cooPen Surge Arresters Coops Foun Spemme VariSTAR® Type AZF Intermediate Class Surge Arrester Certified Design Test Report GF Ju. Kester ae Woodworth Project Engineer Chiet Engineer Bulletin 89033. File Ret, 295-70 ‘Apri 1990 °1980 Cooper industries Ine,Page 2 Coritiod Design Test Ropor VariSTAR® AZF intermodiate Surge Arrestor TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 - General Information Page 3 1.1. Purpose and Objectives 1.2. Statement of Certitication 4.3. AZF Summary Data SECTION 2 - Design Test Data CROSS REFERENCE SECTION VarlSTAR® Type AZF ANSWIEEE C62.11-1987 2.0 Definition of Terms Page 6 2.1. Arester Insulation Withstand Tests 84 Page 7 2.2 Discharge-Voltage Characteristics as Page 8 2.3 Accelerated Aging Procedure 85 Page 11 24 Discharge-Current Withstand Tests 86 Page 12 25 Duty-Cyclo Tests 87 Page 15 2.6 Internal-lonization Voltage and Radio-Intluence Voltage 88 Page 17 2.7 Pressure-Relief Tests For Station & Intermediate Arresters. 89 Page 17 28 Contamination Tests a12 Page 18 2.9 Temporary Overvoltage Tests Page 19Ceriiod Design Test Report VaniSTAR® AZF Intormediate Surge Arrostor SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Purpose and Objectives Statement ‘The purpose of this document is to present certified design test data and a summary of physical and electrical characteristics of the McGraw-Edison VariSTAR® Type AZF Intermediate Class Surge Arrester. 1.2 Certification Statement “The design tests conducted and the data recorded in this document are presented in accordance with the sec- tions of ANSVIEEE Standard C62.11-1987 relevant to Intermediate Class Surge Arresters. ‘The McGraw-Edison VariSTAR® Type AZF Intermediate Class surge arresters rated 3 kV to 120 KV meet or Pages exceed all applicable requirements of the above referenced standard as reported in the following sections of this document, 1.3 Summary Data Tabulated below are summaries of the electrical and physical characteristics of the McGraw-Edison VariSTAR® ‘Type AZF Intermediate class surge arresters rated 3 KV to 120 KV. TABLE 1 Protective Charecterlatlcs Taximum Discharge Vollage (kV creat) [Switching 8/20 2 Current Wave ‘Surge™* (SKA [S0R [SRA [VORA [20KA [SOKA KV creat 3] 35 135 Tor | tor] wa Tis | ws7 | es | aor |e 6 | ss 202 152 | 160 | 189 | 107 | 206 | 233 | 501 | 138 9 | or zea | 202 | ata | 226 | 29 | 274] 313 | 401 | 184 10 | 84 zee | ars | 229 | 261 | 266 | 203 | 335 | «20 | 197 12 | 102 249 | 26a | 27a | 208 | 324 | 356 | aos | 521 | 239 ws | 7 432 | a24 | a4a | a2 | 400 | 440 | soz | sas | 296 we | 183 ste | ago | arr | aaa | 4a0 | 828 | 602} 772] 355 ar | 170 eos | ass | 401 | 50a | 56.1 | 617 | 704] cos | 415 2 | 195. 99 | sas | sss | see | e47 | 712 | era | 1002] 479 ar | 20 rz9— | sae | era | 65a | 721 | 794 | 906 | 1161| 504 30 | 24a 63 | eso | es | 724 | 799 | 880 | 100.4| 1287] sa a3 | eve os7 | 712 | 753 | 725 | a77 | o66 | 1102] 1412] cao 36 | 290 rosa | zae | aaa | azo | 071 | 1059] 1219] 1568] 719 39 | sis na¢ [asa | 901 | 952 | 1050] 1156] 1319] 160.1 | 777 a | 40 rai1 font | 962 | r016| 1121] 1205] 1408 | 1005] 930 4s | 365 1304 | 981 | 1036] 109.4] 1208] 1990] 151.7] 1944] 004 a | 390 roae | 105.1 | 1110] 117.2] 129.4] 1425] 1825] 2085] 958 se | 420 ssse — |v7.1| 20] 1907] 148.2] 1588 | 1912] 2022] 105.7 so | 480 wee | 1298| 197.1 | 1448| 159.8 | 1780 | 2008] 2573] 1183 nz | s70 zoos | 157.6] 1088] 1759] 1941] 2197) 2438 | 3125] 1436 80 | 700 2589 | 1947] 2057| 2172 | 2508 | 2540] 301.1] a960] 177.4 v6 | 760 2774 | 2086 | 220. 