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THREE-PHASE, LIQUID-FILLED PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS

05/19, CHG 1: 11/19

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the

extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the
basic designation only.

ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)

ASTM A240/A240M (2023) Standard Specification for Chromium

and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,
Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and
for General Applications

ASTM D92 (2012a) Standard Test Method for Flash and

Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester

ASTM D97 (2017b) Standard Test Method for Pour

Point of Petroleum Products

ASTM D877/D877M (2019) Standard Test Method for Dielectric

Breakdown Voltage of Insulating Liquids
Using Disk Electrodes

ASTM D1535 (2014; R 2018) Standard Practice for

Specifying Color by the Munsell System

FM GLOBAL (FM)

FM APP GUIDE (updated on-line) Approval Guide

http://www.approvalguide.com/

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (IEEE)

IEEE 386 (2016) Separable Insulated Connector

Systems for Power Distribution Systems
Rated 2.5 kV through 35 kV

IEEE C2 (2023) National Electrical Safety Code

IEEE C37.47 (2011) Standard for High Voltage

Distribution Class Current-Limiting Type
Fuses and Fuse Disconnecting Switches

IEEE C57.12.00 (2021) General Requirements for

Liquid-Immersed Distribution, Power, and

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 Regulating Transformers

IEEE C57.12.28 (2014) Standard for Pad-Mounted Equipment

- Enclosure Integrity

IEEE C57.12.29 (2014) Standard for Pad-Mounted Equipment

- Enclosure Integrity for Coastal
Environments

IEEE C57.12.34 (2022) Standard Requirements for

Pad-Mounted, Compartmental-Type,
Self-Cooled, Three-Phase Distribution
Transformers, 10 MVA and Smaller; High
Voltage, 34.5 kV Nominal System Voltage
and Below; Low Voltage, 15 kV Nominal
System Voltage and Below

IEEE C57.12.80 (2010) Standard Terminology for Power and

Distribution Transformers

IEEE C57.12.90 (2021) Test Code for Liquid-Immersed

Distribution, Power, and Regulating
Transformers

IEEE C57.98 (2011) Guide for Transformer Impulse Tests

IEEE C62.11 (2020) Standard for Metal-Oxide Surge

Arresters for Alternating Current Power
Circuits (>1kV)

IEEE Stds Dictionary (2009) IEEE Standards Dictionary: Glossary

of Terms & Definitions

INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL TESTING ASSOCIATION (NETA)

NETA ATS (2021) Standard for Acceptance Testing

Specifications for Electrical Power
Equipment and Systems

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (NEMA)

NEMA 260 (1996; R 2004) Safety Labels for

Pad-Mounted Switchgear and Transformers
Sited in Public Areas

NEMA Z535.4 (2011; R 2017) Product Safety Signs and

Labels

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 NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA)

NFPA 70 (2023) National Electrical Code

ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)

OECD Test 203 (1992) Fish Acute Toxicity Test

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

EPA 712-C-98-075 (1998) Fate, Transport and Transformation

Test Guidelines - OPPTS 835.3100- "Aerobic
Aquatic Biodegradation"

EPA 821-R-02-012 (2002) Methods for Measuring the Acute

Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters
to Freshwater and Marine Organisms

U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA)

10 CFR 431 Energy Efficiency Program for Certain

Commercial and Industrial Equipment

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL)

UL 467 (2022) UL Standard for Safety Grounding

and Bonding Equipment

1.2 DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise specified or indicated, electrical and electronics terms

used in these specifications, and on the drawings, are as defined in
IEEE Stds Dictionary.

1.3 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" or "S"

classification. Submittals not having a "G" or "S" classification are [for
Contractor Quality Control approval. Submit the following in accordance
with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

SD-02 Shop Drawings

Pad-mounted Transformer Drawings; G

SD-03 Product Data

Pad-mounted Transformers; G

SD-06 Test Reports

Acceptance Checks and Tests; G

SD-07 Certificates

Transformer Efficiencies; G

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 SD-09 Manufacturer's Field Reports

Transformer Test Schedule; G

Pad-mounted Transformer Design Tests; G

Pad-mounted Transformer Routine and Other Tests; G

SD-10 Operation and Maintenance Data

Transformer(s), Data Package 5; G

1.3.1 Government Submittal Review

Code CI44, NAVFAC LANT, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command will
review and approve all submittals in this section requiring Government
approval.

