Specification for three-phase

Cast Resin Transformers – MV/LV

Power 160 to 3150 kVA

Technical offer

Trihal
Cast Resin Transformer

Specification for three-phase Cast Resin

Transformers – MV/LV Power 160 to 3150
kVA+ Connected features
Customer:
Project:
Datedreference:
Offer 10.12.2020 REV NO 07 Language : EN
Issue and Approved by : INMVT BU
Date:
Revision:

Paritosh CHAKRAVARTY 8/9/18 CRT Specification

1 General..........................................................................................................................................3
2 Reference Standards and conformity assessment & Service conditions......................................4
2.1 Reference Standards and conformity assessment......................................................................4
2.2 Service conditions......................................................................................................................5
2.2.1 General..........................................................................................................................................5
2.2.2 Altitude:..........................................................................................................................................5
2.2.3 Rated Frequency.............................................................................................................................5
2.2.4 Sound Level.....................................................................................................................................5
2.2.5 Ambient Temperature....................................................................................................................5
3 Transformer design.......................................................................................................................6
3.1.Magnetic core....................................................................................................................................6
3.2 LV windings..................................................................................................................................6
3.3 MV windings................................................................................................................................7
3.4 MV winding support spacers.......................................................................................................7
3.5 MV connections...........................................................................................................................8
3.6 LV connections.............................................................................................................................8
3.7 MV tapping links:.........................................................................................................................8
3.8 Transformer for Transient Resistance Proof For Data Centers application ..............................9
4 Climatic and Environmental classifications.................................................................................9
5 Fire behaviour classification.........................................................................................................9
6 Seismic Withstand......................................................................................................................10
7 Accessories and Thermal Protection equipment.........................................................................10
7.1 Accessories................................................................................................................................10
7.2 Fan Cooling – option..................................................................................................................10
8 Enclosure....................................................................................................................................11
9 Electrical tests.............................................................................................................................11
9.1 Routine tests..............................................................................................................................11
9.2 Type tests or special tests..........................................................................................................12
9.3 Environmental...........................................................................................................................12
10 Condition Monitoring & Protection of Winding and MV /LV connections (Connected Trihal )........13
10.1 Condition monitoring.................................................................................................................13
10 Technical Data........................................................................................................................17

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1 General
Scope

This specification defines the minimum requirements for the design, engineering,
manufacturing, inspection and testing of Transformers.

The equipment shall fully comply with all relevant parts of IEC 60076 and referenced
international standards. This specification should be read in conjunction with the codes,
directives, standards and specifications that are listed herein

This specification in conjunction with the Transformer Data Sheet provides the technical
requirements.

Quality and Workmanship

The equipment shall be fully type tested equipment in current, regular production. Type test
reports shall be made available for review.

A statement defining the availability, reliability and maintainability of the equipment in relation
to a defined product lifetime expectancy shall be provided.

General Safety Requirements

The transformer shall be designed and manufactured to ensure personnel, equipment and
operational safety during operation, inspection, repair and maintenance conditions and to
minimise the risk of short circuits.

All necessary measures to prevent and limit the consequences of internal faults shall be taken.

The equipment design shall fully integrate operational safety regarding electrical and
mechanical isolations to achieve the specified operational requirements during maintenance,
repair and future expansion.

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2 Reference Standards and conformity assessment & Service conditions
2.1 Reference Standards and conformity assessment
The following documents are used as reference for performances definition and conformity assessment,
as far as relevant for a given transformer. The manufacturer will provide Declarations of Conformity, as
per ISO 17050, for the performances listed in this specification.
Reference Scope
IEC 60076-1 Power Transformers General

IEC 60076-2 Temperature Rise

IEC 60076-3 Power transformers insulation levels, dielectric tests and external clearances in air
IEC 60076-4 Power transformer guide to the lightning impulse and switching impulse testing power
transformers and reactors
IEC 60076-5 Power transformers ability to withstand short circuit
IEC 60076-11: 2018 Power transformers dry-type transformers

IEC 60076-16 Transformers for wind turbine applications

EN50588-1 Medium power transformers 50 Hz, with highest voltage for equipment not exceeding 36 kV

IEC 60076-12 Load guide for dry-type power transformers

IEC 60068-3-3 Environmental testing – Part 3-3: Guidance –Seismic test methods for equipment’s

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2.2 Service conditions

2.2.1 General
The requirements of IEC 60076-11 apply to dry-type transformers only in so far as they are
referred to in this standard.

