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Date Scheme<br />

Outage duration of<br />

Protection scheme<br />

(estimated average)<br />

Description of Failure<br />

0BInvestment Evaluation Summary<br />

9/10/2007 220 kV 4.5 days 220 kV bus bar protection scheme failed autotest.<br />

Failed HST491-C card replaced.<br />

TNM-GS-809-0720<br />

13/08/2007 110 kV 4.5 days Bus bar protection scheme failed auto-test. One<br />

system module was defective due to a faulty reed<br />

switch. Lack of spares prevented a direct module<br />

replacement consequently the reed switch was<br />

repaired.<br />

14/1/2002 110 kV 4.5 days (assuming that<br />

auto test detected the<br />

problem<br />

Faulty power supply replaced.<br />

18/6/1999 220 kV 4.5 days Auto-test failed. Broken wiring loop found on<br />

back of MCT418 module.<br />

26/12/1990 220 kV 4.5 days Auto-test failed. Faulty HDT434 white phase<br />

card replaced.<br />

15/2/1990 220 kV 4.5 days Auto-test failed. Faulty HDT434 red phase card<br />

replaced.<br />

14/1/1986 110 kV 4.5 days Auto-test failed. Faulty BDR460 and HST491<br />

replaced.<br />

3.2 IMPACT OF BUS BAR PROTECTION SCHEME OUTAGES<br />

The transmission line distance protection schemes installed at substations that connect to Farrell Substation are relied<br />

upon to clear bus bar faults when either of the existing single bus bar protection schemes are out of service. These<br />

distance protection schemes are set to clear a bus bar fault in under 0.5 seconds in the event of the bus bar protection<br />

scheme being inoperable or out-of-service. However there is no guarantee that the remote distance protection relays will<br />

detect a fault within the required timeframe. Distance protection schemes may not see remote bus bar faults due to the<br />

effects of zero sequence mutual impedances between parallel transmission lines and in-feeding from connected circuits.<br />

Distance protection schemes also have limited capability to see high impedance faults due to the need to cater for normal<br />

system load impedance.<br />

The potential impact and risk mitigating measures that need to be put in place in the event of a 220 kV or 110 kV bus bar<br />

protection scheme outage at Farrell Substation is discussed below.<br />

3.2.1 220 KV BUS BAR PROTECTION SCHEME<br />

The ‘Assessment of Farrell 220 kV Bus A and B zone Protection Outages’ document recommends that the following<br />

limits be put in place in the event of a 220 kV bus bar protection scheme outage at Farrell Substation:<br />

‘It is recommended that during a primary protection outage at Farrell, Mackintosh be constrained to operate below 50%<br />

of its maximum output, and that all other West Coast machines be constrained to operate at below 70% of their<br />

maximum output. This should allow for a suitable margin of safety, without over-constraining the output of West Coast<br />

machines.’<br />

Given the above, approximately 150 MW of generation could be constrained at Farrell Substation in the event of a<br />

220 kV bus bar protection outage in order to maintain system stability after a short circuit fault.<br />

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