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Circuit Breakers
From 72.5 kV up to 1100 kV
05 Control
06 Monitoring
07 Interruption principles
08 Drive system
09 Development and routine testing 11 Live tank circuit breakers 15 Dead Tank Compact
10 Installation and commissioning 13 Dead tank circuit breakers 16 Disconnecting Circuit Breaker
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Live tank circuit breakers Dead tank circuit breakers Compact switchgear Disconnecting Circuit Breaker
Modular design
Few basic components leading to a high
diversity of types
Control
Interruption principles
Vacuum interruption principle • High performance, low arc energy, and
very low erosion during switching
Vacuum interrupters form the backbone operations, resulting in excellent
of our 3AV1 blue portfolio. Based on more interruption performance, e.g. in terms
than 40 years of experience in medium- of high numbers of current interrup-
voltage range and more than 6 million tions for rated and short-circuit
delivered vacuum interrupters, Siemens currents
Energy has introduced this proven tech- • No maintenance due to sealed for life
nology to high-voltage power networks in technology
2010. The technology is characterized by • No greenhouse gas usage or emissions
a number of distinctive features, such as
• High reliability due to the hermetically read more ...
tight vacuum interrupter
• No toxic materials or decomposition
products
• Perfect for low temperatures, no
liquefaction of switching medium
Drive system
Stored-energy spring mechanism The mechanism types differ in terms of
the number, size and arrangement of the
1
The operating mechanism is a central part opening and closing springs. Both the
of high-voltage circuit breakers. The drive closing and opening springs are located
concept of the 3AP circuit breaker family inside the operating mechanism, thereby
is based on the patented stored-energy achieving a simple and sturdy device. This
spring principle and is identical on all design minimizes the number of required
types. The use of such an operating moving parts. The use of roller bearings
mechanism for voltage ranges of up to and of the maintenance-free charging
1100 kV became appropriate as a result mechanism is a prerequisite for reliable
of the development of a self-compression operation over decades. Proven design
interrupter unit that requires minimal principles such as vibration-isolated
actuating energy. The compact design latches and load-free isolation of the
of this operating mechanism makes it charging mechanism were retained.
possible to place the stored-energy spring
mechanism within the control cubicle read more ...
in a compact housing.
1. Switching rod 6. Connecting rod for closing spring
2. Trip coil CLOSE 7. Trip coil OPEN
3. Charging gear 8. Opening spring
4. Opening latch 9. Closing spring
5. Connecting rod for opening spring
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In contrast to dead tank circuit breakers, per pole and can also be delivered with
the interrupter unit in live tank breakers is closing resistors on request (3AP5).
not grounded during operation; it is ex-
posed to high-voltage potential and there- Moreover, our high-voltage live tank circuit
fore these circuit breakers are called live breakers are available for three-pole opera-
tanks. tion with a common base (FG), for single
The 3AP circuit breaker family is available pole operation also with a common base
for rated voltages from 72.5 kV up to (FE) or for one pole operation with separate
1100 kV. 3AP1 circuit breakers up to 300 kV bases (FI). In accordance with our modular
are equipped with one interrupter unit per design, all 3AP live tank beakers are
pole and 3AP2 circuit breakers up to 550 kV equipped with our stored-energy spring
include two interrupter units. For applica- drive mechanism and our self-compression
tions from 362 kV to 550 kV, the circuit interrupter units.
breakers can be equipped with optional
closing resistors (3AP3). For higher voltage read more ... 3AP1 FG 245 kV
levels, the 3AP4 includes 4 interrupter units
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The outstanding technical performance gas or any other F-gas emissions and to
and low lifecycle costs of vacuum circuit achieve their goals on climate protection.
breakers make this solution the preferred The Blue dead tank breakers offer rated
technology and led to a phase out of SF6 in voltages up to 145 kV, a rated short-circuit
power networks up to 52 kV. The same breaking current of up to 63 kA and a rated
proven technology paved the way for current of up to 3,150 A, whilst providing
climate-neutral high-voltage applications easiest possible operating and recycling
of Siemens Energy since 2010. processes.
The brandnew member of our Blue portfo-
lio is the world’s first climate-neutral 123 kV read more ...
dead tank breaker, fully type tested accord-
ing to IEEE and ANSI standards and will be
installed at a pilot customer in California.
We are proud to be joining our customers
in taking the next steps toward sustainable 3AV1DT 145 kV
power transmission with no greenhouse
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The hybrid concept on which the 3AP1 breaker, fitted with one or two current
Dead Tank Compact (DTC) is based transformers, one or more disconnectors,
combines SF6-encapsulated components earthing switches and bushings as appli-
and air-insulated devices. The application cable for connection to the bus bar system.
of gas-insulated components increases
availability of the switchgear. According to And of course, based on our modular
CIGRE analyses, gas-insulated components design, the core components are adopted
are four times more reliable than air insu- from our high-voltage circuit breakers,
lated components. Furthermore, safety can disconnectors and GIS product family. Due
be enhanced by separating gas compart- to the compact design and the flexible use
ments, e.g. between the circuit breaker of predefined modules, different layouts
and disconnector. can be realized with a minimum of engi-
The DTC circuit breaker is a compact neering effort.
arrangement of several functions needed
in a substation. The elements of this read more ... 3AP1DTC 145 kV
compact switchgear is a dead tank circuit
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In switchgear, isolating distances in air The proper function of the kinematic chain
combined with circuit breakers are used to has been most thoroughly verified. The
protect the circuit state in the grid. closest attention was paid to developing a
Siemens Energy has developed a device in mechanical interlock which guarantees
which the isolating distance has been that the circuit breaker remains in the open
integrated in the SF6 gas compartment in position when used as a disconnector.
order to reduce external environmental
influences. The DCB (Disconnecting Circuit When this mechanical interlock is acti-
Breaker) is used as a circuit breaker and vated, it is impossible to close the breaker.
additionally as a disconnector – two func- The current status of the DCB can also be
tions combined in one device. monitored electrically and is shown by
The DCB was developed on the basis of a clearly visible position indicators.
higher-rated standard 3AP circuit breaker to
provide the higher dielectric properties read more ...
required. Due to the SF6-insulated discon- 3AP1DCB 145 kV
nector function there is no visible opening
distance anymore.
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