2.2.2 Altitude:
1000 m above the sea level is the standard. Altitude of operation shall be informed on
transformer data sheet, if different of standard will be adapted accordingly chapter to IEC 60076-
11 section 11.2 of IEC60076-2018. Any altitude correction shall be rounded to the nearest whole
number of K

2.2.3 Rated Frequency

The rated frequency shall be 50 or 60 Hz ( Depending on End Customer System Requirement ).
power frequency shall be informed on transformer data sheet.

2.2.4 Sound Level

These shall be minimized – using advanced design and construction techniques. The figures shall
be agreed prior to order and shall be tested in accordance with IEC 60076-10.

2.2.5 Ambient Temperature

Transformer is designed to withstand a maximum ambient temperature of +40°C the cooling air,
therefore the ambient temperature, must not, under any circumstances whatsoever,
exceed:
30°C (daily average),
20°C (annual average),
40°C (maximum acceptable temperature).

So for example : if the maximum acceptable temperature is 50 °C, the applicable daily and annual
averages will be 40°C and 30°C respectively. Consequently, the rise temperature shall be reduced
by 10K

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 3 Transformer design

3.1.1 Magnetic core

The magnetic core shall be made from laminated grain-oriented silicon steel cold-rolled, insulated with
inorganic material, low-loss, cut at 45°and stacked by the step-lap system. Once assembled, it shall be
protected against corrosion. In order to reduce the power consumption due to transformer no-load
losses, the magnetic core shall be stacked using step lap technology The complete design of magnetic
core must ensure permanency of the core losses with continuous working of the transformers.

The core shall be properly stress relieved by annealing under inert atmosphere. The complete design of
core must ensure permanency of the core losses with continuous working of the transformers.

3.2 LV windings

The LV winding is produced using aluminum or copper foils (according to the manufacturer’s preference)
in order to cancel out axial stress during short circuit; this foil will be insulated between each layer using
a heat-reactivated class F pre-impregnated epoxy resin film
The ends of the winding are protected and insulated using a class F insulating material.
The whole winding assembly will be polymerized throughout by being oven , which will ensure:
- High level of resistance to polluted environments
- Excellent dielectric withstand
- Very good resistance to short circuit.

For Class H Transformer : Please change the ClassF word with Class H

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3.3 MV windings

They shall be separated from the LV windings to give an air gap between the MV and LV circuits in order
to avoid depositing of dust on the spacers placed in the radial electrical field and to make maintenance
easier.

These can be made of aluminum or copper wire or foil (according to the manufacturer's preference)
with class F insulation. The MV windings shall be vacuum cast in a class F with F1 certification( fireproof)
epoxy resin system composed of:
- an epoxy resin
- an anhydride hardener with a flexibility additive
- a flame-retardant filler.

The flame-retardant filler will be thoroughly mixed with the resin and hardener. It will be composed of
trihydrated alumina powder (or aluminium hydroxide) or other flame-retardant products to be
specified, either mixed with silica or not. The casting system will be of class F.

The internal and external of the windings shall be reinforced with a combination of fiber glass to provide
excellent mechanical withstand ( from thermal shock & short circuit forces )

For Class H Transformer : Please change the Class F word with Class H , and add below line
“the transformer with Class H shall be certified for F1 certication”

3.4 MV winding support spacers

These will provide sufficient support in transport, operation and during bolted short circuit conditions as
well as in the case of an earthquake.

These spacers will be circular in shape for easy cleaning. They shall composed of skirts to give extended
creepage for better dielectric withstand under humid or highly polluted conditions. The MV spacer shall
be component separated from the LV spacer in order to provide correct creepage distance between MV
& LV winding and avoid dust accumulation

These spacers will include an Elastomer cushion that will allow it to absorb expansion according to load
conditions. This Elastomer cushion will be incorporated in the spacer to prevent it being deteriorated by
air or UV.

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3.5 MV connections

The transformer MV connections shall be placed on the top of the coil. Each bar will be drilled with a 13-
mm hole ready for connection of cable lugs on terminal plates. The transformer MV connection bars
shall be in rigid copper tubes protected by heat shrinkable tubing. The transformer MV connections in
cables are not allowed, in order to avoid all risk of contact, due to cables flapping. The transformer MV
connections will be in copper.

3.6 LV connections

The transformer LV connections shall be placer on the top of the coils on the opposite side to the MV
connections. Connection of the LV neutral shall be directly to the neutral bar located between LV
phases.

The LV connection bars will be in copper or in tinned aluminum (according to preference of the
manufacturer).The output from each LV winding will comprise a tined aluminum or copper connection
terminal, enabling all connections to be made without using a contact interface (grease, bi-metallic strip:
out of scope of supplying).

