SubstationCommissioning

SubstationCommissioning
Whatissubstation
commissioning?
Provingtheproper
operationofanewly
Installed
Replaced
Modified
Repaired
pieceofequipment
beforeitisplacedinto
service
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New/replaced/repaired New/replaced/repaired
circuitbreakers transformers
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Greenfieldsubstation
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ControlDevices
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Newrelaysormodified
relaysettings
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Allcommissioningtasks
requireagoodplan.In
ordertoproveproper
operation,the
technicianmust
understandproper
operation.
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Safety
Alwaysmitigatesafety
concerns
LOTO
Clearance,Hold,Tagout
Mayrequirehelpfrom
otherdepartments
Whenindoubt,stop
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Levelsofcommissioning
Simple
Moderate
Difficult
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Creatingagameplan Coolingsystem
SimpleChecklist contactorreplacement
Fans/Pumpsworking
properly?
Allstages?
SCADAalarms?

Simplecomponent
replacementshouldbe
checkedforproper
operation
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Moderatetodifficultcommissioning
Intensefamiliaritywithallaspectsofthetaskat
handisntalwaysnecessary.Sometimesthereare
othergroupsinvolvedinthecommissioning
process.Generalfamiliaritywithotherwork
groupsresponsibilitiesishighlyencouraged.
Thoroughknowledgeandexpertiseinthe
responsibilitiesoftherelaytechnicianisrequired.
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SUBSTATION COMMISSIONING
Comprehensive CHECKLIST

checklistneededfor TRANSFORMER INFORMATION

MANUFACTURER:

SERIELNUMBER:

morecomplicated MVA:

NUMBEROFWINDINGS:

commissioningtasks
SELFNUMBER:

WINDINGHVOLTAGE:

WINDINGXVOLTAGE:

WINDINGYVOLTAGE:

WINDINGZVOLTAGE:

LTC?:YN

LTCSENSINGVOLTAGELEVEL:

LTCSENSINGVOLTAGESOURCE:

COOLINGSYSTEM:

COOLINGSYSTEMVOLTAGELEVEL:

COOLINGSYSTEMVOLTAGESOURCE:

COOLINGSYSTEMCONFIGURATION:OAFAOAFAFOFA

NUMBEROFPRESURERELIEFDEVICES:

STYLEOFSUDDENPRESSUREDEVICE:RAPIDRISEFAULTPRESSUREBUCHOLTZNA

N2SYSTEM:YN

TYPEOFN2REGULATION:SINGLESTAGEMULTISTAGED

MANUFACTURERRECOMMENDEDN2PRESSURE:

