［ Introduction of Substation Equipment and Delivered Facilities ］

Introduction of Substation and Noriyuki Eto,

Keisuke Morito

Power Distribution Facilities and

Electrical Train Line Facility for
Hokuriku Shinkansen (Between
Nagano Station and Kanazawa
Station)
Keywords Construction project, Feeder control, Power distribution control, Global environment, Different frequency power supplies

Hokuriku Shinkansen for linking Kanazawa Station with Tokyo Station is a

Abstract projected Shinkansen Line Plan.
Part of the route between Tokyo Station and Nagano Station already began com-
mercial operation in 1997 by the name of Nagano Shinkansen. The section between
Nagano Station and Kanazawa Station is an extended part of the overall section.
Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Nagano Station and Kanazawa Station) was
inaugurated in the spring of 2015. As a result, the required time to travel between
Tokyo Station and Kanazawa Station is reduced from 4 hours to 2.5 hours. The
section between Kanazawa Station and Tsuruga Station is scheduled to be inau-
gurated in an estimated 10 years from now.
Major electrical facilities we delivered involve substations for feeders and
railway track facilities.

Post (SP), Shin-Kuwadori Sub-Sectioning Post

1 Preface
The length of the construction site for Hokuriku
Shinkansen (between Nagano Station and Kanazawa
Station) is about 228km in track length. For this con-
struction project, we manufactured and delivered
substation facilities for feeder systems, power distri-
bution facilities, electrical train line facilities, and
associated equipment.
Fig. 1 shows the location of power transmis-
sion and distribution substation facilities for Hokuriku
Shinkansen. In the feeder substation facilities, there
is a boundary section where two different frequen-
cies of 50Hz and 60Hz are used in power supplies.
It was a big challenge to solve the frequency differ-
ence of the facilities and build a unique system. This
paper introduces how we face such challenges and
provides the outline of the supplied facilities.
2 Feeder Substation Facilities
The project sites are at four posts: the Shin-
Kurobe Substation (SS), Shin-Takada Sectioning
(SSP), and the Shin-Nou SSP.
The Shin-Kurobe SS receives utility power
through a 2-circuit 154kV transmission line from
Hokuriku Electric Power Company and the received
power is stepped down to single-phase 2-circuit
60kV by a Scott-connection transformer. The 60kV
single-phase power is converted into single-phase
30kV through an auto-transformer. The resultant
power is fed to commercial train cars in operation.
Fig. 2 shows a main-circuit connection diagram for
the Shin-Kurobe SS.
2.1 Power Receiving Circuit-Breaker (CB)
We delivered a 168kV Gas-insulated Circuit-
Breaker (GCB) to the Shin-Kurobe SS. Since the
GCB is adopted, features of compactness and light-
ness can be attained. Table 1 shows the ratings and
Fig. 3 shows an external appearance of a 168kV GCB.
2.2 Feeder Transformer
A 70MVA Scott-connection transformer was
delivered to the Shin-Kurobe SS. The major features

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Power Kita-Matsumoto
transmis- CHUBU Electric Power Co., Inc. Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
sion system Shinano Toshin Shin- Funabashi Toyama
Shin-
Shin-
Toshin Hokushin line Nishi- Kita-Kanazawa Kita- Komatsu line Shin-
diagram Shinano line 275kV Toshin 275kV Joetsu Joetsu Ishisone Otokoro
line line
Funabashi 154kV Toyama 154kV Toyama line 154kV Kanazawa 154kV Komatsu
: Power com- Shin-Hokushin
Kurobe
pany sub- Nishi-Joetsu Omi Line Otokorogawa Eguchi Funabashi Eguchi line Kasama
station Shin-Hokushin Shin-
line 154kV 154kV line line
: Power
Yoshida line 77kV Aimoto Kurobe line 154kV
154kV
154kV 154kV
company Eguchi Minami-Fukuoka
switching Shin-Aimoto Minami-Fukuoka line Minami-
Yoshida 154kV
yard 275kV 154kV Kurobe line Kanazawa
154kV 154kV 154kV 154kV 154kV
JR Hakusan
Feeder Shin-
JR
East West Shin-Takaoka Shin-Hakusann General
system Sakaki Nagano Train Shin-Nagano SS Train Base
Base SS Shin-Joetsu SS Shin-Kajiyashiki Shin-Kurobe SS SS SS
diagram SS SS
Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- SSP Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin- Shin-
Shin- Shin- Nagano Iwai Myoko Itakura Kuwadori Nou Itoigawa Sakaigawa Asahi Uotsu Mizuhashi Toyama Imizu Oyabe Tsubata Kanazawa
: Substation Yashiro SSP Amori SSP Hakusan
(SS) Train Base SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SP ATP SSP SSP SSP SP SSP SSP SP SSP General Train
: Sectioning Base
Post (SP) Shin-Akanuma Shin-Takada
SP SP

12km348m (Starting at Kanazawa)

357km808m (Starting at Takasaki)
: Sub-Sec-
tioning
Post (SSP)
: Transformer
Post (ATP)
204km979m

224km245m

234km852m

242km667m

278km844m

292km491m
126km345m
131km900m

146km005m

153km800m
158km870m

165km050m

170km887m

179km545m
181km845m

193km980m

255km148m

321km554m

332km397m
104km030m

210km525m

236km701m

301km525m
126km150m

189km160m

198km516m

219km127m

343km212m
266km013m

311km653m
230km115m
114km100m
90km300m

: Discon-

356km348m
necting
switch for
tunnel
disaster
prevention AT interval 13.730 10.070 12.050 5.555 14.105 12.865 12.017 8.658 7.315 9.356 12.009 8.602 15.725 7.815 12.481 10.865 12.831 13.647 9.034 10.128 9.901 10.843 10.815 13.136
Feeder 0.195 2.300
36.045 5.555 47.645 37.282 36.021 37.343 19.162 20.744 23.951 1.460
distance
2.300
Substation 41.600 49.945 73.303 56.505 44.695 1.460
interval
60Hz 50Hz 60Hz
Frequency

Source: Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT)

Fig. 1 Location of Power Transmission and Distribution Substation Facilities for Hokuriku Shinkansen
Power transmission system diagram and feeder system diagram are shown for Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Nagano Station and
Kanazawa Station). Our supplied posts are the Shin-Kurobe SS, the Shin-Takada SP, the Shin-Kuwadori SSP, and the Shin-Nou SSP.

of this transformer are described below. recovery of gas and maintenance for current break-
( 1) Since the transformer main body was designed ing parts, the life cycle cost is also reduced. Table 3
for a low-noise configuration, it does not require a shows the ratings and Fig. 5 shows an external
building for its transformer noise. As a result, site appearance of the 72/36kV eco-tank type VCB.
construction work was very simple.
( 2 ) Thanks to the progress of analytical technolo- 2.4 Changeover Switch
gies for electrical field intensity measurements, it A solenoid-operated changeover switch of the
was possible to substantially attain compactness. low operating current type was delivered. A high
( 3 ) Since the neutral point of the Scott-connection withstand voltage type was delivered to the post
transformer was fully insulated, it was possible to where the different-frequency boundary section is
omit the Point-M surge arresters. situated. This program applies to the posts where
Table 2 shows the ratings and Fig. 4 shows an the Shin-Takada SP and the Shin-Itoigawa SP are
external appearance of the 70MVA Scott-connection located. Table 4 shows the ratings and Fig. 6 shows
transformer. the 36kV changeover switch.

2.3 Feeder CB 2.5 Track Feeder Control Switchgear

An ecological tank-type Vacuum Circuit-Breaker For each post, we installed a functionally pack-
(VCB) has been introduced. This type is eco-friendly aged control switchgear for the railway. Fig. 7 shows
because dry air is used as the insulation medium. the monitoring and control panel and Fig. 8 shows
Since this is SF6 gas-free, it contributes to Climate the system configuration diagram of the Shin-
Control. Kurobe SS. The major features of the switchgear
In addition, since there is no need for the are specified below.

