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AVTMPFL22M Rev 1 April 2011

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Summary of Contents for PFL22M1500 Series

Page 1: ...PFL22M1500 PFL22M1500INV Megger Portable Cable Fault Locator HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT Read this entire manual before operating M Valley Forge Corporate Center 2621 Van Buren Avenue Norristown PA 19403...

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Page 3: ...PFL22M1500 XX PFL22M1500INV XX XX is used to indicate Language specific model Megger Portable Cable Fault Locator...

Page 4: ...e information presented in this manual is believed to be adequate for the intended use of the product The products described herein should not be used for purposes other than as specified herein Speci...

Page 5: ...ne Henaff ZA du Buisson de la Couldre 78190 TRAPPES T 01 30 16 08 90 F 01 34 61 23 77 Germany India Kingdom of Bahrain Megger GmbH Obere Zeil 2 61440 Oberursel Deutschland T 06171 92987 0 F 06171 9298...

Page 6: ...skin has been compromised very small voltage of up to 3V can kill Accidental contact with high voltage supplying sufficient energy will usually result in severe injury or death This can occur as a per...

Page 7: ...nal not supplied as standard 5 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PLF22M 7 Top Panel Controls 7 Safety 7 Metering 9 Controls 10 External Connections 12 External Connections 13 Integrated MTDR 14 3 SAFETY 15 Gener...

Page 8: ...ulse Reflection 37 Arc Reflection 37 Arc Reflection Plus 37 Differential Arc Reflection DART 37 Impulse Current ICE or Current Impulse 37 Display 38 Status Bar 38 Operator Menu Bar 39 Single Button Op...

Page 9: ...mage incurred during transit If these conditions are found a safety hazard is likely DO NOT attempt to operate equipment Please contact Megger as soon as possible Please check your delivery against a...

Page 10: ...used to set off important information from the rest of the text F A WARNING symbol alerts you to a hazard that may result in equipment damage personal injury or death Carefully read the instructions p...

Page 11: ...e connector must be used The PFL22M1500INV XX has a 12V inverter installed allowing operation from a suitable 12V Supply connected to the auxiliary connection on the side of the unit The PFL22M1500INV...

Page 12: ...of range 1500joule 0 to 8kV 1500joule 0 to 6kV Traces 1024 to 16 Dependent on range selected Modes of Operation Low Voltage Pulse Echo Direct Comparison High Voltage Arc Reflection Arc Reflection Plu...

Page 13: ...0 ppm Output impedance 50 Ohms Gain Variable over 60dB in 5dB steps Display XGA 1024 x 768 26 5mm 10 4 Storage On board and USB Metering Voltmeter Analogue 0 to 20kV Accuracy 5 Ammeter Analogue 0 to 3...

Page 14: ...eight 40kV single core HV cable 1001 123 Safety Ground Cable 15m flexible ground cable with ferrules 19265 15 Input supply Cable line cord supply cable 1 x ea 17032 4 North American 17032 5 Internatio...

Page 15: ...oustic and Electromagnetic pinpoint receiver MPP2000 or MPP1001 Cable Drums Megger have several cable drums and cable drum assemblies which need to be specified dependent on installation and possible...

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Page 17: ...d HV On Two outer segments glow Red indicating earth ground off and HV active Note HV not active in TDR mode Grounded HV Off Single inner segment glows Green indicating Earths are on with no HV presen...

Page 18: ...roperly seated and a range correctly selected 6 Mode Switch Interlock LED Yellow Indicates if Mode Switch not seated Illuminates if the Mode selector switch is not properly seated and a mode correctly...

Page 19: ...liampmeter 0 to 300mA analogue Mili Amp meter Indicates the charging current being applied leakage current 11 NOT USED 12 NOT USED 13 d c KiloVolt meter 0 to 20 kV analogue kilovolt meter Indicates ap...

Page 20: ...button switch Switch will illuminate when TDR mode selected and active 17 Surge Mode Pushbutton switch indicator To select Surge or Impulse Current depress the switch Switch will illuminate when Surge...

Page 21: ...ontrol Knob Rotary Voltage control knob controlling the applied voltage in Proof Burn Surge or Arc Reflection modes Control is via a zero start hence before selecting knob must be at zero Only active...

Page 22: ...nding connection item 27 25 Earth Ground connection The instrument Earthing Grounding point For operator safety it is mandatory that the PFL22M is efficiently earthed grounded Failure to do so could r...

Page 23: ...tput Socket The PFL22M is supplied with a 5m detachable 40kV HV cable Interlocks built into the receptacle inhibit the use of the unit unless the HV cable is securely fitted 30 Fan Guard Cover removed...

Page 24: ...ms Pneumatic support rams provide safe support whilst opening and closing the lid of the PFL22M 34 USB Port USB port to download upload memorized traces including all parameters 35 MTDR Jog Dial One b...

Page 25: ...ior to operating the equipment Operator must follow the instructions of this User Guide and attend the equipment while the equipment is in use Only Competent or Authorized personal should operate the...

Page 26: ...s on the equipment and provided in this manual Use this equipment only for the purposes described in this manual Do not use the equipment in rain or snow unless in sheltered position Do not operate th...

Page 27: ...ounded Be aware that any voltage applied to the Cable Specimen will be present at the remote end s and at any other exposed part of the cable often out of sight of the operator Use the grounding and c...

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Page 29: ...erator and or the destruction of the equipment F WARNING The operator is isolated from transient voltages along the surge return by the insulation system in the PFL and by the insulated jacket of the...

Page 30: ...followed Ensure the cable to be tested is Earthed Grounded and de energized Connect the Earthing Grounding cable of the PFL22M1500 to a suitable Earth Ground point and the Earth Ground stud on the PF...

Page 31: ...into the HV Output socket at the rear of the PFL22M1500 Care should be taken to ensure that the HV cable connection interlock part of HV output socket is engaged It is impossible to turn on the HV if...

Page 32: ...al hazard Switching On Once all connections have been made and a safety zone established the PFL22M1500 can be turned on by pulling out the emergency stop button which also acts as an on off switch Du...

Page 33: ...Time Domain Reflectometer TDR Low Voltage Prelocation Arc Reflection High Voltage Prelocation Arc Reflection Plus ARP High Voltage Prelocation Differential Arc Reflection DART High Voltage Prelocatio...

Page 34: ...ent of 0 to 115 mA 10kV range and is used to test the integrity of cable installations The test voltage is defined by the user and local regulations 1 Set the rotary Voltage Control knob item 21 to th...

Page 35: ...pushbutton of the desired mode in this case Proof Burn Selection is confirmed by the pushbutton remaining illuminated and other pushbutton extinguishing Initiate button Illuminates 5 The required test...

Page 36: ...Selection is confirmed by the pushbutton remaining illuminated and the other pushbutton extinguishing 5 For instructions on the use of the TDR refer to Addendum MTDR100 User Guide 6 To deselect and t...

Page 37: ...that the displayed voltage is a preview with no HV being applied 9 Depress the Initiate button item 22 and the impulse or surge voltage is applied to the cable under test By observing the Voltmeter a...

Page 38: ...ser Guide 7 The required Impulse or Surge voltage is set by rotating the Voltage Control knob item 21 to the required voltage which is normally slightly higher than the voltage that the fault broke do...

Page 39: ...on rate from 3secs to 30sec The rate selected is decided by the operator based on conditions i e external noise and ease of hearing the discharges via the ground microphone 6 Select the required volta...

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Page 41: ...horization RMA number and shipping instructions When reporting any failures or issues please have available all pertinent information including catalogue number serial number and symptoms of problem T...

Page 42: ...FL22M Rev 1 April 2011 32 11 How long had the unit been operating before it failed 12 Local conditions i e weather temperature humidity dust etc 13 Contact details of operator or who to contact to fol...

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Page 45: ...ocation 33 Pneumatic Lid Rams Pneumatic support rams provide safe support whilst opening and closing the lid of the PFL22M 34 USB Port USB port to download upload memorized traces including all parame...

Page 46: ...s 200ns 500ns 1 s 2 s 5 s 10 s Pulse Amplitude 25V into 50 Ohms Sampling Rate 100Megasamples sec Resolution VP 55 0 82m 2 7ft Timebase accuracy 200 ppm Output impedance 50 Ohms Gain Variable over 60dB...

Page 47: ...period of the arc This removes the need to adjust the triggering time as all stages of the arc can be interrogated Differential Arc Reflection DART Reminder In Differential Arc Reflection mode unwant...

Page 48: ...1024 x 768 10 4 26 55mm Status Bar Cable Type Selected from cable library or custom cable put in by operator Vp Velocity factor set by operator or by default setting in cable liabrary Pulse Pulse widt...

Page 49: ...transient recorder for Arc Reflection Plus Current Impulse Voltage Decay not available on PFL22M1500 Cursors Used to activate and move left and right cursors Arc Plus Arc Reflection Plus ARP View Ope...

Page 50: ...al though the available menus and sub menus The required parameter or settings is activated by depressing the jog dial The selected item will be highlighted on the display Changes to the selected item...

Page 51: ...item 19 is set to the TDR Arc Reflection Group To select TDR Mode Depress the TDR mode Pushbutton switch item 16 To select Arc Reflection Mode Depress the Arc Reflection mode pushbutton item 15 NOTE T...

Page 52: ...ppropriate unit of measurement Date Time Set the date time format and set the local time Vp 2 Allows the operator to set personal preference on whether they want Velocity Factor set as Vp or Vp 2 Tick...

Page 53: ...enu This will then automatically set the cable type and velocitiy factor for all measurements taken on that setting In the event of a specific cable not being in the data base you can add use a specif...

Page 54: ...ect whether the offset is used or not Depress jog dial to activate Average the operator can choose whether to use averaging of traces or not Depress jog dial to activate D A R T Differential Arc Refle...

Page 55: ...tor can upload any previously recorded trace from the internal memory Delete Allows the operator to delete any recorded traces from the internal memory Job Information Report The operator can complete...

Page 56: ...Echo method Current Impulse Select for Current Impulse or Impulse Current Voltage Decay To select Voltage Decay method not available on PFL22M1500 Additional menu options in TDR mode Once the TDR mode...

Page 57: ...epress jog dial Scroll to V Pos to set the Vertical Position Select by depressing jog dial you will then be presented with the following sub menu options Blue Select to move the Vertical Position of t...

Page 58: ...the operator to view pan along the total length of the displayed trace Clear Resets the displayed trace to default setting Back Takes the operator out of the View sub menus Arc Reflection Plus only av...

Page 59: ...cally selected as determined by the range selected Scroll to Gain select by depressing jog dial Allows the operator to adjust the amount of gain to be applied to the displayed trace Scroll to Velocity...

Page 60: ...ransient memory required for these methods The following message to show that the TDR is waiting for a trigger will be displayed at the top and centre of the TDR screen NOTE You will be unable to capt...

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Page 63: ...be damaged if connected to a 24V battery Specification DC Input Input power 2400VA max at full load Input Current 200A max at full load Input voltage range 10 5 15 5V d c Low battery alarm Audible 11...

Page 64: ...orn insulation and similar phenomena Low Battery alarm Alerts the operator if the battery has become discharged to 11V or lower Low Battery shutdown Automatically shuts the inverter down if the batter...

Page 65: ...Low Battery shutdown If the voltage has recovered above 11 5V the unit will switch on If it doesn t recover after five minutes the system will shut down Replace or re charge batteries up to correct op...

Page 66: ...r is essential to deliver the maximum amount of usable energy to the PFL Cabling Guidelines Use 4AWG copper 90 C insulation rating as the smallest battery cable size This will minimise the voltage dro...

Page 67: ...battery Make a secure connection loose connectors cause excessive voltage drop may cause overheated wires and melted insulation 2 Attached the cable from the negative terminal on the PFL to the negat...

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Page 71: ...Tester to determine the condition of each of the cables and cable cores or by using a TDR to see if all of the cores appear to have the same characteristics i e splices joins transformers etc at appro...

Page 72: ...e greater than 200 where the Arc Reflection method does not work effectively The Impulse Current method is similar to the Arc Reflection method in that both methods send high energy pulses down the ca...

Page 73: ...on the impedance characteristic negative pulse for low impedance to shield faults and positive pulse for high resistance faults With Pulse Echo The time which the pulse needs to travel from the Instr...

Page 74: ...tomatically saved as a reference file Then a HV impulse is applied to the cable the impulse going through the Arc reflection filter This arc reflection filter stretches in time the outgoing pulse whic...

Page 75: ...and flashing faults In Impulse Current we use an Impulse Generator Inductive Coupler C T and the MTDR100 which acts like a transient recorder The surge generator creates a flashover at the point of fa...

Page 76: ...d with the surge generator In Voltage Decay we typically use a High Voltage d c source a voltage divider and the MTDR100 which is operating as a transient recorder HV DC is applied and the voltage inc...

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