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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

for the

CT-6500

Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer

Vanguard Instruments Company

1710 Grevillea Court
Ontario, California 91761

TEL: (909) 923-9390

September 2003

FAX: (909) 923-9391

Rev 2

Summary of Contents for CT-6500

Page 1: ...PERATING INSTRUCTIONS for the CT 6500 Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer Vanguard Instruments Company 1710 Grevillea Court Ontario California 91761 TEL 909 923 9390 September 2003 FAX 909 923 9391 Rev 2...

Page 2: ...d only by Vanguard Instruments Company s factory personnel or by an authorized repair and service center Unauthorized modifications can cause serious safety hazards and will nullify the manufacturer s...

Page 3: ...r Graphic Printout 5 5 0 CT 6500 Controls and Display 5 6 0 CT 6500 Analyzer Specifications 7 7 0 CT 6500 Special Features 8 7 1 CT 6500 Supplied Cables 8 7 2 CT 6500 Operating Voltages 9 7 3 CT 6500...

Page 4: ...eaker Over Travel Distance 40 9 10 3 Breaker Bounce Back Distance 40 9 10 4 Contact Wipe 40 9 10 5 Breaker Velocity 40 9 10 6 Analysis Point Selections 40 9 10 7 Analysis Point No 1 AP1 41 9 10 8 Anal...

Page 5: ...r Connection 16 Figure 9 0 CT 6500 Operating Steps 17 Figure 10 0 Typical Tabulated Printout of an Open Operation From the Thermal Printer 25 Figure 11 0 Typical Graphic Result From the Thermal Printe...

Page 6: ...27 Table 10 0 Save Timing Shot In EEPROM 32 Table 11 0 Print Timing Shot Directory 33 Table 12 0 Recalling a Timing Shot 35 Table 13 0 Deleting a Timing Shot 36 Table 14 0 Entering Shot Identification...

Page 7: ...ming Chart for ITE Circuit Breaker Model 14 4K 56 APPENDIX C CLOSE OPEN Tabulated Report for ITE Circuit Breaker Model 14 4K 57 APPENDIX D OPEN CLOSE Timing Chart for ITE Circuit Breaker Model 14 4K 5...

Page 8: ...Input channel n One Trip Close Current Monitor channel There are two different modes of operation for the CT 6500 which are Stand Alone Mode and Computer Control Mode The manual will focus on the Stan...

Page 9: ...t The current reading is also printed in the tabulated report 2 5 Travel Transducer Input Channels Each CT 6500 has one digital transducer input channel The CT 6500 will interface with a linear a rota...

Page 10: ...2 10 Diagnostic Capabilities The CT 6500 is designed with self diagnostic capability to check the integrity of the electronics Self testing of the contact cable hook up and transducers permits the use...

Page 11: ...when the supply voltage is under load or when a coil is energized The V1 connection allows the user to monitor the DC power supply s voltage fluctuations during a breaker operation The feature is eff...

Page 12: ...currents Using the Zoom Graphics Mode the user can enlarge the graphical outputs by specifying the timing zone Typical graphical results are shown in Figures 11 0 and12 0 5 0 CT 6500 Controls and Dis...

Page 13: ...nectors Each input is a travel encoder input used for contact motion data 7 Printer No panel marking Thermal printer Microprocessor controlled printer that uses specially treated 4 5 inch wide paper 8...

Page 14: ...Vac Analog voltage recording ranges from 1 0 to 255 Vdc CURRENT SENSOR INPUT 1 non contact hall effect sensor ranging from 0 2 to 20 Amperes DC to 5 kHz BREAKER INITIATE Initiate Open Close Open Clos...

Page 15: ...le 2 0 CT 6500 Cable set ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY 1 GND Cable 1 2 Power Cord 1 3 Contact Cable 3 or 6 or 12 4 Contact Extension Cable 3 or 6 or 12 5 Transducer cable 1 6 Voltage Trigger Leads 3 7 Voltage...

Page 16: ...ower Fuse The CT 6500 uses an AC input module that contains the AC receptacle power switch and protective fuses The 3 Ampere replacement fuses should be 20mm 250Vac fast blow types NOTE The OPEN and C...

