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Cee eae F Pe Se aes AREVA TaD CC) Corr em Ore Steel ota Clatst With Fully Spring Operating Mechanisms Whether for installations in new power plants or for refurbishment of existing ones, by using our cutting edge technology in the field of spring operating mechanisms, AREVA TaD offers you the perfect generator circuit breaker solution for your specific needs up to 27,000 A. ‘Based on decades of experience in the field of high voltage circuit breakers with ratings up to 4,100 KV}, AREVA T&D has been developing and manufacturing highly specialized generator circuit breakers for over 85 years. As with ll cur recent high voltage circuit breakers, our complete range of ‘generator circuit breakers is equipped with fully spring operating mechanisms. This ld proven technology offers superior relabity and secur. ‘The key power generation players in the world acknowledge and select AREVA TAD generator circu, breakers as the best choice for thei power plants A RANGE UP TO 27,000 A > FKG2: 24 KV - up to 9,500 A and 63 to 80 KA ‘Atami of SF, generator crult breakers wit fully spring operating mechanisms for powerplants with generators up to 200 MW / unit ‘This exo circuit breakers also an ideal solution for retrofit applications, > FGI: 27.5 KV - up to-27,000 A and 80 to 160 kA . ‘A family of SF; generator circuit breakers wit fly spring operating mechanisms for powerplants with generators up to 1000 MW / uni. ‘This model is proposed witha natura cooling system up to 17,000 A and with fly redundant ‘extemal ventiaton up to 27,000 A. The FKG range s entirely in compliance with the Intemational Standard IEEE-C37.019 ae well as the IEC standards BREVA Design & Components FULLY SPRING OPERATED. MECHANISMS ‘A dedicated AREVA TAD unit has been developing ‘and preducing spring operating mechanisms since 1893. The most recent state-of-the-art evolution of these mechanism isthe FK 3 range: > The FK 3 equips all AREVA T&D High Voltage Air and Gas insulated Switchgeer, > About 140,000 FK 3 mechanisms are curently in operation worlwide, > The FK 3 is tested and homologated for 10,000 operations, > Balanced and simple kinematics enable especially stable operating times, > No adjustments required during instalation phase, > Made of aluminum, guaranteed IP $5. FK 3-4 for FKG2 {also used for 300 KV to 1,100 KV ciroult breakers) a FK 3-12 for FKG1 (also equips 650 kV Gas-insulated Switchgear and Dead Tank circuit breakers) PURE BENEFITS > High refablty, avaiabiity and qualty > Simple, clar functional principle, > Maximum energy stabilty over decades, > Minimal maintenance cost, > Ol leakage rsk elimination ‘Spring operating mechanisms principle ICIGRE 1994: ee ce ean raekeears REMC eae that the use of fully spring operating Looeacetunte seit Beers INTERLOCKING SYSTEM ‘The sequential interlocking system ensures a full safety during operation and maintenance. Dangerous ‘operations are electrically and mechanical locked BREAKING CHAMBER To reach the highest performances while reducing spring operating mechanism enoray, the AREVA T&D Feesearch Center has succeeded in > Perfecting the arcing contact design, » Developing and enhancing a thermal eect, > Optimizing the puffer effect thanks toa pectic guiing nozzle, Breaking chamber principle ‘Throughout tis high qualty development, we design the whole range of generator circuit breakers with two interrupting chamber types: FKG1 (rorizonta) and FAG2 (vertical. COOLING SYSTEM > FKG2S and FKGIN do not have a spectic ‘cooling system, > FKG2M, FKGIF and FKG1X have a patented, fully ‘natural cooling system, made of an external radiator sing natural convection phenomena for SF, cooling, FKGIF and > FKGIXP is naturally cooled and has an adkstional ‘centritugal turbine (with one more for redundancy, (144) mixing enclosure's air over the line ‘disconnecting switch > FKGIXV is natualy cooled and has a centitugal turbine (14), plus two external fans (with two more for redundancy, 2+2) blowing on the external radiator to increase thermal exchanges. > FKG1XW has an enhanced version ofthe FKGIXY external