1.3.2 Reduced Submittal Requirements

Transformers designed and manufactured by ABB in Jefferson City, MO; by

Eaton's Cooper Power Series Transformers in Waukesha, WI; by ERMCO in
Dyersburg, TN; or by Howard Industries in Laurel, MS need not submit the
entire submittal package requirements of this contract. Instead, submit
the following items:

a. A certification, signed by the manufacturer, stating that the

manufacturer will meet the technical requirements of this specification.

b. An outline drawing of the transformer with devices identified

(paragraph PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFORMER DRAWINGS, item a).

c. ANSI nameplate data of the transformer (paragraph PAD-MOUNTED

TRANSFORMER DRAWINGS, item b).

d. Manufacturer's published time-current curves in PDF format and in

electronic format suitable for import or updating into the SKM
PowerTools for Windows computer program of the transformer high side
fuses (paragraph PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFORMER DRAWINGS, item e).

e. Provide transformer test schedule and routine and other tests required
by submittal item "SD-09 Manufacturer's Field Reports".

f. Provide acceptance test reports required by submittal item "SD-06 Test

Reports".

g. Provide operation and maintenance manuals required by submittal item

"SD-10 Operation and Maintenance Data".

1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE

1.4.1 Pad-Mounted Transformer Drawings

Include the following as a minimum:

a. An outline drawing, including front, top, and side views.

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 b. IEEE nameplate data.

c. Elementary diagrams and wiring diagrams

d. One-line diagram, including switch(es)[, current transformers, meters,

and fuses].

1.4.2 Regulatory Requirements

In each of the publications referred to herein, consider the advisory

provisions to be mandatory, except of NFPA 70 when more stringent
requirements are specified or indicated, as though the word "must" had been
substituted for "should" wherever it appears. Interpret references in
these publications to the "authority having jurisdiction," or words of
similar meaning, to mean the Contracting Officer. Provide equipment,
materials, installation, and workmanship in accordance with NFPA 70 unless
more stringent requirements are specified or indicated.

1.4.3 Standard Products

Provide materials and equipment that are products of manufacturers

regularly engaged in the production of such products which are of equal
material, design and workmanship, and:

a. Have been in satisfactory commercial or industrial use for 2 years

prior to bid opening including applications of equipment and materials
under similar circumstances and of similar size.

b. Have been on sale on the commercial market through advertisements,

manufacturers' catalogs, or brochures during the 2-year period.

c. Where two or more items of the same class of equipment are required,
provide products of a single manufacturer; however, the component parts
of the item need not be the products of the same manufacturer unless
stated in this section.

1.4.3.1 Alternative Qualifications

Products having less than a 2-year field service record will be acceptable
if a certified record of satisfactory field operation for not less than
6000 hours, exclusive of the manufacturers' factory or laboratory tests, is
furnished.

1.4.3.2 Material and Equipment Manufacturing Date

Products manufactured more than 3 years prior to date of delivery to site

are not acceptable.

1.5 MAINTENANCE

1.5.1 Additions to Operation and Maintenance Data

Submit operation and maintenance data in accordance with Section 01 78 23

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA and as specified herein. In addition to
requirements of Data Package 5, include the following on the actual
transformer(s) provided:

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 a. An instruction manual with pertinent items and information
highlighted

b. An outline drawing, front, top, and side views

c. Prices for spare parts and supply list

d. Routine and field acceptance test reports

e. Fuse curves for primary fuses

f. Actual nameplate diagram

g. Date of purchase

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 PRODUCT COORDINATION

Products and materials not considered to be pad-mounted transformers and

related accessories are specified in Section 33 71 02 UNDERGROUND
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION.

2.2 THREE-PHASE PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS

IEEE C57.12.34, IEEE C57.12.28 and as specified herein. Submit

manufacturer's information for each component, device, insulating fluid,
and accessory provided with the transformer.

