Temperature Rise Test Procedure - Rev-01
Temperature Rise Test Procedure - Rev-01
PVT LTD
Date:- 06.12.2021
Rev01
TEMPERATURE RISE TEST PROCEDURE
For 33kV VCB Panels (3150A)
Following is the test procedure for Temperature Rise Test on 33kV VCB Panels, 3150A (with 4-
verticles).
Reference Standard- IEC 62271-200, 2021 Clause 7.5
1. Bring all external connections of breaker (feeder-1 and feeder-4) and main busbar (extension
from feeder-4 side), 1.5 meters outside the panel, by using busbar - for main busbar- extension
of busbar of 3 x 160 x 10mm Al (1500mm), for VCB links- extension of busbar of 3 x 60 x 10mm
Al (1500mm). As per understanding from Mr.
Pankaj, kindly update point 5 as
" As per IEC 62271-200, 2021
2. Connect incomer external terminal to Test transformer. clause 7.5.3.1, rated current
1250 Amp shall be injected at
any one of incomer panel and
3. Switch ON incomer and Outgoing, which are participating in test. 1900 Amp injected at the main
horizontal busbar.The other
incomer panel shall be
4. provided
In this case, feeder-3 (adapter panel) is considered as outgoing, connect 1.5 with equivalent
meter extended
heater."
external terminals of all phases together (making a star point).
5. As per IEC 62271-200, 2021 clause 7.5.3.1, as per procedure, for each verticle carrying rated
continuous current, heaters will be switched on.
6. Inject the current (as per the rating) to the incomer. Read the current in each phase of the
extended terminals of outgoing, which is/are shorted. Delete striked portion in point
6.
7. If the outgoing load current is not matching with customer requirement, Balance the load
current to requirement by adding/removing the cables.
(That means, to increase the load current we can either add the cross sectional area of cable or
reduce the cable length and vice-versa) No.of bottom, side and top fans
in operation tduring 3150 Amp
Temp rise to be mentioned in
8. After balancing the load, Place the temperature procedure
sensor probes (thermocouples)
in the
different place where temperature may vary and rise gradually. IEC standard suggests to place
thermocouple at the following points:-
a. Busbar joints
b. Incoming and outgoing terminals of each breaker, which are participating in testing.
(OGs & IC)
c. Body of each breaker, which is participating in test.
d. Handle of breakers (which is testing)
e. Body of the panel.
f. At least two ambient temperature points.
9. These probes shall be connected to a local monitoring system. And we can read the
temperature at every point from here.
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10. Switch ON Transformer supply which is feeding our system/panel.
11. Test will be continue for few hours until current got stabilize.
13. After few hours, Current and Temp will become saturate; will be consider as final rating.