CB Testing SCOPE Compatibility Mode

WEL-COME
To all FOR Trainingg

ON
“Condition
Condition Monitoring”
Monitoring
Of
Circuit Breaker
By Vivekanand Sindkar - CEO
© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

Contains of the Program
g
Snap Shot of Circuit Breaker
Different area of concern in a breaker
Different kind of condition monitoring on breaker
Off Line condition monitoring
Snaps of different equipments used for condition
monitoringg
Advance conditioning Monitoring Tool: “DCRM Test”
ON Line condition monitoringg : “RTMon”
Maintenance Manager for Capturing, storing & giving
trend analysis of CB & its condition.

Importance of Circuit Breaker
¾To switch Transmission Lines,

Transformers, Shunt Reactors,
Capacitor Banks etc.
¾ To close/ reclose an open circuit
¾ And
A d off course the most important
to clear a fault to protect equipment,
human life!

Type of Circuit Breaker
Circuit
Breaker
Arc
Voltage Operating
R ti
Rating
Quenching
M h i
Mechanism
Application
Medium
Out Door In Door

Why Testing is required?
¾ Testing
g is NOT DONE for finding g the
damaged /faulty components only, but also for
finding the TREND / DRIFTING of
CONDITION of different components of
Circuit Breaker with respect to time.
..Condition Monitoring of Circuit Breaker

Different Components of CB
Circuit Breaker
I t
Interrupter
t Di i M
Driving Mechanism
h i C t lU
Control Unit
it

Different Testing for different Components of CB
Circuit Breaker
Testing
Testing Testing Testing

Interrupter Driving Mechanism Control Unit
Contact Resistance, Total Travel,

DCRM test, Datum Velocity, Coil current,
Timing test, Wipe of Default velocity coil voltage
Contact Dew Point
Contact, Point, Total Healthiness of Auxiliary contact timing
fault current, arc time etc damping mechanism

T ti & Diagnosis
Testing Di i
Of
Circuit Breaker
OFF Line Test

(CB is not charged)
Operational Conditions
ON Line Test
Physical Condition
(CB is charged)

Circuit Breaker Testing
¾ ON Line Test ¾ OFF Line Test

Trip/Close Coil Current Close, Trip, C-O time….
Signaling / Auxiliary Resistance of Main & Arching
Contact Timings contact
Line Current & Fault Insertion/Wipe
I i /Wi off theh contact
Current Velocity, Travel characteristics
Cumulative Fault Current Coil current, Voltage drop across
Station Battery Voltage coil
il
Velocity Damping Mechanism healthiness
Arch duration measurement
& many more

OFF Line Testing
Time Test
¾ Close, Trip & C-O of Main Contact, PIR Contact
¾ Opening Time of PIR Contact
¾ Bounce/Chattering in Main, PIR Contact
9 Importance of Time Measurement
Time measurement is the MINIMUM measurement that must be

taken on all kind of circuit breaker.

Definition of Time
¾ Closing Time:
Closing Time = Time for energizing the coil
+ Timee for
o latch
c movement
ove e
+ Time for mechanical movement of
shaft till first contact touch.

Factors Effecting Timing of Circuit Breaker
¾ Energization
g of Coil
¾ Latch / Plunger Movement
¾ Mechanical Movement of shaft for movingg the main &
PIR contact

Coil Test
¾ Measurement of
TRIP & CLOSE coil current
VOLTAGE DROP across the coil.
Time taken for energisation of coil.
coil
Maximum current flowing through the coil

Travel Mechanism Test
¾ Measurement of
Velocity: Datum Velocity , Default Velocity
T l Travel
Total T l
Wipe of the Contact
Over Travel
How to measure all these parameters?
By Measuring TIMING & TRAVEL

Circuit Breaker Timer

HISAC 2406

ULTIMA Analyser Rack with Modules
MAIN / PIR DCRM Space for

SSR Module MODULE Module optional
modules
CPU Module
MAINS Inlet
MAINS ON/OFF
Switch
USB Communication
MASTER EARTHING
Auxiliary Module
Travel &
Coil current
Module
How the OFF Line test is conducted?
¾ Take the shut down of the breaker
¾ Open the Isolator
¾ Connect the cable to circuit breaker contact( Across) Interrupter
for measuring time, connect the coil current cable to coil to
measure coilil current, connect transducer
d to mechanism
h i for f taping
i
travel & velocity. …Connect all this to HISAC
¾ Tap the existing + DC supply from the control panel through our
Breaker control cable. The output of the +DC will be extended to
CB “+Trip” & “+Close” . Now the kit is ready to operate the
circuit breaker.
¾ Take the operation through Laptop (with HISAC ULTIMA TEST
MANAGER)

Have we measured all the conditions?
¾ NO
We have only checked the “Operational

Operational
Condition of breaker”…..
What is the actual “PHYSICAL CONDITION

of breaker Contacts”?

