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Rezumat: In staiile electrice de transforrmare din sistemul de Abstrat: In the electric transformer stations of the power distribution
distribuie nu exist instalaii individuale sau sisteme integrate system, there are no individual or integrated systems for automatic
cu rol de detectare automat, semnalizare/alarmare i stingere a fire detection, signalling/alarm and extinguishing. There are
incendiilor, ci doar materiale tehnice i produse iniiale (conform only technical materials and initial products (according to
PE 009). Incidente minore, produse n staii fr personal, conduc PE 009). Minor incidents that occur in unmanned stations cause
la avarii cu pierderi materiale incomparabile cu valoarea unui material losses far higher than the cost of a fire detection and
sistem de detectare i stingere a incendiului. Dat fiind valoarea extinguishing system. Because of the high investments involved
mare a investiiilor n cazul staiilor noi sau a celor modernizate, n in new or modernized stations, in particular last generation
special prin echipamentul de comutaie i protecie de ultim switching and protection equipment, we emphasize the necessity
generaie utilizat, subliniem c trebuie (re)considerat dotarea of fire protection within a connection room of the transformer
unei sli de conexiuni din cadrul unei staii electrice de trans- station. We recommend the use of one of the simplest automatic
formare n privina proteciei la incendiu. Promovm ideea fire detection and extinguishing systems: based on aspiration
introducerii unuia din cele mai simple sisteme de detectare and FM 200 inhibitive ecologic gas smoke detectors.
automat i stingere a incendiului: pe baz de detectoare de fum
prin aspiraie i amestec de gaz ecologic inhibitor FM 200.
1. Merit cu adevrat instalarea unui sistem de securitate ? 1. Is the installation of a security system really worth ?
La o analiz atent a rolului pe care l are sistemul de At a closer look, it can be concluded that the role of
securitate, se poate concluziona c acesta este unul ingrat: pe the security system is quite unrewarded: on one hand it is
de o parte, apreciat pentru starea de veghe permanent n appreciated because they are constantly on the lookout
vederea declanrii unei alarme n cazul pericolelor poteniale for potential dangers (fire, intrusion, sabotage etc), and on
(incendiu, efracii, sabotaj etc.) i, pe de alt parte, este nea- the other they are disregarded for the benefits of
preciat pentru beneficiile prevenirii sau limitrii distrugerilor. damage prevention or limitation.
Un simplu incident sau o explozie nsoit de incendiu nu A simple incident or an explosion followed by a fire
produce doar distrugeri directe (asupra instalaiei, resurselor not only cause direct damage (to the plant, premises and
etc.) ci i mari pierderi indirecte (ntreruperea funcionrii in- operatin resources) but also high indirect losses (interruption
stalaiei, penalizri contractuale). n plus, nu toate riscurile sunt of operations, contract penalities etc). Further not all risks
asigurabile sau, dac sunt, primele de asigurare sunt prohibitive. are insurable or, if they are, the premiums are prohibitive.
Analiznd toate aceste motive, rezult c o companie ar For all these reasons a company has to find other
trebui s fac eforturi n a gsi soluii pentru protecia solutions to safeguard the systems, production and not
instalaiilor, a produciei i, nu n ultimul rnd, a angajailor. last, the employees lives.
La ora actual, practic nici o afacere nu-i poate permite, Nowadays no bussiness can afford to ignore forward-
n perspectiva dezvoltrii ei, s ignore latura managerial a looking risk management. Therefore there are many
riscului. Ca o consecin, pe piaa mondial sunt multe firme professional companies that offer projects based on their
profesioniste care ofer proiecte n acest domeniu, bazate pe experience and know-how and together with the client,
experien i know-how i care, la cerinele clientului, indenti- map out a hazard profile, determine the security objectives
fic coordonatele profilului hazardului, determin obiectivele and draw up an effective security concept.
de protejat i proiecteaz un concept efectiv de securitate. While high risks are prevented and reduced using
Dac riscurile principale sunt prevenite i reduse utiliznd structural, technical and organisational measures, residual
msuri structurale, tehnice i organizatorice, riscurile rezidu- risks are insured or borne by the company. Thus, the
ale sunt asigurate i asumate de companie. Astfel, costurile direct and indirect costs of any loss events are clearly
directe i indirecte ale oricror evenimente nsoite de pierderi emphasized and can be incorporated in the long term
pot s fie puse n eviden i ncorporate n planificarea financial planning.
financiar pe termen lung. The objective of a security system can be: fire detection/
Un sistem de securitate poate avea ca obiectiv: detecia/ protection, burglary and hold-up alarm, access control,
protecia la incendiu, alarm n caz de spargeri, controlul video monitoring, person protection. In this paper we try
accesului, monitorizare video, protecia persoanei. In cele ce to emphasize and promote the necessity of a security system
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urmeaz, ncercm s promovm ideea necesitii realizrii for automatic fire detection and supression in the connection
unui sistem de securitate care s aib ca obiectiv detectarea room of the distribution substations.
automat i stingerea incendiului n sala de conexiuni din
staiile electrice de transformare din sistemul de distribuie.
