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ICS 29.130.10;29.240.30
NRS 036-2:2004
Edition 2
ISBN 0-626-15180-5

Rationalized User Specification

Auto-reclosers and sectionalizers — Pole

mounted types

Part 2: Auto-reclosers that have

programmable protection features and
local control for nominal a.c. voltages
of up to 33 kV.

N R S
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the Technology Standardization Department (TSD), Eskom,
on behalf of the
User Group given in the foreword
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Contents
Page

Foreword .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Keywords ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Normative references ................................................................................................................. 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms .................................................................................. 6
4 Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 7
4.1 General .............................................................................................................................. 7
4.2 Mounting ............................................................................................................................ 8
4.3 Bushings ............................................................................................................................ 9
4.4 Finish .................................................................................................................................. 9
4.5 Control equipment ............................................................................................................. 9
4.6 Protection characteristics .................................................................................................. 11
4.7 Maintenance indications .................................................................................................... 14
4.8 Local control and indications ............................................................................................. 14
4.9 Local engineering requirements.......................................................................................... 17
4.10 Local communications requirements ................................................................................ 17
4.11 Power supplies .................................................................................................................. 18
4.12 Statistical measurement functions .................................................................................... 18
4.13 Maintenance and commissioning ...................................................................................... 19
4.14 Rating plate ........................................................................................................................ 19
4.15 Additional information ........................................................................................................ 20
5 Tests ............................................................................................................................................ 21
5.1 Type tests ........................................................................................................................... 21
5.2 Routine tests ...................................................................................................................... 21
6 Marking, labelling and packaging ............................................................................................... 22
6.1 Marking and labelling ......................................................................................................... 22
6.2 Packaging .......................................................................................................................... 22
7 Documentation ............................................................................................................................ 22

Annexes

A (informative) Guide to purchasers on preparing an enquiry ...................................................... 23

B (informative) Model form for schedules A and B ........................................................................ 25
C (normative) Typical mounting dimensions . ................................................................................ 32
D (normative) Typical H-pole mounting arrangements for auto-reclosers . .................................. 34
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................... 35
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Foreword
This part of NRS 036 was prepared on behalf of the Electricity Suppliers Liaison Committee (ESLC)
and approved by it for use by supply authorities and other users when purchasing auto-reclosers
that have programmable protection features and local control.
This part of NRS 036 was prepared by a Working Group which, at the time of publication,
comprised the following members:

H D Mills (Chairman) Durban Distributor, Eskom

L Govender eThekwini Electricity
K Grunewald George Municipality
F Meintjies Tshwane Electricity
J Rossouw Mangaung Municipality
V Sewchand (Project Leader) Technology Standardization, Eskom
R Theron Distribution Technology, Eskom
P van den Heever Tzaneen Municipality
A Manufacturers Interest Group (MIG) was consulted on the contents of this part of NRS 036 and
its comments were incorporated where the Working Group was in agreement. The MIG comprised
the following members:
G Auton Linegear 2000
P di Castro Cooper Power Systems
B Johnson ABB
T Reddy Nulec Industries

This edition of NRS 036-2 supersedes NRS 036-2:1997

NRS 036 consists of the following three parts under the general title, Auto-reclosers and
sectionalizers — Pole-mounted types:
Part 1: Auto-reclosers with local and remote control capabilities.
Part 2: Auto-reclosers that have programmable protection features and local control for nominal
a.c. voltages of up to 33 kV.
Part 3: Sectionalizers.
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The Working Group was appointed by the ESLC which, at the time of approval, comprised the
following members:

R Wienand (Chairman) eThekwini Electricity

M N Bailey Eskom Distribution Technology, Simmerpan
A J Claasen Standards South Africa (SSA)
B de Jager Mangaung Municipality
W Dykman Tshwane Electricity
A H L Fortmann eThekwini, AMEU
V S Kobuwe City Power Johannesburg (PTY) Ltd
M Mabila Eskom Menlyn
R McCurrach Eskom Transmission Line Technology
D M Michie Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality
JJ Roos Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
V Sewchand (Project Leader) Techology Standardization Eskom
V Singh Technology Standardization Eskom
Division of Resources and Strategy
N Singh National Electricity Regulator
R van der Riet City of Cape Town (Tygerberg administration)
J S van Heerden SABS, NETFA
D van Wyk uMhlathuze Electricity

Annexes A and B are for information only.

Recommendations for corrections, additions or deletions should be addressed to: The NRS
Projects Manager, Technology Standardization Department (TSD), Eskom, P.O. Box 1091,
Johannesburg, 2000.

Introduction
This part of NRS 036 was prepared to establish and promote uniform requirements for auto-
reclosers that have programmable protection features and local control capabilities for nominal a.c.
voltages of up to 33 kV, to enable purchasers to acquire the specified equipment without the need
for detailed and extensive contract documents.

The ESLC expresses the wish that, in the national interest and in support of government policy to
foster local manufacturing industry and stimulate exports, all purchasers will adopt the requirements
of this part of NRS 036 in so far as their particular conditions will permit. Any differences between
the requirements of this part of NRS 036 and the corresponding purchaser’s requirements should,
as far as possible, be clearly indicated in schedules A and B, which may be compiled using the
draft schedules set out in annex B, attached to this part of NRS 036 and, where appropriate, be
submitted for consideration in future revisions of this part of NRS 036.

Keywords
Auto-reclosers; Medium voltage; Pole-mounted; Testing; Specifications.
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Auto-reclosers and sectionalizers — Pole-mounted types

Part 2: Auto-reclosers that have programmable protection features

and local control for nominal a.c. voltages of up to 33 kV

1 Scope
This part of NRS 036 covers outdoor, pole-mounted auto-reclosers that have programmable
protection features and local control and that are intended for source and down-line duty on
istribution networks at nominal a.c. voltages of up to 33 kV.

NOTE Part 1 caters for auto-reclosers with remote control capabilities and part 2 caters for auto-reclosers without
remote control capabilities.

2 Normative references
The following standards and specifications contains provisions which, through reference in this text,
constitute provisions of this part of NRS 036. All standards and specifications are subject to revision
and, since any reference to a standard or specification is deemed to be a reference to the latest
edition of that standard or specification, parties to agreements based on this part of NRS 036 are
encouraged to take steps to ensure the use of the most recent editions of the standards and
specifications indicated below. Information on currently valid national and international standards
can be obtained from Standards South Africa.

ANSI/IEEE C37.60:1981, Requirements for overhead, pad-mounted, dry-vault, and submersible

automatic circuit reclosers and fault interrupters for a.c. systems (R1992).
IEC 60255, Electrical relays (All parts).
IEC 61000-4-6:1996, Electromagnetic compatibility — Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques
Section 6: Immunity to conducted disturbances by radio frequency fields.
IEC 61109:1992, Composite insulators for a.c. overhead lines with a nominal voltage greater than
1 000 V — Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria (including amendment No 1: 1995).
IEC 62271-100:2001, High voltage switchgear and control gear — Part 100: High-voltage
alternating-current circuit-breakers.
SANS 121:2000 (SABS ISO 1461:2000), Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel
articles — Specifications and test methods
SANS 555:2002 (SABS 555:2002), Unused and reclaimed mineral insulating oils for transformers
and switchgear.
SANS 1019:2001 (SABS 1019:2001), Standard voltages, currents and insulation levels for
electricity supply.
SANS 1091:1975 (SABS 1091:1975) National colour standards for paint.
SANS 60529:2001 (SABS IEC 60529:2001), Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP
Code).
SANS 60815:1986 (SABS IEC 815:1986), Guide for the selection of insulators in respect of polluted
conditions.
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3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms

3.1 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this part of NRS 036, the following definitions apply:

3.1.1 auto-recloser: A mechanical switching device that, after opening, is capable of closing
automatically after a predetermined time. Several reclosures could occur before lockout.

