Minimum Clearance in Substation:
Voltag Highe
e
st
Volta
ge
Lighting Switchi
Impulse ng
Level
Impuls
(Kvp)
e Level
(Kvp)
Minimum
Clearance
Phase Phase-Earth Phase
Safety
Ground
Clearance Clearance
(Mt)
(Mt)
11KV 12KV 70
0.178 0.229
2.600
3.700
33KV 36KV 170
0.320 0.320
2.800
3.700
132K 145K 550
V
V
650
1.100 1.100
3.700
4.600
1.100 1.100
2.700
4.600
220K 245K 950
V
V
1050
1.900 1.900
4.300
5.500
1.900 1.900
4.300
5.500
400K 420K 1425
V
V
1050(P 3.400 4.200
-E)
6.400
8.000
Electrical Clearance in Substation:
Voltage Height
of I Bay
From
Ground
(Mt)
Heigh Bay
t of II Width
Bay (Mt)
From
Groun
d (Mt)
Phase- BetweenEqui Earth
Phase pment
Wire
(Mt)
From
Groun
d
132KV 8.0
(Single
)
11.0
3.0
3.0
10.5
220KV 12.5
(Single
)
18
4.5
4.5
15.5
220KV 18.5
(Doubl
e)
25
25
4.5
4.5
28.5
400KV 15.6
22
22.0
7.0
>6.0
30.0
Standard Bay Widths in Meters:
Voltage
Bay Width (Meter)
11KV
4.7 Meter
33KV
4.7 Meter
66KV
7.6 Meter
132KV
12.2 Meter
220KV
17 Meter
400KV
27 Meter
Standard Bus and Equipment Elevation
Voltage
Equipment live Main Bus
Terminal
Low
High
Elevation
(Meter)
Take of
Elevation
(Meter)
11
KV/33KV
2.8To 4
5.5
To6.5
6.5To8.5
66KV
2.8To 4
6To8
9To 10.5
9.5
132KV
3.7To5
8To9.5 13.5To14. 12To12.5
5
220KV
4.9To5.5
9To13
18.5
15To18.5
400KV
8.0
15.5
23
Phase spacing for strung Bus:
Voltage
Clearance
11KV
1300 mm
33KV
1300 mm
66KV
2200 mm
132KV
3000 mm
220KV
4500 mm
400KV
7000 mm
Minimum Clearance of Live Parts from Ground:
Voltage Minimum
Clearance to
Ground (Mt)
Section Clearance
(Mt)
11KV
3.700
2.600
33KV
3.700
2.800
66KV
4.600
3.000
132KV
4.600
3.500
220KV
5.500
4.300
400KV
8.000
7.000
Insulator String:
Voltage
No of
Length
Suspensio (mm)
n String
No of Disc
for Tension
String
Length in
(mm)
66KV
965
1070
132KV
1255
10
1820
220KV
14
1915
15
2915
400KV
23
3850
2 X 23
5450
Nominal Span:
Voltage
Normal Span (Meter)
66KV
240-250-275
132KV
315-325-335
220KV
315-325-335
400KV
315-325-335
Minimum Ground Clearance:
Voltage
Ground (Meter)
66KV
5.5
132KV
6.1
220KV
7.0
400KV
8.0
800KV
12.4
Indoor Substation Minimum Clearances
Distance Descriptions
0.9 Meter Horizontally between any item of equipment
and thesubstation wall
0.6 Meter Horizontally between any Two items of
equipment
1.2 Meter Horizontally in front of any HV switchgear
Clearance of Conductor on Tower
Voltage
Tower Vertical
Type Space
(Mt)
Horizontal Total Height
Space(Mt) From
Ground(Mt)
66KV
1.03
4.0
15.91
1.03
4.27
15.42
1.22
4.88
16.24
7.140
2.17
23.14
4.2
6.29
22.06
4.2
7.15
22.68
4.2
8.8
24.06
5.2
8.5
28.55
5.25
10.5
29.08
6.7
12.6
31.68
132KV
220KV
D
NORMS OF PROTECTION FOR EHV CLASS POWER TRANSFORMERS
Voltage ratio HV Side
& capacity
132/33/11KV
LV Side
Common
relays
3 O/L relays 2 O/L relays Buchholz, OLTC
up to 8 MVA
+ 1 E/L
relay
+ 1 E/L
relay
132/33/11KV
above 8 MVA
and below
31.5 MVA
3 O/L relays 3 O/L relays Differential,
+ 1 dir. E/L + 1 E/L
Buchholz, OLTC
relay
relay
Buchholz, OT,
WT
132/33KV,
31.5 MVA &
above
3 O/L relays 3 O/L relays Differential,
+ 1 dir. E/L + 1 E/L
Over
relay
relay
flux,Buchholz,
OLTC PRV, OT,
WT
220/33 KV,
31.5MVA &
50MVA
220/132KV,
100 MVA
3 O/L relays 3 O/L relays Differential,
+ 1 dir. E/L + 1 dir.
Over
relay
relay
flux,Buchholz,
OLTC PRV, OT,
WT
400/220KV
315MVA
3
directional
O/L relays
(with dir.
High set)
+1
directional
E/L relays.
Restricted
E/F relay +
3
Directional
O/L relays
for action
3
directional
O/L relays
(with dir.
High set)
+1
directional
E/L relays.
Restricted
E/F relay
Buchholz, OT,
WT
Differential,
Over
flux,Buchholz,
OLTC PRV, OT,
WT and
overload
(alarm) relay
The bottom most portion of any insulator or bushing in service should be at a
minimum height of 2500 mm above ground level.
Location of L.A (From T.C Bushing):
Voltage
BIL KV Peak
Distance (Mt)
11KV
75
12
33KV
200
15
66KV
325
24
132KV
550
35
220KV
900 To 1050
400KV
1425 To 1550
Close To T.C