In lipsa unor mijloace individuale de protecie contra If individual noxa protections are missing, the attempt
acestor noxe, ncercarea de a stinge focul cu mijloacele to extinguish the fire with the existent means is highly
din dotare comport riscuri pentru sntatea i chiar viaa health risky and even life-threatening. The psychological
personalului. Nu este de neglijat aici nici factorul psihologic, factor should not be neglected having in view the shock
prin inducerea unei stri de oc asupra personalului. of the staff.
In cazul fericit al localizrii i stingerii incendiului If the fire was limited and extinguished without injuries
fr afectarea personalului, consecinele asupra instalaiei to the staff, the consequences on the system are always
sunt ntotdeauna grave i concretizate prin deteriorarea very serious due to the damages of the equipment and
echipamentelor i a cablajului, ceea ce se reflect att n cables. Both unexpected costs related to equipment
cheltuielile (neplanificate) cu lucrri ulterioare de nlocuire replacements and repairs as well as unsupplied power
echipamente, reparaii etc. ct i n energie electric nelivrat. occur.
Din pcate, SDFEE Galai poate exemplifica un asemenea Unfortunately Galati Power Distribution Subsidiary was
scenariu, ca urmare a unui incendiu produs n sala de faced with such a situation following a fire in a 6 kV connection
conexiuni de 6 kV a unei staii electrice de transformare room within a 110/6 kV transformer substation (which has
supus unor ample lucrri de modernizare i dotat cu undergone extensive repairs and modernizations being end-
celule de comutaie de generaie nou. Filmul evenimentului, owned with last generation bays SF6 circuit breakers, digital
pe scurt: protections. The steps of this event are briefly described below:
- ca urmare a unei simple puneri la pmnt (prin defect - due to a simple earth fault (fault of the underground
de izolaie LES) a barei de 6 kV, supravoltarea celorlalte power line insulation) of the 6 kV busbar, the over-
faze a condus (inexplicabil!) la strpungerea izolaiei voltage on the other phases lead (unaccountably) to
reductoarelor de tensiune din celula de masur, cu the breakdown of the voltage transformer insulation in
manifestare exploziv; the measurement bay, with explosive behaviour;
- fisurarea izolaiei de rin a fost nsoit de apariia - the cracking of the resin insulation was accompagned
arcului electric, arc care a fost eliminat prin funcionarea by the electric arc, which was further removed by the
corect a proteciilor (PMT ~ 2,4 s); correct operation of the protections (PMT 2.4 s);
- arcul electric a condus la aprinderea rinii de turnare - the electric arc caused the ignition of the cast resin
(din motive neexplicate de furnizor), incendiul declanat (the reasons were unaccountable by the manufacturer),
dezvoltndu-se i dup dispariia arcului; the fire continuing even after the arc was removed;
- cldura puternic degajat de foc a topit paravenele de - the strong heat of the fire melted the polycarbonate
policarbonat din celul i placa de baz a celulei (sub covers of the bay and the base plate (under the
reductoare), ceea ce a permis crearea unui canal de tiraj transformers) so that a natural air draft occurred between
natural pe traseul canal cabluri - compartiment aparate the cable trough switchgear room low voltage room,
de comutaie - compartiment joas tensiune i care maintaining and enhancing the fire;
a ntreinut i amplificat incendiul; - about 12 min passed from the tripping of the protection
- din momentul acionrii proteciei i pn la ptrunderea until the shift staff entered in the connection room and
personalului de tur n sala de conexiuni s-au scurs about 120 min were necessary for the complete fire
cca. 12 min., iar pn la stingerea definitiv a incendiului extinguishing;
s-au scurs cca. 120 min; - the material losses were huge but we will not detail this
- pagubele materiale sunt imense, nu intrm n detalierea issue now;
acestora n acest context; - the substation is un-manned and by the operation of
- staia este fr personal permanent i, prin funcionarea the remote alarm system, the 110 kV emergency shift
sistemului de telealarmare, a fost necesar deplasarea was sent to the substation;
turei de deranjamente 110 kV ctre staie; - the attempt of the staff to enter the connection room
- ncercarea de ptrundere a personalului n camera de was prevented by the high noxa level;
conexiuni a fost impiedicat de atmosfera dens de noxe; - after the access doors of the connection room were
- dupa deschiderea uilor de acces n camera de conexiuni opened and some of the noxa were removed, the existent
i eliminarea unei pri din noxe, s-a acionat cu mijloacele means were used several times to extinguish the fire
tehnice din dotare pentru stingerea focului (barele staiei (the busbars had no voltage for a long time) because
erau demult fr tensiune !), n mai multe reprize datorit of the flames reignition and noxa breathing danger.
reizbucnirii flcrii, i cu riscul inhalrii de noxe.