3.1.2 cold load pick-up feature: A feature that allows modification of the overcurrent protection
characteristics in order to prevent relay maloperation under conditions of system energization.

3.1.3 dead time: The time between the instant that the current is interrupted by the auto-recloser
(AR) and the instant the contacts of the AR close as a result of an automatic reclose operation.

3.1.4 definite time lag protection element: A protection element with a time delay capable of
being set that has a constant value above the pick-up current setting.

3.1.5 delayed protection operation: A protection function that enables delayed breaker
operation, be it due to an inverse definite minimum time (IDMTL) or a definite time lag (DTL)
protection element.

3.1.6 disc reset time: The time required for the disc of an electromechanical inverse definite
minimum time (IDMTL) protection relay to turn back to its original position after it has turned to the
position where a protection operation was initiated.

3.1.7 effectively earthed system: An earthed system in which the healthy phase power-
frequency phase-to-earth over voltages associated with earth faults are limited to 80 % of the
highest phase-to-phase voltage of the system.

3.1.8 electromagnetic compatibility: Is the condition which prevails when telecommunica-tions

equipment is performing its individually designed function in a common electromagnetic
environment without causing or suffering unacceptable degradation due to unintentional
electromagnetic interference to or from other equipment in the same environment.

3.1.9 fast curve protection function: A family of near-inverse curves with approximately equal
operating (delay) times relative to the multiple of the pick-up setting.

3.1.10 instantaneous protection element: An element with no intentional time delay active
above a pre-determined pick-up current setting.

3.1.11 inverse definite minimum time lag protection element: A protection element, the
minimum operating time of which is adjustable and that is inversely proportional to the fault current.

3.1.12 rapid protection operation: A protection function that enables rapid breaker operation, be
it an instantaneous protection function (i.e. operation with no intentional time delay), a fast curve
protection function, or an instantaneous function with a relatively short definite time delay.
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3.1.13 reset time: The time duration after a circuit-breaker close operation for which the
measured currents are below a fault detecting level. On expiry of this time the protection sequence
resets.

3.1.14 secure control: A single non-latching switch that effects one control only. An example of
which is either a non-latching switch or two separate push-buttons that effect one state of a control
function only in each position. If a control is activated repeatedly, it only effects that state and does
not change the state of the control.

3.1.15 sensitive earth fault relay: A relay that is sensitive to very low earth fault currents and in
which the operating settings are for current magnitude with a definite time delay.

3.1.16 toggled control: A single latching switch that enables a single control operation in one
position and disables the same control operation in the other position.

3.1.17 zone sequence co-ordination: A feature that allows protection devices to maintain
sequence co-ordination for combinations of rapid and delayed protection operations.

3.2 Abbreviated terms

3.2.1 AR: auto-recloser

3.2.2 ARC: auto-reclose
3.2.3 BIL: basic insulation level
3.2.4 CAD: computer aided design
3.2.5 CLP: cold load pick-up
3.2.6 DTL: definite time lag
3.2.7 EF: earth fault
3.2.8 EMC: electromagnetic compatibility
3.2.9 HLT: hot line tag
3.2.10 IDMTL: inverse definite minimum time lag
3.2.11 LO: lock-out
3.2.12 LSDT: low set definite time
3.2.13 OC: over current
3.2.14 SEF: sensitive earth fault
3.2.15 ZSC: zone sequence co-ordination

4 Requirements
4.1 General
4.1.1 The following is applicable:
a) system frequency – 50 Hz;
b) number of phases – 3;
c) network earthing – non-effective;
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4.1.2 Unless otherwise specified in schedule A, the auto-recloser (AR) shall be suitable for use
under the following system and service conditions:

a) nominal system r.m.s. voltage (Un) — up to 33 kV;

b) maximum system r.m.s. voltage (Um) — up to 36 kV;
c) load current — not less than 400 A ;
d) short-circuit breaking capacity — not less than 8 kA ;
e) ambient temperature
minimum — -15 °C;
maximum — 50 °C;
maximum diurnal variation — 35 °C;
f) pollution level — heavy;
g) lightning activity — high; and
h) altitude — up to 1 800 m.

4.1.3 The quantity of auto-reclosers will be stated in schedule A.

4.1.4 The test voltages, insulation and clearances will be the values specified in schedule A. The
supplier shall state the actual values in schedule B.
4.2 Mounting

4.2.1 The AR shall be suitable for mounting on one pole, or for H-pole mounting as specified in
schedule A and as typically illustrated in annex D. A pole mounting bracket that complements the
pole mounting specified shall be provided with each AR. Unless otherwise specified in schedule A,
mounting dimensions shall be in accordance with figure C.1.

4.2.2 Adequately rated lifting eyes shall be provided and they shall be designed to allow the
completely assembled AR with surge arresters fitted, to be lifted without the need for special lifting
gear. The diameter of the eyes shall be a minimum of 30 mm.

4.2.3 Horizontal mounting brackets incorporating a single M12 hole for surge arresters of the
dimensions specified in schedule A shall be provided on the line side and on the load side of the
AR, adjacent to the bushings.

4.2.4 The AR shall have indelible markings that indicate side 1 and side 2 or where applicable, the
line side and the load side.

4.2.5 A detailed drawing of the AR mounting arrangement with surge arresters fitted shall be
provided in schedule B, utilizing the surge arrester dimensions given in figure C.2. The minimum
phase-to-earth clearances shall be indicated on the drawing.

4.2.6 The AR shall be fitted with an external M12 earthing stud, complete with a nut, lock nut and
serrated washer.

4.2.7 The mass of the mounting hardware, the AR and the control cabinet and cable shall be
stated in schedule B. The mass shall not exceed 900 kg.
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4.3 Bushings

4.3.1 Terminals

The preferred arrangement for bushing terminals is smooth hot-dip tinned copper cylindrical stems
provided with bimetallic clamps that are suitable for accepting aluminium or copper conductors of
diameter 8 mm to 15 mm as specified in schedule A. Alternative terminal systems may be
accepted, subject to written approval by the purchaser.

4.3.2 Material

The AR shall be fitted with bushings that have a creepage for heavy pollution conditions, in
accordance with SANS 60815 (i.e. 25 mm/kV). Details of the bushing material type and creepage
shall be provided in schedule B if the bushing material is of the non-ceramic type. The bushings
shall be tested in accordance with annex C of IEC 61109. The test duration (weather ageing) shall
be 5 000 h.

The bushing profile characteristics shall comply with SANS 60815. Bushings of polymeric materials
and of resin materials shall comply with tests in accordance with IEC 61109, conducted by
Standards South Africa.

