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Installation work with SF
6
gas before commissioning
If a rated short-duration power-frequency withstand voltage test has to be carried out at site,
the work with insulating sulphur hexafluoride gas (SF
6
) described in this section must be
performed in advance.
23.1
Completing busbar assembly and filling with SF
6
gas
The individual phases and sections of the busbar (called
busbar runs
hereafter) must be filled
with SF6 gas at site. Each busbar run forms one gas compartment.
Busbar runs within one transport unit that are already filled and closed hermetically at
the factory
are not refilled with SF6 gas on site
.
All parts of the switchgear that have to be filled with gas are equipped with desiccant bags in
order to eliminate residual humidity in the gas filling. In ambient air, the desiccant agent loses
its effectiveness rapidly.
To expose the desiccant bags as briefly as possible to the ambient air, the following
installation and gas work is performed completely
on one busbar run
, and is then continued
on the next busbar run, etc.
DANGER
Danger of suffocation! SF
6
gas is heavier than air and concentrates first near to the floor and in
floor openings.
➭ Do not let SF
6
gas get into the environment.
➭ While working with SF
6
gas, provide for sufficient ventilation.
➭ After working with SF
6
gas, vent the cable basement and any hollows in the floors with
special care.
➭ Observe the safety data sheet for SF
6
gas.
➭ Please observe IEC 62271-303 and -304.