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 Incoming power No.2 (Hokuriku Electric Power Co.) Incoming power No.1 (Hokuriku Electric Power Co.)
3φ 154kV 60Hz 3φ 154kV 60Hz
R S T 154kV 110V 110V
Dynamic voltage compensator R S T 154kV 110V 110V
CVT×3 CVTx3
3 3 3 3 3 3
200/200VA×2 1T/3G VTT 200/200VA×2 1T/3G VTT
Telemetry Telemetry
(27R2) (27R1)
LA×3 8A－RLE2 VTT 8A－RLE1 VTT
196kV 89RL2 U< LA×3 89RL1 U<
10kA 3 196kV 3
M (152L) M
10kA M (151L) M
50μF 168kV 168kV
R R R 89RLE2 50μF R R R 89RLE1 1200A
8A－RL2 1200A (51T2) (151LE) (51T1)
(152LE) (25kA) K CTT 8A－RL1 (25kA) K CTT
C C C 168kV I > C C C 168kV I >
(25kA) BCT×3 (51GR2) (25kA) BCTx3 (51GR1)
3 600/5A 1PS 3
600/5A 1PS L CTT Id I> Id I> L CTT Id I> Id I>
40VA n>20 I > 40VA n>20 I >
(87T2M) (87T2T) (87T1M) (87T1T)
(63G1R2) 52R2 GCB (152) (63G1R1) 52R1 GCB (151)
168kV 25kA 168kV 25kA
p 48R2 1200A Electromagnetic operation p 48R1 1200A Electromagnetic operation
(63G2R2) 3-cycle R (63G2R1) 3-cycle R
p 8A－RCB2 BCT×3 K CTT p 8A－RCB1 BCT×3 K CTT
Telemetry Telemetry
600/5A 1PS AC100V 600/5A 1PS AC100V
40VA n>20 L 40VA n>20 L
Pulse CT Pulse CT
Pulse Pulse
VCT Wh DMW pickup To remote control equipment VCT Wh DMW pickup To remote control equipment
device device

