48 TMSS 05 R0

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Date of Approval: August 21, 2006
48-TMSS-05, Rev. 0 TRANSMISSION MATERIALS STANDARD SPECIFICATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 SCOPE

2.0 CROSS REFERENCES

3.0 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS

4.0 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

4.1 General

4.2 Design Criteria

4.3 Ratings

4.4 Materials

4.5 Fabrication

4.6 Mounting Details

4.7 Painting

4.8 Marking

5.0 TESTS

5.1 Type (Design) Tests

5.2 Routine (Production) Tests

6.0 DATA SCHEDULE

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1.0 SCOPE

This Transmission Material Standard Specification (TMSS) specifies the minimum
technical requirements for the design, engineering, manufacture, inspection, testing
and performance of Pilot Cable Termination Equipment to be installed indoors in the
transmission system of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Arabia.

2.0 CROSS REFERENCES

This Material Standard Specification shall be read in conjunction with the SEC
General Specification No. 01-TMSS-01 titled General Requirements for all
Equipment/Material which shall be considered as an integral part of this TMSS.

This TMSS shall also be read in conjunction with SEC Purchase Order or Contract
Schedules for project as applicable.

3.0 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS

The latest revision/amendments of the following codes and standards shall be
applicable for the equipment/materials covered in this TMSS. In case of conflict, the
vendor/manufacturer may propose equipment/material conforming to one group of
Industry Codes and Standards quoted hereunder without jeopardizing the requirements
of this TMSS.

3.1 IEC 60216 Guide for the determination of Thermal Endurance Properties of
Electrical Insulating Materials: List of Materials and available
Tests

3.2 IEC 60529 Classification of Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures

3.3 IEEE 487 Guide for the Protection of Wire Line Communication Facilities
Serving Electric Power Stations

3.4 ISO 898/1 Mechanical Properties of Fasteners Part I: Bolts, Screws and
Studs

3.5 UL 50 Cabinets and Boxes


4.1 General

4.1.1 Pilot Termination Equipment, shall include hot panels, lightning
arrestors, pilot cable isolation shelves, pilot cable isolation cards,
power supplies/transformers and meters which shall be cabinet
mounted, as well as associated terminals and cabling.



4.1.2 The power supply unit shall be an integral part of the Pilot Cable
Termination Unit, installed internally. The internal power supply
module shall be provided with dry contact for remote alarm
monitoring. Duplicated power supply unit shall be provided, with one
unit as a back in case there is failure in the other unit.

4.1.3 The Pilot Cable Termination Equipment shall accommodate the pilot
wire cable supplied under 48-TMSS-01.

4.1.4 The Pilot Cable Isolation cabinet assembly shall be a stand-alone unit
(cabinet).The Hot Panel/Lightning Arrestor assembly shall be a wall
mounted backboard, with lightning arrestors, hot panels, and
interconnected wiring mounted on the backboard. The backboard
provided shall be capable of withstanding the heat dissipated by the
pilot cable terminal unit, without damage and without creating a fire
hazard.

4.1.5 The non-metallic frame of the Pilot Cable Termination Isolation
Cabinet assembly shall have sufficient strength and rigidity to match
the intended purpose but shall not fall below the minimum thickness
requirement of UL-50.

4.1.6 Insulating materials shall be non-hygroscopic.

4.1.7 All parts of equal size and isolation rating shall be interchangeable.

4.1.8 Cabling, adjustments and future repair activities shall be readily done
from the front.

4.1.9 All bolted electrical joints shall be secured by tinned copper or tinned
copper-alloy bolts/connectors. Other bolts and studs shall be plated as
specified in 01TMSS-01 and shall have locking features. Bolts and
studs shall be of minimum property class 4.6 per ISO R898/1.

4.1.10 A suitable danger sign as approved by SEC shall be provided on the
cabinet.

4.2 Design Criteria

4.2.1 The Pilot Cable Termination Equipment, shall be of manufacturers
standard design and shall meet or exceed the requirements of this
specification in all respects.

4.2.2 The Pilot Cable Termination Equipment, shall contain isolation
devices which are designed for installation between a pilot cable and
communication equipment at an electric substation. It shall also be
suitable for installation between a central SCADA and protection
monitoring location and a remote point at a substation.


4.2.3 The equipment shall isolate high voltage faults or transients which
may occur on either side of the line, from getting to the other side.
While providing this isolation, the devices shall be fully transparent
to switching circuits and signaling. Suitable interface devices shall be
provided to enable AC and DC signaling over telephone circuits.