4.4 Finish
The following shall be adhered to:

a) All interior and exterior ferrous surfaces of auto-reclosers, control cabinets and associated
equipment, all support structures and all bolts and nuts associated with these parts, shall be
hot-dipped galvanized in accordance with SANS 121. For coastal environments, stainless steel of
grade 304 or grade 316 are preferred and the grade supplied shall be specified in schedule B.
Alternative corrosion protection systems specified in schedule B may be accepted, subject to
written approval by the purchaser.
b) Suitable precautions shall be implemented to prevent corrosion owing to the use of dissimilar
materials.
c) All interior and exterior ferrous surfaces of auto-reclosers, control cabinets and associated
equipment, all support structures and all bolts and nuts associated with these parts shall be coated
with a primer, an undercoat and a final coat, all of which shall be specified in schedule B. The
colour of the final coat shall be an acceptable match to colour No. G29 (light grey) of SANS 1091
unless otherwise specified in schedule A. The finish of stainless steel of grade 304 or grade 316
shall be specified in schedule B.

4.5 Control equipment

4.5.1 Control cabinet

[Link] Cabinets that house equipment for protection and control shall be mounted independently
of the AR.

[Link] Suitable ultraviolet-resistant cable, 5 m long, shall be provided for connecting the AR to the
control cabinet. If longer cables are required, the length will be specified in schedule A.
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[Link] It shall be possible to disconnect the cable (referred to in [Link]) at the AR while the AR is
connected to the power system, without causing damage or maloperation. Care shall be taken such
that current transformers are not open-circuited. A robust, multipin, weatherproof connector, shall
be fitted and details shall be stated in schedule B. The female part of the connector shall be
mounted on the AR and the male part shall be mounted on the cable.

The AR controller shall detect disconnection of the control cable between the controller and the AR
as the controller not being healthy.

NOTE Preference should be given to products providing connectors at both the AR and the control cabinet.

[Link] Cabinets shall be adequately sealed and dust protected and shall incorporate measures to
prevent moisture condensation. The degree of protection shall be IP54 in accordance with
SANS 60529. Details shall be specified in schedule B.

[Link] The supplier shall ensure that the equipment housed in the control cabinet can withstand
direct solar radiation without causing failure or maloperation (or both). Details shall be provided in
schedule B.

[Link] The cabinet shall make provision for bottom entry of three cables. This shall be achieved by
three prepunched holes of diameter 21 mm and subsequent hot-dipping of the cabinet and
galvanized gland plates, or stainless steel glandplates as appropriate. The holes shall be blanked
off.

[Link] A suitable arrangement shall be provided for the earthing of the gland plate. The supplier
shall ensure that both the cabinet and its door are provided with suitable earth studs and shall
ensure that good electrical contacts are made between the earth, the cabinet and door.

[Link] The cabinet shall be provided with an external M12 earthing stud with a nut, lock nut and a
serrated washer.

[Link] The door of the cabinet shall be fitted with a robust fastening arrangement that is capable of
being secured by a padlock that has a shackle of diameter 8 mm.

[Link] The door shall have a switch that detects the state of the door whether it is open or
closed.

[Link] The cabinet shall be easily removable for workshop repair purposes.

4.5.2 Electronic control equipment

[Link] The controls shall not suffer any damage if one or more poles of the AR fail to respond to
either a trip or a close command.

[Link] Electronic modules shall perform continuous diagnostic monitoring and shall contain
hardware and software watchdog checking.

[Link] Where applicable, the AR shall be prevented from closing if the battery does not have
enough stored energy to open the AR for a protection trip condition. Details shall be specified in
schedule B.

[Link] Where a controller-not-healthy condition exists, all operations of the AR shall be inhibited.
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4.6 Protection characteristics

4.6.1 General

[Link] Harmonic current inrush restraint protection, approved by the purchaser and independent
of any other protection function shall be supplied. The supplier shall describe the method offered in
schedule B.

[Link] The ratio of drop-off current to pick-up current shall be at least 95 % for all protection
functions.

[Link] The earth fault (EF) and sensitive earth fault (SEF) functions shall be equipped with
harmonic filtering to prevent operation when harmonics are present in the primary residual earth
currents. A low pass filter with a 2nd harmonic rejection greater than 6:1; and 3rd harmonic
rejection greater than 50:1, shall be fitted. Both the SEF function and its filter shall be specified in
schedule A.

[Link] All protection functions, i.e. overcurrent (OC), EF and SEF shall have elements with
characteristics that comply with IEC 60255.

[Link] The capability to create and select user definable curves or alternate setting groups should
be offered as options.

[Link] The sequence of trip and auto-recloser characteristics for OC, EF and SEF shall be
programmable to enable

a) the selection of any combination of the available elements for each trip in the trip-and-reclose
sequence, and

b) separate trip-and-reclose sequences for OC, EF and SEF. Details shall be specified in schedule
B.
[Link] IDMTL protection shall include a disc reset timer to facilitate in simulating the resetting
functionality of an upstream electromechanical induction disc relay. The length of the time delay
shall be capable of being set to between 1 s and 20 s. If a fixed time delay only is offered, it should
be between 4 s to 5 s. Details of the IDMTL protection shall be specified in schedule B.

[Link] A zone sequence co-ordination (ZSC) feature shall be provided to ensure trip-close
sequence co-ordination for combinations of rapid and delayed protection operations applied to
series ARs. The ZSC functionality shall be such that:

a) an AR senses the presence of an overcurrent or earth fault, as well as the clearance of that fault
by another device and proceeds to the next protection operation in its own sequence; and

b) it proceeds in its sequence of rapid protection operations only, allowing the full number of
delayed operations to be executed for in-zone conditions.

4.6.2 Overcurrent function

[Link] The OC pick-up setting range shall be selectable from 50 A to at least twice the rated load
current of the AR in step sizes not greater than 10 A.

[Link] Delayed protection operation shall be possible by selecting an IDMTL protection element
with normal inverse (NI), very inverse (VI) or extremely inverse (EI) curves or user definable curves,
or a curve from an alternate setting group.
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[Link] Rapid protection operation shall be possible by selecting a fast curve or an instantaneous
protection element. Co-ordination of the fast curves or instantaneous protection elements between
two devices in series shall be possible either by selecting suitable curves from a family or by the
addition of a selectable time increment, typically 0,05 s to 3 s, in 0,05 s steps, or by any other
acceptable solution as specified in schedule A.

[Link] Long protection operating times associated with fault levels marginally above the pick-up
setting of the IDMTL protection element shall be avoided by the provision of a low set definite time
(LSDT) element with the following features:

a) it shall be possible to enable or disable the element. When enabled, it shall be active
simultaneously as an overlay with all selected elements;
b) the element shall have the same pick-up current setting as the IDMTL element; and
c) the time delay shall be selectable from 1 s to 10 s, in 1 s steps unless otherwise specified in
schedule A. The time delay shall be independent of any curve manipulation.

[Link] A high-set instantaneous element with a selectable time delay shall be provided with the
following features:

a) it shall be possible to enable or disable the element. When enabled, it shall be active
simultaneously as an overlay with all selected elements;

b) AR lock-out as a result of an operation due to the high-set instantaneous element shall be

selectable;

c) the pick-up setting range of this element shall be at least 100 % to 1 500 % of the OC setting
unless otherwise specified in schedule A, and shall be independent of any curve manipulation; and

d) the time delay shall be selectable from instantaneous to 1 s, in 0,05 s steps unless otherwise
specified in schedule A. The time delay shall be independent of any curve manipulation.

