2200-845835-EA-7704-00100 01 3 Comments ELECTRICAL DESIGN BASIS
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1 Rev No. Human Factor Engineering (HFE) Philosophy
2 Rev no. LV Distribution board Specification
3 Rev No. Thyristor Control Heaters Specification
4 Requirement for PMS and load Shedding
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2.0 Applicable Project Documents, Codes & Standards and Local & National Regulations
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2.1 General.............................................................................................................................. 13
2.2 Applicable Project Documents & General Specifications ..................................................... 13
2.3 SHELL Standard Drawings................................................................................................. 14
2.4 International Codes and Standards..................................................................................... 15
2.5 Order of Precedence .......................................................................................................... 16
2.6 Technical Exception and Deviation ..................................................................................... 16
12.0 Protection......................................................................................................................... 38
12.1 Protection Coordination of Electrical system ....................................................................... 39
12.2 Insulation coordination ....................................................................................................... 39
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Project Description
The Crux gas field is located in Australian Commonwealth waters, within permit AC/RL9 in the East Browse
Basin. The title is operated by COMPANY on behalf of the other Joint Venture participants, SGH Energy and
Osaka Gas. The field lies in approximately 165m of water, 620km NNE of Broome (~300km from mainland
Australia). The title is surrounded by the COMPANY operated AC/P-41 title that incorporates the Libra gas
field and is located ~160km NE of the COMPANY operated Prelude gas field for which a Floating LNG (FLNG)
facility is now positioned and near production start-up.
The remotely operated Not Normally Manned (NNM) Platform concept for Crux dehydrates the gas and
condensate streams and exports a multiphase stream to the Prelude FLNG. The platform has a 550MMscfd
capacity with five platform wells.
Key features for this concept have been based on design studies including:
(1) Five dry tree wells tied back to the platform;
(2) Fixed jacket structure with drilled and grouted piles;
(3) NNM Platform topsides weight of approximately 10,000 tonnes dry weight;
(4) Gas and condensate dehydration;
(5) Fibre optic communications tied to the “Fitzroy” Fibre Optic backbone;
(6) Single 26” NB multiphase export pipeline to Prelude.
The purpose of this document is to define the Electrical power generation and distribution system basic
requirements for the complete electrical network to be applied on the project.
Table 1 - 1 Definitions
Term Definitions
Vendor Manufacturer/Supplier is the party that manufactures or supplies equipment and services to
perform the duties specified by the Purchaser.
Purchaser The organization placing a purchase order for the supply of equipment or services for the Crux
Project. The Purchaser could be the COMPANY or the Contractor or some other party
appointed by the COMPANY or Contractor.
Shall This word, or the terms "REQUIRED" or “MUST", indicates an absolute requirement.
SHALL [PS] This word indicates a “MANDATORY” requirement and Vendor shall demonstrate full
compliance to it.
Should This word indicates a recommendation that whilst preferred may not be implemented
provided some equivalent is proposed and agreed by COMPANY. The full implications must be
understood and carefully weighed before choosing a different course.
May This word, or the adjective "OPTIONAL", indicates that an item is truly optional.
This document shall define all the basic parameters and design requirements to be considered for the design
and development of the Electrical power generation and distribution system. It will define the functional
requirements and performance requirement for main items.
The document specifies the key features which are to be achieved for each equipment and system. The details
of each equipment and system shall be refer to the respective specification, data sheet and applicable SHELL
standards and project SPEP.
1.5 Abbreviations
Table 1 2 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
AC Alternating Current
DC Direct Current
DG Diesel Generator
HV High Voltage
IP Ingress Protection
LV Low Voltage
2.0 Applicable Project Documents, Codes & Standards and Local &
National Regulations
2.1 General
The Contractor shall ensure that all the General Specifications and International Codes & Standards used for
this project are the latest revisions available at the date of award of Purchase Order.
Mechanical Documents
Safety Documents
Instrumentation Documents
Electrical Documents
SPEP 33.95.00.71 - GEN SPEP Specification – Product Requirements for ABB Low Voltage Switchgear
The latest editions and/or amendments in force as of 08-July-2022 shall be used throughout the project unless
specifically approved. All the codes and standards listed under Doc No. 2200-667-AA-7704-00007-rev05 shall
be applicable on the project. Some of these international codes and standards as applicable are listed below.
Society No Title
IEC IEC 60071-1 Insulation Coordination - Part 1: Definitions, Principles and Rules
Tests for Electric Cables under Fire Conditions. Circuit Integrity - Part 21: Procedures
IEC IEC 60331-21
and Requirements. Cables of Rated Voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0 kV
Tests on Electric Cables under Fire Conditions - Part 3-22: Test for Vertical Flame
IEC IEC 60332-3-22
Spread of Vertically Mounted Bunched Wires or Cables - Category A
IEC IEC 60533 Electrical and Electronic Installations in Ships - Electromagnetic Compatibility
IEC IEC 61936-1 Power Installations exceeding 1 kV A.C. - Part 1: Common rules
IEC IEC 62271-1 High-Voltage Switchgear and Control gear - Part 1: Common Specifications
ISO 13702 Control and mitigation of fires and explosion on offshore production installations.
In the event of any conflict arising between this specification and other documents listed herein, refer
comments to the Purchaser for clarification before design or fabrication commences. The order of precedence
that applies is as follows:
1. Australian statutory laws and regulations
2. Design Datasheets and Specification Requirements
3. Shell Design Standards and Drawings
4. Australian and International Codes and Standards
Generally, the most stringent requirements shall prevail, however, in case of conflict between the requirements
of this specification with its attachments and the referenced specifications or codes and standards, Vendor
shall bring the matter to the Purchaser’s attention for resolution and approval in writing.
All deviations from the requirements of this design basis, its attachment and the referenced documents,
specifications, codes, and standards shall be stated in the proposal. In case of any justified reason to deviate
from this specification and referenced documents, the VENDOR shall submit the “Technical Exception and
Deviation”. In the absence of such statement, full compliance will be assumed.
