equipment which are in, or immediately adjacent to, the station under normal and fault conditions.
The
ground mat size and type shall be based on local soil conditions and available electrical fault current
magnitudes. In areas where ground mat voltage rises would not be within acceptable and safe limits
(for example due to high soil resistivity or limited sub-station space), grounding rods and ground wells
may be used to reduce the ground grid resistance to acceptable levels. Sub-station grounding shall
be done in accordance with the norms of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-
80.
4. Metering
Meters shall be provided as specified in the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and
Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006.
5. Basic Insulation Level and Insulation Co-ordination
(1) Basic Insulation Level (BIL) of various items of equipment and ratings of surge
arresters for generating stations, lines and sub-stations shall be decided on the
following order of priority, namely :—
(a) ensure safety to public and operating personnel;
(b) avoid permanent damage to plant;
(c) prevent failure of costly equipment;
(d) minimize circuit interruptions; and
(e) minimize interruptions of power supply to consumers.
(2) Insulation co-ordination of equipment and lines on both sides of a connection point
belonging to the requester and the grid shall be accomplished and the co-ordination
shall be done by the AppropriateTransmission Utility.
6. Protection System and Co-ordination
(1) Protection system shall be deigned to reliably detect faults on various abnormal
conditions and provide an appropriate means and location to isolate the equipment
or system automatically. The protection system must be able to detect power
system faults within the protection zone. The protection system should also detect
abnormal operating conditions such as equipment failures or open phase
conditions.
(2) Every element of the power system shall be protected by a standard protection
system having the required reliability, selectivity, speed, discrimination and
sensitivity. Where failure of a protective relay in the requester‟s system has
substantial impact on the grid, it shall connect an additional protection as back up
protection besides the main protection.
(3) Notwithstanding the protection systems provided in the grid, the requester and user
shall provide requisite protections for safeguarding his system from the faults
originating in the Grid.
(4) Bus Bar Protection and Breaker Fail Protection or LocaI Breaker Back Up
Protection shall be provided wherever stipulated in the regulations.