292.7] 2589 202.8) 322.7] a126] 1901 103 | 840 sis¢ | 2364 | 249.8 | 2638 | 2012 | 320.8 | 365.7] acne] 2155 120 | 990 2403 _ | 2559 | 270.4 | 2855] 315.1 | 3489] 395.8 sora] 2932 "Basedon a (eA carer np Pat aU Te cage VaDE Seana OSES “eso pike ine 500A mg =Pages Certtiod Design Test Roport VarSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arrestor TABLE 2 Mounting Distances and Clearances for AZF Intermediate Arrosters With Metal Tops MouniingDietences"Gn] Phase to | Phase to Phaco Ground z Z ® 2 10 4 10 “ 14 8 14 18 1“ 18 8 22 8 22 18 2 2 28 at 5 23 7 24 2 27 a 2 38 33 a7 3 55 53 87 58 a2 62 66 TATGtsnncos ar Trea TONE Bee ore t ar ALF Rated9-09KV —AZF Rated 45-72kV AZF Rats 90-120 kV Figure Arrester Diagram For Tables 2 & 3 TABLES AZF Metal Top Characteristics Travaton Wihsiand Volages Distance | Distanco |~T250us | tm 10-65, lnpuieo Dy Wet oy i i KV crest [RVing | fv ems Tbe = WF 35 TES 1200 110.0 90.0 20 10 77 95 155 1400 100 90.0 280 12 177 35 155 140.0 00 909 290 5 w7 35 185 140.0 1100 200 300 18 227 M5 250 2100 1350 1200 355 2 227 45 250 2100 135.0 1200 375 2a 27 as 250 2100 135.0 1200 335, 27 264 180 s20 2600 1700 1350 225 20 264 180 S20 2600 1700 1350 435 3 314 230 410 3800 1950 1600 490 38 31a 230 410 380.9 195.0 1600 500 39 ata 230 410 3300 1950 1600 520 6 454 200 500 4200 2300 195.0 60 rf 454 2o0 500 4200 2309 1850 670 54 528 350 B40 5200 2850 220.0 779 60 528, 360 840 5200 2850 2200 s70 a 28, 460 820 6600 3300 2700, 1000 90 792 540 960 7300 3900 3100, 1300 96 ea2 590 1050 3500 4100 330.0 1370 108 982, 650 1230 9800 4500 380.0 1500 120 942, 590 1230 9900 4500 320.0 155.0Certied Design Test Report VarSTAR® AZF Intermodiate Surge Arrestor TABLE 4 Mounting Distances and Clearances for AZF Intermediate Arresters With Porcelain Tops TountingDistances in) Phase to | Phase io Ground Phese 3E 3 52 20 52 90 52 20 52 80 72 90 80 90 A 92 15 109 128 10.0 125 “ET aRERT Se DHTEG TOT FS BSS CTT Phase to L. Phase Phase Phase Figure 2 to to Arrester Diagram For Tables 4&5 Phase Ground fu Phase to Ground = Figure 3 Centerline Diagram for Tables 2&4 TABLE 5 AZF Porcelain Top Characteristics ‘suaxe—] Uoakage Tisulaton Witretand ValagDS Woon Distance | Distanco |TaB0ns [min 10 386, limpulse Bry Wet i i KV crest [hve [hv ms Tes 30 Ts 720 70 $0 204 80 118 120 70 60 204 30 us 120 70 60 238 ao ns. 120 0 60 238 95 140 140 90 75 259, 9s 140 140 90 5 274 105 165 150 105 90 296 125 200 180 120 109 331 140 250 200 140 120 49) 140 250 200 140, 120, 368 Pago 5Page 6 Coritiod Design Test Report VarSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arrostor_ ‘SECTION 2 - DESIGN TEST DATA 2.0 Definition of Terms ‘Surge Arrester Metal-Oxide ‘Surge Artester (MOSA) Duty-cycle Voltage Rating Maximum Continuous A protective device for limiting surge voltages on equipment by diverting surge current and returning the device to its original status. itis capable of repeating these functions as specified. A surge arrester utilizing valve elements fabricated from nonlinear resistance metal oxide materials. ‘The designated maximum permissible voltage between terminals at which the arrester is designed to perform its duty cycle. ~The maximum designated root-mean-square (rms) value of power frequency voltage Operating Voltage (MCOV) that may be applied continuously between the terminals of the arrester. Prorated Section Design Tests Certification Tests Routine Tests Waveshape Designation Reference Current Reference Voltage Temporary Overvoltage - Acomplete, suitably housed part of an arrester, comprising all necessary components, including gaseous medium, in such a proportion as to accurately represent, for a Particular test, the characteristics of a complete arrester. Tests made on each design to establish the performance characteristics and to demon- strate compliance with the appropriate standards of the industry. Once made they ‘need not be repeated unless the design is changed so as to modify performance. ~ Tests run on a regular periodic basis to verify that selected, key performance characteristics of a product or representative samples thereof have remained within Performance specications. + Tests made by the manufacturer on every device or representative samples, or on Parts or materials, as required, to verity