Isa Cba 1000
Isa Cba 1000
Isa Cba 1000
21
APPLICATION GUIDE
FOR THE
CIRCUIT BREAKER ANALYZER
AND MICROOHMMETER
MOD. CBA 1000
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CONTENTS
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SH O R T FO REW O RD
Dear user,
I often wondered why the user’s manual is not very much used,
even if it includes valuable information. As me too I am a user of
such manuals, the answer I have given myself is that valuable
information are concealed somewhere in the thick thing, and I do
not have time to waste to find it. So, either the manual is actually
of help, or I ignore it.
Luca Biotti
Q&A Manager
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S AFE TY AT W O R K
IMPORTANT
Don’t position the equipment so that is difficult to operate the
disconnecting device.
The Product includes a rechargeable NI-Cd battery (the battery
must be supplied and substituted only by manufacturer).
The Product deals with voltages and currents that may be lethal
to the unadvertised user. Besides, in order to avoid any danger in
case of fault inside the Product, the device under test should have
the following characteristics:
. Connection sockets must be not accessible;
. Input circuits must have an isolation degree at least equal to the
one of the Product.
. The symbol
! is related to dangerous output, and is
located close to the coil drivers.
If you want to clean the test set, don’t pour liquids on it: they
could pour in, and damage some card.
Of these points, the first three are very hazardous, both for the
user and the test set. THESE TYPES OF FAULT ARE NOT
COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.
1 I NT RO D U CT IO N
The manual has been revised to the firmware revision 2.21. The
firmware revision is shown at power-on on the main screen.
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If your test set is not upgraded, you have to connect to the ISA
WEB site:
www.isatest.com,
enter the customer area with the test set number, and download
the firmware RELATED TO : DON’T MISTAKE PLEASE. Then use
UPGRADE in the TDMS services to transfer the new file into your
test set.
2 C B T IM I N G T ES T
2.1.1 CB contacts.
If you have more than two chambers per phase, you can split the
test in three, testing one phase at a time: you can connect up to
six chambers per phase.
The alternative solution is to use two (or more; up to 4) CBA
1000, taking advantage of the Master-Slave option (one Master,
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The CBA 1000 on the left is the Master: this is the one to which
are connected the coils (only one is shown). The Slave is the one
that monitors the additional chambers: its Slave input is
connected to the Master output of the Master CBA 1000. Before
starting the test on the Master unit, on the Slave unit(s) you
have to select the Slave operation, as follows.
to socket O1, the Open phase 2 coil command to socket O2; the
Open phase 3 coil command to socket O3.
If you don’t use the optional connection cables, the cross section
should be enough for the coil drive current: at least 6 sq. mm, in
order to minimize the current drop.
Note that, if you use the three opening coils option, when you
enter the Test options menu and select a sequence involving
Open (Open, Open-Close, Close-Open, Open–Close–Open), the
following additional selection is displayed.
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Now, select the coil current range. In order to have the best
measurement accuracy, you should select the closest range
bigger than the test current; however, don’t select a range less
than the peak, else it would be clipped in the test result diagram.
NOTE: if the test set is supplied by the mains, the LED turns red
as soon as the contact is sensed; if it is supplied by the battery,
contacts are tested only as the test is started.
On the first test, you have to input the tests header, as follows.
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You can key in the header by the keyboard, that uses the logic of
portable phones. Once test data are input, you can proceed with
the test. As you are finished with a CB, don’t forget to input the
new CB header.
Selecting Show setups you get the list of the saved setups: you
can choose the desired one. If these values match with what you
want to do, you can immediately start the test; else, you can
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enter the menu, modify the desired parameters and then save
the setting, before proceeding. For instance, if you want to
modify the timing setting, act as follows:
Menu > Recording options > Open to close delay > (new
value) RET
Note that it is possible to time the duration so that the Open coil
command arrives while the Close coil command is still active.