[Link] A cold load pick-up (CLP) feature that allows user selectable modification of protection
element characteristics under conditions of system energization shall be provided. Details shall be
stated in schedule B.

[Link].1 The CLP function may be provided in one of the following three ways:

a) the instantaneous OC element and the low set definite time OC element could be blocked for the
CLP time duration; or
b) activating another setting group for the CLP duration; or
c) the pick-up current setting of the IDMTL OC element and the low set definite time OC element
may be modified with a settable factor to increase the pick-up current of these elements for the CLP
duration. The instantaneous OC element should be blocked for this time.

[Link].2 The CLP function shall have the following characteristics:

a) the CLP function shall not in any way interfere with any of the other functions/elements of the
pick-up current settings except as mentioned above;

b) the CLP functionality shall be such that the active duration of the CLP is selectable from
0 min to 20 min in 1 min steps unless otherwise specified in schedule A; and

c) the modification factor if applicable, shall be capable of being set from 1 to 2 in steps of 0,1
unless otherwise specified in schedule A.
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4.6.3 Earth fault function

[Link] The EF setting range shall detect primary EF currents from 20 A to at least 50 % of the
rated load current of the AR, in step sizes of not greater than 5 A.

[Link] Delayed protection operation shall be possible by the selection of an IDMTL element with
NI, VI or EI curve, or a definite time protection element with time delay from 0,05 s to 10 s, in 0,05 s
steps or user definable curves or a curve from an alternate setting group and will be specified in
schedule A.

[Link] Rapid protection operation shall be possible by the selection of a fast curve or an
instantaneous protection element. Co-ordination of the fast curves or instantaneous protection
elements between two devices in series shall be possible either by selecting suitable curves from a
family or by addition of a selectable time increment, typically 0,05 s to 3 s, in 0,05 s steps, or by any
other acceptable solution as specified in schedule A.

[Link] A high-set instantaneous element with a selectable time delay with the following features
shall be provided.

a) it shall be possible to enable or disable the element. When enabled it shall be active as an
overlay simultaneously with all selected elements,
b) AR lockout as a result of an operation due to the high-set instantaneous element shall be
selectable,
c) the pick-up setting range of this element shall be at least 100 % to 1 500 % of the EF setting
unless otherwise specified in schedule A, and shall be independent of any curve manipulation, and
d) the time delay shall be selectable from 0,05 s to 1 s, in 0,05 s steps unless otherwise specified
in schedule A. The time delay shall be independent of any curve manipulation.

4.6.4 Sensitive earth fault function

[Link] A primary EF current of 3 A to 20 A in steps not exceeding 1 A shall be detectable.

[Link] Delayed protection operation shall be possible by the selection of a DTL protection element
with time delay from 3 s to 25 s, in 1 s steps.

4.6.5 Hot line tag

[Link] If so specified in schedule A, the AR will have the following hot line tag (HLT)
functionalities:

a) a HLT feature to assist live-line work;

b) the possibility to control HLT via local control; and
c) a local indication of the HLT status.

[Link] The HLT function shall have the following characteristics:

a) when HLT is activated, only a single trip to lockout shall be allowed, but local closing, as well as
auto-reclosing shall be disabled;
b) HLT shall enable a user configurable time-current curve;
c) it shall be possible to deactivate HLT locally regardless of which control source activated it; and
d) the HLT function shall not in any way interfere with any of the other functions except as
mentioned above.
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4.6.6 Auto-reclose operation parameters

[Link] The number of sequential trips to reach lockout shall be selectable to be either 1, 2, 3 or 4.

[Link] The reset time following operation of protection shall be selectable from 5 s to 120 s in 1 s
steps.

[Link] Dead times shall be separately selectable for SEF and the combination of OC and EF
functions. The dead time between each successive reclosure shall be independently selectable
from instantaneous to 20 s for the first reclosure and from a minimum of 2 s up to a maximum of
120 s for subsequent reclosures.

[Link] A “close” instruction initiated during a dead time shall result in lockout if the fault is still
present upon closure.

4.7 Maintenance Indications

The following shall be made available

a) Operations counter: A resettable counter to count the total number of AR operations.

b) Breaker duty cycle indication: A reprogrammable counter that provides an indication of the
remaining life of the AR interrupters.
c) Trip counter: A resettable counter that counts all protection initiated trips.
d) Pre-programmed maintenance interval (expressed in days): A user resettable indication of the
lapses of a pre-programmed maintenance interval.

4.8 Local Control and indications

4.8.1 The local control and indication shall be as given in table 1.

4.8.2 All local controls and indications shall be accessible in adverse weather conditions as
specified in schedule A.

4.8.3 The AR shall be provided with an external lever to permit manual opening and lockout of the
circuit breaker using an insulated stick from group floor.

4.8.4 The AR status shall be clearly visible from ground level. “Opened” shall be indicated with a
white “O” on a green background. “Closed” shall be indicated by a white .“I” on a red background.
Alternative indications shall be subject to approval by the purchaser and details shall be specified in
schedule B.

4.8.5 The AR shall withstand the effects of excessive pressure rise due to an internal arc. Details
shall be stated in schedule B.

4.8.6 Malfunction of the AR shall not pose a safety hazard to the operator by the recoil or
blacklash of items such as external operating rods, cranks and levers.

4.8.7 Easily available (i.e. one keystroke to obtain access to menus) local indication of protection
operation shall be provided for at least the last operation of the AR. The function, phase involved
and the current magnitude shall be indicated.

4.8.8 Switches used for local control shall offer the type of control described in table 1 (i.e. secure
or toggled control). Electronic keypad controls shall offer ‘quick key’ (i.e. one keystroke to obtain
access to menus) access to the control in table 1 if not implemented with switches.
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4.8.9 ARs using SF6 as an arc extinguishing medium shall

a) provide a low gas pressure indication at a gas pressure that enables safe operation of the AR
and prevent closing of the AR under this condition. Details shall be provided in schedule B, and
b) be provided with a method of inhibiting any operation of the AR in the event of the gas pressure
dropping below a safe pressure.

4.8.10 The AR shall be provided with immediate full control and indication on opening the door of
the control cabinet. The local indications may power down if no keystrokes are registered for a
period of 15 min. A “wake-up” button that has to be pushed before any controls may be executed, is
not acceptable.

Table 1 — Minimum specification of local controls and indications

1 2 3
Item Features Remarks
Local control Breaker open Secure control
(see notes 1 and 3)
Breaker close Secure control
ARC ON/OFF Secure or toggle
SEF ON/OFF Secure or toggle
EF ON/OFF Secure or toggle
Hot line tag if so specified in schedule A
Alternate setting group selected
e.g. 0,1,2, 3, etc Pulse control
Local indication Breaker open
(see note 1) Breaker closed
Breaker lock-out
ARC ON/OFF
SEF ON/OFF
EF ON/OFF
Protection operation see [Link]
Controller not healthy see note 2
Trip circuit not healthy
VT fuse fail if applicable
SF6 Alarm see [Link]
Maintenance indications:- see 4.7
Operations Counter;
Breaker duty cycle indication;
Trip Counter;
Preprogrammed maintenance
interval.
a.c. fail see 4.11.2 b
d.c. abnormal see 4.11.2 b
Hot line tag if so specified in schedule A
Alternate setting group selected
e.g. 0,1,2, 3, etc. Pulse control
Local analogue r.m.s current per phase Read-out phase selectable
current indication(where Max. demand ammeter Read-out resettable
VT is not required)
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Table 1 (concluded)

1 2 3
Item Features Remarks
Local analogue voltage r.m.s. phase-to-phase and phase-
and power indication to-neutral voltage of all three
(where VT is required) phases.

