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IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 3, Issue 10, 2015 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613
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Design Development and Simulation of Mobile Substation for
Distribution Network
Ankit M. Malvi1
Mr. Gopal K. Sharma2
1,2
Department of Electrical Engineering
1,2
Pacific University, Udaipur
Abstract— With the increase in population, the growing
demand for energy in urban areas is compelling the utilities
to expand their supply network. Higher levels of demand for
power must be met at short notice and physical space
available used to an optimum. One solution to such cases is
a mobile substation. This does away with costly construction
work and if necessary, the substation can move location in
container, together with its foundation which includes
switchgear as an assembly of equipment, transformer and
control panel cabin. When mobile substation is used to
restore electrical service, it function as part of the permanent
grid system. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the
Design parameters for Mobile and/or Compact Substation
for different Applications and identify the situations needing
the mobile and/or compact substation.
Key words: Coductor, Insulator, Circuit Breaker
I. INTRODUCTION
In this paper concept of mobile substation and also design,
development, and simulation of mobile substation have been
presented.
The growing demand for energy in urban areas is
compelling the utilities to expand their supply networks.
Higher levels of demand for power must be met at short
notice and the physical space available used to an optimum.
Increasing use is being made in such cases of gas insulated
high-voltage switchgear housed in buildings. SF6 Gas
Insulated switchgear is widely used for construction of
compact substation. Their compact design also allows them
to be used in very confined spaces. There are, however, also
cases in which the construction of a permanent, solid
building for gas-insulated high-voltage substation is too
costly or nearly impossible. For specific application as well
as for compaction it is necessary to construct mobile
substation.
For example big rural conventions, exhibitions,
kumbhmela, construction power for big power projects,
industrial projects, road construction etc. may need
temporary power supply. Deployment of D.G. sets may
become expensive. If the H.V. or E.H.V. transmission
network is available nearby, installation of mobile
substation is the answer.
Many underdeveloped countries in African sub-
continent electrical power is not available in far flung areas.
D.G. sets are deployed for supplying lightning loads at
night. Mobile distribution substation can come as a blessings
for such regions. The solar energy is catching attention of
the world now. A mobile substation with battery storage
scheme and a mobile substation can provide steady and
stable power in a Stand Alone mode.
Fig. 1: Layout of Mobile Substation
II. SELECTION OF PROPOSED MOBILE SUBSTATION
EQUIPMENT
Deciding substation equipments and their ratings is
important task of substation design. Selection of voltage
level plays an important role in designing substation and its
equipments. Major parameter considered in selection of
voltage level depends on amount of power to be transferred.
Depending upon requirement, mobile substation is placed
for temporary service, which has to match the system
voltage level.
Main switchyard equipments:
1) Conductor
2) Insulator
3) Lightning arrester
4) Bushings
5) Current transformers
6) Voltage transformers
7) Disconnector / Earthing switches
8) Circuit breaker
9) Central control cubide
10) Drive mechanism
11) Power transformer
12) Vaccum circuit breaker
13) Battery
14) Air conditioner.
A. Selection of Trailer
In the mechanical layout and the choice of equipment
however there are essential differences due to the limitations
in the dimentions and also weight of the trailer. Those will
determine the maximum height, width and length of the
trailer which may vary from country to country between 2.6
and 3.5 m width, 4.4 and 4.8 m height and 14 to 25 m
length.
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Fig. 2: Layout of Low-bed semi-trailer
The maximum weight depends on the type of trailer.
Consider type of trailer Low bed Semi-trailer/ Semi low
loaders, Trailer length -17 m, Trailer Width - 3.4m,
Operating Platform height - 1.2m, Gross Load Capacity -
100tons,Steering Angle - 600max.
III. ENGINEERING DETAILS
A. Voltage Regulation
These calculations are required to quantify the behavior of
the transmission line with reference to the tower
configuration and the conductor material. They also help in
deciding the efficiency of the transmission line. As a matter
of fact, before positioning of the mobile substation, it will be
necessary to ascertain that voltage regulation on the feeder is
within limit
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B. Inductance And Capacitance Calculation
These calculations are required to determine the losses
occurred in the line. Once the losses in the line is known it
helps in deciding the efficiency of the line and the tap
setting of the transformer to compensate losses occurred in
the line.
Equivalent GMD:
√
Calculation of GMR:
Conductor Type Single AAAC Dog
Conductor Diameter D (mm) 12.78
Inductance L (H/phase/km) 0.001308
Capacitance C (µF/phase/km) 0.0088375
Total Inductance L (H/phase) 0.003924
Total Capacitance C (µF/phase) 0.0265125
Table 1: Inductance and Capacitance of AAAC Dog
Conductor
C. Line Parameter Calculation
The total impedance of the line Z = R + Xj
Voltage Drop in line V = Z × I
D. Sag and Tension Calculation
The case in which the existing line is some kms away from
the proposed location of mobile substation, one has to take
tapping and bring it to proposed location with the help of
pole structure and hence calculation for sag and tension
becomes necessary. Specification of AAAC Dog conductor
for 66kV line.