Ar fi interesant de fcut un calcul economic comparativ: It would be interesting to make a comparative calculation:
echipament deteriorat vs. sistem automat de detectare i stin- damaged equipment versus automatic fire detection and
gere incendiu, dar suntem convini c un astfel de sistem extinguishing system but we are sure that such a system
i-ar fi dovedit din plin eficiena, prin detectarea din faz would have proven its efficiency by the early fire detection
incipient a incendiului i limitarea n proporie covritoare a and limitation of the most damages without putting in danger
pagubelor, fr periclitarea a personalului de exploatare. the operational staff.
3. Sistem automat de detectare i stingere a incendiului 3. Automatic fire detection and extinguishing system
prin utilizare de detector de fum prin aspiraie i with aspiration smoke detector and ecologic inhibiting
amestec de gaz ecologic inhibitor agent
Aa cum precizam la nceput, pe piaa mondial sunt As we mentioned at the beginning, there are many
multe firme profesioniste care ofer proiecte i produse n worldwide professional companies that offer projects and
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acest domeniu, bazate pe experien i know-how i care, la products based on their experience and know-how. On the
cerinele clientului, indentific coordonatele profilului hazar- client request, they map out a hazard profile, determine
dului, determin obiectivele de protejat i proiecteaz un con- the security objectives and draw up an effective security
cept efectiv de securitate, n cazul nostru referitor la incendii. concept in our situation, for the fire hazard.
Un sistem integrat modular de stingere incediu este An integrated fire suppression system is mainly made
format, n principiu, din trei (sub)sisteme i accesorii: of three subsystems and accessories:
- sistem de detectare automat a focului (kit de detectoare, - automatic fire detection system (detector kit, piping)
tubulatur etc.); - central unit (station);
- unitatea central (centrala); - fire extinguishing system (gas bottles, piping, nozzles etc);
- sistem de stingere a incendiului (containere cu gaz, - accessories for: alarms, ventilation control, door closing
tubulatur, duze etc.); etc;
- accesorii pentru: alarme, controlul ventilaie, nchidere According to the bibliography [2], we concluded that
ui etc. the system with aspiration smoke detector and ecologic
Din materialele bibliografice pe care le-am putut consulta inhibiting agent represents an automatic fire detection and
[2], noi am ajuns la concluzia c un sistem cu raport extinguishing system with a good efficiency/cost ratio, for
avantajos eficien/cost destinat detectrii automate, semna- the connection room of a transformer substation.
lizrii i stingerii incendiului n sala de conexiuni a unei
staii electrice de transformare este sistemul bazat pe detector
de fum cu aspiraie i amestec de gaz ecologic inhibitor.
3.1. Detectarea focului. Sistem de alarm la foc 3.1. Fire detection. Fire alarm system
Sunt trei principii eseniale de detectare implicate n There are three main detection principles for the fire
detectarea focului [2]: detection [2]:
a) detectarea fumului: prin determinarea numrului de a) smoke detection: the number of smoke particles in the
particule de fum din aer, cu detectoare fotoelectrice. air is determined by photoelectric detectors;
b) detectarea flcrii: prin msurarea creterii radiaiei b) flame detection: measurement of the luminescent
luminoase de la foc (n infrarou, vizibil, ultraviolet). radiation increase;
c) detectarea cldurii: prin msurarea creterii de tempe- c) heat detection: measurement of the heat increase
ratur pe un interval de timp dat i a temperaturilor within a period of time and the maximum temperatures;
maxime; acest grup include detectoare de rat de cretere this category includes rate-of-rise temperature detectors
a temperaturii i detectoare de temperatur fixat (limit). and fixed (limit) temperature heat detectors;
Cnd se aleg detectoarele de foc, trebuie s se ia n When chosing fire detectors, following problems have
considerare urmtoarele probleme pentru a se asigura cea to be taken into consideration in order to provide the most
mai fiabil soluie de detecie: la ce tip de foc te atepi reliable detection: what kind of fire is expected or most
sau care este cel mai probabil, cum se manifest feno- likely, what is the fire behaviour in the outbreak stage, what
menul focului n faza de natere, care sunt factorii neltori are the possible deceptive factors, room height, ambient
posibili, nlimea camerei, care sunt condiiile ambientale conditions (paper, plastic, timber, paints and varnishes,
(hrtie, plastic, cherestea, vopsele i lacuri, combustibili,
fuels, electrical equipment, computer installations etc.
echipament electric, sisteme informatice).