that the product meets the design specttications. + (1) The wave shape of an impulse (other than rectangular) of a current or voltage is designated by a combination of two numbers. The first, an index of the wave front, is the virtual duration of the wave front in microseconds. The second, an index of the ‘wave tail, is the time in microseconds from the virtual zero to the instant at which ‘one-half of the crest value is reached on the wave tail. Examples are 1,2/50 and 8/20 ys waves. + (2) The wave shape of a rectangular impulse of current or voltage is designated by two numbers. The first designates the minimum value of the current or voltage that is sus: ‘tained for the time in microseconds designated by the second number. An example is. 75 4.2000 us wave. ~The reference current (Ire) of an arrester is the peak vaiue of the resistive component of the power frequency current used to determine the reference voltage (Vet) of an ar- fester, The reference current is high enough to make the effects of stray capacitance on the measured voltage negligible. ~ The reference voltage of an arrester is the highest peak value of the power frequency voltage, independent of polarity, divided by the square root of two, measured at the reference current of the arrester. ~ A temporary overvoltage is defined as an excursion of power frequency voltage above ‘the normal line-to-ground value. Such excursions are of variable magnitude and duration.Cortiod Design Test Ropar VariSTAR® AZF Intermedlato Surge Arostor Page? 2.1 Arrester Insulation Withstand Tests ANSI/IEEE C62.11-1987; Section 8.1 2.1.1 INSULATION WITHSTAND TEST DESCRIPTION ‘The voltage withstand tests of arrester insulation demonstrate that the insulation of the arrester is above the minimum specified levels given in Table 2 of the referenced section of the ANSVIEEE C62.11-1987 standard. 2.1.2 INSULATION WITHSTAND TEST PROCEDURE, New, clean arresters of each rating, with internal parts removed, were mounted to the NEMA bracket and subjected to positive and negative 1.2/50 ps withstand tests and 60 Hz wet and dry withstand tests. 2.1.8 INSULATION WITHSTAND TEST EVALUATION ‘Table 6 and Table 7 below list the actual minimum withstand voltage values for the AZF metal top and porcelain top designs. These values meet or exceed the values published for intermediate and station class arresters in Table 2 of the above referenced standard. TABLE 6 Insutation Withstand Voltages AZF Metal Top Arresters. ‘Arestor Thauabon Withstand Valagoe Rating [T250us 7 tma 100s Impulse Wet KV crest Ev re 140.0 140.0 1400 140.0 2100 2100 2100 2600 2500 3300 3300 3200 4200 4200 5200 5200 6600 780.0 8500 9900 390.0 TABLET Insulation Withstand Voltages arrestor ating was 6 9 10 12 15 i at 24 27Pages Cortiod Design Test Report VariSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arrestor 2.2 Discharge Voltage Characteristics ANSI/IEEE C62.11-1987; Section 8.3 2.2.1 DISCHARGE VOLTAGE TEST DESCRIPTION The discharge voltage tests serve to establish the relation between the voltage across the arrester terminals and the discharge current at several values of discharge current of specified waveshape. 2.2.2 DISCHARGE VOLTAGE TEST PROCEDURES Discharge voltage measurements were made on new 10 KV arresters randomly selected and subjected to an 8/20 current wave at 1.5, 3, 5, 10 and 20 kA. Each test was performed in compliance with the referenced section of the ANSVIEEE C62.11-1987 standard. Front-of-wave protective level tests were performed on new 10 KV, randomly selected, arresters. Each arrester ‘was subjected to 8/20, 2/4 and 1/2 us current waves at 5 kA. A tront-of-wave protective level corresponding to a Gischarge voltage cresting at 0.5 us was extrapolated trom this data. Switching surge tests were performed on three 10 kV AZF surge arresters. Each arrester was subjected to a 45/60 4s wave with a 500 amp current crest. 