Circuit-Breaker Switchgear

Type SIMOPRIME, up to 17.5 kV, Air-Insulated

Medium-Voltage

Hai Nam Switchboard Manufacture Co., Ltd.

Circuit-Breaker Switchgear Type SIMOPRIME, up to 17.5 kV, Air-Insulated 1

Contents Application
Benefits, typical uses

Benefits (see also page 11 for details)

Application Page
• Saves lives
Benefits 3 • Peace of mind
Typical uses & Application 3 and 4
• Increases productivity
Technical Data • Saves money
Ratings 5
Classification, dimensions,
room planning 6
The circuit-breaker switchgear
type SIMOPRIME is a factory-
Product Range
assembled, type-tested
Panels 7 and 8 switchgear for indoor installation
according to IEC 62271-200 and
Design VDE 0671-200.
Loss of service continuity
Panel design 9 category: LSC 2B.
Compartments, interlocks, Partition class: PM
operation 10 Internal arc classification:
Benefits and features 11 IAC A FLR, Isc w 40 kA,
arc duration: 1 or 0.1 s
Standards
Standards, specifications,
guidelines 12 and 13

Comments 14

SIMOPRIME panel
Maximum ratings 17.5 kV / 40 kA / 3600 A

Typical uses
The SIMOPRIME circuit-breaker switchgear can be used in transformer
and switching substations, e.g.:

Application: Power supply system

• Power supply companies

Application: Industry
• Power stations • Offshore installations
• Cement industry • Electrochemical plants
• Automobile industry • Petrochemical plants
• Iron and steel works • Shipbuilding industry
• Rolling mills • Diesel power plants
• Mining industry • Emergency power supply
• Textile, paper and food industries installations
• Chemical industry • Lignite open-cast mines
• Petroleum industry • Traction power supplies
• Pipeline installations

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Application
Application

Application Industry Application Public power supply system

Application Industry SIMOPRIME switchgear

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 Technical Data
Ratings

Electrical data (maximum values) of SIMOPRIME

Rated values Rated values
Ratings Ratings
(max.) (max.)

Switchgear up to 7.2 kV Switchgear 15 kV

Rated voltage 7.2 kV Rated voltage 15 kV
Rated frequency 50/60 Hz Rated frequency 50/60 Hz
Rated short-duration power-frequency withstand voltage 20 kV 1) Rated short-duration power-frequency withstand voltage 35 kV
Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage 60 kV Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage 95 kV
Rated short-time withstand current, 3 s 40 kA Rated short-time withstand current, 3 s 40 kA
Rated peak withstand current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA Rated peak withstand current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA
Rated short-circuit breaking current 40 kA Rated short-circuit breaking current 40 kA
Rated short-circuit making current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA Rated short-circuit making current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA
Rated normal current of busbar 3600 A Rated normal current of busbar 3600 A
Rated normal current of feeders
3600 A Rated normal current of feeders
– with circuit-breaker 3600 A
400 A 2) – with circuit-breaker
– with vacuum contactor

Switchgear 12 kV Switchgear 17.5 kV

Rated voltage 12 kV Rated voltage 17.5 kV
Rated frequency 50/60 Hz Rated frequency 50/60 Hz
Rated short-duration power-frequencywithstand voltage 28 kV 1) Rated short-duration power-frequencywithstand voltage 38 kV
Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage 75 kV 3) Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage 95 kV
Rated short-time withstand current, 3 s 40 kA Rated short-time withstand current, 3 s 40 kA
Rated peak withstand current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA Rated peak withstand current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA
Rated short-circuit breaking current 40 kA Rated short-circuit breaking current 40 kA
Rated short-circuitmaking current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA Rated short-circuitmaking current at 50/60 Hz 100/104 kA
Rated normal current of busbar 3600 A Rated normal current of busbar 3600 A
Rated normal current of feeders
3600 A Rated normal current of feeders
– with circuit-breaker 3600 A
400 A 2) – with circuit-breaker
– with vacuum contactor

1) Option: Higher values acc. to GOST standards

2) Depending on the rated current of the HV HRC fuses installed
3) 60 kV for vacuum contactor

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Technical Data
Classification, dimensions, room planning

Classication of the SIMOPRIME Switchgear according to IEC 62271-20

Internal arc classification Construction and design

Classification IAC Partition class PM (metallic partition)
Loss of service continuity category LSC2B (metal-clad)
Accessibility
– Front Type A Compartment accessibility (standard)
– Rear Type A – Busbar compartment Tool-based
– Lateral Type A – Switching-device compartment Interlock-controlled
– Low-voltage compartment Tool-based
Test current kA 25/31.5/40 – Connection compartment
Arc duration s 0.1/1.0 – Front connection Interlock-controlled
and Tool-based
Rated normal current of feeders – Rear connection Tool-based
– with circuit-breaker 3600 A
– with vacuum contactor 400 A

