DESIGN BASIS REPORT

OF

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PROJECT

DEVELOPMENT OF 250 MW
(5 BLOCKS OF 50 MW EACH)
SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC PROJECT(S)
IN MADHYA PRADESH

NTPC No.- CS-5714-004-(R)-9

Punj Lloyd Ltd

95, Institutional Area, Sector-32,
Gurgaon, Haryana- 122001
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PROJECT

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IN MADHYA PRADESH

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction...........................................................................................................4
2 Purpose................................................................................................................ 4
3 Scope................................................................................................................... 4
4 Codes, Standards and references........................................................................4
5 Definitions.............................................................................................................6
6 Project Information............................................................................................... 7
6.1 Site and Plant Information....................................................................................7
6.2 Site Service Conditions.........................................................................................8
7 Electrical Design Basis.........................................................................................9
7.1 System Characteristic...........................................................................................9
7.2 General Design Basis -PV Plant.........................................................................10
7.3 Grid Details at the APTRANSCO Interconnection Point.....................................10
7.4 Power supply distribution and utilization philosophy...........................................10
7.5 Miscellaneous power supplies............................................................................11
7.6 Protection Metering and Control.........................................................................11
7.7 Substation Design...............................................................................................12
7.8 Equipment Design.............................................................................................. 13
7.9 Cabling System.................................................................................................. 16
7.10 Earthing System................................................................................................. 17
7.11 Lightning System................................................................................................17
7.12 Lighting System..................................................................................................18
7.13 Synchronization..................................................................................................18
7.14 Operation control philosophy for the plant..........................................................19
7.15 SCADA System.................................................................................................. 19
8 Solar Photovoltaic System Design Criteria.........................................................21
8.1 Power Warranty :................................................................................................21
9 Statutory Approval..............................................................................................21

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1 Introduction

NTPC Ltd is a premier Maharatna public sector undertaking in the field of power generation. Govt. of
Madhya Pradesh has agreed to give NTPC approximately 500 hectares of revenue land in Mandsaur
district. 250 MW solar power project shall be implemented in a single EPC package under domestic
competitive bidding using domestically manufactured PV modules and cells. This specification is for the
development of a single solar block of 50 MW capacities. The intent of this document is to define complete
electrical technical requirements for design and engineering of Solar PV Power Plant at Mandsaur district,
Madhya Pradesh.

2 Purpose

This document describes the requirements for design and engineering of grid connected 50MW Solar
Photovoltaic power (PV) Plant at Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

3 Scope

This design basis establishes the requirements and guidelines governing design and engineering of grid
connected 50MW Solar Photovoltaic power (PV) Plant at Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

4 Codes, Standards and references

All parts of the design in the scope of work will meet the requirements of the applicable sections of the latest
edition of the following Codes and Standards:
The work shall be performed in conformity with the Specifications and Codes of
Practice of national and international standards.
IS Indian Standards
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics
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Engineer
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
IEC International Electro technical Commission

In addition, the work shall also conform to the requirements of the following:
a) MNRE clearance
b) The Indian Electricity Act and the Rules framed there under
c) The Fire Insurance Regulations.
d) The regulations laid down by the Chief Electrical Inspector of the state
Government.
e) The regulations laid down by the Factory Inspector.
f) The regulations laid down by the Central Electricity Authority.
g) Any other regulations laid down by the Central, State or Local Authorities from
time to time during the execution of this contract.
h) Tree Cutting Permission.
i) Power and Water Requirement during construction.
.

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5 Definitions

The following are definitions of terms used in this document:

Owner: NTPC
Developer: NTPC
EPC: PLL
Project: 50MW Solar PV Power Plant at Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh
Facility: Solar PV Power System
PV Cell: The basic device that converts sunlight directly into DC electricity.
PV Module/Panel: The smallest, complete, environmentally protected assembly of PV cells and related
components, such as connectors and mounting.
PV string: A number of modules or panels interconnected electrically in series to obtain the desired
operating voltage.
PV array: The smallest installed assembly of PV panels, support structure, foundation, and other
components as required
PV array subfield: One or more arrays associated by a distinguishing feature, such as field geometry or
electrical Interconnection.
PV array block: One or more arrays subfield, which its output, feed into one central inverter.
PV array field: The aggregate of all array subfields/block
HV: 33kV and above voltages
MV: above 1.1kV up to 33kV
LV: 1.1 kV and below