……. Contact Resistance Test

What is Contact resistance Test of Circuit Breaker?
Contact Resistance measurement of circuit breaker is measured
across
c oss thee breaker
b e e contact
co c by injection
jec o of
o LARGE
G Amps.
ps. of
o
Direct Current (DC), typically 100 Amps.

Contact Resistance Meter

……Test Result of Contact Resistance Test
¾ Inject 100 Amps DC current across breaker contacts
¾ Measure
e su e thee “voltage
vo ge drop”
d op develops
deve ops across
c oss thee contacts
co c s ofo current
cu e
injection.
¾ Measure the voltage drop
¾ Convert
C t “ measuredd voltage
lt drop”
d ” into
i t resistance.
it
¾ Display the current injected & Resistance of MAIN CONTACT.

CONTACT

Components of Interrupter
1. Main Contact
2. Main Contact mounted by number of screws
3. Arching Contact TIP
4. PTFE Nozzle of arching contact
5
5. Puffer & nuts
6. Helicoil spring of coupling bolt
7. Number of bolts for mounting & connecting various
components.
8. Driving Mechanism / Operating Link

Limitation of Contact Resistance Test
A It does not speak about the

Ö Erosionof Arching contact
Ö Contact Misalignment
Ö Arcing Contact Resistance
Ö Damage of different components of moving mechanism

Think ???????

Can I see the healthiness of interrupter without OPENING the arching
chamber?
Think!!
!

Over coming
g Limitations……
9 Can I measure the resistance when breaker

contact undergoes CLOSE – OPEN operation?
If we can measure the resistance of main & arcing

contacts dynamically while the breaker contacts and
mechanisms are moving, the dynamic resistance
signature
g will reveal the condition or healthiness of
interrupters.

Dynamic Contact Resistance Measurement
The dynamic contact resistance SIGNATURE is a NON-

INVASIVE
AS diagnosis
i i measurement which i indicates
i i the erosion
i
of arcing and main contacts, looseness, damage, Misalignment
and helps to measure length of arching tip.

Why DCRM…
• DCRM signature with Travel curve gives fairly
good idea about healthiness of main & arcing
contacts
t t
• The abnormal wear & tear or excessive pitting of
contacts is indicated
• Certain mechanical weaknesses, undetected by
travel measurement
measurement, are reflected in DCRM
measurement
• Gives prior indication of deterioration of
Operating mechanism linkages
• Comparison with old signatures makes condition
monitoring and corrective measures possible
Measuring Dynamically… The
Concept
Static Contact Resistance Dynamic Contact Resistance

• The CB is kept in closed • The CB undergoes C-O operation.
condition. • The current is injected in CB
• Current is injected in CB contacts and continuous samples
contacts and
d millivolt
ll l drop
d is of
f contact resistance are taken.
k
measured only once. • Resistance Variation of Contact
• The calculated contact System During contact insertion
resistance value reflects the & opening is plotted on time scale.
contact resistance of main
contact
Tools Requires for Dynamic Resistance Measurement
¾ HISAC Ultima
¾ DCRM
1 Channel ….For measuring ONE break at a time.
2 Channel…..For measuring two break at a time i.e. ONE Pole
3 Channel…..For
Channel For measuring THREE breaks at a time…Three
time Three pole of single
break per pole system.
6 Channel…..For measuring SIX breaks at a time…Three pole of two
break per pole system.
¾ HISAC Ultima – TEST MANAGER

¾ Transducer for the breaker under test.

Set Up for Testing….
HISAC
TEST MANAGER

Typical DCRM Signature…
Signature

Typical graph of DCRM…

Parameters to be monitored…
• Variations of Resistance values at the time of

Arcing and main contact close/ trip.
• Insertion of Arcing contact.
• Insertion of Main Contact.
• Contact travel.
• Resistance during closed conditions and its
comparison with static contact resistance value.
• Damping system healthiness

Normal DCRM signature

DCRM Comparison

Case Study
Study-11
• 400kV SF6 CB commissioned in 1997 was
controlling Bus Reactor.
• CB had given about 8 years service with 1400
operations.

Healthy Pole

Suspected Pole

Observations
• Moving Arcing contact was found de-shaped and had

expanded
d d
• One Counter Head Screw of Moving Main Contact
assembly was found loose
• PTFE Nozzle of moving contact assembly found cracked.
• Scratch marks were also seen on Main Moving Contact

RF
Communication
Control Room
Tran-Reci
OR USB
Polling Wiring from RTMon to CR

420 kV SF6 GCB
With SP/Pneumatic Mechanism

RTMon Field Unit Ver.2.0

Communication through RS 485

Installation of RTMon in S/S
CB1 CB2 CB3 CB4 CB5 ……. CBn
Measurement
RTMon RTMon RTMon RTMon RTMon RTMon
1 2 3 4 5 ……. n
n,<=255
Yard polling Wired / Manual / RF Link (500m)
C t lR
Control Room Trans-receiver Modem
USB Link
HQ IBM Compatible
PC+ RtMon
Software
Remote PC
Internet
Graph through RTMon software

