Study Committee B1

Insulated Cables

Design and Installation of One Section of Anhanguera - Casa Verde UG - 138 kV, using Special "T" Joints
Karabolad, E.F; Louredo, N.H.G.R de; Thomaz, R.D.Jr Souza, I.P Silvestre, G.C EDS Engenharia e Consultoria Pfisterer Brasil AES Eletropaulo

Motivation
The UG Anhanguera-Casa Verde 300 MVA/88 kV, voltage class 138 kV operated by AES Eletropaulo (So Paulo main Utility), SouthEast/Brasil; Connect two portions of UG Anhanguera-Casa Verde, with two different number and conductors cross section. One portion is 50m long with 1600 mm (Cu/Cu), and the other is 4600m long with 2x1200 mm (Al/Cu); Two difficulties: 1st - To use a set of outdoor terminations (reduced available area in the path of Anhanguera subestation) 2nd - The GIS is a three phase per tube type, allowing just one power cable connection per phase.

Plug-in T Joints main characteristics

Easy assembly and disassembly; The plug-in capability of the system enables the cable to be quickly and easily disconnected from the system component in the case of a fault; A considerably reduced installation length of 50% compared with conventional design; There is no necessity of unsealing or opening the T-Joint due to the fact that the bushing is already fitted in the factory, eliminating the costly and troublesome SF6gas insulation works during the installation process; Any desired spatial arrangement can be done, i.e. horizontal, vertical and even angled arrangements from top or bottom are possible because the T-Joint uses plug in type cable termination systems with solid insulating materials. Thus, it is not necessary to know previously the geometries of the installation for cable connections; Assembly times are considerably reduced compared with conventional joints / terminations; The use of pre-fabricated and tested components provides a high level of safety and reliability; Assembly errors are minimized due to the technique of connection between the cable and joint, which justifies the technological innovation of this high voltage T-Joint type.

Method/Approach
The alternative chosen was the usage of the special plugin joint box, called T joint. Their dimensions presented the best alternative to the available physical space in the path of Anhanguera subestation; The "T Joint box is made of stainless steel plates, totally insulated, touch-proof, maintenance free, high resistance to short circuit, using SF6 gas insulation, and can be used in harsh environmental conditions. The six units of boxes made of stainless steel of the joints are installed directly on the bottom of a concrete chamber 16 m long, 6 m wide and a final clearance around 1.30 m.

Objects of investigation
Changes on the special grounding system; It was used the single point bonding grounding system between the GIS and the T Joints, with 40m long. It was used the crossbonding grounding system between the T joints and the Transition Substation Anhanguera, with a total length of 4,640 m. Two complete sections of sectionalized cross bonding system, also called Kirke-Searing bonding and one section of modified sectionalized crossbonding.

Conclusion
This was the first use in Brazil regarding of this kind of joint. The T joints technically made feasible the cable system in question, although it is important to enhance that its cost was between 12 to 15% greater than the conventional alternative using outdoor terminations.

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Insulated Cables

Design and Installation of One Section of Anhanguera - Casa Verde UG - 138 kV, using Special "T" Joints continued

Plug in connected 1200mm power cable side

T-Joints into the concrete Box 1200 mm2 power cables

Concrete box Steel grid floor

Plug in connected 1600mm power cable side

T-Joints into the concrete Box 1600 mm2 power cables

Anhanguera Substation Power cables basement

UG Anhanguera-Casa Verde Special Grounding System Diagram Anhanguera Terminal Substation T Joints

Anhanguera Transition Substation Outdoor Terminations

Anhanguera Substation G.I.S

Anhanguera Transition Substation

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