4.2.4 The Pilot Cable Termination Equipment, shall provide transient spike
isolation from lightning or switching transients up to 65kV. It shall be
able to withstand a continuous fault (or short circuit) of up to 20kV
GPR for five seconds between the station and pilot cable sides of the
unit.

4.2.5 The Pilot Cable Isolation Cabinet shall also contain AC and DC
power equipment for operation of SCADA and the isolation devices.

4.3 Ratings

4.3.1 Pilot Cable Isolation Cabinet

Isolation Resistance : Infinity

Longitudinal Surge : 65kV
(Transient voltage isolation with
1.2 x 50 sec test wave)

Metallic Surge : 3kV max.

Insulation Voltage (Class A) : 20kV
rms

(Steady State continuous voltage
isolation while enabling normal
uninterrupted communication and
signalling for five seconds)

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) : >200,000 hours

4.3.2 Isolation Modules applicable to all isolation cards Steady state,
continuous voltage isolation shall be maintained while enabling
normal uninterrupted communication and signalling. All isolation and
voltage igures are valid for positive or negative voltages. Isolation
Resistance : Infinity

Longitudinal Surge : 65kV

Metallic Surge : 3kV max.
Insulation Voltage : 20kV
rms

(Steady State continuous voltage
isolation while enabling normal
uninterrupted communication and
signalling for five seconds)



Max. Signal Level (Transmission) : +10dBm

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) : >200,000 hours

4.3.3 Telephone Card

The telephone card shall provide high voltage isolation between a
pilot cable and a telephone set. It shall provide low loss, full duplex
voice band communication.

Operation Voltage : -24 Vdc
Input current consumption:
Idle : 10 mA
On hook : 40 mA
Off hook : 60 mA
During ringing
1 ringer : 70 mA
2 ringer : 130 mA
3 ringer : 190 mA
4 ringer : 250 mA
5 ringer : 310 mA
Longitudinal Balance : 90dB at 60Hz
(Side, forward or reverse) : 80dB at 1 kHZ
Echo return loss (side) : over 23 dB
Singing return loss : over 14dB
Noise:
2Hz to 100Hz : -60dBm
100Hz to 100kHz : below 0 dBrnc
Phase J itter : Negligible
DC Resistance Off Hook,
Central Office (C.O.) Side : 25 ohm below 42 mA
Infinity above 42 mA
Terminal Impedance on hook : over 50kohm
Common mode rejection ratio : over 80dB
Terminal resistance on hook : over 1 Mohm
Impulse Noise : not over 1 count in 30
minutes
above 48 dBrnc
Characteristic Impedance Range : 600 to 900 ohm
Impedance Ratio : 600:600 ohm
900:900 ohm

Insertion Loss, 1000 Hz : below 0.2 dB
Frequency response,
300Hz 3400Hz : 0.4 dB
Data Transmission Rate : up to 9600 Baud
Ringing frequency : 17 to 30 Hz
Ringing impedance Terminal
Impedance at 20 Hz : 30 kohm


Ringing voltage, C.O. side : 40 to 105V
rms

Ringing voltage output : 90V
rms

Number of ringers driven : up to 5
Dial pulse distortion : below 0.5%

Interfacing Requirements:

When connected through an OPX Card at the remote end of the pilot
cable, the telephone card shall be able to fully regenerate telephone
ringing and other DC and AC signals from other installed Foreign
Exchange equipment included as part of any SEC-ERB
telecommunications carrier system.

4.3.4 T1/E1 Card

a. The T1/E1 card shall provide high voltage isolation for balanced
cable pairs carrying digital transmissions, such as the standard
1.544Mbps (T1) signals and HDSL signals of 2.048Mbps (E1).

b. For complete system protection, two cards are required; one for
the RX pair and one for the TX pair. Both RX and TX cards
shall be fully interchangeable. One fully equipped 8-card shelf
shall accommodate up to four independent four-wire T1/E1
channels.

c. The T1/E1 card shall be a passive device.

