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Subject: Standard Operating Procedure for LT PANEL

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EQUIPMENT NAME: LT-PANEL

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LT – Panel consists of the following equipments:

 Metal enclosed free-standing compartment.

 VACCUM CIRCUIT BREAKER
 Bus bar
 Control wirings

INTRODUCTION:

LOW TENSION PANEL:

Construction:

The panels are metal-enclosed, free-standing compartmentalized, Modular type suitable for indoor and outdoor installations. The
Panel boards are fabricated out of adequate thickness mild steel Structural sections. The frames shall be enclosed with cold rolled
steel of not less than 2.0 mm thickness. Each cable chamber has cable entry from Top or Bottom with suitable removable gland
plates. The cable chamber is provided with suitable supporting arrangement between the gland plate and terminals. All covers,
doors and Joints are gasketted using neoprene gaskets.

AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER: (Designed for Circuits rated at below 600 volts)

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Circuit breakers are used to protect equipment from over current situations caused, for example, by short circuits or ground
faults in or near such equipment. Electrical power distribution systems and their components need protection from numerous
types of malfunctions, including over current conditions, overvoltage conditions, under voltage conditions, reverse current flow,
and unbalanced phase voltages. Accordingly, electrical distribution systems are provided with circuit breakers. In the event an
over current condition occurs, electrical contacts within the circuit breaker will open, stopping the flow of electrical current
through the circuit breaker to the equipment. Air circuit breakers are commonly used in electrical distribution systems. A typical
air circuit breaker comprises a component for connecting an electrical power source to electrical power consumer called a load.
The component is referred to as a main contact assembly. A main contact is typically either opened, interrupting a path for power
to travel from the source to the load, or closed, providing a path for power to travel from the source to the load. In a low voltage
air circuit breaker, the movable contact is mounted on a contact arm that is pivoted to open the contacts by a spring powered
operating mechanism triggered by a trip unit responsive to an over current condition in the protected circuit. In many air circuit
breakers, the mechanism for controlling the compression springs comprises a configuration of mechanical linkages between a
latching shaft and an actuation device. The actuation device may be manually or electrically operated. An air circuit breaker is
divided into a fixed type fixedly installed between power source and a load and a drawer type in which a breaker is movable so as
to be separated from power source and a load in order to facilitate maintenance and secure stability.

Busbars:
All the busbars are air insulated and made up of high conductivity, Tin coated copper or Electrolytic grade Aluminium. Busbars
have a fault withstand capacity of equivalent to 25 KA/35Ka/50kA 1 Sec matching with the rating of the incomer circuit breaker as
mentioned or as required. All bus bars are fully screened by means of PVC sleeves in their own compartment running throughout
the length of the panel and the busbars are provided with holes for future expansion. Suitable segregation will be provided in
between busbar chamber and adjoining compartments. The busbars will be TP and N, the section of the neutral bus being full Size
or Half the size of the phase busbar as per the requirement. The busbar will be PVC sleeved with colour strips of red, yellow, blue
and black .The busbar will be properly segregated, suitably braced with insulated Supports (DMC/FRP/SMC) placed at appropriate
intervals to withstand the electromagnetic stresses during short circuit. Minimum electrical Clearances will be maintained
between phase, neutral and body as per IS and IEC standards.

Control wiring:

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Panel will be supplied with all internal wiring comprising of PVC insulated 1.1 KV grade, multi strand flexible copper conductor of
1.5Sq.mm cross section. Wiring associated with a particular phase will be the colour of that phase viz. Red, Yellow, or Blue, wiring
associated with earthing will be with green colour insulation and for neutral it shall be with black colour insulation. Wiring will be
neatly laid and run on insulated cleats of limited compression type insulated straps. All the cables have crimped terminations and
it will be identified by means of glossy plastic ferrules at both ends, these control wirings are connected for equipment operation,
protection relays and Meters.

LT Panel Operation:

Auto Operation:

 Check the incoming supply in all the 3 phases.

 Keep Auto / Manual switch in Auto position located on the LT Panel for power supply from transformer.
 Check the ACB Spring in charged condition.
 Transformer ACB will close automatically.
 The transformer ACB will trip in case of EB power failure / under voltage / Short circuit.
 DG set will start automatically and CLOSE the DG breaker automatically and the LT panel is charged.
 The DG set ACB will trip and EB ACB will be closed automatically once the EB power restores.

Manual Operations.

 Check the incoming power supply ( all 3 phases)

 Keep Auto Manual switch in “Manual” position located in LT panel.
 Check the EB supply ACB spring is in charge condition. (If not. Charge manually)
 Close the EB supply ACB by pressing “Close” push button located on the LT panel and it will close if it is not
closed.
 Check for all the protection relays.
 If the relay is tripped, check for cause and reset the relay after the problem rectification.
 Then press “Close” push button, it will close if it is not closed, press the “Close” push button located on ACB
and it will close.
 Check the DG – ACB spring is in charge condition. (If not charge manually).
 The transformer ACB will trip in case of EB power failure / under voltage / Short circuit.
 Start the Dg set manually and close the DG set ACB.

 Trip the DG set ACB manually and “CLOSE” EB ACB once the EB power restores.

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