Industrial Visit to 220 kV Substation (GETCO), Karamsad

        Department of Electrical Engineering has organized an industrial visit of 220 kV Substation (GETCO), Karamsad for 2nd year students. 66 students along with 2 faculty members visited the 220 kV substation on above mentioned date. Following sections of the substations have been visited. 1. 220 kV Switchyard 2. 132 kV Switchyard 3. Control room 4. Battery room 5. PLCC Control room In 220 kV and 132 kV switchyard, students observed the layout of the switchyard and understood the functions of omponents like wave trap, lightning arrestor, CT, PT, Circuit breakers, isolators, step-up transformer and its auxiliaries, bus-bar scheme for 132 kV and 12 lines of 66 kV are eminating from the substation which supply power to various regions of the state. Also, there are 10 feeders of 11 kV level supplying power to nearby area. The substation has automatic underfrequency protection scheme which is used to shed the load in the event of underfrequency situation.
Department: Electrical Engineering