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6 Project Information

6.1 Site and Plant Information

Location Name : Mandsaur district
Name of the State : Madhya Pradesh
Geographical coordinates : Latitude 24⁰ 03’ N
Geographical coordinates : Longitude 75⁰ 08’ E
Type of system : Seasonal Tilt
Type of PV Modules : Poly Crystalline
Proposed capacity : 50 MWp
Inverter Capacity : 50 MVA
Projected Energy Production per year : 83.735 MUs per year (kWh) as per contract.
Nearest Railway station : Mandsaur
Nearest Airport : Udaipur
Expected Life of Power Plant : 25 years

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6.2 Site Service Conditions

Electrical equipment shall be able to withstand the following environmental conditions during storage or
operation, without damage or degradation of its operating characteristics, unless otherwise specified.

Item
Type of data Unit Description
.
Development of 250 MW (5
Blocks of 50 MW each)
1. Project Name N/A Solar Photo Voltaic
Project(s) in Madhya
Pradesh

2. Elevation above sea level m <1000

3. Maximum ambient temperature °C 50°C

4. Minimum ambient temperature °C 8.3°C
5. Max. relative humidity % 95 % non-condensing
6. Min. relative humidity % 16.6
7. Average number of rainy days per annum days 30 days
8. Average annual rainfall mm 786.6

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7 Electrical Design Basis

7.1 System Characteristic

Electrical equipment shall be designed for operation at the system voltages listed below:

Description
33kV
Syste
Ite m
Type of data Unit DC System
m ( SPV
(DC Side
Plant
of SPV)
HV
system
)
1 Nominal system voltage kV rms 33 1000V
Maximum voltage at
2 normal operating kV rms 36 1000V
condition
Maximum voltage at
3 extreme operating kV rms 36 1000V
condition
Minimum voltage at
450 V
4 normal operating kV rms 30
( MPPT)
condition
5 Phase - 3 DC +/- ve

6 Wire - 3 2

7 Power frequency Hz 50 -
Type of neutral
8 E E
grounding
Basic insulation level or Above1.5k
9 kV peak 170
full wave withstand V DC
Power frequency voltage Above1.5k
10 kV rms 70
withstand 1min, Dry V DC
mm/kV
Pollution level (as per
11 (PH- 25 -
Table 1 of IEEE C37.010)
GR.)
Mm/kV
Minimum creepage
12 PH- 25 -
distance
GND
13 Auxiliary AC voltage V ac 220 230

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14 Auxiliary DC voltage V dc 110 -

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7.2 General Design Basis -PV Plant

A: DC Voltage- 1000V DC

B: Inverter : 1250kW

C: Module Type: Poly crystalline (Capacity: 300 Wp)

D: DC cable Voltage Grade Above 1.5kV DC

E: Inverter ROOM
-Material : Pre Fabricated Engineered Building

-Ventilation System- Dry Pressurization system

7.3 Power supply distribution and utilization philosophy

Voltage and Frequency Variation

AC System – Voltage Variation +/- 6%

Frequency Variation +/- 3%
DC System – Voltage Variation +/- 6%

Utilization Voltage & Operating Philosophy

LV Voltage Distribution – Secondary Star solidly Grounded of Auxiliary Transformer.

7.4 Miscellaneous power supplies

Electrical System-

 Battery & Battery Charger-

Inverter room 107Ah, 110V DC Ni- Cd Battery- 14 nos.
Main Control Room 82Ah, 110V DC– 1 no.
 UPS with bypass- 230 V AC
 AC Lighting-230V AC supply from Aux. distribution transformer.

Utilization Voltages for Critical Supplies

A. Switchgear Protection and Control-110/24 VDC

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B. Plant Communication-110/24 VDC

C. Fire Alarm System Power Supply- 110/24 VDC

7.5 Protection Metering and Control

7.5.1 Panel Metering of Solar PV plant.

A- Panel Metering -Energy Meter- Yes.

