Re: Why and Where to use distribution voltages 33kV,11kV or 0.4kV

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Spir Georges GHALI
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Dear ;

 

First, I'm surprised, because the ditributed Medieum Voltage that you should be used is normally defined by the ” Utility “, as the Utility defines accordingly to the consumed power from where the load should be electrified. In Syria for exp. The Utility defined as follow :

–          The load up to ” 35kW ” will be connected directly to LV network ” 0.4kV “.

–          The load up to ” 10MW ” should be connected to MV network ” 20kV “, that means the client will have a substation ” 20/0.4kV “.

–          The load more than ” 10MW ” should be connected to HV network ” 66kV “, that means the client will have 2 substations ” 1st : 66/20kV ” & ” 2nd : 20/0.4kV “

 

But if you have the possibility to select one of 33kV  or  11kV, please note that the transformer ” 33/0.415 kV ” is more expensive than ” 11/0.415 kV ” by around ” 15% “, and the Circuit Breakers ” 33 kV ” are also more expensive than ” 11 kV ” by around ” 3-4% “.

 

About the ” Step-Down ratio ” between HV and MV, please note that's approx ” 3.3 – 3.6 “, and some manufactures can produce transformers with more than this ration but the cost will be very expensive.

 

Regards.