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0BInvestment Evaluation Summary<br />
TNM-GS-809-0720<br />
� secondary and ancillary equipment can be installed and pre-commissioned prior to the outage, reducing circuit<br />
outage duration; and<br />
� protection and control panels can be arranged in a logical order.<br />
4.7 PROTECTION AND CONTROL<br />
Tarraleah – Meadowbank Transmission Line Protection<br />
The protection scheme comprises of an ASEA RAZOA distance relay, a Brown Boveri LZ92 distance relay, and a<br />
Schlumberger PSEL3002 high impedance earth fault relay. The scheme has no permissive inter-tripping communications<br />
circuits from either distance relay.<br />
The ASEA RAZOA is a static relay which was installed in 1988. This type of relay has no recorded defects over the past<br />
5 years and there are currently 6 installed around the state with 3 spare relays available. The spare relays would have<br />
been removed from previous installations.<br />
The Brown Boveri LZ92 is a static relay which was installed in 1988. This type of relay has no recorded defect over the<br />
past 5 years and there are currently 12 installed around the state with 2 spare relays available. The spare relays would<br />
have been removed from previous installations.<br />
The Schlumberger PSEL3002 is a static relay which was installed in 1988. This type of relay has no recorded defect over<br />
the past 5 years and there are currently 6 installed around the state with 2 spare relays available. The spares would have<br />
been removed from previous installations.<br />
Meadowbank – New Norfolk Transmission Line Protection<br />
The protection scheme comprises of a Mitsubishi MDT-B151 distance relay, a Reyrolle THR distance relay, and a<br />
Schlumberger PSWS high impedance earth fault relay. The scheme has no permissive inter-tripping communications<br />
circuits from either distance relay. The protection schemes associated with the Meadowbank–New Norfolk 110 kV<br />
transmission line do not meet the clearance time requirements of the National Electricity Rules (NER) for a three-phase<br />
fault due to the absence of an accelerated scheme (refer section 5.2 protection audit TRIM D06/31945). The potential<br />
impact of this non-compliance is the loss of synchronism at Meadowbank Power Station for a transmission line fault.<br />
The Mitsubishi MDT-B151 is a static relay which was installed in 1981. This type of relay has 3 recorded defects over<br />
the past 5 years and there are currently 8 installed around the state with 3 spare relays available.<br />
The Reyrolle THR is a static relay which was installed in 1981. This type of relay has 5 recorded defects over the past 5<br />
years and there are currently 20 installed around the state with 4 complete spare relay sets.<br />
The Schlumberger PSWS is a static relay which was installed in 1981. This type of relay has 1 recorded defect over the<br />
past 5 years and there are currently 22 installed around the state with 4 spare relays available. The spares would have<br />
been removed from previous installations.<br />
The protection installations at Meadowbank substation are contained within open panels with exposed terminals that are<br />
susceptible to dust, moisture, and vermin.<br />
<strong>Transend</strong> has standardised on the installation of duplicated current differential schemes on its transmission lines where<br />
practicable. Current differential protection has a distinct advantage over distance protection because it is immune to<br />
under or over reaching as a result of varying zero sequence mutual impedances. By replacing the transmission line<br />
protection at Meadowbank Substation at the same time as the remote ends, <strong>Transend</strong> will improve protection coordination<br />
and improve transmission network performance. If the replacement of protection systems at either end of<br />
transmission line is undertaken years apart there is a significant likelihood that compatible current differential relays will<br />
not be available. Given the fast rate of change in relay technology, it is prudent to replace protection systems at both ends<br />
of transmission line at the same time.<br />
The replacement of these static relays in conjunction with the associated primary equipment aligns with strategy detailed<br />
in the Transmission Line Protection Asset Management plan (TNM-PL-809-0701). These relays are a static design,<br />
which:<br />
� are obsolete technology;<br />
� do not have self-diagnostic features;<br />
� require testing and maintenance on a more frequent basis than modern equivalent assets; and<br />
� are no longer supported by manufacturers.<br />
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