2.2.3 DISCHARGE VOLTAGE TEST EVALUATION Figures 4 & § show typical test curent and measured volage oscilograms for discharge volage tests at and 2 Figure 6 shows a typical curve for determining the the front-of-wave protective level from discharge voltage versus time to voltage crest tests Table 9 presents the discharge voltages obtained in the switching surge test. The curves in Figure 7 show the maximum discharge voltage versus impulse current for 9, 36, 60 and 96 kV arrester ratings. Table 8 presents the tabulated values for the maximum discharge voltage, the front-of-wave protective level, and switching surge discharge voltage for each arrester rating, 30000 — 25000 Voltage 20000 palate Scene 15000 +— 7 —— 10000 5000 SES Current 0 TIME (us) Figure 4 '5 KA, 8/20 ns Discharge Voltage For AZFCeriiod Design Test Report VariSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arrestor Page 30000, 1 25000 | = [pt Voltage | 20000 +-{——~ aes | T 15000 current |_| 10000 5000 — —} -5000 TIME (us) Figure 5 20kA, 8/20 us Discharge Voltage For AZF 100 . g & z 2 2 PHS WAV dda fave : - SPOTS Wal s . 8 a 10 0.1 1 10 Time to Voltage Crest (us) Figure 6 ‘5 kA Front of Wave Discharge VoltagesPage 10 TABLE 8 Protective Characteristics Cortiog Dosign Test Report VaiSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arroster [Frontatwave | — Maxinum Dlacharge Votage 0 Rating | mcov | Protective 18120 ys Current Wave Surge: Levert Wane [hVrme [kW erest fi SKA [SKA [SKA [VORA [20KA [40 KA [OOKA 3] 3s co Tor | Tor [Hs | es | 17 | 185 | BOA 5 | ost 2 | 182 | 160] 189 | 137 | 206 | 293 | a01 | 198 a | 77 v9 | 202} 214 | 226 | 249 | 274 | sis | aor | 18.4 wo | aa as [are | 20} a1 | 256] 203 | 335 | 20] 197 2 | 12 sas | 26a | 278 | 293] 24 | 956 | 406 | 521 | zoo 5 | 17 492 | x24 | 249 | 362 | soo | aso] 502 | cia} 26 w | 13 sis | s89 | air | asa | aso | 528 | 602 | 7722] a5 a | 170 cos fase | ast | 508 | 551 | 617 | 704 | 09] ais 2 | 195 so | sas | sss | sac | oar | 712] o19 | 1042) 479 z | 20 me | sxe | 619} ess | 721 | 794] v6] t61] 534 wo | aa 63 | sao | a6 | 724 | 709 | exo | 1004] 1287] 501 x | aa a7 | 712 | 752 | 795 | 077 | 966 | 1202] 1412] 49 x | 20 was | 738 | 833 | oro | 971 ]ro6a| rie] 163] 713 x | ats 1134 | a53 | 90.1 | 052 | 1050] 1156] 1519] 601] 777 2 | sto vax | 91.1 | e62 | tore} 1121] 1295] 1408 | t805] 95.0 as | ss 190.4 | ¢8.1 | 1036] 1094] 1208] 195.0] 1517] 1944] 99.4 as | 390 sae | 108.1} 111.0] 1172] 120.4] 1425] 1625] 2083] 95.8 sa | 220 sss@ [197.1] 1228] 130.7] 1442] 158. 191.2 | 2022] 1067 eo | 40 126 | 1298] 197.1] 1448 s598] 1780] 2o0e| 2573] 1183 ve | sro 2008 | 1578] 1665] 1750] 194.1| 213.7] 2438 | s128| 436. % | 70 2sa0 | 194.7] 208.7 | 2172| 2308 | 2540] 901.1 | 3060] 177.4 x6 | 750 277 — | 2088 | 200.4] 2927 | 266.9] 2828} sc27] 4136] 190.1 tos | aso ata | 236.4] 249.6 | 2638 | 201.2] s206] s657| as2.8| 2155 ro | 980 2403 | 2589| 270.4] 2085] 315.1 | a46.9] s058] so7a| 2992 ea ona 1OTR caren apse Parana daotnge valage oesing MOS 1S e0 nie ime 500 A ege. 450 400 300 250 200 150 100 50 Discharge Current ( kV-crest ) 1 10 8/20 ys Impulse Current (kA) ‘Maximum Discharge Voltage vs. 8/20 us Impulse Currents ee 100 Figure 7 ‘Maximum Discharge Voltage vs. 8/20 us Impulse Current TABLES ‘Switching Surge Discharge Voltage ‘Current Magnitude Dischorge Voltage ‘campa) oy 02 500 sot 182 193 193Cored Design Test Report VariSTAR® AZF Intemediate Surge Arrester Page 11 2.3 Accelerated Aging Procedure ANSIIEEE C62.11-1987; Section 8.5 2.3.1 ACCELERATED AGING TEST DESCRIPTION The accelerated aging test procedure provides a method to simulate the long-term effect of voltage and temperature on design parameters significant to the arrester performance. It is not a test in itself and has no evaluation procedure. It is an aging procedure from which voltage ratios are obtained for use in duty- cycle and discharge current