SPECIFICATION NQ.

' ETI/PSI/ 153t 10/94)

25 kV ac 50 Hz SINGLE POLE, OUTOQOR, POLE MOUNTED V A C U ~INTERRUPTOf3

8ESEARCH DESIGNS AND STANDARDS OROANfSATION

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY dF R A I L W A Y S
LUCKNOW - 226'011.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA .
MIYISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RESEARCH OESIrnMS AND STANDARDS ORGANISATION !RDSOj
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SPECIFICATION.NO. ~ ~ 1 / ~ ~ 1 / 1 5 9 ( 1 0 / $ 4 )
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25 k8d-at-50 Hz SINGLE .POLE ,; OUTDOqR, .-POLE -MOUNTED VACUUM INTERRUPTOR

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!.I T h i ~shec5ficat.ian applies t o outdoor t y p e pale mounted s i n g l e
p o l s Vacuum ,intqrrupto.r - f p t use i n . unattended Railway f r a c t i o n
Substation and;swit.ching Statigri f o f eontro,l-ling poser supply t o the
25kV ac 50 Hz' single phase- .tract.ion-overhead equipment (OHE) i n any
p a r t o f , Indi.a,. -;
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1.2 TNe 1nterJu~tor-shallbe complete ;ith all parts, f i t t i n g s and

accessories i n ~ i u d . f n g . . ~ d ~ n t , i n g . f r a m a .-~oof rskt e e l f o r m o u n t ~ n e i t on
t o the pole ( m a i t ) neGeanary f o t . i t s e f f i c i e n t aperation. 'A11 such
p a r t s , - : f i t t * i n g s . an_d.ac~es.s;ories,sha.l.l be deemed t o be w i t h i n t h e
scope 6f t h i s d p e c i f j c a t i o n , whether s p e c i f i ~ a l l ymentioned o r n o t .
The, i n t e r r u p t o r i / s h a l :be
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1.3 The i n t e r r u g t o r sha! I 'be erected by the Purchaser f Indian

Ra i lways, under the.:superviis i o n -pf the ;supp 1ier/manuf ar,t,c~rer who.--sha1.11
however t e s t and kornmissio; the equipment t o -the sat.'isf a c t ion. o f %-he
Railway 6nginedr at s i t e .

2.7 The i r l t e r r u p t b r shall, unless otherwise speoif i e d herein.

conform _ t o t h e late-st ver.s,jon o f I E C S t a n d a ~ d -2 6 5 - 2 , High Voltage
s r i tches f'nr rited vol tags .of 5 2 k y and abpve. !IEC 58 .- High . - voltage
. a l t e r n a t i n g c d r e n t circui3 breakers and the I n d i a n E l e c t r i c i t y .
Rules, whereveri/applicsble.
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2.1.1 I n the prd&rat i a n o f t h j s specif i ‘ ~ . ai to n , asspstance has
been derived f r o m the f o l l o w i n g standards:-
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(1) IEC:SI 4
High voltasp a l t e r n a t i n g c u r r e n t c i r c u i t b t e a k e p
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(2) IEC-265-2 , High voltage s w i t o h e s ' p a r t - 2 - H i g h v o l t & $

r switches f o r r a t e d voltage qf 52kV and above.
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(3.i IEC:694 . , _ - . Commgo,c~adses
- f o r high voltage switohgear and
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t o d b ayn~ r a oid
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1~:456 ' t f o r p l a i n and r e n f o r c e d concrete.

(5,) ~s;&k ~pec? ,,f .-,i l a ' t i o n f o r single phase small ac and
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u n i y e r s a l " k l e c t r ic motors.
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(8) IS:2099 Spesif i c a t i o n for hushing for a1 ternat.ing
vollsges above 1000 V.
Spet?fication for pofce!ain post ~nsulators for
, s y s t e ~ sw i t h n y i n a l voltwses ateater than 1 0 0 0 V .
S~eoificatian f o r e'lectriebover connectors.
fs) IS:5F21 Specificatio~ ,)for Hollow insulators f o r use in
ele6t.rical equipment. _ I .

f10) IS;RSf5 'S~eoifisation for controj switches r s ~ i t o h r n g

device f o r . ~6ntr01 and auxiliary c~reuits
' intludine contactor re?ays) - f o r voitages upto
and including lOOOV ac and l 2 p O V dc. - General
requirements and t.ests.
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( 11 IS ;"790S Specification for He!icaT compr&s:seion springs.
( 3 2 ) IS:7907 ' Specification far Heli~al extension sprjngs.
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S~ecification iifor alternating current switches
for voltages above 1000V. -
c741 IS: 13178 . . Spkcifiektion f o r High Voltage alternating
current cirsuit'break~ts.
(15) RDSQ's Spacn S~ecitioationf o r hot d i p galvanisation.
Mo.ETI/OHE/13
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(16) RDSQ's Speon. Spscitioation for +steel and stainless steel

No.ETI/OHE/ - bolts, nuts and washers.
18f4/84)
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(17) RDSO's Soecn. Specifisation f o r Epoxy based zinc phosphate %

NO .M&.c/PCN- p r imer (two pack)

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(18) RDSO's Specn. Specifioation for A l u m i n i u m paints based on
No. M&C/PC;fV- Polyurethane.
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2,2 Any deviation from this-spes~fisation
as proposed by the
t e n d e r e r , calculated to improve upon the performance, utility
and eff i iency of the equicmsnt will be given due consideration,
provided full particulars of t h e deviation with justification
therefor are furnished. In such a case, the tenderer' shall quote
according to t h i s specitic.t?~n and d e v i a t i o n s , i f any, proposed by
h i % sha? be quoted as an alternative/alternatives.In.case o f any
cctnt.ra2jc i c n between the pravipiona of t h e Indian Standards
S ~ , r t i ic,a
f i o n / I E C standard and this.specif3safioo, the latter ihall
prevai 1 .
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3. , tract lo^ Power Is<
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3.1 General S c h w The aingle phase, 50 Hz psver s u p p l y f o r

railway t r a c t i o n at 25kV i s aktained from 2 2 0 / 1 3 2 / 3 t O f 6 8 k V t-hree
phase g r i d system'through a step down single phase power transformer,
the primary w l n d i n g . o f wh?oh t s connected ts t w o of t h e phases s f tk4c
three phase e f f e c t i v e l y earthed transmission 1 7 ~ e netvnrx c f the
State Electricity Goat-4. I n order to reduce the i m b a j a ~ c a on t h e
three-pha.se ,ar i d . syst-em, the t.wo phases of the three-phase
transmission t i n e a r e tapped I n a cyclic order f o r feedlog <PI?
successive t r a c t i o n subst&tians(f~S). The distance between a d ~ a c e ~ t
TSS i s narmal7y between-50 k m and 80 k m depending-upon density of
traffic, g r a d i e n t s in the cece~onand other factors.
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3.7.7 On? Germinal of the 25 kV'seconbary w i n d ~ n go f tt.\e traction

transformer is connected to the OH€ through circuit
bteakersfi~terruptars and the other terminal is soltdly earthed and
connected ta the a ~ p r o g r ~ a ttar a c t i o n railts). The current flows
through t h e OHE,.to the locomotives and returns through the rail(&>
a ~ dearth t b the TSS. I n s e c t i o n s where booster transformers and
return s a n d u ~ t o r are p r ~ v ? d e dthe cur rent returns t h r o u g h these; the
t r a c t i o n railCs) and gartly thrqugh t h e e a r t h In t h e v ? c i n ~ t yof the
TSS;'Apqrox+rniitely midway bet.waen t ~ adjacent a TSS a dead zone' known
as ' n h t r a l .1 ssct.ion7 or' 'phase-break' i s provided to se9arat.e the
different jhakes. The power f e d ta the.OHE an one s i d e of t h e TSS i a
contrblled by 'k f e e d e r d c i r c u i t , break.ee w h i l e the power fe.d .to the OH€
Q P e a c h . t r a ~ k5 s controlled by an interri4ptor. I n . the case of a
f a u l t ; on t t ? e , O H E , the feeder circuit breaker trrps to isalate the
faulty OHEX A schemati diagram No. &~l/P~1/702(~od,€?j showing the
ge~eralartaneement at a TSS i s a t Appendix-1.
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3.2.1 The & E ' ~ S drdne t6 irsquent earth f a u l t s caused by f a i l u r e

of insulation d r b y DHE snapgin8 and touching t h e r a i ' l / e a r t h or by 4
g i e ~ e o f - wire' ddrdpped'by birds which connects the 0HE to earth at
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over 1 ins'struc~uiei$upports .or by miscreant activity. - 1
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3.2.2 T h d two sect-inns a? OH€ fdd by. d j f f a r e n t phases
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times .inadvartahtly bride& c a u s i n g yrona phase coupling.
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3.3.f . The f a u l t i n t h e W E ate isatated by feeder c i r c u i t b r e a k e w
w h r c h . : ~ 1 3 r s t 3 5 through e7ther one o r mare of t h e following relays:
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ti) i ~ i s t a n c l i !Mho r e l a y .
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(iii) Wrong phaskroupling r e l a y .
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The f a u l t in t h e traction transformer are 'isolated'.by m e
f X l y ) - I ~ M Tover - & j r r e n t
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lays for
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tho P r i r n a r y ( ~ ~a5 ) wel1,as for the secondary ( L V ) side,

(i i i ) I n s t a n t a n e o u s ~ e a r t h sleakage r e l a y s on t h e p r i n ~ n r - y
(HV) sldc as ve1.1 ' h>..-.asit':on , the, secondary (LV) side.
( 1 ~ ) High speed i n t e r t r ; . i p p i n g r e l a y .and (v) A u x i l i a r y
roleyn for transforrner::fepl*e I Buchholz,oxonnolvo
3,' '-%
w i n d ~ n g and o i l temperatyi,L:y:trlp -i and a l a r m a n d i low o i l
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circuit breakers failing to operate under fault cond~tionr, the

220/132/110/1;6 kV ~ i r c i . ! i t . ' b r e a k e r , # on the primary side of the
transformer operates to isolate t h e f a u l t .

