{"id":255264,"date":"2024-10-19T16:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T16:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/bs-en-60143-12015\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T12:19:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T12:19:10","slug":"bs-en-60143-12015","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/bsi\/bs-en-60143-12015\/","title":{"rendered":"BS EN 60143-1:2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This part of <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60143<\/span> <\/span> applies both to capacitor units and capacitor banks intended to be used connected in series with an a.c. transmission or distribution line or circuit forming part of an a.c. power system having a frequency of 15&nbsp;Hz to 60&nbsp;Hz.<\/p>\n<p>The primary focus of this standard is on transmission application.<\/p>\n<p>The series capacitor units and banks are usually intended for high-voltage power systems. This standard is applicable to the complete voltage range.<\/p>\n<p>This standard does not apply to capacitors of the self-healing metallized dielectric type.<\/p>\n<p>The following capacitors, even if connected in series with a circuit, are excluded from this standard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>capacitors for inductive heat-generating plants ( <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60110\u20111<\/span> <\/span>);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>capacitors for motor applications and the like ( <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60252<\/span>(all parts)<\/span>);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>capacitors to be used in power electronics circuits ( <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;61071<\/span> <\/span>);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>capacitors for discharge lamps ( <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;61048<\/span> <\/span> and <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;61049<\/span> <\/span>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For standard types of accessories such as insulators, switches, instrument transformers, external fuses, etc. see the pertinent IEC standard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"non-normative-note\">\n<div class=\"note-label\">\n  NOTE&nbsp;1\n <\/div>\n<p>Additional requirements for capacitors to be protected by internal fuses, as well as the requirements for internal fuses, are found in <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60143\u20113<\/span> <\/span>. See also <span class=\"xref\">Annex&nbsp;C<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"non-normative-note\">\n<div class=\"note-label\">\n  NOTE&nbsp;2\n <\/div>\n<p>Additional requirements for capacitors to be protected by external fuses, as well as the requirements for external fuses, are found in <span class=\"xref\">Annex&nbsp;A<\/span> and <span class=\"xref\">Annex&nbsp;C<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"non-normative-note\">\n<div class=\"note-label\">\n  NOTE&nbsp;3\n <\/div>\n<p>A separate standard for series capacitor accessories (spark-gaps, varistors, discharge reactors, current-limiting damping reactors, damping resistors, circuit-breakers, etc.), <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60143\u20112<\/span>,<\/span> has been revised and was completed in 2012. A separate standard for internal fuses for series capacitors, <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60143\u20113<\/span> <\/span> has been revised and was completed in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"non-normative-note\">\n<div class=\"note-label\">\n  NOTE&nbsp;4\n <\/div>\n<p>Some information regarding fuseless capacitor units and fuseless capacitor banks is found in <span class=\"xref\">Annex&nbsp;C<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The object of this standard is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>to formulate uniform rules regarding performance, testing and rating;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>to formulate specific safety rules;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>to serve as a guide for installation and operation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>PDF Catalog<\/h4>\n<table border=\"1px\" class=\"des-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>PDF Pages<\/th>\n<th>PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>6<b><\/td>\n<td>English <br \/> CONTENTS  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>10<b><\/td>\n<td>FOREWORD  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>12<b><\/td>\n<td>1 Scope and object <br \/> 2 Normative references   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>13<b><\/td>\n<td>3 Terms and definitions   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>16<b><\/td>\n<td>Figures <br \/> Figure 1 \u2013 Typical nomenclature of a series capacitor installation  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>19<b><\/td>\n<td>4 Service conditions  <br \/> 4.1 Normal service conditions  <br \/> 4.2 Ambient air temperature categories  <br \/> Tables <br \/> Table 1 \u2013 Letter symbols for upper limit of temperature range  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>20<b><\/td>\n<td>4.3 Abnormal service conditions  <br \/> 4.4 Abnormal power system conditions  <br \/> 5 Quality requirements and tests <br \/> 5.1 Test requirements for capacitor units  <br \/> 5.1.1 General  <br \/> 5.1.2 Test conditions   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>21<b><\/td>\n<td>5.1.3 Voltage limits as established by overvoltage protector <br \/> Figure 2 \u2013 Classification of overvoltage protection  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>22<b><\/td>\n<td>5.1.4 Determination of protective level voltage Upl and Ulim  <br \/> 5.2 Classification of tests  <br \/> 5.2.1 General  <br \/> 5.2.2 Routine tests   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>23<b><\/td>\n<td>5.2.3 Type tests  <br \/> 5.2.4 Special test (ageing test) <br \/> 5.3 Capacitance measurement (routine test)  <br \/> 5.3.1 Measuring procedure   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>24<b><\/td>\n<td>5.3.2 Capacitance tolerance  <br \/> 5.4 Capacitor loss measurement (routine test)  <br \/> 5.4.1 Measuring procedure   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>25<b><\/td>\n<td>5.4.2 Loss requirements  <br \/> 5.4.3 Losses in external fuses <br \/> 5.5 Voltage test between terminals (routine test)  <br \/> 5.6 AC voltage test between terminals and container (routine test) <br \/> 5.7 Test on internal discharge device (routine test)   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>26<b><\/td>\n<td>5.8 Sealing test (routine test)  <br \/> 5.9 Thermal stability test (type test)  <br \/> 5.9.1 Measuring procedure  <br \/> Table 2 \u2013 Ambient air temperaturein thermal stability test   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>27<b><\/td>\n<td>5.9.2 Capacitor loss measurement  <br \/> 5.10 AC voltage test between terminals and container (type test)   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>28<b><\/td>\n<td>5.11 Lightning impulse voltage test between terminals and container (type test)  <br \/> 5.12 Cold duty test (type test)   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>29<b><\/td>\n<td>5.13 Discharge current test (type test)  <br \/> Figure 3 \u2013 Time and amplitude limits for an overvoltage period waveform  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>30<b><\/td>\n<td>6 Insulation level <br \/> 6.1 Insulation voltages  <br \/> 6.1.1 Standard values  <br \/> 6.1.2 Insulation to earth and between phases <br \/> 6.1.3 Insulation levels for insulators and equipment on the platform   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>33<b><\/td>\n<td>Table 3 \u2013 Standard insulation levels for range I (1\u00a0kV &lt; Um \u2264 245\u00a0kV)  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>34<b><\/td>\n<td>Table 4 \u2013 Standard insulation levels for range II (Um &gt; 245 kV) (1 of 2)  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>36<b><\/td>\n<td>Table 5 \u2013 Typical insulation levels for platform-to-ground insulators (1 of 2)  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>37<b><\/td>\n<td>6.2 Creepage distance   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>38<b><\/td>\n<td>6.3 Air clearances <br \/> Table 6 \u2013 Specific creepage distances   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>40<b><\/td>\n<td>Table 7 \u2013 Correlation between standard lightning impulse withstand voltagesand minimum air clearances   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>41<b><\/td>\n<td>Table 8 \u2013 Correlation between standard switching impulse withstand voltagesand minimum phase-to-earth air clearances <br \/> Table 9 \u2013 Correlation between standard switching impulse withstand voltagesand minimum phase-to-phase air clearances  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>42<b><\/td>\n<td>7 Overloads, overvoltages and duty cycles <br \/> 7.1 Currents  <br \/> 7.2 Transient overvoltages  <br \/> Figure 4 \u2013 Air clearance versus a.c. power frequency withstand voltage  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>43<b><\/td>\n<td>7.3 Duty cycles  <br \/> 8 Safety requirements <br \/> 8.1 Discharge device  <br \/> 8.2 Container connection   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>44<b><\/td>\n<td>8.3 Protection of the environment  <br \/> 8.4 Other safety requirements  <br \/> 9 Markings and instruction books <br \/> 9.1 Markings of the unit  <br \/> 9.1.1 Rating plate   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>45<b><\/td>\n<td>9.1.2  Warning plate  <br \/> 9.2 Markings of the bank  <br \/> 9.2.1 Instruction sheet or rating plate  <br \/> 9.2.2 Warning plate  <br \/> 9.3 Instruction book   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>46<b><\/td>\n<td>10 Guide for selection of ratings, installation and operation <br \/> 10.1 General  <br \/> 10.2 Reactance per line, rated reactance per bank and number of modules per bank  <br \/> 10.2.1 Capacitive reactance per line   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>47<b><\/td>\n<td>10.2.2 Number of series