35 kV and Below INTERCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS - BC Hydro

Revision Date: May 2010
35 kV and Below Interconnection Requirements for Power Generators
4.2 Service Entrance Protection 23
4.2.1 Protection with Relays and Circuit Breaker 24
4.2.2 Protection with Fuses and Loadbreak Switch 26
4.3 Off-Nominal Voltage Operation 26
4.4 Off-Nominal Frequency Operation 27
4.5 Electromagnetic Interference and Surge Withstand 27
4.6 Batteries / Chargers / DC Supplies 28
5. System Operating Requirements 28
5.1 Generation Shedding 28
5.2 Generation Islanding 28
5.2.1 Synchronous Generators 29
5.2.2 Induction Generators 29
6. Control and Telecommunications Requirements 29
6.1 General 29
6.2 Operations Control and Telecommunications Facilities 30
6.3 Telecommunications Media 30
6.4 Operating Data/Status Telemetering 30
7. REVENUE METERING 32
8. Commissioning Requirements 33
8.1 General 33
8.2 Commissioning Test 34
8.3 Protection Equipment 34
8.4 Telecommunications Equipment 34
8.5 Operating, Measurement and Control Systems 34
8.6 Apparatus 35
8.7 Generator(s) 35
9. Maintenance Requirements 35
9.1 General 35
9.2 Preventive Maintenance 35
9.3 Protection and Telecommunications Equipment 35
10. Regulatory and Reliability Requirements 36
10.1 WECC Reliability Requirements 36
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