High voltage in motion Environmentally friendly circuit breakers and economic long-rod insulators Christian Hückler, Sales Manager Air-Insulated Switchgears siemens.at/future-of-energy
High voltage in motion Environmentally friendly circuit breakers and economic long-rod insulators High voltage at a glance 3 A long history 5 Economical Long Rod Insulators 6 Environmentally friendly 8 Circuit Breaker Page 2
High voltage is in motion and products need agility Arresters Disconnectors Disconnectors Earthing Switches HVDC Railway electrification for AIS, GIS HVDC FACTS Distribution Railways Line arresters LRI Coil Products Bushings Transformer Wall Generator GIS Dead Tank Refurbishmt. Reactors Line Traps Arc Suppression Coils Superconducting fault current limiters Circuit Breakers Live Tank Dead Tank Dead Tank Compact Disconnecting CB CB for GIS Instrument Transformers Gas-insulated switchgear Gasinsulated switchgear Hybridinsulated switchgear CT: AIS, GIS VT / CVT: AIS, GIS HVDC (RC-Div.) Low Power Page 3
Agility: Customized products with the shortest delivery times from our global production network Berlin since 1917 Wuxi since 2004 Jackson since 1996 Hangzhou since 1995 Querétaro since 2001 Aurangabad since 1999 Jundiaí since 1999 Hyderabad since 2006 Page 4
History of Highvoltage Circuit Breakers, Disconnectors, Arresters and Insulators 1908: Delivery of a mobile disconnector 1925: 1st surge construction for arresters cathode- 70 kv fall-types from (3-pole) Schaltwerk Berlin 1910 1908 1925 1964: Delivery of the first SF 6 dual pressure breaker for 220 kv (H 904, 1 pole) 1989: The 3EQ2 surge arrester for systems up to 550 kv is one of the first with composite polymer hollow core housing 2004/2006: Siemens acquires Lorenzetti and ELPRO 2007: Delivery of the first 3AP1 DTC 145 kv compact switchgear 2012: Market introduction of 3FL Long Rod Insulator, suspension & tension insulators for overhead power lines up to 550 kv 1959 1971 1996 2013/2014 1964 1989 2004/2006 2007 2010 2012 1910: Start of CB manufacturing in Berlin, Germany 1910: 3- pole oil breaker R40, up to 40 kv, manual drive 1959: First indoor disconnector with cast resin isolation for 110 kv 1971: Development of the first gasinsulated and metalencapsulated surge arresters for GIS 1996: Delivery of the first circuit breaker with self compression arcing chamber 2010: Pilot installation of first vacuum breaker prototypes 3AV 72.5 kv 2013/2014: Pilot installation successfully tested and erected at a test station in India 3EQ5, surge arrester for 1,200 kv AC systems ultra high voltage breaker 3AP5 DT 1200 kv Disconnector for 1200 kv AC Page 5
Economical Long Rod Insulators: Siemens 3FL at a Glance 3FL insulators can either be used as Through combination of superior materials and smart design: o HTV* silicone rubber o One-piece housing Best pollution performances No interfaces No boundaries suspension insulators or tension insulators o E-CR** glass fiber core-rod o Overmolding system No brittle fracture No additional sealing No moisture ingress o Integrated (E-field) grading ring Reduced E-field stress Page 6 *High Temperature Vulcanized Silicone Rubber **Electrical-Corrosion Resistant Fibre Reinforced epoxy resin Plastic rod
Economical Long Rod Insulators: Siemens 3FL at a Glance High System Reliability best pollution performance due to water-repellent silicone housing long creepage distance (compared to porcelain) high insulation level (compared to porcelain) high mechanical strength at low weight + Up to 550kV + Up to 210kN + Up to lenght of 5,6 m + Fully type tested (IEC 61109) + All fittings acc. to IEC 61466 Long Service Life UV-, ozone- & tracking resistant silicone housing Electrical-corrosion resistant FRP* rod è therefore no brittle fracture! High Operating Safety Breakage- & cracking-resistant housing = high vandalism resistance non-breakable housing = high safety for staff in the station and for other equipment Easy Handling & Low Costs Low weight è lower costs for transportation, construction & installation Maintenance-free (self-cleaning housing surface) *Fibre Reinforced epoxy resin Plastic rod Page 7
Environmentally friendly Circuit Breaker: Less is more! Rely on quality! The enhanced 3AP1 version relies on the same proven technology (with more than 17 years of operational experience) with optimizations in circuit breaker design and manufacturing. More than 40,000 live tank breakers (100kV-252kV) have been delivered to 110 countries during the last 17 years. Tested according to latest international standards (IEC, ANSI, GOST, ). With a leakage rate of < 0.1 % p.a. Siemens breakers are even below IEC standards (max. 0.5 % p.a.). Reduce life-cycle costs! SF 6 reduction of 20 % compared to its predecessor (reduced efforts for SF 6 handling and taxes). Improved filling connection avoids loss of SF 6 while installation process. Long intervals between maintenance (visual inspection after 12 years, maintenance after 25 years) Reduced masses of the circuit breaker allow for reduced and more economical foundation designs. Same footprint / mounting configuration for the new redesign. Have it convenient! Minimized delivery times of 2 months for standard configurations. Easy installation and commissioning within 1 day without any special tools or equipment. The shipment leaves the factory fully pre-assembled and routine-tested, making further tests on site unnecessary. Choice between porcelain or composite insulators. Both variants are fully interchangeable. Several design enhancements based on field experience ease maintenance work, assembly and installation, e.g. - all displays and operating elements on the same side - push-in terminals spare the need of tools to fix the cables - easy accessible external gas filling connection point with new leak proof valve fitting Page 8
Environmentally friendly Circuit Breaker: Why vacuum and not SF 6 substitutes? For high voltage circuit breakers there is a gas needed which provides isolating as well as arcing extinction functionality. SF 6 is excellent in both aspects. Starting in the 1970 s with an EPRI program in the US, numerous research and development work on alternative gases have been done worldwide with limited success. The alternatives either cope with isolating purposes or with arc extinguishing only. In the 1990 s Siemens tested alternative gases and gas mixtures (SF 6 /N 2 ; CO 2 ; N 2 ). None of these gases came close to the capability of SF 6. Especially the rate of rise of recovery voltage after current zero was limited to non-acceptable values. Therefore Siemens decided to continue with SF 6 and to develop the vacuum technology as an alternative. Page 9 Source: H. Knobloch, The comparison of arc-extinguishing capability of SF 6 with alternative gases in high voltage circuit breakers, Gaseous Dielectrics VIII, Plenum Press, New York, 1998
Environmentally friendly Circuit Breaker: Vacuum Switching Technology, Pilot in High Voltage For more than 40 years successful operational experience in medium-voltage, since 2010 in high-voltage (72.5kV) SF 6 FREE Reliable making and breaking capabilities Excellent interrupting performance at rated nominal current and rated short-circuit currents throughout the life-time of the vacuum circuit breaker Sealed for life Pilot projects in FR, LU and DK since 2010 in stable operation Page 10
Agility: What s new? 4 2 = 80 63 à 90 50 à 63 3AP2FI-420kV/80kA 3AP1DT-245kV/90kA 3AP1FI/G-245kV/63kA Page 11
Thank you for your attention! Christian Hückler +49 30 386 57 929 christian.hueckler@siemens.com Siemens AG Energy Management High Voltage Products Air-Insulated Switchgear (AIS) Nonnendammallee 104 13629 Berlin Page 12