Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-700G Series, Instruction Manual

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5.21
Date Code 20170814 Instruction Manual SEL-700G Relay
Metering and Monitoring
Breaker Monitor
10 Percent to 25 Percent Breaker Wear
Refer to Figure 5.21. The current value changes from 7.0 kA to 2.5 kA. 2.5 kA
is interrupted 290 times (290 close/open operations = 480 – 190), pushing the
breaker maintenance curve from the 10 percent wear level to the 25 percent
wear level.
Compare the 100 percent and 25 percent curves. Note that for a given current
value, the 25 percent curve has only 1/4 of the close/open operations of the
100 percent curve.
Figure 5.21 Breaker Monitor Accumulates 25 Percent Wear
10,000
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10 .5
Number of Close/Open Operations
kA Interrupted per Operation
25%