2.2.1 Compartments

Provide high- and low-voltage compartments separated by steel isolating

barriers extending the full height and depth of the compartments.
Compartment doors: hinged lift-off type with stop in open position and
three-point latching.

2.2.1.1 High Voltage, Dead-Front

High-voltage compartment contains: the incoming line, insulated

high-voltage dead-break connectors, six high-voltage bushing wells
configured for loop feed application, load-break switch handle(s), access
to oil-immersed bayonet fuses, dead-front surge arresters, tap changer
handle, connector parking stands, and ground pad.

Minimum high-voltage compartment dimensions: IEEE C57.12.34, Figures 16

and 17.

a. Insulated high-voltage dead-break connectors: IEEE 386, rated 15 kV/25

kV. Current rating: 600 amperes rms continuous. Short time rating:
25,000 amperes rms symmetrical for a time duration of 0.17 seconds.
Connector must have a 200 ampere bushing interface for surge arresters,
steel reinforced hook-stick eye, grounding eye, test point, and
arc-quenching contact material.

b. One-piece bushings: IEEE 386, 200 amperes, 15 kV Class.

c. Load-break switch

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 Loop feed sectionalizer switches: Provide three, two-position,
oil-immersed type switches to permit closed transition loop feed and
sectionalizing. Each switch must be rated at 15 kV, with a continuous
current rating and load-break rating of 200 amperes, and a
make-and-latch rating of 12,000 rms amperes symmetrical. Locate the
switch handles in the high-voltage compartment. Operation of switches
must be as follows:

ARRANGEMENT DESCRIPTION OF SWITCH POSITION

NO. SWITCH ARRANGEMENT LINE A SW. LINE B SW XFMR. SW
OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE

1 Line A connected to X X X
Line B and both
lines connected to
transformer
2 Transformer X X X
connected to Line A
only

3 Transformer X X X
connected to Line
Bonly
4 Transformer open X X X
and loop closed

5 Transformer open X X X
and loop open

d. Provide bayonet oil-immersed, expulsion fuses in series with

oil-immersed, partial-range, current-limiting fuses. The bayonet fuse
links sense both high currents and high oil temperature in order to
provide thermal protection to the transformer. Coordinate transformer
protection with expulsion fuse clearing low-current faults and
current-limiting fuse clearing high-current faults beyond the
interrupting rating of the expulsion fuse. Include an oil retention
valve inside the bayonet assembly housing, which closes when the fuse
holder is removed, and an external drip shield to minimize oil spills.
Display a warning label adjacent to the bayonet fuse(s) cautioning
against removing or inserting fuses unless the transformer has been
de-energized and the tank pressure has been released.

Bayonet fuse assembly: 150 kV BIL.

Oil-immersed current-limiting fuses: IEEE C37.47; 50,000 rms amperes

symmetrical interrupting rating at the system voltage specified.

g. Surge arresters: IEEE C62.11, rated 15 kV, fully shielded, dead-front,

metal-oxide-varistor, elbow type Provide three arresters for loop feed
circuits.

f. Parking stands: Provide a parking stand near each bushing.

2.2.1.2 Low Voltage

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 Low-voltage compartment contains: low-voltage bushings with NEMA spade
terminals, accessories, metering, stainless steel diagrammatic transformer
nameplate, and ground pad.

a. Include the following accessories: drain valve with sampler device,

fill plug, pressure relief device, liquid level gage, pressure-vacuum
gage, and dial type thermometer with maximum temperature indicator.

b. Metering: Provide as specified in Section 26 27 14.00 20 ELECTRICITY

METERING.

