SLS, BTE03.

04, KM

HUMAN & ELECTRICAL SAFETY

BASED ON GROUNDING
AND INTERLOCKING
RAIL VEHICLES
 GENERAL INFORMATION

Sécheron takes its commitment to protecting
people and property very seriously when designing
components and solutions to switch and protect
high-voltage circuits. We have been serving the
railway for decades, acquiring expert knowledge of
our customers’ needs to innovate electrical safety
solutions valued for their performance, safety, and
low maintenance.
Our electrical safety solutions for railway vehicles
include many of the devices required to isolate
and earth the high-voltage equipment. We take a
simple, step-by-step approach where one safety
device is triggered only when the previous device
in the traction chain has been locked in the earthed
position. This principle is implemented through a
cascade of security keys and associated locks.

APPLICATIONS

Roof making switch Current sensor AC circuit breaker DC circuit breaker DC Earthing switch Traction converters
BTE03.04 earthing switch
Changeover Voltage sensor AC Earthing Surge
BTE03.04
switch switch arrester
MACS

Voltage
sensor

KeyMultiplier
Key Multiplier
Manual Door lock Door lock KM
KM
earthing DL DL
Current sensor device
Current sensor MED-M Pantograph
High-voltage Surge Roof line High-voltage interlocking
Pantograph
integrated system arrester disconnector integrated system switch
interlocking
BSV, SLS
switch
BSV, SLS

All equipment indicated with a product

name are in Sécheron’s scope of supply.

2 HUMAN & ELECTRIC SAFETY BASED ON GROUNDING AND INTERLOCKING  /  RAIL VEHICLES
 AC RAIL VEHICLES

AC CIRCUIT BREAKER (MACS)

WITH MANUAL EARTHING SWITCH
EXAMPLE OF ELECTRIC SCHEME

15 kV or 25 kV

MACS
DC
AC
R circuit breaker
circuit break
Pantograph Pantograph

Air supply Air supply

Pneumatic Pneumatic
Interlocking Switch Interlocking Switch
BSV
DC AC
earthing switch earthing BSV
BTE03.04A switch

This interlocking scheme refers to AC rail

vehicles having a single pantograph and AC
circuit breaker. Vehicles with 2 pantographs
and 2 AC circuit breakers will have a
different interlocking scheme.

INTERLOCKING SCHEME To next

safety device MACS WITH MANUAL EARTHING

Pneumatic
interlocking valve, BSV
Pantograph

Air supply Changeover

Pneumatic DC
Manual Earthing switch switch RS
Interlocking Switch integrated in circuit breaker UR
BSV AC circuit breaker, MACS
MACS
AC earthing

circuit breaker

Earthing switch
arthing switch DC earthing switch
for traction converters
switch

03.04A BTE03.04A
AC

type BTE03.04

ng device

Key multiplier, KM

To next
safety device
ice Door lock, DL

HUMAN & ELECTRIC SAFETY BASED ON GROUNDING AND INTERLOCKING  /  RAIL VEHICLES 3
 AC CIRCUIT BREAKER (MACS)
WITH ELECTRIC EARTHING SWITCH
EXAMPLE OF ELECTRIC SCHEME

15 kV or 25 kV

MACS
AC
ci
ker Pantograph circuit breaker Pantograph

Air supply Air supply

M
AC Safety Locking AC Pneumatic
earthing System earthing Interlocking Switch
switch switch
SLS BSV
Electric earthing switch is sometimes used
on long train configurations or if the vehicle
is equipped with a roof AC MODBOX®.

To next This interlocking scheme refers to AC rail To next

safety device vehicles having a single pantograph and AC safety d
circuit breaker. Vehicles with 2 pantographs
and 2 AC circuit breakers will have a
different interlocking scheme.

INTERLOCKING SCHEME
MACS WITH MANUAL EARTHING MACS WITH ELECTRIC EARTHING
Pantograph

Safety Locking System DC M

angeover
witch RS DC
Pantograph
interlocking switch, SLS SLS Air supply Changeover
switch RS
circuit breaker UR circuit

Earthing switch
MACS
for traction converters
AC earthing

circuit breaker

type BTE03.04
DC earthing switch
switch

BTE03.04A
AC
M

Key multiplier, KM

AC MODBOX®

To next Door lock, DL

safety device

4 HUMAN & ELECTRIC SAFETY BASED ON GROUNDING AND INTERLOCKING  /  RAIL VEHICLES
 DC RAIL VEHICLES

DC CIRCUIT BREAKER (UR)

WITH MANUAL EARTHING SWITCH
EXAMPLE OF ELECTRIC SCHEME

0.75 kV, 1.5 kV or 3 kV

DC
circuit breaker UR
ker Pantograph

Air supply
Pneumatic
Interlocking Switch
AC DC
earthing BSV earthing switch
switch BTE03.04A

This interlocking scheme refers to DC

rail vehicles having a single pantograph
and DC circuit breaker. Vehicles with 2
pantographs and 2 DC circuit breakers will
have a different interlocking scheme..

