3AP1 DTC – Dead Tank Compact

The Hybrid Solution

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Current Switchgear Solutions
encapsulated
fully

compact

GIS

HIS
encapsulated
partly
Grade of encapsulation

Dead Tank
Compact
encapsulated

Dead Tank
not

AIS SIMOVER SIMOBREAKER

separate devices partial integration full integration

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The Hybrid Idea

Take the best:

combine SF6 encapsulated
components and air-insulated
devices (IEC 62271-205)

Optimized investment:
adapt the encapsulation grade to
the project requirements

Best quality:
rely on our well proven
components in a different
combination - the compact
switchgear 3AP1 DTC

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Hybrid Technology: Dead Tank Compact

three position switch

current transformer

circuit Breaker

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Optimized Solution

AIS total life

GIS cycle costs

DTC

acquisition
Minimized total costs:

costs DTC is the best
alternative for the sum
costs

of the acquisition costs

and ownership costs
ownership
costs

availability
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Functionality AIS = Hybrid

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Approved Solutions

Efficiency Security Reliability

Space saving due to its
CIGRE confirms:
Taking over approved

compact design disconnecting/earthing components such as…
contacts are 4 times
3AP1 Dead Tank circuit

Easy assembling of the more reliable in SF6
fully manufactured and breaker interrupter
tested module units
Easy accessibility to the
Disconnector/Earthing
(„Plug & Play“) operating mechanism switch from the GIS-type
and control cubicles 8DN9

Short delivery times and
easy commissioning on
Effective protection
Drive mechanisms of the
site against environmental AIS-circuit breaker and
influences GIS-product family

Operation life time
minimum 50 years
More than 100.000 units

Less maintenance are already in service
efforts: first major worldwide
inspection after 25 years

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H-Layout of a Conventional 145 kV AIS (Left)
Compared to a DTC Solution (Right)

H-layout with H-layout with

conventional AIS-components using 5 DTC Switching Modules
5 DTs
reduction of space
of approx. 40 %
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Product Range

80
Rated short-circuit breaking current [kA]

63

50

40

31,5

25

DTC 145 kV DTC 245 kV

0
72,5 123 145 170 245 300 362 420 550
Rated voltage [kV]
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Technical Data

Type 3AP1 DTC

Rated voltage [kV] 123 145 245
Rated power-frequency
[kV] 230 275 460
withstand voltage
Rated lightning impulse
[kV] 550 650 1050
withstand voltage
Rated nominal current,
[A] 3150 3150 3150
up to
Rated breaking current,
[kA] 40 40 63
up to

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Product Characteristics

Adoption of well-proven design of high

voltage components such as 3AP interrupter
unit and stored-energy spring drive
mechanism

Single and three pole operated drive system

Current / voltage transformer, 3-position SF6
insulated disconnector / earthing switch,
cable connection

Self-compression arc-quenching principle

Rated voltages up to 245 kV

Rated short-circuit breaking current
up to 63 kA

Type-tested in accordance to IEC standard

Easy installation and commissioning

Ambient temperature range from
-55 °C up to +55 °C
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Flexible Solutions

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Flexible Solutions

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Modular Design of Disconnector / Earthing Switch

earthing /
earthing /
disconnector disconnector /
disconnector switch
earthing switch

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Different Requirements ...

voltage transformer
double breaker module
-55°C

145kV / 245kV
cable connection -35°C
single pole operation

fast earthing switch voltage indicator

interlocking

... can be realized

composite

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Economical Advantage: Life-Cycle-Costing

Acquisition costs 145 kV

• Plant engineering
• HV primary & secondary equipment AIS

Life-Cycle-Costs
• Insulators, connectors, conductors
• Transport, package
DTC
• Civil works (earth movement, cable
ducts, foundations)
• Earthing material
• Supporting structures and gantries
• Control cables 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
• Installation, tests and commissioning Years

Costs of ownership
• Operation cost (running losses,
switchyard)
Out of consideration
• Maintenance cost • Real estate cost
• Unavailability cost • Cost of capital
• Cost of extension, refurbishment or • Taxes
decommissioning

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We Offer Customer Oriented Solutions

Compact switchgears do offer several functions needed for a substation

integrated in one device: such as circuit breaker, current and voltage
transformer, disconnector/earthing switches, cable connection

According to definition IEC-Standard 62271-205

Further application areas: Our solution:

Extension and expansion of air insulated 3AP1
substations (H-Layout, Single-bus-bar, double-
Dead Tank Compact
bus-bar) considering special requests (e.g.
restricted space)
switching module

Taking into consideration of environmental from Siemens –
conditions (e.g. air polluted areas etc.) Decades of

Energy supply for industrial companies competence
(e.g. steelworks, mines) integrated

Refurbishment of substations with busbar-system in one device
in operation
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