3.4.: The f a u l t . '.le~el

f o r d i f f e r k n t grid suppiy voltages based a n ,
a three prase symmetrical ah0r.t circuit. fault is between 7000 MVA and
70.0GG, .MVA .depending,'upan the proximity of -the t.rat,t.'ion sub-stati o n
t o t.he generating station. The level of shqrt circuit on t h e 25kV
s i d e for a. .fa~,i!tz Sn the vicinity o f " substation could be .around 150. .
MVA .
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3.5 Nature g f Idad t h s 2,5kt4 ey6tenc.r ' I,

3.5.t ' The traotion load i s 6f frequent a A d rapidly v a r y i n g

nature and fluct~iatesbetween no load and overloads. The load cycle
\!.ariesfrom day to day due to n ~ n - u n i f q r m gat.ter,n of traffic.
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3.5'. 2 An ac. ,electric
locarnotjve is f i t t - e d .with s i n g l e phase
b r i d g e - connected siliconre~tifier with smoothing reactor . f o r
conversion' of a..r,:to f o r feeding 'the dc t r a ~ t i r s n motnrs. The
d.c.
ripgz!;e. curtent, i s in t h eregion of 25. tq -40%, which introduces
harmonica in the 25kV power s u p p l y , ' Incl~l'an Rai1wa.y~plan to introduce
thryriator r~ntrt!Ied ?aeomotivd:s 'which would also' introduce
harmonics i n t h e system. The typica.1 percentages of. harmonics present
in the tractSon current with the diode rectifier and the t h y r i s t o r
?oc~motivesa r e as follows: . ,
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rectifisr thvr jat.er

3rd harm~nir,('?'51Hz! '- 1.5% 23%

5 t h harmonic (250 Mzj 6% - ' 14%
7 t h harrnnnjc !35Q H z ) - 4% 1U%
 3.5.3 The average p ~ w e r f a c t o r n f e l e c t r ~ c l o c a m o t . ~ v e and
multiple unyt t r a i ~ sgenerally vsr2es between 0 . 7 and
without compensation. - - ' ..'$C .' 8 lagging -
3.5.4 I n x b70 yatds and locoshelis, l a r g e number n f 3otomoti-\res
stand sdle ,with only the load o f their auxillaris~ draw,ng % ? & e r
r e a ~ t i v egowe,r, The load power factor 7s t h e r e f o r e , r a t h e r l o v .
3.5.5 .For improving power 'ac 7r f ixgd shunt c a p a c ~ t o rb a ~ kw i t h
a

-13% series reactor are also -installed at some traction s u b s t a t ~ ~ n ,

t h e net W A R r a t i n g of wh?ch i s generally o f the order o f 2500 k Y 4 9 -

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l ameters
3.6.1 The OH% i s made up of stranded cadmium copper catenary of 6 5
sq mm cross s e ~ t i o nor a stranded aluminium alloy ca%ena.ryo f 116' sg
rn trclra section and a grooved copDer ti1re of 107 sg mm crass sect-ron
making up total of 150 sq mrn copper equ~valent. The OH€ i m p e d e n ~ 6
value are gonetslly taksn as under:
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( i ) S?ng)e track OHE without r e t u r n 0.41 / 7 0 Ohm/km
~br75jLift o r

: d i j ) f ? s u b il e . t . r a c k OHE w7thout r e t u r n
contduktor

(iii>Singl& track OHE with return

- candu~tor 0.70 / 70 Ohm/km

.( i v ) Daub-1% t r a c k OHE with return

conduct or 0.43 / 70 Ohm;km,\

3,7 D l - ~ t i e SZf
.~ Interruator:
3.7.: Ths ihterruptot i s . w e d a k t h e following locations in
the 25 kv ac, 5 ~ i zsrngle phase traction system:

As ~ e c t i ~ o ~ ii n
n tge r r u p t o ~at Sub-Sectioning and para?leling'
post fssPj,

7 7 ) AS paral?eljng interruptor at s e c t i o n i n g p o s t (SP) and Suh-

sectioning and paralleling post (SSP), 6
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317) A s brfdgine int.etrupkar a t s e c t i o n post ( S P ) , Y
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- A s feeding interruptor at feeding post. ( F P ) and
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vj As bus t0wb7er i n t e r r v p t ~ ra t TSS:-

3.7.2 The intsrruptor 7s called uPon to p e r f o r m following duties: .

i ? Making short c7rcu-tt current

iif Making and breaking traction load current from v e r y low

capacitive or fnductive currents to rated normal c u r r e n t .
 iii) Carrying the rated norma? c u r r e n t coatinuousfy, an4
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~ v : ) Carrying short ~ i r i ; ~ ici ti ~ r r e n t until ,t.ha f a u l t . i,s cleared by
t h e c ' i r ~ u i tbr'eaker'upstream.

!v) Percentage impedence of t r a c t i o n t r a n s f o r m e r

[ 2 1 . 5 MVA) at 27.5 kV 12% + f - 0.5
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3,7,3 The design and canstruction of t h e i n t e ~ r u p t o r s h a ! ? he
such that it i s capafi!e o f performin8 1O3OQD c?ose-open 0 ~ s r a t . 7 n ; i : ? n
service w i t h o u t adjustment/change o f any part/contacts or Vaeuurn
bottle . L u b r i c a t i o n and tightening o f moving patts'in t h e opgrating
m e ~ h a n i s m snrj c l e a n i n g o f p o r c e l a i n , i n s u f a t o r s ' i ; a n b e d ~ n e as per
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manufacturer's kecommendation,
4.0 ~ e r v i c e.and errvirorimental Cond.it ions:
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Maximuin amh%ent, a3r temgsratura 43 deg. C .
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J i i ) Minimtirn ambient a i r temperature .
(iii!Average ambient a i r tsmperature aver 35 d e g . C
a period o f 24 h .
fiv) M a ~ T r n urelative
~ humidity,' 100%
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Cv) Annual rainfall Ranging between -
1750 mm and 6259mm ,
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(vi) Number o f thunderstorm days per annurn* SS(F?a?f m i - ~ m ?

!vii!Number o f dust st-orm days per annum.

(viii!Numbes of rainy days p e r annum.

( 1 x 1 M a x i m u m basic wind pressure.

tx) Altitude. N o t , ezc~eedinb'IQOITm

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!xi) Pollution level, Heavily pollutted,
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The interruptor would be s u b j e c t to vibrations on account
of t.,r+ina ri-~nningon nearby railway tracks. The arnp?itude of these
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,v-ibrationsw h i ~ t !occur w i t h rapidly v a r y i n g time periods in the range
of ' 15 rns to 70 m.r, lies i.n t.he range o f 30 to 150 micron at present, . ,
w i t h the insta.ritai?eouspeak g o i n g ,upto 350 micron.
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~ t.hE! syst-em; The - int.errc!gt.ot- shw! i be
designed f o r t h e f u l t o w i n g ;
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i i ) Nominal. system y s l t a g e 25kV subject to variation from

* . . ' 1,9kV to 27,.fi k V * - or;r,asions 1: y
I .. . toucih ing. ,305k V .

jj1:) Rated flreguenoy . . - 50 .Hz. +/- 3% '.-.

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i) Number ,sf poles One

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"i: 5-iv) '4 Rated $i,nsuJati o n : l e v e l : . A.

h .:'a. Rated qne-minute wet ; * -' 85 k~(rms)

- Power f,requency, - %

kithskdnd voltage.: -
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'mitrosec&ikl wdve-
form). + t i ,, . .-
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currant,. .
viii) Rated o p e r a t i n g iequence
ix) Pated short time w i t h s t a n d
cuprent for 3 s .

r> rota!' break..tirrre Not more than 80 rns

5.3 i . * The . cha,racter i s t i c s of

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mechanism of
i n t e ~ r i - i p t o r and a s s o c i a t e d equipment i n particular.,

i1 Method df operat.ion Motor charged spr ing

s t o r e d energy mechanism,
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ii) Number and type of spare
auxiliary awitrhes, 8 NO fl 8 NC

a ) Rated voltage llOV dc

b) Continuaus current 1 0 A dc

8.0 TYDG General C ~ ~ s t r ~ ~. t ~ ~ n :

6.1 The interruptor- shall 'be suit,ab:e for mounting or! s t e t i f /
PSC pale. The interruptor shalt comprise -
4 Qperating mechanism ~ubtcieand
iij The pole f ~nterruptigg chamber and support insulators),

1 1 The pole shall comprise the tnterrupting chamber and the-

support insulator. The interrupting chamber shall consist of vacuum
b o t . t ? e rontained i n porcelain hollow insulator. The vacuum' bottle
shaf? comprise a vessel sealed far life w i t h insulating- side walls
and metal ends containing the fixed ah4 moving Contact. 'The movement
of the moving c ~ n t a c t in the vacuum enclo.stire shall be guided by
means Q f metal bellows. Suitable me tali.^ s h i e l d s shall be .provided
f o r preventing heat and meta3 vapour fram the arcing zone affecting
the insulation envelop,. These shields will alsoac o n t r o l the electric
f i e l d when t h e contacts ace open avd a volta~eappears across the
interruptor, This will mask. high internal atreks points and produce
an almost linear a x i a l Qrading of the external insulating surfaces.
A shield shall also be provided to protect the be1 lows. The design
and construction o f vacuum bottle df the interruptor shall be such
t h a t the.current chopping level i s kept t b t h e minimum and shall not
produce any appreciabl~switching over voltage$,
6.2 The dasigjn of the interruptor shall be such that when i t is
mountea on a p a k , the height of !''the lowest. unscreened 1 i v e part from
grdund or acty p a i n t where -a person may s t a n d ( s e c t i ~ n a 1 clearance),
& h a ? ? be nut. less than 3000 mm, The lowermost. .portion of any
insulator shall be not less than 2500 rnm fram the ground level.
Further the ciearao~e between live part and part . a t earth
patentiai shall be ndt less than 500 mm, .
7.0 Contacts:

1.1.7 The m a t & , ' f ixsd and rnovtng contacts of the ioterruptor
shall have ample cross-section a ~ cdo n t a c t pressure f o r c a r r y i n g the
rated current and short t i m e current without excessive temperature
r i s e , p i t t i n g and welding,
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 7.7.2. .An &rran,gemertt or a device shall be provided e x t . e r n a ?ly to
ifidikatec?early t.'hat t h e canta~tsare wsaeing out and the e x t e n t to
which the wear i s 1 taking place t3 beterrnine whether the canta.cts have
worn out to the pr'escr.ibed I J r n i t , .
7.2 Auxiliar~ C~ntact6:T Apart from the auxiliary contasts
required exclusf tely by the 'rnanufa~tuterfor.the funct i ~ n i n ga f . kbe
fnterrw~tor, at l e a s t 8 pairs of nsrmally open contacts and G g a i ~ s
of hsrmalty clos&d cont.acts shall be provided additionally f o r the
~ ~ z l u s 5 v euse qf the Purchaser. The auxiliary contacts which ape
operated in conjunction with the main contacts shall be p ~ s i t . i . ~ : e ! y
driver! in both the d.irecti@n~!
8.0 Oseratihg Mechanism:
8.1 The int'er~.iiptorshall be ope.rat.ed by a motor charged spring
st0Ped energy mechanism. Both opening and closing operations shall
be done by the !stored energy of spring(s). The motor ..shall be so
rated that. the time,requ<redfor fully charging t h e closing spring i s
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b not more than , ? 5s . .Theclosing action of the interrupt.or sha! 1

char&@ the agdnins spring so that the interruptor i s ready for ,

to~ening any ti& thereafter. The saring shall be of robust design

cisins !ested 'steel. The"ends of the compression springs if used,
shall . b e flattened ts enable proper fixing.and.'sha!l preclude the
possibility of misalignemsnt.
8.2 The motor for Spr:ng chargjing shall be su~table f o r
operation from ' a 1 7 0 V battery, The voltage at motor t.erm~na?s -1s
17kely to v a r y J bet,t;een 130% and 85% of the normal value. A
miniature iircuit breaker of reputed meke shall be prsv7ded in t h e
motor ~rrru?tfor protection o f the motor.
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5.3 Thd oberating hechanism shall be deSiened so that the
interru~tnr Gan.i he cgerated from'the operatin9 mechanism cubicle
itself as well ,As remotely fron? the contr~1panel in t h e TSS or SP or '

SSP as -also $ r @ m the remote Control.Centre (RCC) which may be,

s i t u a t e d away from the interruptor. For this purpose 2 a ~ ~ C ~ ~ /
two way selector switch shali be provided dn t h e operating mechanism
cub5c?e. When the switch i s in the"tOC~L"position, the interruptor
) can b e operated locally and when st i s in the "REMOTE" position the
interruptor can be operated from the control panel or from t h e RCC.
T h e . selector, 'ISyit~h shall - be sgringj loaded i n order that it n J
acit,omati'ca.1 ly returns to the"REMOTE1'posit ion. For the closing and ' r-j
o ~ e n i n gthe interruptor from t h e gg6rlting mechanism cubicle i t . s e f f , b
..theswitch shall he of the push button type or knob type. nl
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8,4 T h s ogrerat7ng rne~hanism shall he pr.@vided with a suitable
S ~ * . - ~ i c to
e menwally opeq the interruptor in the event of failure o f
a n y part of d.c: cgntrol ci~curt~ncludlngthe opening coil in the
werat. ing mechainism.

