7.1 Technical Specification of 33/6.6 KV, 1.

67 MVA Power Transformer

7.1.01 STANDARDS
The equipment specified in this Section of the contract shall conform to the latest edition of the
appropriate IEC specifications and other recognized international standard. In particular:
IEC 76-1 Power transformers (General).
IEC 76-2 Power transformers (Temperature Rise).
IEC 76-3 Power transformers (Insulation Levels, Dielectric Tests and External
Clearance in air).
IEC 76-5 Power transformers (Ability to Withstand short circuit)
IEC 137 Bushings for alternating voltages above 1 kV.
IEC 156 Method of determination of electrical strength of insulating oils.
IEC 296 Specification for unused mineral insulating oils for transformers and switchgear.
IEC 551 Measurement of transformer and reactor sound levels.
IEC 616 Terminal and tapping markings for power transformers.
IEC 722 Guide to lightning and switching impulse testing of power transformers.
IEC 5493 Protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion.

9.2.02 Technical Specification

Single-phase power transformers supplied under this specification will be used as a delta-wye,
three-phase four-wire power bank.
1. Rated MVA 1.67/2.08 MVA
ONAN – 1.67 MVA, ONAF – 2.08 MVA
2. Number of Phases Single
3. Frequency 50 Hz
4. Winding Insulation Uniform
5. Normal Transformation Ratio at no load 33/6.6 KV at no load
6. Rated HT Voltage (Phase to Phase) 33 KV Phase to Phase
7. Maximum HT Voltage (Phase to Phase) 36 KV Phase to Phase
8. Rated LT Voltage (Phase to Phase) 6.6 KV Phase to Phase
9. Maximum LT Voltage (Phase to Phase) 7.2 KV Phase to Phase
10. Rated Current HT (Amps) 29.2 (ONAN), 36.4 (ONAF)
11. Rated Current LT (Amps) 146(ONAN), 182 (ONAF)
12. Basic Insulation Level :
a) High voltage winding 170 KV
b) Low voltage winding 60 KV
13. Installation Outdoor, Tropical, High rainfall &
Humidity.
14. Type Core, Conservator & Oil Immersed
15. Type of Windings Double Wound of Electrolytic Copper,
free from burs and splinter.
16. Type of Cooling ONAN/ ONAF
17. Coolant Mineral Oil as per IEC-296
18. Type of System Earthing Effectively Earthed
19. Bushing Material Porcelain
20. Type of Base On Wheels
21. Direction of Normal Power Flow HT-LT
22. Phase connection :( -)
a) 33 KV winding with bushing CT Delta
 b) 11 KV winding with bushing CT Star
23. Vector Group Dyn11
24. Neutral to be brought out :
a) HT Nil
b) LT Yes
25. Neutral Insulation Full insulation and 100% loading
capacity
26. Maximum Temperature rise over 40 0C
ambient at full load & tap change is at normal
position :
a) Winding by Resistance (0C) 650C
b) Oil by Thermometer (0C) 60 0C
27. Impulse Front Wave Test Voltage (1.2/50
Micro Sec. Wave Shape) :
a) High voltage side 170 KV
b) Low voltage Side 60 KV
28. Power Frequency withstand Test Voltage for 1
(one) Minute :
a) High voltage side 70 KV
b) Low voltage Side 20 KV
29. Impedance Voltage at 750C, at normal ratio 6%
and rated frequency, and at ONAN condition.
30. Type of tap changer control
The tap changer will be on load auto
regulation, remote control and manual.
The on load tap changer will immerse in
the transformer tank. The diverter switch
compartment can also be provided with
its own oil conservator which, will not be
connected to the transformer oil tank.
The diverter switch can easily be lifted
out of its tank for maintenance and
inspection without opening the
transformer cover. The on load tap
changer will operate by means of a
motor drive unit. This unit will install on
the side of the transformer.