cooling system. ‘These extemal cooting systems are purely redundant nd inspired trom our experience of GCE for Nuclear Power Plants. The logical design continuously {ensures supervision and takes necessary actions to ‘uarantoe the GCB avalabity. >> Performance & Options A wide range of poss ‘The main focus of our development has always been to increase the performance and reliability ‘of our equipment; focus amply achieved by this ‘generator circuit breaker range thanks to the fully ‘spring operating mechanisms and our patented cooling solutions. a FKG2S without enclosure FKG2s FKG2M Se Doster Type FAG2S | FKG2M | FKGIN | FKGIF- | FAGTX. | FAGIXE | FKGINV [FRGIAW Enclosure wah Cooling Stor one vara | none [natura —] vented ated Vatags iw wi ae Rated Short-Circult Current | kA’ 63-72 63-80 '80-100-120 { '80-100-120-160 | Red cunt in stand onion Fe A | 9500 | 6800 | 2400 | 10800 | 13800 | 17.000 21.000 | 24000 | 7000 Rated cunt landed [Conditions 60 He |__| 9000 | 6550 | 9.150 | 10500 | 13.100 _ 16.260 | 20,400 | 23.300 | 26,200 Red power feqvenoy stand atage Ww © oo Fed ighnng mpulbo WV ‘wihstetd volage pee) as 10 Fated operating sequence without motor supply Breaking tne 8 FKGIN PROWF FKGIX FKGIXP FKGIXv FKGIXW STANDARD CHARACTERISTICS > Standard ambient ar temperature range: > Grading capacitors are choosen depending on the 25150 (0) required shor circuit curents. > Rated current duty cycle: CO-3min-CO > Rated short-cut duty cycle: CO-s0min-CO Ditlerent performances may be provided according to _agfited no load duty cycle: CO-t80-CO project concitons, FKG COMPONENTS EKG generator c-clt breakers are designed to ft ‘your specific needs, trom the circuit breaker alone toa ‘combined solution, Including al intemal options: 41- Circuit Breaker Chamber 2 Disconnector 3 Earthing Switch 4-Stating Switch 5 - Grading Capacitors 6 Surge Arostors 7 - Current Transformers 8 -VottageTransformers 8 Checking Windows 10 Manual Short-Cicuitng Bar (scheme 1) EFFICIENT MONITORING SYSTEM: CBWatch-2 Located inside the gonerator circuit breaker contro! cubicle, this monitoring system records and analyzes al key parametors thanks to seneorsinetalled on the breaker. For example, SF, density trends and electrical interrupting contacts wear are constantly monitored. ‘The CBWatch2 offers you the possibilty to manage a proactive and more cost-effective maintenance program by constantly monitoring your GCB's ‘conditions and trends In operation These advanced signals enable users to: > Plan all actions required before actual! fale occur, > Perfom predictive maintenance through ‘ven data describing the breaker's status to.usor. ‘Al information can be consulted locally or remotely 51 9 6 caWatch-2 Creating value for our customers RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT > Experienced engineers > 8D design softwares > Electrical arc behavior software > Electrostatic and electromagnetic ld Calculation by fsite element method > Finite element calculation software for structural land selomie design > 3D alectrostate caloulation by frotir integral metho From the identification ofthe client's needs to product sopocal, four quality validation stages are respected and all departments are involved in each stop. ‘TYPE TESTING AREEVA TAD circuit breakers are type tested using word Fist class laboratories, all members of STL. (Short-ckcult Testing Liaison) such as Kema, Card, Csi, EDF, and are also in full compliance with the latest IEC and ANS! standards Specific qualification processes (addtional tests, specific reports, ..) can also be performed in order to {et special homologation. Examples include: Russia (Gost, tly t9pes), Germany (TOM), TECHNICAL & COMMERCIAL TENDERING A orice sales networks covering 120 countries ie at our customer's disposal to fuly advice them and ful ther expectations. > Each technical specication is fully studied by the factory dedicated technical tendering department > Every year, thousands of projects are analyzed and quoted forall worldwide customers which give us an outstanding experince and a total overview of the generator crcut breaker field