Auxiliary Trip
Auxiliary Close
Event
AUX-A1 Delta
AUX-A2
Clearing Time
Main
Contact
Virtual Channel -
Shown only for
Interpretation
Arcing
Time
LINE
CURRENT
FAULT
CURRENT
Current
System Trigger
Interruption
COIL
Tripping Time Time

What RTMon can do for us?
¾ RTMon can measure circuit breaker performance during normal

operation as well as in fault condition.
¾ Check the results with the design parameters and can issue “Pass”
or “Fail”
“F il” condition.
diti
¾ Raises ALARAM to indicate deviation
¾ Build a History of performance for Predictive maintenance
resulting in, maximum system availability

SCHELOG
Maintenance Manager

SCHELOG - Maintenance Manager
¾ Purpose
• End Users and their Roles
• Assumptions - Entities and Nomenclature
• Proposed Reports
• Architecture
• Proposed
p User Interface

SCHELOG is a system by which maintenance of equipments
can be scheduled, conducted, monitored and analyzed.
Purpose of SCHELOG
¾ Schedule test activities for the various types of equipments.
¾ Collect test results and monitor the test activities using system
generated alarms. Especially of those that do not communicate with
SCADA
¾ Analyze test results to reduce downtime and carry out pro-active

maintenance.
¾ Enable timely action thereby minimizing the possibility of system

failure and avoiding huge documentation.
¾ Mandatory TOOL for conducting RLA & RLE of GRID EQUIPMENTS.

Role based Users of SCHELOG
¾ Substation Engineer (Conduct and Monitor tests)
¾ Substation In-charge (Schedule, Monitor, Forward and

Approve tests)
¾ Regional HQ User (Forward, Approve and Analyze tests)
¾ Corporate Center User (Approve and Analyze tests)

Equipment Tests
¾ EUT TType specific

ifi ttestt d
definitions
fi iti with
ith attached
tt h d
frequency, approval level and test parameters
¾ Define parameter limits based on component type
¾ Pre
Pre-defined
defined test formats
¾ Test Schedule Plan on yearly basis with ad-hoc

changes
h
¾ Test Instruments Calibration Schedule

Reports
¾ Trend Analysis of a component against test parameter
¾ P
Performance
f comparison
i a componentt off different
diff t
types / make (e.g. CB – ABB v/s CGL)
¾ Report of major maintenance of components
¾ Test Schedules (Date wise

wise, Substation wise
wise, EUT
Location wise, Status wise)
¾ Equipment Failure Reports (EFR)


Benefits of SCHELOG - Maintenance Manager
Benefits
¾ SCHELOG is designed to acquire data in order to monitor substation
equipment.
equipment
¾ This VALUE is in the form of a responsive scheduling feature, asset-
linked database and the possibilities of analysis of data to enable actions
that lead to Condition Based Maintenance of assets.
¾ Startup graphics is in the form of single line diagrams for substations.
Each equipment location is easily identified in a manner the engineers
are familiar with
GUI Features
1. Movement of cursor near an equipment symbol gives the location ID automatically.
2. A visual alarm on equipment symbol indicates that a scheduled activity is pending.
¾ Trend Analysis reports are available for trend of single parameters over
the period of time.

Circuit Breaker Testing
Maintain & Analyze ON Line Testing

The TREND analysis & more
th
throughh SCHELOG Maintenance
M i t
Of Circuit Breaker
Manager Software & Analysis
OFF Line
Testing of the
Circuit Breaker
& analysis

THANK YOU
ON Behalf
O e a o of
SCOPE T&M
SCO & PVT LTD
12 Ganesh Apartment 376 L.J.Road
Mahim, Mumbai -400016
Email:marketing@scopetnm.com
Vivekanand.sindkar@isoscelespower.com
www.scopetnm.com
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¾To switch Transmission Lines,

¾ To close/ reclose an open circuit

© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

Out Door In Door

© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

..Condition Monitoring of Circuit Breaker

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© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

Testing Testing Testing

Contact Resistance, Total Travel,

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OFF Line Test

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¾ ON Line Test ¾ OFF Line Test

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9 Importance of Time Measurement

Time measurement is the MINIMUM measurement that must be

© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

How to measure all these parameters?

By Measuring TIMING & TRAVEL

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MAIN / PIR DCRM Space for

© SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd

We have only checked the “Operational

What is the actual “PHYSICAL CONDITION

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¾ Measure the voltage drop

¾ Display the current injected & Resistance of MAIN CONTACT.

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A It does not speak about the

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9 Can I measure the resistance when breaker

If we can measure the resistance of main & arcing

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The dynamic contact resistance SIGNATURE is a NON-

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Static Contact Resistance Dynamic Contact Resistance

¾ HISAC Ultima – TEST MANAGER

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• Variations of Resistance values at the time of

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• Moving Arcing contact was found de-shaped and had