Room planning (room height ≥ 2800 mm)

Dimensions Front connection

Single-row arrangement (plan view)

For dimensions B (width) and T (depth) refer to table on this
page
1) Control aisle widths
≤ 31.5 kA andw3150 A versions: ≥1500mm
40 kA or 3600 A versions: ≥1700mm
For panel replacement: ≥2000mm
All panel types Dimensions in mm
Rear connection
up to
Circuit-breaker panel 31.5 kA 40 kA
≤1250 A 600 800
2500 A, 3150 A, 3600 A 800 800

Contactor panel 435/600 435

Disconnecting panel
≤1250 A 600 800
2500 A, 3150 A, 3600 A 800 800
Width B
Bus sectionalizer/circuit-
breaker
panel ≤1250 A 600 800
2500 A, 3150 A, 3600 A 800 800
Bus sectionalizer/bus riser
panel ≤2500 A 600 800
3150 A, 3600 A 800 800
Metering panel 600 800
Single-row arrangement (plan view)
With standard low-voltage For dimensions B (width) and T (depth) refer to table
H1
compartment and IAC 0.1 s 2253 2253 on this page
Height With standard low-voltage 1) Control aisle widths
H2
compartment and IAC 1.0 s 2425 2425 ≤ 31.5 kA and ≤ 3150 A versions: ≥1500mm
H3 – 1780 1780 40 kA or 3600 A versions: ≥1700mm
For panel replacement: ≥2000mm
Depth T Standard 1860 1860
2) Can be ordered as of the year 2009

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Product Range
Panels

Circuit-breaker panel Disconnecting panel Vacuum contactor panel

 

Components

1) The details refer to conventional single-core sealing ends.

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Product Range
Panels

Bus sectionalizer Metering panel

(mirror-image installation also possible)
 

Components

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 Design
Panel design

Legend for panel design:

 
1. Door of low-voltage
compartment
2. Opening for locking or un-
locking the low-voltage
compartment door
3. Option: Capacitive voltage
detecting systemfor feeder
and busbar
4. High-voltage door
5. Inspection window for
checking the switching-
device truck
6. Opening for locking or
unlocking the high-voltage
door
7. Opening for mechanical
charging of circuit-breaker
closing spring
8. Openings formanual
operation (ON/OFF) of the
circuit-breaker
9. Inspection window for
reading the indicators
10. Door handle
11. Openings for switching-
device truck operation
12. Opening for earthing-switch
operation
13. Pressure relief duct
14. Busbars
15. Bushings
16. Post insulators
17. Block-type current transformer
18. Option: Make-proof earthing
switch
19. Cable sealing ends
20. Option: Voltage transformer
21. Earthing busbar
22. Low-voltage plug connector
23. Vacuum interrupters
24. Switching-device truck

A Switching-device compartment
B Busbar compartment
C Connection compartment
D Vacuum circuit-breaker truck
E Low-voltage compartment

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Design
Compartments, interlocks, operation