Page 17: ...paper holder n Unroll the new thermal paper n Feed the thermal paper into the slot between the paper pocket and the rubber roller The printer will automatically pull the paper under the thermal head n...

Page 18: ...aker s bushings The black clips are connected on the grounded or common side of the bushings For circuit breakers with series contacts connect the contact cables as shown in Figure 3 0 NOTE It is advi...

Page 19: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 12 Figure 3 0 Series Contact Cable Connection...

Page 20: ...nging from 10 to 300 Volts Both the trip and close circuits are protected by 5 Ampere fuses A typical DC trip and DC close control circuit test hookup is shown in Figure 4 0 A typical DC trip and AC c...

Page 21: ...a graphical format Thus the user is able to see the breaker s DC control voltage dip under load conditions Problems such as a poor connection or an excessive voltage drop during operation can be easil...

Page 22: ...h will then start the timing when the CT 6500 senses the voltage across the closing coil See Figure 7 0 for a typical test hookup Another application for external trigger is to start timing the breake...

Page 23: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 16 8 6 Transducer Connection A typical transducer connection is shown on Figure 8 0 See Appendix F for more transducer connections Figure 8 0 Transducer Connection...

Page 24: ...stations it is recommend for the contact channels ground one side of the breaker s bushings HOOKUP CT 6500 1 GROUND THE CT 6500 See NOTE 2 CONNECT CT 6500 CABLES TO BREAKER 3 INSTALL TRANSDUCER WITH C...

Page 25: ...d for the CLOSE OPEN operation since it truly represents when the circuit breaker closed and then opened n Set DELAY The CT 6500 can initiate a CLOSE command and then an OPEN command after a programma...

Page 26: ...RIGGER MODE 1 Internal Trigger 2 External Trigger 4 SELECT INTERNAL TRIGGER PRESS 1 KEY TIMING MODE 1 OPEN 2 CLOSE 3 O C 4 C 0 5 O C O 5 SELECT OPEN OPERATION PRESS 1 KEY OPEN TIMING Hold ARM Switch T...

Page 27: ...TOR PRESS 2 KEY RESISTOR VALUE 1 LESS THAN 1000 OHM 2 1000 to 2000 OHM 3 MORE THAN 2000 OHM 3 SELECT LESS THAN 1000 RESISTOR RANGE PRESS 1 KEY TIMING WINDOWS 1 WINDOW 1 SEC 2 WINDOW 10 SEC 3 WINDOW 20...

Page 28: ...to Table 6 0 on the next page 2 Set DELAY The user can set a delay from 10 to 500 ms between a CLOSE command to the OPEN command 3 No DELAY Both the CLOSE and OPEN commands are initiated by the CT 650...

Page 29: ...4 KEY C O Second Trigger 1 Contact 1 CLOSE 2 Set DELAY 3 No DELAY 6 SELECT CONTACT 1 CLOSE PRESS 1 KEY CLOSE OPEN TIMING Hold ARM Switch Then START STOP to ABORT 7 INITIATE OPEN COMMAND HOLD THE ARM...

Page 30: ...WINDOW 1 SEC 2 WINDOW 10 SEC 3 WINDOW 20 SEC 3 SELECT 1 SECOND WINDOW PRESS 1 KEY TRIGGER MODE 1 Internal Trigger 2 External Trigger 4 SELECT INTERNAL TRIGGER PRESS 1 KEY TIMING MODE 1 OPEN 2 CLOSE 3...

Page 31: ...e 8 0 A typical circuit breaker timing result is shown in Figure 10 0 Table 8 0 Get Tabulated Results STEP OPERATION ACTION DISPLAY 1 GET TIMING RESULTS PRESS 2 KEY 1 PRINT TEST RESULTS 2 PLOT FULL CH...

Page 32: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 25 Figure 10 0 Typical Tabulated Printout of an Open Operation From the Thermal Printer 16 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 13 14 15 17 12 1 2 3...

Page 33: ...delta 3 00 ms 8 Breaker contact stroke was measured as 7 02 inches 9 Contact velocity calculation was 8 55 feet per second 10 Contact over travel distance was measured as 0 01 inches 11 Contact bounce...