4.3.5 TWX Card

a. This card shall consist of two optically isolated solid state
relays, interlocked so that both cannot be closed simultaneously.
The station relay shall generate a marking condition on the line
(relay ON state) when loop current on the PC exceeds 10 mA
(straps out) or 30 mA (straps in). The station relay shall
generate a space condition (relay OFF state), if the C.O. line
relay is ON, and loop current on the line becomes less than 10
mA (straps out) or 30 mA (straps in). In series with the station
relay an adjustable current limiter shall be provided, which may
be used to adjust loop current to 20 mA (straps out) or 62.5 mA
(straps in).

b. The line relay shall generate a marking condition on the line
(relay ON state) when loop current on station line exceeds 10
mA (straps out) or 30 mA (straps in). The line relay shall
generate a space condition (relay OFF state), if the station relay
is ON, and loop current on the station line becomes less than 10
mA (straps out) or 30 mA (straps in). The line voltage shall be
130 to 260 Vdc in space condition.

Marking:
Current consumption : 80mA



PC line : 62.5 mA (straps in) or
20 mA (straps out)
Voltage : 8 V
dc

Adjustment trimpot : shall be provided
Total Station loop resistance
20mA : 48V supply 2000 ohms
62.5mA : 48V supply 600 ohms
Current consumption : 20 mA
PC Line : 130 to 260 V
dc

800 mAdc
Station line : 20 to 26 Vdc

4.3.6 Off Premises Extension (OPX) Card

a. The OPX card shall provide for bidirectional voice and
signaling between the central office side and the station side,
while providing the necessary 20kV
rms
(65kV
peak
) isolation
between the central office and station sides. In most applications
within SEC, the OPX card is interconnected with central office
(C.O.) equipment, or telecommunications carrier equipment at
the cold side, and interconnected (through a pilot, or other
cable) with a telephone line card on the hot side of the cable.

b. The OPX card shall provide high voltage isolation for a remote
PBX station located outside the station ground grid influence.
The optional telephone card shall be required only if a ground
potential rise is possible at the remote site (station B).

c. It shall provide low loss, full duplex voice band communication.
It shall transmit ON/OFF hook. Dial pulses or touch tone
signalling, ringing and polarity reversals.

Supply voltage : 105 to 150 Vdc
(depending on model) -21 to -27 Vdc
-42 to -56 Vdc
Supply current
For 105 to 150 Vdc supply : 40 mA max.
For -21 to -27 Vdc supply : 150 mA max.
For -42 to -56 Vdc supply : 75 mA max.
Response time subscriber
to line or line to subscriber : less than 1 msec
Maximum Input voltage : +, or -150 Vdc
Maximum loop input current : +, or -300mA
+, or -100mA continuous
Frequency response
Attenuation less than 3dB : DC to 5.6kHz
Attenuation less than 0.5 dB : DC to 3 kHz
Series resistance : 25 ohms



Impedances Reflection : Impedances on either side
appear on the opposite
side multiplied by 95% to
105% within the pass band
4.3.7 DC/PW Trip Card

a. The Pilot Wire/DC trip card shall provide voltage isolation
while allowing transparent transmission of protective relay
signals in both directions.

b. Bidirectional modulators/demodulators shall be used to realize a
circuit which behaves as an ideal 1:1 isolation transformer
allowing uninterrupted full duplex transmissions. Impedances
applied to either side of the card shall be reflected to the
opposite side.

c. This isolator module shall be primarily intended for use with
remote trip line monitoring relays and DC loop supervisory
circuits in DC trip/DC pilot wire systems. Ground sensing shall
be provided for on the line side pair (tip or ring to ground).

Input voltage : 125 V
dc
+10%, -20%
Isolation voltage : 20k V
rms

Response time : below 1 ms
DC trip voltage : 150V max.
DC current : 300mA max.
100mA continuous
Frequency response : up to 3000Hz
Energy Transfer Efficiency : 98% for currents below
5mA
99% for currents above
5mA
Impedance reflection : multiply by 1.01 to 0.99
Series resistance : 25 ohms or less

4.3.8 Line Test Card

a. The line test card shall provide isolated test points to station and
to central office, tip, ring, central office sheath and station
(local) power test points, and power on light emitting diode
(LED). This card shall be provided if called for in the Data
Schedule.

b. This card shall be designed as a lead extension when verifying
the continuity of lines and power supplies inside the shelf. The
line test card shall be inserted into any card slot, and shall
provide access to the station side tip, ring, RU generator, ground
and pilot cable. Additionally, access shall be provided for the
supply voltage available to the shelf. The LEDs shall provide a
quick visual check of the power available to the shelf.



This card shall provide test points for all circuits in the system,
but not for testing the isolated cards.