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Now, you are ready for the test. As you see, on the front panel
there are two buttons in all: one selects the type of test; the
other one starts the test. You don’t have to use the Menu
selection to set the desired test. After power-on, the default
selection is OCO; for instance, if you want to perform an O-C test,
press the SEL button until the OC LED turns on: the test is
selected.
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Now, press the START button: the buzzer warns eight times that
the test is about to start, then the test is performed. The LED
above the pushbutton turns on until the test is over.
The dotted lines mark the Open, Close, Open commands. You can
examine the diagram, and verify current peaks and waveform,
main contact timing, pre-insertion resistor timing, by moving the
two cursors. Cursor selection is performed checking t1 or t2: after
selection, turning the wheel the cursor can be moved to the
desired point. As you move it, time measurements are updated;
to the left, current values are the ones selected by the cursor.
Pressing 5 on the keyboard, the movement is slowed down for a
better pointing at the diagram.
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If the result is OK, you can save it, and perform other tests; else,
you can repeat it, ignoring the warning message about saving.
Saving the result is performed using the Result selection:
Key in the file name: as soon as you press the knob, the memory
is updated.
result diagram and the test result table. Let us consider first the
diagrams.
The first measurement is the delay between the Open (Close) coil
command and the corresponding main contact Opened (Closed)
position. The following figure shows the recording with an Open –
Close command: delays are referred to coil commands.
In its action, the filter does not show the short bounces; so, there
can be a mismatch between the bounce duration, shown in the
result table, and the display. If it is desired to view these
bounces, it is possible to select “Original waveforms” in
Preferences: this can be useful also to verify that there is not too
much noise, especially with the BSG option.
Other relevant measurements are the Open coil current and Close
coil current: they are metered moving the cursors on the desired
point.
The reported bounce value is the longest one among the contacts
being in series.
CLOSE
CB CONTACT
OPEN
DWELL
When you load a result, the screen becomes the following one.
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If you want to start a new test, press Set on the screen, or the
DEL button on the test set.
After powering-on CBA 1000, first of all select the type of input
(dry or with voltage); then, check that the contact status
displayed by LED’s on the front matches with the nominal one
(light ON = Closed or With voltage), and correct if something is
wrong. The selection is performed as follows.
The selection defines the type of test. Standard tests are always
available, while tests on the CB’s under-voltage coil and the
minimum voltage test on standard coils depend upon the
availability of the options: Four Coils, MTC (Minimum Trip Coil).
If you are on the main window, you can act on SEL: opening this
window the performed selection is displayed. In the normal
operation way, if you don’t need to change the default selections,
after power-on select with SEL the desired test and start it.
- With the “Close” selection, the test set issues a Close command.
The last selection, Minimum Trip Coil time delay, allows to test
the timing of the CB's under-voltage coil protection: purpose of
the test is to verify the CB performance when the DC supply is
lost.
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DC V
JUMPER
UNDER-VOLTAGE
COIL
0 DC V
10. Fit back the jumper, that keeps the CB's under-voltage coil
in the normal position, then press again the knob: C3 opens, but
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11. The window shows the O3 coil current, and the CB opening.
In the Results table are reported O3 current and opening timings,
starting from the O3 voltage loss.
12. You can measure the open delay, save the result or repeat
the test: in this instance, you have to send a Close command
before next test.
13. After the last test, while the CB is open, connect again the
CB's under-voltage coil to the auxiliary DC voltage supply: the
test is finished.
OPTION 250 V 70 V
Maximum input voltage 250 V 70 V
Maximum operating voltage 240 V 50 V
Minimum operating voltage 50 V 16 V
Maximum voltage drop 120 V 45 V
Minimum voltage drop 10 V 5V
Voltage adjustment step 2V 0,5 V
Voltage accuracy 2V 0,5 V
Maximum output current 4 A; dV < 10 A; dV <
60 V; 12 V;
2 A; dV > 5 A; dV > 12
60 V V
Maximum test duration 500 ms 500 ms
If the test is stopped, the test set displays the following message.