Page 34: ...P OPERATION ACTION DISPLAY 1 GET TIMING RESULTS PRESS 2 KEY 1 PRINT TEST RESULTS 2 PLOT FULL CHART 3 PLOT EXPANSION 4 PLOT 0 200 MS 2 PLOT FULL CHART PRESS 2 KEY PLEASE WAIT PLOTTING GRAPH 3 RETURN TO...

Page 35: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 28 Figure 11 0 Typical Graphic Result From the Thermal Printer Contact Trace Travel Trace Initiate Current Analog Voltage Channel V1 Digital Voltage Channel V2...

Page 36: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 29 Figure 12 0 Expansion Graph From 0 to 200ms From the Thermal Printer NOTE Analysis point 1 and point 2 are shown on chart Analysis Point 1 Analysis Point 2...

Page 37: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 30 Figure 13 0 Graphical Interpretation of an Open Timing Shot Figure 14 0 Graphical Interpretation of a Close Timing Shot...

Page 38: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 31 Figure 15 0 Graphical Interpretations of an Open Close and a Close Open Timing Shots...

Page 39: ...RESS 3 KEY 1 SAVE SHOT 2 RECALL SHOT 3 SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT 3 SELECT SAVE SHOT PRESS 1 KEY SAVE SHOT 002 TEST CLOSE DATE 04 23 03 12 36 ENTER TO CONFIRM 4 CONFIRM SAVING SHOT PRESS THE ENTER KE...

Page 40: ...2 RESTORE SHOT 3 SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT 3 SELECT SHORT DIRECTORY PRESS 3 KEY 1 SHORT DIRECTORY 2 FULL DIRECTORY STOP TO QUIT 4 SELECT SHORT DIRECTORY PRESS 1 KEY PRINTING ABBREVIATED DIRECTORY ST...

Page 41: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 34 Figure 16 0 Printout of the Timing Shot Directory From the Thermal Printer...

Page 42: ...UNITS 3 SAVE RESTORE 4 NEXT PAGE 2 SELECT SAVE RESTORE SHOT PRESS 3 KEY 1 SAVE SHOT 2 RESTORE SHOT 3 SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT 3 SELECT RESTORE SHOT PRESS 2 KEY ENTER SHOT NUMBER TO BE RESTORED XXX...

Page 43: ...ESS 3 KEY 1 SAVE SHOT 2 RESTORE SHOT 3 SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT 3 SELECT ERASE SHOT PRESS 4 KEY 1 ERASE SHOT 2 ERASE ALL SHOTS 4 SELECT ERASE SHOT PRESS 1 KEY ENTER SHOT NUMBER TO BE ERASED XXXX EN...

Page 44: ...s and so on To move the cursor forward press the UP ARROW key To move the cursor backwards use the DOWN ARROW key Use the CLEAR key to enter a space Table 14 0 Entering Shot Identification Header STEP...

Page 45: ...ENTER KEY TO CONFIRM ENTER SERIAL NUMBER XXXX ENTER TO CONFIRM 9 ENTER SERIAL NUMBER PRESS KEYS 0 9 AND PRESS THE ENTER KEY TO CONFIRM ENTER SERIAL NUMBER XXXX ENTER TO CONFIRM 10 ENTER OPERATOR NAME...

Page 46: ...Follow the steps in Table 15 0 to put the CT 6500 under computer control Table 15 0 Selecting or Aborting Computer Control STEP OPERATION ACTION DISPLAY 1 SELECT SET UP MENU PRESS 3 KEY 1 ANALYSIS PO...

Page 47: ...close position to the contacts touching or parting positions In the close operation contact wipe is measured from the contacts touching position to the final close position In the open operation the...

Page 48: ...int 1 Contact point is the distance from the contact s closed position to the point where it is in transition from the close to open or the open to close position Contact channel 1 will be used for th...

Page 49: ...ted based upon the data stored inside the memory after any new analysis points were selected The user does not need to operate the breaker again to acquire new contact velocity data after changing the...

Page 50: ...OM CLOSE PRESS 2 KEY OPEN ANALYSIS PT 1 DISTANCE FROM CLOSE VALUE XX XX in ENTER TO CONFIRM 5 ENTER 1 INCH PRESS KEYS 0 9 TO SET 1 00 USE THE ENTER KEY TO CONFIRM OPEN ANALYSIS PT 1 DISTANCE FROM CLOS...

