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INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS
1.0 GENERAL:

1.1 The instrument transformers and accessories shall conform to the latest
version of the standards specified below except to the extent explicitly modified in the
specification and shall be in accordance with the requirements in Chapter-GTR.
Current transformers IEC: 60044-1 (or IS:2705)
Capacitive Voltage transformers IEC:60044-5 / IEC-60358
Inductive Voltage Transformers IEC:60044-2
1.2 The instrument transformers shall be complete with its terminal box and a common
marshalling box for a set of 3 instrument transformers.
1.3 The instrument transformer tank along with top metallics shall be hot dip galvanized.
Spray galvanisation as per IS-5905 with 250 micron thickness of Zinc followed by finishing
coats of a suitable primer with sealer is also acceptable with approval of owner.
1.4 The impregnation details along with tests/checks to ensure successful completion
of impregnation cycle shall be furnished for approval.
1.5 The instrument transformers shall be designed for use in geographic and meteorological
conditions as given in Chapter-GTR.
2.0 CONSTRUCTION FEATURES :
The features and constructional details of instrument transformers shall be in accordance
with requirements stipulated here under :
2.1 Bushing/Insulators:
a) Instrument transformers shall be of 245 kV class, oil filled with shedded
porcelain/composite bushings / Insulators suitable for outdoor service and upright
mounting on steel structures.
b) Bushings/Insulators shall conform to requirements stipulated in Chapter-GTR. The
bushing/insulator for CT shall be one piece without any metallic flange joint.
c) The Instrument transformer shall have cantilever strength of not less than (800kg
is mentioned elsewhere) kg, and 350 kg for 420/245 kV Instrument transformers
respectively or as per the value obtained vide Chapter-GTR, whichever is higher.
d) Instruments transformers shall be hermetically sealed units. Bidder/ Manufacturer
shall furnish details of the arrangements made for the sealing of instrument
transformers during detailed engineering.
Bidder/Manufacturer shall also furnish the details of site tests to check the
effectiveness of hermetic sealing for approval.
e) Polarity marks shall indelibly be marked on each instrument transformer and at the
lead terminals at the associated terminal block.
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2.2 Terminal box/Marshalling box :

Terminal box shall conform to the requirements of Chapter-GTR.
2.3 Insulating Oil :
a) Insulating oil to be used for instrument transformers shall be of EHV grade and
shall conform to IS-335 / IEC - 60296 (required for first filling). Non PCB based
synthetic insulating oil conforming to IEC 60867 can also be used in the capacitor
units of CVT with specific approval from the owner, the proposal for which shall
be submitted during detailed engineering stage.
2.4 Name Plate :
Name plate shall conform to the requirements of IEC incorporating the year of
manufacture. The rated current, extended current rating in case of current transformers
and rated voltage, voltage factor in case of voltage transformers shall be clearly indicated
on the name plate. The rated thermal current in case of CT shall also be marked on the
name plate.
The intermediate voltage in case of capacitor voltage transformer shall be indicated on
the name plate.
3.0 CURRENT TRANSFORMERS:
a) Current transformers shall have single primary either ring type, or hair pin type and
suitably designed for bringing out the secondary terminals in a weather proof (IP 55)
terminal box at the bottom. These secondary terminals shall be terminated to stud
type of size 8mm non disconnecting terminal blocks inside the terminal box. In
case prim inverted type current transformers are offered the manufacturer
will meet following additional requirements :
(i) The secondaries shall be totally encased in metallic shielding providing a
uniform equipotential surface for even electric field distribution.
(ii) The lowest part of the insulation assembly shall be properly secured to
avoid any risk of damage due to transportation stresses.
(iii) The upper part of insulation assembly resting on primary bar shall be properly
secured to avoid any damage during transportation due to relative movement
between insulation assembly & top dome.
(iv) Nitrogen if used for hermetic sealing (in case of live tank design) should not
come in direct contact with oil.
(v) Bidder/Manufacturer shall recommend whether any special storage
facility is required for spare CT.
b) Different ratios specified shall be achieved by secondary taps only and primary
reconnection shall not be accepted.
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c) Core lamination shall be of cold rolled grain oriented silicon steel or other equivalent
alloys.The cores used for protection shall produce undistorted secondary current
under transient conditions at all ratios with specified CT parameters.
d) The expansion chamber at the top of the porcelain insulators should be suitable for
expansion of oil.
e) Facilities shall be provided at terminal blocks in the marshalling box for star delta
formation, short circuiting and grounding of CT secondary terminals.
f) Current transform guaranteed burdens and accuracy class are to be intended
as simultaneous for all cores.
h) For 420/245/145 kV current transformer, characteristics shall be such as to provide
satisfactory performance of burdens ranging from 25% to 100% of rated burden over
a range of 10% to 100% of rated current in case of metering CTs and up to the
accuracy limit factor/knee point voltage in case of relaying CTs. However, the CT
construction / metering core accuracy must meet the CEA guidelines on Metering,
with the latest amendments as on date of manufacturing, compulsorily.
i) The current transformer shall be suitable for horizontal transportation.
It shall be ensured that the CT is able to withstand all the stresses imposed on
it while transporting and there shall be no damage in transit. The Contractor shall
submit the details of packing design to the Purchaser for review.
j) For 420/245 kV CTs the instrument security factor at all ratios shall be less than five
(5) for metering core. If any auxiliary CTs/reactor are used in the current transformers
then all parameters specified shall have to be met treating auxiliary CTs as an
integral part of the current transformer. The au xiliary CTs/reactor sh all
preferably be inbuilt construction of the CTs. In case these are to be mounted
separately these shall be mounted in the central marshalling box suitably wired upto
the terminal blocks. Tan-delta point shall be brought out near bottom terminal box for
measurement during routine maintenance, with Bay de-energised & suitably isolated.
k) The wiring diagram plate for the interconnections of the three single phase CTs
shall be provided inside the marshalling box.
l) The current transformers should be suitable for mounting on lattice support
structure to be provided by the Contractor in accordance with stipulations of
Chapter-GTR.
m) The CT shall be designed as to achieve the minimum risks of explosion in
s e r v i c e .Bidder/Manufacturer s h a l l bring out in his offer, the measures taken
to achieve this.
n) 420/245/145 kV current transformers shall be suitable for high speed auto reclosing.
4.0 VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS:
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a) 420/245 kV Voltage transformers shall be capacitor voltage divider type with