(See notes 4 and 5) three-phase active power in kW.

three-phase reactive power in
kVAR.
total three-phase active energy in
kWh.
Maximum demand energy.
Power factor.
Positive phase sequence voltage.
Negative phase sequence
voltage.
Zero phase sequence voltage.

NOTE 1 The local control and the local indication features on the control panel should be labelled as presented
in column 2, where applicable. The type of switch used for local control should not allow for a conflict to exist
between the switch position and the function status.
NOTE 2 The “Controller not healthy” indication should indicate that the control equipment not healthy (watchdog)
function operated. It should not operate during the normal pole mounted switch auto-recloser operating cycle. This
indication should remain active until the unhealthy state that initiated it returns to normal.
NOTE 3 Clear and positive indication of the present state of each controlled function should be displayed on the
local control panel
NOTE 4 All quantities, except maximum demand, to be updated continuously.
NOTE 5 These measurands are required for ARs fitted with voltage transformers.

The option shall be available to combine SEF and EF ON/OFF controls as one command. The
required functionality of the combined controls is illustrated in table 2.

Table 2 — Truth Table for SEF and EF Control

1 2 3 4 5
Initial state of controls Change state of control Required result
SEF EF (toggle) SEF EF
0 0 Switch EF function ON 0 1
0 0 Switch SEF function ON 1 1
0 1 Switch EF function OFF 0 0
0 1 Switch SEF function ON 1 1
1 1 Switch EF function OFF 0 0
1 1 Switch SEF function OFF 0 1
NOTE Control ON = 1 Control OFF = 0
Verbally, this table says “turning SEF ON must also turn EF ON and turning EF OFF must also turn SEF OFF”
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4.9 Local engineering requirements

4.9.1 The AR controller shall contain a real time clock with leap year support and that can be set at
site. All events shall be time and date stamped with a resolution of at least 10 ms relative to the
onboard real time clock. The accuracy of the clock shall be stated in schedule B.
4.9.2 A facility for selecting all the protection, operating and communications characteristics shall
be locally available in the control cabinet. Password protection against unauthorized changes shall
be available.
4.9.3 Non-volatile memory storage shall be sized to store the following minimum data:
a) all operating and protection parameters; and
b) an event record containing:
1) The last 50 occurrences of changes to the AR control or indication status (for the type of
record specified, details shall be stated in schedule B); and
2) At least the last 50 protection operation events (a protection event is defined as all
operations in a sequence until successful sequence reset or lock-out), and including OC, EF
and SEF phase affected and magnitude of fault current. The number of protection events of the
phase-affected and fault current magnitude for OC, EF and SEF shall be specified in schedule
B;
c) It shall be possible, under password control, to manually reset the trip counter values. Alternative
methods to preserve this information locally at the AR (to facilitate maintenance) shall be stated in
schedule B;
d) If so specified in schedule A, a record containing at least the 30-day load profile maximum
current demand together with the date and time for a minimum of 16 weeks shall be maintained.
The integrating period shall be a non-moving window of 30 min, for example 08:00 to 08:30, 08:30
to 09:00, etc.; and
e) AR duty cycle per phase.
4.9.4 A pointer shall be provided to indicate where the data was last read to avoid reloading
previously read data.
4.9.5 Devices offering waveform capture are preferred.
4.10 Local communications requirements

4.10.1 As a minimum, one independent RS-232 communication port that allows simultaneous
operation shall be provided to:
a) upload and download the non-volatile data including protection characteristics, settings, history
records to and from a personal computer. The requirements of the personal computer shall be
stated in schedule B, and
b) operate at all of 1 200 bps, 2 400 bps, and 9 600 bps or higher as specified in schedule A. The
available rates shall be stated in schedule B.
4.10.2 If additional RS-232 communication ports are required, they shall be provided to:
a) interface to communications equipment if specified in schedule A, and
b) operate at all of 1 200 bps, 2 400 bps, and 9 600 bps or higher as specified in schedule A. The
available rates shall be stated in schedule B.
[Link] Provided serial communication is utilized, it shall be possible to configure the protection
characteristics, change operating settings and upload event and history records locally, subject to
the limitations of the selected protocol.
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4.11 Power supplies

4.11.1 Primary supply

[Link] The primary supply to operate the AR shall be any combination of the following:

a) directly from the line side requiring no additional line side connection;

b) from an internal battery, details of which shall be stated in schedule B; and

c) from an external power source, at a supply voltage of either a.c. or d.c. at 110 V or 230 V. The
input voltage level shall be selectable between 110 V or 230 V. Details of the power supply shall be
stated in schedule B.

[Link] It shall be possible to trip the AR electrically from the control whilst the primary supply is
de-energized.

[Link] In the case of ARs with closing power derived from internal battery or low voltage power
source, it shall be possible to close the AR electrically from the control whilst the primary is
de-energized.

[Link] The power consumed for the open and closed operations of the AR shall be stated in
schedule B.

4.11.2 Back-up d.c. supply

The auxillary supply, which is a backup d.c. supply, with the following minimum characteristics, shall
be provided:

a) a battery and charger monitoring function shall be provided. Details shall be stated in
schedule B;

b) a “Battery Low” indication shall be available locally and also shall be logged as an event via the
d.c. abnormal alarm. The d.c. abnormal alarm shall cater for d.c. high, d.c. fail, a.c. fail and charger
fail. The indication of “Battery Low” status shall allow for a further ten AR operations. Details shall
be stated in schedule B;

c) the battery shall be disconnected at the minimum operating voltage as specified by the
manufacturer. Details shall be stated in schedule B;

d) the minimum battery life expectancy shall be 5 years. Details of the guaranteed life expectancy
of the battery shall be stated in schedule B; and

e) a charger appropriate to the type of battery and incorporating measures to ensure optimum
battery life shall be supplied. The charger shall recharge the battery to 80 % of its capacity in not
more than 15 h. Details shall be stated in schedule B.

4.12 Statistical measurement functions

4.12.1 Measurements shall be done using one of the following methods as specified in
schedule A:

a) three-phase-3-wire method; or

b) the three-phase-4-wire method.

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4.12.2 Quantities to be measured/calculated with specified accuracies are:

a) r.m.s. phase-to-phase and phase-to-neutral voltage of all three phases: ± 2 % of auto-recloser

rated voltage;

b) r.m.s current per phase, range 0 to 1,1 × Ifull load: ± 2 % where Ifull load is the full load current of the
AR;

c) three-phase active power in kW: ± 3 %;

d) three-phase reactive power in kVAr: ± 3 %;

e) total three-phase active energy in kWh: ± 3 %;

f) power factor: ± 3 %;

g) maximum demand for items a), b), c), d) and e) as indicated above: ± 3 %. (maximum demand
parameters shall be resettable locally). The maximum demand shall be specified in schedule B; and
h) the ability to display locally the following analogue quantities will be preferred:
1) positive phase sequence voltage;
2) negative phase sequence voltage;
3) zero phase sequence voltage;
4) positive phase sequence current;
5) negative phase sequence current; and
6) zero phase sequence current.