Page 51: ...If an entry is not correct re enter the digits until the screen shows the desired numbers then press the ENTER key 2 Analysis Point 1 is 1 00 inch from the fully closed position 3 Analysis Point 2 is...

Page 52: ...IS POINT 2 MEASUREMENT UNITS 3 SAVE RESTORE 4 NEXT PAGE 2 SELECT MEASUREMENT UNITS PRESS 2 KEY SELECT UNITS 1 ENGLISH 2 METRIC 3 ROTARY TRANSDUCER 3 SELECT METRIC PRESS 2 KEY 1 TIME BRKR 2 GET RSLT 3...

Page 53: ...1 SELECT SET UP MENU PRESS 3 KEY 1 ANALYSIS POINT 2 MEASUREMENT UNITS 3 SAVE RESTORE 4 NEXT PAGE 2 SELECT NEXT PAGE PRESS 4 KEY 1 SHOT DESCRIPTION 2 COMPUTER ITF 3 SET CLOCK 4 SET PRINT MODE 3 SELECT...

Page 54: ...here the contact channel is electrically closed Contact wipe or penetration is the distance measured from the contact position first electrically closed to the final closed latching position Table 19...

Page 55: ...agnostics Table 20 0 Performing a Transducer Self Test STEP OPERATION ACTION DISPLAY 1 SELECT DIAGNOSTIC PRESS 4 KEY 1 SLOW CLOSE TEST 2 PRINT DATA 3 TEST TRANSDUCER 4 CHECK HOOKUP 2 SELECT TRANSDUCER...

Page 56: ...UP 2 SELECT CHECK HOOK UP PRESS 4 KEY MAKE SURE BREAKER IS IN CLOSE POSITION THEN PRESS START 3 INITIATE TEST PRESS THE START KEY 1 2 3 C 4 RETURN TO MAIN MENU PRESS THE STOP KEY 1 TIME BREAKER 2 GET...

Page 57: ...g STEP OPERATION ACTION DISPLAY 1 SELECT SET UP MENU PRESS 3 KEY 1 ANALYSIS POINT 2 MEASUREMENT UNITS 3 SAVE RESTORE 4 NEXT PAGE 2 SELECT NEXT PAGE PRESS 4 KEY 1 SHOT DESCRIPTION 2 COMPUTER ITF 3 SET...

Page 58: ...e user can always turn on the rest of the timing channels and transducer channels by following the steps shown in table below Table 23 0 Channel Configuration STEP OPERATION ACTION DISPLAY 1 SELECT SE...

Page 59: ...e OPEN test and CLOSE coil for the CLOSE test This CT 6500 6 will operate as a slave device n Set the CT 6500 6 to start a test using EXTERNAL TRIGGER n Set the CT 6500 12 to start a test using INTERN...

Page 60: ...e test n Make sure one side of the breaker in not grounded n Make sure the breaker operates on the Open or Close test only A dual operation OPEN CLOSE or CLOSE OPEN will result in 0 ms reading n Damag...

Page 61: ...rint Results mode n See section 9 17 12 Where can one get some thermal paper n Call the factory at 909 923 9390 or BG Instruments at 509 893 9881 The CT 6500 uses TP 4 thermal paper n In case of an em...

Page 62: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 55 APPENDIX A ITE Circuit Breaker model 14 4K Timing Chart AP1 1 5 AP2 3 5 Bounce Back...

Page 63: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 56 APPENDIX B CLOSE OPEN Timing Chart for ITE Circuit Breaker Model 14 4K...

Page 64: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 57 APPENDIX C CLOSE OPEN Tabulated Report for ITE Circuit Breaker Model 14 4K...

Page 65: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 58 APPENDIX D OPEN CLOSE Timing Chart for ITE Circuit Breaker Model 14 4K...

Page 66: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 59 APPENDIX E OPEN CLOSE Tabulated Report for ITE Circuit Breaker Model 14 4K...

Page 67: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 60 APPENDIX F CT 6500 Transducer Illustration Linear Transducer on an OCB Rotary Transducer on Alstom HE 1014 Circuit Breaker...

Page 68: ...CT 6500 Operating Instructions 61 Rotary Transducer on ABB HMB Mech String Transducer on ABB 72PM Circuit Breaker...

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