Technical Report

Auto Transformer

Pre-commissioning Test of
160 MVA, 3-Phase Auto
Transformer
Make: BHEL
KV Rating: 220/132/11 KV
Serial Number: 2051160

Prepared for:
UPPTCL
Khatauli, Uttar Pradesh

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TECHNICAL REPORT OF TRANSFORMER
PRE-COMMISSIONING TEST
Customer: UPPTCL Date: 15-08-2023
Location: Khatauli, U.P. Serial No: 2051160
Report No: LA/23-24/1324/01

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TECHNICAL REPORT OF TRANSFORMER
PRE-COMMISSIONING TEST
Customer: UPPTCL Date: 15-08-2023
Location: Khatauli, U.P. Serial No: 2051160
Report No: LA/23-24/1324/01

INDEX
Page No.
1. General Data 4
2. Test Results
160 MVA Transformer
2.1 Tanδ and Capacitance Measurement of Winding 5
2.2 Tanδ and Capacitance Measurement of Bushings 6
2.3 Insulation Resistance Measurement of Winding 6
2.4 Insulation Resistance Measurement of Core-Frame 6
2.5 Magnetization Current Measurement 7
2.6 Magnetic Balance Measurement 9
2.7 Short Circuit Current Measurement 9
2.8 Vector Group Verification 10
2.9 Turns Ratio Measurement 11 – 12
2.10 Winding Resistance Measurement 13 – 14
3. Instruments Used for Test 15

Test Performed by Report Prepared by Approved by

Er. Saurabh Nishad Er. Gaurav Singh Dr. Aradhana Ray

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TECHNICAL REPORT OF TRANSFORMER
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Customer: UPPTCL Date: 15-08-2023
Location: Khatauli, U.P. Serial No: 2051160
Report No: LA/23-24/1324/01

1. General Data
The table below reports technical, operational and environmental data relevant to the tested Transformer. Data
relevant to the pre-commissioning measurement are reported below. Please check this table and contact Laxmi
Associates for any inaccuracy.
TRANSFORMER TECHNICAL DATA
1 Equipment Tag ID -
2 Serial Number 2051160
3 Manufacturer BHEL
4 Vintage [year] 2023
5 Rated Capacity 160 MVA
6 Rated Voltage 220/132/11 kV
7 Rated Frequency 50 Hz
8 Phase 3
9 Winding configuration (Vector Group) YNa0d11
10 Total Mass 155000 kgs
11 Cooling Type ONAN / ONAF / OFAF

OPERATIONAL DATA
12 Country India
13 Location Khatauli, Uttar Pradesh
14 Address UPPTCL

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
15 Surrounding area (City, Forest, Desert etc.) City
16 Ambient Temperature 35°C
17 Relative Humidity 66%

ADDITIONAL DATA
18 End Customer UPPTCL
19 Client / Contractor SAG Project Pvt. Ltd.
20 Technical responsible for the customer -
22 Mobile Number -
23 Date of measurement 15-08-2023

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Location: Khatauli, U.P. Serial No: 2051160
Report No: LA/23-24/1324/01

2. Pre-commissioning Results and Analysis

2.1 Tanδ and Capacitance Measurement of Winding
OTI: 38 °C
Capacitance Capacitance Tanδ Tanδ
Test
Combination Mode (nF) (nF) (%) (%)
Voltage (kV)
Site Factory Site Factory
2 5.014 - 0.224 -
HV+IV+N/LV UST 5 5.016 - 0.224 -
10 5.018 5.1073 0.225 0.224
HV+IV+N /ground 2 6.249 - 0.496 -
with GST-g 5 6.248 - 0.494 -
LV Guard 10 6.248 6.3838 0.495 0.435
2 11.263 - 0.373 -
HV+IV+N
GST 5 11.266 - 0.374 -
/LV+Ground
10 11.226 11.491 0.375 0.341
2 5.014 - 0.223 -
LV/ HV+IV+N UST 5 5.016 - 0.223 -
10 5.017 - 0.223 -
2 10.472 - 0.309 -
LV/ground with
GST-g 5 10.479 - 0.310 -
HV+IV+N Guard
10 10.479 10.717 0.312 0.302
2 15.497 - 0.281 -
LV/ HV+IV+N
GST 5 15.496 - 0.281 -
+Ground
10 15.497 15.824 0.282 0.277

