EN 60143-4:2010

Series capacitors for power systems - Part 4: Thyristor controlled series capacitors

IEC 60143-4:2010 specifies testing of thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC) installations used in series with transmission lines. This standard also addresses issues that consider ratings for TCSC thyristor valve assemblies, capacitors, and reactors as well as TCSC control characteristics, protective features, cooling system and system operation. This part of IEC 60143 is to be used in conjonction with the following standards: IEC 60143-1:2004, IEC 60143-2:1994 and IEC 60143-3:1998.

Reihenkondensatoren für Starkstromanlagen - Teil 4: Thyristorgesteuerte Reihenkondensatoren

Condensateurs série destinés à être installés sur des réseaux - Partie 4: Condensateurs série commandés par thyristors

La CEI 60143-4:2010 spécifie la méthode d'essai des installations de condensateurs série commandés par thyristors (CSCT) utilisés avec les lignes de transmission. Cette norme aborde également les questions liées aux caractéristiques assignées des assemblages de valve à thyristors du CSCT, des condensateurs et des bobines d'inductance ainsi que les caractéristiques de commande du CSCT, les fonctions de protection, le système de refroidissement et l'exploitation du système. La présente partie de la CEI 60143 doit être utilisée conjointement avec les normes suivantes: CEI 60143-1:2004, CEI 60143-2:1994 et CEI 60143-3:1998.

Zaporedni kondenzatorji za elektroenergetske sisteme - 4. del: Zaporedni kondenzatorji s tiristorskim upravljanjem (IEC 60143-4:2010)

Ta del IEC 60143 določa preskušanje zaporednih kondenzatorjev s tiristorskim upravljanjem (TCSC), ki se uporabljajo v zaporedju z oddajnimi linijami. Ta standard prav tako obravnava zadeve, ki se tičejo ocen za sklope tiristorskih ventilov, kondenzatorje in reaktorje TCSC ter značilnosti nadzora, zaščitne lastnosti, sistem hlajenja in delovanje sistema TSCS.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Dec-2010
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Nov-2013
• ICS: 29.240.99 - Other equipment related to power transmission and distribution networks
• ICS: 31.060.70 - Power capacitors
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 33 - Power capacitors
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 33 - IEC_TC_33
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 33 - IEC_TC_33
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 17-Dec-2010
• Completion Date: 17-Dec-2010
• Directive: 2004/108/EC - Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2004/108/EU - DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2014/30/EU - Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast)
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60143-4:2011 - Series capacitors for power systems - Part 4: Thyristor controlled series capacitors (IEC 60143-4:2010)

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60143-4:2024 - Series capacitors for power systems - Part 4: Thyristor controlled series capacitors
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2011
Zaporedni kondenzatorji za elektroenergetske sisteme - 4. del: Zaporedni
kondenzatorji s tiristorskim upravljanjem (IEC 60143-4:2010)
Series capacitors for power systems - Part 4: Thyristor controlled series capacitors (IEC
60143-4:2010)
Reihenkondensatoren für Starkstromanlagen - Teil 4: Thyristorgesteuerte
Reihenkondensatoren (IEC 60143-4:2010)
Condensateurs série destinés à être installés sur des réseaux - Partie 4: Condensateurs
série commandés par thyristors (CEI 60143-4:2010)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60143-4:2010
ICS:
31.060.70 0RþQRVWQLNRQGHQ]DWRUML Power capacitors
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60143-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2010
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.240.99; 31.060.70
English version
Series capacitors for power systems -
Part 4: Thyristor controlled series capacitors
(IEC 60143-4:2010)
Condensateurs série destinés à être Reihenkondensatoren für
installés sur des réseaux - Starkstromanlagen -
Partie 4: Condensateurs série Teil 4: Thyristorgesteuerte
commandés par thyristors Reihenkondensatoren
(CEI 60143-4:2010) (IEC 60143-4:2010)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2010-12-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

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Ref. No. EN 60143-4:2010 E
Foreword
The text of document 33/472/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60143-4, prepared by IEC TC 33, Power
capacitors, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60143-4 on 2010-12-01.
This part of EN 60143 is to be used in conjunction with the following standards:
– EN 60143-1:2004, Series capacitors for power systems – Part 1: General
– EN 60143-2:1994, Series capacitors for power systems – Part 2: Protective equipment for series
capacitor banks
– EN 60143-3:1998, Series capacitors for power systems – Part 3: Internal fuses
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2011-09-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2013-12-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60143-4:2010 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
[1] IEC 60068-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60068-1.
[2] IEC 60721-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60721-1.
NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60068-3-3.
[3] IEC 60068-3-3
NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60060-2.
[4] IEC 60060-2
NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61000-4-2.
[5] IEC 61000-4-2
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60050-436 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 436: Power capacitors
IEC 60060-1 - High-voltage test techniques - EN 60060-1 -
Part 1: General definitions and test
requirements
IEC 60068-1 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-1 -
Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-2 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-2 -
Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat

IEC 60068-2-78 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-78 -
Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat,
steady state
IEC 60071-1 - Insulation co-ordination - EN 60071-1 -
Part 1: Definitions, principles and rules

IEC 60071-2 - Insulation co-ordination - EN 60071-2 -
Part 2: Application guide
IEC 60076-1 1993 Power transformers - EN 60076-1 1997
Part 1: General
IEC 60076-6 2007 Power transformers - EN 60076-6 2008
Part 6: Reactors
IEC 60143-1 2004 Series capacitors for power systems - EN 60143-1 2004
Part 1: General
IEC 60143-2 1994 Series capacitors for power systems - EN 60143-2 1994
Part 2: Protective equipment for series
capacitor banks
IEC 60143-3 1998 Series capacitors for power systems - EN 60143-3 1998
Part 3: Internal fuses
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60255-5 - Electrical relays - EN 60255-5 -
Part 5: Insulation coordination for measuring
relays and protection equipment -
Requirements and tests
IEC 60255-21 Series Electrical relays - EN 60255-21 Series
Part 21: Vibration, shock, bump and seismic
tests on measuring relays and protection
equipment
IEC 60270 - High-voltage test techniques - Partial EN 60270 -
discharge measurements
IEC 61000-4-29 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-29 -
Part 4-29: Testing and measurement
techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions
and voltage variations on d.c. input power port
immunity tests
IEC 61954 1999 Power electronics for electrical transmission EN 61954 1999
and distribution systems - Testing of thyristor
valves for static VAR compensators

IEC 60143-4 ®
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Part 4: Thyristor controlled series capacitors

Condensateurs série destinés à être installés sur des réseaux –
Partie 4: Condensateurs série commandés par thyristors

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CONTENTS
FOREW ORD . 4
1 Sc o pe . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations. 7
3.1 Abbrev iations. 7
3.2 Definitions . 7
4 Operating and rating considerations . 11
4.1 General . 11
4.2 TCSC characteristics . 14
4.3 Operating range . 15
4.4 Reactive power rating . 16
4.5 Power oscillation damping (POD) . 16
4.6 SSR mitigation . 16
4.7 Harmonics . 17
4.8 Control interactions between TCSCs in parallel lines . 17
4.9 Operating range, overvoltages and duty cycles . 17
4.9.1 Operating range . 17
4.9.2 Transient overvoltages . 17
4.9.3 Duty cycles . 17
5 Valve control . 18
5.1 Triggering system . 18
5.2 System aspects . 19
5.3 Normal operating conditions . 19
5.4 Valve firing during system faults . 20
5.5 Actions at low line current . 20
5.6 Monitoring . 20
6 Ratings . 20
6.1 Capacitor rating . 20
6.2 Reactor rating . 21
6.3 Thyristor valve rating . 21
6.3.1 Current capability . 21
6.3.2 Voltage capability . 22
6.4 Varistor rating . 24
6.5 Insulation level and creepage distance . 24
7 Tests . 24
7.1 Test of the capacitor . 25
7.1.1 Routine tests . 25
7.1.2 Type tests . 25
7.1.3 Special test (endurance test) . 26
7.2 Tests of the TCSC reactor. 26
7.2.1 Routine tests . 26
7.2.2 Type tests . 26
7.2.3 Special tests . 26
7.3 Tests of thyristor valves . 27
7.3.1 Guidelines for the performance of type tests . 27
7.3.2 Routine tests . 29

60143-4 Ó IEC:2010 – 3 –
7.3.3 Type tests . 29
7.4 Tests of protection and control system . 38
7.4.1 Routine tests . 38
7.4.2 Type tests . 39
7.4.3 Special tests . 39
8 Guide for selection of rating and operation . 40
8.1 General . 40
8.2 Thyristor controlled series capacitor . 41
8.2.1 AC transmission system . 41
8.2.2 TCSC Operational objectives . 42
8.2.3 TCSC ratings .
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