Minimum Clearance in Substation:

Voltag Highe
e
st
Volta
ge

Lighting Switchi
Impulse ng
Level
Impuls
(Kvp)
e Level
(Kvp)

Minimum
Clearance
Phase Phase-Earth Phase

Safety
Ground
Clearance Clearance
(Mt)
(Mt)

11KV 12KV 70

0.178 0.229

2.600

3.700

33KV 36KV 170

0.320 0.320

2.800

3.700

132K 145K 550

V
V
650

1.100 1.100

3.700

4.600

1.100 1.100

2.700

4.600

220K 245K 950

V
V
1050

1.900 1.900

4.300

5.500

1.900 1.900

4.300

5.500

400K 420K 1425

V
V

1050(P 3.400 4.200

-E)

6.400

8.000

Electrical Clearance in Substation:

Voltage Height
of I Bay
From
Ground
(Mt)

Heigh Bay
t of II Width
Bay (Mt)
From
Groun
d (Mt)

Phase- BetweenEqui Earth

Phase pment
Wire
(Mt)
From
Groun
d

132KV 8.0
(Single
)

11.0

3.0

3.0

10.5

220KV 12.5
(Single
)

18

4.5

4.5

15.5

220KV 18.5
(Doubl
e)

25

25

4.5

4.5

28.5

400KV 15.6

22

22.0

7.0

>6.0

30.0

Standard Bay Widths in Meters:

Voltage

Bay Width (Meter)

11KV

4.7 Meter

33KV

4.7 Meter

66KV

7.6 Meter

132KV

12.2 Meter

220KV

17 Meter

400KV

27 Meter

Standard Bus and Equipment Elevation

Voltage

Equipment live Main Bus

Terminal
Low
High
Elevation
(Meter)

Take of
Elevation
(Meter)

11
KV/33KV

2.8To 4

5.5
To6.5

6.5To8.5

66KV

2.8To 4

6To8

9To 10.5

9.5

132KV

3.7To5

8To9.5 13.5To14. 12To12.5

5

220KV

4.9To5.5

9To13

18.5

15To18.5

400KV

8.0

15.5

23

Phase spacing for strung Bus:

Voltage

Clearance

11KV

1300 mm

33KV

1300 mm

66KV

2200 mm

132KV

3000 mm

220KV

4500 mm

400KV

7000 mm

Minimum Clearance of Live Parts from Ground:

Voltage Minimum
Clearance to
Ground (Mt)

Section Clearance
(Mt)

11KV

3.700

2.600

33KV

3.700

2.800

66KV

4.600

3.000

132KV

4.600

3.500

220KV

5.500

4.300

400KV

8.000

7.000

Insulator String:
Voltage

No of
Length
Suspensio (mm)
n String

No of Disc
for Tension
String

Length in
(mm)

66KV

965

1070

132KV

1255

10

1820

220KV

14

1915

15

2915

400KV

23

3850

2 X 23

5450

Nominal Span:
Voltage

Normal Span (Meter)

66KV

240-250-275

132KV

315-325-335

220KV

315-325-335

400KV

315-325-335

Minimum Ground Clearance:

Voltage

Ground (Meter)

66KV

5.5

132KV

6.1

220KV

7.0

400KV

8.0

800KV

12.4

Indoor Substation Minimum Clearances

Distance Descriptions
0.9 Meter Horizontally between any item of equipment
and thesubstation wall
0.6 Meter Horizontally between any Two items of
equipment
1.2 Meter Horizontally in front of any HV switchgear
Clearance of Conductor on Tower
Voltage

Tower Vertical
Type Space
(Mt)

Horizontal Total Height

Space(Mt) From
Ground(Mt)

66KV

1.03

4.0

15.91

1.03

4.27

15.42

1.22

4.88

16.24

7.140

2.17

23.14

4.2

6.29

22.06

4.2

7.15

22.68

4.2

8.8

24.06

5.2

8.5

28.55

5.25

10.5

29.08

6.7

12.6

31.68

132KV

220KV

D
NORMS OF PROTECTION FOR EHV CLASS POWER TRANSFORMERS
Voltage ratio HV Side
& capacity
132/33/11KV

LV Side

Common
relays

3 O/L relays 2 O/L relays Buchholz, OLTC

up to 8 MVA

+ 1 E/L
relay

+ 1 E/L
relay

132/33/11KV
above 8 MVA
and below
31.5 MVA

3 O/L relays 3 O/L relays Differential,

+ 1 dir. E/L + 1 E/L
Buchholz, OLTC
relay
relay
Buchholz, OT,
WT

132/33KV,
31.5 MVA &
above

3 O/L relays 3 O/L relays Differential,

+ 1 dir. E/L + 1 E/L
Over
relay
relay
flux,Buchholz,
OLTC PRV, OT,
WT

220/33 KV,
31.5MVA &
50MVA
220/132KV,
100 MVA

3 O/L relays 3 O/L relays Differential,

+ 1 dir. E/L + 1 dir.
Over
relay
relay
flux,Buchholz,
OLTC PRV, OT,
WT

400/220KV
315MVA

3
directional
O/L relays
(with dir.
High set)
+1
directional
E/L relays.
Restricted
E/F relay +
3
Directional
O/L relays
for action

3
directional
O/L relays
(with dir.
High set)
+1
directional
E/L relays.
Restricted
E/F relay

Buchholz, OT,
WT

Differential,
Over
flux,Buchholz,
OLTC PRV, OT,
WT and
overload
(alarm) relay

The bottom most portion of any insulator or bushing in service should be at a

minimum height of 2500 mm above ground level.
Location of L.A (From T.C Bushing):
Voltage

BIL KV Peak

Distance (Mt)

11KV

75

12

33KV

200

15

66KV

325

24

132KV

550

35

220KV

900 To 1050

400KV

1425 To 1550

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