1MRS752357-MUM CMBWEAR_

Issued: 10/1997 Circuit-Breaker Electric Wear

Version: E/23.06.2005
Data subject to change without notice

Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................ 2
1.1 Features................................................................................................ 2
1.2 Application ............................................................................................ 2
1.3 Input description ................................................................................... 3
1.4 Output description................................................................................. 3

2. Description of operation............................................................................ 4
2.1 Configuration ........................................................................................ 4
2.2 Operation criteria .................................................................................. 6
2.3 Alarm acknowledgement....................................................................... 7
2.4 Resetting............................................................................................... 7

3. Parameters and events .............................................................................. 8

3.1 General ................................................................................................. 8
3.2 Setting values ....................................................................................... 9
3.2.1 Actual settings ............................................................................. 9
3.2.2 Control settings............................................................................ 9
3.3 Measurement values........................................................................... 11
3.3.1 Output data ................................................................................ 11
3.3.2 Events........................................................................................ 11

4. Technical data .......................................................................................... 12

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1. Introduction

1.1 Features

• Calculation of the accumulated electric wear/breaker wear of the circuit breaker.

• Alarm of the exceeding breaker wear.

1.2 Application

This document specifies the functions of the circuit-breaker wear function blocks
CMBWEAR1 and CMBWEAR2 used in products based on the RED 500 Platform.
The function blocks are identical in operation.

Calculating the electrical wear of the circuit breaker is based on the current in each
phase before opening. The breaker wear is calculated for each phase separately and
when the accumulated breaker wear has reached the setting value, the function block
will issue an alarm signal.

The function block uses a 16-point setting table for the current and the corresponding
breaker wear value. The calculation is based on linear interpolation using the table.
Typically, the breaker wear increases in proportion to the square of the current.
However, the interpolation table solution provides a close match and facilitates the
configuration.

Table 1 . Protection diagram symbols used in the relay terminal

ABB IEC ANSI

CMBWEAR_ CB wear_ CB wear_

Figure 1. Function block symbols of CMBWEAR1 and CMBWEAR2

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1.3 Input description

Name Type Description

OPEN Digital signal (BOOL, pos. edge) CB open command
BINOPEN Digital signal (BOOL, edge) CB open status signal
BINCLOSE Digital signal (BOOL, edge) CB close status signal
IL1 Analogue signal (SINT) Input for measuring the phase
current IL1
IL2 Analogue signal (SINT) Input for measuring the phase
current IL2
IL3 Analogue signal (SINT) Input for measuring the phase
current IL3
ACK Digital signal (BOOL, pos. edge) Alarm acknowledgement signal

1.4 Output description

Name Type Description

ALARM Digital signal (BOOL, active high) Breaker wear alarm

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2. Description of operation

2.1 Configuration

Phase currents can be measured via conventional current transformers or Rogowski

coils. The measuring devices and signal types for analogue channels are selected and
configured in a special dialogue box of the Relay Configuration Tool included in the
CAP 505 Tool Box. Digital inputs are configured in the same programming
environment (the number of selectable analogue inputs, digital inputs and digital
outputs depends on the hardware used).

When the analogue channels and digital inputs have been selected and configured in
the dialogue box, the inputs and outputs of the function block can be configured on a
graphic worksheet of the configuration tool. The phase currents IL1, IL2 and IL3 are
connected to the corresponding IL1, IL2 and IL3 inputs of the function block. At least
one phase current is required to be connected. Furthermore, digital inputs are
connected to the Boolean inputs of the function block and in the same way, the
outputs of the function block are connected to the output signals.

The breaker wear configuration table can be programmed via the Relay Configuration
Tool dialogue box (settings of the configured resource) presented in Figure 2 below.

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Figure 2. Breaker wear configuration table in the dialogue box of the Relay
Configuration Tool

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2.2 Operation criteria

When the circuit breaker is in closed state, the rising edge of the OPEN pulse will
trigger the analyzation stage which again will end when the circuit breaker enters from
the undefined state to the open state (BINOPEN==TRUE & BINCLOSE==FALSE).
If the breaker does not reach open state within a 100 second timeout period, the
analyzation stage will terminate without accumulating the breaker wear.

While the analyzation stage is active, it will measure and memorize the maximum
current amplitude in each phase. Finally, the obtained values are compared to the
configuration table to determine the breaker wear. If no exact match can be found,
linear interpolation is used to obtain the breaker wear.

