Test report Type VRLTC load tap changer VRLTC 1500A Type test summary report
Date: 10 October 2012 Type Test Summary Report Type VRLTC Vacuum/Reactance Load Tap Changer ABB has tested the Type VRLTC, vacuum reactance load tap changer according to all appropriate national standards and ABB standards. The tap changer is, therefore, fully qualified for use at its rated values. In support of this certification, this report documents each of the tests that were applied to the tap changer. The tests were done at various laboratories in the United States and Sweden. The tests were witnessed by ABB personnel and in some cases, by non-abb witnesses. Detailed tests reports for each of the tests cited herein are available from ABB upon request. Certification statement I certify that the data included herein is a true and accurate record of the Type Tests that were applied to the VRLTC tap changer and that the tap changer passed all of these tests. 10-10-2012 Bill Teising VRLTC Project Manager ABB Inc Alamo Tennessee - USA Date 10-10-2012 D. M. Geibel Engineering Manager ABB Inc Alamo Tennessee - USA Date ABB Inc 1128 South Cavalier Drive Alamo, Tennessee 38001 USA www.abb.com
Type Test Summary Report Type VRLTC Vacuum/Reactance Load Tap Changer Introduction This document is the type test summary report for the VRLTC load tap changer rated at 150 kv BIL, 1500 A and 1000 volts per step. 1
Tests performed on tap changer Electrical tests Temperature rise Short circuit Dielectric Switching tests Service duty at reduced step voltage Service duty at rated step voltage Breaking capacity test Mechanical tests Mechanical end stop or over run test 100 tap changes at -25 C 10,000 load current tap changes at less than 85% motor-drive supply voltage 10,000 load current tap changes at more than 110% motor-drive supply voltage 1,000,000 tap changes with 90 C oil temperature, 100% motor-drive supply voltage and 25,000 operations through the reversing switch Pressure/vacuum test of tap changer compartment Degree of protection test (motor-drive) EMC test Emission test Environmental Immunity test Dry heat, cold, change in temperature Corrosion Vibration, shock, bump and seismic Page 3 of 13
Nomenclature In this report, the following nomenclature is used: Ivac = current through vacuum interrupter Vvac = voltage across the open contacts of the vacuum interrupter Vpeak = peak transient voltage that appears across the open contacts of the vacuum interrupter 1 Electrical tests 1.1 Temperature rise test IEEE standard: C57.131-1995, section 6.1 IEC standard: 60214-1:2003(E), section 5.2.1 ABB report number: 1ZUA938502-ADR The specified current is passed through the tap changer until temperature stability is reached between the contact s temperature and the ambient oil temperature. The temperature gradient between the hottest spot on the contact structure and the ambient oil temperature must be equal to or less than the specified value. Current through the tap changer = 1.2 times rated load current, ie, 1,800 A PA circulating current = 60% Hottest spot contact temperature equal to or less than 20 C Result: Passed: maximum temperature rise = 13.4 C Page 4 of 13