L=30m L=30m
LA×3 FTr2 LA×3 FTr1
196kV U V W 70MVA/35MVA×2 (63T2) (33QT2) 196kV U V W 70MVA/35MVA×2 (63T1) (33QT1)
10kA PV: F168-F164.5-F161 p 10kA PV:F168－F164.5－F161 p
50μF R R R F157.5-R154-F150.5-F147kV (26T2) 50μF R R R F157.5－R154－F150.5－F147kV (26T1)
SV: 60kV×2 SV:60kV×2
Oil-immersed self-cooled θ FTGA2 Oil-immersed self-cooled θ FTGA1
C C C C C C
low-noise type low-noise type
M top T top M top T top
u ou ov v u ou ov v
VTT VTT
Telemetry Telemetry
EVT 2M EVT 1M
0T2 2×250/500kVA 66kV×2/110V×2 (64B21) (64B22) (27B2M) (59B2M) (84MT21) (84MT22) 0T1 2×250/500kVA (64B11) (64B12) (27B1M) (59B1M) (84MT11) (84MT12)
2xF63-F61.5-R60-F58.5 66kV×2/110V×2
LA×4 200VA×2 1P U > U > U < U> U U LA×4 2xF63－F61.5－R60－F58.5 200VA×2 1P U > U > U < U> U U
84kV K L －57kV/210V 84kV K L －57kV/210V
u u
10kA u Oil-immersed self- VTT 10kA u Oil-immersed self- VTT
BCT×2 BCT×2
25μF 1500/5A cooled ou (64B23) (64B24) (27B2T) 25μF cooled ou (64B13) (64B14) (27B1T)
R R R R 40VA low-noise type EVT 2B R R R R 1500/5A low-noise type EVT 1B
Same as above U > U > U < 40VA Same as above U > U > U <
1PS v ov VTT v ov VTT
C C C C n>20 C C C C 1PS
v VTT n>20 v VTT
w Telemetry U U w Telemetry U U
p (630T2) CTT p (630T1) CTT
I > (51B2M) (84MT23) (84MT24) I > (51B1M) (84MT13) (84MT14)
CTT (260T2) θ CTT (260T1)θ
K K
(510T2) I > CT×4 I > (51B2T) (510T1) I > CT×4 I > (51B1T)
1500/5A L CTT 1500/5A L CTT
2 2
40VA 1PS n>20 Telemetry CT 40VA 1PS n>20 Telemetry
Insulation monitor CT For 1500/5A Insulation monitor CT For super- 1500/5A
K Telemetry K Telemetry
super- 40VA 1PS n>20 L CTT imposing 40VA 1PS n>20 L CTT
imposing K CT K
1500/5A 1500/5A
L CTT L CTT
40VA 1PS n>20 CTT
40VA 1PS n>20 CTT
W W 89BS1 (BS601)
89TS2M (M602B) 89TS2T (T602B) 89BS2 (BS602) 72kV 1200A (20kA) 89TS1M (M601B) 89TS1T (T601B)
8A－TS2M 72kV 1200A (20kA) M M 8A－TS2T Manual operation 8A－TS1M 72kV 1200A (20kA) M M 8A－TS1T
72kV 1200A (20kA) 72kV 1200A (20kA) 72kV 1200A (20kA)
T T T
8A－BT2 M top Manual operation M top
F F F
89BT2 (BT72) 89BT1 (BT71)
72kV 1200A(20kA) M 8A－BT1 M 72kV 1200A (20kA)
M top
F F F
T top T top
T T T
89FB12 (12B) 89FB14 (14B) 89FB11 (11B) 89FB13 (13B)
W 72kV 1200A (20kA) 72kV 1200A (20kA) 72kV 1200A (20kA) 72kV 1200A (20kA)
Manual operation W Manual operation T top W Manual operation W Manual operation
(44F12) (50F12) (51F12) BCTx2 (44F14) (50F14) (51F14) BCT×2 (44F11) (50F11) (51F11) BCT×2 (44F13) (50F13) (51F13)
BCT×2 K CTT K CTT K CTT
1500/5A Z I > I > 1500/5A Z I > I > 1500/5A K CTT Z I > I > 1500/5A Z I > I >
40VA 1PS 40VA 1PS 40VA 1PS 40VA 1PS
L n>20 L n>20 L n>20 L Aux. power supply
n>20
(50FB12) (51FB12) (95F12) (50FB14) (51FB14) (50FB11) (51FB11) (95F11) (50FB13) (51FB13)
K CTT BCTx2 K CTT BCT×2 K CTT BCT×2 K CTT ３φ３Ｗ　６．
６ｋＶ　６０Ｈｚ
BCT×2 I > I > >ｆ 1500/5A I > I > 1500/5A I > I > >ｆ 1500/5A I > I >
1500/5A (79F14) (63VA1F14) (79F11) (63VA1F11) (79F13) (63VA1F13)
(79F12) (63VA1F12) L 40VA 1PS L 40VA 1PS L 40VA 1PS L ２ ２
40VA 1PS 52F12 (12) VCB 0 1 p n>20 52F14 (14) VCB 0 1 p n>20 52F11 (11) VCB 0 1 p n>20 52F13 (13) VCB ＣＶＴ２２ｍｍ
0 1 p n>20 ＣＶＴ２２ｍｍ
72kV 1200A 25kA (63VA2F14) 72kV 1200A 25kA (63VA2F11) 72kV 1200A 25kA (63VA2F13) 72kV 1200A 25kA
Electromagnetic operation 3-cycle R BCTx2 Electromagnetic operation 3-cycle R BCT×2 Electromagnetic operation 3-cycle R BCT×2 3-cycle R
(63VA2F12) BCT×2 8A－FCB14 1500/5A 8A－FCB11 p 1500/5A 8A-FCB13 1500/5A
8A－FCB12 K CTT p K CTT p K CTT M
p 1500/5A RPC inverter 40VA 1PS RPC inverter 40VA 1PS K CTT RPC inverter 40VA 1PS RPC inverter
40VA 1PS 48F14 n>20 48F11 n>20 48F13 n>20
48F12 n>20 L (For interchange L (For interchange L (For interchange L (For interchange
BCTx2 BCT×2 BCT×2 power metering)
BCT×2 K CTT power metering) 1500/5A K CTT power metering) 1500/5A K CTT power metering) 1500/5A K
Wh Telem- Wh Telem- Wh Telem- Wh Telem-
1500/5A etry 8A－FTA 40VA 1PS etry 40VA 1PS etry 40VA 1PS etry
40VA 1PS L L L L
89FL12 (12L) n>20 89FL14 (14L) n>20 89FL11 (11L) n>20 89FL13 (13L) (５１ＧＲ-ＰＯＴ)
n>20 M M M M M
72kV 1200A(20kA) 8A－FL14 72kV 1200A (20kA) 8A-FL11 72kV 1200A (20kA) 8A-FTB 8A－FL13 72kV 1200A (20kA) Ｉ　 ＞
8A－FL12 ＺＣＴ
M 89FTB (60B) ６．
９ｋＶ ＶＴ×２
36kV 1200A (20kA) ４００Ａ ６６００／１１０Ｖ
89FTA(60A) １００ＶＡ
36kV 1200A(20kA) Ｆ Ｆ VTT Ｆ
ＬＢＳ Ｖ
89AT12 (12AT) 89AT14(14AT) 89AT11(11AT) 89AT13 (13AT) (３７-ＰＯＴ) ３ＰＳＴ ×３
8A－AT12 33kV 1200A (20kA) 8A-AT14 33kV 1200A (20kA) 8A－AT1133kV 1200A (20kA) 8A-AT13 33kV 1200A (20kA) ７．２ｋＶ　２００Ａ ＷＬ
Ｉ＞ ＰＦ×３ ＷＨ
(63AT12) BCT 1500/5A M (63AT14) BCT 1500/5A M (63AT11) BCT 1500/5A M (63AT13) BCT 1500/5A M ７．２ｋＶ　Ｇ５０Ａ
40VA n>20 40VA n>20 40VA n>20 40VA n>20 ４０ｋＡ
p p p p ＣＴ×２ (５ １Ｒ-ＰＯＴ)
L K L K L K L K Ｋ CTT Ａ
AT1 ６．
９ｋＶ
(26AT12) (26AT14) AT4 (26AT11) (26AT13) AT3 ４０/５Ａ Ｉ＞ ×３
AT2 60/30kV 60/30kV 60/30kV ×２
θ θ θ ２５ＶＡ Ｌ
60/30kV CTT VT12 θ 5000kVA CTT VT14 5000kVA CTT VT11 5000kVA CTT VT13 １ＰＳ
(33AT12) 5000kVA 33kV (33AT14) Oil-immersed 33kV (33AT11) Oil-immersed 33kV (33AT13) Oil-immersed 33kV ｎ＞１０
/110V VTT /110V VTT /110V VTT /110V VTT
Oil-immersed Telem- self-cooled Telem- self-cooled Telem- self-cooled Locator Telem- Ｔｒ(Oil-immersed type) (２６Ｔ-ＰＯＴ)
self-cooled Locator VTT 200VA 1P etry 25-times Locator VTT 200VA 1P etry 25-times Locator VTT 200VA 1P etry 25-times VTT 200VA 1P etry
(27F12) (27F14) (27F11) (27F13) ３φ　３００ｋＶＡ θ 8A－POT
25-times VTT low-noise VTT low-noise VTT low-noise VTT
type VT14 (Signal) type (Phase V) Ｆ６.７５-Ｒ６.６-Ｆ６.４５
low-noise type U < U < U < type U <
33kV/110V Insulation -Ｆ６.３-６.１５ｋＶ/２１０Ｖ
52S32A (32A) BCT×2 (Wall through) BCT×2 (Wall through) monitor CT
36kV 1200A 500VA 1P 48DS34 BCT×2 (Wall through) 52S34A (34A) 52S31A (31A) 48DS33 BCT×2 (Wall through) 52S33A (33A)
1500/5A 40VA M 1500/5A 40VA 1500/5A 40VA M For
12.5kA Solenoid 36kV 1200A 1500/5A 40VA 36kV 1200A (ＭＣＣＢ６)
1PS n>20 8A－S34 1PS n>20 36kV 1200A 1PS n>20 8A－S33 1PS n>20 detection
operation L K K L 12.5kA Solenoid operation 12.5kA Solenoid operation L K K L 12.5kA Solenoid operation ＣＴ ３ＰＭＣＣＢ Ｔｒ
For super-
２２５ＡＦ １φＴ１０ｋＶＡ
48S32 48S34 48S31 48S33 １７５ＡＴ
imposing ２１０Ｖ/１０５Ｖ
48CS32 48CS34 48CS31 48CS33 ＣＴ×２
L
L K K L K K L (ＭＣＣＢ１) (ＭＣＣＢ２) (ＭＣＣＢ３) (ＭＣＣＢ４) (ＭＣＣＢ５) (ＭＣＣＢ７) (ＭＣＣＢ８)
48TS32 48TS34 48TS31 48TS33 ３ＰＭＣＣＢ ３ＰＭＣＣＢ ３ＰＭＣＣＢ ３ＰＭＣＣＢ ３ＰＭＣＣＢ ２ＰＭＣＣＢ ２ＰＭＣＣＢ
52S32B (32B) 48DS32 52S31B (31B) 48DS31 ５０ＡＦ ５０ＡＦ
EAS32 36kV 1200A CTT 8A－SN2 CTT EAS34 EAS31 36kV 1200A CTT 8A－SN1 CTT EAS33 ６００ＡＦ ６００ＡＦ ６００ＡＦ ２２５ＡＦ ２２５ＡＦ
8A-S32 M 52S34B (34B) 8A－S31 M 52S33B (33B) ６００ＡＴ ６００ＡＴ ５００ＡＴ ２２５ＡＴ ２２５ＡＴ ５０ＡＴ ５０ＡＴ
12.5kA Solenoid 12.5kA Solenoid
operation 89S34 (34L) 36kV 1200A operation 36kV 1200A
89S32 (32L) I > 12.5kA Solenoid operation 89S31 (31L) 89S33 (33L) >I
12.5kA Solenoid operation
33kV 1200A I > 33kV 1200A 89SN1 (93S) 33kV 1200A
I > 33kV 1200A M (20kA) 2 M 33kV 1200A 2 Local panel RPC room Load OT Auxiliary Power for Power for
2 (20kA) (50CS34) 2 (20kA) (20kA) (50CS33) local panel heater secondary construction construction
(50CS32) 89SN2 (94S) (20kA)
(50CS31) Panel work (1) work (2)
33kV 1200A
(20kA) (Medium-voltage aux. power supply panel) <Specified separately>
LA×2 LA LA×2 LA×2 LA LA×2
42kV 42kV 42kV 42kV 42kV 42kV
10kA 10kA GP 10kA 10kA 10kA
10kA 3KV
R 25μF R R 25μF R R R 25μF R R 25μF R 25μF R
25μF 10KA
C C C C C C C C C C
SN2 N N SN1
F F F F
12 T T 14 11 T T 13
To Tokyo R R To Kanazawa To Tokyo R R To Kanazawa
(UP line) 60Hz (DOWN line) 60Hz

Fig. 2 Main-Circuit Connection Diagram for the Shin-Kurobe SS

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The main-circuit configuration of the Shin-Kurobe SS is shown. The incoming power is received at 154kV and Scott-connection transformers are installed.

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 Table 1 Ratings of the Power Receiving CB
Ratings of the power receiving CB delivered to the Shin-Kurobe
SS are specified.