Tap changer (with motor drive unit) MR, Germany.

manufacturer name & country
Tapping Range :
a) HT 17 Tapping  10% in steps of 1.25%
i.e. 33 KV  8 x 1.25%
b) LT Nil
31. Bushing CT for differential protection 300/5A on HV, 900/2.89A on LV of
accuracy class 5P15, burden 15 VA.
(if required, matching CT shall be
provided by the manufacturer).
32. Neutral Bushing CT for Standby Earth Fault 800/5A on LV neutral of accuracy
(SEF) & Restricted Earth Fault (REF) class 5P15, burden 15 VA. (if
protection required, matching CT shall be
provided by the manufacturer).
33. Standard Design, Manufacture, Testing,
Installation and Performance shall be
in accordance to the latest editions of
the relevant IEC standards.
34. Transformer Oil
Application Insulating mineral oil for Transformer
Grade of oil Class-1
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance Liquid and free from suspended
matter or sediment
Density at 200 C 0.895 g/cm3 (maximum)
Flash point (Closed cup) 1400 C (minimum)
Kinematics Viscosity at -150 C 800 cSt. (Maximum)
Kinematics Viscosity at 200 C 40 cSt. (Maximum)
Pour point -300 C (maximum)
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Dielectric Strength at 50 Hz (with 2.5 mm On new untreated oil, the break
standard gap and 40 mm standard depth) down voltage shall be at least 30 KV.
If this value is not attained, the oil
shall be treated. After treatment, the
break down voltage shall be ≥50 KV.
Loss tangent/Dielectric dissipation factor at 0.005 (maximum)
temp. 900 C, stress 500V/mm to 1000 v/mm
and frequency 40 Hz to 62 Hz.
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Neutralization value 0.03 mg KOH/g (maximum)
Neutralization value after oxidation 0.40 mg KOH/g (maximum)
Total sludge after oxidation 0.10% weight (maximum)
STANDARDS Performance and testing of oil shall
comply with the latest revision of the
relevant standards BS 148 : 1972,
IEC-296 : 1969 or latest revision
there on.
34. FEATURES & ACCESSORIES OF TRANSFORMER:
- Bushing Insulator on HT and LT.
- Arcing horns on HT and LT bushings.
- Remote Tap Changer Control (RTCC) in Transformer incoming PCM Panel.
- Oil conservator.
- Buchholz relays in main conservator oil pipe.
- Tap Changer Protective Relay.
- Conservator drain valve, breather and oil level gauge with alarm contact.
- Pressure Relief Device (PRD).
- Dial type thermometer with alarm and trip contracts.
- Radiators.
- One inspection hole with cover.
- Facilities for lifting cover and coil assembly from tank.
- Lifting lugs for lifting complete X-former.
- Base designed for rollers with bi-directional flanged rollers parallel to either
Centre line.
- Tank oil sampling, draining valve and oil centrifuging outlets.
 - Tank earthing points.
- Fans for forced cooling (ONAF).
- All mounting accessories including rails (2 Nos. rails each 10 Meter long).
- All equipment should be fully tropicalized.
- Painting to approved colour and shade.
- Rating nameplate and diagram plate of stainless steel having engraved letters
filled with black enamel paint.
- The oil shall be supplied/ delivered in non-returnable sealed containers/ drums.
- The oil shall be fresh, unused, cleaned and free from suspended matter or
sediment.
- The test shall be carried out on the oil as to be supplied without drying and
degassing.
- Uninhibited oils must not contain anti-oxidant additives.
- BCT to be used for winding temperature measurement shall be located at mid-
phase (Y-Phase) of the transformers.