1.2 Short circuit test IEEE Standard: C57.131-1995 section 6.3 IEC Standard: IEC 60214-1:2003(E) section 5.2.3 ABB Report Number: 10241-B The short circuit current is passed through the tap changer for the specified period of time. Reversing switch: 25,000 A rms, 70,000 A peak, duration 2 seconds Tap selector: 12,500 A rms, 35,000 A peak, duration 2 seconds By-pass contacts: 12,500 A rms, 35,000 A peak, duration 2 seconds Result: Passed short circuit test. 1.3 Dielectric tests IEEE Standard: C57.131-1995 section 6.6 IEC Standard: IEC 60214-1:2003(E) section 5.2.6 ABB Report Number: 1ZUA938502-ADS and results according to this table Dielectric Test Requirement Result Operating Voltage (phase to phase & phase to ground) 26.4 kv passed Tap-to-tap voltage 1,000 V passed Impulse withstand voltage (full wave) phase-to-ground 150 kv passed Impulse withstand voltage (full wave) phase-to-phase 150 kv passed Power frequency test voltage phase to ground 50 kv passed Power frequency test voltage phase to phase 50 kv passed Impulse withstand voltage (full wave) across tap range 75 kv passed Power frequency test voltage across tap range 26 kv passed Impulse withstand voltage (full wave) tap to tap 45 kv passed Power frequency test voltage tap to tap 15 kv passed Result: Tap changer passed all required test levels Page 5 of 13
2 Switching tests 2.1 Service duty test at reduced step voltage IEEE Standard: C57.131-1995 section 6.2.1.2 IEC Standard: IEC 60214-1:2003(E) section 5.2.2.1.2 ABB Report Number: 1ZUA938502-ADC The tap changer is energized such that 1500 amperes flows continuously through the contact structure with 50% circulating current. The tap changer switches back and forth between position 3R and 4L making 50,000 tap changes. Ivac 1500 A (rms) Vvac 450 V (rms) Result: Passed service duty test at reduced step voltage 2.2 Service duty test at rated step voltage IEEE standard: C57.131-1995, section 6.2.1.1 IEC standard: 60214-1:2003(E), section 5.2.2.1.1 ABB report number: 1ZUA938502-ADC The tap changer is energized such that 1500 amperes flows continuously through the contact structure with 50% circulating current. The tap changer switches back and forth between position 3R and 4L. 100 tap changes are performed before the Service Duty Test at Reduced Voltage and 100 tap changes are performed after the Service Duty Test at Reduced Voltage Ivac Vvac Power factor 0% Vpeak TRV frequency 1500 A (rms) 4 kv (rms) 8 kv 3 khz to 10 khz Result: Passed service duty test at rated step voltage Page 6 of 13
2.3 Breaking capacity test IEEE Standard: C57.131-1995 section 6.2.2 IEC Standard: IEC 60214-1:2003(E) section 5.2.2.2 ABB Report Number: 1ZUA938502-ADC A current of 2250 amperes is circulated through the tap changer, A voltage of 6 kv (Vvac) is applied across the open contacts of the vacuum interrupter. The maximum peak voltage that appears across the vacuum interrupter during load current interruption is Vpeak. Number of tap changes 50 Ivac Vvac Power factor 0% Vpeak TRV frequency Result: Passed breaking capacity test 2250 A (rms) 6 kv (rms) 12 kv 3 khz to 10 khz Page 7 of 13
3 Mechanical tests 3.1 Mechanical endurance test IEEE standard: IEC standard: ABB report number: C57.131-2012 60214-1-2003(E) 1ZUA938502-ADP Tap changer is moved through all positions, ie, from 16L to 16R as 32 test operations, with additional operations through the changeover switch to insure a minimum of 50,000 operations on the changeover switch. 100 operations at -25 C 500,000 operations at ambient air temperature Result: Passed mechanical endurance test 3.2 Mechanical test sequence and results IEEE standard: C57.131-1995, section 6.5.1 and 6.5.2 IEC standard: 60214-1:2003(E), section 5.2.5.1 and 5.2.5.3 ABB report number: 1ZUA938502-ADP The following tests were performed after the 25 C test and at regular intervals during the test; one tap change = one operation. Timing of the tap changer, all positions and all phases, raise and lower operations Micro-ohm measurements on all contact positions HIPOT of vacuum interrupter, all phases Displacement measurement of the vacuum interrupter, all phases Torque measurements Test sequence Visual inspection End-stop test (over run test) The motor-drive electrical end limits were manipulated to force the complete unit to run into the motor-drive mechanical end stop at maximum speed for a onesecond tap change. Page 8 of 13
