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Electronic Health Records Modernization 261116 -1 of 10 (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrades, Lyons, NJ SECONDARY UNIT SUBSTATION VA Project No. 561A4-22-700

SECTION 26 11 16

SECONDARY UNIT SUBSTATIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. This section specifies the furnishing, installation, connection, and testing of the secondary unit substations, referred to as substation(s) in this section.

1.2 RELATED WORK

A. Section 03 30 00, CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE: Requirements for concrete equipment pads.

C. Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS:

Requirements that apply to all sections of Division 26.

E. Section 26 05 13, MEDIUM-VOLTAGE CABLES: Medium-voltage cables.

F. Section 26 05 19, LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND CABLES:

Low-voltage conductors.

G. Section 26 05 26, GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS:

Requirements for personnel safety and to provide a low impedance path for possible ground fault currents.

H. Section 26 05 33, RACEWAY AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS: Conduits.

I. Section 26 05 73, OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICE COORDINATION STUDY:

Short circuit, coordination and arc-flash study, and requirements for a coordinated electrical system.

M. Section 26 24 13, DISTRIBUTION SWITCHBOARDS: Distribution switchboards for use in secondary unit substations.

N. Section 26 25 11, BUSWAYS: Busways and fittings.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Quality Assurance shall be in accordance with Paragraph, QUALIFICATIONS

(PRODUCTS AND SERVICES) in Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS.

1.4 FACTORY TESTS

A. Factory Tests shall be required.

B. Factory Tests shall be in accordance with Paragraph, MANUFACTURED

PRODUCTS in Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL

INSTALLATIONS, and the following requirement:

1. Substations shall be thoroughly tested at the factory to assure that there are no electrical or mechanical defects. Tests shall be

Electronic Health Records Modernization 261116 -2 of 10 conducted per UL and ANSI Standards. Factory tests shall be certified. The following tests shall be performed:

b. Transformer Section:

1) Perform insulation-resistance tests winding-to-winding and each winding-to-ground.

2) Perform turns-ratio tests at all tap positions.

c. Low-Voltage Section: Refer to Section 26 24 13, DISTRIBUTION

SWITCHBOARDS.

1.5 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit in accordance with Paragraph, SUBMITTALS in Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, and the following requirements:

1. Shop Drawings:

a. Submit sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with drawings and specifications.

b. Prior to fabrication of substations, submit the following data for approval:

1) Complete electrical ratings, including primary and secondary voltage, decibel rating, temperature rise, nominal impedance, voltage regulation, and no load and full load losses.

2) Nameplate data.

3) Elementary and interconnection wiring diagrams.

4) Technical data for each component.

5) Dimensioned exterior views of the substations.

6) Dimensioned section views of the substations.

7) Floor plan of the substations.

8) Foundation plan for the substations.

9) Provisions and required locations for external conduit and wiring entrances.

10) Approximate design weights.

2. Manuals:

a. Submit, simultaneously with the shop drawings, complete maintenance and operating manuals, including technical data sheets, wiring diagrams, and information for ordering replacement parts.

1) Include three-line diagrams showing device terminal numbers.

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2) Include schematic signal and control diagrams, with all terminals identified, matching terminal identification in the substation.

3) Include information for testing, repair, troubleshooting, assembly, and disassembly.

b. If changes have been made to the maintenance and operating manuals originally submitted, submit updated maintenance and operating manuals two weeks prior to the final inspection.

3. Test Reports:

a. Submit certified factory design and production test reports for approval.

b. Two weeks prior to the final inspection, submit certified field test reports.

4. Certifications: Two weeks prior to final inspection, submit the following:

a. Certification by the manufacturer that substations conform to the requirements of the drawings and specifications.

b. Certification by the Contractor that substations have been properly installed, adjusted, and tested.

1.6 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

A. Publications listed below (including amendments, addenda, revisions, supplements, and errata), form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. Publications are referenced in the text by basic designation only.

B. American Concrete Institute (ACI):

ACI 318-19..............Building Code Requirements for Structural

Concrete.

C. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

D 117-18................Standard Guide for Sampling, Test Methods, and

Specifications for Electrical Insulating

Liquids

D 3487-16...............Standard Specification for Mineral Insulating

Oil Used in Electrical Apparatus.

D. International Code Council (ICC):

IBC-21..................International Building Code

E. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE):

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C37.121-20 .............Guide for Switchgear - Unit Substations —

Requirements

C57.12.00-21............General Requirements for Liquid-Immersed

Distribution, Power, and Regulating

Transformers

C57.12.01-20............General Requirements for Dry-Type Distribution and Power Transformers

C62.11-20...............Metal Oxide Surge Arresters for AC Power

Circuits (> 1kV)

C62.41-91(R1995)........Recommended Practice on Surge Voltage in Low

Voltage AC Power Circuits

F. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA):

TR 1-13(R2019)..........Transformers, Step Voltage Regulators and

Reactors

G. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

70-23...................National Electrical Code (NEC)

H. United States Department of Energy

10 CFR Part 431.........Energy Efficiency Program for Certain

Commercial and Industrial Equipment

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Unless otherwise specified, substations shall be in accordance with

ANSI, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA, UL, 10 CFR Part 431, and as shown on the drawings.

B. Substations shall be a unitized integral assemblies, complete, grounded, continuous-duty, metal-clad, dead-front, dead-rear, with liquid-filled transformer.

C. Substations shall be designed, manufactured, and rated for indoor installation and service, with ventilation openings.

D. Substation ratings shall be not less than required by the NEC, and not less than shown on the drawings. Short circuit current ratings shall be not less than the available maximum short circuit currents as shown on the drawings.

E. Substations shall conform to the arrangements and details shown on the drawings, and to the space designated for installation.

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F. Incorporate key-type mechanical interlock systems as required in

Section 26 24 13, DISTRIBUTION SWITCHBOARDS, as shown on the drawings.

G. Substations shall be assembled and prewired by the manufacturer at the factory. Substations shall be sub-assembled and shipped in complete sections ready for connection at the site. Where practical, a substation shall be shipped as one unit.

H. Substations shall be thoroughly cleaned, phosphate treated, and painted at the factory with light gray rust-inhibiting paint or baked enamel.

2.3 LIQUID-FILLED TRANSFORMERS

A. Shall have the following features:

1. Self-cooled by natural convection, with isolated windings.

2. Auto-transformers will not be accepted.

3. Ratings indicated are for continuous-duty without the use of cooling fans.

4. Temperature rises shall not exceed the following NEMA Standard test values for the respective insulation systems: 65 degrees C (149 degrees F) by resistance and 80 degrees C (176 degrees F) hottest spot.

5. Transformer insulating liquid shall be:

b. Less-flammable liquid: Environtemp FR3, FM approved less-flammable.

6. Nominal impedance shall be 4.85 percent +/- 7.5 percent.

7. Sound levels shall conform to 3 dB below the NEMA standards.

8. Primary and secondary windings:

a. Windings shall be copper.

b. Primary windings shall be delta-connected. Primary connection shall be by 15 kV, 600 A dead-break bushing. Primary connection enclosed in an air terminal chamber with full height, hinged door with padlock provisions.

c. Secondary windings shall be wye-connected except where otherwise shown on the drawings.

d. Leads shall be brought out through a 600A, 15KV Cooper dead-break bushing. Transformer secondary connection shall be close coupled to switchboard equipment via epoxy bushing.

e. Secondary windings shall have neutral bushings for transformers with wye-connected secondary windings.

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f. Terminals shall be the most suitable clamp or blade type as required for the circuit connections.

g. Integral Vacuum Fault Interrupter (VFI)

A. Nominal voltage: 15kV, 95kV BIL

B. Momentary Current Symmetrical, 1-second: 25 kA

C. Continuous Current: 600 A

D. Fault Interruption symmetrical/asymmetrical: 25 / 40 kA

E. Dual Source VFI with current and voltage monitoring with main-main transfer control. This configuration shall support dual feeder over-current protection and over/under-voltage protection.