capacitor banks in a transmission line   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>48<b><\/td>\n<td>10.2.3 Number of modules in a capacitor bank  <br \/> 10.2.4 Future requirements for series capacitors  <br \/> 10.3 Current ratings for the bank  <br \/> 10.3.1 General   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>49<b><\/td>\n<td>10.3.2 Typical bank overload and swing current capabilities <br \/> Figure 5 \u2013 Typical current-time profile of an inserted capacitor bank following the fault and clearing of parallel line  <br \/> Table 10 \u2013 Typical bank overload and swing current capabilities   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>50<b><\/td>\n<td>10.3.3 Analysis to determine the continuous and emergency overload current rating  <br \/> 10.3.4 Analysis to determine the swing current rating  <br \/> 10.4 Overvoltage protection requirements   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>51<b><\/td>\n<td>10.5 Voltage limitations during power system faults  <br \/> 10.5.1 General  <br \/> 10.5.2 Voltage limitation when the inductance between the primary overvoltage protector and the capacitors is not significant   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>52<b><\/td>\n<td>10.5.3 Voltage limitation when the inductance between the primary overvoltage protector and the capacitors is significant  <br \/> 10.6 Protective and switching devices  <br \/> 10.6.1 Capacitor fusing  <br \/> 10.6.2 Other devices  <br \/> 10.6.3 Connection diagrams   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>53<b><\/td>\n<td>10.7 Choice of insulation level  <br \/> 10.7.1 Normal cases  <br \/> 10.7.2 Altitude exceeding 1 000 m   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>54<b><\/td>\n<td>10.8 Long line correction  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>55<b><\/td>\n<td>10.9 Other application considerations  <br \/> 10.9.1 General  <br \/> 10.9.2 Ferro-resonance  <br \/> 10.9.3 Sub-synchronous resonance  <br \/> 10.9.4 Relay protection of the power system   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>56<b><\/td>\n<td>10.9.5 Attenuation of carrier-frequency transmission  <br \/> 10.9.6 Non-transposed transmission lines <br \/> 10.9.7 Power system harmonic currents  <br \/> 10.9.8 TRV across line circuit-breakers   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>57<b><\/td>\n<td>10.9.9 Delayed line current zero crossing  <br \/> 10.9.10 Prolonged secondary arc current   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>58<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex\u00a0A (normative)Test requirements and application guide for externalfuses and units to be externally fused <br \/> A.1 Overview <br \/> A.2 Purpose <br \/> A.3 Terms employed in Annex A  <br \/> A.4 Performance requirements   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>59<b><\/td>\n<td>A.5 Tests  <br \/> A.5.1 Tests on fuses  <br \/> A.5.2 Type tests on capacitor container  <br \/> A.6 Guide for coordination of fuse protection  <br \/> A.6.1 General  <br \/> A.6.2 Protection sequence   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>60<b><\/td>\n<td>A.7 Choice of fuses  <br \/> A.7.1 General  <br \/> A.7.2 Non current-limiting fuses  <br \/> A.7.3 Current-limiting fuses  <br \/> A.8 Information needed by the user of the fuses   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>61<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex\u00a0B (informative)Economic evaluation of series capacitor bank losses  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>62<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex\u00a0C (informative)Capacitor bank fusing and unit arrangement <br \/> C.1 General <br \/> C.2 Internally fused capacitor bank <br \/> C.3 Externally fused capacitor bank  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>63<b><\/td>\n<td>C.4 Fuseless capacitor bank <br \/> Figure C.1 \u2013 Typical connections between capacitor units in a segment or phase  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>64<b><\/td>\n<td>Figure C.2 \u2013 Typical connections between elements within a capacitor unit  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>65<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex\u00a0D (informative)Examples of typical connection diagrams for large seriescapacitor installations for transmission lines  <br \/> Figure D.1 \u2013 Diagrams for smaller banks  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>66<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex\u00a0E (informative)Precautions to be taken to avoid pollution of the environmentby polychlorinated biphenyls  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>67<b><\/td>\n<td>Bibliography  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Series capacitors for power systems &#8211; General<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"shortdes-table\" style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Published By<\/td>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>Number of Pages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a 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