CONTRACT HANDLING For each contract a dedicated project manager and his contract engineering team folows a strict project management procedure, The project managers responsible for: > Ensuring that all contract milestones are met. > Coordinating the various unit departments involved in the project execution. > Ensuring on-time delivery. PRODUCTION Cn the production ine, qualified staff have a proven experince In GOB assembly. > For each step ofthe production, detaled operational Instructions are on cisplay atthe workstation, providing ful valabilty to workers. > Complete traceabilty is achieved by means of ‘monitoring sheets, labels, marks, ROUTINE TESTS [Al the assembled generator cult breakers are Indhidualy and routinely tested according to @ dedicated procedure, based on ANS! &.JEC standards. > AREVA TAD has quaified technician piloting ‘and controling ur automatic testing equipment (mechanical bank, tightness module, dielectic laboratories.) > Relevant acceptance criteria have been defined ‘based on detailed analysis of provious test results, experionce on generator eicut breaker fe in complement ofintemational standards. > Alldavered cult breakers respect 100% ofthese erterla, INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING For each project, a complete instruction manual is ‘made forth client: it describes how to erect, commission, operate and maintain the generator rout breaker. > Specific erection and commissioning tools are Provided with the Generator Crcult Breaker > The AREVA TAD global network of technical experts is avaliable to supervise and help the client during this stage, > The Generator Circuit Breaker range has been designed to optimize the installation time, making it shorter, easir and safer. > Final ste testing comptes the validation of each ‘generator circuit breaker and concludes our total ‘ually production process to ensure reliability and availa GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER LIFE CYCLE [AREVA TAD generator circuit breakers are {designed and manufactured to last under ‘the most diffeut conations. Through our ‘commercial and service network, our specialists stay at our customers’ cisposal {offer suppot throughout the generator ‘ckcuit breaker ife-cyte HIGH QUALITY LEVEL (Our RED, production and commercial units are Ccertiied SO 9001: 2000. This implies that during the entire production process, all employees, all ‘equipment and all ofthe company’s operations are dedicated to quaity contribution and permanent Improvement ‘Our qualification 80 14001: 2004 certifies our lasting ‘adaptation and focus on high level of qualty even for ‘environmental matters In addition tothe numerous standardized quality Controls (RAD. type tests, purchasing qual, ‘conformity tests on our supplies pats routine circuit breaker tests, packing, transportation, instalation and commissioning), we inecaase our quality process through the application ofthe folowing: > Supplier evaluation and solection flowchart, > Supplier’ type tests on samples, > Annual inspection program wiich caries out tests on fully assembled generator circuit breakers taken at random from the production tne, and even some destructive tests on separate components, We go beyond the usual testing situations and all these quality procedures assure that our customers receive the safest, most reliable Generator Circult Breaker available on the market. FKG GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS: A LARGE EXPERIENCE AREVA TAD Generator Circuit Breakers have been ‘choosen by the folowing companies: > Ansaldo, > ALSTOM Power, > Bechtel, > BHEL, > Black & Veatch, > Burs & Roes, > DEC, > DEWA, > Doosan, > EDF, > ENDESA, >ENEL, > FEWA, >ae, > HDEC, > Hyundai, > HPE, > lberineo, > Kil, > Larsen & Touro, > NTPO, > NPCIL, > Saiper, > Samsung, > SEC, > SEWA, > SNC Lavatn, > Soyuz, > Toshiba, > VA Tech Hyco, > Volth Siemens, > and many more. More than 1,200 AREVA T&D FKG generator circuit breakers have been installed around the world. https www areva-td.com/contactcentre/ Tel: +44 (0) 1785 250.070

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