ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 STANDARD FOR AC C E P TA N C E TESTING SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL POWER EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 A N S MERICAN ATIONAL TANDARD S TANDARD FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTING SPECIFICATIONS for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems Secretariat InterNational Electrical Testing Association American National Standards Institute – This page intentionally left blank – ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 (Revision of ANSI/NETA ATS-2013) Errata to ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 Standard for Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems Issued by the NETA Standards Review Council Of the InterNational Electrical Testing Association Correction sheet Issued May 21, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the InterNational Electrical Testing Association. All rights reserved. Published 2017. Printed in the United States of America. This correction sheet may be freely reproduced and distributed in order to maintain the utility and currency of the underlying Standard. This correction sheet may not be sold, licensed or otherwise distributed for any commercial purposes whatsoever. The content of this correction sheet may not be modified. 21 May 2017 ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 Page 1 of 2 ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 (Revision of ANSI/NETA ATS-2013) 7.2.2 Transformers, Liquid-Filled 7.2.2.B.7 Perform sweep frequency response analysis tests should be marked (*) as optional. Original text incorrectly had the SFRA test as mandatory. 7.2.2 Transformers, Liquid-Filled 7.2.2.D.5 Change text to read investigate bushing power factor values that vary by more than 50%. Original text is incorrectly shown as 150%. Cables, Medium- and High-Voltage 7.3.3.B.4 TDR measurements should be marked (*) as optional. Original text incorrectly had the TDR test as mandatory. Circuit Breakers, Vacuum, Medium-Voltage 7.6.3.B.5 (electrical test) 7.6.3.D.5 (test result) Dynamic contact resistance test. 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InterNational Electrical Testing Association 3050 Old Centre Avenue, Suite 102 • Portage, MI 49024 Voice: 888.300.6382 Facsimile: 269.488.6383 Email: [email protected] • Web: www.netaworld.org Melissa Richard - Executive Director ANSI/NETA ATS-2017 FOREWORD (This Foreword is not part of American National Standard ANSI/NETA ATS-2017) The InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) was formed in 1972 to establish uniform testing procedures for electrical equipment and apparatus. NETA developed specifications for the acceptance of new electrical apparatus prior to energization and for the maintenance of existing apparatus to determine its suitability to remain in service. The first NETA Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems was produced in 1972. Upon completion of this project, the NETA Technical Committee began work on a maintenance document, and Maintenance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems was published in 1975. NETA has been an Accredited Standards Developer for the American National Standards Institute since 1996. NETA's scope of standards activity is different from that of the IEEE, NECA, NEMA, and UL. In matters of testing electrical equipment and systems NETA continues to reference other standards developers’ documents where applicable. NETA's review and updating of presently published standards takes into account both national and international standards. NETA’s standards may be used internationally as well as in the United States. NETA firmly endorses a global standardization. IEC standards as well as American consensus standards are taken into consideration by NETA's Section Panels and reviewing committees. The NETA Acceptance Testing Specifications was developed for use by those responsible for assessing the suitability for initial energization of electrical power equipment and systems and to specify field tests and inspections that ensure these systems and apparatus perform satisfactorily, minimizing downtime and maximizing life expectancy. Since 1972, several revisions of the Acceptance Testing Specifications have been published; in 1989 the NETA Technical Committee, with approval of the Board of Directors, set a four-year review and revision schedule. Unless it involves a significant safety or urgent technical issue, each comment and suggestion for change is held until the appropriate review period. Each edition includes new and completely revised sections. The document uses the standard numbering system of ANSI and IEEE. Since 1989, revised editions of the Acceptance Testing Specifications have been published in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2013. On February 2, 2017, the American National Standards Institute approved the NETA Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems as an American National Standard. Suggestions for improvement of this standard are welcome. They should be sent to the InterNational Electrical Testing Association, 3050 Old Centre Avenue, Suite 102, Portage, MI 49024, or emailed to [email protected]. ANSI/NETA ATS-2017