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2.2 Tanδ and Capacitance Measurement of Bushings

Capacitance Capacitance Tanδ Tanδ
Test (pF)
Bushing Details Mode (pF) (%) (%)
Voltage (kV) Factory
Site Site Factory
Sr. No:2154037 2 383.315 - 0.014 -
Make: CGL, kV:245 UST 5 383.436 - 0.110 -
Identification: 1U 10 383.820 340.25 0.227 0.222
Sr. No:2154036 2 385.883 - 0.030 -
Make: CGL, kV:245 UST 5 385.922 - 0.050 -
Identification: 1V 10 386.298 339.41 0.262 0.226
Sr. No:2156027 2 385.686 - 0.067 -
Make: CGL, kV:245 UST 5 385.792 - 0.006 -
Identification: 1W 10 386.047 335.94 0.298 0.225
Sr. No:2123046 2 381.965 - 0.075 -
Make: CGL, kV:145 UST 5 382.128 - 0.137 -
Identification: 2U 10 382.379 354.78 0.158 0.350
Sr. No:2123050 2 382.175 - 0.040 -
Make: CGL, kV:145 UST 5 382.248 - 0.059 -
Identification: 2V 10 383.063 362.84 0.182 0.396
Sr. No:2123048 2 389.684 - 0.190 -
Make: CGL, kV:145 UST 5 389.560 - 0.248 -
Identification: 2W 10 389.710 357.49 0.006 0.366

2.3 Insulation Resistance Measurement of Winding

Applied D.C. IR Value (in GΩ) PI
Connection
Voltage 15 Sec 60 Sec 600 Sec (600 Sec / 60 Sec)
HV – E 5000V 1.9 2.09 6.63 3.17
HV – LV 5000V 2.98 5.66 18.0 3.18
LV – E 5000V 1.6 2.83 13.1 4.62
IV – LV 5000V 2.9 5.67 18.01 3.17
IV – E 5000V 1.9 2.9 - -

2.4 Insulation Resistance Measurement of Core-Frame

Terminals Applied D.C. Voltage Insulation Value (in GΩ)
Core – Frame 2500 Volts 1.39
Frame – Earth 2500 Volts 1.97
Core – Earth 2500 Volts 2.59

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2.5 Magnetization Current Measurement

HV Side
Voltage Applied (Volts) Current Measured In mAmps
Tap No.
1U – 1V 1V – 1W 1W – 1U 1U 1V 1W
1 425.0 425.0 432.8 0.9 0.4 1.0
13 427.1 425.1 432.5 0.9 0.4 1.0
17 425.5 432.7 423.5 0.9 0.4 0.8

Voltage Applied (Volts) Current Measured In mAmps

Tap No.
1U – N 1V – N 1W – N 1U 1V 1W
1 231.0 258.2 258.5 1.2 1.0 1.3
13 226.2 258.9 254.6 1.1 0.8 1.3
17 228.3 262.7 254.6 1.3 0.8 1.1

IV Side
Voltage Applied (Volts) Current Measured In mAmps
Tap No.
2U – 2V 2V – 2W 2W – 2U 2U 2V 2W
1 429.0 434.0 426.8 1.5 0.6 1.7
13 420.8 422.2 427.6 1.8 0.8 2.1
17 424.3 425.0 429.1 2.0 0.9 2.2

Voltage Applied (Volts) Current Measured In mAmps

Tap No.
2U – N 2V – N 2W – N 2U 2V 2W
1 226.2 259.4 259.4 2.2 1.7 2.2
13 223.3 257.8 258.1 2.6 2.1 2.7
17 224.6 253.0 254.2 2.9 2.0 3.0

