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PRODUCT BROCHURE

HMB operating mechanisms

for high-voltage circuit-breakers
from 52 to 1100 kV
2 H M B O P E R AT I N G M E C H A N I S M S F O R H I G H - V O LTA G E C I R C U I T- B R E A K E R S F R O M 5 2 TO 1 1 0 0 K V 3

— Type HMB-1 HMB-2 HMB-4 HMB-8 HMB-16

HMB – the future-proof decision Product examples HMB-1/EP HMB-2/EP HMB-4/EP HMB-8/CM HMB-16/CM

for high-voltage circuit-breakers

Operating mechanisms of type HMB find their application in live tank
breakers (LTB), gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), dead tank breakers (DTB), Stored energy, 0.7-1.8 2.3-2.7 3.7-5.7 8.1-11.8 19.6-21.7
generator circuit-breakers (GCB) and hybrid systems. last O (kJ)
Stored energy, 0.4-1.4 1.0-1.2 1.9-3.4 3.0-4.8 6.5-8.2
last C (kJ)
Stored energy, 1.1-2.5 3.5-3.7 6.4-7.9 12.2-15.8 26.8-29.1
last CO (kJ)
Innovative solutions create the basis Each operating mechanism of the entire HMB Stored operating O-CO / CO-CO / O-CO / CO-CO /  O-CO / CO-CO /  O-CO / CO-CO O-CO
of successful products family consists of only a few pre-mounted sequence O-CO-CO O-CO-CO O-CO-CO

Innovations in the operating mechanisms of high- modules or functional components. They are Stroke (mm) 75 / 115 135 205 / 220 / 230 180 / 205 205 / 230

voltage circuit-breakers have always been linked combined according to the requirements and
Expansion stages EP EP EP / CM EP / CM CM
to innovations in the interrupters of the circuit- submitted to the most stringent quality and
breakers themselves. functional testing prior to their delivery.
Basic technical data for the variants of HMB. Other data, defining secondary technology, are customer specific and part of the customization
— The size of the operating mechanism depends process of the operating mechanism.
O = Opening of the circuit-breaker C = Closing of the circuit-breaker
01 GCB type HECS High degree of acceptance, worldwide on the stored energy: A portfolio with an opening
with HMB-4 Expansion stage: EP = basic mechanism with major modules and minimum required functionality, CM = with additional enclosure, wiring,
— The convincing aspect about operating mecha- energy from 1 kJ to 16 kJ is available to the user. electrical terminal, position indicator and other.
02 GIS type nisms type HMB is not only their modularity and
ELK-04 with HMB-1
high level of compactness, but also their high
switching time consistency, their excellent long-
term stability and their low noise level. HMB
operating mechanisms are maintenance-free.
They can simply and quickly be adapted to Mechanical interface
various high-voltage circuit-breakers. to the high-voltage
That is the reason why HMBs are used in more circuit-breaker with
than 100 different high-voltage applications position indicator
worldwide.

Auxiliary switch
assembly for monitoring
the switching position

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01 Control module with
individual adjustable
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02 switching speed
and reaction time
Spring travel switch
to monitor the
charging level

Disc spring
column
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High Voltage Products
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63457 Hanau-Grossauheim
Germany

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