Item Ratings
Type Gas-insulated CB
Insulation medium SF6 gas
Quantity 2 units
Rated voltage 168kV
Rated current 1200A
Rated breaking current 25kA
Rated breaking time 3 cycles
Standard operation duty Class R Fig. 4 70MVA Scott-Connection Transformer
Operating system Electromagnetic operation
An external appearance of 70MVA Scott-connection transformer
Operation axis 3-phase integrated type is shown. The transformer comes in a configuration of primary
voltage 154kV and secondary voltage 60kV × 2 circuits.
Total mass 6600kg

Table 3 Ratings of the Feeder CB

Ratings of the feeder CB are specified. The insulation medium is
dry air that contributes to the prevention of climate change.

Delivery post Shin-Kurobe SS Shin-Takada SP

Type VCB
Insulation medium Dry air
Quantity (units) 4 2
No. of poles (P) 2
Rated voltage (kV ) 72 36
Rated current (A) 1200
Rated breaking current (kA) 25
Rated breaking time (cycles) 3
Standard operation duty Class R
Operating system Electromagnetic operation
Total mass (kg) 1800 1700
Fig. 3 168kV GCB
An external appearance of 168kV GCB is shown. It is of the
3-phase integrated type and current interrupters and mechan-
isms are insulated by SF6 gas.

Table 2 Ratings of the Feeder Transformer

Ratings of the feeder transformers delivered to the Shin-Kurobe
SS are specified. Each transformer is fabricated in T-connections
and the incoming voltage is stepped down to 60kV × 2 circuits.

Item Ratings
Connection system Scott connection
Type Outdoor oil-immersed self-cooled type
Quantity 2 units
Rated capacity 70MVA
Type of rating Continuous (300% for 2 minutes)
No. of phases 3/2 Fig. 5 72/36kV Eco-Tank Type VCB
Rated primary voltage F168∼R154∼F147kV (7 taps) An external appearance of the 72/36kV eco-tank type VCB is
Rated secondary voltage 60kV × 2 shown. The mechanical section is insulated by dry air and cur-
rent interrupters are vacuum-insulated. Such an insulation con-
Total mass 135,000kg
figuration is completely free from SF6 gas.

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Table 4 Ratings of the Changeover Switch
Ratings of the changeover switch are specified. Items delivered
to the Shin-Takada SP are specified for a high withstand voltage
and only the section between contact points is specified for a
withstand voltage of 60kV.

Supplied posts Shin-Kurobe SS Shin-Takada SP

(high withstand
voltage)
Type Vacuum switch
Quantity (units) 8 8
Place of use Indoors
No. of poles Single pole
Application For changeover
Operating system Solenoid operation system
Rated voltage (kV ) 36
Contact gap insulation 42 60
voltage (kV )
Rated frequency (Hz) 60 50/60
Rated current (A) 1200
Rated closing current (kA) 31.5
Fig. 6 36kV Changeover Switch

Rated short-time current 12.5 (2s) An external appearance of 36kV changeover switch is shown.
(kA) The low operating current type was adopted. A high withstand
Rated contact opening Up to 0.05 voltage type was also delivered.
time (s)
Power frequency contact 100 140
gap withstand voltage (kV )
Power frequency line-to- 70
ground withstand voltage
(kV )
Contact gap impulse 250 350
withstand voltage (kV )
Line-to-ground impulse 200
withstand voltage (kV )
Operation duty （1s）
O− −C，C−
（1s）
−O
Total mass (kg) 270

( 1) A large-capacity and high-speed Programmable

Logic Controller (PLC) is adopted. This equipment
makes it possible to take high-speed actions for the
interlocked operation. High reliability is assured due
to the redundant configuration.
( 2 ) By adopting the integrated type next-genera-
tion digital relays, it realized a high-function and
Monitoring and Control Panel for the Shin-
high-performance system. High reliability is assured Fig. 7
Kurobe SS
due to the redundant equipment configuration. An external appearance of a monitoring and control panel for the
( 3 ) Units are mutually connected through Ethernet Shin-Kurobe SS is shown. The overall configuration involves the
operator panels, monitor panels, respective PLC panels, protec-
Local Area Network (LAN). Such an approach is
tive interlock equipment, interlocked breaking equipment, and
effective in building a system where the system is telemetry equipment.
comprised of some units and equipment by other
corporations.
( 4 ) In consideration of reduction of CB operating simplified remote control circuits because the opti-
frequencies at the time of field interlock testing, a cal cables are less influenced by noise.
simulator panel was introduced. ( 6 ) A live line insulation monitor unit is provided for
( 5 ) In order to improve system reliability, optical the local low-voltage and battery control panels in
cables are used for bus tie breaking circuits and order to realize labor-saving maintenance.

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Power dispatching
command

Remote control:
Remote controller Remote controller scope of our
follower station follower station supply
(System 1) (System 2)

Optical communication
Ethernet (１００ＢＡＳＥ-ＴＸ/ＦＸ) Switching Hub

Ethernet (１０ＢＡＳＥ-Ｔ) Ethernet (１０ＢＡＳＥ-Ｔ) Ethernet (１０ＢＡＳＥ-Ｔ) Ethernet (１０ＢＡＳＥ-Ｔ) Ethernet (１０ＢＡＳＥ-Ｔ) Ethernet (１０ＢＡＳＥ-Ｔ)

■Remote controller interface

(control, display)
■Protective interlock (Protective relay units,
■Power receiving and feeder equip- mechanical faults, no-response detection)
<Operator panel <GOT display functions> ment control (Distant, local, single, ■Fault interlock (86-1, 86-2) relay set
■Interlinking unit interface ■Changeover VS <Locator>
functions> ■Fault display testing) ■24-hour monitoring individual auto- ■Fault marker point current ■Mechanical trip contact take-up
■Equipment ■System status display ■Auto-interlock (Power receiving, interlock detection ■Measurement
control and status ■ME error (guidance) feeder, changeover VS spare) ■Changeover CB ■Measured data transmission 　・Current, voltage, electric energy, power factor ■Current value display
monitoring ■Equipment operation time ■LK (Security interlock) status monitoring <50CS> 　・Waveform during fault ■Current value display
and frequency display ■DS ON/OFF time measurement ■24-hour monitoring ■Changeover section fault 　・CB closure/open time, changeover time ■Daily report display
■System diagram and ■Control functions ■48T, 48S signal detection 　・Feeder reclosing time ■Monthly report display
reception ■Self-diagnosis 　・CB simple operational frequency ■Time limit record display
setup screen ■Interlocked interruption backup 　・Current-classified CB operational frequency ■Train operation record display
■Fault recording ■Fault interlock reset ■Feeder reclosure ■Display waveform during fault
■Continuous monitoring ■Self-diagnosis ■Documents

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Operator panel Monitor panel Interlocking PLC panel Interlinking PLC panel Changeover AT locator, 50CS panel Protection interlock unit (PI) Telemetry
PLC panel unit
System 1 Ｉ
Ｆ・ＰＬＣ１ System 2 Ｉ
Ｆ・ＰＬＣ２

GOT Same as on the left Same as AT locator

LAN

DI/O
DI/O
DI/O
DI/O
DI/O
DI/O
DI/O
DI/O
DI/O
DI/O

CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU

POW
POW
POW
POW
POW
POW

Serial
Serial
on the left

ETI/F1
ETI/F2
ETI/F3
ETI/F1
ETI/F2
ETI/F1
ETI/F2
ETI/F1
ETI/F2
ETI/F1
ETI/F2

LANI/F
I/O link
LENI/F
LENI/F
LENI/F
LENI/F
84, VD
ＰＩ ＰＩ ＰＩ ＰＩ
System 1 System 2 System 1 System 2 (Sys- (Sys- (Com- (Com-
OFF ON GOT tem 1) tem 2) mon-1) mon-2)
Operation Ａ C D MDE
panel
Ｂ
BL Ｐ
Ｉ

