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Transformers COOPER
MN202002EN
Effective June 2016
SERIE
POWER S
Supersedes S210-15-10 February 2013
PRODUCT INFORMATION.............................................................................................1
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................1
Acceptance and initial inspection.............................................................................................................................1
Handling................................................................................................................................................................1
Storage..................................................................................................................................................................1
Quality standards...................................................................................................................................................1
INSTALLATION............................................................................................................. 2
Installation location................................................................................................................................................2
Connections............................................................................................................................................... 2
Final inspection......................................................................................................................................................2
ACCESSORIES...........................................................................................................4
Liquid level gauge..................................................................................................................................................4
Liquid temperature gauge.......................................................................................................................................4
Pressure-vacuum gauge..........................................................................................................................................5
Pressure relief device.................................................................................................................................. 5
Winding temperature gauge....................................................................................................................................6
Transformer cooling fans........................................................................................................................................6
High voltage bushings............................................................................................................................................7
Low voltage bushings.................................................................................................................................. 7
De-energized tap-changer.......................................................................................................................................8
Insulating liquid.....................................................................................................................................................8
Vacuum fault interrupter (VFI)................................................................................................................................9
MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................11
Periodic inspection...............................................................................................................................................11
Removing and replacing bushings.........................................................................................................................11
Removing and replacing draw lead type bushings..................................................................................................11
Removing and replacing fixed stud or spade type bushings.....................................................................................12
Cover removal......................................................................................................................................................13
Insulating liquid maintenance................................................................................................................................14
APPLICABLE STANDARDS............................................................................................... 14
R-TEMP FLUID-FILLED TRANSFORMERS.............................................................................. 14
Dielectric strength................................................................................................................................................14
Eaton meets or exceeds all applicable industry standards relating to product safety in its Cooper Power™ series products.
We actively promote safe practices in the use and maintenance of our products through our service literature, instructional
training programs, and the continuous efforts of all Eaton employees involved in product design, manufacture, marketing,
and service.
We strongly urge that you always follow all locally approved safety procedures and safety instructions when working around
high voltage lines and equipment, and support our “Safety For Life” mission.
Safety information
The instructions in this manual are not intended as a
substitute for proper training or adequate experience in the Safety instructions
safe operation of the equipment described. Only competent Following are general caution and warning statements that
technicians who are familiar with this equipment should apply to this equipment. Additional statements, related to
install, operate, and service it. specific tasks and procedures, are located throughout the
manual.
A competent technician has these qualifications:
• Is thoroughly familiar with these instructions.
DANGER
• Is trained in industry-accepted high and low-voltage
safe operating practices and procedures. Hazardous voltage. Contact with hazardous voltage will
cause death or severe personal injury. Follow all locally
• Is trained and authorized to energize, de-energize, approved safety procedures when working around high-
clear, and ground power distribution equipment. and low-voltage lines and equipment. G103.3
WARNING WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Power distribution and transmission equipment must
be properly selected for the intended application. It
CAUTION must be installed and serviced by competent personnel
who have been trained and understand proper safety
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not procedures. These instructions are written for such
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. personnel and are not a substitute for adequate training
and experience in safety procedures. Failure to properly
CAUTION select, install or maintain power distribution and
transmission equipment can result in death, severe
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not personal injury, and equipment damage. G122.3
avoided, may result in equipment damage only.
Handling
Introduction For unloading, lifting hooks are provided near the top of the
This manual has been prepared to assist competent techni- transformer tank. Cable pull angles should not be over 30°
cians in the installation, operation and service of primary or from vertical. Otherwise, spreaders should be used to hold
secondary unit- or open-type substation trans-formers. the lifting cables apart to avoid any bending of the structure
or lifting hooks.
Substation transformers are designed for installation on
three-phase systems. All units are constructed for in-door
or outdoor mounting on a concrete pad with high and low WARNING
voltage cables entering operating compartments through Do not attempt to lift the transformer by placing a con-
enclosed sidewall mounted bushings (unit-type transform- tinuous loop of cable or chain around the unit or lifting
ers) or through cover or sidewall mounted bushings (open- lugs. Improper handling can result in death, severe per-
type transformers). sonal injury and equipment damage.
