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Form No.

P- 080 Issue Date: March 2006

Sheet 1 of 4

SAUDI ARAMCO PRE-COMMISSIONING FORM


GROUNDING SYSTEMS
Equipment Type:
Equipment Tag No:
BI/JO No:
Ref. Drawings & Documents:
Manufacturer:
Model No:
Test Completion Date:

User Reference:
Equipment Description:
Plant No. / Location:
Serial No:

NEUTRAL GROUND RESISTOR NAME PLATE


Voltage
Current Rating
Time Rating
Ohms

VISUAL INSPECTION
Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

1. Verify the grounding resistor complies with the drawings and specifications.
2. Verify the installation meets codes and standards.
3. Check all insulating parts and surfaces. They should be clean and free from chips and
cracks.
MECHANICAL INSPECTION
1. Check connection to transformer neutral bushing.
2. Check connection to neutral grounding resistor.
3. Check ground connections.
4. Check all mounting hardware for tightness.
5. In corrosive environments, coat spot welded terminal connections with silicon grease
or paint to minimize corrosion.
ELECTRICAL TESTS
1. Measure and record resistance.

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PDD

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Form No. P- 080 Issue Date: March 2006

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SAUDI ARAMCO PRE-COMMISSIONING FORM


GROUNDING SYSTEMS
Equipment Type:
Equipment Tag No:
BI/JO No:
Ref. Drawings & Documents:
Manufacturer:
Model No:
Test Completion Date:

User Reference:
Equipment Description:
Plant No. / Location:
Serial No:
SYSTEM GROUND

VISUAL INSPECTION
Yes

No

Yes

No

2. Check for conformance to specifications and drawings.


3. Check thermal connections, no cold joints or burn-out's.
4. Check ground well locations per drawings.
5. Check ground conductor burial depth per specifications.
6. Verify the location, type and size of equipment taps per drawings and protected during
construction.
7. Thermal connection insulation checked.
MECHANICAL INSPECTION
1. Ground well connections checked.
2. Check for sufficient slack in ground conductor on motors with side rail or mounts.
3. Check for proper positioning and bonding of ground conductor on motor frames,
transformer tanks, potential transformers surge arresters, towers and stands.

Witness
Signature & Date

PDD

Inspection

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Form No. P- 080 Issue Date: March 2006

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SAUDI ARAMCO PRE-COMMISSIONING FORM


GROUNDING SYSTEMS
Equipment Type:
Equipment Tag No:
BI/JO No:
Ref. Drawings & Documents:
Manufacturer:
Model No:
Test Completion Date:

User Reference:
Equipment Description:
Plant No. / Location:
Serial No:

GROUND FAULT PROTECTION (NEC 230.95)


VISUAL AND MECHANICAL INSPECTION
Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

1. Inspect for physical damage and compliance with plans and specifications.
2. Zero sequence system is grounded upstream of sensor i.e. ground wire
does not go through sensor.
3. Inspect neutral main bonding connection to assure that the ground strap
systems are grounded through sensing device.
4. Insure the neutral main bonding connection is made ahead of the
disconnect link.
5. Insure the control power transformer has adequate capacity for the
system.
6. Monitor panels, if present, shall be manually operated for trip test, no trip
test and non-automatic reset.
7. Zero sequence systems shall be inspected for symmetrical alignment of
core balance transformers about all current carrying conductors.
8. The ground fault device shall be verified by device operation.
9. Pickup and time delay settings in accordance with settings provided by
PDD.
ELECTRICAL TEST
1. Measure system neutral insulation resistance to insure no shunt ground
paths exist, neutral-ground paths exist, remove neutral ground disconnect
link, measure resistance and replace link.
2. Check GFR pickup current by primary current injection at the sensor and
operating the circuit-interrupting device.
3. Check the relay timing by injecting one hundred fifty percent (150%) and
three hundred percent (300%) of pickup current into the sensor, electrically
monitor the total trip time. Trip times shall be consistent with
manufacturers specified values.
4. Zone interlock systems shall be tested by simultaneous sensor current
injection and monitoring zone blocking function.
TEST PARAMETERS
1. System neutral insulation resistance shall not be less than one hundred
(100) ohms.

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Form No. P- 080 Issue Date: March 2006

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SAUDI ARAMCO PRE-COMMISSIONING FORM


GROUNDING SYSTEMS
Equipment Type:
Equipment Tag No:
BI/JO No:
Ref. Drawings & Documents:
Manufacturer:
Model No:
Test Completion Date:

User Reference:
Equipment Description:
Plant No. / Location:
Serial No:

2. Relay pickup current shall be within ten percent (10%) of device dial or
fixed setting.
3. Relay timing shall be in accordance with manufacturer's published time
current characteristic curves but in no case longer than one (1) second.

Witness
Signature & Date

PDD

Inspection

Operation/Maintenance

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