LV Side
Voltage Applied (Volts) Current Measured In mAmps
Tap No.
3U – 3W 3V – 3U 3W – 3V 3U 3V 3W
13 423.0 421.6 428.8 100.8 51.8 122.3

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2.6 Magnetic Balance Measurement

HV Side
Voltage Voltage Measured (Volts)
Tap Position Applied
Between 1U – N 1V – N 1W – N
1U – N 231.0 221.1 11.9
1 1V – N 134.5 258.2 121.5
1W – N 11.1 250.2 258.5
1U – N 226.2 215.8 11.3
13 1V – N 144.7 258.9 116.3
1W – N 13.29 246.5 254.6
1U – N 228.3 219.4 13.96
17 1V – N 132.3 262.7 130.3
1W – N 11.9 238.3 254.6

IV Side
Voltage Voltage Measured (Volts)
Tap Position Applied
Between 2U – N 2V – N 2W – N
2U – N 226.2 221.1 8.16
1 2V – N 133.3 259.4 128.3
2W – N 7.9 254.0 259.4
2U – N 223.3 214.2 10.8
13 2V – N 132.3 257.8 125.4
2W – N 11.6 249.8 258.1
2U – N 224.6 216.6 8.89
17 2V – N 130.2 253.0 122.7
2W – N 12.8 248.5 254.2

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2.7 Short Circuit Current Measurement

Combination: HV/IV
Applied 3 phase Voltage on HV Side and Measured Current in HV & IV Side. While IV kept
shorted & LV Open.
Tap HV Side (Applied Volts) HV Side (Current in Amp)
Isc (A)
Pos. 1U – 1V 1V – 1W 1W – 1U 1U 1V 1W
1 414.6 410.15 413.3 7.4 7.8 7.3 10.7
13 418.4 408.4 411.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 13.5
17 418.6 408.9 412.1 8.0 7.9 7.4 19.7

Combination: HV/LV
Applied 3 phase Voltage on HV Side and Measured Current in HV & LV Side. While LV kept
shorted & IV Open.
Tap HV Side (Applied Volts) HV Side (Current in Amp)
Isc (A)
Pos. 1U – 1V 1V – 1W 1W – 1U 1U 1V 1W
1 415.9 412.7 414.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 23.6
13 403.4 413.6 403.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 22.5
17 416.6 413.5 414.3 0.9 1.0 0.8 23.1

Combination: IV/LV
Applied 3 phase Voltage on IV Side and Measured Current in IV & LV Side. While LV kept
shorted & HV Open.
Tap IV Side (Applied Volts) IV Side (Current in Amp)
Isc (A)
Pos. 2U – 2V 2V – 2W 2W – 2U 2U 2V 2W
1 416.4 413.2 415.2 3.1 2.6 3.0 46.5
13 415.3 412.1 415.5 3.5 3.0 3.3 44.7
17 414.7 410.4 414.5 3.6 3.2 3.5 43.9

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2.8 Vector Group Verification

Vector Group: YNa0d11
Apply 3-ᴓ, 415 Volts in HV Terminals
Measure Voltage
Connection
(Volts) Remark
Applied Voltage
1U – 1V 429.8
1V – 1W 432.9
1W – 1U 426.2
Measured Voltage
1U – 2U 105.4
2U – N 142.7
1U – N 231.6
Condition 1) (1U – 2U) + (2U – N) = (1U – N)
1U-3U terminals shorted
Measured Voltage
1U – 3W 21.24
3W – N 207.9
1U – N 229.1
Condition 1) (1U – 3W) + (3W – N) = (1U – N)
1W – 3V 427.2
1W – 3W 408.2 As all conditions are satisfied, the
vector group YNa0d11 is confirmed.
Condition 2) (1W – 3V) > (1W – 3W)
1V – 3W 401.9
1V – 3V 408.9
Condition 3) (1V – 3W) ≅ (1V – 3V)