4.12.3 The real power energy and maximum demand measurement shall be integrated with
respect to time. Energy values shall be calculated with selectable time integration periods of 15 min,
30 min or 60 min. The data buffer shall work on the FIFO principle and a minimum size for the data
buffer shall store values for four months on the 30 min integration period.

4.13 Maintenance and commissioning

4.13.1 It shall be possible to inject test signals to perform commissioning and diagnostic testing. It
should be possible to test the full functionality of the unit with a universal test set. If specialized test
equipment is required, the cost of these units shall be provided in the tender documentation.

4.13.2 It shall be possible to disconnect the AR circuit-breaker from the line side and from the load
side and to download a programme simulating an AR to the control cabinet for testing purposes.

4.13.3 Provision shall be made in the control cabinet for individually isolating the power supply to
and from the:
a) battery,
b) battery charger, and
c) primary supply to the AR control electronics.

4.14 Rating plate

Each AR shall bear a rating plate of an intrinsically corrosion-resistant material, indelibly marked
with:
a) sea-level rating for which the equipment has been type tested;
b) manufacturer’s name;
c) equipment type designation and serial number of the AR;
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d) mass, in kilograms;
e) date of manufacture;
f) protection current transformer ratio, class and burden;
g) voltage transformer ratio, class and burden;
h) auxiliary supply voltage (if applicable); and
i) trip/close coil voltage (a.c./d.c.).

4.15 Additional information

The following shall be specified in schedule B:
a) AR details:
1) manufacturer,
2) type designation,
3) place of manufacture,
4) general insulation medium,
5) arc extinguishing medium,
6) short circuit breaking capacity 3 s and 1 s,
7) asymmetrical breaking current,
8) peak making current, and
9) critical current (maximum instantaneous peak);
b) a schematic wiring diagram of the AR. Details shall be specified in schedule B;
c) a general arrangement drawing of the AR. Details shall be specified in schedule B;
d) maintenance and operating equipment and procedures needed and a detailed parts list of the
various components. Details shall be specified in schedule B;
e) a description of the AR operation, with instructions and maintenance manuals, including
maintenance schedules, protection characteristics, the method of applying settings to relays and
controls, together with any software required and the cost thereof. Details shall be stated in
schedule B;
f) details and cost of any available portable calibration and diagnostic test set. Details of the test
set shall be given in schedule B;
g) a list of recommended spares and tools, quoting the prices of each item and its availability in
the RSA, as specified in schedule B;
h) if protection setting changes are done using resistors, electronic cards or modules or computer
programs, the price and range of such items and the method of changing protection settings shall
be stated in schedule B;
i) technical back-up facilities available. Details shall be stated in schedule B;
j) details of the class, ratio(s) and burden of the protection current transformer and voltage
transformer, if supplied, shall be stated in schedule B;
k) the following details of current transformers for measurement that can be supplied with the AR
shall be specified in schedule B providing
1) Available ratio(s) and accuracy class.
2) Method of fitting.
3) Effect on creepage distance and BIL;
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l) where applicable, details of the low gas pressure alarm/lock-out philosophy shall be stated in
schedule B;
m) AR service history. The details of which shall be specified in schedule B stating:
1) How many in service, where and for what period.
2) Contact names and numbers;
n) LV trip/close coil if available as an option. Details shall be specified in schedule B;
o) power requirements for a close operation. Details shall be specified in schedule B;
p) primary and back-up power supply requirements for testing purposes. Details shall be specified
in schedule B;
q) the maximum achievable separation between the control cabinet and the AR. Details shall be
specified in schedule B; and
r) average operating times (in accordance with IEC 62271-100). The values shall be stated in
schedule B.

5 Tests
5.1 Type tests
5.1.1 The AR shall have been type tested in accordance with, and shall have been found to
comply with the requirements of either IEC 62271-100 or ANSI/IEEE C37.60, and
IEC [Link] following appropriate values shall be stated in schedule B:
a) interrupting performance (automatic operation);
b) interrupting performance (manual operation);
c) operating duty;
d) making current;
e) minimum tripping current;
f) insulation (dielectric tests);
g) radio interference voltage;
h) temperature rise;
i) mechanical operations;
j) control equipment surge withstand capability; and
k) electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) (see IEC 61000-4-6).

5.1.2 Test records (on identical equipment) in the form of validated copies of test certificates
issued by a recognized testing authority shall be submitted with the tender.

5.2 Routine tests

Full computer-driven testing of all operational characteristics to prove all aspects of AR operation
shall be provided.

Routine tests, as required in either IEC 62271-100 or ANSI/IEEE C37.60, shall be carried out as a
normal requirement of the contract and, unless otherwise agreed upon, shall be witnessed by the
purchaser or by his appointed representative. No additional charge shall be levied for such tests nor
for the production or presentation of documentation related to routine tests.

Duplicate copies of routine test certificates shall be supplied together with the equipment when the
latter is delivered to the final destination stated in the order.
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6 Marking, labelling and packaging

6.1 Marking and labelling
Each container shall bear the following information on the outside of the container:

a) the address of the destination;

b) the gross mass, in kilograms;

c) the name of the manufacturer; and

d) the purchaser’s order number.

6.2 Packaging
All equipment shall be carefully packed to prevent damage or deterioration during normal
transportation, handling and storage.

7 Documentation
Each AR shall be supplied complete with the documentation specified in 4.15 b), c), d) and e),
together with the routine test certificates specified in 5.2.
The number of copies of the documentation required shall be as specified in schedule A.
The documents shall be available on magnetic media for use in a document management system in
accordance with the following requirements:
a) All text-based documents shall be provided in HTML, Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat
formats.
b) All drawings will be provided in computer aided design (CAD) format, as specified
schedule A.
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Annex A
(informative)
Guide to purchasers on preparing an enquiry
A.1 General
A model form is given in annex B to provide the purchaser with a convenient aid to purchasing. The
use of this form is intended to obviate the need for preparing a detailed technical specification.

The purchaser need only specify compliance with this part of NRS 036, provide the tenderers with
details of his particular requirements, and set out the information he requires the tenderer to
provide, as indicated below.

A.2 Schedules
The model form in annex B provides the purchaser with examples of a schedule A and a schedule
B. In his enquiry, the purchaser should provide his own schedule A and schedule B, based on these
examples.

A.2.1 Schedule A

Schedule A lists the requirements to be specified by the purchaser in enquiries and orders, in the
form of checklists.

The purchaser should set out his particular requirements and choices in his own schedule A.

A.2.2 Schedule B

The purchaser should draw up his own schedule B (based on the schedule B in the model form),
and request the tenderer to fill in this schedule. By doing this, the tenderer will state compliance
with this part of NRS 036 and will provide the information the purchaser has requested.
NOTE 1 Where this part of NRS 036 allows the purchaser to make a choice, the example of schedule A (in the model
form in annex B) lists the preferred items/values/quantities. In the interests of standardization, purchasers are
encouraged not to deviate from these preferences.
NOTE 2 When preparing his own schedule A and schedule B from the examples in the model form, the purchaser
need include only the items he considers to be relevant or necessary.
NOTE 3 These schedules, when completed, become normative annexes to the enquiry specification.