Specification Unit Value
Overall Diameter m 1.28×10−2
Cross-sectional area m2 9.95×10−5
Ultimate Tensile Strength Kg 2.984×103
Weight of conductor Kg/m 0.273
Modulas of elasticity Kg/m2
6.42×109
Coefficient of linear expansion /0
C 2.30×109
Span m 125
Table 2: Data for AAAC Dog Conductor
Tension T= f ×A
E. Direct Stroke Lightning Protection
For preparation of DSLP [20] diagram of this substation,
Fixed angle method is used in which protected distance from
shield wire can be calculated. In this method, Angle of
Protections, between shield wires = 600 and outside shield
wire = 450 are considered as shown in figure,
Fig. 3: Direct Stroke Lightning Protection Diagram
The calculations for the Lightning protection by shielding
wire are based on IS:2309 for lightning protection.
– Height of Shield wire = h meter
– Height of the object to be protected = hx meter
– Height of the lightning conductor ha = h – hx
The protective angle of shielding for parallel shield wires at
outer side is considered as 450.
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Fig. 4: SLD of Mobile substation
IV. SIMULATION AND RESULT FOR MOBILE SUBSTATION
In Model-Based Design, a system model is at the center of
the development process, from requirements development,
through design, implementation, and testing. The model is
an executable specification that is continually refined
throughout the development process. After model
development, simulation shows whether the model works
correctly. The Simulation is carried out on the proposed
mobile substation model in order to ensure the proper
selection of the mobile substation equipment. The
simulation is carried out for various normal operating
condition and fault condition. The given simulation model
comprises several elements like, an infinite voltage source,
feeder, circuit breaker, power transformer and load. The
above model represents the normal operating condition of
proposed substation, in which all the equipment are in their
normal operating range and the entire system is healthy.
A. Simulation Result At Normal Operating Condition
Under normal operating condition, it is desired to have
nominal rated voltage and current in the system. The given
simulation results shows the nominal rated voltage and
current on 66kV side in the system and also on 11kV side in
the system. The nominal rated voltage and current are
matching the theoretical values.
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Fig. 5: Model for normal operating condition
Fig. 6: Result of normal operating condition on 66kV Side
Fig. 7: Result of normal operating condition on 11kV side
Parameter
Theoretical
Value
Simulation
result
Voltage on 66kV (peak
voltage)
93.06 kV 93.00 kV
Voltage on 11kV (peak
voltage)
15.51 kV 14.85 kV
Current on 66kV side 43.80 A 42.5 A
Current on 11kV side 262.74 A 254.5 A
Table. 3: Comparison of theoretical value and simulation
result
B. Simulation Result At Fault Condition
Fig. 8: Model for fault condition
The above model represents the fault condition of proposed
substation in which the severe three-phase fault take place.
The given three phase fault involves ground and it take
place on 11kV side. In three phase fault it is desired that
operation of circuit breaker should be proper. It can be
concluded from simulation result that the selection of design
parameters of 66kV and 11kV circuit breaker are proper, as
they carry nominal rated current and perform operation on
fault condition. It is derived from simulation result at fault
condition, that the short circuit current can be dissipated to
ground easily, if ground resistance is maintained 1Ω and
after operation of circuit breaker the system comes to
normal operating condition.
Fig. 9: Result of S.C. condition on 66kV side
Fig. 10: Result of S.C. condition on 11kV side
V. CONCLUSION
Mobile substation is one of the unique idea for temporary
arrangement of power supply. Mobile substation can be
tailor made or readymade depending upon the application.
Mobile substation can serve a vital role in protecting the
Nations electrical infrastructure. Their flexibility allows
them to switch from one purpose to another relatively easily.
When needed, the Mobile substation enables temporary
restoration of grid service while circumventing damaged
substation equipment, allowing time to procure certain long
lead-time grid components. From the presentation given in
the project work, the following recommendations are made.
– The utilities should design mobile substation for
distribution and transmission network for various
application enumerated in the project report.
– The disasters management should also opt such mobile
substation.
– For construction power mobile substation should be
used to save the cost of makeshift power installation.
– For remote and inaccessible areas or renewable source
of energy in a stand-alone mode use of mobile
substation should be encouraged.
Design Development and Simulation of Mobile Substation for Distribution Network
(IJSRD/Vol. 3/Issue 10/2015/151)
All rights reserved by www.ijsrd.com 709
– The work carried out during this dissertation work can
be improved further with following work.
– Design of heavy duty mobile substation with the
implementation of SCADA system which can be
synchronized with the protection scheme.
