Application Note

GIS Circuit Breaker Testing with CIBANO 500

Author
Stefan Achberger | stefan.achberger@omicronenergy.com

Date
April 29, 2022

Related OMICRON Product

CIBANO 500, CB MC2, CB TN3

Application Area
Circuit Breaker Testing in Gas-insulated-switchgear

Keywords
GIS, Gas-insulated-switchgear, CSM, Current-Sensor-Measurement, GCR, Grounded Contact Resistance,
Voltage based Timing Measurement, VTM, Demagnetization, Both-Sides-Grounded

Version
v1.0

Document ID
ANP_17009_ENU
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 Table of content

1 Safety instructions ................................................................................................................................4

2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Why testing both-sides-grounded ...................................................................................................5
2.2 Challenge of both-sides-grounded measurement ..........................................................................5
3 Current Sensor Measurement for Timing with both-sides-grounded ..............................................7
3.1 Basic Principle of Rogowski Coils ..................................................................................................7
3.2 Usage for GIS Circuit Breakers ......................................................................................................8
3.3 Hardware and Software Requirements ..........................................................................................8
3.4 GIS Preparation ..............................................................................................................................9
3.5 Connection ................................................................................................................................... 10
3.6 Software Settings in Primary Test Manager ................................................................................ 11
3.7 Result Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 11
3.8 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................... 13
3.8.1 Increase Sensitivity ......................................................................................................................... 13
3.8.2 No induced Voltage measured ........................................................................................................ 13
3.8.3 Wrong binary detection ................................................................................................................... 13
4 Voltage-based Timing Measurement (VTM) in MV GIS ................................................................... 14
4.1 Connection ................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Measurement ............................................................................................................................... 15
5 Grounded Contact Resistance .......................................................................................................... 16
5.1 Principle ....................................................................................................................................... 16
5.2 Restriction .................................................................................................................................... 16
5.3 Measurement ............................................................................................................................... 17
5.4 CT Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 17
6 Demagnetization ................................................................................................................................. 18
6.1 Connection and Settings.............................................................................................................. 18
7 Unconventional Tests ........................................................................................................................ 19
7.1 Disconnector Switch Current ....................................................................................................... 19
7.2 Busbar Resistance ....................................................................................................................... 19

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