8,s T
he operating mechwnism shalf slso be provided w i t . h a
siiit.ab1e cieviye to manua.11~ close the interruptor. .In -addition a
d e t a ~ h a b l e hwficilej~ranli shall be provided for manually 'charging the
c70sing spring. The height from ground level at .which the
- ~ ~ . : ~ d l a ! c r a ni~k to be In.sert,ed i r c the operating mechanism shall be
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between !1W mrn and 7500 mrn so as t a enable ~ t s oneratjon
c o n v e n i e n t l y by the pperat-or ~ t a n d ~ non
g the ground.

8.6 In additjion t o the mar?ira1?y ogerated local nochanical

openfng apd closing devices as rndicated i n Clause 8.3, 8 . 4 a n d 8 , s
above, provision'shall also be,made by,rneans-of a.suitable c r a n k or
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handle f o r slow c;jusfng and slow opening-af t h e interruptor f ~ r
maintenance gucpaseb. '

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8.7 The closing 'coil and the opening ~ o ~in l t h e apkrat-ina,

mechanism -.shall d$ suitable f o i operation from 1lOV 4.c. pover
srrppl:) fi-om-a b a t t e r y . The voltage i s subject'to'a v a r i a t i o n of +l8%
to -75% for the closing coi I , whf Ie the v a r i a t i o n o f voltage for the
&penins m i l i s +10X t a -30%.

8.8 An' opekat'ion eounter having f.i.ve d i g i t recording mechanism

f o r t h e number bf opening operat ions shall be p,rovided a t e suitable
losation 'so as to be ~onveniently r e a d s b y the operator standing on
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t h e ground.

s.9 - . Mechanical i n d i c a t o r s shai-l be provided for 'CLQSED' and

'OPEN' condStionr bf the interruptor,
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8.10 A l l ~ a r k - i n ~ ~ g aor ft st h e operati?g.rneshan4en s h a l l be of

corro.4ion resisti& m a t e r i a l . 8aarings; i f any, shall not r e q u i r e
gi-#as-ing. Bearing, p i n s , b o l t s , n u t s and other parts shall. be
adequately pinned or ,locked t o . prevent loosening.
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8.11 Shokk absatbGrs used ( i f a n y ) shall n o t tequire any
maintenance Qur i n g i t h e entire l i f e o f the ~ n t e r r u p t o r ' .
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5.12 The aparbt ion of the pow; operated olosing device wen the
~ n t e r r u p t o r i s i_n; t-he "CLOSE?:'- candit i o n shall not cause damage to
any part of t h e -inter-r.rrg>torO P endanger. the aperator standing near
the i n t e r r u p t o r , The pdwer requirement f o r opening or closing co11
shall n e t exceed 200W and the power requirement at any time inclwd?ng
.sDr t ng charging ahb 1 1 not exceed 750 W .

8 , 73 The 0 ~ 6 t , k t i n g~ e ~ h a n i sand
m associated accessories shal: be
enclosed, i n a weat,,her, dust. and verrnjn'groof cabins'; or cubicle made , -
of 2 mm. thick &hest. sf-eel' ( o f t e s t e d quality) w i t h gr.ovis?an f o r

8.19 Suitable heater(,$) shall de provrded t o operate o f f 240V

ac,' 5n Hz s i n g l e .!dha.se s u p ~ l yto prevent co.nbenaat Son . o f rnwisture ~ \ 1
during,' m o n ~ o o n / & f n t e r . A 240 V , 5 A , 3 p i n s o c k e t out let f o r an Y '

inspectiaq l a m p shaf! a l s o , b e p i ~ v i d e d . Fuses for the heater tirouit

r-ha!,! be of c.artt!idge type [WRO! with s t i i t s b l e f i t t i n g s . ~ i n ' i a t u r e
c - r s . $ i- * b r e a k s t -o$ reputed make may also be used as an alternative:

R , 15 The' e n t r y of - a l : 1 '~&;ihles i n t o the aperati-ng mechanism

~ u b i r = : e shall be.only thr-sugh stt.it;ab?e cable.glandswhich.shal1 not
a.17bw jnerass of !,vermin, P. . i r i s e c t s , etc i n t o , t h e c u l b i ~ t e . The cable
gland% a h a ? ) . ..batsupgf i e d ' w i - t h t h e interruptor. F i v e c a b 1 glands
sha!: be grovided af w h i ~ ht h r e e shall be f o r cable af 1.6.5 mrn

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n u t r l d e diameter w h f l e t h e ba!snze
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t w o glands shall be for cable of
14 mm outside d i a r n + t e r , .
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8,!6 t h e wfrfng irrside , t h e o p e r a t ' i n g nechanism c u b i r , l . e ' s h a ' l t be

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w f t h , 1?00 V grade PS'C insu!et.ed single' core cable co!n$orming t o

IS;!554!Pt.,Z), w i t h stranded cogper conductors of adequate c r o s s -
sa~tion.so proportioned a.s t o redut,e7vo?tagebrcp a.n& ?o.sses to t h e
minimum. The. ends.af wires s h . ?1 be t,erminat.edwith krimped eye ~ y p e L

, . l u & . The w i r i n g f o r ' . ? l O V dr, control c i r ~ u i t anct 2 4 0 V , , ar, 50 Hz

s r n a ? e phase c i r ~ u j t&hall be segraeated and properfy i d e n t i f i e d , .The
g ~ s i t i v s and negative wires of the w i r i n g for d . ~ , c?rcujk& shail
. . also be segregated. The l e n g t h of t h 6 cables used shall be k e p t to
the minimum. i

9;17 The. terminal end o f all wires sha!l be p r o v i d e d w i t h

rrumbei-ei?. inter7czck t y p e f e ' r t u l e s which shall be o f PVC or o s h e r
.durable rnat.er.ia1 w i t h markings (numbers! eS t h w engraved or punched.
s~ as t o be jndelible. The ferrules shall preferably. be o f whit+
c,oIorjr w f t h lsttering t . h e r e o n ; i q black. ~ ' l lwiring sha:l be praperfy \'
.st-~pportec! and s u i t a . b I y p r o t e c t e d - t o avoid rubbingl s.ga.inst any (
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~eta!?ic p a r t - .
5.18, Terminal Bfncks o n l y o f a p p r o v e d - d e s i g n s h a l l b e provided
i n the operatjng' m e ~ h a n i s m' ~ubicle. T h e r e shall be insulating
barri&ra.bstwesn adjacent t.ei-mi&!s,The terminals shall be of stud
type with spring washers, Suitable dust. p r o o f s h r o u d s of unbreakable
transparent matariat shalf be provided on each terminal block. The
t.ermina.1 blacks used for IjC and ac c i r ~ u i t s h a - R e clearly
dist ingr?-<shed and separated f r o m each . o t h e r .. S i m i I a t f y g o s i t . i i i e and
negative t e r m i n a . t i o n s . o f t , h e , . w i r i n g o f the d . c . circuit, shall be
aegragat.ed 2nd segarat.ed by insil.lating barriers.

g,19 For earthing 0 5 t h e operating mechanism cubicle, 'two earthing

terminals of adequate capacjty to carry the rated short circuit.
current. shall b8 ptovideb. The termjna? shal: be suitable f a r
connecting to 50mm x 8mm M . s : fiats, The e a r t h i n g terminal shall he
nrovided i t . 17.5 + 0 . 5 / -0:0 mm diameter hole for f i ~ i n g the
earthing flat,

% , I s The-,pureelain 'hallow insulators used as the support

insulator and i n t e r r u p t i n g chamber insulator f a r the interruptor
sha!l be o f . ni-tt. door t y g e crznfrzrrning to IS;562t. The porcelain ho-llou
insulator. shall be o f single pier,@ ~onstructioni . e . , t h e r e shall be
no j o i n t within the psrcelain. The shed p r o f i l e s h a l l have a lip at
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the s%t,r-em4t.y hut' f r e e from r i b s on the underside so as to avoid

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accumu7at7on of . d. u s t and pollutants and permit easy leaning.
9.2 ho,l!ov
9ot.h the p o r ~ e 1 a . i ~ insulators i . e , inkerruptine
chamber in.ru1at.or and support. inaulatar shaf 1 . have a creepage
dist.a.rir,e of not less Khan f 3C10 mm,.
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9.3 Termina;l,Connectors:- The So,t.erruptor sha? ! have al~!mirnurn

terminal gads ahd shall be siJpp!ied with the flexjble terminal
connet t or s as jpy R.D.S.O. Dra~ing .No.€TZ/PSI/P/8970 Mod
'Fc(~pDendix-~~),i suitable for connection to 3 8 m m s l r t s i d n diameter
alumi'nium tl-~butar, ~sbaPs,
9,3.1 The curi,hez;tors shall be procured only, from rnanufacti-lrers
approved by RDSO.; . ..

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The interru~tor shall be pr~vided w i t h dav~ce; f o r
ele<;t,ricaI and' me~hanical interlocking with its a-sso~iated
i&olatar(S) ,if A n y , suc-h that. ( i ) the isolator can be operated only
when the iqterr,up$or i s :locked i n t h e 'opep' oondition and ( r i ) the
interruptor eannot be aperated hot.?! man~tallyand electrical1:f either
oh 'LOCAL' ar / , o n 'REMOTE' unless the isolator is locked ' i r . the
'CLISED' or-"OPEN' condition,
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10.2 The i$terlosking device

shall therefore consist o f a pair
of looks* having a common k e y . One of ,the locks shall be supplied-
mounted 'in t h 8 aperati'ng mechanism cubisle o f the interruptor and
t h e o t h e r luck{shall he supplied loose for fitment by th,e Purthaser
on the asaa~iated isolator,if any. One spare 'duplicate' key shall be
supplied aloha w i t h the t,ommc?n interlo~k.k e y .

10.3 . The lock meant for mounting on the associated isolator shall
ke of the bolt type of approved design and shall be .suitable far
f ixlng directly on the isolator. The internal mechaniarn of t h e bolt
t y p e lock shall be made of non-ferrous metal and t h e outer .housing
shall be of m i i d steel hot.-dig galvanised. ROSO drawing showing bolt
t y p e interlack i s attached with t h i s specifieatiofi at Appendix-111.

