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Volney Naranjo
Traditional testing
• Regular timing in SF6 breakers measures
the operation time at make or part of the
contact Arcing contact life curve, ABB
• Problem:
– Does not differentiate between main contact
and arcing contact
• No information about the condition of the
contacts
• No information about the length of the
arcing contact
• Arcing contact can erode after high
current interruptions
• To determine the contacts condition (main
and arcing) visual inspection is required
– Costly and time consuming
• Solution:
– DRM testing
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Outline
• History
• What is DRM?
• Components to analyze
• Why perform?
• Case study
• Conclusion
History
● Late ´80s: Technical papers written
● ´92: Cooperation with ABB Ludvika
○ Extensive tests on ABB LTB type to determine arcing contact wear
○ Before and after short circuit current interruptions
○ During 5000 operations test
● ´93: DRM method developed through DRM10 / DRM1000,
TM1600/MA31 and CABA DOS
● ´06: DRM1800
● ´09: SDRM201/202
● Finepoint ´09: “New method: DRM”
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Product development
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What is DRM?
Ohms Law
R=U/I
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SDRM
Hookup
Components to Analyze
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Components to Analyze
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Components to Analyze
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Components to Analyze
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Arc quenching
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Open position
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Movement starts
Length of arcing contact
Travel curve
[10mm/div]
Current curve
[100 A/div]
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Case Study
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Case study
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Contact assembly
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DRM conclusions
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