9.2.03 DRAWINGS, DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION:

The following Drawings, Documents and Information shall be submitted with the offer for the offered
type 33/11KV, 10/13.33 MVA Power transformer or higher MVA rating of same voltage
level:

a) Manufacturer's authorization Letter (If Manufacturer is not a Bidder) otherwise the bid will
be rejected.
b) Manufacturer's supply record for at least 3 years within the last 7 years for the same offered type
33/11KV 10/13.33 MVA Power Transformers or higher MVA rating of the same voltage level,
otherwise the bid will be rejected.
c) Satisfactory Performance certificates (SPC) for at least 3 years within the last 7 years from at
least 2 end users. End user must be an Electricity Utility Service. SPC will be acceptable, only for
the same offered type 33/11KV 10/13.33MVA Power Transformers or higher MVA rating of same
voltage level, otherwise the bid will be rejected.
d) Manufacturer's ISO 9001 certificate.
e) Outline and General arrangement drawings of the offered type Transformer.
f) Cross-section drawing showing the arrangement of core and windings of the offered type
Transformer.
g) Installation, operation and maintenance instructions.
h) Printed catalogue describing specification and technical data of the offered type transformer.
9.2.04 TEST CERTIFICATES:
The following test certificates including their test results for the routine and type tests prescribed in
"relevant IEC Standard" for the offered type or higher MVA rating transformer of same voltage level.
9.2.05 ROUTINE TESTS
a) Measurement of insulation resistance.
b) Measurement of Voltage ratio test.
c) Measurement of winding resistance at Each Tap position.
d) Vector group test.
e) Measurement of no-load loss & current.
f) Measurement of short circuit impedance and load loss.
g) Power frequency (Separate source voltage) withstands test.
h) Transformer oil test.
 9.2.06 TYPE TESTS

a) Temperature Rise Test

b) Lightning Impulse Test

9.2.07 SPECIAL TESTS

a) Short circuit withstands test report of HV-LV.

Type Tests and Special Tests Reports as per relevant IEC shall be submitted from any
Internationally reputed Independent Testing Laboratory or accredited testing laboratory,
otherwise the bid will be rejected. Evidences of accredited laboratory are to be submitted
with the bid.
NOTE- ACCREDITED CERTIFICATES ARE TO BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE
COUNTRY.

9.2.08 CAPITALIZED COST:

The fixed and running losses are to be low as consistent with reliable and economical use of materials.
The cost of losses is to be minimized and the following capitalized parameters will be used in the
evaluation of the transformer:
C = 68,706 x e x P0 + 54,964 x e x PFL
Where,
C = Capitalized cost of transformer loss in Bangladesh Taka.
e = Energy Cost, Tk. 1.96/KWh
PFL = Full Load losses at rated voltage, normal ratio and rated frequency in ONAF
condition at 750C in KW + Auxiliary loss in KW
P0 = No load losses at rated voltage, normal ratio and rated frequency in KW
The cost of energy (C) will be added to the quoted prices to arrive at the evaluated cost of the
transformer. The contract will be cancelled if losses exceed the guaranteed value by an amount in
excess of followings:
Total losses : 10%
Component : 15% of each component loss (Unless the total losses exceeds 10%).

