Chapter
: The Test Plan - Review the Application
D)Schematic Drawings
Schematic drawings show how the different control and protective devices interact to operate
a device; or signal to display status. When relay testing, our primary focus will be the trip and
slose schematics for isolating devices (circuit breakers, contactors, etc), SCADA or remote
monitoring system points, and relay layout drawings if they exist. Collect all of these
drawings to record information to continue our ongoing checklist.
The first drawing to look for is the relay layout drawing, if it exists. This is an extremely
useful drawing for relay testing but can often be left out of a project as another way to cut
ts. The drawing is usually associated with the relay's power supply if it has its own circuit
and can look like the following figure. Check the terminals against the manufacturer's
‘drawings and pay particular attention to input connections. The relay can easily be damaged
by incorrect input connections. Use the example drawing to fill in the connection checklist we
started earlier. Our example drawing has the ideal amount of information, but many real
‘world drawings will be incomplete. Fill in as much information as possible on the checklist
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