A.3 Commercial conditions

A purchaser will furthermore need to indicate the commercial conditions applicable and draw up a
price schedule. Requirements for delivery, storage, packaging and marking should be attended to
in this part of the enquiry.
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Annex A
(concluded)
A.4 Quality assurance
This part of NRS 036 does not cover the purchaser’s possible requirements in respect of quality
assurance, quality control, inspections, etc., since each purchaser needs to consider the criticality
of the application of each component and his own policy towards these matters. Purchasers are
referred to SANS 9001 for guidance.

A.5 Testing
Attention should be paid to the subject of testing and the related costs. Tests should be carried out
by an accredited laboratory and tenderers should be requested to provide assurances in this
regard. Price schedules should be so drawn up and covering letters so worded that the costs of all
services, such as tests, delivery and spares, are declared and allowed for in the tender.

Before type tests, routine tests and sample tests are carried out, the number of samples used and
the frequency of sampling should be agreed upon with the supplier.

A.6 Revisions of standards used as normative references

This part of NRS 036, as has been indicated, is based on a set of defined standards or
specifications that might have been revised or amended. Most purchasers would, in principle, wish
to employ the latest standards or specifications. The recommended approach is to secure an
undertaking from a supplier to review the latest versions and amendments of standards or
specifications and to incorporate these where possible and agreeable to both parties. A blanket
commitment to work to the “latest” versions of standards or specifications creates legal difficulties of
interpretation and risks for both parties and should be properly assessed. This invariably cannot be
done in the time available.
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Annex B
(informative)

Model form for schedules A and B

Schedule A: Purchaser’s specific requirements
Schedule B: Particulars of equipment to be supplied

Sub-
Item Description Schedule A Schedule B
clause
B.1 4.1.2 a) nominal system r.m.s. voltage (Un ) kV xxxxxxxxx
b) maximum system r.m.s. voltage (Um) kV xxxxxxxxx
c) maximum load current A xxxxxxxxx
d) short-circuit breaking capacity rated short xxxxxxxxx
time withstand current 3 s
e) ambient temperature
o
minimum C xxxxxxxxx
o
maximum C xxxxxxxxx
o
maximum diurnal variation C xxxxxxxxx
f) pollution level heavy xxxxxxxxx
special pollution requirements ________ xxxxxxxxx
g) lightning activity high xxxxxxxxx
h) altitude xxxxxxxxx
B.2 4.1.3 Quantity of auto-reclosers with a highest rated
voltage of:
7,2 kV ________ xxxxxxxxx
12 kV ________ xxxxxxxxx
24 kV ________ xxxxxxxxx
36 kV ________ xxxxxxxxx
4.1.4 Minimum lightning impulse wave (1,2/50)
withstand voltage to earth at sea level kV 75/95/150/200 _________
Power-frequency (50 Hz) wet withstand
voltage to earth at sea level kV 22/28/50/70 _________
Creepage distances to earth for heavy pollution mm 180/300/600/900 _________

Between phases mm xxxxxxxxx _________

Between phase and earth mm xxxxxxxxx _________

B.3 4.2.1 Mounting on one pole? Yes/No xxxxxxxxx

If no, mounting on H-pole? Yes/No xxxxxxxxx
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Annex B
(continued)
Sub-
Item Description Schedule A Schedule B
clause
If yes, centre distance of poles mm _________ xxxxxxxxx
Typical mounting dimensions in accordance
with figure C.1: _________ xxxxxxxxx
A: _________ xxxxxxxxx
B: _________ xxxxxxxxx
C:
_________ xxxxxxxxx
D:
E: _________ xxxxxxxxx
4.2.3 Dimensions of surge arresters _________ xxxxxxxxx
4.2.5 Detailed drawings required of the AR mounting
arrangement with surge arresters fitted
xxxxxxxxx _________
4.2.7 Mass of:
AR including the dielectric kg xxxxxxxxx _________
Mounting hardware (if separate item) kg xxxxxxxxx _________
Control cabinet and cable kg xxxxxxxxx _________
B.4 4.3.1 Conductor type:
Copper Yes/No _________
Aluminium Yes/No _________
Alternative, if not as specified in 4.3 but subject
to written approval
xxxxxxxxx _________
4.3.2 Details of bushing material type and creepage,
if bushing material is of the non-ceramic type xxxxxxxxx _________

B.5 4.4.a) Stainless steel 304 or 316 Yes/No _________

Grade to be supplied xxxxxxxxx _________

Proposed alternative, subject to written xxxxxxxxx _________

approval

4.4c) Primer (description) xxxxxxxxx _________

Undercoat (description) xxxxxxxxx _________
Final coat (description) xxxxxxxxx _________
Colour of final coat if other than colour No. G29 ________ xxxxxxxxx
light grey
Stainless steel finish of 304 or 316 ________ ________
B.6 [Link] Length of interconnecting cable if longer than m _________ xxxxxxxxxx
5m
[Link] Description of cable disconnection connector xxxxxxxxxx _________
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Annex B
(continued)
Sub-
Item Description Schedule A Schedule B
clause
[Link] IP Rating xxxxxxxxxx _________
[Link] Solar radiation withstand of equipment in the xxxxxxxxxx _________
control cabinet
[Link] Description of door status switch xxxxxxxxxx _________
[Link] Description of AR closure prevention when xxxxxxxxxx _________
battery has insufficient energy to perform a trip
B.7 [Link] Description of harmonic current inrush restraint xxxxxxxxxx _________
protection
[Link] Specification of SEF function and its filter _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] Are user definable curves available? Yes/No xxxxxxxxx
[Link] b) OC, EF and SEF tripping characteristics xxxxxxxxxx _________
independently programmable
[Link] IDTML protection details xxxxxxxxx _________
[Link] Time-current characteristics of fast curves _________
(if applicable) xxxxxxxxx
[Link] c) Maximum operating time of overcurrent
definite time delay selectable range s _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] c) High-set instantaneous element setting range _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] d) Time delay selectable range _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] Description of cold load pick-up function and xxxxxxxxxx _________
arrangement and characteristics
[Link].2b) CLP active duration _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link].2c) CLP modification factor setting range _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] EF delayed protection operation _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] Time-current characteristics of fast curves _________ xxxxxxxxx
(if applicable)
[Link] c) High-set instantaneous element setting range _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] d) Time delay selectable range _________ xxxxxxxxx
[Link] Hotline tag functionalities Yes/No xxxxxxxxx
B.8 4.8.2 Accessibility of local controls/indications Yes xxxxxxxxx
4.8.4 AR status xxxxxxxxx _________
4.8.5 Details to withstand an internal arc xxxxxxxxx _________
4.8.9 a) Method of indicating low SF6 pressure xxxxxxxxx _________
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Annex B
(continued)
Sub-
Item Description Schedule A Schedule B
clause
B.9 4.9.1 Clock accuracy xxxxxxxxx _________
4.9.3b)1) Minimum number of records of local changes to 50 _________
operation settings available
Type of record
a) Closure xxxxxxxxxx _________
b) Trip xxxxxxxxxx _________
c) Lock-out xxxxxxxxxx _________
d) Waveform capture xxxxxxxxxx _________