10.4 -Siacs a number of interrupters a r e provided at a TSS or SP

or SSP, it is' i m p e r ~ t i v ethat the k e y fuv one' set, of interlock is
not interthenbsah.1e with any other key. Kkys .far the different sets
of interlock shall, t-herefare,be su~pliedwith d i f f e r e n t k e y codes
fsr eaoh intierruptor, the su~c8ssf.ul tend~rer/manufartwrer shall,
advise the Purchaser, vet1 in time of the details of key c o d e s for
each set of :
inter locks proposed ' to ' be sugpl i e d - by him a f tar
ascertaining the requirements from the Purchaser.
10.5 The ?nkerls~ksahall he procured only from manufacturers
approved by RDSO. -4
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1 3 .C Pa.rts fitt.?nnz accessat ies: h"
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11.1 The ' f o ~ w i n g parts, fittings add a~cessorias shall be '-l
nrnvidmd f o r bach interruot.or,

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mechanfsm cubicle door gadlacking arrangement.
I?! Manually operated opening and closing be'vice -,

iii) Spring ?oadsd l o ~ a l / r m a t s selector switch

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?v) Local, e l e c t r i i ~ a ?c,fosinglanci opening picah b u t , t o ' i l / k n b b s .
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vi) ~ n t e r l o c k i n e~ $ e v f c q ' ~ , . . .

vii) ,Terminal connectors.

viii) Earthing terminals.
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ix) Name f rating plate. , 1'

x) Mechanj~al 'ON' and ' O F F ' posit.iori i n d i c a t o r s ,

x i ) ~ a o h l e / c. .r a n k f o r slow c l o s i n O - a n d opening of :nterruptor &
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xsi) Supporting-frame work, - I -

12.8 !he
-T name / tat in^ p.1at.e ;.shall cbntaifi the 'fbtluwina
particulars;
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i ) Manufacturer,.

iij Type desigpation,

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iii) S e r i a l number.

v R a t e d voltage, I\

V) Rated 'normal current .,

vi) Rated frequency:

vii) Rated short t.irne withstand current and durat7bh.

v i i ~ ) Rated short circuit making tutrent,

ix) ~ a t e d - m a i n l yactive 1se.d breaking turtent.

x3 Rated insulation level,

xi) Rated operating iaiuence.

xii) Contra1 circuft voltage and motor valtaee.

xiii) T o t a l weight of inkerruptor.
xtv) Specffication conforming t o IEC / ROSO

xv) Vacuum l e v e l i n t o r r . /I

xvij 0 t d e r reference.

xvii) Month f Year o f manufacture.

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i -The
f o r niount,in@t h e i n t e r r u p t o r ~ t i a 1 1. be
e i t f i r . . a . ' s t e ~ l ' + s t : o r , . a round, tapered,. p r e s t r e s s @ d spun concrete .
mast. -The d e t a i 1 of ,pof&;(mast;): fpr. mounting t h e i n t e r r u p t o r sha 1 1 be
I sup9 1i e d by the p u r c t . l a s s r j b ~ ( ~ ~ l , ,-.Lueknow
RDS9
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,13,2 T y p i c a l design o a l c u l a t i o n s ' s h a l l ' be: f u r n i s h e d by the

manufactuikr f o r cheeking.-,the .saf@Ly,oP th'e p o l e (mast) proposed t o ,
..
. be . geed The desixgn*cqlcy,lat i'bn, fbr s t e e l .mast s h a l l be based , an. a
. f a c t o r af. s a f e t y ; of. ,nbt'..l'iss? than d . 8 7 - w i t h respect' t o t h e . y i e l d + .
p o i n t under &and> t - i o i s o f rnax,ihirm. ,loading, a 1 lowjna f o r a, b a s i c '
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. wind *. pressure ,b,of 200' kg?/m on ' 1;.'5times t h e p r o jetted area ' of
- each rpember of. one far,e.,a,nd $aRi.ing ,in-tb account t h e dead and impact :
loads o f - i n t e r r u o t ' o r . '. . - ,,.
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e bf p l a i n masss c o n c r e t e t 0 . M 10 mix ,
as Per I S 458 .%ha11 be desigjned c o n s i d e r i n g t h e hormal and irnpaot
'.loadir?g i n ~ p ~ n i n ~ / c l c ? aapsrat.ions.'
ine The b a s i c wind pressure shall -
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~ g f / m
' . Two a l t e r n a t i v e , .des!gn ,of foundat i p n s one-
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for a normal sb.i.~of., ~ a r ; , i n g-zkcapacity'SSOO kgf/rn .and :the o t h e r .

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for n i l a e k c o t t b n . qf , b s a r i n g e a ~ a c i t y? 8 5 0 O l k $ f ~ m s h a l l .
be f u r n i s h e d by' t 6 k maAufacturer.
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aperat i n g r n e o ~ a ~ i $ m , c u b ~,and
' 6 i ~ s t e e l frame work shall
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be ' ho t..., d i p ga1,vanised 7injdac&?!-dancs w i t h RDSO Speciffcation,

Nd.ETf/OHEj:l3(4;/84? and .,the.ka.ightt o f 2 i . n ~g o a t i n g s h a l l be not.
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d i p g a ~ v k n i s ethe! operafing,me~hanism~cubicle i s per, . Clause 1 5 . 1 , t t .
shal.1, h a v e r t h e , ~ b r r o s i q nptevsnt,i,un sptern.applded o v e r : them w i t h
nsces6;ry surfabe'lgreparat . . _ . i o n as under,: , L 2

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i) Primer coat
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coats of Epoxy zinc phr/sphat.e.primsrto
+?@SO Sgekifi~ation No, M & C/PW'-
+ . 102/88, CQ FO micron m i n i m u m dry film

ii) Finishing ooat - A , I brt-&'air. ? a s s egrav t.vo

by
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- C C ~ R ~ F. 901-yurethane of aluminium
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15,3 F a s t ~ t i e r s ; -All fastener9 o f 1 2 mm diameter'and less exposed
to aCmoi;phlere shall be of 'stainl'sss 'steel and those above 12 mm .

diameter <hall preferably be of stainless steel ,or of mild steel h o t

d i p galvanired, to RDSO's specification No. E~1/0~€/18(4/84).

Test i h a ;
Genera.1 :
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Only after a1 i the 'dssign-s and drawing6 have' been approved

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and rlearan~egiven b y RDSO to this effect, the fianufactUrer shalt
tske u~ rnantrfa~tiweof the prototyp& for insgection'/testing by RDSO.'
It. is to be ~learlyunderstood t.hat any c h a n ~ e st o be dons on the
prototype - as required by RDSO shall be done expediti?usly.
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1q. 1.2 Prior ta giving a. call t a the Purc;haser/Director' General
Traction Instatlwtions, Research Designs and Standards Organisation,
tucknow CDG/TI/RDSO, Lucknowj f o r inspection and testing o f the
, ~ r o t - o t y p e ~t h e successful tenderer/manufa~turer shall submit. a
detailed t e s t schedule c o n s i s t i n g o f - t & t procedures, schematic
' circuit diagrams, itema/parameters to be checked and valuer; required
a per spa~ifi~ation f o r each o f the t e s t s and the number. of days
rsquired,to complete a.11 the tests a t one stretch, The schedule shall
also indicate the venue of,each o f the test;s.'~ncethe schedule i s
agptovab, the tests shall invariably be aone accgrdingly. However,
during the process of tyDe testing or even later,' the Purchaser/
DG/TX/RDSO,Lucknow reserves t.he right to ond duct any additional
test(sl. bekides those specified herein,'on any equiprnent/ikem so as
t o test the equipment/item to his satisfaction or for g a i n i n g
additional information and knowledge. In, case any dispute or
disagreement arises bet-wean the successPu1 tenderer/manufatturer and
the rewesentat i v e of th6 P U ~ G ~ ~ S ~ ~ / D G C T L ) /Lucknow
R D S Q , dur i n g the
DrocBss o f testing as regards t h e procedure for typ'e tcests,and/or Lhe
inter~r:etstion and acceptability sf the result.$ o f type 'tests,' it
shal? be brought to the n o t i c e of the Purchaser/DG(Tf)~RDSQ, Lucknaw
as the case may be, whose decision shall be final and binding. Only
a f t e r t h e gr~4.st.ypeof.the equipment is manufactured and ready in all
resnects,'sb?ll the,successfut tenderer/manufacturer give the +actual-
c a t 1 7 0 r t h e inspektion and .testing
. with at least 15 days notice f o r
the pucpa&e.

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cumplet~on a t lone s t r e t c h f o r any rsason attrib.iit.able to ' t h e
successful .tekhdereq/manufacturer and. i t 1s r e q u i r i d for the
representativb / o f the P U ~ G ~ ~ S ~ ~ / D G ( T I ) / R DLucknow SO, to go s g a l n o r
m o r q a ncrrnber ,i o f !. imes to . t,he :, works of the succ.essfu 1
tenderer/mwnufa~t.~rfgdQT any r;aputed.,t e s t i n g hause/laborqtorji whare
t e s t s are beltg dona f o r ' z b n t ihi&and/or completing the t e s t s o n
t h e . p r o t o t y p e f ~ ).,of thesl e?qy:pment, t h e . successful tenderer/
manufacturer; lsha1.l- reimbuysei t o the,'P,urchaser/DG(TI)/RDSO t ha o n s t
for t h e ~ e p f s r s n t a t . ~ v e { sh~ i t.a v i s i t the works or other
D 1aceaC.s) f o r t h e ,tgsSts rnor.e,,fihaq- once, The 'coat as G lairnec! by t. h e
Purchaser / DS(~I)?RD~O, ~ 1 be p a i d through. a Demand Uraf t
~ v c k h oshaf
t o t h e concerned Acoounts O f f i ~ e r of t h e P u r c h a s e r / D F ( T I ) / R D ~ ,
Lc!ckn~lri as shalt be advisqd t.0 the I s ur ci ~ e s s f u t tenderer/manufacturar. /
-
16,1,+ The tests s h a l l .be: ., &onqur,tgd on t h e p r o t o t y p e . o f the ..
* j n t e r r i r p t o r a t t h e w ? T ~ E . ; o f thel % U C ~ B S S ~ Ut?e n d e r e r / m a ~ u f a c t i j r e r ' or
a t any reputed t e s t j n g , house br l a b o r a t o r y i n , t h e prdbence; o f
~ u ~ c h e s a r ! ~ ~ ( ~ ~ ! / ~ ~ ~ ~ , >. uorc khis n o uauthor lsed representat i v e . The
! ? ~ @ t O t y? ~ h ael l b e opmn.f~ke. in, a1.l rebp4cta,. i n c l u d i n g the t e r n i n a i
cplpectors, as ,would b,$h&$.!:kg. .if i t hpd p a s s e d t h e tests. The
t e s t s sha1,l be eo'hducted a.4 per,,,rti;l?svqn~Governing Specificatfon, and
as r n o d j f i e d or amplified as under:

18 1:
" . # , t $7
For t h e t e s t s . which ,ar$ condukt'ed i n the l a b o r a t o r i e s o f
5
- p m .

central Power ~ e s e a t '~ h 1 A s t itute, 6hoba l/Banga lore, Electr ical

Research Deve laprneqt A ~ s o o iatzion,, ~ e d , o d a ~or a any such t e s t i n s house
or Il?haratory,rit r,l&ar c e r t S f i c a ' t e to the e f f e c t t h a t t h e equipment
hb9, , ~ a s ~ et hde t e a t s as,lper. speci,f,,icat on sha.11 be, crbtai,ned by t h e
ba-f acturer and stibm7t.t.sd.*to. ...
.&he
+.- Pur,ch~ser/DG(TI), RDSP, tucknow. G I

Full - d e t a j l s o f , t h s . . ~ b s t ,a ..e n d . " f e s t , ~ a r a m e t e r sshajl be furnished

alang w i t h t h e test. r a p o t t . .