Control and monitor block

Fault and measuring block
LCD screen 50CS31 50CS33
50CS32 50CS34
PIO

ＣＲＴ

RS-232C
HDD

Ａ C

Interface board
ＲＩＯ
(1 square) Ｉ/Ｆ Ｉ/Ｆ

Ｉ/Ｆ

Ｂ D
To each unit

ＲＩＯ
(Square)

Low-voltage power supply Interlocked disconnection unit

PIO
PIO Neighboring post Neighboring post
Battery Local panel
control Optical
panel cable
(DC100V) (AC100V) (AC200V)
Seismic sensor DC AC AC Signaling
panel Interlocked Interlocked unit Train
insula- insula- insula- disconnection disconnection
tion tion tion info
monitor monitor monitor System 1 System 2

Facility equipment
Fire alarm
Automatic fire extin-
guisher
Air-conditioner, etc.
Meiden supply scope

Optical I/O link II (optical loop) <Meiden>

converter unit
[Legend]
GOT: Digital LC screen
RPC-PLCIF RPC-PLCIF
(System 1) (System 2) CPU: CPU module
<PLC functions> Equipment・Telemetry POW: Power module
Simulator panel
■Simulated equipment response DI/O: Digital I/O module
■Simulated pressurizing
■Simulated fault generation GOT Ｉ/Ｆ Changeover VS CT ETI/F: Ethernet interface module
■Train presence simulation DS
M Serial I/F: Serial interface module
■CB/DS interlocking

DI/O
DI/O

CPU
VT

POW
ETI/F
<GOT functions> CB M
LANI/F: Local LAN interface module
RPC FL-net
■Equipment individual/direct setup I/F: Interface unit (circuit structuring)
■Equipment response time setup
■Virtual/actual equipment setup I/F
PI: Protective interlock unit
■Train presence/absence setup
■Simulated pressurizing setup Type T GOT GOT
■LK (ON-OFF) setup terminal board RPC-PLC RPC-PLC

etry block
(System 1) (System 2) PI PI
LC screen
(System 1) (System 2)
PE link
84, VD

Fault, telem- Control,

OFF ON BL

monitor block
Operation panel Ｉ/Ｆ

RPC inverter control panel

Fig. 8 System Configuration Diagram of the Shin-Kurobe SS

The switchgear system configuration diagram of the Shin-Kurobe SS is shown. A functionally separated concentrated redundancy configuration is adopted that is suitable for large-capacity processing
and high-speed operation.
 Dual frequency (50/60Hz)
supply scope
CHUBU Electric Tohoku Electric
Power Co., Inc. Power Co., Inc.
60Hz 50Hz
Shin-Nagano SS Shin-Takada SP Shin-Kuwadori Shin-Kajiyashiki
SSP
Shin-Joetsu SS
60Hz
Fig. 9 Different-Frequency Boundary Section and Common Equipment Supply Scope
Dual frequency (50/60Hz) equipment has been delivered to the section between the Shin-Takada SP and the Shin-Itoigawa SP.
( 7 ) An instrumentation unit is installed separately
for data logging. This unit displays the presently
measured values and shows daily and monthly
reports. It is in charge of maintenance work and
improvement of system efficiency.
( 8 ) Major auto-functions of power distribution pan-
els for substation are as follows:
( a ) Automatic changeover for power receiving
and reclosing circuit for power receiving
( b ) Power feeding reconstruction, feeder reclos-
ing circuit, and automatic feeder opening
( c ) Individual automatic interlocking of change-
over and automatic standby unit changeover in
case of changeover switch malfunction
( d ) Automatic 89AT opening in the case of 63AT
in operation
2.6 Measures against a Different Frequency
The section between Shin-Takada SP and
Shin-Itoigawa SP is operated at 50Hz. The two sec-
tions neighboring both sides of this section are
operated at 60Hz. In consideration of any adverse
influence upon facilities due to the different frequen-
cies, measures as described below were taken. In
principle, any 50Hz power supply is not extended to
the section of 60Hz because such an extension
results in damage of equipment.
( 1) Common use of dual frequency equipment
In the section between Shin-Takada SP and
Shin-Itoigawa SP, ratings of winding coil equipment
are specified as both 50/60Hz frequency. Fig. 9
shows the different-frequency boundary section
and the scope of dual frequency equipment produc-
tion range. The applicable posts are the Shin-
Takada SP, Shin-Kuwadori SSP, and Shin-Nou SSP.
Hokuriku Electric
50/60Hz common Power Co.
equipment delivered 60Hz
Shin-Kurobe SS
SSP
Shin-Nou SSP Shin-Itoigawa SP
50Hz (60Hz) 60Hz
※Black symbols denote Meiden supplied posts.
60Hz 50Hz
Displacement of 180°
Fig. 10
Phase Displacement in a Different-Frequency
Boundary Section
In an area where 50Hz and 60Hz frequency are met, a phase
displacement of 180°appears periodically. In this case, a volt-
age twice the regular level is generated.
( 2 ) Measures against asynchronism
( a ) Measures against extension of gap voltage
In a 50/60Hz boundary section, a phase displace-
ment of 180°can occur at the largest. Fig. 10 shows
a phase displacement in a different-frequency
boundary section. If a phase displacement of
180°arises in a feeder voltage of 30kV, the result-
ant gap voltage may rise up to 60kV. For this rea-
son, the delivered changeover switch is designed to
have a gap voltage of 60kV so that it can withstand
such a high voltage. The objective post is the Shin-
Takada SP.
( b ) Measures against stray currents on the rail-
way train line and signaling system
In consideration of the effect of stray currents at a
different frequency to signaling facilities, the fol-
lowing measures were taken. The applicable post
is the Shin-Takada SP.
(ⅰ) Insulation area is provided to rails so it gives
resistivity to any different frequency power flowing.
As a result of taking such a measure, arcs are
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 generated by the effect of a feeble potential dif-
ference when train cars pass through this sec-
tion. As a countermeasure, a rail insulation
short-circuiting device is installed so that the rail
insulation can be short-circuited when train car
passes by.
(ⅱ) A Booster Transformer (BT) is installed in
the mid-section so that stray currents can be
returned to their own post.
(ⅲ) In order to minimize the effect of different
frequency, coaxial cables are adopted for exter-
nal cables.
( 3 ) Protection against an accident from differ-
ent-frequency contact
When a 50Hz power supply comes in contact
with a 60Hz power supply, a beat-state fault current
appears at a period of 0.1 seconds and a frequency
of 55Hz. Fig. 11 shows a current waveform in case
of a different-frequency contact. In such a case, a
normal Relay 44F and Relay 50F may fail to detect
or detect incorrectly. In order to avoid such a failure,
different-frequency contact relays are separately
adopted. Features of these relays are specified below.
( a ) 95F
This relay is a device to detect a 55Hz signal
component in the case of a different-frequency
contact.
( b ) 68F
This relay is a device to detect a frequency
component level and a contact ratio of the oppo-
site substation.
The applicable posts are the Shin-Kurobe SS
and the Shin-Takada SP.
( 4 ) Measure against sampling frequency changeover
Protective relays used in the 50Hz section are
set to make sampling at 50Hz in order to detect the
occurrence of a fault. If a 60Hz power supply should
Current Waveform in Case of Different Frequency
Fig. 11
Contact
When mutually different frequencies of 50Hz and 60Hz are com-
bined, the resultant voltage waveform appears at a frequency of
55Hz, repeating a strong phase and a weak phase in a period of
0.1 seconds.
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intrude into this 50Hz section, normal fault detection
cannot occur due to inconsistency in sampling. In
order to solve this problem, we have adopted a sys-
tem where a 60Hz changeover signal is propagated
shortly before the intrusion of a 60Hz source. The
protective relays are designed to have a function so
that the setting can be changed over between 50Hz
and 60Hz when this signal input is entered in the
relay.
The applicable posts are the Shin-Takada SP,
the Shin-Kuwadori SSP, and the Shin-Nou SSP.
3 Local Substation Facilities
Our supplied posts for Hokuriku Shinkansen
are the Nishi Kasahara power Distribution Post
(DP), the Itoigawa DP, and the Shin-Kurobe DP,
totaling 3 posts. The electrical facilities for power
distribution posts receive power from the power
company through a 6.6kV single- or double-circuit
line. Emergency power generating equipment is
also installed so that electric power can be kept
supplied even though the incoming utility power line
experiences a power outage. The power distribution
system also supplies power to stations along the
railway line. It feeds the power for station building
lighting, disaster prevention facility, machinery facil-
ities, and signaling and communication facility.
Fig. 12 shows a single-line connection diagram of
the Shin-Kurobe DP.
3.1 High-Voltage Switchgear
CB, disconnecting switches, and other essen-
tial devices are accommodated in an enclosed
switchgear. CBs are of the solenoid operation type.
The designing policy has focused on compact design
and reduction of control power capacity. In order to
emphasize non-flammability, mold type transformers
are adopted.
At the Nishi-Kasahara DP, a dry-air insulation
switchgear is adopted. Since the main circuit is put
in an enclosed tank, this equipment is not influenced
by installation conditions and assures freedom from
electric shocks. In addition, long service life is
assured and maintenance is easy. Fig. 13 shows a
medium-voltage switchgear at the Nishi-Kasahara
DP. Fig. 14 shows a medium-voltage switchgear at
the Itoigawa DP.
Each power distribution post is a facility to
receive power from the electric company and sys-
tem impedance is generally large. The effect of volt-
 Power company Power company
３φ３Ｗ　６．６ｋＶ　６０Ｈｚ ３φ３Ｗ　６．６ｋＶ　６０Ｈｚ