To next To next
safety device safety device

HING MACS WITH ELECTRIC

INTERLOCKING SCHEMEEARTHING DC VEHICLE

Changeover Pneumatic
DC interlocking switch, BSV
switch RS
circuit breaker UR

Earthing switch
circuit breaker

for DC circuits
type BTE03.04
DC earthing switch
BTE03.04A
AC

Key multiplier, KM

To next Door lock, DL

safety device

HUMAN & ELECTRIC SAFETY BASED ON GROUNDING AND INTERLOCKING  /  RAIL VEHICLES 5
 MACS
DC
AC
r UR circuit breaker UR
Pantograph circuit breaker Pantograph

Air supply Air supply

Pneumatic Pneumatic
Interlocking Switch Interlocking Switch

AC/DC MULTISYSTEM RAIL VEHICLES

BSV
DC AC DC
earthing switch BSV earthing earth
BTE03.04A switch BTE0

VEHICLE CONFIGURATION
WITH MANUAL EARTHING SWITCHES
To next To next
EXAMPLE OF ELECTRIC SCHEME safety device
This interlocking scheme refers to rail
safety dev
AC or DC voltage vehicles having a single pantograph for AC
and DC line voltages, or a single pantograph
for AC line voltage and a single pantograph
for DC voltage. Other configurations will
call for different interlocking schemes.
Pantograph

Air supply Changeover

Pneumatic DC
switch RS
Interlocking Switch circuit breaker UR
BSV MACS
AC earthing

circuit breaker

C earthing switch DC earthing switch

switch

TE03.04A BTE03.04A
AC

thing device
The master key (blue) of the pantograph
interlocking switch (BSV) comes here from
the vehicle’s master switch located in the
driver’s cab and locked in its OFF position.

To next
t
device AC/DC VEHICLE
INTERLOCKING SCHEME AC/DC VEHICLE safety device

Pneumatic
interlocking switch, BSV

Manual Earthing switch

integrated in
AC circuit breaker, MACS

Earthing switch for DC circuit breaker

and traction converters
type BTE03.04

Key multiplier, KM

Door lock, DL

6 HUMAN & ELECTRIC SAFETY BASED ON GROUNDING AND INTERLOCKING  /  RAIL VEHICLES
 AC or DC voltage AC or DC voltage

Pantograph Pantograph

Safety Locking System DC MODBOX® DC MODBOX® Safety Locking System

Air supply Changeover Changeover
SLS DC DC Air supply SLS
switch RS switch RS
circuit breaker UR circuit breaker UR

MACS MACS

DC earthing switch DC earthing switch

AC
AC
BTE03.04A BTE03.04A
AC earthing AC earthing

M
M

circuit breaker
Manual earthing device Manual earthing device

circuit breaker
switch switch
MED-M MED-M

AC MODBOX® AC MODBOX®

Key Multiplier Electric earthing switch is sometimes used

KM on long train configurations or if the vehicle
is equipped with a roof AC MODBOX®.

This interlocking scheme refers to AC/

DC rail vehicles with twice a single
EXAMPLE OF ELECTRIC AND INTERLOCKING SCHEME

pantograph for AC and DC line voltages.

Other configurations will call for different
Key Multiplier interlocking schemes.
KM
RAIL VEHICLES WITH AC & DC MODBOX®

Key Multiplier
KM
Earthing switch Earthing switch
BTE03.04A (4 Poles) BTE03.04A (4 Poles)
Traction converters Traction converters

Door Lock Door Lock Door Lock Door Lock

DL DL DL DL
Traction Auxiliary Auxiliary Traction

HUMAN & ELECTRIC SAFETY BASED ON GROUNDING AND INTERLOCKING  /  RAIL VEHICLES
converter converter converter converter

7
SAFETY INTERLOCKING DEVICES

BROCHURE REFERENCES

HUMAN & ELECTRIC SAFETY PANTOGRAPH INTERLOCKING

BASED ON GROUNDING AND SWITCH
INTERLOCKING Type BSV, SLS

RAIL VEHICLES RAIL VEHICLES

SG480329BEN SA002164TEN

AC VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER EARTHING SWITCH

Type MACS Type BTE03.04

RAIL VEHICLES RAIL VEHICLES

SG325101BEN SP1880136BEN

KEY MULTIPLIER, HIGH VOLTAGE INTEGRATED

DOOR LOCK SOLUTIONS
Type KM and DL Type MODBOX®

RAIL VEHICLES RAIL VEHICLES

SA011495BEN SG580044BEN

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