Electrical equipment manufacturer shall review their scope of supply with respect to Not Normally Manned
operation; and to submit a written response. This written response (termed “Response to NNM Operation” in
the VDRL) will be used for bid evaluation purposes and is intended to gauge the Vendors understanding,
experience and capability to meet the unique demands of NNM operations.
As a minimum, the “Response to NNM Operation” should:
Identify recommendations, proposals and/or Lessons Learned relevant to achieving high reliability with NNM
operation.
Identify recommendations, proposals and/or Lessons Learned relevant to achieving remote operation.
Identify recommendations, proposals and/or Lessons Learned relevant to achieving low maintenance and
minimum interventions; and
Provide data/information which indicate reliability performance at equipment and/or component level (e.g.
Mean Time To Failure (MTTF), intervention frequencies/operating histories, failure modes, etc.).
These technical proposals need not be restricted to design features and may include proposals for enabling
reliable, low maintenance operation through manufacture and testing, transportation, storage and
commissioning, maintenance operation.
Where the Vendor is unable to identify any proposals for increasing reliability or reducing maintenance or
chooses for any other reason to provide no response, this should be stated in the “Response to NNM
Operation” submission.
Plug & Play refers to an approach where, ideally, Maintainable Items can be simply removed by unplugging
and a piece of replacement plugged in its place. The replacement will then, ideally, self-configure and be ready
for use. The ability to change-out Maintainable Items with ease will allow reduced offshore maintenance hours
and maintenance to be carried out onshore by competent and/or specialist personnel.
Providing Plug & Play options must also align with the NNM requirements of remote operations, high reliability
and the other low maintenance requirements. The introduction of ‘novel’ equipment or solutions is
discouraged based on that being a threat to the other NNM requirements. The use of strategies that are proven
in other industries or applications should be considered. The requirements for cleaning equipment offshore
when disconnecting plug and play items should also be minimised.
The key Plug & Play principles should be considered were possible to reduce offshore maintenance hours,
these are.
Layout - Typically for offshore facilities the weight and footprint of equipment should be minimized. In cases
where alteration of layout supports the removal and handling of Maintainable Items then this should be
considered.
Access - The objectives are to ensure the efficient and safe movement of equipment requiring maintenance
without removal of other items such as piping, motors, etc. This includes the provision of adequate space and
laydown areas for all anticipated activities. Special consideration Should also be given to the provision and
configuration of access / maintenance doors and access hatches.
Modularization – Maintenance Items may be made up of more than one Plug & Play part if this supports the
objective of reducing maintenance hours.
Electrical and Instrument Interfaces - For electrical and instrument equipment, options should be
considered that reduce the time and resources required to remove and replace the Maintainable Items (e.g.
quick connect options).
This Package and the Maintainable Items it contains have been identified as Plug and Play opportunities and
should address the requirements of the Plug & Play Specification 2200-667-NA-7880-00001. The Specification
should be addressed for the Maintainable Items it contains.
5.0 General
5.1 Design life
The design life of the Crux facility shall be 20 years, with due note being taken of the operating regime and of
the environmental conditions.
The Electrotechnical vocabulary and graphical symbols used shall be as defined in the IEC 60050 and IEC 60617.
The minimum degree of protection of enclosures (IP and IK codes respectively as per IEC 60529 and IEC 62262)
shall comply with the relevant equipment specification and/or data sheet and shall be at least:
Indoor equipment: IP 41
Transformers minimum IP 54
External Outdoor equipment IP 56
Exposed parts of equipment need access during normal operation IP2X.
Offshore exposed deck minimum IP 56
IP 66/67 for lighting apparatus, junction boxes
PCD-IT requirements are detailed in PCD-IT Security Design Philosophy (2200-667-IC-5531-00001) and PCDIT
Network Design Philosophy (2200-667-IC-5531-00002).
A preliminary Cyber Security checklist shall be provided to the applicable package vendors for their response
and compliance as part of bid. This checklist will be further updated during the detail engineering studies and
workshops. The supplier shall furnish compliance and fill in detailed response against each requirement/query
in the checklist.
The maximum allowed voltage drop at equipment terminals are based on system nominal voltage and voltage
drop in the link cables. The distribution system cable sizing shall ensure that the following voltage drops, at
the circuit full load current, are not exceeded. The voltage drop in link cables are decided that equipment can
operate satisfactory without violating the voltage drop limits as defined above.
• Feeders (from main to sub-main Switchgear assemblies & MCC’s): 2%
• Transformer feeders (from switchgear to transformer) 2%:
• Transformer Feeders (from Transformer to Switchboard): 1%
• Motor feeders (at motor terminals, running at full current): 5%
• During motor starting 15 %.
• Lighting sub-circuits and sockets: 4% average with a maximum of 8% at to the farthest fitting
• AC UPS Distribution at 230 Volt AC feeder: 3%
• Other (heaters, packages, etc.): 5% unless requirement imposed by vendor.
• DC UPS distribution at 110 Volt DC feeders: 2%
The crux platform loads do have non-linear loads such as VSD, UPS, LED lights and thyristor control heaters
etc. These harmonic producing loads are significant component of the total load on the project. A detailed
harmonic study has been planned to be conducted for the electrical network. The following limits shall apply
for the voltage distortions:
Total Harmonic distortion ≤ 5%
Single harmonic ≤ 3%
For shorter periods, e.g. during start-ups or unusual conditions, the limits may be exceeded by 20%.
Calculations to demonstrate that emission levels of harmonics remain within the requirements of IEEE 519,
including size and effect of harmonics and inter harmonics, shall be provided. This shall take into account the
harmonic spectrum data of all harmonic producing loads.
To comply with the EMC requirements of IEC 60533 (offshore) and of IEC 61000 all electrical systems and
equipment shall meet the current applicable levels of “emission” and “immunity” ie EM level 3 ( industrial) as
specified in IEC 61000-6-4/2.
