At 13:16 hrs on 20 October 2009, the B1 132kV busbar at Sydney East substation tripped. The incident occurred while preparing for maintenance testing work on the No.1 capacitor (C1) at the substation.
This report has been prepared under clause 4.8.15 of the Rules to assess the adequacy of the provision and response of facilities and services and the appropriateness of actions taken to restore or maintain power system security.
Information for this report has been supplied to AEMO by TransGrid. Data from AEMO’s Energy Management and Market Systems has also been used in analysing the event.
For further information on this, please contact: Abraham Yohannan, Electricity System Operations Planning and Performance.
Power System Incident Report : Trip of Sydney East B1 132kV Bus on 20 October 2009 |