Operation shall be available both locally and the transformer and remotely through communications. The transformer shall supplied with a factory programmed automatic open-source transfer, and preferred source auto-restoration logic. Controller shall be programmed to prevent parallel operation.

F. The transformer shall incorporate a vacuum fault interrupter for over-current protection that shall be resettable without consuming parts (e.g. fuses). The maximum interrupting time shall be 2-cycles from issuance of trip signal from the electronic controls.

G. The vacuum fault interrupter may be tripped via the incorporated relay control by sensing anomalies in the system, but is not limited to over-current, over/under-voltage, over-temperature, over-pressure, and under-frequency.

H. To maximize safety, the vacuum fault interrupter shall be trip-free to prevent holding the mechanism closed under a faulted condition.

I. The vacuum fault interrupter shall have all three phases gang operated, such that an over-current in one phase will open all three-phases.

J. Electronic controller shall microprocessor-based relay with adjustable over-current, over/under-voltage, over frequency set points. The controller shall directly trip the vacuum fault interrupter. Relay shall be Eaton EDR-5000 or equal.

Communication shall be Modbus TCP.

K. A control cabinet shall be provided and equipped with a 24 VDC

UPS system supplied by 120 VAC from an internal control power

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L. Partial-range current-limiting fuses shall be provided in series with the vacuum fault interrupter.

M. The vacuum fault interrupter shall be supplied with a DC motor with integral control to allow opening and closing the respective

VFI. The motor control shall be supplied with a 50 Ah sealed lead acid gel cell battery to supply energy to activate the motor operator and controls. Battery charge shall be maintained by a temperature and voltage regulated charger within the motor controller that shall be capable of fully re-charging the battery in 24 hours.

N. The motor controller shall be supplied with an integral control power transformer.

O. The motor controller shall be provided with open, close, stop pushbuttons, open and closed press to test pilot lights, power on/off switch for the DC motor controls, control power healthy pilot lights, local/remote control switch. Local control shall not allow SCADA operation.

9. Provide four, 2-1/2 percent full capacity taps in the primary windings, with two taps above rated voltage and two taps below rated voltage.

10. Core and Coil Assemblies:

a. Assemblies shall be rigidly braced to withstand the stresses caused by rough handling during shipment and the stresses caused by short circuit currents.

b. Cores shall be grain-oriented, non-aging, silicon steel.

c. Coils shall be continuous windings without splices except for taps.

d. Coil loss and core loss shall be optimized for efficient operation.

e. Primary, secondary, and tap connections shall be brazed or pressure type.

f. Coil windings shall have end fillers or tie downs.

11. Tanks, covers, and radiators shall be steel.

12. Features and accessories shall include the following:

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a. Tap changer.

b. Lifting, pulling, and jacking provisions.

c. Globe type valves for filtering and draining.

d. Grounding pad.

e. Dial-type liquid thermometer with a maximum reading pointer and an external reset.

f. Liquid level gauge.

g. Pressure relief device.

h. Diagrammatic nameplate, including date of manufacture.

i. Containment pan for indoor installation, steel, painted.

j. Auxiliary cooling equipment and controls.

1) Transformer shall have KNAN rating.

13. Transformer energy efficiency shall comply with the United States

Department of Energy’s 10 CFR Part 431.

PART 3 – EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Install substations in accordance with the NEC, as shown on the drawings, and as recommended by the manufacturer.

B. Coordinate the components of the substations and their arrangements electrically and mechanically. Coordinate all circuit entrances into the substations, including methods of entrance and connections.

C. Anchor substations with rustproof bolts, nuts, and washers not less than 13 mm (1/2 inch) diameter, in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, and as shown on the drawings.

