Submitted By: Marie Brooks
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Presentation By: Doug Peebles
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Department: Electric Utility
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the purchase of S&C Electric's TripSaver II and Eaton's Nova Triple-Single reclosers in the estimated amount of $220,000
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The TripSaver II recloser is a single-phase protective device that minimizes large-scale outages when a temporary fault occurs. The City currently has 162 TripSaver II reclosers in the Ocala Electric Utility (OEU) distribution system. In October 2022, OEU standardized S&C TripSaver II reclosers because it is the only available reclosing device designed to be installed in an existing fuse cutout. This type of recloser eliminates the need to re-frame the pole when installed. Instead, it simply requires replacing the fuse barrel with the S&C TripSaver II. Stuart C. Irby Co. has been approved and verified as a sole source supplier for TripSaver II reclosures.
The Eaton Nova Triple-Single recloser is a three-phase protective device that minimizes large-scale outages when a fault occurs. The Triple-Single has three single-phase reclosers combined in one tank and a control panel capable of operating each device independently. This unit was standardized due to the simulation capabilities of the control unit, complex system monitoring functions, and the recloser's brand-specific form factors. These devices come programmed with OEU-specific data control, communication, and power pins that connect the NOVA-STS recloser to the control unit. The City currently has 25 NOVA-STS reclosers installed on the OEU system and several more scheduled for installation based on our Operations Reliability Study results. GRESCO Utility Supply, Inc. has been approved and verified as a sole source supplier for Eaton Nova Triple-Single reclosures.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: ...
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