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Manufacturer : Merlin Gerin (Groupe Technical Data :

Schneider)
Type : GMset Rated voltage kV 12 17.5 24
Rated short-time current/
Duration of short-time 25/1 25/1 25/1
current up to kA/s
Rated peak withstand kA 63 63 63
current up to
Rated busbar current
up to A 1250/2500 1250/2500 1250/2500
Rated feeder current
up to A 1250/2500 1250/2500 1250/2500
Panel dimensions :
Width mm 500/1000 500/1000 500/1000

Height (min.) (SBB/DBB) mm 2300 2300 2300

Depth SBB mm 1150 1150 1150

Depth DBB* mm

Special features : Purchase price :

Place of manufacture :
On the market since : 1998
Sales up to now

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Points of Features 8DC Features GMset Evaluation Explanations to GMset

discussion GMset
SF6 container − Hermetically welded − Sealed − Long sealing distances, e.g. risk of leakage,
− No seals − Stainless steel - gas monitoring required, not maintenance-free
− Stainless steel − Pressure relief to the rear − Very suitable panel width
− Pressure relief to the rear into
pressure relief duct leading to
the top; per panel
− Three-pole encapsulation

Circuit-breaker − Vacuum circuit-breaker − CB module bolted and sealed −

− Welded
− All interrupters in one
common gas compartment
Three-position switch − 3-position switch
’On-Disconnect-Earth’
Circuit-breaker − Welded, without seals
operating mechanism − Manual/Motor operation
− With electrical forced
sequence for earthing (option)
− Exchangeable without -/+
switching off the busbar
− SF6 circuit-breaker
− 3-position switch in BB gas - − additional earthing switch underneeth the
compartment circuit-breaker
− additional earthing switch − complicated interlocking
underneeth the circuit-breaker
− Sealed −
-

Operating − Welded, without seals − Sealed −

mechanism of the − Manual/Motor operation − Manual / motor operation -
three-position switch − With electrical forced
sequence for earthing (option)

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Points of Features 8DC
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Interlocks − Mechanical and electrical
− Electrical forced sequence
(option)
− 3-position-switch locked to CB
Busbar − Insulated with silicon rubber
(single-pole)
− Screened
− No gas work at site
Cable connection − Outside cone from the front
Max. 3 cables per phase
Cable testing − Possible with cables
connected
− Outside cone from the front
with adapter on elbow
connector (transformer
disconnectable)
Voltage transformers − Plugged in
− Metal-enclosed at the cable
connection (disconnectable)
− Safe-to-touch
− Resistor divider possible
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Features GMset
− Mechanical and electrical
− Separate gas compartment,
sealed
− flat copper bars
− Gas-tight bushing to the CB
gas compartment
− Outside cone from the front
− Possible with cables
connected (outside cone)
BB:
− Separate panel
Feeder,
− Via additional plug
− Resistor divider possible
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Evaluation Explanations to GMset
GMset
− ? Schieberkulissen?
0
− Gas work required at site
-/+ − In case of fault / maintenance in the CB
compartment, BB can remain in operation
− 2 cables per phase
-
−
0
− Detach v.t. cable for cable testing
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Points of Features 8DC Features GMset Evaluation Explanations to GMset

discussion GMset
Current transformers − Ring-core current − Ring-core transformers 0 −
transformers outside the gas compartment
− Outside SF6-encapsulation in front of cable plugs
− Easy to exchange
− arround bushings
− Low signal transformers
possible
Procedure for panel − No gas work − gas works − In case of busbar fault, the switchboard will
exchange − Isolate BB − Open gas compartment - remain out of service until spare parts are
− Detach BB connections − Detach busbar connection available
− Exchange complete panel − Exchange panel − No provisional operation possible
− High installation and time expenses
− In case of feeder fault: Isolate and earth the
feeder
Circuit-breaker − Exchange complete panel − Isolate and earth the feeder − CB exchange without switching off the busbar
exchange − No gas work − Gas work (evacuate and fill +/-
with SF6)
Switchboard − No gas work − Gas work − Installation by experts
extension − Align panel − Align panel -
− Mount BB − Connect busbar
− In DBB, the last panel does
not have to be isolated
Use of insulating − In the gas comp., bushings − Solid-insulated SF6 breakers − Much insulating material within the gas
material − Silicon rubber for the busbar − Bushings to the busbar and to - compartment
the feeder
− inslators for busbar and
earthing switch

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Points of Features 8DC Features GMset Evaluation Explanations to GMset

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Maintenance − None
Gas monitoring − Temperature-compensated
gas density measurement
− Measuring box welded
gas-tight with electrical signal
− Mech. opt. indication in the
panel (
Leakage detection − Container welded gas-tight,
sealed for life (30 years)
− Integral leakage detection at
the factory
Protection, − SIPROTEC units
measuring and − No restrictions regarding use
control systems of secondary equipment
LV compartment − 800mm high (standard)
− 1200mm possible optionally
− Top-mounted (operating
height starting at 1400mm)
voltage − cap. Coupling for LRM system
indicationsystem − HO and CAPDIS as option
Panel structure − single panel
GMset
− CB maintenance
− Check of gas quality
− Gas pressure measuring with
sensors
− density calculation and
indication in SEPAM unit
− 1 pressure and temp. Sensor
per compartment
− preferred SEPAM units
− 500mm high
− Top-mounted
− OES opto-electronic
Indication
− single panel
− The gas quality must be monitored due to the
- sealing system and the large amount of
insulating material
− SF6 circuit-breaker
− is working just with SEPAM
-
− Complicated leakage detection, many flanges
- con not be reached from the outside
(dismantling of parts of the switchgear)
− Very small LV compartment
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−
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- − electronic on high voltage, fibre-optic cable to
the indication unit
0 −

Double busbar − Yes − no

− Transverse partitions, -
standard

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