electromagnetic units and shall be suitable for carrier coupling.
b) Voltage transformers secondaries shall be protected by HRC cartridge type fuses
for all the windings. In addition, fuses shall be provided for the protection and
metering windings for fuse monitoring scheme. The secondary terminals of the CVTs
shall be terminated to the stud type of size 8mm non - disconnecting terminal blocks
in the individual phase secondary boxes via the fuse.
c) CVTs shall be suitable for high frequency (HF) coupling required for power line
carrier communication. Carrier signal must be prevented from flowing into potential
transformer (EMU) circuit by means of a RF choke/reactor suitable for effectively
blocking the carrier signals over the entire carrier frequency range i.e. 40 to 500
KHz. Details of the arrangement shall be furnished along with the bid. H.F. terminal
of the CVT shall be brought out through a suitable bushing and shall be easily
accessible for connection to the coupling filters of the carrier communication
equipment, when utilised. Further earthing link with fastener to be provided for HF
terminal.
d) The electromagnetic unit comprising compensating reactor, intermediate
transformer and protective and damping devices should have separate terminal
box with all the secondary terminals brought out.
e) The damping device which should be permanently connected to one of the
secondary windings, should be capable of suppressing the Ferro resonance
oscillations.
f) The accuracy of 0.2S on secondary III should be maintained through out the entire
burden range upto 100 VA for 400 & 245 kV CVTs on all the windings without any
adjustments during operation.
g) 420/245 kV CVTs shall be suitable for mounting on L a t t i c e support
s t r u c t u r e / tubular GI pipe in accordance with stipulations of Chapter-GTR.
h) It should be ensured that access to secondary terminals is without any danger of
access to high voltage circuit.
i) A protective surge arrester shall be provided if required, to prevent breakdown of
insulation by incoming surges and to limit abnormal rise of terminal voltage of
shunt capacitor/primary winding, tuning reactor/RF choke etc. due to short circuit
in transformer secondaries. In case of an alternate arrangement, bidder shall bring
out the details in the bid.
j) The wiring diagram for the interconnection of the three single phase CVTs shall
be provided inside the marshalling box in such a manner that it does not deteriorate
with time.
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5.0 TERMINAL CONNECTORS :

The terminal connectors shall meet the requirements as given in Chapter- GTR.

