Internship report of 132 kv Grid station

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Muhammad Waqas 09-EE-119 UET Taxila

Muhammad Waqas 09-EE-119

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Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 3 Dedication ................................................................................................................................................. 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 5 Grid and the Sub Station: .......................................................................................................................... 6 Functions of a Grid Station: ...................................................................................................................... 8 Advantages of the Grid System:................................................................................................................ 9 Disadvantages of the Grid System ............................................................................................................ 9 Equipment Used in a Sub-Station: .......................................................................................................... 10 Bus Bars:.................................................................................................................................................. 10 Relays: ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Function of Relay: ............................................................................................................................... 13 Qualities of a Good Relay:....................................................................................................................... 13 Isolator Switch: ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Circuit Breaker: ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Operation: ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Switch board and Control Room: ............................................................................................................ 19 Refrences: ............................................................................................................................................... 22

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all I will like to thank Allah, who blessed us with ability and wisdom to complete this project. especially thanks to IESCO who provided us an opportunity of enhancing our professional experience and her members and especially workers so that they have cooperated with us. I wish to express our love and gratitude to our family and friends; for their understanding & endless love, and help they provide while preparing this report. My report will remain incomplete if I dont mention the sincere efforts of those gentlemen who helped and guided me in completionof my internship and this report. First of all I want to thanks to ALLAH Almighty; I also want to thanks to my worthy teachers the main source of enlightenment of our minds and the development of natural potentials, then I m thankful to the staff who cooperated with me and I become able to do this work.

Muhammad Waqas 09-EE-119 UET Taxila

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Dedication

I dedicate my work firstly to Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.w.w) and also my respected parents and teachers whom prayers able me to do such a work and able me to face the world.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

An electrical grid station is an interconnection point between two transmission ring circuits, often between two geographic regions. They might have a transformer, depending on the possibly different voltages, so that the voltage levels can be adjusted as needed. Grid station regulates and controls the power between interconnected transmission lines to increase the reliability of the power system. It receive power from the power station at extremely high voltage and then convert these voltage to some low levels and supplied electric power to the sub stations or to other grid stations at the same voltage level according to the requirements. National grid system of Pakistan contains an interconnected group of transmission lines in a ring system. It covers most of the power stations of the country in this single ring and supplied electric power to the different areas of the country. Main function of the grid station is switching between the connected line stations and the load centers. The electric power is produce at the power station,which are located at favorable places, generally quite away from theconsumers. It is delivered to the consumer through a large network of transmission and distribution. At many place in the line of powersystem, it may be desirable and necessary to change somecharacteristic ( e.g. Voltage, ac to de, frequency p.f. etc.) of electricsupply. This is accomplished by suitable apparatus called sub-stationfor example, generation voltage (11kv or 6.6kv) at the power station isstepped up to high voltage (Say 220kv to 132kv) for transmission of electric power. Similarly near the consumers localities, the voltage mayhave to be stepped down to utilization level. This job is againaccomplished by suitable apparatus called sub-station.

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Grid and the Sub Station:

An electrical power substation is a conversion point between transmission level voltages (such as 138Kv) and distribution level voltages (such as 11Kv). A substation has one or more step-down transformers and serves a regional area such as part of a city or neighborhood. Substations are connected to each other by the transmission ring circuit system by equipments. An electrical grid station is an interconnection point between two transmission ring circuits, often between two geographic regions. They might have a transformer, depending on the possibly different voltages, so that the voltage levels can be adjusted as needed. The interconnected network of sub stations is called the grid, and may ultimately represent an entire multi-state region. In this configuration, loss of a small section, such as loss of a power station, does not impact the grid as a whole, nor does it impact the more localized neighborhoods, as the grid simply shifts its power flow to compensate, giving the power station operator the opportunity to effect repairs without having a blackout. Definition of sub-station : The assembly of apparatus used to change some characteristics (e.g. Voltage level, freq, p.f. etc) of electric supply is called sub-station. Classification of sub-station: There are several ways of classifying sub-station. However the two most important way of classifying them are:-

