CA1073520A - High-voltage outdoor distribution installation - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A high-voltage outdoor distribution installation primarily of three-phase current and of a low level design, comprises electric equipment having poles which are electric-ally interconnected and mounted on cross-arms of supports hav-ing legs secured to foundations, at least two poles of the electric equipment being arranged on each support. The found-ations are in the form of unburied beams on the ground surface.
At least two adjacent supports carrying the electrical equipment are combined into three-phase modules whose frames are formed by said supports and foundation beams coupling the legs of said supports in the direction normal to the direction of the cross-arms.

Description

The present invention relates to high-voltage substations and, more particularly, to high-voltage outdoor distribution installations. The main application of the inven-tion is in three-phase a.c. substations with a voltage as high as 250 kv; the invention is also applicable in power stations and d.c. substations.
The continuing development of power engineering and the growing amount of power available for industrial and other needs are due to a regular increase in the number of transformer substations and their voltage. The general trend is to bring a substation closer to the consumer. ;
Of great importance in this connection is the problem of designing and constructing new, up-to-date outdoor distribu-tion means with voltages of 35 and 110 kv, and even upwards of 220 kv. -There are known high-voltage outdoor distribution installations constructed from prefabricated electrical equip-ment units. Such installations do not require much time and labor for their construction and are highly reliable because their components are manufactured and assembled at a factory instead of a construction site where the assembly work level is at times inferior.
The size of electrical equipment units of outdoor distribution installations is determined by a number of factors.
On the one hand, such units must be made as big as possible, on the other hand, such units must be small enough to meet manu-facturing, tran~portation and installation requirements. As a rule, the optimum dimensions of such units are selected on the basis of transportation requirements.
Taking into account these requirements, as well as the dimensions of 35 and 110 kv apparatus and rated insulation and maintenance distances, the optimum structure of a 35 kv A - 1 ~

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In the known types of outdoor distribution install-ations, the frames of 35 and 110 kv units are spatial and have developed bases. In order to stretch service line wires from terminal supports of an overhead transmission line to the line equipment of an outdoor distribution installation, the ~ -known types of outdoor distribution installations include either portal structures or special foundation anchors.
One of the major disadvantages of the conventional units resides in the fact that they cannot be used for construct-ing outdoor distribution installations of about 220 kv. With this voltage, it is impossible to install in one conventional unit ~whose dimensions are intended to meet transportation requirements) even one three-pole 220 kv commutation device, considering the rated insulation distance. As regards the conventional 110 kv units, which are economical enough when making use of relatively simple circuitries of distribution in-stallations, for example, bridge circuits, these units lose some of their advantages when using more elaborate circuits for the same class of voltage, including complicated circuits with one or more collecting bar systems. For these reasons, most of today's outdoor distribution installations, in particular, those with voltages of more than 35 kv, include supports for electric equipment, whose legs, cross-arms and foundations are manufactured and assembled separately. Such supports are then assembled from their prefabricated components l .

on the construction site, after which electrical equipment poles are mounted thereon, said poles being supplied in bulk.
In some cases, a distribution installation is assembled both from prefabricated units and bulk components.
It is an object of the present invention to increase the extent of prefabrication of outdoor distribution in-stallations by combining poles of 220 kv electric equipment into units, to reduce the materials consumption, and make an outdoor distribution installation easier to assemble, which means that the invention aims at providing a 220 kv outdoor distribution installation that could be constructed from pre-fabricated and pre2ssembled units. The invention also aims at solving a similar problem as regards 110 kv outdoor dis-tribution installations particularly those of complicated cir-cuitries (with collecting bars). ~
Thus, it is one of the main objects of the present ' invention to considerably expand the nomenclature and range of application of high-voltage outdoor distribution means con-structed from prefabricated units, and substantially improve all economic factors involved in their construction, as compared to outdoor distribution installations of conventional types.
It is another object of the present invention to provide simple unit and support designs which would be universal for high-voltage outdoor distribution installations of different voltage classes, and which would be marked by minimized materials consumption and optimum dimensions for the purposes of manufacture, transportation and assembly.
It is still another object of the invention to provide supporting structures for high-voltage electrical equipment, including supports and foundations, which would ensure high operating reliability of the distribution installation and yet would have a minimum amount of structural components, which . , , : : . . - - ~ :- .:

would make it possible to minimize the materials consumption and thus reduce construction costs of such unit supports and foundation, and, consequently, cut down the costs and speed up the construction of the outdoor distribution installation as a whole.
It is yet another object of the invention to minimize the area occupied by an outdoor distribution installation and thus reduce the amount of earthwork.
Finally, it is an object of the present invention to simplify the lead ins of overhead transmission lines connected to the line electrical equipment of an outdoor distribution installation and dispense with portal structures and foundation anchors of the known types by constructing overhead lines without portal structures.
The foregoing objects are attained by a high-voltage outdoor distribution installation, primarily of three-phase current and of a low level design, comprising:
poles of electrical equipment, which are electrically interconnected; poles of line electrical equipment; a lead-in of a transmission line, connected to said poles of said line electrical equipment; a plurality of supports each having a cross-arm and at least two legs: said poles of said electrical equipment being arranged on said cross-arms of said supports so that each said support carries at least two said poles of said electrical equipment, and unburied foundation beams arr~ 1-anged substantlally on the level of the g~ und surface; whereby three-phase modules are made up of at least two said adjacent supports carrying said poles and of said unburied foundation beams, and the frames of said three-phase modules are formed by said supports and said unburied foundation beams coupling the legs of said supports in a direction normal to the direction of said cross-arms.
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, .~ .. j, . ~ . . ., -It is expedient that the frame of a three-phase module should comprise at least two unburied foundation beams, while the three-phase module itself should comprise at least two units, each being formed by a support with the electrical equipment poles rigidly secured on its cross-arm.
It is preferable that the frame of a three-phase ~ :
module including the poles of line electrical equipment should - - . . - - ~ .
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have the wires of the lead-in of the overhead transmission line directly connected thereto.
It is advisable that the supports of at least one three-phase module should carry the poles of different pieces of the electrical equipment.
It is advisable that supports of at least one three-phase module should carry the poles of the same piece of the electrical equipment.
The construction of a 220 kv outdoor distribution installation from units of which each unit has two poles, for example, of different pieces of the electric equipment, and combining said units into three-phase modules on the site of assembly raise the mechanization level of constructing distribution installations of this class of voltage, reduce labor costs and consumption of materials, and simplify the maintenance.
A distribution installation of the proposed type makes it possible to introduce highly economical, unitized 220 kv substations, which, in turn, makes it possible to dispense in many cases with intermediate transformer means.
It is advisable that the supports should be flat and composed, as a rule, of two legs and a cross-arm (the two-T
configuration). This makes it possible to use such supports in diRtribution installations of different classes of voltage, mount poles of different types of electrical equipment on such supports, and arrange them in any desired direction. Such supports are simple to manufacture, do not require large areas in the course of assembly at a factory, and can be transported in packs. The assembly procedure on the construction site only consists in mounting such supports on foundations.
The supports of the proposéd type are universal in ~-~

that they can carry poles of different apparatus and thus make I
!-it possible to form different three-phase modules, depending on the circuitry and arrangement requirements.
The spatial frames, that are formed by the unit supports and unburied foundation beams~ include a minimum of structural components, because their upper couplings are cross~
arms on which there are mounted electrical equipment poles, whereas their lower couplings are foundation beams that extend perpendicularly to the cross-arms, and their vertical elements are the legs of the supports, which legs make it possible to raise the electrical equipment to a safe height.
For example, the frame of a three~phase module comprising six poles of 220 kv electrical equipment consists of three cross-arms, six supports, and two foundation beams.
Unlike the known designs, the proposed type of frame has a minimum of structural components and combines two functions, the function of being a rigid supporting structure for a complex of kinematically and electrically connected electric equipment poles, and the function of a foundation.
Thus, the spatial frame of each module comprises only a minimum of absolutely indispensable components. A distribution installation assembled from such modules is simple and has a clear-cut arrangement, it occupies a small area and minimizes earthwork in the course of its construction- it also reduces the construction costs and speeds up the construction work.
The connection of lead-in wires directly to the spatial frames makes it unnecessary to construct special portal structures or foundation anchors, whereby the design and construction of such lead-ins are considerably simplified.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof taken in con-junction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

