Check o|nts for Sw|tchyard

Check po|nts kemarks

Draw|ngs to be subm|tted for Inspectorate Approva|
SLu (Losses ln kW aL each Level of urawlng)
1hree llne dlagram (1's C1's phaslng eLc)
loL plan (lan vlew)
SlLe lan showlng Lhe locaLlon of Lhe SwlLchyard
lence layouL
loundaLlon plan and deLalls
LlevaLlon plan and deLalls
LarLhlng plan and deLalls
ConLrol house plan elevaLlons and deLalls
8lll of MaLerlal
S|ng|e L|ne and 1hree L|ne Draw|ngs check ||st
All spare C1's are shorLed and properly grounded aL Lhe cablneLs
All proLecLlon relays and luses wlLh correcL seLLlng and raLlngs for Lransformers are ln place
Surge arresLers are ln place aL all hlgh and low sldes
volLage and currenL raLlngs lncluded for all equlpmenL
All exlsLlng and fuLure equlpmenL properly ldenLlfled
underground cables are clearly ldenLlfled aL Lhe LermlnaLlon polnLs
8eflecLs plan vlew of equlpmenL arrangemenL
All conducLors are ldenLlfled as Lo slze maLerlal and number per phase
Legend revlslon noLes wlLh daLe and reference drawlngs and equlpmenL noLes are added
|an V|ew Draw|ng Check||st
Access roads culverLs and oLher dralnage surfaclng provlded
lence and gaLe locaLlons selecLed properly and shown on scale
Allowance for malnLenance crew accesses for removal and lnsLallaLlon of equlpmenL
Allowance for fuLure expanslon and moblle subsLaLlon connecLlons
LlecLrlcal clearances (phase Lo phase and phase Lo ground) are clearly shown
norLh arrow properly poslLloned
Landscaplng ls archlLecL Lo meeL local requlremenLs
Grad|ng Draw|ngs Check||st
LlevaLlon of Lhe flnlshed subgrade and exlsLlng conLours
CrosssecLlonal vlews lndlcaLlng slopes for cuL and flll areas
Ioundat|ons Draw|ng Check||st
SLeel relnforcemenL bar slze spaclng and locaLlon
1hlckness of concreLe pads beLween 8 (20 cm) and 24 (61 cm)
1op of concreLe elevaLlons
ConsLrucLlon noLes lncludlng relnforclng bar charL fooLlngs anchor bolLs wlLh Lolerance Lables and
all foundaLlon deLalls
Larth|ng |an and Deta||s Check||st
LarLh grld burled a mlnlmum of 1 fooL 6 lnches (03 m) below grade
AdequaLe groundlng conducLor burled Lo allow for expanslon due Lo LemperaLure changes and
fuLure consLrucLlon addlLlons
8elow ground connecLlons by exoLhermlc weld process
LarLh grld exLended mlnlmum of 2 feeL (06 m) (3 feeL 9 m ls recommended) ouLslde of Lhe fence
and gaLe bypass exLendlng a mlnlmum of 1 fooL 6 lnches (03 m) beyond open gaLes
Above ground connecLlons by compresslon or bolLed
All sLrucLures connecLed Lo ground grld
1wo or more ground paLhs for surge arresLers Lransformers and all oLher elecLrlcal equlpmenL
ulsconnecL swlLch handles grounded adequaLely Lo Lhe ground grld and Lo Lhe groundlng maLs
accordlng Lo Lhe groundlng deLall drawlngs
Chaln llnk fence and gaLe grounded
8elnforclng bars noL used for groundlng elecLrodes
Ad[olnlng meLal fence (farm fence eLc) noL connecLed dlrecLly Lo subsLaLlon fence
LarLhlng conducLors lncludlng groundlng rods
Shall meeL Lhe appllcable sLandards and 8uS accepLable maLerlals
1he enLlre area lnslde Lhe fence and lncludlng a mlnlmum of 33 feeL (1 m) (49 feeL 13 m
recommended) ouLslde Lhe fence shall be covered wlLh mlnlmum of 4 lnches (10 cm) of crushed rock
possesslng a mlnlmum reslsLlvlLy of 3000 ohmmeLers weL or dry
L|evat|on |an and Deta||s Check||st
MaLerlal Slze and Shape
Lxpanslon rovlslons
Weep Poles
recauLlons for alumlnumLocopper connecLlons
Weldlng procedures noLes (lnerL gas shleldlng for alumlnum bus)
Corona 8ells (above 161 kv)
8us adequaLely supporLed wlLh provlslons for mounLlng surge arresLers
use of damplng cable Lo mlnlmlze vlbraLlon
LlghLnlng proLecLlon shleld angle less Lhan 43 degrees or use of 8olllng Sphere MeLhods (refer Lo
Lhe LlghLnlng roLecLlon for SubsLaLlons arLlcle ln Lhe 1998 lLems of Lnglneerlng lnLeresL)
Surge arresLers lead lengLh shorL as posslble surge arresLers noL used as bus supporLs
roper lengLh and 8lL of suspenslon and posL lnsulaLors
AdequaLe consLrucLlon deLalls Lo consLrucL
rovlslons for consLrucLlon noLes legend fuLure expanslon and moblle subsLaLlon connecLlon
L|st of Dev|at|ons for the Spec|f|cat|ons |f any