TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System

TDR9000

Jozef Levi
TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System

PART II

Jozef Levi
 TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System

Introduction

Electric power systems are designed to serve

loads in a safe and reliable manner.
 TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System

Introduction
Electric power systems are designed to serve
loads in a safe and reliable manner

Adequate control of short-circuits faults

 TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System

Introduction

Electric power systems are designed to serve

loads in a safe and reliable manner

Adequate control of short-circuits faults

If faults are not controlled they can cause

unnecessary loss of electricity service
TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System
and Circuit Breaker Testing
 TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System
and Circuit Breaker Testing

1972 TR1 analog design

Contact timing
Motion recording
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and Circuit Breaker Testing

1976 TR2 Analog/micro processor design

OCB/EHV modular design
Contact timing motion recording
Resistor switch timing and value measurement
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and Circuit Breaker Testing

1989 TR3000 Digital design

OCB/EHV modular design
Contact timing
 TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System
and Circuit Breaker Testing

1989 TR3000 Digital design

OCB/EHV modular design
Contact timing
Motion recording
Resistor switch timing and value measurement
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and Circuit Breaker Testing

1999 TDR9000 Digital design

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1999 TDR9000 Digital design

Microprocessor base design
PC operation
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1999 TDR9000 Digital design

Microprocessor base design
PC operation
General purpose high speed data recorder
Testing for all types of circuit breakers
 TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Test System

1999 TDR9000 Digital design

Microprocessor base design
PC operation
General purpose high speed data recorder
Testing for all types of circuit breakers
Modular design
Client server compliant database system
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1999 TDR9000 Tests

Slow close (contact wipe measurement)
Dynamic voltage drop measurement
First trip
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Slow Close (contact wipe measurement)

hand jack

Westinghouse GM breaker
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Slow Close

Contact Wipe
travel (mm)

closed
open time (s)
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Dynamic voltage drop measurement
Breaker in open position

Trip free operation

Breaker open
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Power source

Power Trip free operation

source Breaker closed
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voltage
TDR9000 with Event Module drop

TDR9000

Trip free operation

Opening breaker
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Breaker in open position

Trip free operation

Breaker open
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Dynamic Voltage Drop Measurement

main contact
open
one contact shorter
Voltage drop (V)

time(ms)

Overlaid results
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testing
Regular capacitance and
power factor
measurement can give
early warning
Measurement is done
during timing tests
Same cables are used for
timing and capacitance
measurement

TDR9000 capacitance measurement

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EHV
cable

TDR9000 with EHV and capacitance option

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First Trip

52a contact
Trip coil
current

Battery
voltage

Main contact
current

Contact
t separation
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New Technology to Reduce Size and Weight

Microprocessor Design

Surface Mount PCB

DC to DC Converters for Isolation

Modular Design For Multiple Configurations

Portable Fault Recorder Application

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Motion Transducers
Digital Rotary/Linear

10 kHz sampling rate

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Control Panel
Virtual front panel control

Integrated with TRX Windows

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Control Panel
Virtual front panel control

Integrated with TRX Windows

Runs on notebook PC

Serial port connection to TDR9000 system panel

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TRX : Signal Viewer

t time of operation
x displacement t
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Summary
Circuit breaker,Switcher and switch testing

General purpose data recorder

Modular design

Field upgrade
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Summary
Product to mach application

Contact timing

Pre insertion resistor timing and measurement

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Summary
Digital Rotary/linear transducer
Interference proof connection cable
Contact bounce of 60 s
Virtual front panel controls
Simplifies test plan creation
Quick testing
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TDR9000

Jozef Levi