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Largecomponentreplacement
TransformersandCircuitBreakers
Acceptancetestscanbeperformedwithoutprintsand
relaysettings
CTsaturation,ratio,polarity,andinsulationtesting
VTratio,polarity,insulationtesting
PowerFactortesting
Transformerturnsratiotesting
Acceptancetestingreallyonlyprovesthattheequipmentwas
builttospecificationsatthefactory,itsurvivedthetraveland
installation,andisthebaselineforfutureperformance
comparison.
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Testingthatrequires Thesetestsinclude:
printsandsettingsis DCCircuitchecks
reallythecruxofthe ACCircuitchecks
commissioningprocess. Relaytesting
TripChecks
Communication
processorprogramming
PointtoPointtesting
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DCChecks
DCcircuitcheckscanbeaccomplishedinafew
differentways,butallmustbedocumentedto
stayontrack.
Agoodplacetostartiscomparingtheschematics
tothewiringdiagrams.Mistakescanbeidentified
andpossiblyrectifiedduringconstruction,orupon
arrivalofequipmenttothejobsite.
Goodtimetoreviewmistakeswithengineering
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DCChecks
Circuitscanbepre
testedwithcontinuity
beforeDCVisapplied
(+)DCVcanbeapplied
without()DCVand
checkscanbemade
DCVcanbeapplied
withoutpretesting
andthelocationofthe
smokecanbenoted
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DCChecks
Notethevoltagerating
ofthepowersupplyand
theI/Ooftherelay
beforepoweringup
NoteproperDCV
polarity.Mostdevices
arenotpolarity
sensitive,butsomeare
andwillnotwork
properlyunless
connectedproperly
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DCChecks
Yellowliningprintsisa
goodwaytokeeptrack
ofwhathaschecked
good
Testswitches,startwith
allopen,thenmarkand
closewhenchecked
good
Leavecheckedtest
switchesclosed
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ACVoltageChecks
GoalofACvoltagecircuit Secondarywireschecked
checksistoproveproper withcontinuityaslong
phasingandpolarity asallconductorsare
throughoutthecircuit isolated
Existingphasingcanbe LiveBusorLine
identifiedwith voltagecanbeused
equipmentthathas Phasebetweennewand
beeninservice oldsecondarywires
Meteringscreenon
microprocessorrelay
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ACCurrentChecks
Veryimportanttobe
testedproperly
Primaryloadingwith
predictioncurrentflow
sheet
ProvesCTratio,CT
circuitpolarity,andCT
circuitcontinuityinone
test
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ACCurrentChecks
Secondaryinjectionalso
viabletest.
Onlywaytotest
transformerCTcircuits
Extremecaremustbe
takentogetpolarity
correct
Documentedsameas
Primaryloadtest
Predictedresults
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RelayTesting
Testingtherelayismanagedindifferentways,but
thegoalistoprovetherelaysettings,relaylogic,
andrelayfunctionsareallworkingtoasset
settings
Elementtestingcanbeaccomplishedviamanual
orautomatictesting
Strivetotestrelaylogicwithrealdynamictesting
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DynamicLogicTesting
Dontjustpulse/jumpercontacts,createrelay
reactionbyinjectingvaluesintotherelay
Uselogicdiagramsandyellowlinethemasthey
aretestedisagreatwaytounderstandtherelay
logic
Betteryet,drawyourownlogicdiagramsandtest
them
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DynamicLogicTesting
Makebreakerrecloseor
notreclose
Blockclosebyinjecting
falsesyncvalues
Blocktransfertripping
withc/oswitch
RollLORwithBreaker
FailureorDTTRX
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TripChecks
Vitaltoprovingproper
operationofalldevices
Electricaland
mechanical
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CircuitBreakers
Tripfromallknown
trippingsources
Tripfrommechanical
devicessuchaslowgas
Testeachtripcoil
individually
Tripbreakerfailureback
updevices
Tripto/fromremote
sourcesifusingTransfer
Trip
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Transformers
Tripfromallknown
tripping sources
Tripfrommechanical
devicessuchaslowoil
andsuddenpressure
Tripfromcoolingrelated
issues
Tripbreakerfailureback
upschemes
Tripandlockout
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Communication
ProcessorProgramming
Metertesting
TOP006testing
Communicationcircuit
testing
Endtoendtesting
Precheckalarmcircuits
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PointtoPoint
Completefinalcheckof
properoperationofall
newdevicesinthe
substation
Controlpoints
Analogpoints
Alarmpoints
Verifiedtoremote
controlcenter
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EnergizationDay
Expectations
Couldbealongday
Problemsmayarise
Plantomitigateproblems
Personalsafety
Nonfieldpersonnelin
substation
Confident
Allprotectivedevicesin
service
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PostEnergization
Settingfiles
Red/Greenprints
Completeall
documentation
Honeydolist
Bestcommissioningjobs
arethesubstationsyou
neverhearfrom
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Conclusions
Awellthoughtoutplanwillguaranteethebest
chanceforasuccessfulcommissioningjob
regardlessofsizeofscope
Striveforaplanthatwilldoublecheckyourself
Askforhelpwhenitsneeded
Haveconfidenceinyourapproach
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