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2.9 Turns Ratio Measurement

Combination: HV/IV
Measured Ratio %Error
Tap Calculated
1U – N/ 1V – N/ 1W – N/
No. Ratio U V W
2U – N 2V – N 2W – N
1 1.4463 1.4473 1.4484 1.4493 -0.207 -0.138 -0.062
2 1.4640 1.4651 1.4662 1.4652 -0.082 -0.007 0.068
3 1.4798 1.4810 1.4821 1.4815 -0.115 -0.034 0.040
4 1.4983 1.4996 1.5006 1.4981 0.013 0.100 0.167
5 1.5149 1.5162 1.5172 1.5152 -0.020 0.066 0.132
6 1.5318 1.5332 1.5342 1.5326 -0.052 0.039 0.104
7 1.5491 1.5506 1.5515 1.5504 -0.084 0.013 0.071
8 1.5668 1.5683 1.5693 1.5686 -0.115 -0.019 0.045
9 1.5849 1.5864 1.5875 1.5873 -0.151 -0.057 0.013
10 1.6062 1.6078 1.6089 1.6064 -0.012 0.087 0.156
11 1.6252 1.6268 1.6279 1.6260 -0.049 0.049 0.117
12 1.6475 1.6493 1.6504 1.6461 0.085 0.194 0.261
13 1.6675 1.6693 1.6705 1.6667 0.048 0.156 0.228
14 1.6881 1.6898 1.6990 1.6878 0.018 0.118 0.664
15 1.7092 1.7110 1.7122 1.7094 -0.012 0.094 0.164
16 1.7307 1.7325 1.7339 1.7316 -0.052 0.052 0.133
17 1.7528 1.7548 1.7561 1.7544 -0.091 0.023 0.097

Plot: Tap Position vs Measured Ratio

Tap Position Vs Measured Ratio
2
1.8
1.6
Measured Ratio

1.4
1.2
1 U-Phase
0.8 V-Phase
0.6
W-Phase
0.4
0.2
0
0 5 10 15 20
Tap Position

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Combination: IV/LV
Measured Ratio %Error
Tap Calculated
2U – N/ 2V – N/ 2W – N/
No. Ratio U V W
3U – 3W 3V – 3U 3W – 3V
1 7.9858 7.9791 7.9795 7.9677 0.227 0.143 0.148
2 7.8889 7.8835 7.9240 7.8811 0.099 0.030 0.544
3 7.8051 7.7993 7.8464 7.7945 0.136 0.062 0.666
4 7.7087 7.7030 7.7234 7.7079 0.010 -0.064 0.201
5 7.6243 7.6177 7.6400 7.6212 0.041 -0.046 0.247
6 7.5401 7.5338 7.5520 7.5346 0.073 -0.011 0.231
7 7.4561 7.4491 7.4648 7.4480 0.109 0.015 0.226
8 7.3723 7.3661 7.3852 7.3614 0.148 0.064 0.323
9 7.2877 7.2818 7.2977 7.2748 0.177 0.096 0.315
10 7.1911 7.1852 7.1995 7.1882 0.040 -0.042 0.157
11 7.1072 7.1005 7.1151 7.1016 0.079 -0.015 0.190
12 7.0114 7.0042 7.0197 7.0150 -0.051 -0.154 0.067
13 6.9264 6.9200 6.9314 6.9284 -0.029 -0.121 0.043
14 6.8427 6.8359 6.8410 6.8418 0.013 -0.086 -0.012
15 6.7584 6.7516 6.7632 6.7552 0.047 -0.053 0.118
16 6.6740 6.6676 6.6832 6.6686 0.081 -0.015 0.219
17 6.5899 6.5830 6.5938 6.5820 0.120 0.015 0.179

Plot: Tap Position Vs Measured Ratio

Tap Position Vs Measured Ratio
9
8
7
Measured Ratio

6
5
U-Phase
4
3 V-Phase
2 W-Phase
1
0
0 5 10 15 20
Tap Position

Combination: HV/LV
Measured Ratio %Error
Tap Calculated
1U – N/ 1V – N/ 1W – N/
No. Ratio U V W
3U – 3W 3V – 3U 3W – 3V
13 11.558 11.557 11.557 11.547 0.095 0.087 0.087