9.2.09 SHIPPING:
All the delicate components shall be dismantled and packed in strong wooden boxes having inside lined
with metallic sheets with proper sealing to protect the content from accidental direct exposure to
weather during storage. The holes of the transformer tank shall be sealed with proper metal plate and
gaskets to prevent leakage of oil and its contamination with atmospheric moisture. The transformer
shall be shipped with radiators, busing conservator etc. dismantled but the tank filled with oil. The
transformer oil from radiators and conservator shall be shipped in non-returnable drums.
The bushing shall be shipped in oil sealed containers to avoid moisture absorption during shipment and
storage. Oil shall be complying with IEC-296.
9.2.10 HT BUSHING:
Provide 3 porcelain outdoor type, oil filled, impulse tested bushing with arcing horns of standard gap
and bolted type terminal connectors, with head shrink rubber insulated cap suitable for connection to
the incomes leads of ACSR Gross Beak (636 MCM) conductor.
 9.2.11 LT BUSHING:
Provide 4 porcelain outdoor type bushing with bolted type connectors, suitable for connection to
outgoing leads of two numbers of 240 Sq.mm XLPE, single core copper conductors per phase and
suitable for head shrink termination.
9.2.12 FAULT CONDITIONS:
The transformer shall be capable of withstanding, on any tapping, for three seconds without damage an
external short circuit between phases. The transformer winding shall be capable of withstanding for
three seconds without damage a short circuit between one phase and earth with the neutral of the
transformer directly earthed. For the purposes of this clause a fault level of 1500 MVA at the
transformer 33KV terminals shall be assumed.
Evidence shall be submitted with the Tender as to the extent to which the manufacturer has provided
or is able to prove either by calculation or test the ability of the specified transformers to withstand on
any tapping, without damage under service conditions, the terminal and dynamic effects of external
short circuit.
The Bid shall state tin the Technical Schedule a brief description of those transformers or parts thereof,
which have been subjected to short circuit tests or for which short circuit calculations are available. It is
preferred that this information relates to designs comparable with the transformers bidder but in the
event this is not so the Engineer reserves the right to require calculating to prove that the design of
transformers tendered will satisfactorily comply with this clause : such calculations being in accordance
with the latest revision of IEC/ BS standard.
9.2.13 NOISE:
Vibration and noise levels of all transformers and auxiliary plant shall be in accordance with the NEMA
TRI 1962. The contract price shall include noise level tests to be carried out on one transformer.
9.2.14 HARMONIC SUPPRESSION:
Transformer shall be designed with particular attention to the suppression of harmonic voltages
especially the third and fifth harmonics and to minimize the detrimental effects resulting there from.

9.2.15 IMPEDANCE AND REGULATION:

The Bidder shall be state in the Technical Schedules guaranteed values of impedance measured on
normal and extreme tapping and the voltage regulation from no load to CMR at unity power factor and
at 0.9 lagging power factor with constant voltage access the higher voltage windings.

9.2.16 MAGNETIC CIRCUIT:

The design of the magnetic circuit shall be such as to avoid static discharge development of short circuit
paths internally or to the earthed clamping structure and the production of flux components normal to
the plane of the laminations. Each lamination shall be insulated with a material stable under the action
of pressure and hot oil.
The winding structure and major insulation shall be designed to permit an unobstructed flow of cooling
oil through core cooling oil ducts to ensure efficient core cooling.

The magnetic circuit shall be insulated from all structural parts and shall be capable of withstanding a
test voltage to core bolts and to the frame of 2000 volts rms for one minute.

9.2.17 FLUX DENSITY:

Cores shall constructed from clod rolled grain oriented steel sheets. Provided the contractor can provide
adequate evidence that there will be no adverse effects due to stray flux heating of core with the
quality of steel employed, designs may be offered such that when operating under the most onerous
conditions, flux density in any part of the magnetic circuit does not exceed 1.9 Tesla.

The Contractor shall determine the operating conditions under which the maximum flux density will be
attained within the following simultaneously applied limits.

- Frequency : 50 Hz
- LV and HV Voltage : Up to but not exceeding the specified maximum System
voltage.
- Load : The transformer may be subjected to intermittent overloading
of 150% rated MVA at 0.8 power factor lagging in accordance
with IEC-35.

The maximum flux densities anticipated under these conditions are to be stated in Technical Schedules.