4.9.3b)2) Number of past protection events that are xxxxxxxxx _________

recorded:
Overcurrent phase affected and fault current xxxxxxxxxx _________
magnitude
Earth fault phase affected and fault current xxxxxxxxxx _________
magnitude
Sensitive earth fault phase affected and fault xxxxxxxxxx _________
current magnitude
4.9.3c) Method of preserving trip counter information xxxxxxxxxx _________
4.9.3d) 30-day load profile record Yes /No xxxxxxxxxx
B.10 4.10.1a) Description of:
the computer xxxxxxxxx _________
the computer software xxxxxxxxx _________
the connecting hardware xxxxxxxxx _________
4.10.1b) RS-232 communication port speed xxxxxxxxx _________
4.10.2a) Interface to equipment __________ xxxxxxxxx
4.10.2b) RS-232 communication port speed xxxxxxxxx _________

B.11 [Link] b) If primary supply from an internal battery:

guaranteed life expectancy of battery xxxxxxxxx _________
number of breaker closure operations available xxxxxxxxx _________
without battery recharging
source of the battery energy xxxxxxxxx _________
number of trip operations available xxxxxxxxx _________
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Annex B
(continued)
Sub-
Item Description Schedule A Schedule B
clause
4.11.1.1c) Details of power supply xxxxxxxxx _________
[Link] Power consumed for operation of AR to open:
a) VA rating VA xxxxxxxxx _________
b) opening coil voltage rating V xxxxxxxxx _________
Power consumed for operation of AR to close:
a) VA rating VA xxxxxxxxx _________
b) closing coil voltage rating V xxxxxxxxx _________
4.11.2a) Details of the battery and charger monitoring xxxxxxxxx _________
facility
4.11.2b) Number of AR operations and duty cycle xxxxxxxxx _________
4.11.2c) Minimum operating voltage? xxxxxxxxx _________
4.11.2d) Guaranteed life expectancy of battery xxxxxxxxx _________
4.11.2e) Battery charger rate A xxxxxxxxx _________
B.12 4.12.1 Measurement method _________ xxxxxxxxx
4.12.2g) Maximum demand xxxxxxxxx _________
B.13 4.15 a1) Manufacturer xxxxxxxxx _________
4.15 a2) type designation xxxxxxxxx _________
4.15 a3) place of manufacture xxxxxxxxx _________
4.15 a4) insulation medium air, oil or SF6 _________
4.15 a5) arc extinguishing medium
4.15 a6) short circuit breaking capacity 3s _________
1s _________
4.15 a7) Asymmetrical breaking current A
4.15e) Description of AR operation:
Maintenance intervals expressed as number of
operations versus percentage of interrupting
xxxxxxxxx _________
rating
Details of protection characteristics and xxxxxxxxx _________
application of settings
Are an instruction manual and a maintenance Yes/No xxxxxxxxx
manual required?
4.15f) Details of calibration and diagnostic test set xxxxxxxxx _________
4.15g) Is a list of recommended spares and tools, Yes/No xxxxxxxxx
complete with price and availability required?
4.15h) Method of changing protection settings xxxxxxxxx _________
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Annex B
(continued)
Sub-
Item Description Schedule A Schedule B
clause

Details of components and their prices xxxxxxxxx _________

4.15 i) Details of technical back-up facilities available xxxxxxxxx _________
4.15 j) Protection current transformer (if applicable)
Class xxxxxxxxx __________
Ratio xxxxxxxxx __________
Burden VA xxxxxxxxx __________
Protection voltage transformer (if applicable)
Class xxxxxxxxx __________
Ratio xxxxxxxxx __________
Burden VA xxxxxxxxx __________
4.15 k) Measurement current transformer details xxxxxxxxx __________
4.15 l) Details of low gas pressure alarm/lockout xxxxxxxxx __________
philosophy (if applicable)
4.15 m) A description of the service history, etc. for this xxxxxxxxx _________
type of AR
4.15 n) Details of LV trip/ close coil operation xxxxxxxxx _________

4.15 o) Power requirements for a close operation xxxxxxxxx _________

4.15 p) Primary and back-up power supply xxxxxxxxx _________

requirements for testing purposes
4.15 q) Maximum separation between control cabinet xxxxxxxxx _________
and AR
4.15 r) Average operating times (in accordance with
IEC 62271-100 for auto reclosing circuit
breakers):
Time from close coil signal to primary contact
make (ms) xxxxxxxxx _________
Time from trip coil signal to contact separation
at rated fault current (ms) xxxxxxxxx _________
Minimum arcing time at rated fault current (ms) xxxxxxxxx _________
Maximum arcing time at rated fault current (ms) xxxxxxxxx _________
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Annex B
(concluded)
Sub-
Item Description Schedule A Schedule B
clause
Total break time critical current (ms) xxxxxxxxx _________
(less than 10 % of the fault current)
Make-break time at rated fault current (ms) xxxxxxxxx _________
B.14 5.1.1 Applicable standards: xxxxxxxxx _________
ANS/IEEE C37.60, IEC 62271-100,
IEC 61000-4-6
Type test values for:
5.1.1 a) interrupting performance (automatic) xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 b) interrupting performance (manual) xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 c) operating duty xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 d) making current xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 e) minimum tripping current xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 f) insulation (dielectric tests) xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 g) radio interference voltage xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 h) temperature rise xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 i) mechanical operations xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 j) control equipment surge withstand capability xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.1 k) electromagnetic compatibility xxxxxxxxx _________
5.1.2 Number of copies of type test certificates _________ xxxxxxxxx
required
B.15 7 Number of copies of documentation required _________ xxxxxxxxx
7b) Drawings in CAD format _________ xxxxxxxxx
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Annex C
(normative)

NOTE The dimension for ‘E’ is specified in figure C.2.

Figure C.1 — Typical mounting dimensions

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Annex C
(continued)

Dimensions in millimetres

Mass
Max. 900 kg

Surge arrester dimensions

6,6 kV 11 kV 22 kV 33 kV
mm mm mm mm
A 100 – 200 120 – 250 240 – 400 360 – 450
B (max.) 100 100 100 100
C (min.) 130 130 130 130
D (min.) 200 200 200 200
E (min.) 150 200 320 430
F (min.) 150 150 150 150

NOTE 1 D is the shortest distance between SA line terminal and auto-recloser bushing.

NOTE 2 E is the shortest distance between SA line terminal and any earthed metal.

NOTE 3 F radius shall be clear of any objects.

Auto-reclosers shall be designed to comply with parameter D, E and F.

Parameters A, B and C are given values specified by the SA manufacturers.

The construction of the bracket may vary

between manufacturers, but the interfacing
dimensions shall be shown

Surge arrester bracket supplied with auto-recloser

Figure C.2 — Surge arrester dimensions

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Annex D
(normative)

Typical H-pole mounting arrangements for auto-reclosers

Figure D.1 — Pole-mounting arrangement for base mounting with 4 lugs

Figure D.2 — Arrangement with auto-recloser suspended from flange

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Bibliography
SANS 60694:2001, Common clauses for high-voltage switchgear and controlgear standards.

SANS 9001:2000/ISO 9001:2000 Quality management systems — Requirements.

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