Example of the breaker wear configuration table:

Current in Breaker wear

kA (RMS)
0 1.0
2.5 1.0
4 4.0
8 33.0
12 92.0
16 164.0
20 256.0
24 369.0
28 502.0
32 655.0
36 829.0
40 1024.0
44 1239.0
48 1475.0
52 1731.0
60 2304.0

The breaker wear values of each phase are added to the accumulated breaker wear
variables, and when the accumulated breaker wear has reached the setting value in one
or several phases, the alarm is given. When the breaker breaks the rated currents, the
electrical counting (breaker wear value) will be approximately the same as the
mechanical counting, i.e. every breaking operation increases the wear value by one.
Thus the first two breaker wear values in the configuration table shall be one at 0kA
and at the rated current of the breaker. Refer to the example table above.

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The calculation stage uses extrapolation if needed. If the current values in the breaker
wear configuration table do not start from zero, the function block assumes that the
breaker wear parameter of the current 0 kA is zero. If the current value exceeds the
maximum current specified in the table, the function block will extrapolate using the
last two rows according to the largest and second largest current values (the
calculation expects the breaker wear parameter to increase linearly).

Because of the variation of breakers on the market, the breaker wear vs. current values
can be programmed in the Relay Configuration Tool or in the Relay Setting Tool. The
breaker wear configuration table is expected to be filled with an increasing sequence
of numbers in the current column. Current values do not need to be evenly spaced,
instead an important current range can be covered with denser grid of values. The
breaker wear column shall also be filled with an increasing sequence of numbers but
the first two values can be equal as in the example table above. Note that all the 16
locations of the table shall have meaningful values in both columns.

Interpretation of the breaker wear configuration table in the example above is as

follows: the rated breaking current of the CB is 2500 A. The expected service life of
the breaker below this current level is, for example, 10 000 operations (value of the
Alarm limit setting). If the breaking current is 40 kA, the breaker manages to open 10
times (10 000/1024 ≈ 9.7) after which the alarm is activated.

If an alarm condition is detected, the function block issues detailed alarm indications
both locally on the MMI and remotely via serial communication.

2.3 Alarm acknowledgement

The alarm signal acknowledgement deactivates the active alarm signal of the function
block. The alarm signal can be acknowledged by the rising edge of the ACK signal, or
with a local menu command or a remote command. Separate events are not generated
by the acknowledgement because it deactivates the ALARM signal and an event is
generated by the deactivation.

If the accumulated breaker wear has exceeded the setting and an alarm has been
generated, there are two ways to proceed. After the alarm acknowledgement, either the
setting limit can be raised to a higher value or the accumulated value can be decreased
to a smaller value or to zero. In any case, if the accumulated value is still higher than
the setting value and the previous alarm has been acknowledged, the next breaker
open command will issue a new alarm.

2.4 Resetting

The operation indications of the function block can be reset via the general parameter
F001V011 or the push-button C on the front panel of the MMI, which both affect all
function blocks.

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3. Parameters and events

3.1 General

• Each function block has a specific channel number for serial communication
parameters and events. The channel for CMBWEAR1 is 187 and that for
CMBWEAR2 188.

• The data direction of the parameters defines the use of each parameter as follows:
Data direction Description
R, R/M Read only
W Write only
R/W Read and write

• The different event mask parameters (see section “Control settings”) affect the
visibility of events on the MMI or on serial communication (LON or SPA) as
follows:
Event mask 1 (FxxxV101/102) SPA / MMI (LON)
Event mask 2 (FxxxV103/104) LON
Event mask 3 (FxxxV105/106) LON
Event mask 4 (FxxxV107/108) LON

For example, if only the events E3, E4 and E5 are to be seen on the MMI of the
relay terminal, the event mask value 56 (8 + 16 + 32) is written to the “Event mask
1” parameter (FxxxV101).
In case a function block includes more than 32 events, there are two parameters
instead of e.g. the “Event mask 1” parameter: the parameter “Event mask 1A”
(FxxxV101) covers the events 0...31 and “Event mask 1B”(FxxxV102) the events
32...63.

