. The operator panel serves the entering control
parameters and indication and alarm values shall be accessible from front of cabinet.

1.16 Electric Motors

Electrical motors shall be outdoor use, industry type, 3 phase squirrel cage induction motors.
 Motors shall be designed to operate for a periods of not less than 5 minutes at a voltage of 25 %
below the normal values and at nominal frequency without injurious overheating.
 The starting current at full voltage for LV motors shall not exceed 600% of rated current.
 The starting current at full voltage for MV motors shall not exceed 600% of rated current.
 The motors, when specified, shall be designed to apply re-acceleration due to the voltage dip
and re-starting after power restoring.
 Generally the motors shall be 3 phase, asynchronous cage induction type, totally enclosed fan
cooled (TEFC), with fan directly mounted on the motor shaft.
 All motors will be continuously rated, and will be suitable for direct-on-line starting.
 When variable frequency drive (VFD) is used for motor control, motors shall be suitable for VFD
starting and one bearing must be insulated.
 Energy efficient motors are required for any continuous duty application, where available.
 All motors will at minimum have class F insulation, and be rated for operation having a class B
temperature rise, adjusted for the site ambient design temperature of 50˚C.
 The minimum degree of protection for motor enclosures will be IP55 to IEC60529 including
motor terminal boxes.
 Motor should be selected for corresponding hazardous areas classification.
 Anti-condensation heaters shall be provided to motors greater than 75kW rating.
 Motors greater than 150 KW should be equipped with winding temperature element.
 Motors greater than 200 KW should be equipped with bearing temperature element.

Motors shall be equipped with local control stations with padlock facilities in the off position. Where
motors are fitted with anti-condensation heaters, a heaters safety switch shall be installed adjacent to
the motor remote control unit. Local isolators, if used, shall have padlock facilities in the off mode.

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1.17 Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG)

Emergency Generator set must consist of following components

 Diesel Engine
 Generator
 Air intake and exhaust air system
 Starting system (Battery and Charger)
 Control and Monitoring functions

It should be able to start automatically within reasonable time after occurrence of blackout.

Capacity estimation has to be provided with the EP proposal.

Generator should be three phase synchronous type with brushless exciter suitable for parallel operation
with other generators / grid.

Output voltage of generator should be 415 V with power rating based on 0.8 inductive power factor.

Winding insulation class should be F or H with correspondingly temperature rise of class B.

Fuel system should be designed with day fuel tank having capacity of 10 hours continuous operation at
rated load.

1.18

Load Management System

A dedicated PLC based load management system shall be provided to achieve smooth operation of
simultaneous operation of generators. It shall also handle the load management in case of generator(s)
tripping.

1.19 Power Cables and installation

Cables shall be selected according to following criteria

 Purpose (Power supply cable, control cable, communication cable etc.)

 Rated Voltage
 Current carrying capacity
 Ambient conditions
 Cable laying conditions

Medium Voltage Cables

Copper conductor shall be used. XLPE insulated cable shall be used with copper screen and PVC/MDPE
outer sheath. Cables sheathing insulation will be flame-retardant as per IEC60332-3-24, Category C.

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All cables for outdoor installation buried will have steel wire armour construction. Cables for indoor
installation laid in cable tray can be unarmored.
Cable glands shall be suitable for the type of cable.

Low Voltage Cables

Copper conductor shall be used. PVC insulated cable shall be used with PVC/MDPE outer sheath. Cables
sheathing insulation will be flame-retardant as per IEC60332-3-24, Category C.

All cables for outdoor installation buried will have steel wire armour construction. Cables for indoor
installation laid in cable tray can be unarmored.
Cable glands shall be suitable for the type of cable.

Earthing cables
Earthing cables shall be stranded copper conductor, PVC sheathed, colored yellow/green.

Instrument Cables
Copper conductor shall be used. PVC insulated cable shall be used. Cables sheathing insulation will be
flame-retardant as per IEC60332-3-24, Category C.
Analog cables shall be shielded with individual pair and overall shielding.
Cable glands shall be suitable for the type of cable.