I)

According to service requirement

According to service requirement sub-station may be classified into: 1) Transformer sub-station :

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Those sub-station which change the voltage level of electrical supply are called TIF s/s. 2) Switching sub-station :-

These sub-station simply perform the switching operation of power line 3) Power factor correction S/S :-

These sub-station which improve the p.f. of the system are called p.f. correction s/s. these are generally located at receiving end s/s. 4) Frequency changer S/S :-

Those sub-stations, which change the supply frequency, are known as frequency changer s/s. Such s/s may be required for industrial utilization. 4) Converting sub-station :-

That sub-station which change a.c. power into d.c. power are called converting s/s ignition is used to convert AC to dc power for traction, electroplating, electrical welding etc. 5) Industrial sub-station :

Those sub-stations, which supply power to individual industrial concerns, are known as industrial sub-station. II) According to constructional features :

According to constructional features, the sub-station are classified as 1) Outdoor Sub-Station :

For voltage beyond 66KV, equipment is invariably installed outdoor. It is because for such Voltage the clearances between conductor and the

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space required for switches, C.B. and other equipment becomes so great that it is not economical to install the equipment indoor. 2) Indoor Sub-station :

For voltage up to 11KV, the equipment of the s/s is installed indoor because of economic consideration. However, when the atmosphere is contaminated with impurities, these sub-stations can be erected for voltage up to 66KV. 3) Underground sub-station :

In thickly populated areas, the space available for equipment and building is limited and the cost of the land is high.Under such situations, the sub-station is created underground.
Functions of a Grid Station:

A Grid Station has the following functions 1 - Supply of required electrical power. 2 - Maximum possible coverage of the supply network. 3 - Maximum security of supply. 4 - Shortest possible fault-duration. 5 - Optimum efficiency of plants and the network. 6 - Supply of electrical power within targeted frequency limits, (49.5 Hz and 50.5 Hz). 7 - Supply of electrical power within specified voltage limits. 8 - Supply of electrical energy to the consumers at the lowest cost. An important function performed by a grid station is switching, which is the connecting and disconnecting of transmission lines or other
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components to and from the system. Switching events may be "planned" or "unplanned". A transmission line or other component may need to be de energized for maintenance or for new construction; for example, adding or removing a transmission line or a transformer. To maintain reliability of supply, no company ever brings down its whole system for maintenance. All work to be performed, from routine testing to adding entirely new substations, must be done while keeping the whole system running. Perhaps more importantly, a fault may develop in a transmission line or any other component. Some examples of this: a line is hit by lightning and develops an arc, or a tower is blown down by a high wind. The function of the grid station is to isolate the faulted portion of the system in the shortest possible time. Advantages of the Grid System: Any time electricity is available for the consumers at lower cost. Flow of electrical energy is continuous and sure. It is possible to fulfill the emergency demand of power. Better regulation of the voltages. Improved power factor It is possible to govern the generator according to the load. Safe transmission system. Reduced fault timings. Controlled frequency range.

Disadvantages of the Grid System:

Cost of the control system is increased and their maintenance is complicated. Power system is affected from the environmental factors. This system is unsafe during the war.
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 Extended system is going to complexity. Due to the expensive equipments, additional load occurred on the consumers. During short circuit condition it is impossible to maintain the continuity of power. High initial and maintenance cost. During load shedding, capacity of industries connected with the grid is reduced which cause to industrial development problem. For maintenance, qualified staff is required and for that reason our country has to spend more money to call expert engineers from other countries.
Equipment Used in a Sub-Station:

The equipment required for a transformer Sub-Station depends upon the type of Sub-Station, Service requirement and the degree of protection desired. TIF Sub-Station has the following major equipments.
Bus Bars:

When a no. of lines operating at the same voltage have to be directly connected electrically, bus-bar are used, it is made up of copper or aluminum bars (generally of rectangular X-Section) and operate at constant voltage. Duplicate bus-bar, generally it consists of two bus-bars a main bus-bar and spare bus-bar. The incoming and outgoing lines can be connected to either b/b. With the help of a bus-bar coupler, which consist of a circuit breaker and isolators. However, in case of repair of main bus-bar or fault accusing on it, the continuity of supply to the circuit can be maintain by transforming it to the spare bus-bar for voltage exceeding 33KV,Duplicate bus-bar is frequently used. Following bus bar schemes are used in the field of electrical power system

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Single bus bar scheme Sectionalizing bus bar scheme Double bus bar scheme Terminal section scheme Main and transfer bus scheme Ring bus scheme

Transformer:
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another circuit through inductively conductorsthe transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying field through the secondary winding. This varying magnetic field induces a varying electromotive force (EMF) or "voltage" in the secondary winding. This effect is called mutual induction. If a load is connected to the secondary, an electric current will flow in the secondary winding and electrical energy will be transferred from the primary circuit through the transformer to the load. In an ideal transformer, the induced voltage in the secondary winding (Vs) is in proportion to the primary voltage (Vp), and is given by the ratio of the number of turns in the secondary (Ns) to the number of turns in the primary (Np) as follows:

By appropriate selection of the ratio of turns, a transformer thus allows an alternating current (AC)voltage to be "stepped up" by making Ns greater than Np, or "stepped down" by making Ns less than Np.

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In the vast majority of transformers, the windings are coils wound around a ferromagnetic core, air-core transformers being a notable exception. Transformers range in size from a thumbnail-sized coupling transformer hidden inside a stage microphone to huge units weighing hundreds of tons used to interconnect portions of power grids. All operate with the same basic principles, although the range of designs is wide. While new technologies have eliminated the need for transformers in some electronic circuits, transformers are still found in nearly all electronic devices designed for household ("mains") voltage. Transformers are essential for high voltage power transmission, which makes long distance transmission economically practical.
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Relays:

A relay is a device that detects the fault and directs the circuit breaker to isolate the faulty part/equipment from the system.
Function of Relay:

A relay performs three functions. Sensing. Comparing. Tripping. It senses the fault. This is done by the relay to respond to the change if any, in the currents passing through it.It compares the current through it with the designed value of current. It responds only if the current through it is different from its designed current rating.If the current through it is different from its designed current rating, it sends information to the circuit breaker for tripping.
Qualities of a Good Relay:

In order to perform its function successfully, a relay should have the following qualities. Selectivity. Speed. Sensitivity Reliability Simplicity. Economical.

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Materials that do not have any free electrons. Because of this fact, they do not tend to share their electrons very easily and do not make good conductors of electrical currents. Electrical insulation is the absence of electrical conduction. Electronic band theory (a branch of physics) says that a charge will flow if states are available into which electrons can be excited. This allows electrons to gain energy and thereby move through a conductor such as a metal. If no such states are available, the material is an insulator. Most insulators have a large band gap. This occurs because the "valence" band containing the highest energy electrons is full, and a large energy gap separates this band from the next band above it. There is always some voltage (called the breakdown voltage) that will give the electrons enough energy to be excited into this band. Once this voltage is exceeded, the material ceases being an insulator, and charge will begin to pass through it. However, it is usually accompanied by physical or chemical changes that permanently degrade the material's insulating properties.
Isolator Switch:

In electrical engineering, isolator switch is used to make sure that an electrical circuit can be completely de-energized for service or maintenance. Such switches are often found in electrical distribution and industrial applications where machinery must have its source of driving power removed for adjustment or repair. High-voltage isolation switches are used in electrical substations to allow isolation of apparatus such as circuit breakers and transformers, and transmission lines, for maintenance. Often the isolation switch is not intended for normal control of the circuit and is only used for isolation.