4.3.9 AC Transmission Card

The card shall also be suitable for transmission at higher frequencies
(-6dB down at 100 kHz), where line condition permits. The card does
not require any power supply.

Options available on the card shall be:
No Sealing Current - in this configuration, any DC present shall be
blocked by a capacitor.

Attributes:
Noise: 100Hz-100kHz : Below 0 dBrnc
Phase jitter : None
Characteristic impedance : 600 to 900 ohms
Insertion loss (1000Hz) : below 0.2dB
Frequency response
300 to 3600Hz : 0.2dB
Data transmission rate : up to 9600 baud

Note: All options of the AC card shall pass all specified AC signals.

Five Step Attenuator (0.5dB, 1dB, 2dB, 4dB and 8dB) this feature
shall allow manual amplitude equalization of the card from 0 to 15dB
steps in addition to the nominal 0.2dB loss of the AC card.

4.3.10 Power Supply

This unit shall supply the -24V
dc
and -48V
dc
requirements for isolator
cards i.e. telephone card, OPX isolator card, VF equipment and the
T1 carrier isolator card. Input power shall be via a 125V
dc
1.8m long
cord.

Input voltage : 125V
dc
+10%, -20%
Output voltage (Nominal) : -24V
dc
and 48V
dc

(Isolated)
Output currents : 1.5A at 24 V
dc

1.0A at 48 V
dc

Output ripple : 10mV peak-to-peak
Input protection : 5A fuse slo-blo
Output protection : 2.5A fuses slo-blo
Load regulation : 1% No load to Full Load
Dimensions : 90mm high x 405mm wide
x 240mm deep
Weight : 3.2kg


Green color LED shall be provided on the face of the unit. This shall
be illuminated when there is 125V
dc
available to the unit.

4.3.11 Lightning Arrestor Assembly

a. A shatter-proof type lightning arrestor is required for each pilot
cable entering a station and shall operate below 65kV sparkover
on a fast rising lightning impulse. It shall be mounted inside a
secured grounded box contiguous to the cable entry point in the
station basement.

b. The lightning arrester rating shall be at least three times greater
than the maximum expected ground potential rise (GPR) of the
site (i.e. 3 x 4kV =12kV)

4.3.12 Equipment Grounding

a. General

All accessible noncurrent-carrying metal parts of equipment
shall be grounded to the cabinet station ground busbar. Safety
ground wires (green color with yellow stripes) shall have a
minimum conductor size of 16mm unless otherwise specified.

b. Ground Path

No conduit or metal enclosure shall be used as a current path for
the ground conductor. A minimum of 300mm separation shall
be maintained between the ground wires and the pilot cable.

c. Cable Shields

All signal cables used in telemetering and communications shall
have their shields grounded at one end only to reduce
interference from stray sources.

d. Miscellaneous

Instruments, meters, relays and instrument transformers shall be
grounded in accordance with the requirements of the latest
National Electrical Code.

4.4 Materials

4.4.1 Printed Circuit Boards

a. Each shelf card position shall accommodate a plug-in printed
circuit board for one circuit. The cards shall be plug-in modules
that bridge the air gap between the pilot cable connectors and
the station connectors.


b. Each installed card shall offer common-mode voltage protection
between the pilot cable side and station side of up to 20kV rms
(65kV peak), as well as offer protection against high differential
mode voltages (appearing between the wires in the cable pair)
which would damage the installed card, other interconnected
equipment and harm to personnel.

c. Removal of the card shall result in an open circuit on both the
pilot cable and the station sides. There shall be separate plug-in
cards for each application.

4.4.2 Eight Card Shelf (equipped with cable stubs)

a. The isolator eight card shelf, cable stub version shall be of high
dielectric strength, nonflammable, nonmetallic enclosure which
can accommodate eight separate modules. The connected
station cable shall enter the shelf through an access hole in the
top right side. It shall also be equipped with a 1.5m cable stub
connected at one end to mate with a hot panel. This cable stub
shall enter the shelf through the access hole on the bottom left
side.

b. The shelves shall be made of high dielectric strength,
nonconductive, flame retardant material that does not generate
corrosive or toxic fumes during combustion. It shall be screw
mounted to the frame structure of the cabinet. A shelf shall
accommodate equipment in the form of plug-in printed circuit
boards. These shall slide along plastic guides to plug into a
printed circuit board back-panel.

c. The printed circuit board contacts and the backplane connector
contacts shall be gold plated. A comprehensive system for
identification of sets, cables, equipment and terminating points
shall be used in the system for ease of rearrangement or repairs.
Prior to implementation, details of the system shall be furnished
for SEC approval.

