Open AccessSeismic analysis and retrofitting countermeasure for 1315 kV capacitor with multi-column posts
Author(s) -
Sen Lin,
Yong Cheng,
Zhicheng Lü,
Yan Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1639/1/012013
Subject(s) - capacitor , structural engineering , insulator (electricity) , stiffness , engineering , electrical engineering , materials science , voltage
A number of power substations and converter stations are inevitably built in high earthquake intensity regions. There are many types of electrical equipment with multi-column posts in power substations and converter stations. The PLC/RI capacitor with high seismic vulnerability is a typical electrical equipment with multi-column posts. A 1315 kV PLC/RI capacitor was modeled and analyzed using finite element technique. The modal analysis results show that the primary frequency of the capacitor is close to the earthquake dominant frequency. Additionally, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th order frequencies are within the range of the flat segment of the seismic response spectrum. After performing seismic analysis, the most fragile location was identified, that is the porcelain insulator at the bottom of the capacitor. The stress safety factor of the porcelain insulator is 0.71, which indicates the capacitor does not meet the seismic requirement for peak ground acceleration (PGA) = 0.3 g. To improve the seismic performance of capacitor with multi-column posts, enhancing connection stiffness of the structure is proposed. Based on this countermeasure, the thickness of the connecting plate between the upper hollow composite insulators and the porcelain insulators at the bottom of capacitor was increased from 20 mm to 50 mm. After the optimization, the 1315kV PLC/RI capacitor satisfies the seismic requirement for PGA value of 0.3 g.