9.2.18 WINDINGS:

The transformer windings shall have uniform insulation as defined in the latest revision of IEC standard.
The transformers shall be designed to withstand the impulse voltage levels and the power frequency
voltage tests specified in the Technical Schedules.
The winding shall be located in a manner which will ensure and that they remain Electro-statically
balanced and that their magnetic centers remain coincident under all conditions of operation.
The winding shall also be thoroughly seasoned during manufacture by the application of axial pressure
at a high temperature for such length of time as will ensure that further shrinkage is unlikely to occur in
service.
All electrical connections within windings shall be brazed to withstand the shocks, which may occur
through rough handling and vibration during transport switching and other transient service conditions.
Coil clamping rings shall be of the on on-magnetic steel or insulating materials built up from flat
laminations. Auxiliary laminated material other then Bakelite paper is not to be used.
Where Bakelite paper rings are used with the layers of paper lying in the axial direction, the rings may
be relied upon to provide the major insulation between the windings and frame subject to there being
adequate creepage distance.
Any metal pieces in contact with laminated rings shall be designed and secured so that they do not
weaken the electrical or the mechanical properties of the rings.
If the winding is built up of section or of discoils separated by spacers, the clamping arrangement shall
be ensure that equal pressure are applied to all columns of spacers.

9.2.19 INTERNAL EARTHING ARRANGEMENT:

All metal parts of the transformer with the exception of the individual core lamination, core bolts
and associated individual clamping plates, shall be maintained at some fixed potential.
The top main core clamping structure shall be connected to the tank body by a copper strap and the
bottom main core clamping structure shall be earthen by one or more of the following methods:
- by connection through vertical tie rods to the top structure.
- by direct metal-to-metal contact with the tank base maintained by the weight of the core and
windings.
- by connection to the top structure on the same side of the core as the main earth connection to
the tank.
The magnetic circuit shall be earthed to the clamping structure at one point through a removable link
placed in an accessible position just beneath an inspection opening in the tank cover and which, by
disconnection, will enable the insulation between the core and clamping plates, etc. to be tested at
voltages up to 2 KV for the purpose of checking deterioration during service. The connection to the link
shall be on the same side of the core as the main earth connection. These requirements are mandatory.
Magnetic circuits having an insulated sectional construction shall be provided with a separate link for
each individual section and the arrangement of the connections shall be subject to the approval of the
Engineer.
Where oil ducts or insulated barriers parallel to the plane the laminations divide the magnetic circuits
into two or more electrically separates parts, the ducts and insolating barriers which have the thickness
greater than 0.25, mm are to be bridged with tinned copper strips so inserted as to maintain electrical
continuity.
Where coil-clamping rings are of metal at each potential, each rings shall be connected to the adjacent
core clamping structure on the same side of the transformer as the main earthing connection.

Main earthing connections shall be a cross-sectional area of not less than 100mm 2 but connections
inserted between laminations may have cross sectional areas reduced 20mm 2 when in close thermal
contact with the core.

9.2.20 TRANSFORMER TANK

The Transformer Tank shall be welded construction fabricated from high tensile steel plate and shall be
designed to withstand full vacuum. The transformer shall have air seal type oil conservator tank at the
top.

9.2.21 EVALUATION CRITERIA

a) The Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the capitalized cost of the Transformer losses.
b) Bidder will declared/ guaranteed no load loss, load loss and auxiliary loss value, otherwise the bid
will be rejected.
c) Bidders declared/ guaranteed percentage impedance value shall be within the specified
value, otherwise the bid will be rejected.

9.2.22 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA OF TRANSFORMER LOSS AND PERCENTAGE

IMPEDANCE DURING FACTORY TEST
Transformer will be tested during orientation, training & acceptance and will be accepted if the
measured transformer losses are within the offered value or within the following tolerance with
deduction of money from the quoted/ contract priced as below:

i) Any component loss (No load loss or Full load loss) may exceed up to 15% of the offered component
loss, provided that the total loss((No load loss + Full load loss) does not exceed 10% of the offered
total loss. If any component loss exceeds 15% of the offered component loss, the full consignment
will be rejected.

ii) Total loss (No load loss + Full load loss) may exceed up to 10% of the offered total loss. If it
exceeds 10%, the full consignment will be rejected.

iii) Percentage Impedance may vary up to 10% of the specified value. If the value exceeds the
tolerance (10%), the full consignment will be rejected.