INSTRUMENT PRODUCT SOLUTIONS OTCF Grid Solutions a GE and Alstom joint venture transformers 72.5 kV to 765 kV

In high and extra high Designed for long service life voltage transmission Decades of experience have resulted in strong and reliable units, able to meet systems, capacitor the highest standards. These units are manufactured using the most modern insulation impregnation and equipment. voltage transformers

(CVTs) are used to Grid Solutions CVT’s provide excellent provide potential reliability because the major insulation of the CVT, the capacitor outputs to metering stack, comprised of homogeneously instruments and assembled capacitor elements, is extremely surge resistant irrespective protective relays. In of the waveform of the surge voltage. addition, when CVT insulation integrity is assured by equipped with carrier the fact that a metallic bellows accessories, CVTs can assembly hermetically seals the oil be used for power line from the atmosphere. carrier (PLC) . .

! For revenue metering and protection in networks ! PLC application CUSTOMER BENEFITS ! Performance: Un: 72.5 to 765 kV ! Operational securityop Cn from 1750 to 37500 pF ! Extensive field experience, Thermal capacity up to 1500 VA including high ! Characteristics: seismic regions High quality film / -oil insulation Oil expansion by stainless ! Operation as coupling steel bellows Superior transient capacitor for power response or composite line transmission ! Rugged, leak-proof ! Seismic withstand capability: The standard OTCF resists medium design: near-zero intensity seismic events. maintenance For highly active seismic regions, ! Easy transport the design is adapted accordingly. and installation ! Compliance with IEC, ANSI / IEEE or equivalent standards. Reliable design for high life expectancy

INSULATING SYSTEMS TYPICAL SECTION The external insulation is provided by the porcelain housing and coordinated with the capacitor stack, consisting of virtually identical elements so that the axial voltage distribution from the line terminal to is essentially uniform.

The capacitor elements have a 1 Primary terminal mixed material consisting 2 Cast aluminum bellow housing of alternating layers of 3 Stainless steel expansion bellow 4 Compression spring film and kraft paper. 5 Insulated voltage connection The kraft paper layers serve as a 6 Capacitor elements wicking agent to ensure 7 Insulator (porcelain or composite) homogenous synthetic oil 8 tap connection 9 Cast-epoxy impregnation. 10 HF terminal connection 11 Ferro- suppression device The electromagnetic unit (EMU) is 12 Secondary terminals housed in an oil-filled tank at the 13 Oil level sight- 14 Aluminum terminal box base of the capacitor stack. Mineral 15 Intermediate oil is employed as the insulating 16 Oil/air block medium instead of air because of its 17 Oil drain plug superior insulating and heat transfer 18 Compensating reactor properties. The use of an oil-filled 19 Aluminum cover plate base tank removes the need for space heaters in the secondary terminal box as this area is warmed by heat transfer from the insulating oil. This results in a more reliable and cost effective design.

INSULATING OIL We use insulating oils with excellent , aging, and gas absorbing properties. The synthetic oil used for the capacitor units possesses superior gas absorption properties resulting in exceptionally low with high inception/extinction voltage ratings. The oil used for the EMU is premium naphthenic mineral oil. The oil is filtered, dried and degassed with in-house processing. It contains no PCB. CAPTION_WHITE_lore_ipsum_(Optional) INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS PRODUCT SOLUTIONS OTCF

CAPACITOR STACK The capacitor stack is a voltage The capacitor stack consists of a divider which provides a reduced series of capacitor elements. The voltage at the intermediate voltage dielectric spacers are a combination bushing for a given voltage applied at of kraft paper and polypropylene the primary terminal. film. The ratio of paper/film is carefully determined to provide The capacitor stack is a multi- constant for a wide capacitor-unit assembly. Each unit is range of . The housed in an individual insulator. aluminum electrodes are precision A cast cover is on top of wound by microprocessor controlled the upper capacitor assembly and is machinery. The capacitor elements fitted with an aluminum terminal. are connected with low An adapter for mounting a line trap tinned copper tabs. The stack on top of the CVT can be provided assemblies are hydraulically with an optional (and removable) compressed and bound with epoxy HV terminal. fibreglass tape to obtain the optimum space factor for The capacitor units are mechanically capacitance requirement and oil coupled together by means of circulation. stainless steel hardware passing After assembly in the insulator, through the corrosion resistant cast capacitor units are individually oven aluminium housing. The mechanical dried under vacuum and then connection also establishes the impregnated with the processed electrical connection between synthetic oil. capacitor units. This facilitates field assembly of the CVT.

Each capacitor unit is hermetically sealed; a stainless steel diaphragm (expansion bellow) preserves oil integrity by maintaining the hermetic seal while allowing for thermal expansion and contraction of the oil. The capacitor units operate in a practically pressure-free mode over a very wide ambient temperature range.