ZCT 67RP1 ZCT 67RP2

PAS PAS
7.2KV 7.2KV
400A 400A
VT, ZVT built-in VT, ZVT built-in
SOG in operation SOG in operation
VT VT
ZVT ZVT

【Existing facility】 【Existing】

LA ＶＣＴ LA ＶＣＴ
【Existing facility】 【Existing facility】 【Existing】 【Existing】
CH CH
PI-B1 PI－B2
CVT100mm2 CVT100mm2
(27B1)
(111) CH ＷＬ U< V (211) (27B2) V
CH ＷＬ
(89R1) (89R2) U<
3PDS Fx1 (59B) 3PDS
7.2kV 3A U> MV0 7.2kV Fx1 MV0
600A 600A 3A (64B2)
(112) VT×2 (64B1) (212) VT×2 U >
6600/110V U > Hz 6600/110V Hz
VTT VTT
PF×3 PF×2 3 PF×3 PF×2 3
7.2kV 1A 20A PI－R1 ※A 7.2kV 1A 20A PI-R2
40kA (50R1) 40kA (50R2)
(52R1) VTT (SC1) (52R2) VTT
VCB I > Ｗｈ Ｗ To PCI 3 VCB I > Ｗｈ Ｗ To PCI 3
7.2kV 2 (I/O link 2) 7.2kV 2 (I/O link 2)
Fx2 Fx2
600A (51R1) ※１ ※２ ※Ａ 600A (51R2)
3A Fx2 3A Fx2
12.5kA I > Ｖ ｃｏｓφ 12.5kA I > Ｖ ｃｏｓφ
CT×2 CTT 20A CT×2 CTT 20A
2 2
300/5A ※１ 300/5A ※２
3
(27R1) 3
(27R2)
Ａ VT×2 ＴＣＴ×２ Ａ VT×2
U< 6600/110V U< 6600/110V
５+５/５A
PF×3 PF×3
7.2kV 1A 40kA 55 7.2kV 1A 40kA
(113A) (113B) (114A) (114B) (115) (SC2) (SC3) (SC4) (311) (116) (117A) (117B) (118) (312)

(89TR12-E)
(89TR11) CH CH 3PLBS
37SC1 37SC2 37SC3 37SC4 3PLBS (52BT)
(52F1) (52F2) (52F3) (52F4) (52F5) PF×3 PF×3 PF×3 PF×3 37TR11 7.2kV 37TR12-E
7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV (89BT) VCB (52GB) (52F6)
VCB VCB VCB VCB VCB ZVT 200A
ZVT 200A
250pF×3 10A(C) 10A(C) 10A(C) 10A(C) (26TR11) 3PDS 7.2kV VCB VCB 250pF×3 PF×3 7.5A(T)
7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 40kA 40kA 40kA 40kA PF×3 7.5A(T) 7.2kV 600A 7.2kV 7.2kV
600A 600A 600A 600A 600A θ 40kA 40kA (26TR12-E)
(42SC1) (42SC2) (42SC3) (42SC4) (TR11) 600A 12.5kA 600A 600A (TR12-E)
12.5kA To PCI 12.5kA To PCI 12.5kA To PCI 12.5kA To PCI 12.5kA To PCI VMC VMC VMC VMC 12.5kA 12.5kA To PCI θ
3φT (Mold) 3φT (Mold type)
CT×2 (I/O link 2) CT×2 (I/O link 2) CT×2 (I/O link 2) CT×2 (I/O link 2) CT×2 (I/O link 2) 6.6kV 6.6kV 6.6kV 6.6kV 50kVA CT×2 (I/O link 2) 50kVA
CTT CTT CTT CTT CTT CTT
150/5A 200/5A 75/5A 40/5A 100/5A 200A 200A 200A 200A PV : F6.75－R6.6－F6.45 75/5A PV : F6.75-R6.6-F6.45
3 3 3 3 3 4kA 4kA 4kA 4kA －F6.3－6.15kV CH 3 -F6.3-6.15kV
DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 SV : 210V SV : 210V
EA EA
Ａ Ａ Ａ Ａ Ａ SR1 (Mold) SR2 (Mold) SR3 (Mold) SR4 (Mold) Fx2 CVT100mm2 Ａ
(51F5) 6.6kV 6.6kV 6.6kV 6.6kV (51F6) EB
EB 3A
(51F1) (51F2) (51F3) (51F4) I > 6.38kvar 6.38kvar 9.57kvar 9.57kvar I > Fx2
6% 6% 6% 6% (MCCB11) 3A
I > Ｗ I > Ｗ I > Ｗ I > Ｗ 2 Ｗ 3PMCCB 2 Ｗ
2 2 2 2 (SC1) (SC2) (SC3) (SC4) 225AF Ｖ (MCCB12-E) Ｖ (MCCBF12)
(67F5) 150AT (67F6) 3PMCCB 3PMCCB
3φSC 3φSC 3φSC 3φSC
I > (Oil-immersed) (Oil-immersed) (Oil-immersed) (Oil-immersed) Adjustable type I > 225AF 50AF
Ｗｈ Ｗｈ Ｗｈ Ｗｈ Ｗｈ 7020V 7020V 7020V 7020V 30MCCB11 Ａ Ｗｈ 150AT Ａ 50AT
30SC1 106kvar 30SC2 106kvar 30SC3 160kvar 30SC4 160kvar Adjustable type
CT×2 30MCCB12-E 30MCCBF12
PI-F11 PI-F21 PI-F31 PI-F41 PI-F5 CTT PI-F6
150/5A
3 Wh CT×2 Wh
CH CH CH CH CH CH 150/5A CTT
3
ZCT 1kWh/P ZCT 1kWh/P
CVT22mm2 CVT100mm2 CVT22mm2 CVT22mm2 600A 600A