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Isolator switches have provisions for a padlock so that inadvertent operation is not possible (see: Lock and tag). In high voltage or complex systems, these padlocks may be part of a trapped-key interlock system to ensure proper sequence of operation. In some designs the isolator switch has the additional ability to earth the isolated circuit thereby providing additional safety. Such an arrangement would apply to circuits which inter-connect power distribution systems where both end of the circuit need to be isolated. The major difference between an isolator and a circuit breaker is that an isolator is an off-load device intended to be opened only after current has been interrupted by some other control device. Safety regulations of the utility must prevent any attempt to open the disconnect or while it supplies a circuit. Standards in some countries for safety may require either local motor isolators or lockable overloads (which can be padlocked). Current Transformer: In electrical engineering, a current transformer (CT) is used for measurement of electric currents. Current transformers, together with voltage transformers (VT) (potential transformers (PT)), are known as instrument transformers. When current in a circuit is too high to directly apply to measuring instruments, a current transformer produces a reduced current accurately proportional to the current in the circuit, which can be conveniently connected to measuring and recording instruments. A current transformer also isolates the measuring instruments from what may be very high voltage in the monitored circuit. Current transformers are commonly used in metering and protective relays in the electrical power industry. Usage:

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Current transformers are used extensively for measuring current and monitoring the operation of the power grid. Along with voltage leads, revenue-grade CTs drive the electrical utility's watt-hour meter on virtually every building with three-phase service and single-phase services greater than 200 amp. The CT is typically described by its current ratio from primary to secondary. Often, multiple CTs are installed as a "stack" for various uses. For example, protection devices and revenue metering may use separate CTs to provide isolation between metering and protection circuits, and allows current transformers with different characteristics (accuracy, overload performance) to be used for the different purposes. Potential Transformers: Voltage transformers (VT) or potential transformers (PT) are another type of instrument transformer, used for metering and protection in highvoltage circuits. They are designed to present negligible load to the supply being measured and to have a precise voltage ratio to accurately step down high voltages so that metering and protective relay equipment can be operated at a lower potential. Typically the secondary of a voltage transformer is rated for 69 V or 120 V at rated primary voltage, to match the input ratings of protective relays. The transformer winding high-voltage connection points are typically labeled as H1, H2 (sometimes H0 if it is internally grounded) and X1, X2 and sometimes an X3 tap may be present. Sometimes a second isolated winding (Y1, Y2, Y3) may also be available on the same voltage transformer. The high side (primary) may be connected phase to ground or phase to phase. The low side (secondary) is usually phase to ground.

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The terminal identifications (H1, X1, Y1, etc.) are often referred to as polarity. This applies to current transformers as well. At any instant terminals with the same suffix numeral have the same polarity and phase. Correct identification of terminals and wiring is essential for proper operation of metering and protective relays. Some meters operate directly on the secondary service voltages at or below 600 V. VTs are typically used for higher voltages (for example, 765 kV for power transmission), or where isolation is desired between the meter and the measured circuit. There are primarily three types of voltage transformers(VT): electromagnetic, capacitor, and optical. The electromagnetic voltage transformer is a wire-wound transformer. The capacitor voltage transformer uses a capacitance potential divider and is primarily used at higher voltages due to a lower cost than a electromagnetic VT. An optical voltage transformer exploits the electrical properties of optical materials.

Circuit Breaker:

A circuit breaker is automatic operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and, by interrupting continuity, to immediately discontinue electrical flow. Unlike a fuse, which operates once and then has to be replaced, a circuit breaker can be reset (either manually or automatically) to resume normal operation. Circuit breakers are made in varying sizes, from small devices that protect an individual household appliance up to large switchgear designed to protect high voltage circuits feeding an entire city.
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Operation:

All circuit breakers have common features in their operation, although details vary substantially depending on the voltage class, current rating and type of the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker must detect a fault condition; in low-voltage circuit breakers this is usually done within the breaker enclosure. Circuit breakers for large currents or high voltages are usually arranged with pilot devices to sense a fault current and to operate the trip opening mechanism. The trip solenoid that releases the latch is usually energized by a separate battery, although some high-voltage circuit breakers are self-contained with current transformers, protection relays, and an internal control power source.

