Application of High Voltage (HV) live-line working techniques -Hot Stickin HV/MV Substation Maintenance

A case study
ICOLIM 2014

Budapest, 21-May-2014

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Agenda
EDP Distribuio and itsmaintenance policies
The hot-spot problem and the resolution adopted
(with LW techniques)
Conclusions

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EDP Distribuio
EDP Characterization and its maintenance policies
EDP Distribuio is the Portuguese public electricity distribution network operator managing
413 HV/MV and MV/MV substations
83.713 km of HV and MV overhead and underground lines
66.003 MV/LV substations.
One of the preventive
maintenance programs is the
thermography inspection of
network elements in
substations and overhead
lines.
In one of those inspections
several hot spots were
detected on an HV isolator in
Caldas da Rainha HV/MV
Substation

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Caldas da Rainha Substation and its feeded network

Not all loads are exchangeable to nearby substations: 5MVA have no alternative supply
Problem:
Hot spot to eliminate on
phase 4 HV isolator
Impossible to interrupt energy

Jumper

Solution:
With LW techniques
Establish an alternative path
to current
Dismount the phase 4
isolator
Repair at ground level by cold
working crew
Remount the phase 4
isolator
Remove jumper

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Work progress
Establishing a short-term alternative to the current flow
Scaffold to
make a hoist
Cleaning
wires
Connecting
supported
jumper
Disengage
main cable,
preserving
connector
integrity
Isolator clean
and away of
voltage

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Work progress
Dismount the phase 4 isolator
Dismounting
isolator (phase 4)

Two poles of the

same phase
dismounted

At ground level

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Work progress
Establishing normal conditions
Reposition of
isolator poles

Reconnecting
main cables

Removing
jumper

End of work

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Conclusions
Using standard procedures and tools with careful preparation we accomplished a
corrective maintenance action without interrupting the power to our customers

Thanks for your attention

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