D. Exterior Location. Mount substations on concrete slab. Unless otherwise indicated, the slab shall be at least 200 mm (8 inches) thick, reinforced with a 150 by 150 mm (6 inches by 6 inches) No. 6 mesh placed uniformly 100 mm (4 inches) from the top of the slab. Slab shall be placed on a 150 mm (6 inches) thick, well-compacted gravel base. The top of the concrete slab shall be approximately 100 mm (4 inches) above the finished grade. Edges above grade shall have 15 mm

(1/2 inch) chamfer. The slab shall be of adequate size to project at least 200 mm (8 inches) beyond the equipment. Provide conduit turnups and cable entrance space required by the equipment to be mounted. Seal

Electronic Health Records Modernization 261116 -9 of 10 voids around conduit openings in slab with water- and oil-resistant caulking or sealant. Cut off and bush conduits 75 mm (3 inches) above slab surface. Concrete work shall be as specified in Section 03 30 00, CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE.

E. Interior Location. Mount substations on concrete slab. Unless otherwise indicated, the slab shall be at least 100 mm (4 inches) thick. The top of the concrete slab shall be approximately 100 mm (4 inches) above finished floor. Edges above floor shall have 15 mm (1/2 inch) chamfer. The slab shall be of adequate size to project at least

100 mm (8 inches) beyond the equipment. Provide conduit turnups and cable entrance space required by the equipment to be mounted. Seal voids around conduit openings in slab with water- and oil-resistant caulking or sealant. Cut off and bush conduits 75 mm (3 inches) above slab surface. Concrete work shall be as specified in Section 03 30 00, CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE.

G. Substation Grounding:

1. Provide bare copper cable not smaller than No. 4/0 AWG, and not less than 610 mm (24 inches) below grade, interconnecting with the ground rods.

2. Surge arresters (if applicable) and neutral shall be bonded directly to the transformer enclosure, and then to the grounding electrode system with bare copper conductors, sized as shown on the drawings.

Lead lengths shall be kept as short as practical with no kinks or sharp bends.

3.2 ACCEPTANCE CHECKS AND TESTS

A. Perform tests in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.

In addition, include the following:

2. Transformer Inspection and Tests:

a. Compare equipment nameplate data with specifications and approved shop drawings.

b. Inspect physical and mechanical condition. Check for damaged or cracked insulators and liquid leaks.

c. Verify that cooling fans operate correctly and that fan motors have correct overcurrent protection.

d. Inspect all field-installed bolted electrical connections, verifying tightness of accessible bolted electrical connections

Electronic Health Records Modernization 261116 -10 of 10 by calibrated torque-wrench method, or performing thermographic survey after energization under load.

e. Verify correct liquid level in transformer tank.

f. Perform specific inspections and mechanical tests as recommended by manufacturer.

g. Verify correct equipment grounding.

h. Verify that the tap-changer is set at specified ratio.

i. Verify proper secondary voltage phase-to-phase and phase-to-neutral after energization and prior to loading.

3. Low-Voltage Section Tests:

a. Refer to Section 26 24 13, DISTRIBUTION SWITCHBOARDS.

3.3 FOLLOW-UP VERIFICATION

A. Upon completion of acceptance checks, settings, and tests, the

Contractor shall demonstrate that the substations are in good operating condition and properly performing the intended function.

3.4 TEMPORARY HEATING

A. Apply temporary heat to substations, according to manufacturer's written instructions, throughout periods when the environment is not controlled for temperature and humidity within manufacturer's stipulated service conditions.

3.5 ONE LINE DIAGRAM AND SEQUENCE OF OPERATION

A. At final inspection, an as-built one line diagram shall be laminated or mounted under acrylic glass, and installed in a frame mounted in the substation room or in the outdoor substation enclosure.

B. Furnish a written sequence of operation for the substation and connected line side/load side electrical distribution equipment. The sequence of operation shall be laminated or mounted under acrylic glass, and installed in a frame mounted in the substation room or in the outdoor substation enclosure.

C. Deliver an additional four copies of the as-built one line diagram and sequence of operation to the COR.

3.6 INSTRUCTION

A. Furnish the services of a factory-trained technician for one 4-hour training period for instructing personnel in the maintenance and operation of the substations, on the dates requested by the COR.

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