Cable Sizing
The cable shall be sized based on the thermal limits in normal service conditions, and the maximum
allowable voltage drops in the circuit.

The current carrying capacity (thermal limit) of cables in normal service conditions shall take into
account the de-rating due to the laying conditions or grouping.

The current rating of the circuit for cable sizing shall be as follows:
 The transformer primary and secondary cables shall be rated based on a current equal to the
rated current of the transformer.
 The cables to switchgear and/or panel boards without step down transformer shall have a
current carrying capacity equal to the maximum demand of loads connected to the
switchgear/panel board.
 The motor feeder cables shall be sized based on the 100% of motor nameplate rated current.

All the remaining cables not mentioned above shall have a current carrying capacity equal to the
maximum current demand of continuous duration.
Cable arrangement shall be in general so designed that the de-rating factor due to grouping of cables
shall not be less than 0.6 for above ground installation and 0.4 for underground installation.

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The minimum conductor sizes shall be follows:

 Low voltage power cable to load : 2.5 mm2

 Control/Instrument cable : 1.5 mm2
 Lighting cable : 2.5 mm2
 Lighting cable within building : 1.5 mm2
 Cable for convenience outlet : 2.5 mm2
 MV power cable : 35 mm2

Cables Installation Criteria

In principle, cable shall be laid in cable trays for outdoor installation, unless otherwise specified.
Process area: Cable trays (Separate trays for MV, LV and control)
Unpaved area: Directly buried with protection tile
Road crossing: In duct bank
For above grade cable ways, ladder type cable tray or perforated cable tray shall be applied.

Power cables shall be run in a continuous length from the power source to the load.
MV and LV single core cables shall be laid in trefoil groups with 150 mm spacing between trefoils. On
trays or racks MV cables shall be segregated from the LV cables.

Cables shall be installed underground in trenches in a single layer as far as possible. Power, control, and
instrument cables will be buried minimum 600mm below grade and MV cables will be buried minimum
750mm.

Underground cable routes shall be designed to avoid close pipe crossings and adjacent runs with
underground pipelines, i.e. a clear distance of at least 300 mm between cable and pipe (including
insulation) shall be maintained. Cables should cross underneath buried pipelines except where the
depth measured at the top of the pipeline is more than 1 meter.

Appropriate cable route markers shall be used to indicate the underground cable laying. Cable tags shall
be used to identify the cables in the trenches or in the cable trays at both ends of the cables.
Intermediate tags shall be used at every 30m distance from the electrical room end to the consumer
side. The tags shall also be used on either end of the road crossing for underground cabling.

At road crossings and cables emerging from floors or soil rigid PVC conduits shall be used for mechanical
protection.

All penetrations of underground cables into the electrical room walls shall be through conduits suitably
sealed (silicon foam) to be water tight.

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Cables shall be installed mainly on extra heavy duty execution of hot dipped galvanized steel ladder type
trays in accordance with BS. The cable tray as specified NEMA class 20B is minimum requirement. For
branches from the cable tray or when cable are small number, cables shall be installed on hot dip
galvanized perforated cable tray or steel conduit.

Cable trays may be installed without removable top covers allowing adequate ventilation except where:
 Mechanical damage of the cables is likely to occur during plant maintenance.
 Oil or chemical spillage or dirt accumulation can be expected.

The cable shall not run close to parallel hot lines or large high temperature surfaces. Whenever
practicable, a 300 mm spacing shall be maintained.

6.3 kV and 400V cables are preferably installed on the separate tray. Where they are installed on the
same tray, the metal plates (diverters) shall be fixed between 6.3 kVand 400Vcables.

Duct bank system shall be used for road crossing. Duct bank shall be PVC or non-metallic pipes encased
in concrete of at least 50 mm thickness.

The top of the concrete encasement shall be at least 600 mm below grade where the duct banks cross
the road. Burial depth of duct bank may be reduced where duct bank is installed free from the heavy
loads.