7.5.2 Control Philosophy

A- Protection Relay for HV Switchgear- On Switchgear Front Panel

B- Switchgear Control – From Switchgear & From Remote (SCADA).

C- Annunciation - Required

D- Numerical Protection / Control / Monitoring system for following-

i) ICOG PANEL (33kV ) : Yes

ii) 415 V ACDB : NO ( MCCB shall be provided) control & monitoring- manual

E- SCADA : Yes

7.5.3 Protection Devices

Relay No Outgoi Incomer Inverter Inverter DC Side

ng Ac Side
Feeder
50, 50N yes Yes(8) Yes(8) Earth Fault
51, 51N yes Yes(8) Yes(8) Monitoring,
27/59 yes Yes(8) Short circuit,
86 yes Yes(8) under
81 yes voltage,
63Tx Yes(8) overvoltage,
95 yes Yes(8) overload,
overload Yes(8) overheat

Notes:-

1. All the relays shall be communicable type.

2. The Inverters shall also equipped with protection against GRID failure mode ( Anti islanding)
operation, over-current, earth fault, over –under voltage, over-under frequency and short circuits
i.e. in case of any fault the inverter shall be automatically isolated from GRID. specially if GRID

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is not available the inverter shall go into sleep mode and shall not generate any power, thus 100 %
safe against reverse power feeding under breakdown/shutdown of GRID line.
3. All Junction boxes in the field are provided with the PV fuses.
4. Microprocessor based MCCB shall be provided at ACDB incomers with inbuilt O/L, S/C, E/F
Protection

7.6 Substation Design

7.6.1 HV Substation

A . Type : Indoor substation with LBS Panel

B. Structure: Galvanized Steel

C. Bus Bar : Indoor switchboard.

HV and MV SCADA Inverter

Switchgear Room Shelter
Room
( Indoor)
Concrete trenches Yes Yes Bottom
at bottom Cable Entry
Pressurization Yes (Dry) Yes Yes(Dry)
Against ingress of (A/C)
Dust
Air-conditioned No Yes No
Room for
operator/HMI

7.6.2 Specific Equipment Location

A: Battery & Battery Charger with 14 Nos. 33kV ICOG Panel as inbuilt power pack unit/wall
mounted unit

B: UPS 5kVA - SCADA Room/ Main Control Room

C: UPS 3KVA- Inverter Room

D: Fire Protection and Alarm Panel- SCADA Room & Inverter room

E: Aux. Distribution Transformer- Indoor (in each Inverter Room)

F: Feeder Pillars :Solar Field

G: String combiner Boxes( JB) : Solar Field

H: Inverter: Solar Field

I: ACDB,PDB &LDB : Control Room

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7.7 Equipment Design

7.7.1 HV Switchboard

A: Execution: Drawout type

B: Busbar: Al Flat

C: Circuit Breaker Type: VCB

Transformer Vector Tap Grounding Soak Preferred

Group Changer Pit kVA
Inverter Yd5d5d5 OCTC Ungrounded No 3750 kVA
Transformer
Distribution Dyn11 OCTC Solidly No 20KVA
Transformer Grounded
D: Motor Control: Breaker

E: Trip Coils: 2nos

F: Earth Arrangements: Earth trolley at Breaker side and at Cable side.

G: PT Cast resin: Drawout Type

**- Shall be decided during detail engg. As per AC load of the plant

H: CT Cast Resin: Fixed and bolted type

7.7.2 Instrument Transformer CT / PT

A: CT Sec
Protection 5P20
Metering 0.2S
B : PT Sec
Protection 110/ √3
Metering: 110/ 3

7.7.3 Transformer ( Distribution)

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Note:
1. Inverter Transformer shall be converter duty transformer. Cu shield shall be provided between HV
and LV.
2. Distribution Transformer shall be oil filled with OCTC.

a) Oil Qty < 2000Ltr : Soak Pit not required

b) 2000Ltr > Oil Qty <9000Ltr : Soak Pit required
c) Oil Qty >9000Ltr : Soak Pit + collection Pit required

7.7.4 HV and LV Switchboard

A. Execution

1. Breaker Panel: Draw out Type

2. ACDB:- Fixed with Single front
3. LDB:- Fixed with Single front
4. PDB:- Fixed with Single front

7.7.5 UPS System

A: Redundency:1x100%

B: Type of Redundancy: Bypass

C: Back Up Time: 2 hrs.