Switch board and Control Room:

An electric switchboard is a device that directs electricity from one source to another. It is an assembly of panels, each of which contains switches that allow electricity to be redirected. The operator is protected from electrocution by safety switches and fuses. There can also be controls for the supply of electricity to the switchboard, coming from a generator or bank of electrical generators, especially frequency control of AC power and load sharing controls, plus gauges showing frequency and perhaps a synchroscope. The amount of power going into a switchboard must always equal to the power going out to the loads. Inside the switchboard there is a bank of bus bars - generally wide strips of copper to which the switchgear is

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connected. These act to allow the flow of large currents through the switchboard, and are generally bare and supported by insulators. A control room is a room serving as an operations centre where a facility or service can be monitored and controlled. A control room can, at times, be designated as an area of refuge, particularly in high risk facilities, such as a nuclear power station or a petrochemical facility, as an accidental fire can have severe repercussions to the surrounding environment. As is typical for all areas of refuge, occupants must be provided with guaranteed life support and guarantee of functionality of the items they are intended to control for the anticipated design-basis fire event. It is not unusual to provide control rooms with gaseous fire suppression systems to safeguard its contents and occupants. The primary equipment in control rooms is housed in multi-function cabinets. Since the control equipment is intended to control other items in the surrounding facility, it follows that these (often fire-resistance rated) service rooms require many penetrations. Due to routine equipment updates, penetrates, such as cables are subject to frequent changes. It follows that an operating control room maintenance program must include vigilant fire stop maintenance for code compliance and for gaseous fire suppression systems to work as well. Due to the nature of the sensitive equipment inside control room cabinets, it is useful to ensure the use of "T-rated" fire stops, that are massive and thick enough to absorb penetrate heat in an effort to reduce heat transmission to the inside of the control room. It is also not uncommon to place control rooms under positive air pressure to prevent smoke from entering. To put into nutshell, function of the control room is to monitor, control, switching of the electrical power and to protect the whole system from

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any harmful problem with the help of the associated electrical equipments inside the control room. Components of the Control Room:
Protection Relays Auto Transformer Bank (ATB) Panel Bus Bar Panel Shunt Reactor Panel Rectifiers Fire Extinguisher Battery Room Isolator control panel Circuit breaker control panel Tape changer control panel Lay out drawings

Earthing System: In electrical engineering, ground or earth may be the reference point in an electrical circuit from which other voltages are measured, or a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth. Electrical circuits may be connected to ground (earth) for several reasons. In mains powered equipment, exposed metal parts are connected to ground to prevent contact with a dangerous voltage if electrical insulation fails. Connections to ground limit the build-up of static electricity when handling flammable products or when repairing electronic devices. In some telegraph and power transmission circuits, the earth itself can be used as one conductor of the circuit, saving the cost of installing a separate return conductor.
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For measurement purposes, the Earth serves as a (reasonably) constant potential reference against which other potentials can be measured. An electrical ground system should have an appropriate current-carrying capability in order to serve as an adequate zero-voltage reference level. In electronic circuit theory, a "ground" is usually idealized as an infinite source or sink for charge, which can absorb an unlimited amount of current without changing its potential. Where a real ground connection has a significant resistance, the approximation of zero potential is no longer valid. Stray voltages or earth potential rise effects will occur, which may create noise in signals or if large enough will produce an electric shock hazard. The use of the term ground (or earth) is so common in electrical and electronics applications that circuits in portable electronic devices such as cell phones and media players as well as circuits in vehicles such as ships, aircraft, and spacecraft may be spoken of as having a "ground" connection without any actual connection to the Earth. This is usually a large conductor attached to one side of the power supply (such as the "ground plane" on a printed circuit board) which serves as the common return path for current from many different components in the circuit
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 Principles of Electrical Power System V.K MEHTA ROHIT MEHTA Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Power System GULAM MUHUDDIN

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