76.2 .. ' . J Y O ~ ,..,p,e.

- *-;;,
.,, ,,". "'i t ' " + " '

16,2.: The t y p e t e s t s c o m p r i s e :
r. , ; : -
Mechanica? o p e r a t ~ o nt e s t .

# .+
, i. i , ,Ternperat,u,re
, ,r,lae t e a t , ,
'3 'I6 ' I ** *,* 1 ;I: . 4'

iii) Dielectr i~ t e s g s . I

I . ,,,.. . .
. f a ) Rated ?.jghtning,.irnpulae voltage w i t h s t a n d test. nl
v-;
I
', : f I & * ' ..
(b) ~ a t e done rni&te'pbuerr frasuonoy w e t w i t h s t a n d
Voltage teat..
,
- 7 *
v ' Rated
1 ' r*-
1 .(

khoi-t time withstind current and

-. , 1 .%

peak withstand
current t e j t .

-4 > Making and b r e a k i n g t e s t (I€C 205-2).

- M a i n l y a c t i v e load & k i n g
:"' 7 '.it
' ?
8. b r e a k i n g t e s t s ( T e s t d u t y
No. I a 3 ) .
 - ~ l b s e d loop make-brgak test!~&st Duty. h 0 . 2 )
. C?ased laod t;ansm?ssioni make-break
, ,
operation
t e s t (Test DrrtysNo, 2 a ) .

:Clo~ed .loop oarallel transformer circuit' mike--

break operation.test ( T e s t Duty No. 2 k ) . "
8
s ,
I

- Line ~ h a r g i r r gcur r h k r make-break pgerat ion test.

( T e a t Duty No. 4 b ) .
b

- $hart ciroutt making burrent test (Test duty No. 6). '
16.2.1.7 ppqr t i o t'ggt;
~ T,he test shall be conducted ih
a c c o r d a n c e x u s e B a l O 1 o T IEC 56 but the number of o p e r a t i o n s
shall he 10,000 instead of 2000 spsclfied therein. For this purpose
the interruptor shall be t e s t e d in accordance with Table X I 1 of
IEC 5 6 , However the' sequence shall be rsg'eated S times t o . camplets J

!0,000operations. The checks which shall be dank b e f o r e commencement

a f the fn8thanical aperation t e s t ~amprige; I

i) ~eneral visual inspetztion of the equipment to & h e c k , its

conformity w i t h the approved "drawing&. 4

i i ) Operation of various a i r p u i t s ahd devices.' ,

C

i i i j Measurement of 'dimensions of cbmponents liable to wear;

dimension of opening, clbsfng and wipe springs; l i f t
of opening and closing c a i ? plunger, and clearances of
opening and cl~singcoil armatures."
ivj Measurement of insulation resistance of main, auxiliary and'
motor circuits w i t h 2.5kV/500V meager.

v) Measurement of resist-sn~sof main circuit by d.c. voltage

drop. I

'vi) ~easuremeht of closing and ope'ni'ng times at the s'pecified I

normal, m.inimum and maximum control . circuit voltages and
*, and SF-8 gas prgssure. , ,
I

vii) Mechanical aperation compriain~ 5 closine and 5 opening

B 0petat.ians a t the, specified normal, , minimum and maximum
control voltages.
viif) Closing and opening t r a v e l characteristics of .cantacts to
record:
- Closlne speed
- Opening speed -
- Closing makine speed
- Contact bounce and
- Contact travel
 : at.the . s p e r , i f i e b norma'l , m i t r i m u r n and maximum ~"antrolv o l t e g e s .
I
J "8 ..( - '. i 1. '
1 8 . 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 The measurements it&& (;I br ( ~ i above ) shall ba repeated
a f t e r ,every SOOO, o ~ e r h t ~ i o nand
s . observatjons -made/resu1 t + obtained
shall be avaluwterj b y i r , & m p a r ; h g ~ \ j ~ f r , t hfei g u r e s a n d t k b tolerances
iven by the i?lcce-ssf61 <i?liiere+/in'gnir'fet~tur&r.
, . I r 1

16.2, I , 1.2 After oa o d ~ iio;;""of'

t - l@,o00"; aierat ion& and befbi~
dismant1ing t h e intsrruptor for i n t e r n a l i n s p e c t i o n , the' fo110w7ng
~ h e c k s / t e s t . srha ,.. ger.f,ormed;. , *
, 1 1 be*. t< 8 r C

i ) D i e l e c t r i c u tests on control and a u x i l i a r y c ' i ~ c u i t i l l W dc:"

I
.*.
.,
. by anplyirn&2 &,V,$, (r.rns.) ,+ . .f o r I,.
i , , . .. af te'r
. m5n d i s c o n n e c t 7ng the
a *
. * % . .
motor, <

i i ) $&ine
1 4 .

&arsjne
I I 4 1 , ., P,
w 6 t . q ~ ,. shk-l l" be t e ' s t e d a% 1
# ; . F - liV (rms) for
1 L I
L .
1 min.

ii Y I Power frequency d r y w i t i s t i n n . v o tags

~ test. on ' comp jete ,
it" interrupt,or..by appllyjng
‘.. .>a. ? - I35 kV(rmsj for 1 m i n ,
I I '

V) . travel character i s t i c n o f
losing ,'and opening. contracts to
. .
I

record -

at tpe specified
' "
c I
normal,
I ..
minimum and maximum control
vczl t a g e s .

r . . q * C 3 ' . .
rikedtest on-the main c i r ~ u i t . ' a u x i l i a r y
The temperatute
c i r t u j t s such1 as closing 8 n d * q p a n i ~ g ,C Q I I , auxi 1 rary ~ o n t a c t s and
b ~ ~! b i o a r r l e d out" as p e i IEC-694.Contact
1". i
c d b q ~ ~ t ' sha]
,$
term!n;i
r e s i s t a n c e of thd rn&iG' c i r c u i t shall. b& determined by d.c. v o a l t a g e
d r o ~and recorded, . .
h
' ch
18.2.1. E x1 The maxirn~#iemgerdtuib i i k 6 ~f oontact;, - terminals for
connect~on to external conductors by b o l t s , metal p a i t s a c t ~ n g as 2
sarlogs, material-used ap insu!aticn 3 and m e t a l parts i n contact w i t h +

i n s u l e t 3 o n shall'not.&Ea'$~;$he vhlygs a i v e n ro T a b l e - v o f IEC-694 'Y

when- c a r r y i n , g ratedT'nbr&ai v A o u r r e noo6t
- ,
t inuoirsly.
,'.hi - ' I

L I
-b 1
‘ " ~ i e l e ~ ~ ~ i ~ ' - " shwfl
t . *e s .t bb
-
s c a i r i k d out i n accordance with
If? 684 and shall c b & $ r i & e ? '
 The interruptor sha.11 withstand 250kV?Pea.k)' standard
lightning impulse valtase o f l.2lfO micro-second wave s h a p e .

, 16.2.1 ;3*2 Rated -

9ne mi- t power fre~t~encv a h stand. v~ltas-8
Jest:
interruptor
The shall kithitand 95 k~(rms) power
frequency voltage-for one min. *R s . .

1S.2.1.4 Short time withstand surrent a beak yithstahd ~ u r r e n t3es.t

- T h i s test shall be tirr i e d outas per Clause 6.5 of IEC-
6 9 4 . The s h o r t time current :%hall be not less than 8 kA(rms) for 3 s.

,16,2,1,'5 &- u a a k i n q test;

i
These t e s t a shall be conducted i n accordance with
IEC-265-2 as m o d i f i e d or amplified.herein. The 4e$t set up shall be
f o r single phas@ system 4it.h earthed neutral, only test d u t i e s

TU-7 - Making 8, breaking te'st a t 100% of mainly a c t i v e load

TQ-2 - Claaed looplmake break t e s t
TO-2 a - Transaisslon circuit closed lad; make break
operation t e s t .
I .

TO-2 b - Para1 la1 transform&' circuit pake break &@ration 1

break., a

TD-3 - Making 8, breaking test at $74 of mainly astive laad,

TO-4 k - cine charging make break opaiat'ion t e s t , and
' TO-6 - Shart circuit making turrent,test I

a be perfarmed'in any convenient order without any adjustment

Qr change of part or lubrication lor .reconditioning o f the
interrugtor,
. *
.18.2,1.5:1 t ,l.OO~mainly active
M a k i n _ s ~ b r o a k i n a $ e s .& load
$ T e s t duty No. 7.0):

F i v e hundred make-break o p & r a t i o n s shall be c a n d u ~ t e d 'at

800 ~ C r t n s )at a test valtags of not. less than 2 7 . 5 k V . The supply
r,ircr.uitshall have a power factor not exceeding 0.2 'and the load
circuit shall have a power factor between 0.65 and 0.75. P r o s p e c t i v e
T R V parametera she1 1 be set i n accordance w i t h table'11~of TEC-205-2.
The test may be interrupted after every 10 operations, if
nf-~-i-:~, to enable the components t o coal dawn to the ambient
temperature.
 76.2.1.5,2 Closed 1acq jnake-break. nnera.truong Duty & 23 &
..ail
'
P. 7 I

TRV pa.rarneters~a~hieved in test duty 1, are' equal or

more severe .]than t h e TRV parameters pres~ribed in table I V - A
of IEC 265-2ifor test dutyg2a a n d . 2 b then+ test duty 2a and Sb need +, ,
not be . per formed ,otherwisetests oarnpr isin.g.test' dut'ies 23 and 2b
described as gnder ohall be performGd: . ' t ( *
I d . I C -* .* -
C i ) ~ r aI A missia~ ?;ircuitr closed bg . -break ooeraq;u@! '
g make
3.i' '

&,u-.. . l0.mak.e - break opsfstijns

O

. I te&t. (;Test,..&&
shall be performed at 8OOA. I I

( i 1) arat 181..transformerc p . i r c u make,-break anerat.?on

TTe&t, -Duty Pln, , 1 make-break operation '+ha11 ,
be pprforrned at 80UA.. . i. % g , n 7
. 8

- .
s - .
1 v
i $ " 4 ' a. < ,
1 6 . 2 ; 1.513 a.
~ l g k d ~ g m a k l w , t.est+r&,& a*m i n l v i
s
- w '

{ T e s t Duty L a i

- T v e h t . ~make-break.o~er,wt.iqnsphal.1.be performed at 5%
of
the rsted normal current with..s.test,.v.ol$age of not less than 27.5kV.
I .
" ',fi.-,f L .
?
. , < t P. ,,- l .
18.2.1.5.4 :Line ~ h a r g i n ~ . ~ r n a k a - b r e a k , - ~ e r a t i o9~u ~
t 4ef 'sNto , d'
. ,
7 - ,.. . Tebt I .

shall be made..;t. 3~0%'

b

and f r m 20% to 4 0 i of'rated

*-J-, ' *,*,
. . +. I .