D: Inverter Bypass Transformer : NA

E: Bypass Control : Auto/ Manual

E: Battery Type : Ni-Cd

F: Communication with SCADA-Yes

7.7.6 Communication System

A: Plant Communication System- Yes ( Plant Viewer, Inverter viewer, independent String monitoring
& Record at SCADA Room of Daily ,Weekly and Annual data)

B: Type of Exchange for Plant Communication – Digital

C: Battery Backup for communications system -2 hrs through UPS

7.7.7 Fire Detection and Alarm System

A: Type – Microprocessor based fire alarm panel

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B: Name of the Building to be provided with detector –

-Main Control Room
-Inverter Shelter
-Security Room
- Pantry
- Transformer Yard
C: Detection System : Multisensor

7.7.8 DC System

A: Battery Type: Ni-cd

B: Battery Back up Time: 2 Hours

C: Temperature for battery design : 50 Deg C

D: Battery Set : 1x100%

7.8 Cabling System

Power and Control Cables shall have following sizes:

7.8.1 Cable Details

S.No. From To Size Type

1. PV array String combiner 1Cx4 sq.mm Solar Dc cable
Box UV protected
2. String combiner Inverter 1CX185/240 AYWaY
Box sq.mm
3. Inverter Inverter 3RX1CX400 YY
transformer sq.mm
4. Inverter 33kV ICOG Panel 3Cx120 A2XCEFY
transformer sq.mm
5. 33kV ICOG 33kV Pooling 3Cx120 A2XCEFY
Panel Room sq.mm
6. 33kV Pooling Main Control 3Cx400 A2XCEFY
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Room Room sq.mm

A. Control Cable –Min 1.5 sq mm

B. Lighting cable- Min 1.5-10 sq mm
C. Fire Alarm System- Min 1.0 sqmm.

Notes:-
1. For lighting inside the building 1.5 sq mm copper conductor, pvc insulation wire shall be
used in conduit with proper color coding.
2. All power cables up to 16 sq mm shall be of copper conductor .
3. All control Cables shall be stranded copper conductor only
4. All HV and MV cables shall be aluminum conductor, flat armored and earth type only.

7.8.2 Cable Laying Philosophy

A: PV String Cables in Farm- on the support structure ( Dressing with UV protected material such as
Nylon cable ties) , Crossing with HDPE Conduit

B: DC Cables from Junction Boxes to Inverter- Buried

C: MV Cables in Field – Buried

D: HV, MV , Control Cable in Switchgear Room – on Cable Trays inside concrete trench

E:Communication cable ( FOC, CAT5e, etc):- inside the HDPE pipe.

F: Road Crossing for U/G Cables- Through RCC hume pipes.

7.9 Earthing System

A: Earth Electrode: GI Pipe

B: Main Farm Earth Mesh Conductor : 25X6 MS flat

C: Substation Earth Mesh Conductor: 25X6 MS flat

D: Lightning Conductor: As per IS 2309.

7.10 Lightning System

A: Early Streamer Emission Terminals

B: Type of Protection: Level 3 decided as per plot plan.

PV Field Building
Lightning System- ESE Spikes/ GI

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Type Terminal/ flat

Spike
Earth Electrodes 15mm dia 40mm dia
rod with 1.5 GI Pipe 3
mtr length, 3 Mtr Long-
Nos per ESE 1Nos per
terminal Spike
Earth Conductor 2x70 Sq mm GI flat
Cu cable

7.11 Lighting System

7.11.1 Supply Source

Aux. distribution transformer-indoor inside ACDB in each Inverter room shall serve for lighting and plant
auxiliaries

Maintenance Factor- 0.8 (Indoor Lighting)

7.11.2 Control Philosophy

A: Outdoor Yard: Manual

B: Street Lighting:

C: Lamp Type for Indoor /Outdoor Lighting: CFL/LED

D: Panel Execution – ACDB fed to LDB

E:ELCB for Lighting Circuit.

