T168
Gas-Insulated Substations up to 550 kV
GE Vernova makes the most of 50 years of experience in design, material selection, development, engineering, manufacturing and servicing of gas-insulated substations. GE Vernova's T168 GIS meet the challenges of networks up to 550 kV for all applications: power generation, transmission and heavy industry.
The T168 is compact and accessible, with a bay footprint 12% below previous version.
In addition, the T168 is environmentally friendly and features one of the lowest gas weights on the market along with an advanced SF₆ sealing system. Full digital monitoring control and protection capabilities enable the T168 to be readily integrated into the smart grid.
T168
Gas-Insulated Substations up to 550 kV
GE Vernova makes the most of 50 years of experience in design, material selection, development, engineering, manufacturing and servicing of gas-insulated substations. GE Vernova's T168 GIS meet the challenges of networks up to 550 kV for all applications: power generation, transmission and heavy industry.
The T168 is compact and accessible, with a bay footprint 12% below previous version.
In addition, the T168 is environmentally friendly and features one of the lowest gas weights on the market along with an advanced SF₆ sealing system. Full digital monitoring control and protection capabilities enable the T168 to be readily integrated into the smart grid.
Customer Benefits
									Characteristics
Environment friendliness
- Gas mass reduced by 6% compared with previous version
 - First-in-class SF₆ sealing system
 - Advanced gas management systems
 
High availability
- Reliability is founded on GE Vernova’s extensive experience at 550 kV
 - Current transformers outside SF₆
 - Outstanding accessibility: drives and accessories at easy reach
 
Low costs of land and civil works
- Bay volume reduced by 12% compared to previous models
 
Smart grid features
- Full-digital monitoring, control and protection
 
Ratings
| Bay | ||
| Reference electrotechnical standards | IEC/GB | |
| Voltage | kV | 550 | 
| Withstand voltages | ||
| Short-duration power-frequency, phase-to-earth/across open switching device | kV | 740 / 740 (+315) | 
| Switching impulse, phase-to-earth / across isolating distance | kVp | 1 300 / 1 175 (+450) | 
| Lightning impulse, phase-to-earth / across open switching device | kVp | 1 675 / 1 675 (+450) | 
| Frequency | Hz | 50 / 60 | 
| Continuous current | A | up to 6300 | 
| Short-time withstand current | kA | 63 | 
| Peak withstand current | kAp | 170 | 
| Duration of short-circuit | s | 3 | 
| Installation | indoor/outdoor | |
| CIRCUIT-BREAKER RATINGS | ||
| First-pole-to-clear factor | 1.3 | |
| Short-circuit breaking current | kA | 63 | 
| Short-circuit making current | kAp | 170 | 
| Operating sequence | O-0.3s-CO-3 min-CO/CO-15s-CO | |
| Capacitive switching | Class | C2 | 
| DISCONNECTOR AND LOW-SPEED EARTHING SWITCH RATINGS | ||
| Capacitive current switching | A | 0.5 | 
| Bus-transfer current switching capability | A / V | up to 4000 / 100 | 
| MAKE-PROOF EARTHING SWITCH RATINGS | ||
| Making current capability | kAp | 170 | 
| Switching capability-electromagnetic coupling | A / kV | up to 200 / 25 | 
| Switching capability-electrostatic coupling | A / kV | up to 50 / 50 | 
| other data available on request. | ||