1.20 Lighting

Lighting Distribution
Normal lighting will be fed from small power distribution board connected to 400V Switchboard.
Normal lighting will be photocell controlled, with manual override facilities.

Essential lighting will also be power fed from the 400V LV switchboards. However each of these
luminaries will be fitted with a battery pack that will provide 1hour of power for one tube of the fitting.
These luminaries will be positioned to illuminate escape routes and emergency exits.

1.21 Lighting types

Luminaries in the more dense areas of the compression plant will generally be twin tube, two pin
fluorescent types, having electronic ballasts.

In open and laydown areas, floodlights will be utilized. Floodlights will be high pressure sodium type.
Metal halide may also be considered as an alternate.

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Fluorescent luminaries will operate at 230VAC. Floodlights will operate at 230VAC voltage, and any
requirement to balance loads across the three-phase distribution system.

1.22 Illumination Level

Average illumination levels will be designed in accordance with the values given below.

The design will allow for a maintenance level of 0.7. Illumination levels are at 1.0 meters above floor level.
Area Lux
Process area. 150
Stairways, walkways, instrument stands. 50
At front of switchboards, local control panels, controller cabinets. 300
General lighting in switch room, instrument equipment room. 200
Electrical Room, Instrumentation Cabinet Room and Central Control Room. 400
Outdoor tank areas. Open Yards 30
Offices, first aid areas, reading areas. 500
Storerooms, warehouses. 75

1.23 Electrical Protection System

The electrical relay protection system will be designed to perform the following functions:

a) Isolate the faulted section quickly.

b) Minimize damage to the faulted section.
c) Prevent loss of stability of the generation and distribution system.
d) Minimize any disturbance to the healthy sections of the plant.
e) Protect personnel.

Generators
Following protections shall be considered for the generators:

a) Inverse definite minimum time over current.

b) Inverse definite minimum time earth fault.
c) Differential phase and earth fault protection.
d) Winding over-temperature detection.
e) Reverse power protection.
f) Under frequency detection.
g) Over and under voltage protection

h) loss of excitation

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Transformer Feeders
Following protections shall be considered as minimum:

a) Inverse definite minimum time overcurrent.

b) Earth fault.
c) Winding over-temperature detection.
d) Inter-tripping from downstream LV distribution.

LV Motors
Following protections shall be considered as minimum:

a) LV Circuit breaker short circuit protection.

b) Earth fault.
c) Thermal overload protection.
d) Phase imbalance protection.

LV Feeders, Power and Convenience Sockets

Protection will include:

a) Short circuit protection by circuit breaker.

b) Earth fault.

1.24 Fire Alarm System

The fire alarm system shall comply with requirements of relevant codes and standards applicable for the
project. The fire alarm system is a standalone system. The system should comprise of:

 alarm initiating devices (manual and/or automatic)

 alarm notification appliances
 control panel
 annunciator panel
 wiring
 power supply unit

The alarm is initiated automatically and/or manually (manual call points).

Substations shall be equipped with fire detectors. Plant areas shall be protected by manual push buttons.
The initiators shall be connected to alarm loops and signal individually. Automatic and non- automatic
initiators can be connected to the same loops.
The fire alarm initiators shall be either addressable type or connected to alarm lines in such a manner
that the location of a fire is immediately identifiable.
All alarm loops and essential modules of the fire alarm system shall be permanently monitored. In case
of alarm initiation, the signal will be indicated on the fire alarm control and annunciator panels.

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Electric power supply

The Fire alarm system shall be supplied with power from the normal power supply system. In case of
power failure, the system's own, secured power supply will maintain operation. In case of power supply
failure, system’s own secured power supply or UPS shall maintain the system operational.

1.25 Electrical Power System Studies

Following electrical studies to be carried out

1. Load Flow
2. Ground Fault and Neutral Grounding Resistor w.r.t charging current of cables
3. Short Circuit
4. Protection Coordination
5. Motor Start
6. Harmonics
7. Arc Flash

1.26 Electrical and Instrument Grounding

Earthing network shall be developed with separate earthing pits and network for electrical and
instrument systems.

