TCE CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED

30421007-3CL- SHEET i OF i
00011-P0C
33 kV MV CABLE
SIZING REPORT

SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY

EASTERN OPERATING AREA
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT

(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

DESIGN BASIS
FOR
33kV MV CABLE SIZING

DOCUMENT NO : 30421007-3CL-00011-P0C

DECEMBER 2004

ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
TCE CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
73/1, ST.MARK'S ROAD
BANGALORE 560001
INDIA

CONTRACTOR:
AL-TOUKHI COMPANY FOR INDUSTRY & TRADING
P.O.BOX 497, RIYADH 11411, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
TEL.00966-1-4633660 : FAX.00966-1-4631150

P0C
MP SR
15.12.2004
P0B
MP SR
30.10.2004

P0A
MP SR
28.08.2004

370180099.xls
SHEET 1 OF 9
SECTION :cover sheeet
 REV NO. DATE PREPARED BY CHECKED BY CLEARED BY APPROVED BY

370180099.xls
SHEET 2 OF 9
SECTION :cover sheeet
 GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

ARAR 33kV CABLE SIZING REPORT DOCUMENT NO. 30421007-3CL-00011-P0C

CONTENTS

SECTION DESCRIPTION

1.0 SCOPE

2.0 STANDARDS & REFERENCES

3.0 GENERAL PARAMETERS

4.0 SIZING CRITERIA

5.0 CONCLUSION

6.0 CABLE SIZING REPORT SUMMARY

370180099.xls
SHEET 3 OF 9
SECTION :Index
 GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

370180099.xls
SHEET 4 OF 9
SECTION :Index
 GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

ARAR 33kV CABLE SIZING REPORT DOCUMENT NO. 30421007-3CL-00011-P0C

1.0 SCOPE

Scope of this report is to calculate the 33kV Cable size (18/30kV Grade) from Existing Switchgear to Station
Transformer T401 or T402.

2.0 STANDARDS & REFERENCES

2.1 IEC 60986-short circuit sizing.

2.2
IEC 60364-5-523 Selection and erection of electrical equipment-Current Carrying capacities in wiring system.

2.3 SES-P-104.03 - Cable Selection -Engineering standards.

2.4 Key One Line Diagram for Arar Plant Drawing No:KA667481, REV P0D

2.5 SAUDI CABLE COMPANY - Medium Voltage Cables Catalogues

3.0 GENERAL PARAMETERS

- Depth of Burried Cables = 1 meter

- Ground Temperature at a depth of 1 meter = 35 Deg C as per Cl.No.4.01.1,4.01.2 &
- Average Thermal Soil resistivity = 2 Deg C-m/w 4.01.3 page 70 & 71of 336 of
- Ambient air Temperature = 50 Deg C PTS - 1022
- Short Circuit current = 31.5 kA for 1 second

4.0 SIZING CRITERIA

The Power Cable size shall be selected on the basis of :

- Current Carrying Capacity.

- Permissible Voltage Drop.
- Short circuit Rating.

4.1 CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY

The total load current to be 7.5 MVA

carried by 33kV cable to
= = 131.21Amps
Station Transformer T401 or
3 x 33 kV
T402

However, as per the Cl.No. 3.03-12 of PTS-1022, page 40 of 336 the size for 33kV (18/30kV grade) cable
to Station Transformers is selected as 1C x 630 Sqmm/Phase Cu, XLPE Unarmoured cable.

According to SAUDI CABLE COMPANY Catalogues for Medium Voltage Cables Page 65 of Section 6,
the nominal current carrying capacities for 1CX630Sqmm Unarmoured cables are,

Current Carrying capacity

Laying Conditions(in duct) in Amps for 1C x
630 Sqmm
Laid directly in ground or duct ways, Ground
temp.in flat formation 30 DegC and Thermal
670
resistivity of soil = 1.2K m/W, depth of laying =
0.8m
Laid directly in ground or duct ways, Ground
temp.in trefoil formation 30 DegC and Thermal
730
resistivity of soil = 1.2K m/W, depth of laying =
0.8m

370180099.xls
SHEET 5 OF 9
SECTION :Notes and Sizing Cal
 GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

ARAR 33kV CABLE SIZING REPORT DOCUMENT NO. 30421007-3CL-00011-P0C

Current Carrying capacity

Laying Conditions (in Air) in Amps for 1C x
630 Sqmm

Laid in Air (tray),in flat formation Ambient

990
Temperature 40 Deg C

Laid in Air (Tray), in trefoil formation Ambient

975
Temperature 40 Deg C

The following Derating factors have been considered as per SAUDI CABLE COMPANY Catalogues
for the site conditions specified:

Derating factor Kd for Cable Laid in Duct ways :(for both Flat/trefoil formation)

- Ground Temperature 35 DegC K1 = 0.95 Page 69 of Section - 6

- Thermal Resistivity of soil 2.0DegC m/W K2 = 0.84 Page 70 medium voltage
- Depth of Laying 1m K3 = 0.98 Page 69 cables fo Saudi
Cable company
- Group Rating Factor K4 = 0.80 Page 71 catalogue.
-according to:
- installation system = spacing between two adjacent (center linre to center line) ducts equl 0.3m
- No of ducts in ground = 3

Derating Factor Kd = K1 x K2 x K3 x K4
Kd = 0.6256

Derating factor Ka for Cable installed in free air:(for both Flat/trefoil formation)