withstand tests to simulate the performance of arresters as if they had been in service for an extended period equivalent to the test period of 1000 hrs. at 115 °C. 2.3.2 ACCELERATED AGING TEST PROCEDURE ‘Three typical AZF MOV elements were heated to 115 °C and energized at their MCOV for 1000 hrs. ‘The maximum watts loss of each specimen was measured at MCOV and rated voltage during the first two to five hours of the test and at the conclusion of the 1000 hours of continuous testing, 2.3.3 ACCELERATED AGING TEST EVALUATION Hf the voltage ratios determined during this test are greater than 1.0, then the voltages used for duty-cycle and discharge current withstand tests must be adjusted accordingly. Since all final watts loss values were lower than the initial walts loss values the voltage ratios (Ke & Kr) are equal to 1.0, therefore no test voltage adjustments need to be made for duty-cycle or discharge current withstand tests. Figure 8 illustrates the watts loss curves for the three AZF MOV elements at MCOV for the 1000 hr. duration of the accelerated aging test. The data is also tabulated in Table 10. oe 8e eB eS 0.75 065 Watts Loss ( Watts ) 0.55 3 0s a EEE 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Time (hours) Figure 8 - Typical Accelerated Aging Test - Waits Loss vs. Time at 115 °C. TABLE 10 Accelerated Aging Test Summary at 115 °C Test Vollage Disk Number Watts @ 2.5 hr. Watts @ 1000 hr. K ValuePago 12 Ceritied Design Test Report VariSTARY AZF Intermediate Surge Arrestar Section 2.4 Discharge-Current Withstand Tests ANSI/IEEE C62.11-1987; Section 8.6 2.4.1 DISCHARGE-CURRENT WITHSTAND TEST DESCRIPTION ‘The discharge current withstand tests, oo of high-current, short-duration and low-current, long-duration tests, serve to demonstrate the adequacy of the electrical, mechanical and thermal design of the arrester. 2.4.2 DISCHARGE-CURRENT WITHSTAND TEST PROCEDURES 2.4.2.1 High-Current, Short-Duration ‘Three 10 KV AZF arresters were subjected to two 4/10 us impulse current waves having 65 kA-crest amplitude. Within five minutes of the second discharge each arrester was energized at MCOV and the power monitored for thirty (20) minutes as prescribed in Section 8.6.1.2 of the referenced standard. An applied voltage greater than MCOV was not necessary since the voltage ratios determined in the accelerated aging tests were less than 1.0. The discharge voltage of each arrester measured with a 5 kA-crest, 8/20 us current wave was determined before and after the high-current, short-duration current withstand test. 2. Low-Current, Long-Duration ‘Three § KV AZF prorated sections were subjected to a wave simulating the discharge of 100 miles of transmission line. The test current waves were applied in three groups of six operations followed by one group of two operations for a total of twenty (20) operations with a one minute interval between successive operations throughout the test. Specimens were allowed to cool to ambient temperature between the groups of operations. Prior to the 19th operation the arrester temperature was equilibrated at 60 °C. Within five minutes of the 20th operation the arrester was energized at MCOV and the current monitored for thiety (30) minutes as prescribed in Section 8.6.2.1.3 ofthe referenced standard. An applied voltage greater than MCOV was not necessary since the voltage ratios determined in the accelerated aging tests were less than 1.0. ‘The discharge voltage of each arrester measured with a 5 kA-crest, 8/20 us current wave was determined before and after the low-current, long-duration withstand test. 2.4.3 DISCHARGE-CURRENT WITHSTAND TEST EVALUATION 2.4.3.1 High-Current, Short-Duration Typical osclllograms in Figures 9 and 10 show the typical pairs of current and voltage traces for the first and second high current, short-duration operations for a 10 kV AZF surge arrester. The arresters pass this design test based on the performance criteria listed below: 1. Each arrester exhibited thermal recovery by demonstrating continuously decreasing power values over the thiry (30) minute monitoring atter the current withstand test. This is ilustrated in Table 11. 