Check List for Transmission Line

Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13.

Protection Scheme Main I-Distance Protection Main II-Distance Protection of directional comparison protection or phase segregated line differential protection Directional instantaneous definite minimum time (IDMT) type earth fault relay Directional IDMT over current and earth fault back up protection Two stage over voltage protection Auto Reclosing Carrier aided inter-tripping/blocking feature Are Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC) equipment with Protection Coupler complete for speech transmission, line protection and data channels provided? Are 100% back up Communication Channels provided for transmission line & line compensating equipment? Disturbance Recorder Distance to Fault Locator Event Logger: i) Stand Alone ii) Part of S/S or switchyard automation system Are Time Synchronizing Equipment (TSE) complete with antenna, all cables, processing equipments etc. provided to receive synchronizing pulse through Global

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

Yes/No

14. 15. 16. 17.

Positioning System (GPS) compatible for synchronization of event logger, disturbance recorder and SCADA/automation system ? Are all protection employed Numerical type? Are two protection channels in addition to one speech plus data channel provided for each direction? Local Breaker Backup Protection (LBB) Any other Protection

Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

** Check the availability & functional healthiness. Note: a) Sl No.2 is optional at voltage level 220KV & not required at voltage level 132KV; b) Sl No.3 is required at 220 KV if both Main-I & Main-II are distance protections, otherwise not required. At 132 KV level it is not required; c) Sl No.4 is required at 220 KV level if Main-II is not provided, otherwise not. d) Sl No.14 is required at 220KV and above;

Check List for Transformer Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Protection Scheme Differential Protection Over Fluxing Restricted Earth Fault Backup directional over current and earth fault protection (HV & LV side) or impedance protection Buchholz Winding Temperature Indicator (WTI) Oil Temperature Indicator (OTI) Magnetic Oil Gauge (MOG) with low oil level alarm Oil Surge Relay (OSR) for On Load Tap Changer (OLTC) Pressure Relieve Device (PRD) Surge Arrester (SA) on both primary and secondary sides of transformers located outdoors and connected to over head lines Tertiary winding protection Over load alarm Cooling Any other protection

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

** Check the availability & functional healthiness. Note: a) Sl No.6 is required at voltage level 220KV for 100MVA & above rating ; b) OTI is required for 1 MVA and above;

Check List for Reactor Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Protection Scheme Differential Restricted Earth Fault (REF) Reactor backup protection (impedance type or definite time over current (O/C) and earth fault (E/F) protection) Buchholz Winding Temperature Indicator (WTI) Magnetic Oil Gauge (MOG) Oil Temperature Indicator (OTI) Surge Arrestor (SA) Cooling Any other Protection

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

** Check the availability & functional healthiness.

Check List for Sub-Station/Switchyard Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11.

Protection Scheme Local Breaker Backup (LBB) Event Logger (EL) Synchronizing Facility Are Synchro Check Relay provided with requisite settings? DC supply: i) 48V ii) 110V iii) 220V DG set Auxiliary Supply Special Protection Scheme (SPS) Under Frequency Relay(UFR): i) Stage I ii) Stage II iii) Stage III Has the Fault level Increased since connected to grid? If status at Sl.No 1 isYes, then whether Sectionalisation of the bus/ Series Reactor on the line or bus provided to limit the fault level? Has the size and number of ICT in the S/S been planned in a way that the outage of any single unit does not overload the remaining ICTs or the underlying transmission system SCADA: i) Voice ii) Data Switching Schemes Are Circuit Breakers suitable for single-phase and three-phase auto reclosing?

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

12.

13. 14. 15.

Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Are Circuit Breakers provided with two trip coils? Are Circuit Breakers provided with Pre Insertion Resistors? Are Earthing Switches provided at appropriate locations to facilitate earthing of outgoing transmission lines to enable maintenance? Are all main protection relays of numerical type? Are protection functions subdivided into two independent groups & capable of providing uninterrupted protection even in the event of one protection groups failing? Are two sets of DC sources available? If status to Sl.No 21 is Yes, then whether relays are electrically and physically segregated into two groups to obtain redundancy and to take protection systems out for maintenance while the equipment remains in service? If status to Sl.No 21 is No, then whether relays are electrically and physically segregated into two groups by giving DC supplies through separate fuses? Bus Bar Protection Bus Bar Protection scheme has provision for future expansion Any other Protection

Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

21. 22.

23.

Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

24. 25. 26.

** Check the availability & functional healthiness. Note:

a) Requirements for Sl No.14 are:

Switching Scheme Main & Transfer Bus or Double bus Double Main & Transfer Bus or Double bus Breaker & a half or Double Main and Transfer bus

Voltage level 66KV & 132 KV 220KV 400KV

Check List for Generator Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Protection Scheme Is Power System Stabiliser (PSS) provided in AVR for the generator? Is it possible to use the Generator Transformer to provide start up power from the grid? Cooling of GT , UAT & ST Neutral Earthing Are protection systems for Generator, Generator Transformers, Unit Auxiliary Transformers connected to two independent channels/groups? Generator Differential 100% Stator Earth Fault 95% Stator Earth Fault Standby Stator Earth Fault Interturn Fault Protection Loss of field Negative phase sequence Low Forward power & Reverse power interlock for steam turbine generator Rotor Earth Fault Definite Time overvoltage Generator Under Frequency Over Fluxing for generator Overload Back up Impedance Overheating (winding and/or bearing)

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

Sl. No 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

31.

