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Operating Instructions

   MN285001EN   December 2018

Safety for life

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 
safe operation of the equipment described. Only competent 
technicians who are familiar with this equipment should 
install, operate, and service it.

A competent technician has these qualifications:

• 

Is thoroughly familiar with these instructions.

• 

Is trained in industry-accepted high- and low-voltage safe 
operating practices and procedures.

• 

Is trained and authorized to energize, de-energize, clear, 
and ground power distribution equipment.

• 

Is trained in the care and use of protective equipment 
such as arc flash clothing, safety glasses, face shield, 
hard hat, rubber gloves, clampstick, hotstick, etc.

Following is important safety information. For safe 
installation and operation of this equipment, be sure to read 
and understand all cautions and warnings.

Hazard Statement Definitions

This manual may contain four types of hazard statements:

 DANGER

Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if 
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

 WARNING

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not 
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

 CAUTION

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not 
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not 
avoided, may result in equipment damage only.

 Safety  instructions

Following are general caution and warning statements that 
apply to this equipment. Additional statements, related to 
specific tasks and procedures, are located throughout the 
manual.

 DANGER

Hazardous voltage. Contact with hazardous voltage will 
cause death or severe personal injury. Follow all locally-
approved safety procedures when working around high- 
and low-voltage lines and equipment. 

G103.3

 WARNING

Before installing, operating, maintaining, or testing this 
equipment, carefully read and understand the contents 
of this manual. Improper operation, handling, or 
maintenance can result in death, severe personal injury, 
and equipment damage. 

G101.0

 WARNING

This equipment is not intended to protect human 
life. Follow all locally-approved procedures and safety 
practices when installing or operating this equipment. 
Failure to comply can result in death, severe personal 
injury, and equipment damage. 

G102.1

 WARNING

Power distribution and transmission equipment must 
be properly selected for the intended application. It 
must be installed and serviced by competent personnel 
who have been trained and understand proper safety 
procedures. These instructions are written for such 
personnel and are not a substitute for adequate training 
and experience in safety procedures. Failure to properly 
select, install, or maintain power distribution and 
transmission equipment can result in death, severe 
personal injury, and equipment damage.

 G122.2

 WARNING

Overlapping zones of protection are required. Upstream 
protection device settings must provide adequate 
overcurrent protection in the event of a system or 
product failure. Failure to properly select appropriate 
upstream coordination protection can result in death, 
severe personal injury, and equipment damage.

 G172.0

!

SAFETY

FOR LIFE

!

SAFETY

FOR LIFE

Summary of Contents for COOPER POWER SERIES

Page 1: ...VFI tester operating instructions COOPER POWER SERIES Underground Distribution Switchgear MN285001EN Effective December 2018 Supersedes MN285001EN January 2015...

Page 2: ...URPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN ANY EXISTING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES ANY SUCH CONTRACT STATES THE ENTIRE OBLIGATION OF EATON THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT SHALL...

Page 3: ...1 DESCRIPTION OF TESTER VFI Tester Front Panel 2 Description and Functionality of VFI Tester Front Panel 3 SPECIFICATIONS Instrumentation 4 Protective Circuits 4 OPERATING PROCEDURES Testing In Servi...

Page 4: ...ry CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in...

Page 5: ...on device designed to simulate Fault Current for verification of minimum trip values and time current characteristics of Tri Phase and TPG electronic control boards utilized in VFI pad mounted switchg...

Page 6: ...CT METER JACKS CURRENT TRIPPER TEST BATTERY TEST 4 30A 30A 60A 120A 240A 1X 4 30A 2X CONVENIENCE OUTLET 120 VAC C PHASE TRIPPER B PHASE TRIPPER A PHASE TRIPPER TEST TRIPPERS TRIPPERS G F E T J H K V P...

Page 7: ...ase TPG Control Test Cable 15 Phase Select Switch Selection of phase to be tested 16 Testing Mode Selector Switch Selection of either external test of flux shift trippers within VFI unit under test in...