Result: passed 100 tap changes at 25 C Result: passed 10,000 tap changes with current through LTC and with the motor-drive supply voltage lower than 85% of rated supply voltage (<102 VAC). Result: passed 10,000 tap changes with current through LTC, and with the motor-drive supply voltage greater than 110% of rated supply voltage (>132 VAC controls and >264 VAC servo). Result: passed 500,000 tap changes, 90 C oil temperature, at 100% motor-drive supply voltage, 50,000 operations through the reversing switch. Result: passed Result: Passed the mechanical endurance test, the end stop test, and the mechanical sequence tests described in this Section. Page 9 of 13
4 Ingress protection test, motor-drive compartment IEEE standard: none IEC standard: IEC 60214 section 8.2.3 and IEC 60529 ABB Report Number: 13380-30 Motor-drive compartment tested in accordance with the IEC standards noted above. Result: Passed IP level 44 which is equivalent to NEMA 3R Page 10 of 13
5 EMC Testing 5.1 EMC Emission test IEEE standard: C37.90 IEC standard: ABB report number: R-14101 CISPR 11, G 1, Class A, Conducted Emissions, 150 khz to 30 MHz CISPR 11, G 1, Class A, Radiated Emissions, 30 MHz to 1 GHz Measure the amount of electro-magnetic radiation emitted by the motor-drive system (motor, digital drive, TLMS, etc). Result Emission Port Class Limits Result Radiated Emissions Enclosure A Limits of EN 55011. Measure distance according to EN 50081-2 Passed Conducted Emissions AC Mains A Limits of EN 55011 Passed Motor-drive system meets the Class A requirement of the standard. Page 11 of 13
5.2 EMC immunity test IEEE standard: IEC Standard: ABB report number: R-14101 ANSI C37.90.1: 2002, Fast Transient and 1MHz Oscillatory Wave ANSI C37.90.0, Dielectric Withstand and Voltage Impulse IEC 61000-4-2, Electrostatic Discharge IEC 61000-4-3, Rad. Immunity, 80 MHz - 1 GHz, 1.4 GHz - 2.7 GHz IEC 61000-4-4, Electrical Fast Transient / Burst, Power Ports IEC 61000-4-4, Electrical Fast Transient / Burst, I/O Ports IEC 61000-4-5, Surge, Power Ports IEC 61000-4-5, Surge, Power, IO Ports IEC 61000-4-6, Conducted Immunity, Power Ports, 0.15 to 80 MHz IEC 61000-4-6, Conducted Immunity, I/O Ports, 0.15 to 80 MHz IEC 61000-4-11, Voltage Dips and Interrupts IEC 61000-4-12, Damped Oscillatory Wave, Power Leads IEC 61000-4-12, Damped Oscillatory Wave, I/O Ports Test the ability of the motor-drive system (motor, digital drive, TLMS, etc) to withstand electromagnetic radiation according to the standards cited above. Result Process I/O Ports Result / Criteria Immunity Enclosure Port Mains Port Earth Ports Radiated RF Fields 15 V/m - passed / A Conducted RF Voltage 10V 10V 10V passed / A Fast Transient / Burst 4 kv 4 kv 4 kv passed / A Electrostatic Discharge 8 kv contact, 15 kv air passed / A Surge Pulse 4 kv (CM) 4 kv (CM) 2 kv (NM) passed / A Power frequency Magnetic Field 1000 A/m passed / A Power Voltage Variations +/- 10%, 15 s passed / A Damped Oscillatory Wave 2.5 kv 2.5 kv passed / A Passed: Motor-drive system meets the requirements of Standards cited. Page 12 of 13
6 Environmental Test Servo Motor-drive & TLMS IEC Standard: IEC 60068-2-2, Dry Heat IEC 60068-2-1, Cold IEC 60068-2-14, Change in Temperature IEC 60068-2-52, Severity class 2, Protection Against Corrosion IEC 60068-2-6, Vibration IEC 60255-21-1, Vibration IEC 60255-21-2, Shock IEC 60255-21-2, Bump IEC 60255-21-3, Seismic ABB Report Number: ETR1003123-01 Please refer to the IEC standards cited above Result: Passed, the motor-drive system (motor, digital drive, TLMS, etc) fulfilled the requirements of the standard(s) for the performed tests. Page 13 of 13