As option: for the easy connection the LV busbar shall be provided with interface to connect with
Prefabricated Busbar. Stress withstand on the connector will be guaranteed by the manufacturer.

3.7 MV tapping links:

The tapping which act on the highest voltage adapting the transformer to the real supply voltage value,
shall be off-circuit bolted links.

These bolted links will be attached to the MV coils.

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3.8 Transformer for Transient Resistance Proof For Data Centers application - Should
be part of Winding Clause
Transformer to Constructed /Manufactured to avoid failures when frequent switching of circuit breakers
more than defined in IEC60076

1. The transformer shall be designed to master the internal voltage distribution & mitigate internal
overvoltage (or intra-winding resonance) at all natural frequencies  . Electrical field between
turns shall remain below insulation admissible value. The use of external equipment (like RC
Snubber)  is not permitted as it implies future extra-maintenance and failure possibility.

2. Transformer Terminal shall also be protected from the switching overvoltage with effective
surge arrestor.

Manufacturer should provide calculation note including transient (EMTP) analysis to prove the design
concept and robustness at natural frequencies.

4 Climatic and Environmental classifications

These transformers shall be of environmental class E4 and of climatic class C4 as defined in IEC 60076-
11:2018. E4 and C4 classes shall be indicated on the rating plate.

The transformer shall be defined for the Frequent condensation or heavy pollution or combination of
both. The tests must have been performed in accordance with IEC 60076-11 :2018 for C4 climatic class
and E4 as per IEC:60076-11:2018

The manufacturer needs to present a test report from an official laboratory for E4,C4 F1 as per IEC
60076-11 :2018 .

5 Fire behaviour classification

These transformers shall be of class F1 as defined in IEC 60076-11: 2018 . F1 class will be indicated on
the rating plate.

The manufacturer must produce a test report from an official laboratory on a transformer of the same
design as those produced and on the same transformer which have initially passed the here above
Climatic and Environmental tests.

This test must have been performed in accordance with IEC 60076-11: 2018.

All the Test report submitted by vendor should have Climatic, Environment and Fire test on the same
transformer of 1 MVA,24KV as min rating.

The manufacturer needs to present a test report from an official laboratory for E4,C4 F1 as per IEC
60076-11 :2018 .

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6 Seismic Withstand
The transformers shall be compliant to Seismic withstand level of AG3 K1 following IEC 60076-11

The manufacturer needs to present a test report from an official laboratory for Ag3K1 level

7 Accessories and Thermal Protection equipment

7.1 Accessories
These transformers will be provided with:
- 4 flat bi-directional rollers
- lifting lugs
- haulage holes on the undercarriage
- 1 earthing terminals
- 1 rating plate
- 1 "Danger Electricity" warning label, W012 according to ISO 7010
- 1 routine tests report
- 1 instruction manual for installation, commissioning and maintenance in English.
- The thermal protection equipment as per the rating and customer requirement

7.2 Fan Cooling – option

If required forced cooling (AF) to increase the rated power up to 40%. fans should be installed beneath
the transformer windings to alleviate excessive heating caused by abnormal operating and/or installation
conditions which also increase the rated power by 40% (AF).

#This request must be done when the order is placed, as it make simple the intervention

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8 Enclosure
The enclosure shall be Metallic & have min IP 31 Protection of degree (In accordance to IEC :60529)

This protective metallic enclosure for indoor installation with degree of protection IP 31 (except the
bottom which may be IP 21) or for outdoor installation with degree of protection upto IP 44. This
outdoor installation will require some adjustments related to weather and environmental extreme
conditions of the Location.

These Metallic indoor IP31 enclosures shall follow IEC 60076-11 Cl 5.2.4 and have :

- an anti-corrosion protection in the manufacturer's standard color.

- lifting-lugs enabling the transformer and enclosure assembly to be handled.

- A bolted access panel on the enclosure front to allow access to the MV connections and to the
tapping. This will be fitted with handles

- shall have one "Danger Electricity" warning label (W012 according to ISO 7010),

- a rating plate and a visible braid for earthing.

- blanked off holes for further locking device installation if requested.

- 2 undrilled gland plates on the roof: one on the MV side, one on the LV side (drilling and cable gland
not supplied).

- 1 plate at the right MV side on the bottom of the enclosure for the MV cables for connections from
the bottom.

