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EKO ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY PLC

DOCUMENT TYPE SPECIFICATION

TITLE SPECS FOR TRANSFORMER OIL (NORMAL GRADE)

REFERENCE NUMBER EKO/TS/SPECS/130

REVISION R0

EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH 2016

COMPILED BY NAME: ODEKUNLE O.O

DESIGNATION (HOD – E&S)

CHECKED BY NAME: LAMBE ADESINA M

DESIGNATION (HOD - E&S)

FUNCTIONAL NAME: D.PIETERSE

RESPONSIBILITY
DESIGNATION (CHIEF - TS)

AUTHORISED BY NAME: OLADELE AMODA

DESIGNATION (CEO/MD)

ISSUED BY
EKO ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC.

24/25 MARINA – LAGOS

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CONTENTS

1. Scope………………………………………………………….3

2. Applicable Standards…………………………………………3

3. Climatic Conditions of the installation………………………3

4. General Technical Requirements…………………………...3

5. Tests……………………………………………………………5

6. Quality Assurance Plan………………………………………6

7. Guarantee Technical Particulars……………………………7

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1.0 SCOPE:

The scope include manufacturing, refining, testing, packing and supply of high quality
electrical insulating oil for use in EHV equipments, as per specification here under. No
inhibitors shall be used in oil.

2.0 APPLICABLE STANDARDS

The material covered by this specification shall unless otherwise stated, be designed,
manufactured and tested in accordance with the latest editions and their latest
amendment of the international standards and shall conform to the regulations of the
local authorities.

a) IS 335: 1993 ,Specs for new Insulating oil

b) IS 2362: 1993, Determination of water content in oil by Karl in oil Fischer
Method-Test Method
c) IS 3104,3016,12185,2719,IEC60814,60296,60247,60296,62021,62535,
d) IEC 62697- 1,IEC 60666,61198,60590,61125 C and IEC 61619

3.0 CLIMATIC CONDITION

a) Max. ambient temperature : 45 deg. C

b) Max. daily average ambient temp. : 30 deg. C
c) Min ambient temp. :`10 deg. C
d) Maximum humidity : 100%
e) Minimum humidity : 40%
f) Average no. Of thunderstorm days per annum :5
g) Average annual rainfall : 1550 mm
h) Average no. of rainy days per annum : 260
i) Rainy months : April to July, Sept to Dec.
j) Altitude above MSL not exceeding : 35 mtrs.
k) Wind pressure ; 126kg/sq m up to an elevation
of 10 mtrs.

4.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT

Insulating oil shall be of high quality electrical insulating oil, manufactured using

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specially selected base stocks to help provide protection against oxidation and sludge
formation. It shall be ensured for careful processing and handling so that insulating oil
is stable and free of water and other contamination and remains so until it reaches for
final use.

Insulating oils shall be manufactured from predominantly naphthanic or paraffinic

crude. This shall be indicated in the offer. Distillates from crude will be acid refined,
hydrogen treated, solvent extracted or processed by suitable refining methods.

4.1 APPLICATIONS:

It is intended to use this oil as an electrical insulation and oil as coolant in applications
such as transformers, reactors, tap changes, switchgear, oil filled capacitors etc. This
oil shall also make an important contribution to the efficiency of the solid insulation by
penetrating into and filling the spaces between layers of winding.

4.2 PROPERTIES:

The transformers oil shall be of low viscosity and shall offer the minimum resistance
and maximum convective assistance to the flow. The oil shall be thin enough to
penetrate into narrow ducts and assist in the circulation through transformer winding
to prevent local over healing. It must have low pour point. The viscosity of oil shall be
such that the flow is not significantly impeded.

Low volatility for oil is desirable. Oil shall have excellent chemical stability such that
degradation due to decomposition of high molecular weighed hydrocarbon molecules
into lighter, more volatile fraction shall not occur at normal operating temperatures.

The oil shall have high electrical strength, good impulse strength and good are
quenching properties. It shall be clear, bright but nontoxic. It shall be free from
objectionable quantities of elemental and thermally unstable sulfur bearing
compounds. If present, these compounds shall not cause corrosion

of certain metals used in transformer. There should be no significant quantity of

furanic compounds detected in new oil. The oil shall have ability to resist transient
voltage stresses caused by lightning strokes and high voltage switching surges.

Good oxidation stability is principal requirement for longer service life of oil. It shall
not contain detectable amounts of polychlorinated biphenyls.