2. There was no evidence of physical or electrical deterioration caused by the current withstand tests. 3. The 5 kA (8/20 u's) discharge voltage changed by less than 10% as shown in Table 11. TABLE 11 High-Current, Short-Duration Test Summary TERR ATO pa wave ‘SKA Discharge Voltage(si20 Rating | Tatahot—] Bhd shot —|Bofore GSKA | Alter GSKA Wvrme | eVereat | nvoroat | kv reat Woreat © ae wee ws 2a 0 408 aa6 a6 28 308 302 232 230 RreaterCerified Design Test Report VariSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arester Page 19 Voltage Wave (39.8 KV) Voltage Wave (39.2 KV) free Figure 9 +1" High-Current, Short Duration (100kA) operation, 2.4.3.2 Low-Current, Long-Duration Typical oscillograms in Figures 11 and 12 show the corresponding pairs of current and voltage traces for the first and twentieth low-current, tong-duration operations for a 5 kV AZF prorated section. Figure 10 2 High-Current, Short Duration (100kA) operation ‘The arresters pass this design test based on the performance criteria listed below: 1. Each arrester exhibited thermal recovery by demonstrating continuously decreasing current values over the thirty (30) minute monitoring after the current withstand test. This is illustrated in Table 12. 2. There was no evidence of physical or electrical deterioration caused by the current withstand tests. 3. The 5 kA (8/20 is) discharge voltages measured after the low-current, long-duration test remained essentially unchanged from the initial values as shown in Table 12. TABLE 12 Low-Current, Long-Duration Test Summary “Arrester | Square Wave Discharge Vonage SIA Discharge Vonage Caren Rating Tt Tan 20h (6/20 ys) Taal] 30 Min. Discherge | Discharge | Discharge [Bafor@LOLD [Arter [CLO Wins | KVerest | KVerest_| RVerest | kV Great | 6VGrest -* a 3 Tos Tos Tos 726 Te oF os 5 102 103 104 124 126 64s 531 5 102 toa 104 127 124 eat 528 *-Terperenve was equlbraed at 60‘C betwe the 16h eachargePage 14 Contied Design Tost Report VarSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arestor Section 2.4 (con't) Sage Votngnsteany Figure 11 Transmission Line Discharge Test Shot 1 ‘Suaecurartne Figure 12 Transmission Line Discharge Test Shot 20 NOTE: The Transmission Ling Discharge Test Wae Based on The Following: ‘system Roprosonted 118 KV eystom operating at 121 KV rms with a 90 KV Arrostr. Prorated Arrestar Sky Prorat (k) ‘System Requirements ‘Actsal Gonorator Paramoters Number ofSoctons 10 Capacitance por Section 8 yl Inductance per Section 425 yhCorto Dotign Tost Report VariSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arrostor Page 15 2.5 Duty-Cycle Test ANSI/IEEE C62.11-1987; Section 8.7 2.5.1 DUTY-CYCLE TEST DESCRIPTION The duty-cycle test serves to establish the abilty of the arrester to discharge impulse current repeatedly while ‘energized at duty-cycle voltage and thermally recover at MCOV. 2.8.2 DUTY-CYCLE TEST PROCEDURE ‘Three 10 KV AZF arresters were selected and subjected to twenty (20) operations of a 5 kA-crest, 8/20 4s current wave while being continuously energized at rated power frequency voltage. The current wave initiation was 60 degrees before the crest of the power frequency voltage and was applied at one minute intervals, Following the twentieth operation each arrester was heated to 60 °C, energized al rated voltage, and further subjected to two 5 kA, 8/20 us current waves with a one minute interval between operations. After the last two 5 kA operations the arrester was energized at MCOV and the power monitored for thiry (30) minutes. ‘The 5 kA-crest, 8/20 11s discharge voltage was measured before the operating duty-cycle test and