The electrical power generation and distribution system shall be designed to fulfill the following requirements:
To ensure maximum continuity of supply to users as far as possible
To provide reliable power sources for essential and emergency loads
To allow operation and maintenance of the system in a safe manner without unduly affecting the production
of the plant
To design a system for which the necessary elements e.g. switchgear assemblies, cables, etc. are currently
manufactured, and tested. Industrial type equipment with a minimum of two years field proven experience is
required
Selection of equipment shall be based on OPEX and CAPEX considerations.
All loads shall be distributed (balanced) so that the negative phase sequence components of voltage and
current at any point in the system do not exceed the values quoted in IEC 60034-1.
The electrical system shall be designed for restart following a black-out with BSDG and one GTG.
It shall be possible to synchronize the GTGs and BSDG both locally and remotely. The operation of Electrical
network i.e., setting up the operating network configuration shall be possible from manually locally as well as
from remote from PRELUDE including reset.
As a rule, and unless otherwise specified in a particular project standard, all equipment (main and essential
generators, transformers, switchgear, UPS, DC systems.) of the power distribution system shall have at least
20% spare capacity above the expected load.
7.3 HV Switchgear
The HV Switchgear shall be modular construction and comply with IEC 62271. The Switchgear shall
maintenance free fully assembled and tested to meet the requirement of Gas-insulated high-voltage
switchgear (GIS). It shall be compact metal enclosed switchgear consisting of high-voltage components, control
components, bus bars and arc quenching chamber etc.
GIS switchgear shall be sealed for life and meet outstanding reliability, operational safety and environmental
compatibility. The GIS HV SWGR shall be rated at 6.6 kV, 3- Ph, 3 wire, 50 Hz, NER earthed, 1250 Amps, 25 kA
-1 Sec. It shall be minimum IK 08, IAC- ALFR.
The HV SWGR shall be equipped with suitably sized incoming vacuum circuit breaker (VCB) and outgoing fused
vacuum contactor unit (VCU) as required.
Each circuit breaker/contactor at the 6.6 kV switchboard at CRUX shall be provided with a local/remote control
mode selector switch. When selected to local control, the circuit breaker/contactor control functions
(open/close) shall be operable from the front of the circuit breaker/contactor panel. In the remote mode, the
control functionalities (open/close) shall only be operable from PRELUDE.
GIS may not have drawn out feature but will have plugin cable connection.
HV switchboard is provided with inbuilt intelligent multifunction protecting relays (IED) for each feeder and
bus coupler, the relays are connected via communication link and collect the electrical data, and the same shall
be transmitted to ICSS controller via modbus TCP/IP ethernet communication protocol.
The BSDG ie Black Start Diesel generator Set comprise of 1x100% Diesel Generator, 400 Volt, 3-Ph, 50 Hz, 800
kW alternator and unit control panel and start-up auxiliary system. The BSDG set shall be air cooled fully
automated in acoustic enclosure suitable for hazardous area use.
The black start DG shall be self-contained, stand alone, electrical, and Hydraulic start package. It shall be in safe
area. The air intake shall have gas detectors.
The BSDG shall automatically start on dead bus, provide full power to loads within two minutes. It shall be sized
for peak demand for power required to start GTG while providing concurrent power to all emergency loads
with minimum 10 % spare capacity
The Black Start Diesel Generator shall be capable of being remotely operated and tested from PRELUDE.
The Black Start Diesel Generator shall be provided with periodic testing facilities.
Manual and auto Synchronizing facilities (DG and normal supply) shall be provided for Black Start Diesel
Generator on-line testing. Synchronization shall be possible from UCP as well as from remote from Prelude.
The BSDG shall start and runs up to full speed automatically upon detection of loss of voltage at the 400 V LV
Emergency Switchboard (SB-E201E01) to which it is connected. To ensure the dead bus condition is due to loss
of power supply from both distribution transformers (TR-UT22DN04 & TR-UT22DN05), the undervoltage signal
should only be triggered after pre-set time delay is reached.
As soon as BSDG reaches its full operating voltage and frequency, BSDG control panel shall initiate close signal
to BSDG ACB in 400 V LV Emergency Switchboard. Consequently, Automatically Change over (ACO) shall open
the tie breaker connected to 400V LV Switchboard (SB-E201N01) BUS B.
This automatic starting sequence is not applicable during loss of voltage due to ESD. Inhibit to start signal shall
be initiated via IPS and send to BSDG control panel during ESD condition. If require, the BSDG should be start
up manually and bypassing the inhibit to start signal from IPS.
Manual start up, operation and control of the emergency generator may be performed from the control panel
and Prelude CCR. Manual operation will be used for maintenance and periodic on-line testing.
Manual emergency stop button shall be provided at the unit control panel.
The Black Start Diesel Generator shall be capable of being brought online remotely and producing power
concurrently with the main gas turbine generators.
The Black Start Diesel Generator shall be provided within a self-contained acoustic enclosure.
The black start diesel generator shall include over speed detection and battery-driven engine combustion air
dampers fitted with gas detectors.
All black start diesel generator controls and switchboard controls necessary for bringing black start power onto
the Emergency 400VAC board bus shall be locally operable without power from the UPS system.
The black start diesel generator and all associated auxiliary equipment shall not depend on instrument air or
any external cooling water service.
The black start diesel generator and its acoustic enclosure shall be suitable for an outdoor marine environment.
All penetrations and electrical compartments shall be IP66/67, following best installation practices for
minimizing / eliminating water ingress and will include space heaters to be used when in standby.
The black start diesel generator control panel and batteries shall be in the Electrical Technical Room (ETR). The
local control panel and batteries shall be in the black start diesel generator skid enclosure.
7.5 LV Switchgear
LV switchboard systems at CRUX shall consist of Air Circuit Breaker (ACB) incomers, ACB bus tie unit and
functional outgoing motor control and feeder units. Each ACB at the switchboard shall be provided with a
local/remote control mode selector switch.