Electrical/equipment earthing resistance shall be less than 1 ohm.

All the metallic equipment shall be externally grounded via

1.27 Instrumentation and Control

Control System

Each engine and generator will be equipped with its independent PLC for protection and control of the
unit. Local Auxiliary panels will be provided with each unit for operation through field.
Spare capacity of minimum 10% shall be kept for all the control system components.

The Control System will be located in the Control room where it will provide HMI interface to the
operator and communicate with the following devices/systems.
 All field devices Plant
 Package Monitoring signals via data communication links for alarms and indications.

Local HMI Interfaces/Control Stations in the field shall be provided where necessary for smooth plant
operations.

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Each control system shall be capable to handle the following control and supervisory tasks, as a
minimum:

1. Motor sequence control and interlocking

2. Indication of operation status on mimic diagram
3. Machine supervision and protection
4. Analogue value reading and limit supervision
5. Integration of production values
6. Indication of alarms and messages in clear text on monitors
7. Handling of control commands from control consoles

Alarms and Trends:

Alarms:
No events or alarms shall be lost by the system. Alarms shall be date and time stamped. List generating
tool with filter function (Documentation tool) shall be available. Alarms and event logs shall be available
for at least last 3 days with archive and retrieve option.

Real time Trend Indication:

It shall be possible to present process values in form of trend curves, each picture presenting a minimum
of 3 to 6 curves shall be selectable with dedicated commands. Minimum scan time shall be less than 10
seconds.

Field Instrumentation

The field devices comprise all electrical equipment in the field necessary for accurate analogue and
digital measuring required for the control and supervision of the plant which shall also include closed
circuit TV for burner, cooler and mill feed systems. The field instrumentation shall be SMART, HART
devices. Field instrumentation shall be generating 4~20 mAmp signals and transmitted to Central
Control Station for treatment. All instruments shall be provided with isolation valves. Manifolds will be
considered where necessary. Instruments installed in potentially explosive environment shall be suitable
for respective ATEX zone application.

Field devices must be of proven design and make and must meet the environmental conditions
prevailing in the plant. They must be, as far as possible, of the same make and type. The standardization
shall cover, as a minimum the instrument selection (e.g. sizes, materials, manufacturers etc), instrument
installation and hook-ups (e.g. sizes, connections, tubing and fittings etc.), instrument cables and
junction box (e.g. types, sizes etc.)

Field devices shall conform to the following general design criteria:

1. Dust proof conforming to NEMA 4/IP65

2. Water proof conforming to NEMA 4/IP65

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3. Wiping action on contacts (self-cleaning)

4. Housing preferably made of metal, electronic equipment to be protected against shortwave
radio interferences. Covers shall fit easily and screws to be secured against loss.
5. All instruments should comply with the design pressure and temperature conditions.
6. Resistant against vibration (contact pressure)
7. Suitable for a wide ambient temperature range
8. Mounting By screw, mounting holes to be sealed, adequate mechanical and (if required)
heat/radiation protection to be included.
9. Avoid, where possible, specialized instruments which will possibly require an overseas specialist
to be flown in for servicing and maintenance. Instrument design should allow quick and easy
replacement.
10. Any materials which are not inherently corrosion-resistant must be protected by painting
accordingly.

Junction Boxes:
All junction boxes, unless otherwise specified, shall be of heavy duty polyethylene, stainless steel or
fibre enforced plastic with swing doors, and shall have a minimum protection of IP65 and where
required certified to explosion protection.

The front cover of all junction boxes shall have a permanently attached nameplate, on which the
junction box tag number is engraved. The box tag number shall also be noted inside the permanently
mounted part of the box.

Instrument/Electrical wiring should be such to avoid any interference and noise from Junction Box till
Control Room.

Inspections
Inspections of Electrical and Instrument equipment shall, as minimum, conform to agreed inspection
plan agreed between EP Contractor and the Client during EP contract.

Commissioning
Commissioning of critical equipment shall be supervised by the OEM engineer and shall be incorporated
and planned accordingly.

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