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The test is selected going to Menu, then test option, and then
checking the “Enable minimum voltage test”: the following screen
is displayed.
Menu > Analog channel / Coils settings > Check Enabled >
Analog input 500 V > Select Voltage input range 500 V
The test result table is the same as usual, with the addition of the
test voltage.
UNDER-
VOLTAGE
COIL
the operator to open the jumper across the MTC option sockets,
with the following message:
MTC ACTIVATED!
Remove the jumper.
Press the knob to start the test.
Remove the jumper and press the knob: the display says
TEST IN PROGRESS
11. The test set reduces the voltage across the coil with a ramp
having a slope of 20 V/s; the descent is stopped when the voltage
reaches its minimum. During the ramp, the test set monitors the
main contact inputs (actually the test is referred to input A1), in
order to memorize the intervention threshold.
12. Once the minimum is reached, the voltage stays at that value
during the stabilization time, and then increases with a ramp at
the same slope until the nominal voltage is reached. The CB
should not close, as there is no CLOSE command; if it does, the
voltage at which the CB closes is displayed.
13. After this, the following message is displayed.
TEST COMPLETED!
Press the knob to de-activate the MTC.
And the test result is displayed.
14. Set back the bridge: the test is over.
15. Restore the connections to the CB's under-voltage coil before
closing the CB again.
The test result table shows the voltage threshold at the time of
intervention.
Remove the jumper and press the knob: the display says
TEST IN PROGRESS
12. The test set issues a CLOSE command, to make sure that the
CB is closed; then, about 2 s after, the voltage drops to the
minimum value, stays down during about 0.4 s and goes up
again. The CB should open; the test set records the timing of all
the selected main contact inputs, in order to memorize the
intervention time (actually, the time is measured on input A1).
13. After this, the following message is displayed.
TEST COMPLETED!
Press the knob to de-activate the MTC.
The test result table shows the breaker opening time delay, which
is measured on input A1.
The test result is split into two windows: the first one is displayed
as test is over, as follows.
This part shows the opening of pole C1 and its timing. To access
the second part recording you have to select the two arrows
, press to enter, rotate the knob and select Rec 2:
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The test set has six analog inputs plus three digital ones:
. Coil currents; two standard, four optional;
. High voltage (up to 350 V AC): one;
. Low voltage (up to 5 V DC): one.
The two inputs are isolated between them and with respect to
other circuits.
Open and Close coil currents measurement cannot be selected.
Other inputs are provided for the test of:
. Auxiliary DC voltage (500 V input);
. Motors AC voltage (500 V input);
. Auxiliary DC current (500 V input or 5 V DC, with the current
probe option);
. Analog position transducers (5 V DC): for this case, the test set
is also provided with an accurate voltage source.
3.1.1 Introduction
There are two types of transducers: analog and digital. CBA 1000
does not control digital transducers: the feature is available with
CBA 2000.
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Vc = V * P / L
From this, the test set computes the stroke of the cursor, and
therefore the CB movement.
For the linear transducer there are two ends which cannot be
trespassed during the test.
. N. 1 Big mechanical clamp (4) , with two threaded holes for the
arm (2). It can be used to lock the linear transducer (6), or to
lock all to a support;
. N. 1 Support for the rotating transducer (5), with a threaded
hole for the arm (2);
. After having labelled the input and its phase, the first set of data
is referred to the transducer. You can select the type of
transducer: degree for angular, mm or Inch for linear.
Next you have to key in the total transducer stroke, that is the
transducer movement: it will be, for instance, 350° for an angular
transducer, and 100 or 200 mm for a linear one.
.Next, you have to inform about the supply voltage for the
transducer. If it is the internal source, the test can continue; else,
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The first problem is that CBA 1000 needs a voltage input. This
problem is easily solved connecting the transducer output to a
resistor of a well-known value. There is an additional problem:
you cannot exceed the maximum resistance rating for the
converter. A reasonable choice is to use a resistor of 1 kOhm, for
the 0 to 5 mA converters, and of 250 Ohm, for the 4 to 20 mA
one. One kOhm resistors are easily found with a tolerance of 1%,
0.5%, or even 0.1%: the accuracy is up to you. For the 250 Ohm
resistor, parallel 4 resistors rated 1 kOhm.
When you connect the resistor to the transducer output, you will
have a voltage drop across it of 0 to 5 V, for the 0-5 mA
converter, or of 1 V at 4 mA, and 5 V at 20 mA, for the second
one. Connect the resistor to our measurement input.
Next, the problem is that the test set asks for the nominal
transducer stroke. The point is that the test set understands that
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when the voltage input is 0 V the stroke is 0, and that when the
voltage input is 5 V the stroke is maximum. With 0 to 5 mA
converters we have no problem, and we can proceed as usual.
As the variation is 50% of the total, you may say that you have a
stroke of 50 mm, and the transducer stroke is 100 mm long. If
you program the transducer total stroke of 100*5/4 = 125 mm,
the actual stroke will occur between 2 V = 50 mm and 4 V = 100
mm; the delta is 50 mm, as you desire.
The fact is that, when you calibrate, you compute the actual
stroke, between two points which are neither 0 V nor + 5 V, and
you have the correct stroke measurement.
In conclusion, with this trick you are able to use also these
transducers.
. Prior to testing, you can also select Datum points, which are the
reference points where the speed is computed for the test result
recording. At the end of the test, if you press the Res button, the
displayed speed value is the average between datum points A and
B. The coordinates of these points are the followings:
NOTE: for all selections, in the test result diagram, the ZERO
value is the CLOSED position. In all diagrams, the CLOSED
position is always drawn as a BOLD line.
The test set reports in the results table the key parameters of the
diagram:
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Where :
. TOTAL STROKE is the contact stroke between mechanical ends,
with shock absorbing medium removed ;
. A and B BOUNDS are the stroke limits between mechanical
ends, with shock absorbing medium removed ;
. CB STROKE is the contact stroke during normal operation: it is
limited by shock absorbers;
. A and B POSITIONS are the stroke limits between the shock
absorbers ;
. OVER-TRAVEL A and B are the limits dynamically reached by the
contact during normal operation;
. OVER-TRAVEL STROKE is the difference between the contact
position at rest and the position dynamically reached during the
movement;
. A and B MARGINS are the residual shock absorber strokes,
before the mechanism beats against the mechanical ends: these
are what we are looking for.
The fact that the first limit is referred to the Open or Closed
position is not relevant. The calibration will be performed
separately on the three phases; once the first phase has been
selected, press Execute: the window displays the first
measurement.
The A bound is set to zero, and taken as the reference for further
measurements. Move again the contact, and take it to B bound:
the B bound figure changes. Of course, this value will be bigger
than the final contact stroke: the difference is the total available
margin. Once you have reached the B bound, press F4: the
window becomes the following one.
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The screen displays the Open and Closed extra strokes: it is now
possible to verify if they are the ones foreseen; otherwise,
pressing DEL it is possible to delete the measurements and to
start over again. If extra strokes are OK, change the phase and
repeat the procedure.
. Total stroke;
. O/C extra stroke;
. O/C margin.
The test set allows monitoring any analog voltage; for instance, it
could be interesting to watch:
. Motors current or voltage;
. Auxiliary supply current or voltage.
The window is the following one. Note that if the voltage input is
AC instead of DC, you can select the AC input checking the icon
.
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The result window displays the analog input waveform during the
test. Measurements are performed moving the cursor on the
desired points, but there is no value in the test result table.
The test execution is the same as for CB contacts test. The result
window displays the analog input waveform during the test.
Measurements are performed moving the cursor on the desired
points, but there is no value in the test result table.
It is possible to:
Label the current to be measured;
Select if the current is DC or AC; in the latter instance,
check the sinusoidal waveform icon
Select the V/A clamp constant;
Select the maximum test current.
With these parameters, the screen will perform the conversion
from voltage to current, and display the current.
