Verification of the seismic resistance of gas-insulated switchgear (GIS)

Author

Buck, K.E. ; Kleine-Tebbe, A. ; Rees, V.

Author_Institution

ABB Corp. Res., Heidelberg, Germany

Volume

8

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

114

Lastpage

120

Abstract

A brief introduction to the background of seismic requirements is given, and the test procedure for demonstrating the capability of gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) to withstand seismic stresses up to highest ground accelerations of 0.75 g. are described. The verification methods for checking the test object after test are also described. As vibrational tests are very cost-intensive and therefore can only be performed with a representative switchgear arrangement, a calculation method for demonstrating the seismic withstand behavior of practical switchgear arrangements is presented. The tests and calculation results demonstrate the suitability of a three-pole common enclosed GIS design for 145/170 kV for horizontal ground accelerations up to 0.75 g

Keywords

gaseous insulation; switchgear; test facilities; 145 kV; 170 kV; 3-pole common enclosed GIS; gas-insulated switchgear; ground accelerations; seismic resistance; testing; Earthquakes; Gas insulation; Geographic Information Systems; Gravity; Life estimation; Performance evaluation; Stress; Substations; Switchgear; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.180326

Filename

180326