– The transformer is the most important part of the
substation, but also the biggest and heaviest part.
Therefore a compact and lightweight transformer
design would contribute to the mobility of a mobile
substation.
REFERENCES
[1] J. Lopez-Roldan, J. Enns, P. Guillaume and C.
Devriendt., “Mobile Substations: Application,
Engineering and Structural Dynamics,” IEEE trans.,
2006
[2] Hasan Dehghan, Hamid Ghaemi, Seyed Mohsen
Shadman, Sima Attar Khorasani, “Using the Mobile
Substations in 132kV Network and Studying Their
Effects on the Losses of Network,” ArticleCode :
dnl3680.
[3] Jose Lopez-Roldan, Christof Devriendt, Jonathan
Enns, Richard Gijs, and Patrick Guillaume, “How to
Achieve a Rapid Deployment of Mobile Substations
and to Guarantee Its Integrity During Transport,” IEEE
trans. on Power Delivery, vol. 23, no. 6, Jan. 2008.
[4] Rishi Kumar, P.Eng. “Ontario Hydro, Use of Mobile
Unit Substations (MUSS) at Ontario Hydro,” IEEE
trans. 1998.
[5] IEEE Guide for the Safe Installation of Mobile
Substation Equipment, IEEE Std 1268-1997, 26 June
1997.
[6] All Aluminium Alloy Conductors REC.spn.33/1991 &
Sizes to IS 398(Part IV):1994.
[7] IEEE C37.2 (2008): IEEE Standard for Electrical
Power System Device Function Numbers, Acronyms
and Contact Designations.

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  • 2. Design Development and Simulation of Mobile Substation for Distribution Network (IJSRD/Vol. 3/Issue 10/2015/151) All rights reserved by www.ijsrd.com 706 Fig. 2: Layout of Low-bed semi-trailer The maximum weight depends on the type of trailer. Consider type of trailer Low bed Semi-trailer/ Semi low loaders, Trailer length -17 m, Trailer Width - 3.4m, Operating Platform height - 1.2m, Gross Load Capacity - 100tons,Steering Angle - 600max. III. ENGINEERING DETAILS A. Voltage Regulation These calculations are required to quantify the behavior of the transmission line with reference to the tower configuration and the conductor material. They also help in deciding the efficiency of the transmission line. As a matter of fact, before positioning of the mobile substation, it will be necessary to ascertain that voltage regulation on the feeder is within limit | | | | | | B. Inductance And Capacitance Calculation These calculations are required to determine the losses occurred in the line. Once the losses in the line is known it helps in deciding the efficiency of the line and the tap setting of the transformer to compensate losses occurred in the line. Equivalent GMD: √ Calculation of GMR: Conductor Type Single AAAC Dog Conductor Diameter D (mm) 12.78 Inductance L (H/phase/km) 0.001308 Capacitance C (µF/phase/km) 0.0088375 Total Inductance L (H/phase) 0.003924 Total Capacitance C (µF/phase) 0.0265125 Table 1: Inductance and Capacitance of AAAC Dog Conductor C. Line Parameter Calculation The total impedance of the line Z = R + Xj Voltage Drop in line V = Z × I D. Sag and Tension Calculation The case in which the existing line is some kms away from the proposed location of mobile substation, one has to take tapping and bring it to proposed location with the help of pole structure and hence calculation for sag and tension becomes necessary. Specification of AAAC Dog conductor for 66kV line. Specification Unit Value Overall Diameter m 1.28×10−2 Cross-sectional area m2 9.95×10−5 Ultimate Tensile Strength Kg 2.984×103 Weight of conductor Kg/m 0.273 Modulas of elasticity Kg/m2 6.42×109 Coefficient of linear expansion /0 C 2.30×109 Span m 125 Table 2: Data for AAAC Dog Conductor Tension T= f ×A E. Direct Stroke Lightning Protection For preparation of DSLP [20] diagram of this substation, Fixed angle method is used in which protected distance from shield wire can be calculated. In this method, Angle of Protections, between shield wires = 600 and outside shield wire = 450 are considered as shown in figure, Fig. 3: Direct Stroke Lightning Protection Diagram The calculations for the Lightning protection by shielding wire are based on IS:2309 for lightning protection. – Height of Shield wire = h meter – Height of the object to be protected = hx meter – Height of the lightning conductor ha = h – hx The protective angle of shielding for parallel shield wires at outer side is considered as 450.
