Areva's Earthing Recomondation For GIS
Areva's Earthing Recomondation For GIS
Areva's Earthing Recomondation For GIS
SF6 switchgears
Recommendations for
customer-provided earthing
Administered by
First issued
Written by
Released by
SEH
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W.Bsch / TDH-SEH
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Important notes
These recommendations are suggestions for execution based on many
years experience in the construction of GIS switchgear. Responsibility for
design and implementation of the customer-provided earthing system
rests with the customer unless an agreement to the contrary exists.
The design of the earthing system must take account of fast transients
occurring upon switching operations of the GIS switchgear; that is, it must
also be suitable for high-frequency disturbances.
The standards DIN/VDE 1041 or IEEE 80 shall be considered when determining the design current-carrying capacity of the earthing system.
Design of earth
conductors
Cu
AI
Steel, galvanized
Connections to
switchgear
Earthing terminals
on GIS switchgear
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GIS earthing system,
standard design
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Construction of 50Hz This network is preferably built from copper conductors (flat copper or
earthing network
stranded). Stranded copper is preferable for strip conductors.
(see Fig. 1)
An earthing ring bus a) is generally laid around the SF6 switchgear or
switchgear room. The ring bus is connected to building earth at not fewer
than four corner points . Earth conductors b) are laid longitudinally and
earth conductors c) transversely under the switchgear and connected to
a) and b) respectively. Access should be provided for making connections at points identified by the symbol . For example:
Construction of
HF earthing network
(see Fig. 2)
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As a rule, the grid earthing network is emplaced under the GIS floor
deck. Aligned holes should be provided in the floor (see Fig. 4). Care
should be taken, however, that the existing iron rebar in the concrete
GIS floor is conductively connected to the copper earthing system at
multiple points. If this is not possible, the floor rebar floats, which may
contribute to unduly high touch voltages on the GIS. If this is the case,
the copper earthing network should be installed over the floor rebar or
the GIS floor should have an insulating covering.
Cable ducts to local control panels installed separately from the GIS
should be laid under the earthing network if possible.
The alternative design option should be regarded as a minimum form of
an earthing system for SF6 switchgear. It is suitable chiefly for existing
station buildings where it is generally no longer possible to incorporate
the structural reinforcement.
Recommended cross Earth conductors: 0.5 QEmin. (min. 100 mm2, Cu)
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Overhead line bay
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