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Fig. 1 is a plan view of a simplified embodiment of the proposed 220 kv distribution installation, Fig. 2 is a side view of the installation of Fig. l;
Fig. 3 is an axonometrical view of a three-phase module of the 220 kv distribution installation of Figs. 1 and

2, Fig. 4 is an axonometrical view of a three-phase module of a 110 kv distribution installation, Fig. 5 is an axonometrical view of a three-phase module of an alternative embodiment of a 110 kv installation, Fig. 6 is a view of an embodiment of a spatial frame o~ a three-phase module.
Referring now to the attached drawings, a first embodiment of the proposed high-voltage distribution install-ation is a 220 kv installation with bridge-type circuitry.
This outdoor distribution installation is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and comprises two three-phase modules 1 com-posed of three units 2 and unburied foundation beams 3. Each unit 2 comprises a support 4, whereupon there are mounted a pole 5 o~ a line switch 6 and a pole 7 of an isolating switch 8. Three supports 4, comprising legs 9 and cross-arms 10, make up, together with the foundation beams 3, a spatial frame 11 of the module 1. Each module 1 contains all the electrical equipment of a line cell.
Electric equipment of a jumper cell is combined into a three-phase module 12 composed of three units 13 and found-ation beams 14. Each unit 13 comprises one pole IS of a line switch 16 and one pole 17 of an isolating switch 18. Electrical equipment of power transformer cells is contained in two three- - -phase modules 19, each comprising three units 20, each unit 20 includes one pole 21 of a line switch 22 and a discharger 23, which are mounted on supports 24, said supports 24 forming, together with the foundation beams 3, a spatial frame of the -- .. ....

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module 19.
The supports 4 and foundation beams 14 make up a spatial frame of the three-phase module 12. The embodiment un-der review makes it possible to mount separate electrical equip-ment poles on the foundation beams 14 of the module 12, if necessary, for example, pillars 25 with short circuiters 26.
The spatial frames of the modules 19 and the module 12 are similar to the frames 11 of the modules 1.
The provision of a com~on foundation for a number of electric equipment units considerably improves the operating reliability of the equipment, for instance, it is clear from Fig. 3 that a kinematic coupling 27 of the line switch 6 is ab~lutely reliable, the poles 5 of said line switch 6 being cont.olled by a common drive 28.
The configuration and weight of the modules 1 make it possible to use said modules 1 also as anchors for stretch-ing lead-in wires 29 between a terminal support tnot shown) and the distribution installation, w~ereby it is no longer neces~ary to construct portal structures or foundation anchors.
~0 This makes it possible to bring the terminal support closer to the distribution installation and use said terminal support as a lightning arrester, whereby scattered individual lightning arresters can be dispensed with.
In the embodiment of a 220 kv distribution install-ation under review, each unit has two poles of different pieces of the electrical equipment, said poles being arranged one after the other. According to other circuitries and arrangements, it is possible to have poles of the same pieces of the electrical equip~ent in one unit.
The unburied foundations 3 and 14 tFig. 2) are norm-ally constructed from reinforced concrete and placed on the ground surface by using any known techniques, for example, they ~. ` .