All Outgoing motor feeders/power feeders shall be isolator switch-fuse type/MCCB.
When selected to local control, the ACB control functions (open/close) shall only be performed from the front
of the ACB panel. In the remote mode, the control functions (open/close) shall only be performed from
PRELUDE. ACB monitoring functions shall be available at PRELUDE.
LV switchboards shall have 20% or at least one spare for each feeder size on all switchboards.
The LV switchboards at CRUX shall be provided with provision for the control, protection and monitoring of
both LV motors and circuit feeders. Each motor starter, bus tie and feeder circuit breaker shall incorporate an
electronic protection relay.
The following control functions shall be hardwired to the LV switchboard systems at CRUX:
o Trip signals from the IPS.
o Interlocking and inter-tripping from 6.6 kV feeders.
o Command signals between the DCS and the associated motor starter; and
o Control signals to/from any User Control Panel (UCP) if required (where motor controls for equipment on
the package are integrated in the LV board)
Low voltage switchgear and motor control centers (MCCs) shall be metal enclosed, compact industrial type
equipment with fully withdrawable modules. Internal separation of LV switchboard (main, emergency, HVAC,
and GT aux boards) partition shall be provided to obtain Form 3b or Form 4a or 4b. Only arc fault contained,
and type tested equipment shall be used.
All equipment which may be required to operate during an ESD condition shall be grouped on the emergency
switchboard.
Busbars shall be compartmentalized, fully insulated, and of a maintenance free design.
Where switchboards are capable of being energized from independent sources of supply they shall be provided
with interlocking and synchronizing check relays to provide bump less transfer between supplies. The design
of the electrical system shall allow for paralleling two incomers at a time.
The rated short time withstand current and the rated breaking current for all circuit breakers shall not be less
than the ratings for the main busbars of the switchboard.
In motor starter units, the co-ordination between starter and protective device shall comply with type “2” as
specified in IEC 60947-4-1.
Switchboards with multiple sections shall have a bus-tie circuit breaker with a rating to match that of the
busbar-rating.
All switchgear incoming and outgoing circuit-breakers and motor starters shall be capable of accepting a hard-
wired trip command from the DCS / IPS.
Where a package motor is controlled by a UCP and located in the LV switchboard it shall be started and
stopped, as required by the UCP, via hardwired signals between the UCP and the individual motor starter.
LV switchgears shall be designed in a modular way to facilitate the replacement of obsolete items without the
need to upgrade the entire switchgear.
Proprietary communication protocols that are specific to one manufacturer shall not be used. MODBUS
communication shall be used for the communication between the different switchgear modules and between
the switchgear and ICSS. All LV air circuit breakers including incoming breaker and bus coupler breaker in LV
switchgears are provided with IED for protection and connected via communication link and collect the
electrical data, and the same shall be transmitted to ICSS controller via modbus TCP/IP communication protocol
400 V, 3-Ph, 4 wire, 50 Hz, solidly earthed
2000Amps, 80 kA, 1-Sec
IP 41, IK08, IAC- AFLR, Form 4B
Service monitoring-temperature monitoring required
7.6 UPS
AC and DC UPS systems shall deliver electrical power to consumers that require continuous uninterrupted
electrical power to maintain their functional requirement or for loads that have a safety requirement to operate
for a time without gas turbine power and without black start power.
The AC and DC UPS configuration shall comply with project design requirements and specification. The
configuration shall be as follows:
AC UPS
Input Power400 V AC, 3-Ph+Neutral, 4-Wires, 50 Hz
Output power: 230 V AC, 1-ph+Neutral, 50 Hz, solidly earthed
2 x 100 % AC UPS and 2 x 100 % battery bank with 2X100% Bypass
Distribution Board: 230 V, 1-Ph+Neutral, 2-Wires, solidly earthed.
DC UPS
Input Power400 V AC, 3-Ph+Neutral, 4-Wires, 50 Hz
Output power: 110 V DC, 2-Wires, unearthed
2 x 100 % DC UPS and 2 x 100 % battery bank
Distribution Board: 110 V DC, 2-Wires
Redundant MODBUS TCP/IP interface shall be provided between AC and DC UPS systems and ICSS cabinet for
monitor metering parameter, alarms, faults, and battery conditions.
7.6.1 AC UPS
As a minimum, the inverter shall be capable of delivering 150 % of its rated output for one minute.
Under a fault condition on an outgoing distribution circuit, the inverter shall be capable of operating the
downstream protection of the largest feeder within 20ms without damage and without recourse to the bypass
supply.
The size of the downstream device to be operated shall be with fuse/MCCB of rating not more than 30 % of
the nominal current of the inverter.
For dedicated consumers, redundant feeders shall be supplied from the AC UPS Distribution Board to the
respective consumer to guarantee the supply requirements
A single fault on the UPS system shall not degrade any performance parameter, including autonomy.
The UPS shall provide a redundant feeder system for the critical consumers.
Where consumers have different autonomy times, timers shall not be implemented to selectively switch off
consumers. The UPS system shall provide continuous power for all vital loads based on the classification of
autonomy time i.e., one UPS system to supply power for vital load of 90mins and another UPS system to supply
power for vital load of 24 hours.
The Battery shall be sealed maintenance free Ni-Cd to meet autonomy requirements.
The UPS shall be fitted with battery discharge test facilities. The discharge function shall be available for manual
use only.
UPS recharging shall be fully automatic while concurrently supplying the full load.
The UPS system shall be integrated by communications links and be remotely monitored and alarmed via the
Remote control. The UPS system shall provide integral diagnostics and condition monitoring information. This
includes switch status, voltages, temperatures, current load, charging time and discharge time for digital
recording.