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3.2 Setting values

3.2.1 Actual settings

Parameter Code Values Unit Default Data Explanation

direction
Alarm limit S1 1.00...30000.00 - 5000.00 R/W Breaker wear alarm limit for
accumulated breaker wear

3.2.2 Control settings

Parameter Code Values Unit Default Data Explanation

direction
Wear L1 V1 0.00...30000.00 - 0.00 R/W Accumulated breaker wear at pole 1

Wear L2 V2 0.00...30000.00 - 0.00 R/W Accumulated breaker wear at pole 2

Wear L3 V3 0.00...30000.00 - 0.00 R/W Accumulated breaker wear at pole 3

Alarm ack V99 1=Acknowledge - 0 W Alarm acknowledgement

Event mask 1 V101 0...3 - 2 R/W Event mask 1 for event transmission
(E0 ... E1)

Event mask 2 V103 0...3 - 2 R/W Event mask 2 for event transmission
(E0 ... E1)

Event mask 3 V105 0...3 - 2 R/W Event mask 3 for event transmission
(E0 ... E1)

Event mask 4 V107 0...3 - 2 R/W Event mask 4 for event transmission
(E0 ... E1)

Current 1/16 V13 0.00...1000.00 kA 0.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(1/16)

Wear 1/16 V14 0.00...10000.00 - 0.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(1/16)

Current 2/16 V15 0.00...1000.00 kA 4.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(2/16)

Table continued on the next page

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Parameter Code Values Unit Default Data Explanation

direction
Wear 2/16 V16 0.00...10000.00 - 4.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(2/16)

Current 3/16 V17 0.00...1000.00 kA 8.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(3/16)

Wear 3/16 V18 0.00...10000.00 - 33.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(3/16)

Current 4/16 V19 0.00...1000.00 kA 12.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(4/16)

Wear 4/16 V20 0.00...10000.00 - 92.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(4/16)

Current 5/16 V21 0.00...1000.00 kA 16.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(5/16)

Wear 5/16 V22 0.00...10000.00 - 164.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(5/16)

Current 6/16 V23 0.00...1000.00 kA 20.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(6/16)

Wear 6/16 V24 0.00...10000.00 - 256.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(6/16)

Current 7/16 V25 0.00...1000.00 kA 24.00 R/W Current value in breakerwear table
(7/16)

Wear 7/16 V26 0.00...10000.00 - 369.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(7/16)

Current 8/16 V27 0.00...1000.00 kA 28.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(8/16)

Wear 8/16 V28 0.00...10000.00 - 502.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(8/16)

Current 9/16 V29 0.00...1000.00 kA 32.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(9/16)

Wear 9/16 V30 0.00...10000.00 - 655.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(9/16)

Current 10/16 V31 0.00...1000.00 kA 36.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(10/16)

Wear 10/16 V32 0.00...10000.00 - 829.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(10/16)

Current 11/16 V33 0.00...1000.00 kA 40.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(11/16)

Wear 11/16 V34 0.00...10000.00 - 1024.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(11/16)

Current 12/16 V35 0.00...1000.00 kA 44.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(12/16)

Wear 12/16 V36 0.00...10000.00 - 1239.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(12/16)

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Parameter Code Values Unit Default Data Explanation

direction
Current 13/16 V37 0.00...1000.00 kA 48.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(13/16)

Wear 13/16 V38 0.00...10000.00 - 1475.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(13/16)

Current 14/16 V39 0.00...1000.00 kA 52.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(14/16)

Wear 14/16 V40 0.00...10000.00 - 1731.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(14/16)

Current 15/16 V41 0.00...1000.00 kA 56.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(15/16)

Wear 15/16 V42 0.00...10000.00 - 2007.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(15/16)

Current 16/16 V43 0.00...1000.00 kA 60.00 R/W Current value in breaker wear table
(16/16)

Wear 16/16 V44 0.00...10000.00 - 2304.00 R/W Wear value in breaker wear table
(16/16)

3.3 Measurement values

3.3.1 Output data

Parameter Code Values Unit Default Datadirection Explanation

1)
Alarm state O1 0 or 1 - 0 R/M Alarm state
1)
Alarm state 0 = Inactive; 1 = Active

3.3.2 Events

Code Weighting Default mask Event reason Event state

coefficient
E0 1 0 Breaker 1 or 2 electric wear alarm Reset

E1 2 1 Breaker 1 or 2 electric wear alarm Activated

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4. Technical data
Operation accuracies Current measuring accuracy:

Current measurement momentary values ±2.5 % of current *In

The user-defined breaker wear interpolation table has a great

effect on how accurately the function block actually describes the
breaker ageing.

Configuration data Task execution interval (Relay Configuration Tool): 10 ms

at the rated frequency fn = 50 Hz

Technical revision history

Technical revision Change
B Timeout added to the analyzation stage (see section “Operation criteria”)

C Wear accumulator operating range and wear alarm limit upper limits changed,
10000.00 -> 30000.00

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