ER 04-SoS Standard For Electricity Distribution System v3
ER 04-SoS Standard For Electricity Distribution System v3
Version 3.0
17 June 2019
Issued by:
Approved by:
Department of Energy
1. Introduction .................................................................................. 3
2. Definitions........................................................................................ 4
1.3 The distribution License allows the licensee to seek derogation from the
Department of Energy (DoE)if security standards cannot be met on specific
parts of its system, subject to consultation with affected Customers.
1.4 This document supersedes version 2.0 of the Security of Supply Standard
for the Electricity Distribution System (issued in FEB 2007) and includes
the following additions:
Term Definition
Circuit Capacity means the appropriate cyclic rating or emergency rating relevant to all
Circuit equipment.
Class (of supply) means a category of supply defined in section 4 of this document;
Classes of supply are defined in MVA but due regard shall be given to
MW and MVAR capability where appropriate.
Customer means any person, corporate body, or company who has an agreement
with a Distribution Company for the supply of electricity .
Distribution Code means the document prepared and maintained by each Distribution
Company pursuant to its License and approved by the DoE.
Group Demand for a single site or electrically connected group of sites, the appropriate
maximum demand given by the Distribution Company’s estimates,
based on historic data.
Law means Law No (2) of 1998 and Law No. (11) of 2018.
Maintenance Period The period of the year typically from November to April, during which
maintenance of equipment is normally undertaken, and the demand
is dropped upto 50 %)).
Repair Time The time required for repairing the equipment under fault (either from
first or second outage)
Full DMS Control Full Automated Circuit / equipment by the means of monitoring and
controlling for all grids and primaries and also at other / key network points
on 11/22 kV networks.
Partial DMS Control Automated Circuit / equipment on the main sources ( primaries).
3.1 This security standard has been developed to meet the requirements of the
Licenses granted by the DoE to Abu Dhabi Distribution Company and to Al
Ain Distribution Company.
3.5 The effective date of this security standard is the date of approval of this
document version (Version 3) by the DoE. Any network designed or
constructed after the effective date shall meet the requirements of this
standard. Distribution System networks existing or designed prior to the
effective date of this standard and resulting in non-compliance to this
standards shall not require any derogation from this standards, but comply
with previous security standards in force during the design and execution
of the network. However, wherever practicable such installations might be
progressively developed or upgraded to meet the requirements of this
standard.
4.1 This section defines the security criteria for the Main Distribution
System. Table 4.1 sets out the levels of security required, classified in a
range of Group Demands, connection types and the maximum interruption
times permissible.
Classes of Supply
4.6 Class B3 represents a Group Demand up to 6.5 MVA which may be fed
by an 11 kV feeder open ring Circuit in rural or urban areas. Total demand
shall be restored within 3 hours assuming No DMS control ( feeders
connected in between two non-monitored 33/11 kV PU’s) and without unit
protection. If the outage is due to a fault at a distribution substation the
demand of that substation may be excluded from the Group Demand and
for which the restoration criteria of Class A1 will apply.
4.11 Class C1 represents the outage of up to 20 MVA Group Demand in rural areas
where the demand is supplied by two or more 33/11 kV substations, which
are interconnected through their 11 kV feeders, as illustrated in figure 4.6.
Remote switching capability may not be installed or may be partially installed.
Following the First Circuit Outage (loss of one of the substation transformers
or 33kV feeders) the Group Demand must be restored within 3 hours, by
closing the open points on the 11 kV feeders. Following a Second Circuit
Outage (at either substation) the power will be restored after the Repair Time
or the time to restore the planned first outage. (see figure 4.6).
4.12 Class C2 represents the outage of up to 20 MVA Group Demand in urban or rural
areas where the demand is supplied by two 33/11 kV package unit substations,
interconnected at the same site (see figure 4.7). Remote switching capability will be
installed to enable Group Demand to be restored in 20 minutes following a First
Circuit Outage. Following a Second Circuit Outage, the supply will be restored after
the Repair Time or the time to restore the planned first outage.
Note: For some primary substations, it may not be possible to run all transformers in parallel
due to fault level limitations or due to incomers being from different busses of upstream grid
station. In such cases, the transformers may be run independently and Class C1 or C 2 shall
be applied as applicable (Note 4 – Table 4.1).