There are three AC UPS envisage on the project as follows:
AC UPS for DCS
Minimum size: 10 kVA
Autonomy- 30 Minutes
AC UPS for ICSS + Telecom
Minimum size :20 KVA
Autonomy-24 Hours
AC UPS for Telecom
Minimum Size:5 KVA
Autonomy-90 minutes
7.6.2 DC UPS
DC UPS will provide power to Electrical switchgear controls and protection functions. All functional
requirements as indicated above for AC UPS shall be applicable to DC UPS as well.
The battery shall be Nickel-Cadmium recombination type - IEC 62259 with a recombination level of 90% and
above.
DC UPS for Elect SWGR
Minimum Size 75 amps, 110 Volt DC
Autonomy – 8 Hours
7.7 Transformer
The transformer shall be capable of delivering rated current at up to 105% of rated voltage continuously.
Transformers shall be capable of withstanding infrequent restarting loads (e.g., motors) of up to 1.8 times the
transformer's rated current for five restarts at 5-second intervals.
A manually operated off-circuit tap changer shall be provided with the tapping range of ± 5% in 2.5% steps.
Transformers shall be hermetically sealed, copper wound, ester oil-filled type (KNAN), suitable for marine
application and outdoor duty. Transformer shall have a watertight floor bunded to hold the transformer oil
with drain facility.
Each transformer shall have a minimum of 1 m clear space all round and transformers with liquid volume of
more than 1000 liters, the separation distance between transformers shall be in accordance with IEC 61936-1,
clause 8.7.2.1 – Table 3.
The Small power and lighting distribution boards shall be of Form 2b construction as a minimum. The outgoing
feeders from the 400VAC Distribution Board/MCC shall be protected via switch-fuse/MCCB units. The outgoing
feeders for the individual circuits shall be protected using a switch-fuse unit/MCCB.
Each LV power and convenience outlet circuit shall be protected by phase short circuit protective devices and
by current-operated earth leakage protective devices (residual current circuit breakers (RCCB)), which are in
accordance with IEC 60947-2.
The RCCB operating current shall be 30 mA for circuits of less than 125 A and 300 mA for circuits equal to or
greater than 125 A.
Provision shall be taken for electrical isolation, ESD and black start in the design of UPS distribution panel and
of the battery isolation circuit breakers.
The Inter-tripping sequences and interlocking shall not be achieved via the Power Management System (PMS)
but hardwired only.
Inter-tripping shall be provided where applicable between associated equipment to correctly isolate faulty
items and to leave the system in a predictable orderly state after the operation of protection devices:
Transformer Feeders -Normal opening or tripping by protection of an HV breaker shall cause the opening of
the corresponding LV breaker.
Interlocking shall be provided where applicable to prevent incorrect operation of equipment. This shall be
achieved, depending on the equipment involved, either electrically or by a system of locks and key switches:
Generator-Mechanical interlock between the earth switch of the generator incomer breaker and the generator
excitation control panel shall be provided.
Bus Tie- Downstream breakers and tie breakers shall not be capable of closure until upstream breakers are
closed Inter
Earthing system-Key interlocking shall be provided to prevent application of earthing devices until all sources
of supply are isolated (access to transformer terminals, HV live parts in switchboard, etc.).
Earthing system-Mechanical interlocking shall prevent closing of an earthing switch on an energized part of an
HV circuit
The Power Management System (PMS) is part of power generation package required to gather real time data
and balance the generation & consumption on Crux platform, load shedding functionality, load-sharing
through GTG Governor/AVR control, remote switching operation and interfaces with HV protection modules.
A dedicated PLC based, independent Power Management System (PMS) shall monitor power generation
performance and spinning reserve, power flow, circuit breaker status, and operator inputs including load
priority settings and provide the required load shedding outputs. The system shall be designed to be fault
tolerant and fast acting to trip load before a total collapse of the electrical power generation system
The Power Management System (PMS) shall communicate with the Gas Turbine generator UCP’s to adjust the
output voltage of the generators to maintain the bus voltage and bus frequency within the pre-set limits.
The Power Management System (PMS) shall provide load-shedding functionality to avert cascade failure or
instability of generation system due to overload following tripping of generation unit or sudden application of
large load.
The PMS shall extend its function to monitor and control the HV feeders, incomers and bus tie of main LV
board and the Black start generators.
All monitoring functions which are available locally on electrical equipment, the same functionalities shall also
be available at PRELUDE for monitoring and control. The remote operation of power generation and
distribution system shall be possible from Prelude control room as below table.
Transformers Y Y
Lighting Y Y
AC/DC UPS Y Y
The secondary side of the transformers connected/terminated to the respective 400VAC MCC/Distribution
Board via a suitably rated, phase segregated, fully insulated, copper bus-duct system. The bus-duct system
shall be sized to carry the full load current of the transformer and rated for the short circuit equal to that of
the LV switchboard.
The busbar connection with transformer as well as the switchboard shall be flexible type to manage vibration
7.12 Motors
The motors should generally be of squirrel cage induction type with DOL starting.
The maximum power rating of the LV motor(400V) for DOL starting should be limited to 185kW.
The starting current shall not exceed 7 times the rated current of the machine.
All insulation materials shall be Class F but rated for Class B temperature rise for all parts of the machine
windings.
At any voltage between 80 % and 100 % rated voltage, motors shall be capable of both of the following:
a. three successive starts with the machine initially at maximum ambient temperature.
b. two successive starts with the machine initially at full load operating temperature.
Between successive starts the machine can be assumed to decelerate under operating conditions to standstill.
After a cooling period of 30 minutes at standstill, another starting sequence of at least two successive starts
shall be possible.
The auxiliary drives of main equipment shall be connected to a section of the switchboard which is fed from
the same supply source as the main unit to obtain optimum availability of the total system.
Electric motors and drives shall be provided with a local ON/OFF/emergency stop switch. The location of the
motor ON/OFF switch and/or safety switch should be on the opposite side from the terminal box and within
1.5 m from the motors.
Motors that are mounted above grade like cooler motors shall have safety switches located near the motors.