1i n e charging,current.. 12 make-breac aperat ions at each current, shall ' .t

be performed, with contact. saparatjan distributed at intervails" of

a p p r o x i r n a t . s l y [ 3 Q ~ e l e c t r i c a . l degree;^,. If this ,i,s not possible then 30
malie-break .*operat I
. innsi .shall-.&e ,performed at , rando? oonta&t
sewrat ion .Th4 over voltages produced \duri,ng swikohing sha1'1 Aat * ,
exce'ed 7 7 . 7 k Y ( P e a k ) at single phase, t e s t . voltage of 27.5 kV (.iris) ,
I
~ 7 t hearthedr.neutral, ' '* , ..
9 Ti,,
.
+
6: *

' 117 . * P
r' I

I
Twent-y close operations at 20 kA (peak) shall be
pe~formed.-+~Opentng
of t.he intecruptor,,shall.be done w i t h supply
disronnected.p.r '( .* . , . 3 E*
>.
L I
* .
1
*. . ' i * f,
) .

78.3 ' ' - ATt71b the making and,.rhqeak~rrgl.,testa

shall b e done on "a '
s?ngle interruptor and no maintebpn~k o h reconditianing o f the'.
;ent.ac+s shall be permitted-dur?ngt h k a p ~ v ~ ~ t mserves.
st Q
0 \
18.4 Condition f interruntor durina make-break, testss'
short time with.st,and ~urrant,test;
*Y
w
78.4,: .Duringl.thstests,the interruptor ,shall neither show .sign.si,
nf e-A-rs-s-sive6 i d,tst.ress nor endanger. , . t h e ,operator. Nu disrupt iire
d ~ f c h a r g e be.e\.reen eneegised:psr,t.s-iand earth, . . shall occur dur i ng
the t e s t s , There straf 1 be fins:- i n d j c a t ?:on, o f significant leakage,
c - t n $he interruptor earthed structure or screeils whenever
I
f I tt.ea . dur.ing the + . e s f , s The.
, earthed parts,+y,ild be connected t.o
earth througp a fuse ~onsistlngo f a cogpet wire a f 0.1 mm diameter
and 5 c.m IengCh, The fuse wire shwl! .be intact after the tests.
.
j .

'2 <*' ' , 'I

 16.5, tnnditio6 a mar- s f k e r ,t& &d-break & t ~ a
-
.shar-t; $ime =rent t e s t .:

16.5.1 The mechanical fGnctians and insulation u the ,

intarruQtor s h a l t be eassntially i n the same condition as before the
t e s t s . The wear o f the contacts ahall not * b e d i a g r w o r t i u n a t e . T h e
Sntsrrutor s h a l l be capable of' carrying f t s r a t e d normal c ~ i r r e n t'and
also cagsb'le of performin5 i t s assigned d u t y ' p t - o v i d e d . i n Clause 3.5
o f the specificatfon, The interruptor should withstand SSkV frrns) f o r
1 min, i n dry condition.

16.f3' The tenderer may quote sopirately his charges f o r t h e making

and breaking (capacity) t e s t s , tihort time withstand current and peak
Mitbstand current tests, and short t i t f z u i t making c . u ~ r a n t test
described i n Clause 1 8 , 2 . 1 , 5 , 1 6 , 2 , 1 : 4 and t 8 . 2 . 1 . 6 hereof. No
charges shall be payable fur any alher.tyge and routine/acceptance
tests. ' I

18.7 , I f t h e prototype of t h e i n t e r r u p t o r ' conforming this

spec,ifir,atian has been approved f o r earlier supplies to I n d i a n
Railways, t . e s t j n g of protot-ype again mey be waived provided t h a t no
changes i n the d e s i g n and/or mater?al(s) used have 'been made. For
t h i s .purpose the successful tendererlmanufacturer shafl approach ,

Purohaaer/DG(TI.), .RI>SO, Lucknow w i t h complete documents t o a s c e r t a i n

whether the equipment is, i d e n t i c a l to the prototype approve4 earlier.

16.8 Only a f t e r clear w r i t t e n approval of the results o f Ehe

tests on tlhe prototype is cornrnuni~atsd by Purchasar/tJC/TI/ROSQ/'
Lucknow to t h e successf u 1 tenderer/manufacturer sha t 1. he take up
bulk . ma.nufact.r!re a f the int.erruptor - $which ahall be s t t ' i c t l y w i t h .
the same m&terial and process as adopted for the prototype. In no
c i r ~ u m s t a n c e s shall m a t e r i a ? from sources other than those ,approved
i n the dealgns/drauings and / or the iprotutype be irsed f o r bulk
manufacture,
16,9 The aucceasfiil tendererl~andfacturer shall furnish copies
o f t y p e t e s t r e p o r t a6 per relevant f $ / I E C f o r all the lmportnat
items including items listed a t Annexure ' 8 ' . Suitable monogram in
the f o r m of engravine/embosaing or %ther similar means shall be .
6 provided for each of the60 items to identify their
- kmsnufa~turer/s~ur~ e
and shali be yerifled during t h h prototype
inspection,
II
8

16, t o
$ I
-$est;-s.;.

78.10.1 ~ v k f y~ n t e r r u p t ~ shall
r be subjett-ad t o the'routine t e s t s a t
the manufacturters' w6tk.s as p e r tzlauae 7 of ' IEC 56.Rautine t e s t .
;@ports o f iterns/~arnponente used shall b0 made availabte to the
t o s t i n @ authority, The routink tests comprise -
Rated
i). atie ' m i n u t e Power frequency dry withstand voltage
test.,
ii) Dielectric test on control and,auxi'liarycircuits.

22
 iii) Measurement of resistance of main circuit.

v) D e s i g n and visual checkes:

- .
R a t e d ' s n e - f i i n u t ~ p@-+gf' f r e a u & g ~ ~drv
I - . . ,,
y -wit.hst-and?s!t.awe t e s t ,
1 f i . l g .1 . 1 I
I . .
..* > . -
T h e pnterruptor shall withstand 35 k~ (rms) power
ti
f r e q ~ i e n c y , v o l t a g e for one..rninute.,
I

1fi;!0.1:2 Die~sctric:tests,~
control @&itjarv .. ..
~ircuits:
, ?
- l -
The control and aux.j likry shal) wit.hat.and 20QO V ac fot
.I
one- m i n u t e after disconnecting spring chargi6g hotor.
I . ,, -
le.lO.1.3 Peasurenrnt ef resistance pt .!& hain< ' circuit;
I
The tesistanoe shall b e measured by d.o. voltage drop.
The measured value shall not exceed 1.2 time$ the value o f resistance
recarded before temperature rise teat durtng type test in^.
i
16.10.7.4 Mechanlca3 onerating test:
-. -r +"."

test comprising five opening and five

The closing
o~erationsat eqzh Of t h b rated, maximum and minimum santral voltages
i:&?.'-, "at. 170V 7dc; +.lO%,a.nd*-15% for los sin^ pperations and IlOV dc
- 30% for opening Operations shall bklperf&bmed.'The contact t r e k 1
character ist,ir,s shal ? be Fecnrded f o r each ' clb'sing a i d opening .
operation. TI19 tharar;teris.t.ios shall be within the toleranoe
s p e c i f i e d in SOGP.

1F.!0,1..4 Deaicin &.visua.l,check: 3 % -

The interrupt.ar shall be 'checked to v e r i f y i t s ~ o m g l i a n c e

with t.he urder kpe~ifit,a.tiun,In particular following i t e m s - shall be
checked - 6
r
4
. i ) '-.Verifieatinn
- ~f ass,@rnhly as per drawings/data sheets
t- e
I
ii) Ver ? f .ikat ion of operat
- ion - upder I Q , G 1~ and "r'emote
1
T
. <
".. .
'

iii) Ver i f i c a t ion of behaviour &under. 1 o ~ la e l_e&trica 1 ~czhrnand

. uhi le 1l:on ~acal/dernoteselector bwitch ' i s..\ ' .in ' remote ' and ' a

t
v i ~ eversa. The interruptst shoufd ndt- operate, -- CX
1
' f 0\
ivl Vefification -of.manua! opening and cloaihg operation. "I
. ,h ,

V) ~erificdtionof emergency opening ( i f provided).

.C..$. ... . i
..
vi> Verificati~n o f ra.t.ed ooerating . sequence.
.
i I
 V ~ jI Verification of int.er?ocki#g - The interruptor shot-lld not
close either O n remote gr O D local <mechanical or
electrical) i f key of the interfo~kingdevice is removed
from the interruptor.
v i i2 ) Measurement of spring charging
ix> Verification sf r m t a ~ twear indicator position.
I/

X) Measurement o f current drawn by the motor.

xi) Measurement of resistance of operating c c o i i 6 . -
xi i ) Verification of w i r i n g and humbering of *ires.
' xiii) ions f o r elose/cpen - a n d ,spring
Ver i f lsation qf signal ~ o s i t
charged/spring discharged.
xiv! Verific.a.tiop6.f make, tyge, designation and rating3 of parts/ 8,

camponents.
ti

xv) ; ' .Verifjcation of name-plate details

, . . .
. .

xvi] Verification of type and routine test reports of parts/

~omgonentsused,
xvii) ' Check of' groper f i x inq and supgprt of. spr ings, gas pipes,
reqays, gauges and ~peninefclosing coils.
xviii) Chec;k,of f r k s movement crsflarmatura of Opening and closing
coils.
xix) Visual cheek of paintin8 and gajvanisation.
. .
xxj Check of v a l v e ' and pipe coupling
I'

17,O lechrric.a.1 drawin=

17.1 The information furnished in the schedule of guaranteed -
technical performance, data and other particulars (Annexure-A) shall
be complete i n all respects. If there i s any entry like 'shall be
furnished later' or blanks are l e f t against any item, the-tender i s
not likely t o Y i e ~ankideredas such omissions cause delays i n
finalising the tender. Evidence in the farm of type t e s t reports for
r a t e d insulation level $.a, r a t e d impulse withstand vofta~etest and
rated one minute power frequency get withstand voltage test and
makina/,brsaking c a g a ~ i t yt e s t a on t h e interrugbar offered shall also
be furnished. I1

17.2 The tenderer shall specifiral.3y indicate i n a statement

attached w i t h his o f f e r , his compli~ncewith each clause and sub-
G I A G S ~ of this s p s ~ ? f i ~ a t . i s An , separate statement shall be att-ached
with t h e offer i n d i c a t i n g reference 4;p the lau uses where the tenderer
deviates therefrom tagether w i t h detailed remarksfjustificat7on. If
. either the statement of complia.nce .or statement of deviations is net;
 1 "'.\,

attached ' w i t t h thb..of f e , ~ i t '-$isn o t 1 i k e l y to,be . c ~ n . s ~ d e c e dI

. f there
3 ' 5 % 1 . f - -

a r e no bavi&t,ians,* a ' N I L ' statement hall be att.ached.