4.4.3 Isolator Cards

a. An isolator card shall consist of a printed circuit board
measuring approximately 300mm x 190mm x 50mm. The tracks
shall be made of copper, covered by a protective tin guard, and
mounted on a high performance dielectric board. The active
components of the circuit shall be located on the reverse side of
the card and shall be covered by a copper ground plane kept at
driving potential. This plane shall not come into contact with
any of the active components of the circuit, except to provide
power.



b. It shall serve to maintain a uniform potential on this part of the
card and help prevent buildup of charges which can be harmful
to the power operation of the circuit. It shall also help to
dissipate heat which is generated by circuit operation.

4.4.4 Telephone Card

a. It shall detect and regenerate ON/OFF hook signalling and dial
pulses, simplex from the station towards the line. It shall also
detect and regenerate ringing and simplex signal from line to
station. The ringing regenerator shall ring up to five standard
500 type sets.

b. The 24V
dc
shall also be used to provide battery feed to the
telephone on the station side of the card. Battery feed from the
line side shall power the line side circuit components. The card
shall not transmit unless DC feed is present on the line side. In
order to optimize transmission characteristics, station loop
current shall track line loop current with a precision of 1mA.

c. The card shall be supplied with a ring generator as part of the
station circuitry. Connector contacts of the pilot cable side of
the card shall be associated with ring and tip connectors of the
incoming cable. When the ringing signal is detected on the pair,
a trigger pulse shall be transmitted across the airgap by a high
voltage opto-isolator. This shall activate the station side ring
generator.

d. On the station side, contacts of the connector shall be associated
with the tip and ring conductors. Contacts shall connect the
local 24V
dc
supply to the copper plane. Supply current shall
flow through this plane to the different components of the
circuit. One contact shall be connected to the local ground via a
ground plane.

4.5 Fabrication

4.5.1 This cabinet shall fit in the line-up with SCADA and IFC cabinets. It
shall contain the I/O equipment for SCADA, protection and
communications and equipped on a per site basis. It shall have a
power input panel at the top with circuit breakers and DC/AC
voltmeters.

4.5.2 Standard cabinet rack shall be provided per EIA specifications
#SE102 with front door, louvered top plate and removable side panels
to facilitate group rack assembly arrangement and internal vertical
power duct installed on left side of rack as viewed from the rear,
wired for standard 120Vac 60Hz. Rack ground busbar shall be solid
copper, 25mm wide x 5mm thick predrilled and tapped with 10-32
holes spaced 45mm apart for the full length of the rack. Ground


busbar shall be installed in the rear on the left hand side. Typical rack
dimensions shall be

Overall Height : 180 cms
Vertical panel space : 160 cms
Overall depth : 63 cms minimum
Overall Width : 91 cms minimum
Horizontal panel space : 84 cms

4.5.3 Cable entrance holes shall be located at the top and sides of all
cabinets, and access to the interior shall be gained by opening the
front door of the cabinet.

4.5.4 The packaging design of shelf and cabinet assembled shall consider
transient spike isolation from lightning or switching transients up to
65kV, and a continuous fault (or short circuit) up to 20kV between
the station and line sides of the unit (i.e. 20kV GPR acceptable).
When used with a lightning arrester between the pilot cable sheath
and the substation ground, the ground potential rise (GPR) that can be
safely accommodated shall be at least 15kV.

4.5.5 Hot Panels

a. Each pilot cable shall be terminated in a Hot termination
panel. Hot termination panels shall contain 19-pairs quick
disconnect blocks. The pilot cables shall generally be routed to
the hot panels in the substation basement.

b. The hot panel shall be a complete unit for testing, disconnecting
and grounding the pilot cables.

c. The hot panel shall have terminals mounted on insulated
mounting rail together with the necessary ground bar
connections and insulated gland plate, pilot cable armour
disconnect link and removable transparent covers to protect
against accidental touching during normal operation. The test
leads and disconnecting plug shall be housed safely inside the
door enclosure.