again when the arresters had returned to ambient temperature subsequent to the operating duty-cycle test 2.5.3 DUTY-CYCLE TEST EVALUATION Figures 13 and 14 show typical oscillograms of the corresponding pairs of the current and voltage traces after the first and twentieth 10 kA duty-cycle operations respectively. Figures 13 and 14 present similiar data for the last two 5 KA duty-cycle operations. The data presented in the above figures is also in Table 13 for the 5 kA duty-cycle test, ‘The arresters pass this design test based on the performance criteria listed below: 1. Each arrester exhibited thermal recovery by demonstrating continuously decreasing power values over the thity (20) minute monitoring atter the operating duty-cycle test. This is ilustrated in Table 13. 2. There was no evidence of physical or electrical deterioration caused by the operating duty-cycle test. 3. The 5 kA (8/20 u's) discharge voltages measured after the duty-cycle test remained essentially unchanged ‘rom the initial values as shown in Table 13. TABLE 13 Operating Duty-Cycle Test Summary ‘Siabiy Check cov Peak Current (mA) ‘Alier iWrme Jpischarge |pischarge |oiecharge |Diecherge 30 min. 0 v7 To aT 73 TE 75 10 12 14 30 19 7 7 10 19 10 30 64 m1 AtPago 16 CCortiod Design Tost Roport VaiSTARS® AZF Intermediata Surge Arestor Section 2.5 (con't) 15 1S | ae oh Voltage «hy | 0 fan | | 5 i \Current (r s oO iP : 2p ‘4 s a Y Y 45 : TIME (ms) TIME (ms) Figure 13 Figure 14 4st Operating Duty-Cycle Operation 20th Operating Duty-Cycle Operation 15 45 oltagy (KV) fl al oltage (KV) 10 tf - 40 lea ge ° ° 1 ri ope ‘20 4” 5 | “ a 15 15 TIME (ms) TIME (ms) Figure 18 Figure 16 218t Operating Duty-Cycle Operation 22nd Operating Duty-Cycle OperationCried Design Test Report VariSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arestor Pago 17 2.6 Internal-lonization Voltage and Radio-Influence Voltage ANSI/IEEE C62.11-198: Section 8.8 and NEMA LA-1-1986 2.61 INTERNAL-IONIZATION VOLTAGE AND RADIO-INFLUENCE VOLTAGE TEST DESCRIPTION ‘The internat-ionization voltage test provides a measure of ionization current present within an arrester design. This may cause deterioration of internal arrester parts. The radio-influence voltage (RIV) test provides a measure of extemally generated “noise” which would be a nuisance to communication equipment. 2.6.2 INTERNAL-IONIZATION VOLTAGE AND RADIO-INFLUENCE VOLTAGE TEST PROCEDURES Arresters of each rating were selected and energized at the specified voltage and the intemal-ionization votage and RIV measured. 2.6.3 INTERNAL-IONIZATION VOLTAGE AND RADIO-INFLUENCE VOLTAGE TEST EVALUATION ‘The measured internal-ionization voltage and RIV values do not normally exceed ambient background values and therefore are less than the maximum specified values listed in Table 14. TABLE 14 Internalontzation and Radio-Influence Voltages Troster Tear Wax, Spec. | Mx, Spes. Rating Voltage Iniernal av lonlzation Wms Wine a, HA 3 a7 30 250 6 To 50 250 9 94 50 250 10 toa 50 250 2 125 50 250 5 158 50 250 18 187 50 250 2 217 50 250 24 254 50 250 ar 280 50 250 30 312 50 250 33 343 50 250 % ars 50 20 Ey 408 50 250 ‘The AZF arrester is 100% tested al the prescribed voltage. The total RIV for a typioal arrester does not normally exceed ambient background values. 2.7 Pressure Relief Tests ANSIIEEE C62.11-1987; Section 8.9 2.7.1 PRESSURE RELIEF TEST DESCRIPTION ‘The pressure reliet tests serve to demonstrate that failed arresters will conduct fault current under specified conditions without violent disintegration. 2.7.2 PRESSURE RELIEF TEST PROCEDURE 2.7.2.4 High Current ‘Two 39 KV AZF metal top arresters were subjected to a 32 KV, 60 hz power frequency for 0.2 seconds. The test circuit impedence was adjusted to produce a 40 kA (rms) current, which far exceeds the 16 kA minimum pres sure relief required by standards. (C62.11-1987 Table 6). The current in all cases was initiated within 5 degrees ‘of voltage zero. The crest asymetric current to rms symetric current ratio exceeded 2.6. 