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2.10 Winding Resistance Measurement

OTI: 38°C
a. HV-IV SIDE
Winding Resistance in mΩ
Tap
1U – 2U 1V – 2V 1W – 2W
No.
At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C
1 122.5 139.1 122.5 139.1 123.0 139.7
2 120.4 136.7 120.4 136.7 121.0 137.4
3 118.6 134.7 118.5 134.6 119.1 135.2
4 116.7 132.5 116.6 132.4 117.1 133.0
5 114.8 130.4 114.7 130.2 115.3 130.9
6 112.9 128.2 112.8 128.1 113.4 128.8
7 111.0 126.0 110.9 125.9 111.4 126.5
8 109.0 123.8 109.0 123.8 109.6 124.5
9 106.8 121.3 106.9 121.4 107.3 121.8
10 109.1 123.9 109.1 123.9 109.5 124.3
11 111.0 126.0 110.9 125.9 111.4 126.5
12 112.9 128.2 112.9 128.2 113.4 128.8
13 114.8 130.4 114.8 130.4 115.3 130.9
14 116.9 132.7 116.7 132.5 117.1 133.0
15 118.8 134.9 118.7 134.8 119.1 135.2
16 120.7 137.1 120.7 137.1 121.1 137.5
17 122.7 139.3 122.8 139.4 123.1 139.8
Plot: Tap Position Vs Measured Resistance at 75°C
145 Tap Position Vs. Resistance at 75 C
140
Resistance at 75 C

135
U-Phase
130
V-Phase
125
W-Phase
120
0 5 10 15 20
Tap Position

b. HV SIDE
Winding Resistance in mΩ
Tap
1U – N 1V – N 1W – N
No.
At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C
13 332.5 377.6 333.5 378.7 334.7 380.1

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c. IV SIDE
Winding Resistance in mΩ
Tap No. 2U – N 2V – N 2W – N
At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C
1 242.2 275.0 243.3 276.3 243.9 277.0
2 240.2 272.8 241.3 274.0 241.9 274.7
3 238.6 270.9 239.5 272.0 240.1 272.6
4 236.5 268.6 237.5 269.7 238.0 270.3
5 234.6 266.4 235.6 267.5 236.1 268.1
6 232.7 264.2 233.6 265.3 234.3 266.1
7 230.9 262.2 231.7 263.1 232.3 263.8
8 228.7 259.7 229.7 260.8 230.3 261.5
9 226.8 257.5 227.6 258.4 228.2 259.1
10 228.8 259.8 229.8 260.9 230.3 261.5
11 230.6 261.9 231.6 263.0 232.2 263.7
12 232.4 263.9 233.7 265.4 234.2 265.9
13 234.5 266.3 235.5 267.4 236.0 268.0
14 236.5 268.6 237.6 269.8 238.0 270.3
15 238.4 270.7 239.4 271.8 239.9 272.4
16 240.2 272.8 241.3 274.0 241.8 274.6
17 242.3 275.1 243.3 276.3 243.8 276.8
Plot: Tap Position Vs Measured Resistance at 75°C

280
Tap Position Vs. Resistance at 75 C

275
Resistance at 75 C

270
U-Phase
265
V-Phase
260 W-Phase

255
0 5 10 15 20
Tap Position

d. LV SIDE
Winding Resistance in mΩ
Tap No. 3U – 3W 3V – 3U 3W – 3V
At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C At 38°C At 75 °C
13 5.944 6.750 5.921 6.723 5.859 6.653

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Customer: UPPTCL Date: 15-08-2023
Location: Khatauli, U.P. Serial No: 2051160
Report No: LA/23-24/1324/01

3.0 Instruments Used for Test

Instruments which are used for measurement are listed with details as below.
Date of Last Due Date of
Instrument Make Serial Number
Calibration Calibration
Multifunctional Set Omicron TD040A 16-01-2023 15-01-2024
IR Tester Kyoritsu W8374862 17-01-2023 16-01-2024

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