- as an option, a MV cables clamping system shall be provided when the cables are coming from the
bottom

9 Electrical tests
9.1 Routine tests
These tests will be carried out on all the transformers after the manufacturing, enabling an official test
certificate to be produced for each one:

- measurement of windings resistance

- measurement of the transformation ratio and vector group

- measurement of impedance voltage and load loss

- measurement of no load loss and no load current

- applied voltage dielectric test

- induced voltage dielectric test

-measurement of partial discharges. For this measurement, the acceptance criterion will be:

-partial discharges less than or equal to 10 pC at 1.30 Un (at factory lab ) , or

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 -partial discharges less than or equal to 5 pC at 1.30 Un (Special test) - Shall be proved
with Special test report done at 3 rd party lab

All these tests are defined in the IEC 60076-11 and IEC 60076-1 to 60076-3 standards.

When transformers are equipped with a protection enclosure, they will be tested in their enclosure.

9.2 Type tests or special tests

These tests are optional and are subject to prior agreement with the supplier:

- temperature rise test as defined by the IEC 60076-11 standard

- lightning impulse test in accordance with IEC 60076-3
- short circuit test in accordance with IEC 60076-5
- noise level measurements in accordance with IEC 60076-10.
- Seismic test: should comply to minimum standard of AG3 K1 as per IEC 60076 -11 :2018  

9.3 Environmental
Supplier shall deliver End of Life Instructions, REACH declaration and Product Environmental Profile
documentation upon request. Production site organization shall be nonpolluting and certified to comply
with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards. Both certified by an official independent organization

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10 Condition Monitoring & Protection of Winding and MV /LV connections (Connected Trihal )

10.1 Condition monitoring

A condition monitoring system, allowing preventive/predictive maintenance, shall be provided to:

- Reduce unexpected downtime

- Reduce fire risk
- Enhance safety for operator and equipment
- Reduce operational expenses (OPEX)
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Enabled

The transformer should have a monitoring system to assess the quality of power connections on
demand, to detect and prevent from hot spots at early stage.

Following connections temperature shall be monitored: (remove non-requested connections)

 LV cable connections (standard for Trihal connected Enabled LV version)

 MV cable connections (standard for Trihal connected Enabled Extended version)
 Tapping links connections (standard for Trihal connected Enabled Extended version)

The conductors temperature sensors shall be installed with direct contact to terminal connections,
achieving accuracy of +/- 2°C and operating from -15°C to 105°C. The system shall provide two
configurable thresholds (pre-alarm and alarm).

All information shall be made available through digital application on customer smartphone in an easy
and cost-efficient manner (IR thermal monitoring cannot be considered as a solution). The performance
of the transformer shall not be affected, and it shall not compromise safety for operator while collecting
data.

Enabled Plus (Projects including only transformers but no MV switchgears !)

The transformer should have a monitoring system to assess its complete health status including quality
of power connections, windings temperature and transformer ageing.

Following connections temperature shall be monitored: (remove non-requested connections)

 LV cable connections (standard for Trihal connected Enabled Plus)

 MV cable connections (standard for Trihal connected Enabled Plus)
 Tapping links connections (standard for Trihal connected Enabled Plus)

The conductors temperature sensors shall be installed with direct contact to terminal connections,
achieving accuracy of +/- 2°C and operating from -15°C to 105°C. The system shall provide two
configurable thresholds (pre-alarm and alarm).

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Additionally, the same system should be capable to measure the LV windings temperature along with
environmental conditions (electrical room temperature and humidity) to calculate:

- The MV hot-spot temperature

- The transformer ageing (cumulated in years + daily over the past 24hrs)

A system where data is collected manually by operator on site is not acceptable. The performance of the
transformer shall not be affected, and it shall not compromise safety for operator while collecting data.

The system shall have analytics to detect abnormal conditions, in advance before the fault occurs
providing the information in 24/7 basis locally and/or remotely according to following:

Locally

The system shall embed a graphic HMI to help operator during local inspection (inside electrical room),
giving access to the condition monitoring data and alarms.

HMI can be permanently mounted on the transformer or on the wall.

Remotely via Power management software (Scada/ECS/BMS…)

The system shall be natively integrated within manufacturer power management software, operated by
customer on premise.

The system shall also be open to any third-party system, through open communication tables.

Remotely via text message alarming

The system can be capable to generate text messages (SMS) in case of pre-alarm or alarm.

(optional for Trihal connected Enabled Plus, remove if not needed)

Remotely via Manufacturer Remote Asset Management platform

The condition monitoring system shall be compatible with Cloud based Asset Management platform,
operated remotely by manufacturer.
(optional for Trihal connected Enabled Plus, remove if not needed)

Combo (Projects including both transformers and MV switchgears)

The transformer should have a monitoring system to assess its complete health status including quality
of power connections, windings temperature and transformer ageing.