2.7.2.2 Low Current ‘Three 39 kV AZF metal top arresters were subjected to a 60 hz power frequency with a 503 Amp (rms) current,CGertiied Design Test Report VaiSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arestor Section 2.7 (con't) 2.7.3 PRESSURE RELIEF TEST EVALUATION 2.7.3.1 High Current ‘The Type AZF arresters were deemed to have passed the high current pressure relief design test because all requirements of ANSI C62.{1-1987 Section 8.9.3 were met, as illustrated in table 15, and that the specimens ‘were contained within an enclosure specified in Section 8.9.2.2 of the referenced standard. Table 15, Pressure Relief Test Parameters Fang Test Voliogs Test Durston —] Close Angie ‘Current ‘Current TeV creat Arm TA creet) ee] Taegreesy 38 ca 400 Toro 02 a7 2 2 305 4050, 02 23 2.7.3.2 Low Current ‘The Type AZF arresters were deemed to have passed the low current pressure reliel test because when tested ‘at 503 amps, the specimens vented in less than 1 second and all components were contained within an enclo- ‘sure specified in Section 8.9.2.2 of the referenced standard. 2.8 Contamination Tests ANSI/IEEE C62.11-1987; Section 8.12 2.8.1 CONTAMINATION TEST DESCRIPTION ‘The contamination tests serve to demonstrate that the arrester will withstand a prescribed power frequency voltage under prescribed surface contamination without flashover or thermal runaway. 2.8.2 CONTAMINATION TEST PROCEDURES The arresters were subjected to two, filteen (15) minute cycles with MCOV applied to the arrester per Section 8.12.3. Contaminate slurry was applied, employing the application method prescribed by Section 8.12, prior to the start of each cycle. Stability was monitored at the end of the second cycle. 2.8.3 CONTAMINATION TEST EVALUATION Watts loss and the resistive component of current were monitored continuously during the test. The test was deemed successtul since all samples remained thermally stable and none flashed over or showed signs of physical damage to internal parts.Cerio Design Tost Report VariSTAR® AZF Intermediate Surge Arrostor Pago 19 2.10 Temporary Overvoltage Tests 2.404 2.10.2 2.10.3 TEMPORARY OVERVOLTAGE TEST DESCRIPTION Although this is not a test prescribed or described by the ANSIEEE standard, itis none the less an important test to establish a power frequency voltage-time curve that demonstrates an arresters ability to successfully ‘conduct current, while experiencing an overvoltage excursion in power frequency voltage, without thermal run away, TEMPORARY OVERVOLTAGE TEST PROCEDURES The temporary overvottage capability of the Type AZF Intermediate Class Arrester is shown by the curve in Figure 20. The curve was established by applying power frequency voltages to preheated (to 60 °C) test samples, above their duty cycle rating, for various times betwaen 0.1 and 10,000 seconds. The test ‘overvoltage was reduced to the sample MCOV, within 200 ms, prior to thermal run-away failure. The area under the curve is the voltage-time characteristic in which the samples demonstrated thermal stability during a tity (20) minute monitoring period, with a final watts-loss equal fo or less than their original value. ‘TEMPORARY OVERVOLTAGE TEST EVALUATION Figure 20 illustrates the temporary overvoltage capability of the McGraw-Edison VariSTAR® Type AZF Inter- mediate Class Arrester. os 1 10 100 1000 +0000 TIME (Seconds) Figure 17 ‘Temporary Overvoltage Capability McGraw - Edison \VariSTAR® Type AZF Intermediate Class Arrester. NOTE: To enhance the readers understanding of resuls, mary ofthe soope tacos ganorated during testing were digized and tanslorred toa spreadsheet, Allsuch graphs wore gonorated from unedited raw datacooker ‘Cooper Power Systems Bulletin 39083 Fo Rot. 295-70 ‘Apri 1990. *1990 Cooper Industries Ins.