Gas-insulated wall bushings, type GGFL

Technical guide
This Technical Guide has been produced to allow designers and engineers access to all
the technical information required to assist them in their selection of the appropriate Wall
Bushing. The guide should be used in conjunction with the Selection Guide to allow the
optimum selection to be made.
The technical information pertaining to bushings manufactured by ABB Components has
been divided into separate documents, with one document for each type.
The information provided in this document is intended to be general and does not cover
all possible applications. Any specific application not covered should be referred directly
to ABB Components AB, or its authorized representative.
ABB Components AB makes no warranty or representation and assumes no liability for
the accuracy of the information in this document or for the use of such information. All
information in this document is subject to change without notice.

ABB Components also manufactures the following products:

Transformer bushings
On-load tap-changers
De-energized tap-changers
Motor-drive mechanisms
Transformer cooling equipment

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 Table of Contents
Design _______________________ 4
Shed form __________________________ 4

Testing _______________________ 5
Test tap ____________________________ 5

Dimensions and electrical data ____ 5

Outer terminal _________________ 6

End shields ___________________ 6

Insulation gas _________________ 7

Gas monitoring ______________________ 7

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Design
The GGFL type wall bushing is an SF6 gas-insulated Shed form
bushing intended for use in HVDC valve halls. It can also
be used in AC applications. The standard shed form for GGFL bushings is of the anti-
fog type with alternating long and short sheds. For each
The design is suitable for horizontal (wall bushing) as well pair of sheds the ratio between nominal creepage distance
as vertical mounting (roof bushing) and any intermediate and the axial length is 3.65.
angle.
For special customer demands regarding creepage
The bushing consists of a cast aluminium intermediate distance, other shed forms may be used.
flange fitted with two composite insulators.The square
mounting flange gives the wall bushing a mounting angle
at 10° from the horizontal. Upon request, the bushing can
be equipped with a steel intermediate flange allowing the
bushing to be mounted at any angle.
The insulators consist of a glass fibre reinforced epoxy
tube fitted with silicone rubber sheds for excellent electrical
properties, also under rain and pollution conditions. The
flanges of the insulators, which connect to the intermediate
flange and to the cover of each high voltage end, are made
of cast aluminium and are fastened with screws and nuts
and provided with O-ring seals.
The current is carried from the outdoor outer terminal
through the cover via a firmly attached multiple contact to
a tubular aluminium conductor. There is a corresponding
arrangement at the indoor end to carry the current to the
indoor outer terminal.
Fig. 2. Shed form.

Cover
Insulator top flange
Silicone rubber shielding
Insulator bottom flange

Intermediate flange

Outdoor outer terminal

Outdoor end shield Outdoor insulator
Marking plate Fastening plate
Indoor insulator
Density monitor
Indoor outer terminal

Test tap
Gas connection valve

Indoor end shield

Bursting disc (Supplied by ABB
Components on
Voltage limiting device
request)

Fig. 1. Design.

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Testing
All pressurised parts are designed to stringent pressure Test tap
vessel standards (CENELEC 50 052 and 50 064 and the
Publication AFS 1994:39 of the National Swedish Board of The test tap is on the intermediate flange. It has dimensions
Occupational Safety and Health). as directed in ANSI/IEEE C57.19.01-1991 Type A Normally
Grounded Tap and may be supplemented by a voltage
Pressure testing of each individual bushing is made at limiting device according to Fig. 3.
1200 kPa (12 bar) overpressure according to IEC 137 and
IEC 517.
Bushing main capacitance, C1
Pressure cycling tests at high and low temperatures have
been made as a part of the design test of the composite
insulators.
The bushing is protected from overpressures by a bursting
disc installed on the intermediate flange.
All performance data is according to IEC 137, IEEE Test tap
C57.19.01-1991 and IEEE C57.19.00-1991. For applica- 2769 532-F
tions that call for different specifications, please contact
ABB Components or ABB’s local representative. Tap box 2769 522-D
(Optional)
Voltage limiting device 9582 894-A
(Optional)

Fig. 3. Test tap.

Dimensions and electrical data

The design of the GGFL type wall bushing is highly flexible,
and parameters can be selected within a wide range. The
tables below are given as examples of applications
previously installed.

Bushing Mass Cantilever Total length Indoor length Wall hole Creepage
test load minimum distance
kg N x 1 min mm mm mm out/in, mm
GGFL 1175 1 250 10 600 9 466 4 251 750 14 700 / 11 800
GGFL 1300 950 3 150 8 277 3 537 620 9 280 / 5 850
GGFL 1425 1 470 - 11 460 5 400 580 17 260 / 9 090

Mechanical data and dimensions.

Type Rated Rated Lightning Switching DC Test DC Test Polarity DC Test AC Test Capacitance *)
GGFL Voltage Current Impulse Impulse, wet 2 minutes 1 hour Reversal Uneven rain 1 min Main/Test tap
kV DC A DC kV peak kV peak kV DC kV DC kV DC kV DC kV AC rms C1 / C2, pF
1175 400 3150 1300 1050 - 675 505 - 750 151 / 680
1300 400 2500 1300 950 700 612 500 500 650 86 / 970
1425 500 3150 1425 1175 875 750 638 650 630 162 / 640

Electrical data.
*) The capacitance values are C1 10% and C2 20%

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Outer terminal
The outer terminal is available in any design requested.
Typically, a terminal stud of aluminium with stud length
125 mm and diameter 60 mm is specified for currents up
to and including 2500 A.
Outer terminal
The outer terminal contact force is achieved with six M10
screws. The contact area is protected by an O-ring gasket Torque 20 Nm
Torque 40 Nm
assembly. Hex head screw Hex head screw
M10x60 M8x40
Washer Spring washer
10.5x22x2 8.4x18x1

O-ring 99.1x5.7
O-ring
compression ring

Fig. 4. Outer terminal.

End shields
End shields are necessary for corona-free operation at
voltages exceeding approximately 200 kV DC or
170 kV AC rms phase-to-ground (300 kV system). The
end shields are attached to existing screws at both ends
of the bushing. For retrofitting, the bushing can be made
to fit existing building and yard hardware.

Drain hole

Lug for fitting shield

to bushing

Fig. 5. End shield (example).

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Insulation gas
The main insulation consists of pure compressed SF6 gas
(sulphur hexafluoride). A N2 + SF6 mixture is used in
extremely cold climates (below -30 °C).
The two purposes of the compressed gas are to cool the
tubular conductor and to provide insulation from earth. Its
capacity for doing so depends on the density of the gas.
The bushing is normally filled with gas at a pressure of
570 kPa (5.7 bar) absolute at 20°C. The filling is made
through a gas connection valve on the intermediate flange.
This valve can be connected through tubing (available
from ABB) to ground level to enable emergency topping up
during service.
The pressure gauge, if used, is intended to give a locally
visible check of the internal pressure of the bushing,
roughly indicating wheather the bushing has the correct
gas density or not.
The SF6 gas density monitor may be set to give signals at
a number of different levels, either for warning or trip out
at low gas density.
Gas monitoring
A number of devices for monitoring of the insulation gas
are available for different needs. A minimum recommen-
dation is the use of a blind density guard with breaking
contacts for remote on-line monitoring. The bushing can
also be provided with other devices than ABB standard, to
better comply with each respective specification.

M30x2

Gas valve on bushing

Fig. 6. Gas filling equipment (available from ABB) and gas valve.

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