Note: For some primary substations it may not be possible to run all
transformers in parallel due to fault level limitations or due to incomers being
from different busses of upstream grid station. In such cases, the
transformers may be run independently, the independent transformer may
follow the same condition of Class C1.
Note: For some primary substations, it may not be possible to run all
transformers in parallel due to fault level limitations or due to incomers being
from different busses of upstream grid station. In such cases, the
transformers may be run independently and transformer may follow the
same condition of Class C1.
4.16 Class E1-bb represents a network Group Demand up to 120 MVA supplied by a
132/11kV primary grid substation with four 40 MVA transformers running in
parallel pairs and with Partial DMS Control of substation and 11kV network as in
Figure 4.11. In this Class, the demand lost as a result of first 11kV busbar outage
shall be restored within 2 hours. Following the Second busbar outage, the full
demand to be restored within 4 Hrs.
4.18 Class G1 -bb represents 33 kV Busbar in grid primaries with Group Demand up
to the limit of (N-1) MVA -firm capacity- . The 33 kV busbars are fed from main
Transco grid power transformers; which are running in parallel pairs and with Full
DMS Control of substation and 33 kV network, Figure 4.13. In this Class the
demand lost as a result of first 33kV busbar outage shall be restored within 30
minutes (assumption of having 33 kV double Bus configuration). Following the
Second busbar outage, the full demand to be restored within 1 hour if the two
busbars are from different Sections. Otherwise restoration to be upon restoring the planned
outage or Repair Time.
Restoration time
after outage
Outage condition
Outage condition Restoration time after condition due to
Group due to 1no. fault
Class Network Description due to 1no. fault outage condition due to 1no. fault after a
Demand after a planned
only 1no. fault only planned outage
outage.(See Note5)
(Maintenance
Period demand)
A1 11/0.4kV secondary up to 3 Outage on 11kV (a) 100% of Group NA NA
distribution substation fed via MVA switchgear and/or Demand in Repair Time
11kV underground network associated 11/0.4kV
with or without DMS control transformers
A2 22/0.4kV secondary up to 3 Outage on 22kV (a) 100% of Group NA NA
distribution substation fed via MVA switchgear and/or Demand in Repair Time
22kV underground network associated 22/0.4kV
with or without DMS control transformers
B1 11kV underground network up to 6.5 Outage on a single (a) 50% of Group Demand Outage on numerous (a) 100% of Group
with normally open ring MVA section of an 11kV within 20 minutes sections of an 11kV Demand within
Circuits and with Full DMS ring Circuit serving (b) 100% of Group ring Circuit serving time to restore
Control and without unit 11/0.4kV ring main Demand within 2 hours 11/0.4kV ring main planned outage or
protection substations (see Note1) substations repair
B2 11kV underground network up to 6.5 Outage on a single (a) 100% of Group Outage on numerous (a) 100% of Group
with normally open ring MVA section of an 11kV Demand within 2 hours sections of an 11kV Demand within
Circuits and with Partial DMS ring Circuit serving (see Note 1) ring Circuit serving time to restore
Control and without unit 11/0.4kV ring main 11/0.4kV ring main planned outage or
protection substations substations repair
B3 11 kV underground network up to 6.5 Outage on a single (a) 100% of Group Outage on numerous (a) 100% of Group
with normally open ring MVA section of an 11kV Demand within 3 hours sections of an 11kV Demand within
Circuits and with No DMS ring Circuit serving (see Note 1) ring Circuit serving time to restore
control and without unit 11/0.4kV ring main 11/0.4kV ring main planned outage or
protection substations substations repair
B7 11 kV BB at 33/11 kV up to 60 Outage on 1no. 11kV (a) Group Demand lost is Outage on 2no. 11kV (a) 100% of Group
substations with 2/3/ 4no. MVA busbar up to 20 MVA and is busbars Demand within
transformers up to 20 MVA restored within 3 Hour time to restore
each normally operated in .Restored by switching planned outage or
parallel/parallel pairs and with operations on 11kV repair
Partial DMS Control of network
substation and 11kV network,
Where BB protection is not
available
C1 33/11kV substation with 1no. up to 20 Outage on 1no. (a) 100% of Group Outage on 11kV (a) 100% of Group
Transformer and with Partial MVA 33/11kV transformer Demand within 3 hours busbar and outage Demand within
DMS Control of substation and or outage on 1no. Restored by switching on the supporting time to restore
11kV network. 11kV busbar or 1 no. operations on 11kV 11kV network planned outage or
33kV Incomer network. repair
D1 33/11kV substation with 2no. up to 20 Outage on 1no. (a) 100% of Group Outage on 2nd (a) 100% of Group
transformers up to 20 MVA MVA 33/11kV transformer Demand is secure for a 33/11kV transformer Demand within
normally operated in parallel or 1no. 33kV Incomer first outage or 2nd 33kV Incomer time to restore
and with Partial DMS Control or 1no. 33kV busbar (see Note 3) or 2nd. 33kV busbar planned outage or
of substation and 11kV repair.
