Substation Commissioning Checklist

Use the Substation Commissioning Checklist template to verify the installation, and confirm components from transformers to motors meet safety standards.

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Substation Commissioning Checklist

Direct Current (D.C.) Battery System

Operation And Testing Tools And Equipment

Safety Precaution

Testing

Lightning Protection System

Circuitry Check

Charger And Battery Set

Luminaires And Lighting Fittings

Lighting Control (On/Off And Dimming)

Lighting Measurement

Digital Multifunction Power Meter

Digital Power Analyzer

Busbar Trunking System

Transformers/Motors

Earth

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Substation Commissioning Checklist

Use the Substation Commissioning Checklist template to verify the installation, and confirm components from transformers to motors meet safety standards.

1. Is the condition of the battery system satisfactory?

2. Has the voltage of each battery cell been measured?

3. Are other inspection items required by the manufacturers of related equipment satisfactory?

1. Are proper operation tools and equipment provided for switching and isolation use?

2. Is a suitable self-test high voltage tester provided for verifying equipment dead?

3. Are other inspection items required by the manufacturers of related equipment satisfactory?

1. Are safety requirements for testing of H.V. installations recommended by manufacturers of related equipment and executed?

2. Are proper precautionary measures taken, and are the methods of tests such that no danger to persons or property can occur even if the circuit being tested is defective?

1. Are testing requirements and detailed test procedures for H.V. installations recommended by manufacturers of related equipment and approved?

2. Are all tests for H.V. installations recorded in separate forms and properly endorsed?

1. Has the continuity between air terminations and earthing terminations been tested?

2. Is the measured earth termination network resistance to earth, not more than 10 Ohms when the connection to the main earthing terminal is disconnected?

3. Are test results recorded?

1. Have all circuits, including lighting and power circuits, been verified through switching operation to ensure they are installed in accordance with the designated circuits?

1. Have the original factory test certificates of the charger and battery been checked and found satisfactory?

2. Is the charger connected to the main supply through a suitably rated fuse?

3. Have battery connections been done properly?

4. Are instruments, indicating lamps, fuses, relays, and labels on the battery charger provided and installed properly?

5. Is the capacity of the charger sufficient to recharge the batteries from fully discharged to fully charged within the specified duration?

6. Is the charger output on load with batteries disconnected satisfactory?

7. Is the charger current on load with batteries disconnected satisfactory?

8. Are proper operation tools and equipment provided for switching and isolation use?

9. Is a suitable self-test high voltage tester provided for verifying equipment dead?

10. Are other inspection items required by the manufacturers of related equipment satisfactory?

11. Has the capacity of the batteries been checked and tested by interrupting the mains input to the charger and the actuation/operation of connected devices, with satisfactory results?

12. Have the functions and indications of charger fail, main fail, battery disconnected, boost charge, trickle charge, mains, and battery been checked and tested with satisfactory results?

1. Was the color temperature of light fittings checked and found as specified?

2. Are all lamps of the correct wattage and voltage ratings?

3. Is the beam angle of spot lamps commissioned?

4. Is the aiming angle of external lighting or planter lighting commissioned to avoid glare or obstruction to the external environment?

5. Have exterior flood lights been aimed according to requirements (particularly relevant for sports installations)?

6. Do fluorescent lamps have the correct phosphor?

1. Are groups of luminaires assigned to the correct positions in grid switches or grid single circuit dimmers and tested by hand operation?

2. Is the lighting control system (e.g., timer switch, occupancy sensor, photocell, infra-red sensor) correctly commissioned and set?

3. Does the timer switch operated lighting control system properly operate as commissioned?

4. Does the photocell-operated lighting control system properly operate as commissioned?

5. Does the infra-red sensor-operated lighting control system properly operate as commissioned?

6. Does the occupancy sensor-operated lighting control system properly operate as commissioned?

7. Are FM radio switches configured to the relevant receivers?

8. Is the lighting control by CCMS or BMS tested and properly functioning?

1. Is the illuminance level of the lighting installation measured for individual areas/rooms under its design conditions?

2. Are measurement results recorded?

1. Is the manufacturer’s calibration certificate for each meter provided?

2. Are the readings of electrical parameters by the meter and by the test kit recorded?

3. Are remote monitoring functions by CCMS or BMS tested and found satisfactory?

4. Are interfacing functions for the self-contained meter tested using a plug-in communication module and found satisfactory?

5. Is the replacement mechanism of the meter tested and found satisfactory?

6. Is a current transformer (C.T.) shorting block provided and tested to prevent open circuiting the C.T.?

1. Is the manufacturer’s calibration certificate for each power analyzer provided?

2. Are the readings of electrical parameters by the digital power analyzer and by the test kit recorded?

3. Are remote monitoring functions by CCMS or BMS tested and found satisfactory?

4. Are interfacing functions for the self-contained digital power analyzer tested using a plug-in communication module and found satisfactory?

5. Is the replacement mechanism of the meter tested and found satisfactory?

6. Is a current transformer (C.T.) shorting block provided and tested to prevent open circuiting the C.T.?

7. Are the event alarm and waveform capture functions of the digital power analyzer tested and found satisfactory?

1. Is a type test certificate issued by testing laboratories or organizations as stated in the COP provided?

2. Have the bolts, nuts, screws, etc., for busbar supports and connections been checked for correct tightness in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations?

3. Is no dust, foreign particles, or deleterious substances accumulated on the busbar trunking system, and is the system free from condensation?

4. Have continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, earth fault loop impedance, and other required tests been carried out, recorded, and found satisfactory?

5. Is phase transposition of the busbar trunking in the long run in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendation provided?

6. Is the operation of the plug-in tap-off unit tested and found satisfactory?

7. Are the mechanical interlock, quick fastening, and quick releasing mechanisms of the tap-off unit tested and found satisfactory?

8. Is infrared scanning at selective connection joints carried out to check for hot temperature spots?

1. Is there no visible damage that could impair safety?

2. Are all accessible live parts screened with insulating plates or earthed metal?

3. Is proper ventilation provided to avoid excessive temperature rise?

4. Have initial/maintenance tests been carried out according to relevant recognized standards and manufacturers' recommendations, with test reports (e.g., insulation resistance test, pressure test)?

5. Are other inspection items required by the manufacturers of related equipment satisfactory?

1. Is a warning notice 'Safety Electrical Connection—Do Not Remove' provided at all main earthing and bonding connections?

2. Are earthing conductors of adequate size?

3. Are other inspection items required by the manufacturers of related equipment satisfactory?