LV power switchboards

Okken “internal arc”

To protect your installation
and secure its environment

Building a New Electric World


Guarantee continuity of supply
of electrical installations as well
as safety of people and equipment
is a continuous challenge
Okken
c C h e m i c a l c M a r i n e
Okken “internal arc”
To protect your installation
and secure its environment
A Schneider Electric innovation
The new Okken “Internal arc” power switchboards are the result of
Schneider Electric R&D in the field of electrical installation safety.
c Continuity of supply is guaranteed by limited harmful effects of the internal arc
in the switchboard.
c Easy maintenance allows rapid repair of the area where the arc was confined.
c Switchboard technology guarantees safety of people and equipment during
the “occurrence” of the fault.
c Compliance with co-ordination and cascading rules of the protection devices
installed in the switchboard contribute to safety.
Guaranteed safety
The Okken “internal arc” switchboards comply with the strictest international
rules. They are tested in compliance with the technical report IEC 1641, the aim
of which is to determine the suitability of the switchboard to limit risks of injury to
people resulting from an arc due to an internal fault.
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 3 levels of confinement
2
1 At Functional Unit level (AS 3439-1):
The Polyfast, with its partitioned pads, guarantees electrical insulation of
connections by creating a shield between the upstream connections of the
circuit-breaker and the double-contact clamps on the main busbar.

2 At column level (IEC 1641):

1 By installing shields on the horizontal busbar, propagation of the arc is forbidden
in adjacent columns.

3 At switchboard level:
1 Protection is guaranteed by the breaking systems of the main circuit-breaker
3
and, optionally, by an internal arc protection system.

An upgradeable and intelligent electronic protection system

The system is easy to install, maintain and upgrade for all kinds of configurations
1 switchboard.

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 And always the same
adaptability
The “internal arc”
switchboards make use of all
the characteristics forming the
reputation of the Okken range

> Customisation
Fixed, disconnectable, plug-in or plug-out
switchboard up to 6 300 A.

> Mixity
Combination of motor control and distribution
feeder in the same column.

> Simplicity
Easy to implement and use, easy upgrading.

> Rationality
Modulable investment.

The switchboards adapt to all technical requirements,

local habits thanks to their modular architecture and
to Merlin Gerin and Telemecanique switchgear.

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Design: Pema-Cohérents
Photos: Schneider Electric
Print:

ART.815693 01/2006