D.C.

SYSTEM (Battery Chargers &

Battery)

In SgTPP there are three sets of Battery Charger along with batteries for DC system in
Power House and two sets of Battery Charger along with batteries for Grid Control Room and
switchyard DC system.

There are also two sets of Battery Charger along with batteries at Intake, DM plant and CHP for
their separate DC systems.

POWER HOUSE DC SYSTEM: In power House, there are two sets of Battery Charger along with
batteries for each Unit. In addition to this there is another common set for both Units.

All the three sets of batteries mentioned above are lead acid spray proof (GFD) type. Capacity
of each unit batteries are chosen in such fashion that if one battery is out of service, the other
two will be capable of withstand the total DC loads of the two units without any impact on the
plant operation. The specifications of the Battery Charger and Battery set are as follows:

Rated capacity of battery : 1850Ah

Quantity of cell : 108
Battery nominal voltage : 2V
Battery ending voltage : 1.83V
Battery charging current : 185A (1875Ah)
Battery charging ability : 30I10 /1 min
DC bus-bar voltage : 198V ~ 242V
DC bus-bar current : 1000A 400A
Temperature rise : 80K
Protection degree : IP42

Each Battery Charger comprises of a Float Charger, a Float Cum Boost Charger and a Central
Panel. There are three DC Buses for three sets namely ODA mainly for Unit#1, ODB mainly for
Unit#2 and ODC for common loads.

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The DCDB of ODA and ODB is as follows:

ODA ODB
 ODA-BM2  AVR 2
 GRP PANEL-1  2 MFT
 #1 DCS  6.6KV 1SB
 # 2 MFT  6.6 KV 2 SB
 415 V 1PAB
 AVR-1  415 V 2PAB
 1 DEH  415 V DGPA
 # 1 MFT  #1 DCS
 # 2 AVR  #2 DEH
 6.6 KV 1SA  CHP
 6.6 KV 2SA  #I MFT
 415 V 2PAA  1DEH
 415 V 1PAA  415 V Emg. PMCC-2B
 DG PROT. PANEL  415 V Emg PMCC-2A
 415V EMG. MCC 1A  2 EER GR. -1 CONTROL PANEL POWER –
 415 v EMG MCC 1B II
 GRP PANEL – A KM1  2 EER GR. -1 CONTROL POWER - II
 GRP PANEL A – BM1  # 2 AVR PANEL POWER-II
 ODA BM-1  ESP
 ODA - KM-2  #1 DCS
 # 2 DEH  E. LUB OIL POWER(TURBINE)
 ASH handling DCDB-1  S.O.P(AIR SIDE)
 ESP-1  Cooling tower PMCC
 Cooling tower PMCC  AHP-II
 FOPH  #2 JOP
 ESP DC PANEL  # 1 ESP
 DC LOP  FOPH- II
 Gen air side seal oil pump  2EER GR-2 PROTECTION POWER-II
 # 1 JOP  2EER GR-2 PROTECTION POWER-II

And the DCDB of ODC is as follows:

 6.6 KV Bus 1
 6.6 KV Bus 2
 #2 OPBA
 #2 OPBB
 #1 OPAA
 #1 OPAB
 Emergency DC illumination.

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GRID CONTROL ROOM & SWITCHYARD: In GCR and Switchyard area, there are two sets of
Battery Charger along with batteries for each Unit. The specification of each set is as follows:

Battery Cell Type: GFD 490

Cell Capacity: 2V, 490Ah
No. of Battery Bank: 2
Make: Shenyang Dongbei Storage Battery Co. Ltd.
Rated capacity of battery: 490Ah
Quantity of cell: 108
Battery nominal voltage: 2V
Battery ending voltage: 1.83V
Battery charging current: 50A (490Ah)
Battery charging ability: 30 I10 /1 min
DC bus-bar voltage: 198V ~ 242V
DC bus-bar current: 1000A, 400A

Each Battery Charger comprises of a Float Charger, a Float Cum Boost Charger and a Central
Panel. There are two DC Buses for these two sets namely ODA & ODB. The ODA and ODB DCDB
supplies DC power to following loads:

ODA ODB
 400 KV GT UNIT  # 1 START/STANDBY TRE PROT
 400 KV GT UNIT  ST#2 PROT PANEL
 400 KV 1 BUS BAR  #1 START/STANDBY TRE PROT
 6.6 KV OSA-1  ST#1 PROT PANEL
 6.6 KV OSB-1  6.6 KV OSA-2
 CB TERMINAL BOX  6.6 KV OSB-2
 415 V PMCC A  415 V PMCC B
 II BUSBAR PT  220 KV II LINE TERMINAL BOX
 400 KV 1 BUSBAR  4010 CB MEASURING BOX
 33 KV Relay Panel

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INTAKE POWER HOUSE: In Intake there are also two sets of Battery Charger along with two
battery sets which are used for the relays & protection and PLC panel installed at Intake. Battery
installed there is Ni Cd and of HBL Power System Ltd. Hyderabad, make.
Specification:
Type: KBM57P
Cell Nominal Volt: 1.2 volt
Cell capacity: 57 Ah
No. of battery bank: 2

There are two battery chargers, Charger-1(Intake-1) and Charger-2(Intake-2). Each charger has
two mode of charging. One is float charging (FC) and another is float cum boost charging (FCBC).
Normally it will take charge in float mode, but in any case battery discharges more, then it will
go on to boost charging mode as per setting.

Capacity of Intake #1: I/P: 415 V AC 50 Hz O/P: 220 V DC 22 A DC

Capacity of Intake #2: I/P: 415 V AC 50 Hz O/P: 220 V DC 22 A DC

There is a common DCDB at Intake which supplies to all DC loads.

DM PLANT: In DM plant there are also two sets of Battery Charger along with two battery sets
which are used for the relays & protection and PLC panel installed at DM plant. Battery installed
there is Ni Cd and of HBL Power System Ltd. Hyderabad, make.

Specification:
Type: 174 KBM 138P
Cell Nominal Volt: 1.2 volt
Cell capacity: 138 AH
No. of Cell : 174
No. of battery bank: 2

There are two battery chargers, Charger-1 and Charger-2.Each charger has two mode of
charging. One is float charging (FC) and another is float cum boost charging (FCBC). There is a
common DCDB at Intake which supplies to all DC loads.

COAL HANDLING PLANT: In CHP there are also two sets of Battery Charger along with two
battery sets which are used for the relays & protection and PLC panel installed at CHP. Battery

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installed there is Ni Cd and of HBL Power System Ltd. Hyderabad, make.

Specification:
Type:208KBM208P
Cell Nominal Volt: 1.2 volt
Cell capacity: 208 AH
No. of Cell : 168
No. of battery bank: 2

There are two battery chargers, Charger-1 and Charger-2.Each charger has two mode of
charging. One is float charging (FC) and another is float cum boost charging (FCBC). There is a
common DCDB at Intake which supplies to all DC loads.

Other than these there is a small set of battery used for PLCC protection and communication
installed at GCR building PLCC room. Specification of above mention battery set is as follows:

Make : Amara Raja

System Volt : 48 volt
Capacity @C10 at 27 deg C : 600 AH
Cell Type : 2 V – 600 AH
No. of cell : 23
Float Volt. : 51.29 V
Boost Volt : 52.90 V
Max. Charging current : 120A
No. of stack of battery :2

From battery bank 1(Incomer 1) DC bus formed, named as DCDB-1 and from bank 2 (incomer-2)
another DC buses formed as DCDB-2. Provision is there that DCDB can take supply from either
incomer -1 or incomer-2. The DCDB supplies to following loads:
DCDB-1 DCDB-2
 PLCC for 220 kv Gok-1  Telemetry
 PLCC for 220 KV Gok-2  Event Logger
 EPAX
 PLCC for Gok-1
 Farakka PLCC panel-ch. I, II, III
 Farakka PLCC panel-ch. IV
 RTU

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