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Types
HGA18E
and
HGA18F

LOW VOLrASE SWITCHSEAR DEPARTMENT

GENERAL. E I
PHILADELPHIA PA
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CONTACTS

not excelealmg
'fV",&.Q,~::.ço
a current carrying l"ating of am-
co:ntlnUOU:Sl'V 30 amperesfor one minute.
Interrupting r a t n g s (non-inductive circuits) for
NA various voltages are given in the table below:
After t he relay has op e r a te d to reclose a A-C
breaker, the relay will not o p e r a t e again if the Volts 24 250 115 230
breaker does not remain closed for at I e as t 15 Amps 3 0.25 20 10
seconds. This is the time of the relay ..J

RECEIVI HANDLING AND STO,RAGE

These relays, when not included as a part of a
control panel will be shipped in cartons designed
to protect t h E} m against da m a g e. Immediately
upon receipt of a rela.y examine it for any damage
sustained in transite li injury 01" damage resulting
from rough h a n d I in g i s evident, file a damage
claim at once with the transportation company and
promptly notify the nearest General Electric Ap-
paratus Sales Office.
Reasonable c a r e should be exercised in un-
packing the relay in order that none of the parts
are injured 01" the adjustments disturbed.
If the relays are not to be installed immedi-.
ately, they should be stored in their original ,cartons
in a place that is free f r o m moisture, dust and
metallic chips. Foreign matter collected o n the
outside of the case may find its way inside when
the cover i s removed a n d c a use trouble in the
operation of the relay..

1IWIIl'1III;;.....:JII-RIPTION
Type HGA18E relay consists of a Type HGA·
unit, a c a p a c i t o r, and a resistor mounted in a
drawout case.
Contact c i r c u i t s of the Type HGA unit are
closed 01" opened by moving contact arms controlled
by a hinge-type armature t which in turn ois a.ctullted,
by the operating coil ana restrained by an adjust-
able control spring. T h e of contact and
armature g a p sare adjusted means of screw
contacts a n d locknuts in t h e fixed contact
positions. Armature gap (and back contact wipe)
can also be controlled by the screws and locknuts
located on t h e moving contact arms. The latter
features m a k e it possible to reduce the pick-up
energy and pick-up time to relatively low values.
Only one normally-closed contact is available since
t h e weak control spring tension w ou 1d not give
sufficient contact pressure on two normally-closed
contacts. The coi! consists of an operating and a
holding winding which a r e connected in separate
circuits. Holding winding is connected in series
with one of the open of the
Type HGA18F r e 1ay is similar to the Type
HGA18E reIay except for the addition of an electric
target.

These instroetions do not purporl to cover ali detail. or variafions in equipment nor lo provide for every pouib/e
contingency to be mel in connection wifh instal/alion, operation or mainfenance. Should furlher informalion ,be desired
or should parlicular prôb/ems arise which are no' covered sufficienf/y for fhe purchoser's lhe matter should
be referred to fhe General Elecfric Company.

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 NUMBEmNG OF STUDS
(fRONT VIEW) ~
OUTLINE

1.
.L
32
~2Z1 5~271
32· ~~~
40RIlL
4 HOLES

r:I pANEL
V
PANEL ORILUNG FOR SEMI-FLUSH
MOUNTING (FRONT VIEW)

U
VIEW .SHOWING ASSEMBLY OF
HARDWARE FOR SURFACE NTG.
ON 6TEEL PANELS

file I Ou ti h•• And Pan.l Drl11ing DI•• alooa for Rela)' T1pel IIMI8E And HeAI8f

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 A separate te~;t1r.lg:
of the COltmE!CtlLng:

mounted in a steeI
'IJ'U.UAIJ'JI.""'."" unit
with alI leads being terminated at the block. The cover is provided with a mechanical
This cradle is held firmly in the case with a latch lock which prevents replacing the cover umess
at the top and the bottom and by a guide pin at the connecting pIug is in place.

IN5TALLATION
T
LOCATION A C
R o
G I
The location should be clean and dry, free from E L
T S
dust a n d excessive vibration, and well lighted to /
USED
facUitate inspection and testing. \'11TH
HGA18f'
ONLY.
MOUNTING
The relay s h ou 1 d be m"Ounted. on a vertical
surface. The outUna and panel diagram is shown
in Fig. 1.

CONNECTIONS
Internal connection diagram is shown in Fig. 2.
Typical wiring diagram is given in Fig.3. Note
that terminals #:3 and must have same polarity
of appUed vOlta,ge. If this polarity is reversedJ the
holding coU will not hold in the armature 01 the flg.. 2 InternaI ConnKtlon, for Relay
unit. RUISE And RlAlSf

OPERATION
of these may ba easUy
by referring to Fig. When the cir-
emt breaker (152) i s closed, the capacitor (179/
CAP) i s charged from t h e d-c c o n t r o leircuit
through the eharging resistor (179/RES) and a con-
tact of the eo.rol switeh (152/CS). When the cir-
emt breaker is"trlpped on overeurrent, the auxillary
switeh '(152/b) eonnects the operating coU ofthe
relay (179/OC) across the capacitor. The capacitor
discharge pieks u.p the relay, wh1ch seals itself in
by means ofUs holdingcoil (170/UC), and
the breaker clGsing relay (152X). When
cIoses, the control device auxiliary contact
opens the holding coU circmt and the
out. If the br.eaker rema1ns closed as long as
resettingtime of,the relay (15 sec,onds normally) or
longer,the capacitor is again .charged and the relay
is ready for another operation, as: descrlbed above.
However, if' asubsequent opening of t h e breaker
has occurred bafore the resetting time of th~
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CONTACTS NORMAFTER NoRMA FTERITR~-~ CONTROL SWITCH (152CS)
HANDLE END CLOSE CLOSE TRIP MODEL 16S8189-
,
0;11-0 O-H-Q 2- .=<
---"-'"'~'-" ~-_.,. , ~",.. ,
SPRING RETURN TO NORMAL
,,"I,'
X DENOTES CONTACT CLOSED-
3 X X CONTACTS SHOWN IN NORMAL
q-iH?0-4~ 4 X
5 X X AFTER CLOSE POSITION.
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SYMBOL DEVICE DESCRIPTION