Protection Scheme Instantaneous and time delayed over current on high voltage side of excitation transformer Generator pole slipping Accidental back energisation Generator circuit breaker failure Is digital Multi functional Generator Protection System (MGPS) provided Is MGPS duplicated? Is each MGPS provided with individual inputs from CTs and VTs? Is each MGPS connected to the independent set of hand reset trip relays? Does MGPS include protections given in Sl. No.6 to Sl.No.24? If ans to Sl.No.29 is No, then i) Which is/are not included? ii) Is/Are separate discrete protection provided? Any other Protection

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

Yes/No

** Check the availability & functional healthiness. Note: a) Sl No.1 for generator of 100MW and above rating ; b) Sl No.2 is possible in case CB is provided between generator and generator transformer in Generator Circuit Breaker (GCB) scheme; c) Sl.No.5 is required so that one protection system always be available for any type of fault in the generator/generator transformer/unit auxiliary transformer; d) Sl. No. 10 is applicable where split winding in stator is provided and if six terminals are provided; e) Sl.No. 26 is required for generators 100MW and above; f) Sl. No.28 is required so that one set is always available in case of testing and maloperation of the other set;

Check List for Generator Transformer Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Protection Scheme Overall Differential Rstricted Earth Fault Overhead line connection Differential Back up Earth Fault on GT HV Neutral Over Fluxing Back up non directional over current in all phases of on HV side of GT Oil Temperature Indicator (OTI) trip Winding Temperature Indicator (WTI) trip Buchholz Pressure Relief Valve Pole Discrepancy of GT breaker Breaker failure of GT breaker Start-up Earth fault of LV and HV winding of GT and UAT Any other Protection

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

** Check the availability & functional healthiness.

Check List for Unit Auxiliary Transformer Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Protection Scheme Differential LV back up Earth Fault LV Restricted Earth Fault Back up Over current Oil Temperature Indicator (OTI) trip Winding Temperature Indicator (WTI) trip Buchholz Pressure Relief Valve Any other Protection

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

** Check the availability & functional healthiness.

Check List for Station Transformer Name/Details:

Sl. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Protection Scheme Differential current Restricted Earth Fault for LV winding Restricted Earth Fault for HV winding Back up over current on HV side Back up Earth Fault Over Fluxing Oil Temperature Indicator (OTI) Winding Temperature Indicator (WTI) Buchholz Pressure Relief Valve trip Breaker failure of GT breaker Any other Protection

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

** Check the availability & functional healthiness.

Check List for HVDC Name/Details:

Sl. No 1.

Protection Scheme Are DC Converter Terminalsi) Manned by Operator ii) Controlled by Remote Operation of SCADA system Is control system hierarchy followed? Has HVDC Bipole the needed control features as given in note (b) Are modules for pole control, converter control and valve control provided? Does AC side protection function cover the zone for converter transformer, AC filters, shunt capacitors, shunt reactors and bus bars? Does AC protection follow the same philosophy as in a typical substation i.e. detection of fault by relay and tripping of circuit breaker? Does DC side protection function cover the zones consisting of valve hall, DC switchyard including smoothing reactor & DC filters, DC line, electrode line and ground electrode? Do AC & DC protection system each have two identical independent electrical and mechanical systems with following protections---i) Converter differential ii) DC over current iii) DC differential iv) AC conductor ground fault v) Commutation failure vi) DC filter protection vii) DC smoothing reactor viii) DC line ground fault ix) DC line differential x) DC under voltage

Status ** Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Remarks

2. 3. 4. 5.

6.

Yes/No

7.

Yes/No

8.

Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

xi) DC overvoltage xii) Electrode line monitoring & protection 9. 10. For requirements of reliability and fast controllability of the HVDC system is protection provided by numerical relays? Are HVDC terminals provided with reliable communication system? i) Through Optical fibers ii) Through PLCC iii) Through PLCC & Optical fiber both

Yes/No Yes/No

Yes/No

Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

** Check the availability & functional healthiness. Note: a) The control system hierarchy in Sl. No. 2 shall be as follows:

(A) Bipole Control; (B) Pole Control; (C) Converter Control; (D) Valve Control; (E) VDCOL;

b) The HVDC Bipole shall have control features including but not limited to the following: (A) Reactive Power Controller;

(B) Current & Power Controller; (C) Frequency Controller; (D) Power Modulator, Pole Power Compensation; (E) Sub-Synchronous Resonance Damping Controller; (F) Load Frequency Controller; (G)Current Margin Controller; (H)Excessive reactive power consumption Controller; (I) AC system stability function, such as power swing damping function; (J) NGH damping;

c) Sl No.8(vi) not required for back to back schemes;