PC－Iへ PC-Iへ
(4～20mA) FPT38mm2 (4～20mA)
CVT60mm2 CVT60mm2

CVT22mm2 General system in distribution substation In-substation In-substation disaster

emergency system prevention system
(119) CH (120) CH
(321) CH VT FPT-38sq (322) CH VT
(89T1) (89T2) 6600/110V ＷＬ 6600/110V ＷＬ
3PLBS 3PLBS CH LEAD0.5～
M 7.2kV M 7.2kV PF×2 Fx1 1.0～ PF×2 Fx1
200A 200A 7.2ｋV
L 0～750W LAG0.5 0~75A 7.2ｋV
3A ZCT 3A
Electric Electric 1A　40kA 600A　 AS 1A　40kA
operation operation 51GG COSφ A
(89TR21) 200/1.5mA K W (89TR22)
I > V V/
3PLBS 3PLBS
(26TTR1) (26TTR2) (303) CH (26TTR3) (304) CH (26TTR4) 7.2kV L A A/ 7.2kV
(301) (TTR1) (302) (TTR2) 200A CT×2 200A
θ θ CTT 51G (26TR22)
3φT (Mold type) θ 3φT (Mold type) θ (TTR3) (TTR4) (26TR21) (TR21) 75/5A Hz Hz/ Wh (TR22)
1000kVA 1000kVA I > θ
3φT (Mold type) 3φT (Mold type) 3φT (Mold type) 40VA K 3 3φT (Mold type)
PV : F6.75-R6.6-F6.45 PV : F6.75-R6.6-F6.45 θ 750kVA 1PS 500kVA
-F6.3-6.15kV -F6.3-6.15kV
500kVA 500kVA n＞5 52G 59G COSφ COSφ/
PV : F6.75-R6.6-F6.45 PV : F6.75-R6.6-F6.45
SV:6.6kV SV:6.6kV PV : F6.75-R6.6-F6.45 PV : F6.75-R6.6-F6.45 -F6.3-6.15kV 3PVCB U> Hz -F6.3-6.15kV
(49TTR1) (49TTR2) -F6.3-6.15kV -F6.3-6.15kV SV : 210V 7.2kV W W/ h SV : 210V
３φ ３φ SV : 6.6kV SV : 6.6kV 600A 27G
ＡＣ２００Ｖ ＡＣ２００Ｖ EB Inrush magnification at 3 times Max. VS EB Inrush magnification at 3 times Max.
Inrush magnification at 3 times Max. Inrush magnification at 3 times Max. 12.5kA U< Wh Wh/ V
(521) Fx2 (Solenoid type, low surge) (522)
3PMCCB MC 3PMCCB MC 3A 0～9000V
FAN FAN 　VBRD－6213SA Fx2
IPMAT Ⅱ　 3A (MCCBF22)
(52L21) 2VT 3PMCCB
(89F1) (89F2) (121) (89F3) (89F4) 3PACB 6600/110V (52L22) 100AF
3PDS 3PDS 3PDS 3PDS 220V F1A 100VA F20A VTT F3A 3PACB
220V 100AT
7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 2500A
600A 600A 600A 600A 4 2 3 2 1600A
85kA SC PG1 DC100V 65kA 30MCCBF22
PF×3 PF×3 PF×3 PF×3 With OCR 0.2μF×3 With OCR
7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV 7.2kV (51L21) (51L22)
1A 1A 1A 1A I > I >
40kA 40kA 40kA 40kA 84G
3φEVT 3φEVT 3φEVT 3φEVT Ｖ U
190 190 190 190 EXT
6600/110/ V 6600/110/ V 6600/110/ V 6600/110/ V CT×2 6600/85V C
3 3 3 3 CTT Ｖ
3000/5A 1ｋVA 90R
CLR CLR CLR CLR
3 Ａ Integrating counter (embedded type) CT×2
200Ω 200Ω 200Ω 200Ω CTT
Fx2 Fx2 Fx2 Fx2 Fx2 Fx2 Fx2 Fx2 AVR 99999999 2000/5A
20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 3 Ａ
To PC-2
VTT VTT VTT VTT VTT VTT VTT VTT (4～20mA) Z 92.5Ω
Wh
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 R PC-2へ
MCCB (4～20mA)
Initial excitation source Wh
(27F1) (64F1) (27F2) (64F2) (27F3) (64F3) (27F4) (64F4) 10kWh/P N EGT LOT 41I D DC100V
U< U > MV0 U< U > MV0 U< U > MV0 U< U > MV0
10kWh/P
(９０２)
Bus duct (９０３) Bus duct FPT38mm2
PI－F12 PI－F22 PI-F32 PI－F42 3φ3W 2500A 3φ3W 1500A
CH CH CH CH CVT38sq
CVT22mm2 CVT100mm2 CVT22mm2 CVT22mm2 (Emergency power (Disaster prevention
Station・SCH・General system system) system)
Maintenance line PH Maintenance line PH Maintenance line Maintenance line in distribution post Emergency power system for station,
(Kanazawa side No.1) (Tokyo side No.2) (Tokyo side No.1) (Kanazawa side No.2) AC
GT AG EX SCH and distribution post
588kW 625kVA-4P-6600V-60Hz
Power distribution post No.1 1800min－1 PF0.8-1800min－1-54.7A

Power distribution post No.2

Fig. 12 Single-Line Connection Diagram of the Shin-Kurobe DP

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A main circuit configuration of the Shin-Kurobe DP is shown. Utility power is received at 6.6kV through two circuits. An emergency power generating facility is installed.

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 Medium-Voltage Switchgear at the Nishi- Fig. 14 Medium-Voltage Switchgear at the Itoigawa DP
Fig. 13
Kasahara DP
An external appearance of a medium-voltage switchgear deliv-
An external appearance of a medium-voltage switchgear deliv- ered to the Itoigawa DP is shown.
ered to the Nishi-Kasahara DP is shown. A dry air insulation sys-
tem is adopted. It is less influenced by environmental conditions
and easy maintenance is assured.

Instrumentation control unit Monitor and control panel

Remote controller
Printer ＰＣ (out of our supply scope)
(μPORT M5) ＧOT
Ethernet
Ethernet (Scope of telemetry supplier)
Ｌ２ＳＷ (
６１２) Twist-pair
Ethernet (Meiden scope of supply) cable IO
link II (metal)
Control & display HV transformer panel
DC source RS-232C (Meiden scope of supply) ＰＬＣ (for maintenance) 11301-1
Control panel (Ｐ４０００) Display
Telemetry
Insulation ＰＬＣK Display
resistance (out (ＲＣ５００) Ｉ/Ｏ HV transformer panel
of our supply (for maintenance) 12301-2
scope)
Twist-pair cable Display General-system trans-
(Meiden scope former panel 2302
Telem-
of supply) ＲＳ-２３２Ｃ
ＲＳ-２３２Ｃ/ＲＳ-４８５ etry Telemetry & display General-system
Converter (K3SC-10) transformer panel 311
(６１１)

Display Other ・HV incoming directional ground relay

facilities (67RP)
RS-485 (Meiden scope of supply) ・DC control source error (80B2, 80B1)
・DC source panel heavy fault (30BHA)
・DC source panel light fault (30BLA)
・Fire alarm (28D)
・DP cable outage (CAO)
・DP room enter (92)
・LV heavy fault (DP-MCCB)

(１１１) (１１２) (１１３) (１１４) (１１５) (１１７) (１１６) (１１８)

52R ５２Ｆ１１ ５２Ｆ１2 ５２Ｆ2 ５２Ｆ3 ５２ＳＣ ５２Ｆ１３ ５２ＬＢ１ ５２Ｆ１４ ５２ＬＢ２
CB contact CB contact CB contact CB contact CB contact CB contact CB contact CB contact CB contact CB contact
opening and opening and opening and opening and opening and opening and opening and opening and opening and opening and
closing time closing time closing time closing time closing time closing time closing time closing time closing time closing time
(MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96) (MCD-96)

I/O link Ⅱ
(metal)

ＰＩ-R ＰＩ-B ＰＩ-Ｆ1１ ＰＩ-Ｆ12 ＰＩ-Ｆ２１ ＰＩ-Ｆ３ ＰＩ-SC Ｐ

Ｉ－Ｆ13 Ｐ
Ｉ－Ｆ14 Ｐ
Ｉ-Ｆ２２
Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) Ｉ
( ＰＭＡＴⅡ) （ＩＰＭＡＴⅡ）

Fig. 15 System Configuration of the Nishi-Kasahara DP

A switchgear system configuration of the Nishi-Kasahara DP is shown. PLC of the DP comes in the simplex system configuration. The
switchgear interlock system is composed of hardware circuits.