d. The hot panel shall have a test terminal consisting of a
longitudinal disconnect terminal with plug bolts on both sides of
the disconnection, into which ground conductors can be
plugged, prior to removal of the disconnect plug. Removal of
this plug shall only be affected by the use of special handle. The
creepage and clearance paths between terminals, between
terminal and ground and across the disconnect shall give an
insulation test level of 15k V
ac
for one (1) minute.



e. The hot panel shall have removable jumpers (with provision for
grounding station [isolated] side pilot cable) to allow for safe
maintenance of equipment on the isolated side. Facilities shall
be provided for grounding of pilot cable cores with removable
jumpers during testing.

f. The hot panel shall provide a water-tight enclosure for
protection of pilot cable pairs in substation basements which are
considered wet. The hot panel shall also have an integral lock
fitted on the front cover to prevent unauthorized personnel from
gaining access to the pilot cable pairs inside.

g. The material in this panel shall be high dielectric strength non
conductive and flame retardant. Its combustion products shall be
non toxic. The hot panel cover shall be red in color and shall be
labeled with SEC standard Danger-High Voltage sign.

h. Installation of the hot panel as well as the incoming lightning
arrester shall be located on a separate backboard in the
substation basement.

j. The pilot cable isolation shelf and power supplies shall be
mounted on another separate backboard, located on the main
floor of the substation.

k. Metallic portions of the cabinet shall be grounded to substation
ground with a 16mm or larger wire, so as to protect personnel
from injury in the event of contact with the cabinet.

l. Depending on the site, a hot panel may be configured with
multiple incoming and outgoing pilot cables as well as the
ability to perform cross-connections to through route
communications, SCADA and protection circuits between the
multiple pilot cables which are terminated. Cable used to
perform the cross-connections within the hot panel (where
required) shall consist of internal pilot cable wires per 11-
TMSS-10, with extra insulation provided to prevent a flashover
between pairs at 20kV rms.

4.5.6 Lightning Arrester Assembly

a. Lightning Arrester assembly shall be mounted in high impact
strength metal enclosures.

b. The box shall be provided with a hinged special key locking
front door to protect personnel from dangerous voltages and
possible lightning arrester explosion.


c. Provision shall be made for pilot cable entry and exit and for
sheath connection through insulated bushings.

d. A suitable connection between the pilot cable metallic shield
and the live terminal of the lightning arrester shall be provided.

e. The box shall be provided with an insulated bushing for the
entry of a 16mm grounding wire (green color with yellow
stripes). The connection of this grounding wire to the ground
side of the lightning arrester shall also be provided.

f. A separate ground connection from the box to the station
ground shall be provided through a 16mm grounding wire
(green color with yellow stripes).

4.6 Mounting Details

4.6.1 The shelf and isolation devices shall be housed in a high dielectric
strength, nonconductive, flame retardant enclosure that does not
generate smoke, corrosive or toxic products when in fire. This
enclosure shall, in turn, be mounted in a metal frame (cabinet).

4.6.2 Pilot Cable Isolation Cabinet Assembly

a. This cabinet shall be an assembly which is a high dielectric
strength, non-conductive enclosure which does not generate
smoke, corrosive or toxic products on combustion. It shall
support the mounting of the Pilot Cable Isolation Shelves, Pilot
Cable Isolation cards, Power Supplies/Transformers, meter
panels, pilot cable from the hot panel/lightning arrester
assembly and all terminal blocks (terminating cable from cold,
or station side of the Pilot cable Isolation shelf), as well as all
other associated cables.

b. For maximum safety, this assembly shall be physically isolated
from the hot panel/lightning arrester assembly, with
interconnecting pilot cable(s) connecting the two assemblies.

c. The assembly shall be located as close as practicable to the
equipment which requires the communications and protection
circuits. The equipment shall be mounted on backboards and in
cabinets, so as to minimize contact by personnel of possible
lethal voltages which may be experienced on pilot cable during
fault conditions on adjacent power cable.

4.6.3 Hot Panel/Lightning Arrester Panel

One or more backboards shall support the mounting of all lightning
arresters, all hot panels for the substation installation as well as all
incoming and outgoing pilot cables and grounding cables The hot
panel/lightning arrester assembly shall be mounted in an area within


the substation where exposure to working personnel is minimized
(e.g. the substation basement). Mounting material for the backboard
used in this assembly shall be suitable size bakelite board.

4.7 Painting

4.7.1 The inside and outside of metallic boxes shall be painted in
accordance with SEC Painting Standard TES-H-001 and the paint
color shall conform to SEC Paint Color Codes and Standards TES-H-
001.01.