Where motors are fitted with anti-condensation heaters, a heater safety switch shall be installed adjacent to
the local ON/OFF switch. The motor of a VSDS should have a rigid under-critical rotor bearing system with the
first critical speed above 125 % of the maximum operational speed of the VSDS.
Windings of VSDS motor shall be capable of withstanding the impulse voltage levels specified in IEC 60034-15
Motor for pedestal crane shall be permanent magnet synchronous type, VSDS control, copper conductor with
mica tape insulation, with efficiency minimum IE3, S1 duty, IP 56.
7.13 VSD
Selection of VSD or Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s) shall take due consideration of resulting harmonic
voltage distortion on the local system. In all cases, harmonic mitigation techniques should be employed to
ensure Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) limits for the facility are not exceeded.
Variable speed drives or Variable Frequency Drives shall be hardwired to the control system and UCP for basic
control and digitally interfaces to the ICSS. Full remote access to the memory, configuration, and live data
values of the operation of each VSD or VFD shall be provided
The VSDS shall be able to run through voltage dips less than 20%.
The VSDS shall be equipped with an automatic restart facility which will restart the system in the event of
voltage dips over 20% with duration of less than 4 s.
The VSDS shall only be restarted if the line voltage recovers to over 90% of its nominal value.
It shall be possible to block the automatic restart.
Upon restart the converter shall be capable of synchronizing onto a rotating motor, a so called 'flying restart',
and developing full acceleration torque within 10 s.
The immunity levels of the harmonic distortion used for the design of the VSDS shall meet the compatibility
levels of IEC 61000-2-4 class 2 and IEC 61800-3. The acceptance criterion shall be ‘A’.
The emission levels of harmonics and inter-harmonics shall meet the requirements of IEC 61800-3.
Redundant MODBUS TCP/IP interface shall be provided between VSD systems and ICSS cabinet for fault
signals, alarms and trip indications.
Heater Control Panel for thyristor drives/ on-off control where applicable and associated control circuits shall
be supplied as part of heater package.
The TEG Reboiler Heater shall be designed for operation on a not normally manned facility that is to be
operated remotely from Prelude FLNG.
Thyristor heater control panel shall be insect and vermin proof and shall have minimum ingress protection to
IP 31. For other control panel shall have minimum ingress protection to IP 41.
When the front cover of any functioning unit is opened, the minimum degree of protection from contact with
any live part shall be IP 20 as a minimum.
The control panel is deemed to be mounted inside electrical room. Control panel shall be compartmentalized.
Feeders to the power and control assemblies of the heaters directly connected to the LV system shall have two
switching devices (one for control and one for tripping).
Panels shall be provided with anti-condensation space heaters which shall be thermostatically controlled with
a safety switch and shall be protected with MCB and RCCB with 30mA sensitivity. The anti-condensation heater
shall be energized when TEG Reboiler Heater is not operating during transport, storage, construction yard and
start-up/commissioning
The power of each heater shall be controlled by thyristors fired according to the zero crossover mode, (i.e.
phase angle control shall not be utilized) with a controlled output power range down to 3% (single cycle
control).
Burst firing control may be used, but not for large loads attached to relatively weak supply systems susceptible
to electrical disturbances; single cycling control should be used instead.
The load should be configured in either four-wire star or delta, with three-leg control using thyristor pairs
adopted for the star configuration and two-leg control for the delta configuration.
Large loads shall be split into smaller banks. These banks shall be controlled either via a thyristor step controller
or a combination of step control and thyristor-controlled banks. The staging shall be selected according to the
process and turndown condition.
Parallel thyristors shall not be applied. If parallel operation is necessary, current balancing shall be applied.
Thyristor protection shall include over-current protection by means of ultra-rapid fuses and voltage transient
suppressers. If required, di/dt limiting reactors and dv/dt protection networks shall be provided.
Earth leakage protection shall be provided for both heater power and control assembly and associated heater.
The instantaneous earth fault protection shall be provided. It shall be adjustable to a maximum of 100mA in
compliance with IEC 60079-14 section 13.1.
The power and control assembly shall have a compartmented enclosure, separating the incoming supply, the
thyristors and the measurement and control systems. The enclosure shall be designed so as to provide a high
degree of safety for personnel in case of an internal fault.
All equipment shall operate to full performance with power supply harmonic voltage distortion levels as
specified in IEC 61000-3-6. THD shall not exceed 5 %.
The temperature control shall be implemented in the DCS.
When heaters operate at nominal voltage and frequency, include a positive 10% performance margin shall
be provided.
Redundant MODBUS TCP/IP interface shall be provided between Thyristor Control Heater systems and ICSS
cabinet for all status, fault signals, alarms and trip indications
Cables shall be heat and oil resistant and flame retardant, as a minimum. All cable glands shall be explosion
protection (Ex) rated for the area and supplied with appropriate hazardous area certificates.
The whole of the cabling on platform, i.e., cabling for the electrical, instrumentation and telecommunications
systems shall be designed to form one integrated system, so as to ensure suitable cable routing and adequate
segregation (for reasons of safety, circuit integrity and interference prevention) of the different cable types.
Cables shall be arranged so that the density of combustible material in an array does not exceed the
recommended loading in relation to the reduced flame propagation classification (IEC 60332-3). HV multicore
cables may be laid in one layer touching, and LV multicore cables in up to a maximum of two layers touching,
with the applicable group rating factor applied and a 25% spare rack capacity.
Fire resistant per IEC 60331, zero halogen, low smoke cables shall be installed in those facilities, which are
required to continue in operation during a fire, for firefighting.
Cable gland type and size shall be as specified on the drawings. Barrier glands shall only be used where required
by IEC 60079-10-1.
For certified equipment, cable glands shall be of the same mode of protection as the device being cabled (i.e.
Ex”d” glands for Ex”d” equipment).
For offshore installation, cables shall be terminated into enclosures using mechanical compression type cable
glands, either Nickel plate Brass or stainless steel 316 (metallic enclosures or armored cables), or polyamide
(Polyester enclosures and non-armored cables). Aluminum alloy cable glands are prohibited.
