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Auxiliary and Lockout
Auxiliary and Lockout
(86) Relays
Chapter 25 - Electric Power Measurement and Control Systems
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Lockout Relay
Lockout relays are typically panel-mounted devices equipped with handles for
manual resetting. This photograph shows a lockout relay actuated by a
breaker fault (BF) function, requiring manual intervention before the system
may be returned to service:
This lockout relay is shown in the “Reset” position, having been placed in that
state by someone rotating the handle clockwise until it points vertically. When
a remote signal energizes this lockout relay’s trip coil, it moves by spring
action into the “Trip” position, the handle turning about 45 degrees counter-
clockwise and an orange “target” appearing just above the handle shaft. The
lockout relay will remain in this “tripped” state until returned to its “Reset”
position by human intervention.
The following photographs show what a lockout relay looks like when tripped
(top) and reset (bottom). The relay’s trip coil may be seen in both photographs
as a diagonally oriented metal component at the bottom:
Multiple sets of switch contacts operated by the common shaft inside the
lockout relay may then be used for a variety of functions, including sending
trip signals to circuit breakers, activating sirens, energizing indicator lamps,
sending status signals to other protective relays, inhibiting (blocking) other
relay functions, etc.
REVIEW:
An auxiliary relay provides additional contacts to provide control signals from one
original to multiple destination devices.
Lockout relays, unlike most breakers, cannot be set remotely. Instead, a user must
physically reset the device to return to normal operation.