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 Remote controller Remote controller (Delivered
follower station follower station
System A System B separately)
(612)
SW-HUB
TP for
Optical circuit telemetry
Optical circuit (scope of a remote controller supplier) SW-HUB (scope of a remote controller supplier)
Ethernet 10BASE-T

100BASE-TX/FX (611)
#HUB-A

#HUB-B
Transmission path (I/O link Ⅱ metal)
10BASE-T 10BASE-T

GOT DP PLC System 1 DP PLC System 2 GOT ＰＣ-Ｉ

１ (Ｐ４０００) ＰＣ-Ｉ2 (RC5００)

I/F

(111) (117) (903)

General Emergency Generator
system PC system PC PC RS-232C RS-232C RS-232C
PC-R PC-E PC-EG

I/F I/F I/F I/F Transmission path

(I/O link Ⅱ metal) Converter 611 delivery
〈LV switchgear 〈LV switchgear RS-485/RS-232C
Objective equipment (non-Meiden (non-Meiden
〈monitor & control panel〉 scope)〉fault scope)〉fault RS-485
Status, fault display Alarming, etc. (DP-MCCB1) (DP-MCCB2)

〈Disaster prevention, buildings〉 (111) (115) (901) (Delivered (112) (non-Meiden scope) (non-Meiden scope)
Disaster prevention facilities 89R 52BT GTG separately) CB contact opening DC source panel Simultaneous lighting
Entering room, etc. 52GB and closing time Live line insulation resis- CC panel, Control,
(112) (902) (Delivered 52R
PI-R tance measurement Display, Fault
52R VT (116) 52G separately) (MCD-96)
PI-F3
(113) 52F4 PI-EG2 (113A)
PI-F11 CB contact opening
52F1 (117) and closing time
PI-F21 PI-B2
52F2 VT 52F1 □RS-232C
(MCD-96) 　・PC-I2～DC source panel:
(114) (312)
PI-F3 (113B) Work arrangements
52F3 TR2
PI-B1 CB contact opening 　・PC-I2～Simultaneous lighting panel:
VT ZVT (512) and closing time Furnished by simultaneous lighting
(SC1) 52L2 52F2 panel maker
(MCD-96)
42SC1 MCCBF2 □RS-485
Telemetry items (114) 　・611 accommodated converter～
(SC2) CB contact opening 112 panel accommodated MCD-96:
Item Performance and closing time
42SC2 Work arrangements
Telemetry HV incoming Voltage, current, watt-hour, electric 52F3
(SC3) (MCD-96) 　・116 panel accommodated MCD-96～
data power energy, power factor 902 panel accommodated MCD-96:
42SC3 (115A)
HV distribu- Current, watt-hour, electric energy CB contact opening Work arrangements
tion power (SC4)
and closing time
42SC4 52BT
Transformer Voltage, current, electric energy (MCD-96)
secondary (301)
TTR1 (115B)
LV branch Voltage, current, electric energy CB contact opening
(118) and closing time
Generator Voltage, current, frequency, 52GB
watt-hour, electric energy, power 89T1
(MCD-96)
factor, operating time 89F1 EVT PI－F12
(116)
Mainte- MV circuit- Switching operation time (302) CB contact opening
nance data breaker TTR2 and closing time
52F4
Emergency Recovery interlocking check time (119) (MCD-96)
generator 89F2 EVT PI－F22 (902)
DC control Insulation resistance (311) CB contact opening
circuit and closing time
TR1 52G
PLC : Programmable Logic Controller (511) (MCD-96)
Telemetry: Transformer secondary current, voltage, electric energy (Analog signals)
GOT : Graphic Operation Terminal 52L1
Extension I/O: Remote I/O unit
I/F : Interface relay

Fig. 16 System Configuration of the Itoigawa DP

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A switchgear system configuration diagram of the Itoigawa DP is shown. The respective PCs are connected through an optical loop. Even though a circuit is disconnected, monitoring and control can
be carried out by reverse looping.

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 age drop due to inrush current of transformer core
excitation therefore becomes an issue. To solve this
issue, medium-voltage load break switches with an
inrush current restraint function are used. In addi-
tion, transformers are adopted to restrain the exci-
tation inrush current within less than three times.
3.2 Power Distribution System Configuration
The Nishi-Kasahara DP employs the large-capac-
ity high-speed PLC and the interlinking of each piece
of equipment is configured with hardware circuitry.
At the Itoigawa DP and the Shin-Kurobe DP,
automatic interlocking treatments are carried out for
power outage and restoration. A redundant configu-
ration is therefore adopted for the large-capacity
high-speed PLC to improve reliability. Digital relays
are assembled in each circuitry unit to establish an
attributed configuration. Fig. 15 shows a system
configuration of the Nishi-Kasahara DP and Fig. 16
shows that of the Itoigawa DP.
3.3 Auto-Periodic Inspection Function
The Itoigawa DP and the Shin-Kurobe DP are
provided with an automatic checking function for
interlocking with power outage and restoration. At
the time of maintenance service, this function makes
it possible to change operation from grid power to
stand-alone generator operation by giving a mimic
power outage signal from the monitoring and control
panel so that interlocked power outage sequence
can be executed. After the specified period of time,
the mimic power cut signal is reset in order to exe-
cute the power restoration sequence for recovery
from a service interruption. This function allows for
effective maintenance work.
3.4 Measuring Equipment
Measuring equipment is installed to collect
data for the current value display and daily/monthly
report logging. For medium-voltage CBs, contact
opening and closing time is measured to identify the
adequacy of CB operation. By this measurement,
it is possible to discover any faulty CB operation
resulting from aging deterioration developed in each
medium-voltage CB. By virtue of these functions,
we designed effective maintenance work.
4 Railway Train Line Facilities
Tunnel disaster prevention Disconnecting
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Table 5 Ratings of TDS
Ratings of TDS are specified. This switch is used when power
source separation is needed in case a disaster occurs inside the
tunnel.
Item Ratings
Installation place Outdoors (inside the tunnel)
Rated voltage 36kV
Rated current 1200A
Rated short-time 12.5kA-2s
current
No. of panels 14 panels (2 panels/post)
Switches (TDS) are installed in seven delivery
posts. When a fire breaks out inside the tunnel, the
TDS sections the accident spot and makes it possi-
ble to feed power to sound circuits. This facility is
important because it has a role to take train cars out
of the tunnel.
4.1 TDS
Since these disconnecting switches are installed
inside the tunnel, the enclosed type GIS was adopted
in consideration of environmental conditions. Table 5
shows its ratings.
4.2 Monitor Control
For the control of TDS, monitor control is car-
ried out from a nearby substation post in simplified
remote control mode. Control power is fed from the
battery control panel installed on the site.
5 Postscript
According to the projected Shinkansen Line
Plant, Hokuriku Shinkansen will be extended as far
as Osaka via Tsuruga.
Various facilities delivered from us will contrib-
ute to safe and fast operations of Shinkansen. We
expect that this Shinkansen will be an important
means of transportation for the people traveling
between Tokyo and Hokuriku Area.
Lastly, we express our deepest gratitude to all
individuals who provided us valuable suggestions
and cooperation relating to the supply of these facil-
ities.
・All product and company names mentioned in this paper are
the trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners.