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User’s Manual

EGIL

Circuit Breaker Analyzer

Art No. ZP-BM01E

Doc. BM0087OE V04a 2015

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Page 1: ...WWW MEGGER COM User s Manual EGIL Circuit Breaker Analyzer Art No ZP BM01E Doc BM0087OE V04a 2015...

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Page 3: ...descriptions or software listings that disclose source code are for informational purposes only Reproduction in whole or in part to create working hardware or software for other than Megger Sweden AB...

Page 4: ..._____________________________ 20 6 1 Power supply 21 6 2 SDRM option 21 6 3 Breaker control outputs 22 6 4 Timing inputs 22 6 5 Motion input option 23 6 6 USB communication terminal option 23 6 7 Othe...

Page 5: ..._________________ 58 12 1 Coil current measurement 58 EGIL as an Ampere meter 58 12 2 Voltage measurement Motion channel 59 EGIL as a Volt meter 59 12 3 EGIL as a timer 59 13 The printer _____________...

Page 6: ...EGIL to a high voltage circuit breaker s contacts make sure the circuit breaker is closed and connected to ground on both sides Always make certain that the DC system in the substation is disconnected...

Page 7: ...y result in electrical shock 7 Accessories Do not use any accessories cables not recommended by the EGIL manufacturer as they may cause hazards 8 EMC Warning EGIL generates uses and can generate radio...

Page 8: ...part of the skin or body comes in direct contact with the panel please wash thoroughly If some physical symptoms result please consult your doctor 15 Damage requiring service Unplug EGIL from all con...

Page 9: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 9 2 Introduction...

Page 10: ...with parallel pre insertion resis tor contacts EGIL automatically records the difference between main and resistor contacts Auxiliary contact timing as well as coil current traces are recorded As opt...

Page 11: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 11 3 Quick instructions...

Page 12: ...ts to DRY mode LED is on The red cable must be connected to the positive side of the auxiliary contact C If the measurement is on dry auxiliary con tacts set the timing auxiliary inputs to DRY mode LE...

Page 13: ...ding to the instructions in section 3 1 above 2 Connect the power supply cable to EGIL 3 Connect EGIL to the breaker Connect the time measurement and the breaker control circuits according to the inst...

Page 14: ...ch complete measurement sequence the test results are calculated They are automatically printed if AUTO PRINTOUT is set to ON in the PRINT menu If the AUTO PRINTOUT is set to OFF press the PRINT butto...

Page 15: ...ata and test conditions The second part of the printout shows results in nu meric and graphic form The results are also shown in the display For more information about printouts and the printer see Ch...

Page 16: ...075 Mains cable 2 5 m 8 2 ft 04 00XXX Breaker control cables red 2x2 m 6 6 ft 04 35030 Breaker control cables red 2x2 m 6 6 ft 04 35032 Fuse 12A F 6 3 x 32 mm 33 07147 Cable 1 m 3 3 ft XLR female GA 0...

Page 17: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 17 5 Description...

Page 18: ...rent sensor during the measured operating sequence Breaker operation sequence A built in sequencer automatically sets the instrument for the next sequential breaker operation The opera tor can select...

Page 19: ...utputs and close and trip coil inputs outputs There is also a built in galvanically isolated analog current transducers to measure the current in the trip and the close circuit AC and DC current up to...

Page 20: ...6 Control panel 20 EGIL ZP BM01E BM0087OE 6 Control panel...

Page 21: ...put 2 SDRM mode selector DRM MOTION Dynamic resistance meas urement and motion measurement U and I divided externally SRM Static resistance measurement U and I measured and R calculated in CABA Win DR...

Page 22: ...back to the breaker 6 Trip Coil input to internal contact Trip 7 Trip Coil output from current measurement circuit back to the breaker 8 Not connected terminals for safe disconnec tion of breaker cont...

Page 23: ...nalog input channel in tended for measuring travel motion or some other analog entity Option End 6 6 USB communication terminal option Option 1 USB computer interface port used for data exchanges Opti...

Page 24: ...mode and delivers 24 V 25 mA The LED is off if EGIL is in voltage mode and senses a voltage from 20 V to 250 V independent of the polarity Note This function is supplied only for the AUX1 2 inputs 3 T...

Page 25: ...et time parameters 2 ESC button Used to go back on a menu or to cancel a measurement or printout 3 ENTER button Used to validate a choice or to go forward on a menu 4 PRINT key Used to run a printout...

Page 26: ...ecide which set that should be used as start up values by storing it in memory number 0 zero 7 2 The SEQUENCE menu The SEQUENCE menu is displayed when you start EGIL and is used to define functions of...

Page 27: ...for operation Recording EGIL samples measurement data Recording EGIL is analyzing measured data Set the AUTO PRINTOUTS in the PRINT menu to ON to receive an automatic printout of the results after the...

Page 28: ...e and open pulse at OCO Set pulses To generate the different sequences a maximum of five time parameters are needed The following table shows default settings where applicable C O CO OC OCO Close puls...

Page 29: ...breaker position Time Base Here you choose the time unit for measuring You can choose from milliseconds 50 Hz cycles equals periods or 60 Hz cycles 1 cy 20 ms at 50 Hz and 16 67 ms at 60 Hz Option Tr...

Page 30: ...aling factor for the motion axis You can only use this setting if you have chosen to measure motion in the ANALOG CHANNEL menu If you choose AUTO the system automatically sets the scale so that axis b...

Page 31: ...e If you are not using the analog channel it is important that you deactivate the function by selecting the position Off Otherwise there is a risk that you will get the error message Not calibrated si...

Page 32: ...GIL displays the transducer length that re sulted from calibrating Make sure the value seems reasonable and press ENTER The value you enter will be valid until you perform a new calibration enter a ne...

Page 33: ...aker manufacturer If you do not have access to the breaker manufacturer s speed cal culating points specifications as a general rule you can specify the upper point AT OPN OF MAIN at main breaker s op...

Page 34: ...t be obtained from the breaker manufacturer If you do not have access to the breaker manufacturer s speed cal culating points specifications as a general rule you can give the upper point AT CLS OF MA...

Page 35: ...e the value that you defined to measure with the analog channel In this case it is motion During measurement of motion the value represents the moving contact s distance from the breaker s stable open...

Page 36: ...0ms 4 Close open trip free time only during CO and OCO operations This parameter is calculated as the time difference between the first contact touch of the main contact of the fastest phase and the...

Page 37: ...is calcu lated as the average speed between two points on the motion graph which are defined in the menu OPEN SPEED To input the speed calculation points see sections Open speed and Close speed in thi...

Page 38: ...operation Complete the following steps 1 Mount the rotating transducer on the breaker 2 Select the MONITOR menu If a percentage is not shown in the lower left corner restart EGIL turn off turn on and...

Page 39: ...5 Menu tree for the MAIN menu On the following pages you can see a diagram of the menu headings and parameter settings in the MAIN menu BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 39 7 Menu options and parameter settings...

Page 40: ...40 EGIL ZP BM01E BM0087OE 7 Menu options and parameter settings...

Page 41: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 41 7 Menu options and parameter settings...

Page 42: ...42 EGIL ZP BM01E BM0087OE 7 Menu options and parameter settings...

Page 43: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 43 7 Menu options and parameter settings...

Page 44: ...50s 7 Press ENTER to confirm and to continue to the next menu level 8 Press ESC to return to the previous menu level 7 7 Function keys Key Function ESC Go back to the previous menu level If the cur r...

Page 45: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 45 8 How to make a time measurement...

Page 46: ...y cable to EGIL 2 Connect EGIL to the breaker Connect the time measurement cable to the breaker main contacts and to EGIL TIMING contact 3 Connect the auxiliary contact measurement cable to the auxili...

Page 47: ...wer switch on EGIL is now ready to operate 8 2 Setting parameters EGIL reads the status of the breaker closed or open The built in sequence module is automatically set to the next logical single opera...

Page 48: ...and 10 ms 0 01 s for open ing pulse delay Press ENTER to continue 4 Set the pulse length values if needed Press ENTER to confirm your settings 5 Run a breaker operation without measure ment by turnin...

Page 49: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 49 9 How to make a motion measurement option...

Page 50: ...st equipment from harmful voltages 9 1 Connecting the device 1 Make sure that EGIL and the breaker are grounded as illustrated below 2 Connect the power supply cable to EGIL 3 Attach the transducer to...

Page 51: ...terminal to the other en of the transducer 4 The cable shield should not be grounded on the transducer side Resistive transducer Moving slider Cable Screen Input EGIL OUT IN 0 Resistive position tran...

Page 52: ...Setting parameters EGIL reads the status of the breaker closed or open The built in sequence module is automatically set to the next logical single operation If multiple operation is requested perfor...

Page 53: ...0 ms 0 01 s for open ing pulse delay Press ENTER to continue 4 Set the pulse length values if needed Press ENTER to confirm your settings 5 Run a breaker operation without measure ment by turning the...

Page 54: ...L Note If you do not use the included USB cable make sure that the cable you use instead is a standard USB cable The version R03B or a later version of the CABA Breaker Analysis program must be instal...

Page 55: ...sage reading Connected to PC appears in EGIL s display Connected to PC Note You cannot perform any operations or make any settings via the control panel on EGIL while this message appears in the displ...

Page 56: ...e setting is correct normally 19200 You are unable to print from CABA on EGIL s internal printer Possible cause Wrong printer port set in CABA Wrong printer selected in CABA Remedy Set the printer por...

Page 57: ...UPPER TIME BEFORE UP PER due to round off errors the location of the lower point is slightly shifted Remedy Press ESC to see the value proposed by EGIL You can keep the value or change it Press ESC to...

Page 58: ...that you want to continue calibrating the current scale Adjust Current Yes No Note Only qualified personnel should perform the calibration function EGIL as an Ampere meter 1 Connect a stabilized DC c...

Page 59: ...ect value of the voltage used during the calibration procedure red out from the volt meter Source Voltage xxV 5 Press ENTER to finish the calibration process Note During the calibration most of the ke...

Page 60: ...n an older EGIL because they have unlike cable connec tors You can also see the difference on the top cover see images below Old printer four screws on top The new version of printer has five screws o...

Page 61: ...intout scale for the current and voltage is 5 x 5 mm This gives a possibility to copy the graph on a copying machine by a factor 2 to enlarge the result on a A4 format page The scale of the graph will...

Page 62: ...n A the lever below will snap to position 2 4 Push the lever from 2 to position 3 5 Insert the new paper roll into the slot with the printing surface facing down see image below 6 Pull the paper out a...

Page 63: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 63 14 Specifications...

Page 64: ...rrent 25 mA 20 Voltage sensing Wet Status thresholds Open indication 8 V polarity insensitive Close indication 13 V polarity insensitive Working voltage 250 V AC DC Current measurement Range 25 A per...

Page 65: ...1x red L3 Cable for time measuring of auxiliary contacts AUX1 2 Art No GA 00170 Cable length 2 m 6 6 ft 5 pin XLR contact female to 4 banana contacts male 1x black AUX1 GND 1x red AUX1 1x black AUX2...

Page 66: ...hannel AUX1 ground GND1 2 Channel AUX1 signal AUX1 3 Channel AUX2 ground GND2 4 Channel AUX2 signal AUX2 5 Not connected The XLR5 plug used for both TIMING and AUX1 2 inputs is illustrated below Motio...

Page 67: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 67 14 Specifications...

Page 68: ...meter 58 Egil as a timer 59 Egil as a Volt meter 59 External current shunt 51 F Fields of application 18 Front panel 19 Function keys 25 44 Function time 35 G Graphical printout 61 I Indicators 24 In...

Page 69: ...menu 28 Sequencer 19 Set pulses 28 Setting parameters 52 Specifications 64 Speed 37 Standard items 16 STROKE 31 Supress Bounces 29 System components 16 T Time 29 Time Base 29 Time measurement 12 18 Ti...

Page 70: ...70 EGIL ZP BM01E BM0087OE Index...

Page 71: ...BM0087OE ZP BM01E EGIL 71 Index...

Page 72: ...t Equipment Fiber Optic Test Equipment Ground Resistance Test Equipment Insulation Power Factor C DF Test Equipment Insulation Resistance Test Equipment Line Testing Equipment Low Resistance Ohmmeters...

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