Page 61of Section 6 medium

- ambient Air Temperature 50 DegC K5 = 0.89 voltage cables of Saudi Cable
caompany catalogue
- Laying on Cable Tray(in touching form) K6 = 0.86 as per IEC 60364-5-523
according to: table 52-E5
- installation system in three phase circuits
- No of trays = 3

Derating Factor Ka = K5 x K6
Ka = 0.7654

According to the above, the maximum current carrying capacity of the selected 1C x 630Sqmm/phase
cable is as follows

Maximum current carrying capacity of Cable Laid in Duct ways(after considering derating factor)

Laying cable in flat formation, current = 670 x Kd = 419.15 Amps

Laying cable in trefoil formation, current = 730 x Kd = 456.69 Amps

Maximum current carrying capacity of Cable Laid in Air(Cable Tray)

(after considering derating factor)

Laying cable in flat formation, current = 990 x Ka = 757.75 Amps

Laying cable in trefoil formation, current = 975 x Ka = 746.27 Amps

As per above calculation, 1C x 630 Sqmm/Phase cable can carry the required load current of 131.21Amps
under all site conditions.

4.2 VOLTAGE DROP SIZING : From Drg KA-667496 rev P0A cable length = 210 meters. Add 10m at

370180099.xls
SHEET 6 OF 9
SECTION :Notes and Sizing Cal
 GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

ARAR 33kV CABLE SIZING REPORT DOCUMENT NO. 30421007-3CL-00011-P0C

each end of cable, also add 10m for rise / fall of cable. So length = 231m.
The Voltage drop check is calculated as follows :
DV% = 3 x(RCOSF + XSINF) x I x L x 100 /Un for three phase system
Where,
COSF = Power Factor = 0.8
SINF = = 0.6
I = Full load Current in A = 131.21
L = Length in Km = 0.231
Un = Cable Voltage in V = 33000
R = Resistance W /Km = 0.0423 Page 56 & 67of Section 6 medium voltage
X = Reactance W /Km = 0.11 cables of Saudi Cable caompany catalogue.
The Voltage Drop
DV% = 0.016 % Volts which is < 5% Hence, Voltage drop is within the limits.

4.3 SHORT CIRCUIT SIZING.

According to SES-P-104.03 Engineering standards Cl No:4.9.6 the maximum short circuit current carrying
capacities for the conductor calculated with the formula:
142 x S
I =
t
Where,
I = Maximum Allowable conductor Short Circuit Current in Amps
t = Duration of Short circuits in seconds
S = Cross Sectional Area of Current Carrying conductor in Sqmm
K = Temperature co-efficient of conductor resistance. = 142 for copper XLPE
therefore,
142 X 630
I =
3

S = 51.65 kA

The selected 1CX630Sqmm/Phase cables can withstand upto 51.65kA for 3 seconds. Whereas, the
maximum short circuit current is 31.5kA for 3 seconds. Hence, the selected cable size is in order.

5.0 CONCLUSION

From 33kV Switchgear to Station Transformer T 401 or T 402

18/30 kV Grade(33kV), XLPE insulated, Copper Conductor of size 1C x 630 Sqmm/Phase,
Unarmoured cable has been selected based on the above calculations.

370180099.xls
SHEET 7 OF 9
SECTION :Notes and Sizing Cal
 GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

ARAR 33kV CABLE SIZING REPORT DOCUMENT NO. 30421007-3CL-00011-P0C

370180099.xls
SHEET 8 OF 9
SECTION :Notes and Sizing Cal
 GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)

6.0 CABLE SIZING REPORT SUMMARY

ARAR 33kV CABLE SIZING REPORT DOCUMENT NO. 30421007-3CL-00011-P0C

FULL
LENGTH
SL LOAD CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY OF CABLE (SINGLE CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY OF % VOLTAGE
FEEDER DESCRIPTION LOAD VOLTAGE CABLE SIZE SELECTED DERATING FACTOR OF
NO. CURRENT RUN) CABLE AFTER DERATING FACTOR (SINGLE RUN) DROP
CABLE
IFL

CABLE LAID IN DUCT CABLE LAID IN AIR(CABLE CABLE LAID IN DUCT CABLE LAID IN AIR- CABLE LAID IN DUCT CABLE LAID IN AIR(CABLE
kVA VOLTS AMPS SQ.MM BANKS CABLE TRAYS KM %
BANKS TRAY) BANKS TRAY)
(IN BOTH (IN
FLAT/TREFOIL BOTH FLAT/TREFOIL
IN DUCT IN AIR IN FLAT IN TREFOIL IN FLAT IN TREFOIL IN FLAT IN TREFOIL IN FLAT IN TREFOIL
FORMATION) FORMATION)
BANKS FORMATION FORMATION FORMATION FORMATION FORMATION FORMATION FORMATION FORMATION

EXISTING 33kV SWITCH GER TO 1 RUN OF 1 RUN OF

1 STATION TRANSFORMER T401 or 7500 33000 131.22 1C X 630 1C X 670.00 730.00 990.00 975.00 0.6256 0.7654 419.15 456.69 757.75 746.27 0.231 0.016
T402 /Phase 630 /Phase

370180099.xls SHEET 9 OF 9
SECTION :Cable Sizing Report Summary