Although every effort has been made to anticipate normal If the transformer cannot be lifted by crane, it may be
installation, operation and servicing problems, these instruc- skidded or moved with rollers. When jacking a transformer
tions do not cover all possible variations in equipment or to insert rollers underneath it, insure that at least two jacks
application conditions. All possible installation, operation or are used and that two adjacent corners are raised simulta-
service contingencies are not discussed. If additional infor- neously and evenly to avoid warping the base. Jacks may be
mation is required, contact a factory representative. placed only at the corners of the transformer base.
It is important that personnel using these instructions Do not place jacks under cooler assemblies, valves, or sheet
be fully acquainted with industry accepted high and low metal parts. When using rollers, use as many as necessary
voltage safe operating practices and procedures. These to distribute the weight uniformly. To pull, attach pulling
instructions are not intended as a substitute for proper eyes to the holes in the base at either end of the
training or adequate experience in the safe operation of the transformer.
equipment described.
Do not attach pulling lines to moldings or other sheet metal
parts of the transformer.
Read this manual first
Read and understand the contents of this manual and follow Storage
all locally approved procedures and safety practices before Whenever possible, the transformer should be stored at its
installing or operating this equipment. permanent location.
The insulating liquid should be at its proper level and the
Additional information gas space pressurized with dry nitrogen to approximately
These instructions cannot cover all details or variations in two psig. Then it should be tightly sealed so that no
the equipment, procedures, or process described, nor to moisture or air can enter the tank. Periodic inspection
provide directions for meeting every possible contingency should determine that the pressure gauge does not remain
during installation, operation, or maintenance. For at zero, and proper liquid level is maintained at all times.
additional information, contact your Eaton representative. The transformer should not be stored in the presence of
corrosive gases (e.g., chlorine). Exterior surfaces of the
trans- former should be maintained against rust and
Acceptance and initial inspection corrosion.
It is important that a thorough inspection of the transformer
be made before it is unloaded from the carrier. Before placing a transformer into service after an ex-tended
storage time, check fans, alarm and control circuits, and the
1. Ensure that all parts listed on the bill of lading dielectric strength of the insulating liquid.
are present.
Quality standards
Do not change connections on a transformer that is 5. Tap changer is operative and properly positioned.
energized. Ground all circuits before making any trans- 6. The correct transformer ratio exists for units furnished
former connection. Failure to observe precautions when with internal terminal board.
making connections can result in exposure to high volt-
ages, which can cause death, severe personal injury or 7. There is no grounding of windings that are not
damage to the equipment. intended to be grounded. A 1000-volt megger test is
recommended.
WARNING 8. There is continuity in all windings.
Do not make any connections, except as authorized by 9. The dielectric strength of the insulating liquid is
the nameplate or schematic. Improper connections 30 kV minimum when new. (Refer to section for
can result in severe personal injury and damage to the "Testing Insulating Liquid" in this manual.)
equipment.
10. The neutral and ground connections have been properly
made.
CAUTION
Whenever it is necessary to open a liquid-filled trans-
former, insure that the liquid temperature is higher
than the outside air temperature. Otherwise, internal
moisture condensation may occur, which could lead to
failure of the transformer.
CAUTION
Before breaking the seal of any handhole, manhole or
bushing hole, bleed internal pressure to zero. Seals
should not be broken in the presence of fog, rain or
snow, or if there is any evidence of condensation on the
transformer tank. If even a very slight amount of such
moisture enters the transformer tank, it can decrease
the dielectric strength of the cooling liquid to danger-
ously low levels, which can result in damage to the
equipment.
CAUTION
Only authorized personnel should be permitted on top
of the transformer and every precaution should be taken
to avoid dropping objects into the transformer. Workers
should not have anything in their pockets (such as pens,
pencils, coins, etc.) and their clothing should not have
loose metal buttons, badges, buckles, etc. Wristwatches
should also be removed. When dropped into the
transformer tank, such objects can cause equipment
malfunction and damage.