network
D2 33/11kV substation with 3no. up to 40 Outage on 1no. (a) 100% of Group Outage on 2nd Group Demand
transformers up to 20 MVA MVA 33/11kV transformer Demand is secure for a 33/11kV transformer lost is up to 40
normally operated in parallel or 1 no. 33kV Incomer first outage or 2nd 33kV Incomer MVA as the 1no.
and with Partial DMS Control or 1no. 33kV busbar (see Note 4) or 2nd. 33kV busbar remaining
of substation and 11kV transformer could
network trip due to
overload
(a) 50% of Group
Demand within 1
hour .Restored by
switching
operations on bus
couplers and 11kV
network. (b)
100% of Group
Demand within
time to restore
planned outage or
repair
Note 3 For some primary substations, it may not be possible to run all transformers in parallel due to fault level limitations or due to incomers being from
different busses of upstream grid station (s). In such cases, the transformers may be run independently.
[1] A Loss of Supply not exceeding 5 minutes may be acceptable if this leads to significant economies.
[2] A Loss of Supply not exceeding 3 hours may be acceptable at certain sites if this leads to significant
economies and has the prior approval of the Bureau following consultation with all stakeholders.
[3] A Loss of Supply not exceeding 6 hours may be acceptable at certain sites if this leads to significant
economies and has the prior approval of the Bureau following consultation with all stakeholders.
5.2 Compliance with Table 5.1 above requires that grid or primary
substations must be designed so that there is no loss of supply due to a
First Circuit Outage. In addition, the Group Demand must be met for a
Second Circuit Outage during Maintenance Periods. A typical substation
arrangement to meet this requirement is shown in Figure 5.1 below.
6.1 This section presents the planning and operational security criteria
relating to embedded generation and standby generation.
6.2 The security criteria determines the Distribution System capacity required
to avoid unacceptable network conditions for a set of events.
6.3 Table 6.1 describes the operational and planning security criteria for a
continuous running islanded generation plant feeding an isolated
demand (not connected to the Main Distribution System or to the
TRANSCO system).
6.4 For generation of greater than 1 MW the operational criteria should meet
with N-1 requirements which means that the total number of the
synchronized generation units to feed an isolated demand should be
such that the forced outage of any one generation unit does not cause
supply interruption and the islanded system remains stable. The
planning criteria should meet with N-2 requirements which means that
the plant capacity should be able to meet the demand whenever any two
generators are unavailable (see figure 6.1 and table 6.1).
6.6 The distribution network in isolated areas shall meet the requirements of
the Main Distribution System security standards as described in section
4.
Standby generation
6.7 The number of standby generators and their total generation capacity
will be defined based on the Customer’s requirements.
6.8 The security of the Distribution System at a standby generation site shall
comply with the requirements of Main Distribution System security
criteria, based on the Class of supply (see table 4.1).
6.9 The generation units size and number should comply with the
Transmission System Security Standard.
(a) the outage of any Circuit between the main generation bus at the
generation plant and the D istribution System should not result in
a loss of power infeed to the Distribution System nor cause
overloading on other Circuits between the power plant and the
Distribution System nor result in any voltage deviation outside the
statutory obligations (see figure 6.2); and
6.11 Small embedded generation plants for the sole use of a Customer may be
connected to the D istribution System. The connection criteria for such
generation will be subject to special agreement between Customers with
own generation and the Distribution Company. This is has to be reference
to the Engineering Recommendation #3 that define all the technical
references and requirements.
6.12 The forced outage of generation units should not cause any overloading
or voltage deviation outside the statutory limits in the D istribution
System.