  • 3. Design Development and Simulation of Mobile Substation for Distribution Network (IJSRD/Vol. 3/Issue 10/2015/151) All rights reserved by www.ijsrd.com 707 Fig. 4: SLD of Mobile substation IV. SIMULATION AND RESULT FOR MOBILE SUBSTATION In Model-Based Design, a system model is at the center of the development process, from requirements development, through design, implementation, and testing. The model is an executable specification that is continually refined throughout the development process. After model development, simulation shows whether the model works correctly. The Simulation is carried out on the proposed mobile substation model in order to ensure the proper selection of the mobile substation equipment. The simulation is carried out for various normal operating condition and fault condition. The given simulation model comprises several elements like, an infinite voltage source, feeder, circuit breaker, power transformer and load. The above model represents the normal operating condition of proposed substation, in which all the equipment are in their normal operating range and the entire system is healthy. A. Simulation Result At Normal Operating Condition Under normal operating condition, it is desired to have nominal rated voltage and current in the system. The given simulation results shows the nominal rated voltage and current on 66kV side in the system and also on 11kV side in the system. The nominal rated voltage and current are matching the theoretical values.
  • 4. Design Development and Simulation of Mobile Substation for Distribution Network (IJSRD/Vol. 3/Issue 10/2015/151) All rights reserved by www.ijsrd.com 708 Fig. 5: Model for normal operating condition Fig. 6: Result of normal operating condition on 66kV Side Fig. 7: Result of normal operating condition on 11kV side Parameter Theoretical Value Simulation result Voltage on 66kV (peak voltage) 93.06 kV 93.00 kV Voltage on 11kV (peak voltage) 15.51 kV 14.85 kV Current on 66kV side 43.80 A 42.5 A Current on 11kV side 262.74 A 254.5 A Table. 3: Comparison of theoretical value and simulation result B. Simulation Result At Fault Condition Fig. 8: Model for fault condition The above model represents the fault condition of proposed substation in which the severe three-phase fault take place. The given three phase fault involves ground and it take place on 11kV side. In three phase fault it is desired that operation of circuit breaker should be proper. It can be concluded from simulation result that the selection of design parameters of 66kV and 11kV circuit breaker are proper, as they carry nominal rated current and perform operation on fault condition. It is derived from simulation result at fault condition, that the short circuit current can be dissipated to ground easily, if ground resistance is maintained 1Ω and after operation of circuit breaker the system comes to normal operating condition. Fig. 9: Result of S.C. condition on 66kV side Fig. 10: Result of S.C. condition on 11kV side V. CONCLUSION Mobile substation is one of the unique idea for temporary arrangement of power supply. Mobile substation can be tailor made or readymade depending upon the application. Mobile substation can serve a vital role in protecting the Nations electrical infrastructure. Their flexibility allows them to switch from one purpose to another relatively easily. When needed, the Mobile substation enables temporary restoration of grid service while circumventing damaged substation equipment, allowing time to procure certain long lead-time grid components. From the presentation given in the project work, the following recommendations are made. – The utilities should design mobile substation for distribution and transmission network for various application enumerated in the project report. – The disasters management should also opt such mobile substation. – For construction power mobile substation should be used to save the cost of makeshift power installation. – For remote and inaccessible areas or renewable source of energy in a stand-alone mode use of mobile substation should be encouraged.
  • 5. Design Development and Simulation of Mobile Substation for Distribution Network (IJSRD/Vol. 3/Issue 10/2015/151) All rights reserved by www.ijsrd.com 709 – The work carried out during this dissertation work can be improved further with following work. – Design of heavy duty mobile substation with the implementation of SCADA system which can be synchronized with the protection scheme. – The transformer is the most important part of the substation, but also the biggest and heaviest part. Therefore a compact and lightweight transformer design would contribute to the mobility of a mobile substation. REFERENCES [1] J. Lopez-Roldan, J. Enns, P. Guillaume and C. Devriendt., “Mobile Substations: Application, Engineering and Structural Dynamics,” IEEE trans., 2006 [2] Hasan Dehghan, Hamid Ghaemi, Seyed Mohsen Shadman, Sima Attar Khorasani, “Using the Mobile Substations in 132kV Network and Studying Their Effects on the Losses of Network,” ArticleCode : dnl3680. [3] Jose Lopez-Roldan, Christof Devriendt, Jonathan Enns, Richard Gijs, and Patrick Guillaume, “How to Achieve a Rapid Deployment of Mobile Substations and to Guarantee Its Integrity During Transport,” IEEE trans. on Power Delivery, vol. 23, no. 6, Jan. 2008. [4] Rishi Kumar, P.Eng. “Ontario Hydro, Use of Mobile Unit Substations (MUSS) at Ontario Hydro,” IEEE trans. 1998. [5] IEEE Guide for the Safe Installation of Mobile Substation Equipment, IEEE Std 1268-1997, 26 June 1997. [6] All Aluminium Alloy Conductors REC.spn.33/1991 & Sizes to IS 398(Part IV):1994. [7] IEEE C37.2 (2008): IEEE Standard for Electrical Power System Device Function Numbers, Acronyms and Contact Designations.