Switching-device Connection compartment Interlocks Low-voltage compartment

compartment • Pressure relief upwards • Interlocking conditions are • For accommodation of
• All switching operations with through rear pressure relief satisfied according to IEC all protection, control,
high-voltage door closed duct 62271-200 / VDE 0671-200 measuring and metering
• Pressure relief upwards • Suitable for connection of • Earthing switch can only equipment
• Panel powder-coated with – Single-core XLPE cables be operated with circuit- • Partitioned safe-to-touch
epoxy resin up to max. 6 x 500 mm2 per breaker truck in test position from the high-voltage part
• Shutter operating phase • Circuit-breaker truck • Low-voltage compartment
mechanisms separately for – Three-core XLPE cables can only be moved with can be removed, bus
– Busbar compartment up to max. 3 x 300 mm2 per circuit-breaker “OPEN” and wires and control cables
– Connection compartment panel earthing switch “OPEN” are plugged in
• Metallic, earthed shutters – Bars made of flat copper • Mechanical coding on • Option: Partition between
and partitions ensure with bushings in a floor the circuit-breaker truck panels
partition class PM cover or fully-insulated bars prevents insertion of similar
• High-voltage door including floor cover circuitbreaker trucks for Low-voltage cables
pressureresistant in the • Shutters to be opened lower rated normal currents • Control cables of the
event of internal arcs in the separately to permit cable into panels with higher rated panel are flexible and
panel testing normal currents have metallic covers
• Metallic ducts on the side • Earthing busbar • Interlocking of high-voltage • Connection of switching-
for laying control cables • Connection from front or rear door against circuit-breaker device truck and panel
• Interlocking between high- • Option: Pressure-resistant truck wiring to low-voltage
voltage door and circuit- floor cover • The high-voltage door can compartment via 64-pole
breaker truck ensures • Use of block-type current only be opened when the coded plug connectors
interlock-based access transformers circuit-breaker truck is in • Bus wires are pluggable
• Option: Test sockets for • Bolted rear covers of the test position from panel to panel
capacitive voltage detecting connection compartment • Option: Electromagnetic
system provide tool-based access for interlocks
• Switching-device panels with connection from
compartment to rear
accommodate components • Interlocked high-voltage door
for implementing various and bolted partitions between
panel versions with connection compartment and
– Vacuum circuit-breaker switching-device compartment
with or without voltage provide interlock- based and
transformers on the truck tool-based access for panels
– Disconnector truck with connection from front
– Vacuum-contactor truck Components at the panel
– Metering truck connection (option)
• Coupling electrode for
Busbar compartment capacitive voltage detecting
• Pressure relief upwards and system
through rear pressure relief • Voltage transformers
duct – Cast-resin insulated
• Option: Busbar transverse – Max. 3 x 1-pole
partition between panels – Fixed-mounted, without
• Busbars made of flat primary fuses
copper, bolted from panel to • Make-proof earthing switches
panel – With manual operating
– For rated normal currents mechanism
up to 3600 A – In addition to standard
– Option: Insulated busbars interlocking of earthing
• Bolted rear and top covers switch/circuit-breaker truck,
provide tool-based access optionally lockable or with
• Option: Coupling electrode electromagnetic interlock
for capacitive voltage • Surge arresters or limiters
detecting system – Surge arresters for
• Options: Possibility of protecting the switchgear
installing the following against external overvoltages
components – Surge limiters for protecting
– Voltage transformers consumers against switching
– Busbar earthing switch overvoltages
– Current transformers in
the run of busbars

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 Design
Benefits and features

Benefits Features

• All switching operations including emergency manual operations

with high-voltage door closed
• Interlocking between high-voltage door and switching devices
• Rack-in, rack-out operations of the circuit-breaker truck with high-voltage door closed
Saves lives
• Metallic, earthed shutters and partitions, partition class: PM (metallic partition)
• Internal arc tested design up to 40 kA, 1 s, according to IEC 62271-200,
VDE 0671-200
• Use of vacuum circuit-breakers

• Factory-assembled, type-tested switchgear according to IEC 62271-200

• Type testing of the circuit-breaker inside the panel
• Use of standard, world-wide available components
• Use of maintenance-free vacuum circuit-breakers
Peace of mind
• Quality management according to DIN EN ISO 9001
• Design based on global best practice sharing and experience
• More than 300,000 air-insulated switchgear panels from Siemens in operation
world-wide

• Use of metallic, earthed shutters and partitions between the compartments ensures
highest loss of service continuity of the switchgear (LSC2B according to IEC
Increases productivity
62271-200) during maintenance
• Use of maintenance-free vacuum circuit-breakers

Saves money • Use of maintenance-free vacuum circuit-breakers

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Standards
Standards, specifications, guidelines