6.0 TESTS :
6.1 In accordance with the requirements in Chapter-GTR, Current and Voltage Transformers
should have been type tested and shall be subjected to routine tests in accordance with
IEC:60044-1/IS:2705 and IEC: 60044-5/60044-2 respectively.
6.2 The test reports of the type tests and the following additional type tests (additional
type tests are required for Instrument Transformers, rated above 72.5 kV only)shall also
be subm view.
a) Current transformers :
i) Radio interference test as per Annexure-A of Chapter-GTR.
ii) Seismic withstand test as per Annexure-B of Chapter-GTR.
iii) Thermal stability test, i.e. application of rated voltage and rated extended
thermal current simultaneously by synthetic test circuit.
iv) Thermal c o -efficient t e s t i . e . measurement o f t a n d e l t a a s a function of
temperature (at ambient and between 80oC & 90oC) and voltage (at 0.3, 0.7,
1.0 and 1.1 Um/
v) The current transformer shall be subjected to Fast Transient test by any one
of the following two methods given below to assess the CT performance in
service to withstand the high frequency over voltage generated due to closing
& opening operation of isolators.
Alternatively, m e t h o d as per IEC:44-1 may be followed:
Method I : 600 negative polarity lightning impulses chopped on crest will be applied to
current transformer. The opposite polarity amplitude must be limited to 50% of crest
value when the wave is chopped. Impulse crest values will be 1000 kVp for 420 kV CTs.
One impulse per minute shall be applied and every 50 impulse high frequency currents
form the windings and total current to earth will be recorded and be compared with
reference currents recorded applying one or more (max 20) reduced chopped impulses of
50% of test value.
Oil samples will be taken before and 3 days after the test. Gas analysis must not show
appreciable rate of increase in various gases related with the results of the analysis
performed before test.
Total sum of crest values of current through secondaries must not exceed 5% of the crest
value of total current to earth.CT must ithstand dielectric tests after this test to pass the test.
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Method II : 100 negative polarity impulses with a rise and fall time of less than 0.25
microsecond having 950 kV for 420 kV CT corrected to atmospheric condition shall
be applied at one minute interval and total current through insulation of earth will be
recorded. The amplitude of first opposite polarity should be limited to 50% of the chopped
impulse crest value. Voltage and total current wave shapes shall be recorded after every
10 impulses, and will be compared with reference wave shapes recorded before test at
50% of test values.
Oil sample shall be taken before and 3 days after the test and CT shall be deemed to
have passed the test if the increase in gas content before and after test is not appreciable.
b) Voltage transformers:
i) High f r e q u e n c y c a p a c i t a n c e a n d equivalent series resistance
measurement (as per IEC-358).
ii) Seismic withstand test (as per Annexure-B of Chapter-GTR).
iii) Stray capacitance and stray conductance measurement of the low voltage
terminal (as per IEC-358).
iv) Determination of temperature coefficient test (as per IEC-358).
v) Radio interference test as per IEC-60044-5 or as per Annexure- A of Chapter-
GTR. However the RIV level shall be as specified in clause Major technical
parameters in Chapter-GTR. The Ferro-resonance type test shall be
carried out on the complete CVT.
vi) Apart from the above, report of all special tests mentioned in IEC-60044-5
for Capacitive voltage transformer shall also be submitted for approval.
6.3 The current and voltage transformer shall be subjected to the following routine/site
tests in addition to routine tests as per IEC/IS.

a) CURRENT TRANSFORMERS:

ROUTINE TESTS :
i) Measurement of Capacitance.
ii) High voltage power frequency withstand test on Secondary Winding.
iii) Over-voltage inter turn test (as per BS:3938).
iv) Oil leakage test.
v) Measurement of tan delta at 0.3, 0.7, 1.0 and 1.1 Um
vi) Measurement of partial discharge shall be carried out as per IEC.

b) VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS:
Routine tests on Capacitive voltage transformer shall be done in line with IEC-60044-5.
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7.0 SPARE PARTS AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT :

The Bidder shall include in his proposal spare parts equipment in accordance with Section-Project.

8.0 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS :

A. 245 kV CURRENT TRANSFORMERS :
B8.1 Rated Primary current 2500A (as applicable)
B8.2 Rated short time thermal 50 kA for 1 sec./50 kA for 1 sec.

current (as applicable)

B8.3 Rated dynamic current kA (peak) 100 / 125 (as applicable)

B8.4 Maximum temperature rise As per IEC:60044-1

over design ambient temperature
B8.5 One minute power frequency withstand 5 kV
voltage sec.
terminal & earth
B8.6 Number of terminals All terminals of control circuits are
to be wired upto marshaling box
plus 20% spare terminals evenly
distributed on all TBs.
B8.7 Type of insulation Class A

Current transformers shall also comply with requirements of Table - IIB

AA. Technical Parameters for 33.5 kV Current Transformers

AA.8.1 Rated Primary current 50/100 A
AA.8.2. Rated extended current 120%
AA.8.3. Rated short time current 25 kA for 3 sec.
AA.8.4. Rated dynamic current 63 kAp
AA.8.5. Maximum temperature rise As per IEC-60044-1over design ambient temperature
AA.8.6. One minute power frequency 5 kV (rms)
withstand voltage secondary
terminal & earth
AA.8.7. Number of terminals All terminals of control circuits are to be wired
upto marshalling box plus 20%spare terminals
evenly distributed on all TBs.
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AA.8.8. Type of insulation Class A Current transformers shall also comply

with requirements of Table IIE.

G. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS FOR 33 kV VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS

G.8.1. System Fault level 25kA for 3 second

G.8.2. Standard reference range of frequencies 96% to 102% for protection and
for which the accuracies are valid 99.5 to 101% for measurement

G.8.3. One minute power frequency withstand 3kV (rms)

voltage for secondary winding

G.8.4. Maximum temperature rise over design As per IEC:60044-2 or

ambient temperature IEC:60044-5

G.8.5. Number of terminals in control cabinet All terminals of control circuits are wired upto
marshalling box plus 20% spare terminals evenly
distributed on all TBs

E. 245 KV VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS :

E8.1 System fault level(for 1 second) 50 kA / 50 kA (as applicable)

E8.2 Standard reference range of 96% to 102% for protection and

frequencies for which the 99% to 101% for measurement
accuracies are valid

E8.3 High frequency capacitance for entire Within 80% to 150% of rated
carrier frequency capacitance
range
E8.4 Equivalent series resistance Less than 40 ohms.
over the entire carrier frequency
range
E8.5 Stray capacitance and stray As per IEC:358
conductance of the
LV terminal over entire
carrier frequency range
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E8.6 One minute power frequency withstand voltage :

i) Between LV(HF) terminal and earth 10 kV (rms) for exposed terminals and 4
terminal KV (rms) for terminals enclosed in a
weather proof box

ii) For secondary winding 3 kV (rms)

E8.7 Maximum temperature rise As per IEC:60044-2 or 60044-5

over design ambient

temperature

E8.8 Number of terminals in control All terminals of are wired upto

cabinet (interpole marshaling box plus 12 terminals
cabling is to be supplied excl
E8.9 Rated Total Thermal 300 (100VA/winding)

burden (VA)

Voltage Transformers shall also comply with the requirements of Table-IB of this Chapter.

9.0 PRE-COMMISSIONING TESTS

9.1 An indicative list of tests is given below. Contractor shall perform any
additional test based on specialties of the items as per the field
Q.P./Instructions of the equipment Supplier or Purchaser without any extra cost to
the Purchaser. The Contractor shall arrange all instruments required for conducting
these tests along with calibration certificates and shall furnish the list of instruments
to the Purchaser for approval.
9.2 Current Transformers
(a) Insulation Resistance Test for primary and secondary.
(b) Polarity test
(c) Ratio identification test - checking of all ratios on all cores by primary injection of
current.
(d) Dielectric test of oil (wherever applicable).
(e) Magnetising characteristics test.
(f) Tan delta and capacitance measurement
(g) Secondary winding resistance measurement
(h) Contact resistance measurement(wherever possible/accessible).
(i) Test for SF6 (for SF6 filled CTs) Dew point measurement, SF6 alarm/
lockout check.
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(j) DGA test of oil.

Dissolved gas analysis to be carried out at the time of commissioning. CTs must have
adequate provision for taking oil samples from the bottom of the CT without exposure
to atmosphere. Bidder/Manufacturer shall recommend the frequency at which oil
samples should be taken and norms for various gases in oil after being in operation
for different durations. Bidder/Manufacturer should also indicate the total quantity of
oil which can be withdrawn from CT for gas analysis before refilling or further
treatment of CT becomes necessary.
9.3 Voltage Transformers/Capacitive Voltage Transformers
(a) Insulation Resistance test for primary (if applicable) and secondary winding.
(b) Polarity test
(c) Ratio test
(d) Dielectric test of oil (wherever applicable).
(e) Tan delta and capacitance measurement of individual capacitor stacks.
(f) Secondary winding resistance measurement.

TABLE - IB
REQUIREMENTS OF 245 KV CAPACITIVE VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS
1. Rated primary voltage (kV rms) 245

2. Type Single phase capacitor VT

3. No. of secondaries 3

4. Rated voltage factor 1.2 continuous

1.5 - 30 seconds
5. Phase angle error + 10 minutes (For metering core)

6. Capacitance (pf) 4400/8800+ 10% (As applicable)- 5%

7. Voltage Ratio (kV) 220/0.11;220/0.11 ; 220/0.11

8. Application Protection-
Protecion-
Metering

9. Accuracy 3P 3P 0.2
10. Output burden (VA) (minimum) 50 50 50