Sitras SCD-C

Compact Short-circuiting Device

Voltage limiting-device for DC traction power supply

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Sitras SCD-C  Compact Short-circuiting Device
Application

In DC traction systems, impermissible touch voltages may occur between the return circuit and the
structure earth due to operational and short-circuit currents.
In this case, according EN 50122-1, a voltage limiting device must be used.

• Protection against personal injury

Impermissible touch voltages are prevented
• Monitoring of the potential of the return
circuit
Earth faults in the contact line are detected,
thus enabling them to be cleared by feeder
substations

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Features

• Maximum protection for persons

rapid response time fulfills EN 50122-1 over the entire
time range up to 20 ms
• Operational safety and reliability
verified by type testing in accordance with EN 50526-2
• Low maintenance requirement
due to the use of a very fast direct-current contactor
which eliminates the need for maintenance-intensive
voltage fuses
• Efficient
- demand-oriented design
- very high degree of standardization
• Very small space requirement
- compact design
- wall mounting
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Design

• Controlled by electronic card

(no programmable logic control / no software)
• Extra fast contactor with high
short-circuit making capacity
• Electronic card and contactor meets EN 50122-1
(response time <20 ms)
• Cable bushings at the bottom
• Analog meters in front door

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Components

Relays and miniature

circuit breaker Electronic control card

Terminal block
Auxiliary power supply

DC contactor

Current sensor
Bypass and
isolating links

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Block diagram

• The Sitras SCD-C reduces excessively high voltages by reliably short-circuiting the return circuit and
structure earth temporarily.
• The formation of stray currents is minimized by automatic opening of the short-circuiting device.

Short-circuiting device Sitras SCD-C

U
U>
Return circuit,
Rail
Control electronics

Equipotential bonding busbar Earth, structure earth

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Power section block diagram

V U
Isolating
Link
A I

Control
electronic
Contactor

Return circuit, rail

Bypass
Link

Structur earth

Cubicle
Frame

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Electronic control card  Functions

• Control of contactor, due to mode

(active / inactive)
• In active mode:
- touch voltage supervision
(closing condition)
- observation contactor´s reopening
time delay and braking current
(opening condition)
• Fault supervision of contactor
• Actuation of amperemeter

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Electronic control card  Settings

Max. reopening current of contactor I RO,

adjustable by potentiometer

Reopening time delay of contactor t RO,

adjustable by jumper

Jumpers park position

Tripping voltage U>,

adjustable by three jumpers

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Voltage supervision (active mode)

• Two supervision channels:

Return circuit, rail - U>> for short-time conditions
(due to short-circuit currents)
Control electronic - U> for temporary conditions
(due to operational currents)
U • Total response times:
- U>> 20 ms
I
Contactor - U> 519 ms

U
U>>
1 ms

19 ms

U>
0,5 s

Structur earth

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Contactor reopening (active mode)

contactor closed
T 0 AND reopen contactor
10 s
delay on

IRO
I

60 s T 0
• The contactor opens, if the mea-
delay on sured current stays under the
reopening current and the time
delay runs out

1: jumper in • Range of max. reopening current

IRO: 40…800 A
0: jumper out

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Limit curves according standard EN 50122-1

U [V]
• Limit value pairs from tables in standards
1000
• Limit values are RMS values
• Intermediate values calculated by linear
interpolation
• For workshops / depots, special require-
ments in the range > 300 s (dotted curve)
EN 50122-1 DC

120 V
100

60 V

10
1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000 t [ms]

20 ms 300 s

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Tripping characteristics versus DC limit curve

U [V]
• Limit value U>>: Fixed value
1000
• Limit value U>:
- Adjustable
- 6 values available
270 V

EN 50122-1 DC

120 V
100
95 V
85 V
70 V
60 V

35 V

U>> U>

10
1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000 t [ms]

20 ms 519 ms

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Available trip voltages

U>
limit value
Jumper positions
i
120 V

95 V

85 V

70 V

60 V

35 V

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Tested short-time withstand current

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Auxiliaries interfaces

power commands signals

supply

contactor
AC 230 V quit fault activate deactivate FAULT OPENED CLOSED

-X1 1 4 3 8 5 9 10 2 11 12 13 14 15

-K40 -K30 -
K50
L N -K30
I>

-F11 N L
-K56
L N

Sitras SCD-C

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Operators interfaces

Amperemeter: contactor current

Voltmeter: rail potential

Illuminated pushbutton:
activate / contactor OPENED

Indicator light: Contactor CLOSED

Illuminated pushbutton:
deactivate / INACTIV

Illuminated pushbutton:
quit fault / FAULT

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Operational states

automatic behavior in active mode

ACTIV
commands
defect of device i
OPENED

voltage
supervision

self-actuating
deactivate
reopening
ACTIV INACTIV
CLOSED CLOSED

activate

quittieren

Fault
Fault

deactivate
ACTIV INACTIV
FAULT FAULT
CLOSED CLOSED

activate

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Technical data

For nominal voltages Un 750 V and 1,500 V

Rated current [A] 800

Rated short-time withstand current 250 ms (I Ncw = ÎNcw) [kA] 21.8

Tripping voltage U> (default value) [V] 120 / 95 / 85 / 70 / 60 / 35

Auxiliary voltage [V AC] 230

Mechanical lifespan [switching operations] 150,000

Height x Width x Depth [mm] 1,000 x 500 x 400

Degree of protection IP40

Weight [kg] 75

Color RAL 7047

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Certificates

Type test acc. to EN 50526-2

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References

Since the market introduction in 2009 approx. 130 compact short-circuiting devices were delivered or
ordered:
Europe Asia
• Belgium • Turkey
• France
• Germany Australia
• Norway • Australia
• Spain
• United Kingdom

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