2.2.2 Transformer

a. Less-flammable bio-based liquid-insulated, two winding, 60 hertz, 65

degrees C rise above a 30 degrees C average ambient, self-cooled type.

b. Transformer rated 500 kVA.

c. Transformer voltage ratings: 4160 V Delta - 600 V GrdY.

d. Tap changer: externally operated, manual type for changing tap

setting when the transformer is de-energized. Provide four 2.5 percent
full capacity taps, two above and two below rated primary voltage.
Indicate which tap setting is in use, clearly visible when the
compartment is opened.

e. Minimum tested percent impedance at 85 degrees C:

2.50 for units rated 75kVA and below

2.87 for units rated 112.5kVA to 300kVA
4.03 for 500kVA rated units
5.32 for units rated 750kVA and above

f. Comply with the following audible sound level limits:

kVA DECIBELS
(MAX

75 51

112.5 55

150 55

225 55

300 55

500 56

750 57

1000 58

1500 60

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2000 61

2500 62

g. Include:

(1) Lifting lugs and provisions for jacking under base, with base
construction suitable for using rollers or skidding in any
direction.

(2) Removable ground strap.

(3) Provide transformer top with an access handhole.

(4) kVA rating conspicuously displayed on its enclosure.

2.2.2.1 Specified Transformer Efficiencies

Provide transformer efficiency calculations utilizing the actual no-load

and load loss values obtained during the routine tests performed on the
actual transformer(s) prepared for this project. Reference no-load losses
(NLL) at 20 degrees C. Reference load losses (LL) at 55 degrees C and at
50 percent of the nameplate load. The transformer is not acceptable if the
calculated transformer efficiency is less than the efficiency indicated in
the "KVA / Efficiency" table below. The table is based on requirements
contained within 10 CFR 431, Subpart K. Submit certification, including
supporting calculations, from the manufacturer indicating conformance.

kVA EFFICIENCY
(percent)
15 98.65

30 98.83

45 98.92

75 99.03

112.5 99.11

150 99.16

225 99.23

300 99.27

500 99.35

750 99.40

1000 99.43

1500 99.48

2000 99.51

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2500 99.53

above 2500 99.54

2.2.3 Insulating Liquid

a. Less-flammable transformer liquids: NFPA 70 and FM APP GUIDE for

less-flammable liquids having a fire point not less than 300 degrees C
tested per ASTM D92 and a dielectric strength not less than 33 kV
tested per ASTM D877/D877M. Provide identification of transformer as
"non-PCB" and "manufacturer's name and type of fluid" on the nameplate.

Provide a fluid that is a biodegradable, electrical insulating, and

cooling liquid classified by UL and approved by FM as "less flammable"
with the following properties:

(1) Pour point: ASTM D97, less than -10 degree C

(2) Aquatic biodegradation: EPA 712-C-98-075, ultimately

biodegradable as designated by EPA.

(3) Trout toxicity: OECD Test 203, zero mortality of EPA 821-R-02-012,
pass

2.2.3.1 Liquid-Filled Transformer Nameplates

Provide nameplate information in accordance with IEEE C57.12.00 and as

modified or supplemented by this section.

2.2.4 Corrosion Protection

Provide corrosion resistant bases and cabinets of transformers, fabricated

of stainless steel conforming to ASTM A240/A240M, Type 304 or 304L. Base
includes any part of pad-mounted transformer that is within 3 inches of
concrete pad.

Paint entire transformer assembly Munsell 7GY3.29/1.5 green, with paint

coating system complying with IEEE C57.12.28 and IEEE C57.12.29 regardless
of base, cabinet, and tank material. The Munsell color notation is
specified in ASTM D1535.

2.3 WARNING SIGNS AND LABELS

Provide warning signs for the enclosures of pad-mounted transformers having

a nominal rating exceeding 600 volts in accordance with NEMA Z535.4 and
NEMA 260.

a. When the enclosure integrity of such equipment is specified to be in

accordance with IEEE C57.12.28, such as for pad-mounted transformers,
provide self-adhesive warning labels on the outside of the high
voltage compartment door(s)with nominal dimensions of 7 by 10 inches
with the legend "WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE" printed in two lines of nominal
2 inch high letters. Include the work "WARNING" in white letters on an
orange background and the words "HIGH VOLTAGE" in black letters on a
white background.