The result window displays the analog input waveform during the
test. Measurements are performed moving the cursor on the
desired points, but there is no value in the test result table.
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4 ST AT I C RE S IST A N CE T E ST
The test is performed applying a high current to the test object (if
it is a CB contact it must be Closed), and measuring the voltage
drop across it.
The high current cables are connected to the high current sockets
(19): they should have a cross section of 25 sq. mm, in order to
minimize the voltage drop; besides, they should be twisted
along the maximum possible cable length, in order to
minimize the inductance.
The figure above shows the connection, with one pole grounded.
However, during this test both ends can be grounded: the
resistance of ground connections, that is in parallel to CB contact
resistance, is in the range of 10 mOhm, and it does not affect
very much the measurement, that is in the range of 100 µOhm or
less: if the CB contact resistance is greater than 100 µOhm, then
the contact is damaged and needs an intervention for repairing it.
In fact, with a nominal current is 1000 A, the contact resistance
power dissipation is 1 W per µOhm: 1 mOhm means an 1 kW
power dissipation.
Now you can perform the test: with different test numbers and
labels they will be separately recorded.
A. TEST OF A RESISTANCE
Press START: the test set beeps and displays a cursor that
correspond to the level of charging of the capacitor. After some
beeping, as soon as the capacitor is fully charged, the current is
injected, the voltage drop measured, the corresponding
resistance measured. Test current, voltage drop and resistance
are displayed to the right. If the measurement is good, pressing
SAVE, the resistance is added to the test results table.
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The time to wait between two tests is about 1 minute, that serves
to charge the capacitor.
If the measurement is OK, select another phase or contact,
change connections and continue until all contacts have been
tested.
5 D Y N AM IC RE SI S T A N CE T E ST
MEASUREMENT CONNECTIONS
AFTER HIGH CURRENT CLAMPS
The figure above shows the connection, with one pole grounded.
NOTE. During this test, both ends can be grounded: the
resistance of ground connections, that is in parallel to CB contact
resistance, is in the range of 10 mOhm, and it does not affect
very much the measurement, that is in the range of 100 µOhm or
less. If on an HV CB the CB contact resistance is greater than 100
µOhm, then the contact is damaged, and needs an intervention
for repairing it. In fact, with a nominal current of 1000 A, the
contact resistance power dissipation is 1 W per µOhm: 1 mOhm
means a 1 kW power dissipation.
A) CLOSE TEST
The three diagrams are superimposing too much, so, for a better
understanding, you can go to View, and remove the voltage and
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Now it can be clearly seen that the resistance has a starting peak
(1), that goes down in 4.4 ms: at the meantime, the current goes
to a stable value. This part of the resistance diagram is to be
ignored, as it comes from the connection cables inductance,
which cannot be eliminated.
We have cut the recording in four areas, separated by the dotted lines.
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1 2 3 4
In the area 1), the contact is still open: current is zero, resistance
is > 3 mOhm: in this test, we used the 1 mOhm range. The red
cursor, T1, reads > 3 mOhm.
In the area 3), the current is stable: the blue cursor, at T2,
measures the static contact resistance (0.106 mOhm).
You may see that the current was interrupted after about 24 ms,
and the resistance was out of scale. The point here is that this CB
had passed all other tests, and was OK to be put in service!
Luckily, the operator decided to perform also the dynamic
resistance test. They found all nuts being loose. This single test
paid the expenses to purchase the CBA!
B) OPEN TEST
The three diagrams are superimposing too much; so, for a better
understanding, you can go to View, and remove all unless the
resistance: this is how the screen looks like.
4
1 2
3
Now it can be clearly seen that the resistance has a starting value
(1) higher than the nominal one.
When the current is injected, during 4.4 ms, the resistance has a
variation (2). This part of the resistance diagram is to be ignored,
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1 4 5
3
In the area 1), the contact is still closed, but current is zero,
resistance is > 3 mOhm: in this test, we used the 1 mOhm range.