Unless otherwise specified, junction boxes shall be IP65, IK08, made of Stainless Steel 316L, provided with a
minimum of 1 spare entry.
Suitable accessories shall be provided with GRP boxes for earthing of armored cables.
Outdoor Junction boxes (except small lighting JB’s) shall be fitted with a pressure compensation device.
The use of junction boxes shall be minimized.
The Electrical distribution equipment shall be normally installed within dedicated electrical rooms. Outdoor
installation shall be subject to "Company Standard’s Managing Entity" approval.
The associated power transformers shall be located outside in separated bays adjacent to the room.
Substations shall be built from on deck or prefabricated or modular construction. Only authorized personnel
shall enter the electrical substations. Electrical rooms shall be air-conditioned to provide clean and dry
environment. Room pressurization shall be provided to achieve safe area on the crux platform.
main power generation is comprised of 3X50% gas turbine generators. The GTG can support full peak loads of
Crux platform with N+1 working configuration. The main power is generated and distributed at 6.6 kV.
For HV and LV switchgear, available space for one cubicle at each side shall be provided as a minimum.
The layout will provide safe access and adequate space for operation, maintenance and removal of each item
of equipment. Doors shall be provided such that an unobstructed exit route is available in case of emergency.
The maximum distance to be crossed inside the substation to reach an exit is set at 15 meters.
One door shall be sized to allow entry of the largest single item of equipment.
Rooms with raised floor shall be designed with minimum free height of 1000 mm dedicated to electrical cable
routing (without any reservation for HVAC ducting), height shall be compatible with the bending radius of the
largest cross-section of cables.
Cable shall entre to Electrical substation through MCT. Minimum 10% spares penetrations for future and for
temporary cable entries shall be provided in MCT.
In case of technical room with raised floor, equipment shall be installed on suitable metal frame fixed directly
to the structure or concrete floor. Equipment shall be fixed on metal frame by bolts. Equipment shall have
bottom cable entry through closing plates (mandatory for HV switchgear assembly) or brush system, cable
glands are not allowed.
Following figures are minimum values given as a general guidance, unless otherwise specified by
equipment/switchgear assembly Manufacturer (especially for pressure relief in case of arc resistant switchgear).
Table 1 - 7 Minimum clearance
Note 1: Arc resistant equipment might require greater clearances, Manufacturer recommendations shall be
adhered to.
9.1 6 KV HV system
The 6.6 Main power generation and distribution system is High resistance earthed. All equipment shall be
normally installed within dedicated electrical rooms and shall be connected to PE bars in the room. Outdoor
[BK1]Main generator neutral system earthing is through Neutral Earth Resistor (NER). The neutral system and the
relevant earth fault current value are imposed by number of running generators.
Each generator is provided its dedicated NER to limit the earth fault current to 100 Amps.
9.2 LV System
The Electrical LV power distribution equipment is solidly grounded at transformer neutral. The It is a TNS system
and neutral is distributed to support Single phase loads. The earth conductor shall also be distributed . The LV
earthing system on Crux platform is TNS system (3–phase, 4 wire with separate PE conductor along with each
load cable). The neutral of HV/ LV transformer is directly earthed to primary structure of the platform. Short-
circuit calculation shall be performed at each feeder termination to allow selection of the appropriate protective
device. Local equipotential bonding is provided on each equipment. A copper main earth bar shall be installed
in the switchgear room. The earth bars of all switchboards shall be connected to two individual earth bosses
and welded on the main structure via two earth conductors.
Lighting and Small power system on CRUX platform shall be TNS system 400 V/230 V, 3 phase + Neutral +
Earth (Protection conductor), 5-Wires for 3 phase distribution to all small power equipment where three phase
supply is required. For small powers loads with single phase supply the distribution shall comprise 230 Volt 1
Phase + Neutral + Earth 3 wires.
Multipoles (phases and neutral) switching is required for all incoming/outgoing circuits. Each individual
outgoing lighting feeder shall have differential device with 30 mA sensitivity, which shall trip on first earth fault.
Small Power Socket outlets shall be fitted with an earth fault leakage relay set at 30 mA.
400 V/230 V, 3 phase + Neutral + Earth (Protection conductor), 5-Wires for 3 phase distribution shall be
provided all welding receptables requiring three phase power supply. Welding socket outlets will be fitted with
an Earth leakage relay set at 300mA.
9.5 UPS
The earthing philosophy of UPS system on CRUX platform is solidly earthed system i.e. TNS. System Phase +
Neutral + earth 3 wires. UPS socket outlet circuits shall be fitted with an earth fault leakage relay set at max.
30 mA. A maximum number of three socket outlets per circuit are allowed.
DC UPS system shall be unearthed type. An insulation monitoring system and ground fault detector relay
providing local and remote alarm shall be installed.
The lighting system shall be designed to provide illumination to ensure that operational areas are illuminated
for safe ingress, transit and egress. The lighting system shall be split into three main systems:
Normal system: fed from normal distribution boards
Essential system: fed from Emergency distribution boards
The essential system shall consist of:
- 100% of lighting inside technical rooms
- 30% minimum of total lighting in other areas.
Emergency system: Selected luminaires of the above essential system, which illuminate escape routes,
emergency exits, and ladders shall have an integrated Ni-Cd battery (90 minutes autonomy) and shall be
category 2.
Inside technical rooms, appropriate number of LED luminaires category 2 with integrated Ni-Cd battery shall
be installed to provide 90 minutes illumination of panels/switchboards used for re-starting operation.
LED type lighting fixture shall be applied for linear lights and flood lights.
There are two modes of operating lighting system i.e., manned operation where in all lights will be switched
“ON” and unmanned operation where in only the functional lights for CCTV etc. shall be switched “ON”
permanently. The helideck lights will be remote controlled.