F' , I

17.3 ~ e ~1sk dfi the i m p o i t k n t parts and sub-assernbl i'es rsted a t

u ? t.enderer/manufa~tur,er,
Annexure-8 shal ? be f u i n i s h e d hy t h e suc~essf

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, 17.4 The 'suk&s&fu 1 tenderer sha 1 1 sibrn? f o r approva 1 t h e

f o l lowi-ng' + dbtai.led -dimeensioned drawings/data sheet 'as, per Indian .
Railways' standard ' i n s i z e s 6f 210 mm x 297 mm or any i n t e g r a l
multiple$ thareof,,;Numb,ering o f drawings shall .be? .s,o structured as t o
g7ve infobhat ion about total number of dranlngs, data -

.
, s h e e f , s f i n s t r u c t i o n .'s,hset.s-yelating t o the contract,- for example a
. drawing designated as D3Qv78,[+1!23 .sheet +2 of 4 , d e n o t e s , that :
. , 4
( i ) N O 307, 43. t-he Grawing no, - the choice o f - which : i s left to
. p .\.. . "( " .;. . CY: - the S U F C % ~ F . ~ Utenderer,.-
~
I . . ,l - -,* ' P" t*, +d " '.' i:,;s,# - I

r .-(ii) It. Is t h e 2nd sheet, o u t o f t b t a ! . 4 s b e e ,and

~ A ... . < :
-> '

ciil) It i s t h e 4 t h drawing out o f a t o t a l ~ e t ,o'f 12 drawingsfdata.

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.
. , ? 9 - - * 1. I i. ",,- . # . \

sheet3e- . for. [he, contract a.

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3 . .
2

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U
,r r

~ r d s s ' k e f e r e n c eo f i d e n t i c a l drawing i f &pproved*far e a r l i ; r contraet

shall , be glven i n the drawing. . I n f o r m a t i o n which tee user mfght ,
need. d u r i n g , ~ ~ r a ~ t i a n , c o m m i s. s ~- oand n ~ nmaintenance
g . . . sha11.be shown i vn
g r e a t e r detai, 1 .- . % ,

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,
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+, .*>if
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f i.i) . dsneqa1 , issembly show ins rnqunt ina..ar rangement and evera 1 1
' i . d - i ~ e n q i o n s . ?.. . ' 9s 8 , .
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' . i SchFmatio and,wiring:diagram, w j t h explanation, s h e e t . . : ,

1
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iv) ' Cross-sect i o n of i n t e r r u p t ins chamber i n d i c a t i n g how the
vac,uum b o t t l e and o t h e r , cokponents a r e f it t ~ b ~ . . ~

. , a . i i l ,qp
~)~,De$ s
'I
i .. cr,ups,,- ssect;ional view.,of. the:-vacuum bottle
I
,I
.
. * 1 .shoving ,geometry 'bf t lxeb
, and moving c o .n t-a c t s .
+

$ , $ ?

v i 1..
dl, *% i, f
. . 0 b e r a t i n g {and oo~ip1
s . r . 9 i ;'. i . *
c b j , ,.
i n g mechanism ,of complete i n t e k r u p t o r
I

.I i . , alohg w i t h ' ,sohimat.ic diagkam showi,ng,' the, m e ~ h a n i c a l0 '

? ink&&; ' w i t h explanat ion s h e e t . 0

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A
v i i) D e t a i led dr,awings,' ..of s p r jngs. used. ..
1 '* - + ' I

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Q
,-t'

. v,.rii). Cbaiai;tqrstdc ,curves o f vacuum b o t t l e . ,

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I r ST. 7

,
'
A ' C, f ;I:!. ' 1 * . '
.i x ) ' .FuI 1 detai.15 o f 'al>,,s*ee:ins.doints
~
w i t h . &tad 1s of 0-r ings,
I, ' bel!ows an;)_. g a s k e t s . . , I *
4 .
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xi) Porcelain hol.low insulator far support -and ::orcelain' 9

hallow insulator f o r 7nteirupt.ing chamber, '

I '

xii) Plain mass concrete foundation br,awing and design

, caltulatians.
I

xiii! DetaiJs o f gale mount.ing design calculatian f o r structural

s a f e t y along with d~taifsof mounting ffame'work.
. - I

Y ~ V ) Details of main p7arta/suk-assemblies as per Annkxure-43.

xv) Erection, cammissianing,
.. oderation and maintenance macbal.
,
x ~ i *) A n y ather drawing considered necessary by the s i ~ c ~ e s s f u- t
t,ender8r/,m3n~f
actucer and/or Purchaser.
' I

17.5 After approval, s i x sopies o f approved drawings &long w i t h

two , set
o f reproducible pr i n t 6 shall be auppl ied to each
canaignse(s). Beaides, two bsgiss of drawings along with one set of
re~rodudibleprints s h a l l be supplied Lo the PurchaserfDGITI), RDSD,
Lucknow (India), - I

37.8 F i v e copies of t h e approved $re& ion', commisiioninq.

saperation and.maintenanee manuel foq the intercuptor shall also be
supp??ed t a . e a ~ hconsignee and two copies to the Purchaser/DG(Tf),
,
RDSO, 'Lucknow (India).
. '1 .
.10,O .. Er.scl;Jion.,-felsltnnihlbSiW~s~ ion i na;

18.1 The, fnter.rup.3;or s h a l l be er;ectsd by the Purchaser under the

su~srvision of. a competent Engineer o f the 6uccessFul tenderer /
manufacturer / 7 s u p g l i e r , The interruptor shall be subjected t a the
~tbvina/pre-~ommissioningtests by "the Railwall's Engineer at site and
with which the successful tendeter/manufacturet shal l also be fully
as60ciated.For this purpoee, , p r i o r intimation regarding the date and
location o f tssts*shall be given by the Purchaser to the successful
tenderer/manufa c t u r w
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19,O -Smr es :
Il9 ,'I The tenderer shall furnish along w i t h h i s offer, a list of
spares (with cost) recommended by h i m for maintenance o f the
interruptor fot a period of Ben years, The 159.3; should include
bellows, ~ackets/O-rings; parts which are likely to wear and items
rsqulring replsnishment, hesfdsk other items recommended by the
manufacturer. 1 t .
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20,O'. J r a i n i w Qf h d i a n . Rai lwav'a an#_lnaess.;.
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20.1 The offer shall include the*k r a i n i n ~o f iwo en~ineerso f . the
Indian ailw ways free of cast . a t t h e manufa~turer's wokks in India 'or
abrclad and at. %hb mainbanancis 'deputs/kork~hopson a'~ a i j w a ys y s t e m or
other public utility where interrupters o f s i m i l a r / identi~at design
are in operation, The total duration of training' far tsa.ch engineer
shall be 12 weeks of w h ~ c happroximately 8 weeks will be at
+
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manufacturer's workr and 6 weeks on a Railway system or other ~ u b l i c

'utility. If. the country of manufacture S t 3 not India, t h e c o s t of
trdvai t o t h a t icountry and back w i l l be borne by the lrt@ian
Railways. Qt'her detail6 shalt be settled a t the time of fioalising
the contract Purchase Order,

21.0 - I d a r , rI w
.

21'1 E a ~ hinterruptor supplied against a p u r ~ h a s e order,'i,?rt+pat3e

i n which this' specification i.s quotied, irresgectrve o f nr- : ~ i l i
( i ~ p o r t a b { i n d i g e k a u a ) , spa11 be guaranteed for t r ~ u b l ~ - t r e t iand
satisfactary, gekfarmsnce f o r a ~ e r i o dof 24 months f r o m t h e date o f
supply or 18 man,bhs frbrn the d a t e of camrnisionine a t t h e sub-station
or switching station an I n d i a n Railways, whichever period rs shorter,
D e t a i l s of waqrwnty c l a u e a , t.he extant o f respons7bility and ather
relevant aspects shall be as i n c l u d e d i n t h e p u r ~ h a s e a r d e t a?
e o n t r a c t . The t ~ n d e t s rshel! f u r n i s h dsi.aile$'i terms and ~ c n d i t i b n sffi
M i s regard i n his o f f e r .

22,1 The various ~orngonentsof each interruptor shall be securely

packed i n wooden crates / boxes. General packing list, together w i t b
weiaht and .~verafI dImsnsioprs of snth packing case shall be
f u r n i s h e d f o r 'each i n t e r r u p t o r indicating the f o l l o w i n g :

Crats/8ox No. Description of Gr 0a.s Approx irnate

item/comyanent veight i n k g . out.side
i n t h e crate/ dimensions.
box,
------C---------C-C----------------------*---~------+---------------

---4--------------------CII--------------------------------------------

' 22.2 As'far' as paseitrle, t h e gross weight of a crate/box shall

be' so kept t h a t i t shall be ~ossibleto manually handle i t by two
gersana .
22 ,3 . I n case of overseas s u p t ? l i a s , gacking aka71 b e s e a - w o r t h y .
22.4 Nedessary instructions f o r handling and s t o r a ~ eshall also ?-.sr
be furrtished'fur use a t reteiving end, %S
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22.5 Porcebain housing /support tnsulator shall be supplfed %
securely p a ~ k a d i n watrden crates. Npt more than two gorcela5n h,
howsings/6upport insulators shall be Dacked i n a c r a t e i n ardet t o
farilitate danual loading and u n - l o a d i n g .
 SCHEOULEI OF GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE, TECHNICAL 'AND OTHER 9

PARTICULARS FQR 25KV ac 5 0 Hz SINGLE POLE, OUTDOOR '

POLE MOUNTED VACUUM INTERRUPTOR (GUARANTEED P A ~ T I C U L A R S

ARE TO BE ESTABLISWEO BY TEST REPORTS/ACTUAL .TESTS,
,,,,,,,-,,,,, --
I ,,,,-
L-
- - --
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S1, Description U n i t of measurem~3nt/

No, infarmat y n ~ .
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1 2 3 .
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A.

1, Maker'sname ,

2. Country of manufacture. t

3. ~ a r i u f a c t u q e r ' st y p e designeti~n:

i ) ~nterr&tor pole'
i i ) O p e r a t i n g fne~hanism
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4. Ratedvalta~e kV
:'.
, 5, Class
A

Indoor/Outdoor
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8, Rated normal current A

4

7 Rated frequency Hz

8, Rated insb~lation level:

\

i ) One-minute dry and wet- power , kV (rrna)

frequency wit-hstand voltage.
I

ii) Lightning impule w ~ t h p t a n d . kV.(peak)

v o l t a g e (1.2/50 micro s e c o n d
wave f o r w ) ,
0
w
.9. , R a t e d l m a i n l y active load rnak~ng/ A (rms) @

8 break~ng(current. h
N
70. Rated f ~ n echarging breaking current. A (rrns> V

11, Q?tcc? small inductive breaking current. A irms)

12. Ratad sihgle rapacjcor bank b r e a k i n g A (rms) \

current
 I

,
Rated shdr t citdui t making adrrent
Rated Short. t ime u i bhst.and cu'rrent kA (peak)
for 3s. * .
, .
I

Rated operating'seqwenccs. I

Rated single capacitor bank inrush

. . .
making current.
--
8. Constructional features:
Number of breaks per pole.
Total length of break per bole.
Conta~tt r a v e l charadteristi~s
(4) Length o f contact t r a v e l mm
(ii) Closing speed m/s ,
( i i i ) Opening speed 'mf s

Initial opening speed

Glossing making sPsed
Contact bauncs
(vii') Bounce durabion /I

I,

T j y e of cont.acts,

Wei~ht of pole assembly

I
Weight of operating mechanism kg. . .