An automatic fire detection and alarm system is
Un sistem automat de detectare i alarm la foc este
reliable if it detects the outbreak of the fire, with no need
un sistem fiabil n condiiile n care detecteaz focul nc
for human detection; it warns any persons at risk and
din faza sa incipient, fr a fi necesar detectarea sa de
ctre om; el nu supune riscului nici o persoan i mobi- mobilises the fire-fighting forces. The system consists of:
lizeaz forele de stingere a focului. Sistemul ar consta fire detectors, fire alarm control panel, power supply and the
din: detectoare de foc, panou de control pentru alarm n connecting lines. The system should have two independent
caz de foc, surs de alimentare, unitate de alarm i linii power supply sources, one of them being always the mains
de conectare. Sistemul trebuie s dispun de dou surse while the other a backup battery.
independente de alimentare cu energie electric, una din A possible configuration of an integrated system is
surse este ntotdeauna sursa principal iar cealalt fiind o described below:
baterie ca surs de rezerv. - aspiration smoke detectors;
Iat o configuraie posibil de sistem integrat: - main detection and extinguishing unit (station);
- detectoare de fum prin aspiraie; - gas bottles (controlled by pressostat);
- unitate principal (centrala) de detectare i stingere; - gas control and release system;
- gospodrie de gaz (n butelii controlate de presostat); - smoke aspiration piping, with nozzles;
- sistem de control i eliberare a amestecului de gaz; - gas mixture release piping, with release nozzles;
- tubulatura de aspiraie a fumului n detector, cu duze The function of the individual components is the
de captare; following:
- tubulatura de evacuare a amestecului de gaz, cu duzele - Within the monitored area, automatic fire detectors
de dispersie. permanently detect the respective fire phenomena and
Funcia componentelor individuale este urmtoarea: convert them into an electrical signal.
- n zona monitorizat, detectoarele automate de foc - The signal from the detectors is recorded by the fire
detecteaz permanent fenomenul de foc respectiv i-l alarm control panel and, where appropiate, displayed
convertesc ntr-un semnal electric; both visually and accoustically as a fire alarm; the fire
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- semnalul detectoarelor este nregistrat prin panoul de alarm control panel is designed so that to enable the
control al alarmei la foc, evaluat i afiat att vizual ct i tripping of various fire automatic control systems:
acustic ca alarm de foc; panoul de control al alarmei la stationary fire extinguishing systems, ventilation and
foc este conceput astfel nct s permit declanarea air conditioning systems, fire doors, lifting equipment.
diverselor sisteme de control automat al focului: sisteme - Emergency call points (emergency buttons) used to
de stingere staionare, sisteme de ventilaie i condiionare trigger the manual alarms enabling an early warning
a aerului, ui de foc, instalaii de ridicare; to the people present;
- puncte de apel de urgen (butoane de avarie) sunt - The gas control and release system (stationary system)
utilizate pentru declanarea alarmelor manuale care triggers the extinguishing process by agent release;
permit o avertizare timpurie a persoanelor; - Using a transmission unit, the fire alarm is remotely
- sistemul de control i eliberare a amestecului de gaz sent to a monitoring centre: the fire fighting measures
(sistem staionar) declaneaz procesul de stingere are then initiated by the control centre (fire brigade);
prin eliberarea agentului de stingere; Below we briefly present the main characteristics of
- utiliznd o unitate de transmitere, alarma la foc este trans- the smoke detecton component, respectively the stationary
mis la distan ctre un centru de monitorizare i fire extinguishing system.
msurile de stins incendiu sunt atunci iniiate prin centrul
de control (brigada de pompieri);
- sistemul de control i eliberare a amestecului de gaz
(sistem staionar) declaneaz procesul de stingere
prin eliberarea agentului de stingere;
- utiliznd o unitate de transmitere, alarma la foc este
transmis la distan ctre un centru de monitorizare;
msurile de stins incendiu sunt atunci iniiate prin
centrul de control (brigada de pompieri).
In continuare, prezentm pe scurt principalele carac-
teristici ale elementului de detectare a fumului, respectiv
ale sistemului staionar de stingere a incendiului.
References (Bibliografie)
1. PE 009/93: Norme de prevenire, stingere i dotare mpotriva incendiilor pentru producerea, transportul i distribuia energiei
electrice i termice (Fire prevention and fighting instructions for thermal and electric power generation, transmission and
distribution) vol. II, ICEMENERG, Bucharest, 1994
2. *** - Materiale extrase de pe site-ul Internet al firmelor (specifications from website of the): SECURITON AG, FIKE Corporationa,
DU PONT Fire Extinguishants, WORMALD ANSUL