In the area 3), the current is stable: the red cursor, at T1,
measures the static contact resistance (0.191 mOhm).
In the area 4), the contact starts opening; the resistance grows
to 2.5 mOhm (blue cursor at T2) in about 3.6 ms. This resistance
variation is to be considered, because, given the high currents
involved in short-circuit opening, there is a lot of heat being
generated. The ideal is no resistance change until the opening.
Close 1: Dynamic CLOSE test; only one end grounded. When the
test is started, the current will not be generated, until the contact
closes. At cursor 1 the resistance is infinite; at cursor 2, we
measure the contact resistance (0.629 mOhm).
Unlike the dynamic resistance Close test, when both ends are
grounded, the current flows as soon as it is started; so, it is
important to program the Close delay, as it is in the Open test.
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Open 1: Dynamic OPEN test; only one end grounded. When the
test is started, the current flows through the closed contact; next
to CB opening, the current is stopped. At cursor 1 the resistance
is the one of the contact (0.629 mOhm); at cursor 2, the
resistance is infinite.
Open 2: Dynamic OPEN test; both ends grounded. When the test
is started, the current flows through the closed contact; next to
CB opening, the current flows through the ground connection. At
cursor 1 the resistance is the one of the contact (0,601 mOhm);
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Unfortunately, these resistances are too small for the BSG option
to operate. However, with the dynamic resistance test it is
possible to measure the CB timing, as follows.
The procedure is the same for the CLOSE delay. In our example,
the resistance with the CB open is 134 μOhm; as the CB closes, it
decreases to 10 μOhm. The screen is the following one.
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6 BO TH S ID ES GR O U N DE D T EST W IT H BS G 10 00
BSG 1000 has been developed to allow to perform the test EVEN
IF BOTH GROUNDS ARE CLOSED. The operating principle takes
advantage of the fact that the ground connection has a resistance
in the range of 10 – 20 mOhm, that is at least 10 times the CB
contact resistance.
VOLTAGE
MEASUREMENT V IN 20 A
BSG1000
BYPASS
RESISTANCE
GROUND
CONNECTION
RESISTANCES
BYPASS:
ONE PER
CONTACT
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NOTE: if the measuring head is for two poles and the CB has only
one pole, connect the unused clamp to the black clamp: don’t
leave them un-connected!
. Prior to connect BSG, perform two resistance tests, in order to
measure the resistance in Closed and Open situation. This serves
to set the resistance thresholds during the test. The ideal Open
contact resistance is close to 5 mOhm, that is the maximum
threshold setting. If the Open resistance is more than 8 mOhm,
clamp another shunt in parallel.
. Connect the BSG 1000 measuring heads’ current outputs to CB
main contacts, using the three 10sq. mm cables.
. Connect BSG 1000 measuring heads signal inputs to CB main
contacts, using the measurement clamps.
. Connect the three BSG 1000 measuring heads to BSG 1000
main unit (three shielded cables, 10 m long).
. Select the page for the setting of breaker channels, that will
modify as follows. This means that CBA 1000 has detected that
the option is present;
. For the Open threshold, input a value equal to 95% of the Open
resistance measurement that you have previously performed (but
not more than 5 mOhm).
. For the Closed threshold, two choices:
. With normal CB’s, program a Closed threshold 200 µOhm less
than the Open one;
. If the CB has a graphite nozzle (typical resistance 0.5 mOhm),
input a Closed threshold value equal the Closed resistance
measurement plus 200 µOhm: the duration of the graphite
closing will be displayed with a line with intermediate thickness;
the CB time measurement will be taken when the graphite closes.
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Any resistance value less than the Closed threshold is sensed and
the contact is displayed as Closed. Any resistance value more
than the Open threshold is sensed, and the contact is displayed
as Open. Any resistance value between these thresholds is
sensed and displayed as a Resistive contact: this is the case for
graphite nozzles.
