Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
D
STOCKHOLM
PRESENTATION
CONSULTANT
AT EURODOBLE CONFERENCE,
STOCKHOLM--SWEDEN, OCT 2011
r i ng
F. Pictorial definition of lightning arrester and
its component
i n e e
E ng
G. Review and analysis
o b l e of the failure
H. Review ofDmaintenance
(test, etc) and
post installation testing after replacement
of original silicon carbide arrester
I. Recommendation
EURO DOBLE CONFERENCE-
CONFERENCE-
STOCKHOLM-SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM- SWEDEN--OCT16
OCT16--
10/17/2011 19,2011
INADVERTENT FAILURE OF LIGHTNING
ARRESTER
ng
of the failure was due to a manufacturing defect.
le E
Do b
The fault recorder readings g did not indicate any
y
grid disturbance prior to the failure of the
surge/Lightning arrester but indicated a voltage
d
depression
i which
hi h iindicates
di a single
i l liline to
ground Fault.
EURO DOBLE CONFERENCE-
CONFERENCE-
STOCKHOLM-SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM- SWEDEN--OCT16
OCT16--
10/17/2011 19,2011
INADVERTENT FAILURE OF
LIGHTNING ARRESTER
Immediate actions taken and results (ctd)
Inspection of the lightning arrester around the
ng
the corona ringg indicated that the fault was
i n e eri
ng
centralized around the transformer area
le E
Do b
Also it was the transformer pprotective relays
y that
responded to the fault and not the generator
protective relay which indicates that the fault is
l
local
l to the
h transformer
f
i n e
ng
Generator 1W MPT Switchyard
le E
b
A B C
Do Failed Arrester
ng
the one that is connected to the high voltage line
le E
b
and the subsection 1 is the one that is
Do
connected to the ground conductor. It was
discovered at subsection 2, the glass tape that is
used to hold the blocks had become wedged at
two locations
ng
resulted in a leakage current but because the
le E
b
material got wedged in between the blocks it
Do
resulted in an arc and because surge from
lightning has caused punctures on the edge of
some of the blocks,
blocks hence the flow of current
was concentrated on the remaining blocks which
overstressed the remaining blocks
EURO DOBLE CONFERENCE-
CONFERENCE-
STOCKHOLM-SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM- SWEDEN--OCT16
OCT16--
10/17/2011 19,2011
INADVERTENT FAILURE OF A
LIGHTNING ARRESTER
Analysis of the Failure (Ctd)
r i ng
The failed section 2 block thus caused an
over-voltage
i n
over voltage condition on thee e rest of the
stack of blocks En g
b l e
Do
r i ng
It was found out that thermography would
e e
n
not have revealed such a defect
i
E ng
b l e
Do
ng
i n e eri
E ng
o ble
D