T~talweight of t h e lnt-erruptor. kg 9

Miriimurn electrical .clearance

between 1 ivg'p a r t and earth (i n '
airj,
Minimum sectional olearanqe (see
Clause 8.2).
Minimum height. of bottgm-most part
o f any insulator from ground. :

-Overall
intertutpor
dimensions
c ~ m 1et.e
p
of
'
t.pe
wjth
i'nsulat.ors, nrechanism box et.c.
I
mounted oh pole.

Width mrn
 Height I I I s mm
. -
(Please furyish the General arrangement drakins with
overall dimensions).
C. Omrating narticularg
28. Closing time (Maximum)
29.S Make
'
time (fiaximum) rns

30. Opening t i m e (~qximum) in.s

31. Cr.itica'1 current

I
kA

32, Total break time: m-s

33. Minimum time interval (t>

permissible, between successive
"CO" operations
-. (CD-t-CO). s

3 4 , . N~mber of operations the

interrutpar can perform with the
available stared energy. Nos.

35. Number of pperations permissible

without change a f yacuurn bottle-
Nos,

(Please furnish a graph shoving number o f operations

at different current value b e f o r e replacement of
contacts/vacuum bottle)

36 Maxlmurn rise of temperature aver an

. .
ambient o f 45 dse. C yhen carrying
rated ' narmal current of 8QOA
continuously;
ij Main contacts

r i ) Terminals when connected with

terminal connectors , deg,C
i i i ) Metal parts acting as springs. beg.C

i v ) Metal p a r t s in contact with the deg C .

i~sulators.
37. Power required for opeKing'/
las sing.

38, Cantrs? circuit voltage with

psrmissible voltage variation f o r :
.a)'Closing coil V.& +I
X-variation p e r r n r s s i b l e e

. 6) Opening coil V.dc +/- % variation permjssifi:e

V.dc +/- % variation permissible

4) Any ather item (for V.dc +/- X variation permissible

which t.he t.enderer -
f e e l s that the volt-
age is to be main- 'I

tained within c s r t a i ~ 1
Eimits), . I

39, Type o f Opening/c!osing mechanism.

40. Manual closingfopening rnephanism

(LeverjPush button or any ather
devi~e).
41. Porcelain inau?atar Support Interrupting
insulator chamber
i ns1.r 1at,or
i) Maker's na.rne and type ds'signation

ii). Minimum creepage distance i n mm

42. .Number and type of spare Auxiliary t o n t a c t s :

4) Normally a w n NOS ,

ly closed
ii) ~ormaf I(

.. Nos.

43, Please indi~atet h e s i z e and

number of cable , gjlands
provrded.
44. 'Insulation ' grade of PVC v
control wiring cable.
45. Appvoxrrnats height of t.he rnm
close/open switches from ground
level.
46. 1s rne~hanicalrlosing device ,
4
provided?
47'. Is mechanical opening device
p r o v i dsd?
 r)

Is the operation counter

v i s i b l e wit.hout. o p e n i n g t . h e .S

m e c h a n ~ r mdoor?

Ts rnecharaital G lose/open
indicator provided?
* * *
Is spring I m d e d 'Remote', 'Local: , , , LS/PID
\/I-

*switch grovibed?
8 , ,
Is elect.rical &. rn~~han7cal y~s/r;l"v
interlock with lock & key
pr"ovided? 3

Is operat.ing mechanism
the YES/N0
hcruaed i n a. dust, weatherband
vermin proof ~abinet.of sheet
steel
, , .
construct-fo~?
' " i ., .
Is a tinace heater provided for is . YES/PIO
prevention o f condensation of
moi'sture in the
.. operating
mechanism box? el -

Is'' irlape~tion!amp and 3. g i n - . . YES/NO .

5A socket provided? - .. ,

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Is ac and dc wiring and'posjtive YES/P10
a*nd negative wiring cornp7etely
segregated?
... + + *
Are ~ a n t r o lwires terminated w i t h YES/Mr)
cr imped lugs?
57. Are terminal blocks f o r wiring , YES/NG
dust proof and provided with
\
un-breakable transparent
shrouds?
58: Is ewrt.bing t.errnina-Isprovoided
for Operating mechanism cubicle?
59, Is hsndle/crank f o r manual YES/NO Tf-
8
charging of t h e ~lssinespring c\l
provi bed? k
c\l
6 3 : Are f a s t e n e r s of 12 in& d i a and YESJNB , V
less of stainless steel?
67. A s s fasteners o f mope than 12
mm. bia of sta.intss.ssteeS o r
h o t dip galvanised steel?
 62. Is supervision f a c s l i t i e s f o r
ion,
ere~t. test.ing ,and
c ~ m m i s s i a n i n g provided?
. 63. Will training of , 2 ZR
engineers be arranged f o r a
total period af 12 weeks?
84: Is warranty provided as per YES/NO
efauae No.21.
65. Was list. of, spares hisen
fur n i shs,d?
t
86. Has fist of special m a i n t e n a n ~ e
tools furnished? I

47. f f any deviations asked

clause wise detajls given?
have - i '

258. Does provision for sl~w

opening/@losing e x i s t s ?
89. Wave ~ l o s i n g j o p e n i n g springs, YES/ND
properly f i x e d to prevent
t h e i r misalignment?
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It

70. Za any e x t e r n a l indioator,for YES/ND

contact wear provided?
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The .fol)owing information shall he furnished by the
manufa~turer/supglier:

a) neaer i p t . i o n and type

h) Make
1

o) Identification mark

' e) Materja.3 8. spe~ifitat..ion

No.

2. 0et.a.il.s'of vacuum b$t.t.le -

i1 t4aka 8 .

ii) Type designation :.

iv) keornetry o f ' ~ o n t a c a k s .

v) Material o f insulating shell 3 .
z x

vj) Level of vacuum adopted

vii) 'self life , .

~ i j i ) ) ~ e v e Iof eurrent shopping , ..
1x1 General apetificatis?, - i I

x Total weight kg

a:! I Description and type

I
b ) , Make .. /

cj fdentificatidn mark
!
4 Item draQing Na.
4, ~ u xl iiar'y contacts:

a) Dsscripti~nsnd t y ~ e ,:

bj
1
Type designation . I

c) Make .I (.
L

4) Identification mark ,=

e! Governing ape~ification .. .

f ) Rating:
i) Voltage *
..
I.
ii) Continuous current I I

i i i ) Breaking &. rnak5ng current ..

iv) ~ l e c t ical
r ti Mechanical
l i f e (No. 'of operations!. ..
5. Motor l i m i t switfh; '

a) Description and type . , .

I
b) Type b&signation . .,

r ) Make.

d) Identification matk ..
e) Governing specifi~ation ,.
fj Rating:
i) Voltage ..
f i ) Continuous current .,
i i i ) Breaking & making current* t r

iv] Electrtcaf 8 Mechanical

.ltfe (No, of aperatia~s), ..
6. wc0;9..
p) ~ e s c f i p t . l o nand t.ybe ,.
' b) Type designation
 d) 1 d e n t . i f i c a t i ~ nmark

i) Voltage
ii) .~ontinuousc u r r e n t
iiir Breaking 8. making ~ u i r s n t , ' . a

iv;) ~lectrikal& Mechanical ,

l i f e ( N o , of opntatians,) ..
-
7. Spring charging motor:

. ,

..
5 .

b) Type designation

G) Make ..
d) I d e n t i f i c a t i o n mark . l 8 -

e) Governjng s p e c i f i t a t i o n ..
- f ) eating i

3 ) Voltage ( w i t h permissible
vartation.1

/ ii) Power f r e ~ u ' e n c yw i t h s t a n d

voltage.

i i i ) Class o f insulation.

i v ) Time required by t h e
motor t o c h a r g e the
apring f u l l y ( M a x . )

v ) Power required a t normal

c o n t r o l v o l t a g e t o charge
t h e spring.

v i ) Mode of protection

8, Spr ins!
a) D e s c r i p t i o n and t y p e

b) Type designation

r . ) Make
. .
 dj Identification mark

. 6) Rating:
i) No. o f springj

iij T y ~ e<comptessi~n/tension/
spiral 1. t I,

iii) ?dumber of turns

vi) Stiffness

vii) Material

viii). Force developed i n fully

chareed position. - - ..

9. Operating Coil:
a) Description and type ,

b) Type d s i~ an
gnat.,?

c Make .
d) ZdentifScation mark
e) 'Governing specification
.
"

gl Rating;

i ) Operating v o l t a i e ( w i t . h
permissqble variation).
ii) Rosjatance a t 20 bet2.C :

i i 1 ) Class of insulation

i v ) Power (kW3

30, 0pera.t.ion Countel; :

b) Type designation
 ilr> - I d e f i t i f ic,a.t.ion mark . =. =

I!. Heater>;
a\ ' Des~riptionand type

bl ' Type desisnation

c) Make

d) Identification mark
8) Governing speciflcatibn
f ) Rating:
I I

i ) Voltsge

i i ) Power

g) Make and t y p e designati'on of

thermostatfif usedj.

12. Interlock:
a! Description and t y p e ..
h) Type designation' . ,

cj Make * a

e) Governing spscificatisn ,,

f ) Electrical rating ( i f a n y ) . . %

13. Termina l connect-or :

a] Des~riptionand t y p e
b Type designation
..
. . . :

t;) Make . .
, . %
, . . ..
..
d> Identification mark ,.

@vernin~ specification .,
 fl Pat.ing:
i ) Vo'it.s.ee x

i i ) Current. I '

73. Resisters:
a]' Description and t . y p e . . 8 E

b) . ~ y $ edesignatton

G! t4a.k.e

a> Identification mark

f) Rating; .

i ?Voltage

14: Relays (Pfeass f u r n i s h details

f a r a11 t y g e s o f relays used):
a) D e s ~ r i ~ t i sand
n type ..
b) Type designation . r

c) Make

d) Identification mark ..

f ) Rating:

i! Operating voltage r a n g e '

b .

i i ) Pick up voltage ..
-
i i i ) Orup out v&ltags
',
I i

v! Alixiliary contact r a t i n g ..
v i ) Guaranteed L i f e : I

a] Electrical . .. No. of a~erations

b ) Mechanical No. of operations

12
15. ' O ~ J ring and gaskets: ( p t s a s e f i i r n i s S
d b t . a i l s fcjr a ?l variety).
a: Deq~ription and make -.
. I
!
b ) ~iiensional drawing No. ..
4
r).Goyerning Specification
16. Valves & ~ d u p l ~ n g(si f any):

S) Description a n d nake ,
/
b ) ~ o d e r n iSpe~~fic3t1rrt
~
c ) Type designat.isn & s i z e .

17. S h o ~ kabsorber :

a) Des~ription and type. , .

b j Type designation,. ,e

c) Id@ntification mark ..

TY&; brand and s p e ~ i icat

f ion of ..
fluid
I used ( i f anyj.
,I
.
f ) Quanttty o f f l u t d ( i f any).
I
NOTE!
1. ALL
2 . M A T E R I A L S OF LOCK AND KEY HOUSING SHALL BE N I C K L E CHROMIUM
PLATED OR H O T - D I P G A L V A N I S E D .
3. LOCK SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE SET OF D U P L I C A T E
NON- INTERCHANGEABLE KEYS.

ICASTEL A N D BOLT T Y P E I ~ o l 1 - 1I I
LOCK W I T H COMMON KEY DR.BY. S.CHANDRA
FOR 25kV ac S I N G L E POLE
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