7.11.3 Wiring Type

A: PV Plant Area: Armored Cable.

B: Building : PVC concealed Conduit

C: Switchgear Room: Concealed Conduit

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7.11.4 Lux Levels(As per IS-3646 Part I & II)

S.No Average Illumination Type of

Location
. Level(Lux) Fixture

LED
1 Control Room 300
Luminaries

LED
2 Store Room 200
Luminaries

Switchgear
Room, HT LED
3 150
Breaker Luminaries
Room

Inverter LED
4 150
Room Luminaries

Street
LED
5 lighting- 10
Luminaries
Roads
Switchyard
20(general) LED
6 and
50(on strategic equipment) Luminaries
Substation
Security
LED
7 Room 50
Luminaries
Lighting

7.12 Synchronization

The synchronization will be done in inverter and it will follow the infinite GRID parameters with help of
internal logic algorithm and therefore will prevent flicker into system.

A: Synchronization Voltage Level: Output of Inverter

B: Synchronization Device: internal logic algorithm

C:Syncronisation : Automatic

7.13 Operation control philosophy for the plant

A: Junction Boxes: Manual

B: Inverters : Manual / Automatic

C: HV Switchgear: Manual/ Automatic

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D: Seasonal Tilt: Manual

7.14 SCADA System

The SCADA based plant monitoring system with

i. Real-time acquisition and display of data, status, alarms and trends
ii. Display of status of major equipments in Single Line Diagram(SLD) format
iii. Control of switchgears and Inverters
iv. Display and storage of measured values
v. Display and storage of derived/calculated/integrated values
vi. Display and Storage of Alarm, Event and Trends
vii. Generate, store and retrieve user configurable Sequence of Event (SOE) Reports
viii. Generate, store and retrieve user configurable periodic Reports
ix. Remote monitoring of essential parameters on the web using standard modem (Internet connection
for transferring data to web shall be taken by Contractor in the name of NTPC Site for O & M period).
x. Control and monitoring of status of all the MV/HV/EHV Breakers and Inverters.
xi. System self-supervision

SCADA system continuously monitor and display the following data related to various equipment.
a) - Solar PV array
A - Solar irradiance daily & per month based on instantaneous irradiance readings
(kWh/m²/month)
B - Daily and monthly average ambient temperature based on instantaneous temperature
readings near array field
C - Module back surface temperature
D - Wind speed at the level of array panel
b) Power Conditioning Unit
A - DC Power input
B - DC Voltage
C - DC Current
D - AC Power output
E - AC Output voltage (all 3 phase and line)
F - AC Current (all 3 phase line current)
G - Power factor
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H - Total monthly kWh AC energy produced by the connected PV system (kWh/month)

I - Operating mode
J - Various fault indications

c) 33kV Indoor panel

A - Breaker ON
B - Breaker OFF
C - Trip circuit healthy
D - Trip Indication
E - AC Voltage (all 3 phase and line)
F - AC line current (all 3 phase)
G - MW
H - MVAR
I - Total monthly kWh AC energy exported to/imported from the grid (kWh/month)
J - AC output voltage (all 3 phase and line )
K - AC current (all 3 phase line current)
L - Power factor
M - Frequency
N - Energy meter
O - DC fail
P - Numerical relay problem
Q - Breaker trouble(Spring not charged)
d) Transformer
A - Alarm and trip status of Buchholz, oil temperature, Winding temperature, PRV, Oil
Level low.
e) The SCADA System shall provide 15 minutes, hourly ,daily, monthly average of the
following parameters:
A - Exported energy ,
B - Energy of each PCU

8 Solar Photovoltaic System Design Criteria

8.1 Power Warranty :

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Each solar PV modules used in solar power plants/systems must be warranted for their output peak watt
capacity, which should not be less than 90% at the end of 10 years and 80% at the end of 25 years from the
completion of the trial run.

9 Statutory Approval

Statutory Authority for Electrical Installation – Chief Electrical Inspector/ State Electrical
Inspector.

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