may rest on levelling beds of coarse sand, small-size stone chips or gravel. The use of unburied foundations is especially advantageous in cases of loose or marshy ground, or rock.
These advantages are fully utilized by the present invention.
Another embodiment of the invention is a 110 kv outdoor distribution installation including a collecting bar system.~ Fig. 4 shows a module 30 of such an installation. The module 30 comprises two units 31 of bar disconnectors 32, a unit 33 of voltage transformers 34, and a unit 35 of dischargers 36. The units 31, 33 and 35 are provided with identical supports 4 which form, together with two foundation beams 37, a spatial frame of the module 30. As seen from Fig. 4, mounting the bar disconnectors 32 on the common foundation beams 37 improves the reliability of rigid collecting bars 38.
Fig. 4 further points to the desirability and feasibility of producing three-phase modules comprising considerable amounts of electrical equipment (12 poles in the case under review).
The proposed 110 kv distribution installation dispenses with portal structures, has a minimum of foundations and is marked 'O by a clear-cut overall arrangement. In order to improve the arrangement and reduce the area occupied by the installation, the poles of the bar disconnectors 32 are placed in threes, one after another, in one unit 31.
In a still another embodiment of the invention, which is a bridge-circuit, 110 kv outdoor distribution install-ation, all the electrical equipment of a power transformer cell is assembled in one three-phase module 39 (Fig. 5). Said module 39 comprises three units which include a unit 40 of a disconnector 41, a unit 42 of an isolating switch 43, and a unit -44 of dischargers 45 and a short-circuiter 46. The supports 4 of the units 40 9 42 and 44 and foundation beams 47 make up a common spatial frame of the module 39. This example is indicative _ 9 _ ~l .

of the desirability and feasibility of constructing high-voltage outdoor distribution installations from standardized modules and units both with series and parallel arrangement of electrical equipment poles in the units.
While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, various modifications thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art and therefore it is not intended that the invention should be limited to the dis-closed embodiments or to the details thereof, and a departure may be made therefrorn within the scope and spirit of the present lnvention to provide a number of outdoor distribution install-ations having different circuitries and arrangements of their components.
me proposed high-voltage outdoor distribution installation can employ any known circuitry, the working voltage being in the main about 250 kv.
As indicated above, the preferred embodiments of the inventions illustrated in Figs. 1 through 5 do not exclude the possibility of using the invention to evolve other alternative embodiments thereof which may prove advantageous under specific circumstances. For example, units can be combined into modules, and their supports can make up spatial frames not only through the u~e of unburied foundations, but also through the use of other components or bases. In Rome cases it may be preferable to manufacture units or ~upports at a convenient place in the vicinity of the construction site. Supports may be fabricated in a centralized manner, electrical equipment poles may be mounted on said supports on the construction site where an out-door distribution installation is being built.
The legs of the supports may have different shapes and may be arranged at different angles. An example is shown in Fig. 6. In this embodiment of a spatial frame of a module with ~. ~

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As pointed out above, the present invention substant-ially reduces the amount of labor and materials put into the construction of numerous high-voltage outdoor distribution in-stallations and speeds up their construction' the invention is also conducive to improved reliability of such installations:
the invention facilitates transportation of equipment and cuts ; down transportation costs: finally, the invention helps to reduce the nomenclature of construction machinery and facilit-ates maintenance of high-voltage outdoor distribution installa-tions.

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Claims (5)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A high-voltage outdoor distribution installation, primarily of three-phase current and of a low level design, comprising:

poles of electrical equipment, which are electrically interconnected;
poles of line electrical equipment;
a lead-in of a transmission line, connected to said poles of said line electrical equipment;
a plurality of supports each having a cross-arm and at least two legs;
said poles of said electrical equipment being arranged on said cross-arms of said supports so that each said support carries at least two said poles of said electrical equipment; and unburied foundation beams arranged substantially on the level of the ground surface;
whereby three-phase modules are made up of at least two said adjacent supports carrying said poles and of said unburied foundation beams, and the frames of said three-phase modules are formed by said supports and said unburied foundation beams coupling the legs of said supports in a direction normal to the direction of said cross-arms.

2. A high-voltage outdoor distribution installation as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

at least two said unburied foundation beams forming together with said supports, said frame of said three-phase module;

whereby a unit is formed by said support and said poles of said electrical equipment, secured on said cross-arm; and at least two said units, forming together with said two unburied foundation beams, said three-phase module.

3. A high-voltage outdoor distribution installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein connected directly to said frame of said three-phase module with said poles of said line electrical equipment are the wires of said lead-in of the overhead transmission line.

4. A high-voltage outdoor distribution installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supports of at least one said three-phase module carry said poles of different pieces of said electrical equipment.

5. A high-voltage outdoor distribution installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supports of at least one said three-phase module carry said poles of the same piece of said equipment.