Page 8: ...Dimensions Approximate 318 mm 12 5 High 432 mm 17 Wide 432 mm 17 Deep Weight 15 87 kg 35 lbs cables excluded Temperature range Operating Range 0 to 50 C Storage Range 20 C to 65 C CAUTION Equipment m...

Page 9: ...Do not operate it using a floating power source such as a portable generator 3 Connect the 14 pin female 14 pin male interrupter interface cable Item 1 to the VFI tester at the interrupter port Refer...

Page 10: ...quipment damage Use care while disconnecting and reconnecting cables to the Tri Phase TPG control Do not misalign male and female connectors or allow the full weight of the tester cable to be transfer...

Page 11: ...the accrued trip time interval ote N Once a control test is initiated pressing and releas ing the control test button a second time will result in the test being aborted Battery tests can not be cond...

Page 12: ...A Phase flux shift tripper on the VFI tester operates when the fault current exceeds 50 A 5 Place the Phase Select switch into the B PHASE position 6 Repeat steps 2 through 4 7 Place the Phase Select...

Page 13: ...mum trip phase 1 Place the 4 30 A and 120 A Fault Current switches on the VFI tester into the ON position All other Fault Current switches should be in the OFF position 2 Place the Phase Select Switch...

Page 14: ...he minimum trip level for Ground on the control board to 50 A Test procedure 150 of minimum trip ground TPG only 1 Place the Phase Select Switch on the VFI tester into the A PHASE position 2 Press and...

Page 15: ...ion 7 Repeat steps 2 through 5 8 Place the Phase Select switch into the C PHASE position 9 Repeat steps 2 through 5 NOTICE Equipment misoperation The capacitors upon the Tri Phase and TPG boards will...

Page 16: ...t button waiting 5 seconds and then pressing the Control Test button again The C Phase Fault Target should now be black 16 Place the Ground Trip Block switch into the OFF position TPG only 17 Set the...

Page 17: ...um trip setting of 50 A Control setup 5X minimum trip multiplier test 250 A 1 Set the emergency trip multiplier switches for A Phase B Phase and C Phase for 5X 8X 3 2X 1X default Test procedure 5X min...

Page 18: ...lt Current switch into the ON position 15 Press and release the Control Test button to initiate flow of simulated fault current to the control 16 Verify that the B Phase flux shift tripper on the VFI...

Page 19: ...ous Trip switches into the ON position 4 Place the Ground Trip Block During Inrush switch into the OFF position 5 Place the Inrush Restraint switch into the ON position 6 Set the A Phase B Phase and C...

Page 20: ...ux shift tripper 16 Press and release the Control Test button to initiate flow of simulated fault current to the control 17 After all three of the flux shift trippers operate verify continuity between...

Page 21: ...Always use a hotstick when working with this equipment Failure to do so could result in contact with high voltage which will cause death or severe personal injury G108A 0 IMPORTANT If service conditio...

Page 22: ...erface cable Item 1 from the 14 pin female end of the pad mounted cable Item 2 originating from the front plate of the VFI unit under test 17 Reconnect the VFI control cable Item 2 to the receptacle l...

Page 23: ...nto the A PHASE position If it does not proceed to step 11 9 Energize the tester by setting the power switch to ON 10 Press the Tripper Test button The A Phase flux shift tripper in the padmount unit...

Page 24: ...battery test may be placed back into service 5 If the battery fails the test the LCD display of the tester will display the Replace Battery message Replace the exhausted battery with a new equivalent...

Page 25: ...2 A Phase Trip XXX xxx Seconds Indicates elapsed time between initialization of the A Phase control test and execution of a trip command by the VFI control board 13 B Phase Trip XXX xxx Seconds Indica...

Page 26: ...Figure 8 Tri Phase board Phase Minimum Trip Dip Switches Instantaneous Trip Dip Switches Independent or 3 phase Trip Selector Switch Appendix B Operating Instructions MN285001EN December 2018 22...

Page 27: ...m Trip Ground Trip Block Switch Phase Instantaneous Trip Dip Switch Ground Instantaneous Trip Dip Switch Independent or 3 phase Trip Selector Switch Ground Minimum Trip Dip Switch Operating Instructio...

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