Standard design templates for ICPs

We said we publish approved standard design templates for use by ICPs in their designs.

“Guaranteed standards on post acceptance information, harmonics etc.” 
Nick Gudgeon, Lightsource.

Following  feedback from our customer Lightsource, we included an action in our 2016/17 ICE work plan to improve the speed of the design approvals process by the use of pre-approved elements of the design, developing standard configuration templates for elements such as protection and civil elements of the work.

Pre-approving elements of the design by adopting standard template designs that ICPs can use consistently for similar types of jobs means that we are able to reduce significantly the time taken for approvals as it is necessary only to approve the designs once following which an ICP can then simply make reference to them being used in future schemes without the need for further approval to be granted. We worked collaboratively with ICPs to produce an approved set of standard template designs for 11kV, 20kV and 33kV connections.

This action was completed earlier than forecast and the templates made available on our Competition in Connections webpage for all ICPs to benefit from. To communicate this change in process we sent a brief to ICPs notifying them about the new process and communicated it again in person during an ICP Seminar we hosted in November 2016.

Alongside these improvements we are now currently working on a new 66kV standard template design, which is over and above our original commitment, but something we think will significantly benefit ICPs and EHV customers.

• 11kV, 315-1000kVA UDE in Masonry Enclosure (ICP) drawing No C1065233
• 11kV, 315-1000kVA UDE in Prefabricated Enclosure (ICP) drawing No C1065253
• 11kV DNO Ring Direct Coupled IDNO Transformer drawing No C1065235
   
• 20kV Distribution Substation in Prefabricated Enclosure (ICP) drawing No C1065716 
• 20kV Distribution Substation in Masonry Enclosure (ICP) drawing No C1065717
   
• For 33kV connections we have created a single page design information guide which provides direct links to all the information needed to design a 33kV metering substation
• We understand that the complexity of designing a connection at EHV means it is often difficult for ICPs to provide a complete design in one submission. To address this we have produced a design submission guidance document (NPS/007/028 – Design Submission Requirements).