Socket outlets 16A (1Ph+N+E) shall be provided on each deck and laid out so as they can be reached from any
location with 25 m cable. These sockets shall be fed from 230 V distribution boards.
Welding sockets 63A (3P+E) shall be provided (one per deck minimum) and so installed as they can be reached
from any location with 35 m cable. These welding sockets shall be fed from 400 V essential network
All external sockets shall be provided with plugs.
Socket outlets installed indoors shall be as follows:
• Essential 230 V, Phase + Neutral + earth 16A
• UPS 230 V 2 phase + earth 16A with covers. Unless otherwise specified blue color shall be used
• Socket outlets shall be fitted with a 30mA earth leakage protection, except those supplied by UPS’s
which are fitted with 300mA earth leakage protection.
• Computers shall be supplied by UPS’s.
Socket outlets installed inside technical rooms shall be of Industrial type IK08 with cover.
Within buildings, indoor single-phase convenience socket outlets fed from distribution boards (230 V
1Ph+N+E) shall be provided at suitable points and in suitable number to meet exploitation/ maintenance
requirements.
Convenience socket outlets circuits shall not be mixed with lighting circuit.
As a minimum and unless otherwise specified, the following number of UPS socket shall be installed:
• 1 UPS socket in Electrical technical room
• 2 UPS sockets in each office, control room, laboratory and instrument and telecom workshop if any
• 4 UPS sockets in Instrument & Telecom room.
The standard of the convenience socket outlets inside rooms shall be in accordance with the standard use in
the country (Australia).
Load flow study will be used to calculate voltages at any location in the network plus currents in all branches
thus giving MW/MVAR/MVA flows.
This information will allow adjustment of machine ratings, transformer taps, cable sizes, etc. to ensure that
steady state voltages are maintained within acceptable limits and ensure that equipment will operate within
desired ratings.
The Short circuit calculations shall be carried out for each network operating configuration. Minimum and
maximum short circuit shall be computed to support equipment sizing and protection co-ordination.
The system stability studies scenario shall include both normal and abnormal operating conditions as well as
fault condition. The study shall check system performance in response to transient events such as fault, motor
starting, load acceptance/rejection etc.
Harmonic study shall be produced to check the harmonic distortion under various operating scenario are within
acceptable limits of IEEE 519.
Arc flash energy for internal arc fault shall be computed on the HV and LV Switchgear.
Co-ordination of Electrical protection shall be carried out to ensure that faulty system is quickly isolated without
disturbing rest of the network and damaging any equipment. (Type-2).
co-ordination iordination0 under max and min fault condition
SAFOP study for complete electrical network design shall include the functional and operation safety to ensure
reliable of electrical power supply to consumers on the CRUX facility.
12.0 Protection
Protection and metering scheme for the new electrical equipment shall be as indicated in the project single
line diagrams.
All protective relays for incomers shall be microprocessor based, intelligent programmable type. All MCCB
larger than 250A shall be equipped with micrologic trip unit.
To limit the damage of electrical equipment and to maximise the continuity of supply, a Type-2 graded
protective coordination of devices shall be provided. Proper co-ordination shall be achieved.
The protective system shall be based on the philosophy of back up protection, that is, in case of failure of
tripping devices nearest to the fault, the protective device of the upstream equipment shall operate to clear
the fault.
The protection system design shall include suitable discrimination such that, in the event of a fault, isolation is
achieved with a minimum delay and within a time corresponding to the short circuit current withstand
capability of the equipment, arc flash exposure, system stability limits, and the maximum fault clearing times.
The electrical protection system shall include redundancy or backup such that if a single protection device or
circuit fails then there is independent secondary method for fault identification and isolation.
A single relay shall not be used as both main and back-up protection
The electrical protection system shall be designed to operate for the full range of anticipated system fault
levels.
Fault near generator sources shall be cleared within the critical clearing times to ensure system stability The
electrical protection system shall be designed to permit stable operation for overloads (within the safe limit of
equipment) and normal system transients, such as transformer magnetizing inrush currents, switching surges.
Contactor of the motor feeder shall be locked out on operation of any protection with over current except
thermal overload and under voltage.
HV transformer or plain feeder circuits to HV systems shall trip circuit breaker at both ends with help of a 'send'
and 'receive' intertrip signals.
Breaker fails protection should be incorporated in the protection schemes of the outgoing circuits of main HV
switchboard where an upstream bus coupler circuit breaker can trip to reduce the consequences of the outage.
The protection relays on HV board shall be of multi-function numerical protection relays incorporating the
following features:
a. self-checking.
b. programmable scheme logic.
c. communications.
d. disturbance waveform recording.
e. event recording facilities.
f. display of measured electrical parameters
The self-check feature for multifunction relays shall include the following minimum features for continuous
self-monitoring:
a. auxiliary supply supervision.
b. checksum on all protection algorithms.
c. memory checks.
d. checks on input and output modules including A/D converters and filters.
e. watchdog supervision on program execution.
Protection relays shall have a time synchronization feature to allow the time tagging of measured or fault data,
with an accuracy of up to 1ms
Provisions shall be made in order to ensure that all the switching devices that have tripped on any fault cannot
be re-closed without manually resetting the respective protective relay.
New 6.6 kV HV switchboard at Crux platform shall be provided with Vacuum Circuit Breaker (VCB) in GIS
Switchgear for incomer & Fused Vacuum contactor for outgoing feeders.
Insulation co-ordination study shall determine, as per IEC 60071-1, the insulation characteristics necessary for
the various network equipment to obtain a withstand level that matches the normal voltages, as well as the
different over-voltages due to disturbances such as switching, capacitive voltage rise for long cables (Ferranti
effect), etc. Study shall provide suitable protection measures to reduce the risks of over-voltages and thus the
danger that they represent for persons and equipment.
The switching overvoltage study shall be carried out for switching technology applied at the CRUX platform
switchboard to analyses the following:
• Calculate switching surge voltage and propose if Surge arrestors are required