152 CIRCUIT BREAKER ~"------ . . -~,,- . .« _ •., "_-",'"'' ".,..- - .,

152b CIRCUIT 8REAKER AUXILIARY

152CLC _~_l~ CWJ.I~J~B.IAK~ H__ .~~_Q S. .LHG__ G. Q,
152CS 16S8189 CIRCUIT 8REAKER CONTROL ~!I
152 LC CIRCUIT BREAKER LATCH CHEC
152X K-6375988 CIRCUIT BRÉA _KER ..
CONfROC-'Õ{-.. ,--,.,~,,~-.-",~,-, ~.'_. ,~ ,

179 HGA1.8E & leI RECLOSING RELAY . "~-----'--~--~~=--'---

179CAP RECLOSING RELAY CAFAC ITOR

179HC RECL·õ·sl-NG "-R tLA'{-H oL o I ~fG"c(Yrc--------- -.-1
I
i 1790C RECLOSING RELA _.º_E.,~_~ -r-I NG COIL
RECLOSING ... RELAY,,-- CHARGING RES!STOR
I
179RES _.,-~
... "'.

~ CONTACTS OFENED MECHANICALLY BY CLOSING SOLENOID aR WHEN

152X IS DE-ENERGIZED.

CONTACTS CLOSED MECHANICAL BY CLOSING saLENOID aR WHEN

152X IS DE-ENERGIZED.

flg. 3 Typlcal ExternaI Connectiona for Rélay T,P•• IIMI8E Anel IIMI8f

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UNDERVOLTAGE DEVICES

breaker
trip a second time
Some of the C!l1y\o'll"oo,.farl
CLOSING RELAYS such as the
Where the are used, it is with the Type . . . . . .
f&"ll.Ji"U

essential that have closíng the General Electric

which closure of the breaker recommendations and n'll"'. ,..,c,C!
even the switch on the breaker INTERRUPTING RATING OF POWER CmCUIT
mechanism opens before closure is BREAKERS
Where trip-free are used, it is The derattng factors applying to the inter-
that they reset
ne(~es:sar enough to permit rupting ratings of breakers should be checked for
of all application of HGA18

NTENANCE
by the supply the value, the
valúe of the charging r e s i s t o r and the pick-up
adjustment of the relay unit. Usual resetting time
The has been adjusted at the factory but at rated voltage i s 15 seconds p 1 u s or minu3 1
if a check that t h e adjustments have been second. Steady state d-c voltage required to
disturbed, the following adjustments may be made up the relay unit is considerably less than the ca-
to restare the desired operation. pacitor voltage required. Control spring tension of
the relay may be changed for slight adjustments of
measured resetting time. charging resistor in the relay
polepiece was selected to provide the nominal resetting time
ma1\e, at r a t e d this resistor be
obt:airled by means of the adjusting easily changed a resetting time is
mOIVUll~ contact Locknuts on sired. The new value of resistance may be selected
any

Minimum recommended c ontact gap is 1/16

incho This can be conveíüently set by turning the
right-hand contact in un til the normally-
U~'L.'A.LAllÕ it

= at ed reI3ettin,~ ti me of
 A convenient test circuit for the
relay is shoWn in Fig. 4.
CLEANINQ Starting w i t h zero c h ar e on capacitor C,
switch 9-2 is closed startingthe and ... hltJ."" ....'II"""'"
F01" i clea.ning· f i n e capacitor
bU1"nishing tool should
afl~~},)l~ •strip of When the lndlca.tes the time
s1J.rfaçe, resembling The (15 seconds closed and the
polishingactionis so are should pick up. will record t h e
charging time.
;e;á'r~~1"~r:g~~dThe ofrthr:t~~t fn:i:;~
the/çle~g of the .actual of contact. Some- If itls permissible to open the controlled cir-
tim~sanordinary file cannot reach theaçtual points cuitbreaker momentarily, the relay resetting. time
cf contact because of some obstruction from some b e determine by the "cut and, tr1" m et h o d"
other parto! the relay. is it shouldreclose the breaker immediately
when it is first trippedand again if tried 15 seconds
Fine silver acts not be cleaned the first reclosure.
·wit h kniyes,files, abrª,sive p ap e r or cloth.
Knives orfilesmay leave scratches which increase Rated voltage should be applied to terminals
arcing>and>deterioration of the contacts. Abrasive 8 and 10 for. alI time checks as the applied voltage
paper or cloth may leave minute particles of insu- will have considerableeffect on the resetting time
lating abrasive material in the contacts and thus of the relay.

RENEWAL PARTS
It is recommended t h a t sufficient quantities
of renewal parts be carried in stock to enable the
prompt replacement of any that are worn, broken
or damaged.
When o r d e r in g renewal parts, address the
nearest Sales Office of the General. Electric Com-
pany, specifying the q u a n t i t Y required and des-
cribing lhe parts. by catalogue numbers as shown in_
Renewal Parts Bul1etin No. GEF-2623.

10
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RATED I 10V
V 60 CYC.
9v------.
C
8 TIMER

'-----+---+---{) 5

EXTERNAl CAFACITORS WHEN CAllED fOR ARE

CONNECTED BETWEEN STUDS 8 AND 9.

Flg. ~ Testing Connectlons For Relay Types HGAI8E And HGAI8F

GENERAL IC