. Issue an Open CB command: the CBA diagram should show the
contact OPEN. If not, go to the BSG 1000 menu, threshold
selection, and reduce the threshold until contacts are sensed
Open;
. Now, issue a Close CB command: the CBA diagram should show
the contact CLOSED. If not, go to the LOW threshold selection,
and increase it until contacts are sensed Closed.
The possible cases for the threshold settings are summarized in
the following table.
CB DIAGRAM CORRECTION
OPEN CLOSED REDUCE HIGH
THRESHOLD
CLOSED OPEN INCREASE LOW
THRESHOLD
NOTE: LED’S on the front panel don’t follow the contact status
unless as the test is performed.
and the similar messages for clamps black and blue: please,
correct.
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Sequence of operation
The BSG measuring heads generate the current only when a
test is to be performed.
The current generation is initiated by CBA 1000, by means of
the Master output. The START signal goes to the BSG Main
unit, that, in turn, commands the Measuring Heads.
One minute is necessary to charge the capacitors: if this time is
not elapsed, you are alerted by a message.
When the capacitor is charged the heads inform the CBA via
the Main unit; at this moment, the CBA drives the CB coils, and
the time measurement starts.
The head measures the contact resistance, compares it to the
threshold and communicates in real time the result (CLOSED,
GRAPHITE or OPEN) to the Main unit;
The Main unit converts this information into a voltage level that
is sensed by CBA as CLOSED, RESISTANCE or OPEN. These
operations are performed at very high speed, so that the time
measurement is not influenced;
CBA measures the times, and displays the results as a thick –
intermediate – thin line;
It is possible to change the resistance threshold operating on
the CBA screen.
When time tests are executed with the BSG 1000, it is possible to
observe some time deviation when you compare time results
taken with the option to the same results taken without the
option. The reason is explained in the following sketch, that
shows the resistance change versus time during the Close and
Open
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transitions.
The sketch shows that, during the Close operation, there is some
time between the moment when the CB contact resistance is 100
mOhm and when it goes down to values such as 10 mOhm to 1
mOhm; the same occurs during the Open operation. The amount
of time difference depends upon the type of CB and of its
isolation mean. Now, the point is that during the normal time
measurement, when the contact resistance is 100 mOhm the
contact is detected as closed, and the Close time delay is T1 CL,
but the 100 mOhm threshold cannot be used during the BSG test
as the Closed level, because of the paralleling shunts. The same
is for the Open delay time measurement, where the measured
delay is T1 OP. This causes a time difference with respect to the
normal measurement, where:
- The Close delay is LONGER than the normal one;
- The OPEN delay is SHORTER than the normal one.
On the other side, it has to be considered that during our test the
reading head does not measure the CB contact resistance: it
measures the PARALLEL resistance between the CB contact and
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7 F IR ST TR I P T ES T
I
CB
I Clamp
OPEN COIL COMMAND
Circuits
CBA
500 V
AUX 1
input
. In the Test options window select Open (one test only); in the
recording options select: 50 ms as Open coil duration, 20 ms as
pre-trigger duration, frequency 2000 Hz, 0.2 s as test duration:
this improves the test result resolution.
. Now the test set is ready to perform the test. Go to the test
diagram and press START: after a short while, the display will
show the message “Armed” on the left top of the display.
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. The timing can be read by using the key 4 to zoom the first part
of the diagram: the screen is now the following one.
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8 SW IT CH S Y N C T EST
I
CB
I Clamp
CLOSE COIL COMMAND
Circuits
CBA
500 V
AUX 1
input
. Connect the Hall effect clamp to the 500 V analog input, and
clamp it to the secondary side of the selected CT.
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. In the Test options window select Close (one test only); in the
recording options select: 50 ms as Close coil duration, 20 ms as
pre-trigger duration, frequency 2000 Hz, 0.2 s as test duration:
this improves the test result resolution.
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Now the test set is ready to perform the test. Go to the test
diagram and press START: after a short while, the display will
show the message “Armed” on the left top of the display.
It is possible to see very well that the current starts at the zero
crossing.