Transformers may be furnished with a winding temperature In order to increase the transformer load without
gauge as optional equipment. A temperature sensitive overheating the windings, a set of fans can be furnished as
stem is mounted in a leakproof well, permitting removal of an optional item. Fan control consists of a contact on either
both the instrument and stem without lowering the liquid the liquid temperature gauge or the winding temperature
level. The well is heated by both the surrounding liquid gauge (when furnished), and "Manual-Auto" control switch.
and a heater element which is energized from a current
transformer mounted inside the tank to simulate the hot For continuous run, the switch is turned to the "Manual"
spot winding temperature gradient. The combination of the position. In the "Auto" position, the fans are controlled by
two temperatures is indicated on the gauge. An additional the contacts on the temperature gauge. For contact and
red pointer is furnished to show the highest temperature temperature settings, refer to the schematic furnished with
attained since the last reset. The maximum indicator is the transformer.
resettable by means of a pushbutton through the bottom of
the dial bezel. WARNING
The gauge has three separate SPDT switches for fan control Fan guards are furnished and installed for your
and alarm circuits. For wiring the contact settings, refer to protection. Do not remove fan guards or probe into
the schematic furnished with the transformer. the fan with long objects. Doing so can result in severe
personal injury and equipment damage.
The equipment is calibrated to indicate the hottest spot
Refer to wiring schematic for control equipment supplied.
of the transformer windings. All contacts are factory set
to operate at the temperatures shown in the connection
diagram.
If readjustment of the contacts is desired, consult the
factory for detailed instruction.
WARNING
Do not operate the tap-changer while the transformer is
energized. Doing so can result in severe personal injury
and equipment damage.
The tap-changer provides a means of changing the voltage
ratio of a de-energized transformer without breaking the
transformer seal. It is operated by means of a rotatable
handle located on the side of the transformer. The tap-
changer is normally provided with five or seven positions,
as indicated on the tap-changer dial plate and transformer
instruction nameplate.
Removing
Periodic inspection 1. Unscrew and remove the top terminal cap, exposing
1. External: Periodically check the condition of the paint the threaded stud end of the draw lead cable. In some
and finish, especially when the transformer is exposed cases, the threaded stud will be held by a pin that must
to inclement atmospheric conditions. If weathering also be removed.
takes place, clean the tank thoroughly, wipe off any
insulating liquid that might have been spilled on the 2. Fasten a pull wire, cord or rod to the stud in order to
surface and repaint with a factory approved paint. guide the lead through the bushing’s bore and prevent
Occasionally, inspect and tighten all bolted joints and it from falling into the opening when the bushing is
check for leaks. removed. (In some cases, the lead will be of sufficient
thickness to be self-supporting; if so, this part of the
2. Regularly inspect all gauges. The liquid level must procedure can be omitted).
remain normal, considering the temperature effect.
Refill when samples have been taken. Prolonged 3. Remove the bushing mounting clamp nuts at the tank
periods of zero pressure could indicate a gas leak and to release the mounting clamp plate and free the
should be checked out. The liquid temperature should bushing for removal.
not rise higher than the design value on the nameplate,
plus ambient temperature. 4. Remove the bushing, guiding the draw lead conductor
and terminal stud through the base of the bushing.
3. Liquid samples should be taken periodically and
analyzed as indicated under "Sampling". It is recom-
mended that you keep a log of the test values to
determine when reconditioning or replenishing service
is required.
WARNING
Before working with bushings, make sure that the Figure 11. Draw lead type bushing.
transformer is de-energized and that all circuits to
and from the transformer are grounded in order to
discharge any stored energy and prevent accidental re-
energization. Failure to do so may result in death,
severe personal injury and equipment damage.
Additional precautions include the following:
•
Lock in the “open” position disconnect switches in the
supply lines to and from the transformer.
•
If the transformer is under vacuum or pressure, bring the
tank to ambient pressure.
•
If the bushing to be removed is below the liquid level,
lower the level sufficiently to prevent fluid loss.
•
To protect from the atmosphere and contaminants, store
in clean, dry, sealed containers any removed liquid that
will be returned to the transformer.
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