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2.4 ARC FLASH WARNING LABEL

Provide arc flash warning label for the enclosure of pad-mounted

transformers. Locate this self-adhesive warning label on the outside of
the high voltage compartment door warning of potential electrical arc flash
hazards and appropriate PPE required. Provide label format as indicated.

2.5 GROUNDING AND BONDING

UL 467. Provide grounding and bonding as specified in Section 33 71 02

UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION.

2.6 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

Provide concrete associated with electrical work for other than encasement
of underground ducts rated for 4000 psi minimum 28-day compressive strength
unless specified otherwise. Conform to the requirements of Section 03 31
30 MARINE CONCRETE.

2.7 SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL

2.7.1 Transformer Test Schedule

The Government reserves the right to witness tests. Provide transformer

test schedule for tests to be performed at the manufacturer's test
facility. Submit required test schedule and location, and notify the
Contracting Officer 30 calendar days before scheduled test date. Notify
Contracting Officer 15 calendar days in advance of changes to scheduled
date.

a. Test Instrument Calibration

(1) Provide a calibration program which assures that all applicable

test instruments are maintained within rated accuracy.

(2) Accuracy: Traceable to the National Institute of Standards and

Technology.

(3) Instrument calibration frequency schedule: less than or equal to

12 months for both test floor instruments and leased specialty
equipment.

(4) Dated calibration labels: visible on all test equipment.

(5) Calibrating standard: higher accuracy than that of the instrument

tested.

(6) Keep up-to-date records that indicate dates and test results of
instruments calibrated or tested. For instruments calibrated by
the manufacturer on a routine basis, in lieu of third party
calibration, include the following:

(a) Maintain up-to-date instrument calibration instructions and

procedures for each test instrument.

(b) Identify the third party/laboratory calibrated instrument to

verify that calibrating standard is met.

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2.7.2 Design Tests

IEEE C57.12.00, and IEEE C57.12.90. Section 5.1.2 in IEEE C57.12.80 states
that "design tests are made only on representative apparatus of basically
the same design." Submit design test reports (complete with test data,
explanations, formulas, and results), in the same submittal package as the
catalog data and drawings for the specified transformer(s), with design
tests performed prior to the award of this contract.

a. Tests: certified and signed by a registered professional engineer.

b. Temperature rise: "Basically the same design" for the temperature rise
test means a pad-mounted transformer with the same coil construction
(such as wire wound primary and sheet wound secondary), the same kVA,
the same cooling type (KNAN), the same temperature rise rating, and the
same insulating liquid as the transformer specified.

c. Lightning impulse: "Basically the same design" for the lightning

impulse dielectric test means a pad-mounted transformer with the same
BIL, the same coil construction (such as wire wound primary and sheet
wound secondary), and a tap changer, if specified. Design lightning
impulse tests includes the primary windings only of that transformer.

(1) IEEE C57.12.90, paragraph 10.3 entitled "Lightning Impulse Test

Procedures," and IEEE C57.98.

(2) State test voltage levels.

(3) Provide photographs of oscilloscope display waveforms or plots of

digitized waveforms with test report.

d. Lifting and moving devices: "Basically the same design" requirement

for the lifting and moving devices test means a test report confirming
that the lifting device being used is capable of handling the weight of
the specified transformer in accordance with IEEE C57.12.34.

e. Pressure: "Basically the same design" for the pressure test means a
pad-mounted transformer with a tank volume within 30 percent of the
tank volume of the transformer specified.

f. Short circuit: "Basically the same design" for the short circuit test
means a pad-mounted transformer with the same kVA as the transformer
specified.

2.7.3 Routine and Other Tests

IEEE C57.12.00. Routine and other tests: performed in accordance with

IEEE C57.12.90 by the manufacturer on[ each of] the actual transformer(s)
prepared for this project to ensure that the design performance is
maintained in production. Submit test reports, by serial number and
receive approval before delivery of equipment to the project site.
Required tests and testing sequence as follows:

a. Phase relation

b. Ratio

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c. No-load losses (NLL) and excitation current

d. Load losses (LL) and impedance voltage

e. Dielectric

(1) Impulse

(2) Applied voltage

(3) Induced voltage

f. Leak

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