Circuit breaker accessories

Function:
The PSD control unit reduces overvoltages and protects electrical equipment.
Energizing and re-energizing during an autoreclosing operation of shunt compensated transmission lines cause switching overvoltages on the transmission lines. The design is based on more than 10 years of experiences with controlled switching. This includes applications such as capacitor bank and reactor switching, energizing of transformers and uncompensated transmission lines up to 800 kV.
 

Features:

• Single and three-phase auto-reclosing
• Unrestricted parameter-definable software
• Standard close and open-trigger circuits
• Two switching procedures can be specified at the same time
• Compensation function for temperature & coil voltage influences
• Secure current measurement with “ring-type transducers”
• Modbus support (station communication protocol)
• Evaluation using graphical user interface
• Switching history can be transferred
• Cyclic history, alarms, measurement values
• PSD02 for standard switching
• PSD03 for controlled switching of transmission lines

Function:

The SiCEA01 contact erosion analyzer is used to determine the extent of wear to the circuit breaker contacts. The breaking currents of the circuit breaker are used to determine the contact wear.
Switching operations with currents below the rated normal current are evaluated with the rated normal current.
The contact burn off is calculated using the integral of the circuit breaker breaking currents. The result is compared with the configured reference values. If the result of this comparison exceeds the warning or alarm value, the corresponding signal contact is activated, and the signal light on the contact wear analysis device shows the status. With this warning or alarm, SiCEA01 shows whether the circuit breaker contact system has already been worn down to a specific level, which allows servicing work to be scheduled in good time.

Features:

• Device for determination of contact wear
• 2 limits (warning and alarm), adjustable in % of the maximum permissible contact wear
• Digital relays and LEDs for warning and alarm
• Calculation of the integrated current during open operation for three poles
• Ambient temperature from -40 up to +85 °C
• Communication via Ethernet
• Input:
  3 x analog input for signal of protection current transformers with external AC transformer 100A/100 mA
  3 x digital input reference contacts; auxiliary contacts
• Output:
  3 relay outputs (warning, alarm, system OK);
  3 LEDs

Function:

The Siemens SOLM01 online monitoring system supervises the status of the circuit breaker by means of sensor technology. SOLM01 records events, measures momentary values as well as other external parameters, and compares them with given reference values. It automatically informs the service team about divergences or signs of wear, and calculates trends for the further operational behavior. It optimizes service work with regard to corrective and preventive maintenance.
The measured data is continuously recorded by the data collector and stored in a database on the Oracle server. The data can be accessed via a web browser on the intranet/internet by an unlimited number of authorized users with different rights. Alarm messages can also be sent directly to the SCADA system via relay outputs.

Features:

• Complex monitoring for determining its condition
• Measurement of momentary values
• Determination of external parameters
• Cumulative or integral monitoring of the operating stress of the breaker
• Estimation of operating behavior tendencies
• Assessing further reliability
• SOLM01 does not influence circuit breaker control
• Data acquisition with distributed front-end preprocessing
• Early detection of possible malfunctions

Function:

ACTAS PXX is a high-precision, portable measuring system which has been specially developed for operating tests on various types of switchgear devices, including circuit breakers, disconnectors and earthing switches, regardless of the type of drive unit. All the electrical and mechanical parameters needed for the assessment of switching performance are measured in real time without either the main contact chamber or the drive unit having to be opened.
With the DYNAMIC Timing function, ACTAS manages to combine extended measurement and analysis functions with improved safety and convenience. DYNAMIC Timing allows testing to be carried out with earthing on both sides. The result of the measurement is displayed in the form of a curve which visualizes in detail all the events of a switching operation. Even switchgear devices with different contact materials, such as graphite, tungsten or silver, can be tested reliably and precisely.

Features:

• Portable testing system for switchgear devices
• Up to 16 analogue and 36 binary measurement inputs
  
• Standard testing system for commissioning
• Flexible and easy to use
• Good price/performance ratio
• Integrated “DYNAMIC Timing” function to analyze graphite nozzle interrupter units
  (introduced by Siemens AG in 1996)