4.7.2 For consideration of vendors standard paint specification, details
shall be submitted for SEC approval. SEC shall be the sole judge on
the adequacy/acceptability of the vendors painting system.

4.8 Marking

4.8.1 Each assembly shall bear a nameplate which shall furnish
manufacturing particulars, as well as information specific to the
installation at the site. The plate shall be marked in English and
Arabic with the following:

a. Manufacturers name
b. Year of manufacturer
c. Manufacturers Serial Number
d. SEC Item or Stock Number
e. SEC Purchase Order or Contract Number
f. The serial number of the individual assembly

4.8.2 The nameplate shall be of non corrodible material, and shall be
permanently affixed to the associated backboard or cabinet. Plastic
nameplates shall not be used.

4.8.3 A detail sheet shall be affixed to the hot panel with information
relating to the position of termination of incoming and outgoing pilot
cables, as well as all information on cross-connects performed at the
site. The section of the detail sheet indicating information on cross-
connects inside the hot panel shall be readily changeable to allow for
future modifications in cross-connect activity at site.

4.8.4 Labelling shall also be provided on all incoming and outgoing pilot
cables entering the assemblies in each cabinet. The labels shall be
permanently affixed to the entering pilot cables on the respective
assemblies. Information on the labels shall be clearly readable and
shall indicate the following:

a. For pilot cables entering a substation, the destination of the pilot
cable (both the termination at the near end and the far end) and


pilot cable number assigned by SEC-ERB for the specific pilot
cable.

b. For pilot cables routed between the assemblies within the
assemblies, labelling shall be provided at both ends of the pilot
cable indicating the termination at the near end and the far end
of the cable (for example - Hot Panel/Lightning Arrester
Assembly #1 to Pilot Cable Isolation Cabinet Assembly #1).

5.0 TESTS

All test results shall be provided for review and acceptance by SEC.

5.1 Type (Design) Tests

Longitudinal Surge Test - the cabinet shall be subjected to a 65kV test voltage
at a wave of 1.2 x 50 microseconds.

5.2 Routine (Production) Tests

5.2.1 The cabinet shall be subjected to a 20kV rms test voltage for five
seconds.

5.2.2 Insulation Resistance Test shall be performed using a megger or
similar instrument capable of giving a reading of 1000 megaohms or
greater. This test shall be performed after the longitudinal surge and
High voltage tests on components/equipment are conducted.


6.0 DATA SCHEDULE
PILOT CABLE TERMINATION EQUIPMENT WITH CABINET

SEC Enquiry No. Date:

SEC Purchase Order
No.
Date:
or Contract No.

SEC PTS No./Project Title with J .O. No.

REFERENCE
SECTION NO. DESCRIPTION 'A' 'B' 'C'


Degree of Protection: IP54
Material of metallic cabinet Per UL-50
Thickness of material, minimum Per UL-50
Material of nonmetallic cabinet Per UL-50
Thickness of nonmetallic
Cabinet, minimum Per UL-50
Mounting of Cabinet Floor
Material of electrical connectors Copper
Finish of Electrical connectors Tinned

Line Test Card required Yes/No

Lightning Arrester
Manufacturer & Model Number
Voltage rating (kV) 15

Outside diameter of pilot wire cable

'A'- SEC SPECIFIED DATA/PARAMETER.
'B'- BIDDER/SUPPLIER/VENDOR/CONTRACTOR PROPOSED DATA/PARAMETERS.
'C'- REMARKS SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED DEVIATION IN COLUMN 'B'.
(*)- DATA/PARAMETER TO BE PROVIDED/PROPOSED BY THE BIDDER/SUPPLIER/
VENDOR/CONTRACTOR IN COLUMN 'B'.


6.0 DATA SCHEDULE
PILOT CABLE TERMINATION EQUIPMENT WITH CABINET

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR FEATURES TO BE FURNISHED BY
SEC:
A.

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY DATA OR FEATURES PROPOSED BY
BIDDER/VENDOR/SUPPLIER/CONTRACTOR:
B.

OTHER PARTICULARS TO BE FILLED UP BY BIDDER/VENDOR/SUPPLIER/
CONTRACTOR:
B.

Actual Manufacturer
of Equipment/Material
Vendor/Supplier/
Contractor

Name of the Company
Location and address

Name and Signature of
authorized
epresentative

and date

Official Seal/Stamp
of the Company &
Date

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