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PowlVac® ARG & ARM Series 4 Vacuum Circuit Breakers
5kV & 15kV - 1200A, 2000A, & 3000A - 25kA, 36kA, 50kA, & 63kA
01.4IB.60306
Figure 12 Secondary Disconnect Override
Device
The MOC actuator is exposed when the circuit
breaker is outside the metal-clad switchgear
and can cause serious injury if the test
personnel or any object is in the travel path
during operation. Care should be taken to
isolate the MOC side of the circuit breaker for
these tests.
!
CAUTION
Push the manual close operator
(
) inward and the circuit breaker
will close. The circuit breaker open/closed
indicator located above the manual close
operator will now display
“BREAKER CLOSED”. Push the manual
trip operator (
) inward, which is
located at the top of the escutcheon and
the circuit breaker open/closed indicator
will now display “BREAKER OPEN”.
5) Electrical Operation Check
To check the basic electrical operation
of the circuit breaker, a circuit breaker
test cabinet should be used. Connect
the secondary disconnect from the
test cabinet to the circuit breaker to be
tested. The test cabinet provides control
voltage via a secondary disconnect plug
to the circuit breaker and the appropriate
control switches to verify the close and
open functions of the circuit breaker.
Specialized versions of the test cabinet
may also contain circuits for circuit
breakers equipped with dual shunt trip
coils, undervoltage devices, or other
options. With the secondary disconnect
plug installed in the circuit breaker under
test, operate the power switch on the
test cabinet. The charging motor will
automatically charge the stored energy
mechanism’s main closing springs.
Operation of the control switch on the test
cabinet to the “close” position will cause the
circuit breaker to close.
The circuitry is arranged to cause the
charging motor to operate again and
charge the main closing spring. Operating
the control switch on the test cabinet to
the “open” position will cause the circuit
breaker to open.
Alternatively, a test jumper cable may be
used to electrically operate the circuit
breaker using the control circuitry of the
circuit breaker compartment. Caution
must be exercised if this option is chosen
to ensure that operation of the control
circuitry of the compartment used for
test does not cause undesirable effects
or unintended operation of other
interconnected equipment such as
supervisory controls, SCADA, or automatic
transfer schemes.