The specification of oil shall be as shown below :( Annexure – A)

APPENDIX – ‘A’
SPECIFICATION OF TRANSFORMER OIL
S/ PROPEERTY UNIT SPECIFICATION LIMITS
N
MIN MAX TYPICAL
DATA

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A FUNCTION
1 VISCOSITY,400C Mm2/s 12.0 9.6
2 VISCOSITY, -30C Mm2/s 1800 1000
3 POUR POINT 0C -40 -48
4 WATER CONTENT Mg/kg 30 <20
5 BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE
BEFORE TREATMENT
AFTER TREATMENT kV 30 40-60
kV 70 >70
6 DENSITY, 200C Kg/dm3 0.895 0.872
7 DDF AT 900C 0.005 <0.001
B REFINIBILITY/STABILITY
1 APPEARANCE Clear, free of sediments Complies
2 ACIDITY mg 0.01 <0.01
KOH/g
3 INTERFACIAL TENSION mN/m 40 48
4 CORROSIVE SULPHUR Non- Non-corrosive
corrosive

5 POTENTIALLY CORROSIVE Non- Non-corrosive

SULPHUR corrosive
6 DBDS mg/kg Not Not
detectable detectable
7 ANTIOXIDANT wt % Not Not
detectable detectable
8 METAL PASSIVATOR mg/kg Not Not
ADDITIVES detectable detectable
9 2-FURFURAL AND RELATED mg/kg 0.05 <0.05
COMPOUNDS CONTENT
1 AROMATIC CONTENT % 9
0
C PERFORMANCE
1 OXIDATION STABILITY AT 1200C
164 h
2 TOTAL ACIDITY mg 1.2 0.59
KOH/g
3 SLUDGE wt % 0.8 0.16
4 DDF at 900C 0.500 0.058
D HEALTH, SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENT(HSE)
1 FLASH POINT, PM 0C 135 150
2 PCA wt % 3 <3
3 PCB Not Not
detectable detectable

5.0 TESTS:

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The test reports for the all the tests listed in Annexure - A shall be submitted with technical
bid to justify technical particulars guaranteed by supplier. Type Test Certificates shall be
of accredited laboratory (accredited based on ISO/IEC Guide 25 / 17025 or EN 45001 by
the National accreditation body of the country where laboratory is located), as per IEC/
technical specification. The type test reports shall not be older than FIVE years and shall
be valid up to expiry of validity of offer.

However, supplier shall carry out following tests at NERC approved laboratory on the
samples selected from the each lot offered for inspection, in presence of EKEDC
representative, as listed in Annexure – A, before dispatch.

All the test reports shall be complied and submitted to NERC for approval for dispatch
clearance in spiral bound volume for each offered lot. Also, the same shall be sent to
each consignee after dispatch clearance is issued.

6.0 QAP & FQP:(QUALITY CONTROL )

QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN:

The bidder shall invariably furnish following information's along with his offer, failing
which his offer shall be liable for rejection. Information shall be separately given for
individual type of equipments offered.
1. QAP for incoming material, in process and final checks and testing.
2. Statement giving list of important raw materials, names of sub suppliers for the raw
materials, list of standard according to which the raw materials are tested. List of tests
normally carried out on raw materials in presence of bidder's representatives, copies
of test certificates.
3. Information and copies of test certificates as in (i) above in respect of bought out
accessories.
4. List of manufacturing facilities available.
5. Level of automation achieved and list of areas where manual processing exists.
6. List of areas in manufacturing process, where stage inspections are normally carried
out for quality control and details of such tests and inspections.
Special features provided in the equipment to make it maintenance free.

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List of testing equipments available with the supplier for final testing of transformer
specified and test plant limitation, if any, for the special acceptance and routine tests
specified in the relevant standards. These limitations shall be very clearly brought out
in 'The schedule of divinations' for specified test requirements.

Field Quality Plan shall be submitted with the technical bid.

7.0 GUARANTEED TECHNICAL PARTICULARS:

(to be filled in and submitted with technical bid)
Sr. Characteristics of Transformer
No. Oil
1 Appearance

2 Density, at 20 0C, gm/Cm3

3 Kinematics Viscosity CST at 40
0C

4 Flash point penskey-Marten

(Closed)

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5 Interfacial tension at 27 0C Newton/M

6 Pour point
7 Neutralization value
a) (Total acidity) mg. (Max)
Inorganic Acidity/alkalinity 8

Corrosive Sulphur
(In terms of classification of
copper strips)
9 Electric Strength (Break
down voltage)
a) New Unfiltered Oil
b) After filtration
10 Dielectric Dissipation Factor (Tan
delta) at 90 0C
11 Specific Resistance ( Resistively)
a) @ 90 0C
b) @ 27 0C
12 Oxidation Stability
a) Neutralization value after Oxidation
b) Total sludge after oxidation
13 Ageing Characteristics after 96 Hrs
accelerated ageing (Open beaker
method with copper catalyst)
a) Specific Resistance (Resistivity)
1) @ 27 0C 2) @
90 0C
b) Dielectric Dissipation Factor (Tan
delta) @ 90 0C
c) Total acidity
d) Total sludge value
14 Presence of Oxidation inhibition
15 Water content PPM (Max)

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13 Ageing Characteristics after 96

Hrs accelerated ageing (Open
beaker method with copper
catalyst)
e) Specific Resistance
(Resistivity)
1) @ 27 0C 2.5 X 1012 Ohm-cm-Min.
2) @ 90 0C 0.2 X 1012 Ohm-cm min.
f) Dielectric Dissipation Factor 0.2 Max.
(Tan delta) @ 90 0C
g) Total acidity 0.05 mg KOH/gm Max.
h) Total sludge value 0.05 % by weight Max.

14 Presence of Oxidation inhibition The oil shall not contain anti

oxidant additives.

15 Water content PPM (Max) 50 PPM Max.

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