HIGH VOLTAGE 6,6 KV MOTORS MEGGER TEST PROCEDURE PAGE 1 of 3

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT OF FOLLOWING CORRECT PROCEDURES WHILE WORKING WITH HIGH VOLTAGE. AN ERROR WOULD MOST PROBABLY BE FATAL WORKING ON A HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHBOARD. LIKE ALL THE OTHER WORKS WITH HIGH VOLTAGE, TWO PERSONS ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED, WITH AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICIAN WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE TRAINING COURSE. 1. BEFORE MEGGER TEST OF AN HV MOTOR IS CONTACTED, SWITCH FROM ABB TERMINAL REMOTE CONTROL TO LOCAL [L LED TO BE ON] TO PREVENT REMOTE OPERATION. 2. PULL OUT THE CONTACTOR IN TEST POSITION: TO DO IT SIMULTANEOUSLY TURN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO UN-LATCH AND PULL OUT THE TRUCK TO WITHDRAWN POSITION, ON ABB TERMINAL SHOWS [TEST POS] PICTURE 1.

3. ROTATE THE DOOR KNOB HORIZONTALLY TO MAKE THE EARTH SWITCH TO BE ENGAGED WITH THE GROUND, NOT NECESSARY TO OPEN THE DOOR PICTURE 2.

PAGE 2 of 3 4. LOCK THE GROUND INTERLOCK KEY ON THE BREAKER, REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SLOT AND KEEP IT INSIDE YOUR POCKET PICTURE 3.

5. REMOVE CONNECTION BOX COVER OF THE MOTOR TO BE TESTED. REMEMBER AS A RULE HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ALIVE UNTIL TO ESTABLISH VISIBLE EARTH OF THE WORK PLACE. DO A VOLTAGE TEST WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE TESTER. REMEMBER TO DO A FUNCTION TEST OF THE TESTER BOTH TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER THE ACTUAL TEST. CONNECT MEGGER TESTER TERMINALS ONE ON THE SHIPS METALLIC STRUCTURE AND THE OTHER TO ONE PHASE L1 PICTURE 4.

6. GO BACK TO MAIN SWITCHBOARD AND DO THE ABOVE STEPS REVERSELY. INSERT THE KEY AND UN-LOCK, TURN THE DOOR KNOB TO ORIGINAL POSITION [VERTICALLY] AND FINALLY PUSH BACK THE TRUCK IN NORMAL POSITION. MOTOR WILL BE UN-GROUNDED AND PHASE IS READY FOR MEGGER TESTING PICTURE 5.

PAGE 3 of 3 7. REMEMBER AS A RULE AFTER DISCONNECTION OF THE EARTH APPARATUS THE CONNECTIONS SHOULD BE NOW CONSIDERED ALIVE SINCE THEY ARE NO LONGER GROUNDED. KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THOSE TERMINALS AS A PRECAUTION. TAKE MEGGER TEST READING FROM THE CONNECTED PHASE L1 ONLY PICTURE 6.

8. REPEAT STEPS FROM [3 8] TO MEGGER TEST THE SECOND PHASE L2 AND SO ON. IMPORTANT REMARKS: THE FOLLOWING LISTED MOTORS MEGGER TEST PROCEDURE IS SAME AND SHOULD BE CARRY ON STEP BY STEP AS DESCRIBED ABOVE STEPS [1-8]. 1. NO 1 BALLAST PUMP MOTOR 2. NO 2 BALLAST PUMP MOTOR 3. NO 3 BALLAST PUMP MOTOR 4. NO 1 HD CARGO COMPRESSOR MOTOR 5. NO 2 HD CARGO COMPRESSOR MOTOR THE FOLLOWING TWO MOTORS HAVE THREE BREAKERS AND MEGGER TEST PROCEDURE SHOULD BE DONE IN THE SAME WAY AS ABOVE. INSTEAD OF ONE ALL THREE BREAKERS MAIN, BY PASS AND STAR TO BE GROUNDED AND UN-GROUNDED BEFORE INSULATION READING IS TAKEN. 1. BOW THRUSTER MOTOR 2. SPRAY PUMP MOTOR

THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT THEREFORE EVALUATE ACCORDING TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE MORE PRECAUTIONS THEN DO IT.. NEVER GET CLOSE TO HIGH VOLTAGE .