Thousands of installed units to attest to their reliability ELECTROMAGNETIC UNIT (EMU) The EMU steps down the intermediate voltage provided The voltage sensitive switching strategy effectively by the voltage divider to values suitable for and suppresses ferro-resonance without imposing a heavy metering applications. permanently connected stabilizing burden on the unit, significantly improving the accuracy and the transient A series reactance cancels the phase shift induced during response performance of the CVT. voltage transformation in the capacitor voltage divider. A set of internal taps is used for factory accuracy and No field adjustment of the unit is necessary. phase angle adjustments to provide optimum performance. Over-voltage protection is provided by a The EMU is housed in a cast aluminum base tank with a protective gap connected in to the series cast aluminum cover. The base tank is filled with treated reactances. mineral oil and hermetically sealed from the environment and from the synthetic oil in the capacitor units. A sight The inherent capacitance and -cored EMU of a CVT glass at the rear of the tank provides for easy oil level require the suppression of ferro-resonance. monitoring. No oil maintenance is necessary throughout the service life of the unit. An oil drain plug is provided on The ferro-resonance suppression device (FSD) contains a the base tank. , which acts like a , presenting a very under normal conditions and switching on a across the secondary at a prescribed voltage, and switching off the damping load when voltage has normalised. PRINCIPAL

1 High voltage terminal 2 Compensation reactor 3 Intermediate 4 Ground terminal 5 Ferroresonance suppression device 6 Damping resistor 7 Carrier (HF) terminal (optional) 8 protective device 9 Secondary terminals 10 Link, to be opened for test purposes INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS PRODUCT SOLUTIONS OTCF

CARRIER ACCESSORIES SECONDARY WINDINGS When the CVT is equipped with carrier accessories for PLC service, an external To meet the requirements for carrier grounding switch (CGS) and carrier entrance bushing are provided in measuring and protection, generally the terminal box. The carrier accessories include a carrier drain coil with two secondary windings are protective . A choke coil and a protective spark gap are installed in provided with an option of up to four the base tank when a potential ground switch (PGS) is provided to prevent the windings, including the earth fault loss of the carrier when the PGS is in the closed position. winding. The maximum burdens can be seen on page 7. SECONDARY TERMINAL BOX The terminal box is very spacious and can accommodate all required connections. The secondaries of the EMU are brought out of the base tank through an oil/air seal block assembly and terminated on separate terminal blocks. The secondary terminal box area is warmed by heat transfer from the oil filled tank. This prevents condensation in the terminal box and removes the need for a space heater. An aluminum gland plate is provided to accommodate customer conduit hubs.

CORONA SUPPRESSION Corona suppression is considered in the design and construction of every part of the CVT. 245 kV units and units above 245 kV are supplied with an aluminum electrode to ensure insulation performance. INSULATOR INQUIRY CHECK LIST The outer insulation consists of a high-quality porcelain in brown (RAL 8016) or ! Applicable standards grey (ANSI 70). Standard creepage distances are available according to the ! Rated dimension tables. Larger creepage distances are available on request. ! Highest system voltage On special request, Grid Solutions can offer CVTs with a composite insulator ! Power-frequency withstand test consisting of an epoxy resin fiberglass tube with silicone rubber sheds. voltage ! Lightning impulse test voltage SERVICE LIFE AND MAINTENANCE ! Switching impulse test voltage, if OTCF have been designed for a 30 year life-time and, thanks to the the robust applicable ! construction and conservative insulation design, many well out-live this service Rated capacitance Cn in pF life. They have near-zero maintenance requirements: the oil is hermetically ! Overvoltage factor (ex. 1.5 Un 30 s) sealed from the air by a stainless steel diaphragm assembly and all external ! Voltage ratio parts are of corrosion-resistant material. ! Number of secondaries ! Accuracy class and rated burden for TESTS each secondary winding Routine tests are performed in accordance with national and international ! Environmental conditions standards. Each capacitor unit is routine tested for lightning impulse, power- (altitude, temperature, site pollution, frequency withstand, partial discharge, factor and capacitance. A seismic conditions…) routine rest report is provided for each unit. Existing type test reports can be ! Required path in mm or in provided on request. mm/kV ! Options as required: Partial discharges HV terminal (material and For the capacitor units, the partial discharge intensity is less than 5 pC at 1.2 dimensions) times maximum line-to-ground voltage and less than 10 pC at twice the rated Carrier accessories (1 voltage limiter, voltage after the power frequency voltage test. 1 HF disconnecting switch, 1 draining coil) Ferro-resonance check Composite insulator (light grey). After routine accuracy tests, the unit is checked for ferro-resonance suppression by applying secondary short-circuits. The secondary voltage is If a line trap is to be mounted on the monitored with an oscilloscope to ensure that the recovery of normal CVT, please specify the weight and waveform is satisfactory. overall dimensions.

Dissipation factor or Tan d measured at the rated voltage is less than 0.06 %. INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS PRODUCT SOLUTIONS OTCF

EASY TRANSPORT AND RATINGS INSTALLATION Capacitive voltage transformers can be rated for metering and/or protection CVTs must be transported and purposes. stored in the upright position. Multi capacitor unit assemblies are The following burdens (as a sum of all windings except the ground fault delivered with the upper capacitor winding) can be achieved. units packed in the same crate.

The base unit and upper stack elements can easily be assembled by following the instruction manual. No special tools are required.

The following are standard for the various voltage levels: INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS PRODUCT SOLUTIONS OTCF

DIMENSIONS

The following dimensions refer to standard versions. Other Um values affect other dimensions.

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