Standards (March 2008) Overview of standards

The switchgear complies with
the relevant standards and IEC standard VDE standard EN standard
specifications applicable at Switchgear SIMOPRIME IEC 62271-1 VDE 0671-1 EN 62271-1
the time of type tests.
IEC 62271-200 VDE 0671-200 EN 62271-200
In accordance with the Devices Circuit-breaker IEC 62271-100 VDE 0671-100 EN 62271-100
harmonization agreement Vacuum contactor IEC 60470 VDE 0670-501 EN 60440
reached by the EU countries,
Disconnector and earthing
their national specifications IEC 62271-102 VDE 0671-102 EN 62271-102
switch
conform to the IEC standard.
HV HRC fuses IEC 60282 VDE 0670-4 EN 60282
Type of service location Voltage detecting systems IEC 61243-5 VDE 0682-415 EN 61243-5
The switchgear can be used
Degree of
for indoor installation in protection
– IEC 60529 VDE 0470-1 EN 60529
accordance with IEC 61936
(Power installations exceeding Insulation – IEC 60071 VDE 0111 EN 60071
1 kV AC) and VDE 0101 Instrument
Current transformer IEC 60044-1 VDE 0414-1 EN 60044-1
transformers
• Outside lockable electrical Voltage transformer IEC 60044-2 VDE 0414-2 EN 60044-2
service locations at places
Installation – IEC 62271 VDE 0101 –
which are not ccessible
to the ublic. Enclosures
of switchgear can only be Table – Dielectric strength Dielectric strength
removed with tools. • The dielectric strength
Rated voltage (rms value) kV 7.2 12 15 17.5
is verified by testing the
• Inside lockable electrical Rated short-duration power-frequency withstand voltage (rms value) switchgear with rated values of
service locations. A shortduration power-frequency
– Across isolating distances kV 23 32 39 45
lockable electrical service withstand voltage and lightning
location is a place outdoors – Between phases and to earth kV 20 28 35 38
impulse withstand voltage
or indoors that is reserved Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage (peak value) according to IEC 62271-1/ VDE
exclusively for housing 0671-1 (see table “Dielectric
– Across isolating distances kV 70 85 105 110
electrical equip-ment strength”).
and which is kept under – Between phases and to earth kV 60 75 95 95
• The rated values are referred
lock and key. Access is to sea level and to normal
restricted to authorized Altitude correction factor Ka atmospheric conditions
personnel and persons (1013 hPa, 20 °C, 11 g/m3
who have been properly For site altitudes humidity in accordance with
instructed in electrical above 1000m, IEC 60071/ VDE 0111).
engineering. Untrained or the altitude • The dielectric strength
unskilled persons may only correction decreases with increasing
enter under the supervision factor Ka is altitude. For site altitudes
of authorized. Personnel recom-mended, above 1000 m (above sea
or properly instructed depending on level) the standards do not
persons. the actual site provide any guidelines for
altitude above the insulation rating. Instead,
sea level. special arrangements apply
to these altitudes.
• Site altitude
– As the altitude increases,
the dielectric strength in
air decreases due to the
decreasing air density. This
Rated short-dur. power-freq. withstand volt. to be selected for site altitudes>1000m
reduction is permitted up
≥ Rated short-duration power-frequency withstand voltage up to ≤ 1000m· Ka to a site altitude of 1000 m
Rated lightning impulse withstand volt. to be selected for site altitudes > 1000m according to IEC and VDE.
≥ Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage up to ≤1000m· Ka – For site altitudes above
1000m, a higher insulation
level must be selected. It
Example: results from the multiplication
1800msite altitude above sea level Result: of the rated insulation level for
12 kV switchgear rated voltage 75 kV According to the above table, 0 to 1000 m with the altitude
rated lightning impulse withstand a switchgear for a rated correction factor Ka.
voltage Rated lightning impulse voltage of 17.5 kV is to be
withstand voltage to be selected selected.
75 kV · 1.10 = 82.5 kV.

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 Standards
Standards, specifications, guidelines

Current-carrying capacity Protection against solid foreign

Terms
• According to IEC 62271-1/ bodies, electric shock and ingress
“Make-proof earthing switches” are of water
VDE 0671-1 and IEC 62271-
earthing switches with short-circuit
200/ VDE 0671-200 current SIMOPRIME switchgear fulfills acc.
making capacity according to
carrying capacities refer to to the standards
– IEC 62271-102 and the following ambient air – IEC 62271-200
– VDE 0671-102/ EN 62271-102a temperatures:
– IEC 60529
Internal arc classification – Maximum of 24-hourmean +
– VDE 0470-1
• Protection of operating 35°C
– VDE 0671-200
personnelby means of tests – Maximum + 40 °C
for verifying the internal arc The following degrees of protection:
• The current-carrying capacity
classification of the panels and busbars – Enclosure: IP 4X, IP 5X
• Internal arcing tests must be depends on the ambient (protection against solid foreign
performed in accordance with IEC air temperature outside the bodies)
62271-200/ VDE 0671-200 enclosure. IP X1, IP X2 (protection against
• The switchgear complies with • To attain the maximum rated ingress of water)
criteria 1 to 5 specified in the normal currents, the panels – Compartments:
mentioned standards for the basic are provided with natural or IP 2X (protection against solid
version up to 40 kA. forced ventilation. foreign bodies)
• Definitions of the criteria: Higher degree of protection for
– Criterion 1 Climate and environmental enclosure on request.
Correctly secured doors and influences
covers do not open. Limited The switchgear may be used,
deformations are accepted. subject to possible additional
– Criterion 2 measures, under the following
No fragmentation of the environmental influences and
enclosure. Projection of small
climate classes:
parts up to an individual mass of
60 g are accepted. Environmental influences
– Criterion 3 – Natural foreign materials
Arcing does not cause holes in the – Chemically active pollutants
accessible sides up to a height of – Small animals
2 m. Climate classes
– Criterion 4 – 3K3
Horizontal and vertical indicators – 3K5
do no ignite due to the effect of
hot gases. The climate classes are
– Criterion 5 classified according to
The enclosure remains connected IEC 60721-3-3.
to its earthing point.

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Comments

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options should therefore be specified in the contract.

Hai Nam Switchboard Manufacture Co., Ltd.

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