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Following connections temperature shall be monitored: (remove non-requested connections)

 LV cable connections (standard for Trihal connected Combo LV version)

 MV cable connections (standard for Trihal connected Combo Extended version)
 Tapping links connections (standard for Trihal connected Combo Extended version)

The conductors temperature sensors shall be installed with direct contact to terminal connections,
achieving accuracy of +/- 2°C and operating from -15°C to 105°C. The system shall provide two
configurable thresholds (pre-alarm and alarm).

Additionally, the same system should be capable to measure the LV windings temperature along with
environmental conditions (electrical room temperature and humidity) to calculate:

- The MV hot-spot temperature

- The transformer ageing (cumulated in years + daily over the past 24hrs)

A system where data is collected manually on site is not acceptable. The performance of the
transformer shall not be affected, and it shall not compromise safety for operator.

Preferably this monitoring shall be embedded within the thermal monitoring system already provided
within the MV switchgear to monitor all assets through a unique system and HMI. Alternatively, the
manufacturer can also provide an independent system to monitor transformers separately. (send the
spec in of your MV switchgear connected Enabled Plus)

The system shall have analytics to detect abnormal conditions, in advance before the fault occurs
providing the information in 24/7 basis locally and/or remotely according to following:

Locally

The system shall embed a graphic HMI to help operator during local inspection (inside electrical room),
giving access to the condition monitoring data and alarms.

HMI can be permanently mounted on the transformer or on the wall or on the MV switchgear.

Remotely via Power management software (Scada/ECS/BMS…)

The system shall be natively integrated within manufacturer power management software, operated by
customer on premise.

The system shall also be open to any third-party system, through open communication tables.

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Remotely via text message alarming

The system can be capable to generate text messages (SMS) in case of pre-alarm or alarm.

(optional for MV switchgear connected Enabled Plus, remove if not needed)

Remotely via Manufacturer Remote Asset Management platform

The system shall be compatible with Cloud based Asset Management platform, operated remotely by
manufacturer. (optional for MV switchgear Enabled Plus, remove if not needed)

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 10 Technical Data

For each requested transformer, the supplier will give the following data :

Rated power..................................................................................................................................................................kVA
Cooling.................................................................................................................................................................................
Quantity................................................................................................................................................................................
Rated frequency................................................................................................................................................................ Hz
Rated primary voltage......................................................................................................................................................kV
Highest Primary Voltage for equipment (Um).................................................................................................................kV
Primary Applied voltage or line terminal AC Withstand .................................................................................................kV
Rated Lightning Impulse Withstand Voltage...................................................................................................................kV
Off-circuit tapping %
Secondary voltage at no load
- between phases .................................................................................................................................................V
- phase to neutral.................................................................................................................................................V
Highest Secondary Voltage for equipment (Um)..............................................................................................................kV
Secondary Applied voltage or line terminal AC Withstand..............................................................................................kV
Vector group ............................................................................................................................................................. Dyn....

No load losses................................................................................................................................................................... W
Load losses at 75° C.......................................................................................................................................................... W
Load losses at 120° C........................................................................................................................................................ W
Rated impedance voltage at 120° C...................................................................................................................................%
Acoustic power LW(A)................................................................................................................................................dB(A)
Acoustic pressure at 1 metre LP(A).............................................................................................................................dB(A)

Maximum ambient temperature...................................................................................................................................40 °C

Maximum altitude.....................................................................................................................................................1000 m
MV winding temperature class...........................................................................................................................................F
LV winding temperature class............................................................................................................................................F
Temperature of insulation system..............................................................................................................................155 °C
Climatic classification .................................................................................................................................................C3*
(*) C2 Climatic test carried out at -50°C. See 2.2
Environmental classification ...........................................................................................................................................E3
Fire behaviour classification.............................................................................................................................................F1
Minimum temperature (transportation, storage and operation) : ..............................................................................- 50 °C

Enclosure ..........................................................................................................................................................Yes / Non (1)

Index of protection : ....................................................................................................................................................... IP..
Length ............................................................................................................................................................................ mm
Width ............................................................................................................................................................................. mm
Height ............................................................................................................................................................................ mm
Total weight ..................................................................................................................................................................... kg

Thermal protection relay, electronic converter type : ..........................................................................................Yes / No(1)

(1) Delete as appropriate

*** Please note all the points need to be according customer requirement/ site condition

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