For all electrical power generating units at least one LAVT and one NG cubicles is essentially

required for protection, measurement and balancing of the current of the three phase generator.
These panels are installed between generator and step-up transformer of the power plant.

NG & LAVT Cubicle

LAVT Cubicle:LAVT cubicles are enclosure for housing (I ) Lightening Arrester (L A ), (ii)
Surge Capacitor (S C), and (iii) Voltage transformers (V T S). The cubicles are installed in
Power generating Units
(i) To protect the generator from High Voltage Surge due to Lightening stroke or electrical fault.
LA & SC provide minimum resistance path to the short duration high voltage & high current
because of lightening or fault and the complete current flows to ground earth point through the
earthing bus bar.
(ii) For measurement of voltage of a generating unit with the help of VTs (a) For measurement
of power (Metering) (b) Protection circuit and (c) Synchronization of the unit.
VTs of various accuracies step down the generator voltage of 6.6 KV to 15.75 KV to 110 Volt
for the purpose of metering, Protection & Synchronising purpose.
The design of LAVT cubicle depends on: (a) Voltage level of the generator.
(b) Type of bus duct system between generator and step up transformer of
the power plant.
Depending upon above mentioned factors LAVT cubicles are designed (a) With or without
bushing (b) All the three phases (R,Y,B) sections put together side by side and (c) The three
cubicles for R,Y,B phase separated with a air gap of 200 to 400 MM.

Test conducted:
Functional testing of the complete assembled panel.
Continuity test and 3.3 KV test on wiring.
HV Test at power frequency at 28 KV RMS for 1 minute
VT ( Voltage Transformer) Cubicle

These cubicles are similar to LAVT cubicle except provision of LA & SA (Lightening arrestor &
Surge capacitor). These cubicles are used when the system requires large no. of voltage
transformer for metering, protection and synchronization circuitry of power generating unit

NG (Neutral Grounding) Cubicle

NG cubicle is an enclosure for installation of Neutral grounding transformer (NGT) and Neutral
Grounding Resistance (NGR) for grounding/ Earthing of Neutral current during unbalanced threephase load of a generator. This is essentially required for protection of the generator.
The neutral grounding Transformer (NGT) steps down the voltage of neutral bus from 6.6 KV/
11KV / 15.75 KV level to 110 Volt or 220 Volt level. This stepped down voltage is connected to a
neutral grounding resistance and a Ground earth Terminal for bringing the voltage level of neutral
bus as close as possible to Zero voltage level