SpecificationforTender

GeneralSpecificationforbustie
limitertypeAirCircuitBreakers
General
Construction
OvercurrentProtection(GeneralApplication)
Communicationoption

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SpecificationforTender

Tableofcontents:

1.General.......................................................................................................................................................3
2.Construction...............................................................................................................................................3
2.1Environmentalaspects..........................................................................................................................3
2.2Generalfeatures....................................................................................................................................3
2.3Maincontacts........................................................................................................................................3
2.4Arcchutes.............................................................................................................................................3
2.6Safetyrequirements..............................................................................................................................4
2.7Electricalauxiliaries.............................................................................................................................4
3.OvercurrentProtection(DigitalControlUnitforgeneralapplication)......................................................4
3.1General.................................................................................................................................................4
3.2Protection..............................................................................................................................................4
3.3Measurements.......................................................................................................................................4
3.4Maintenance.........................................................................................................................................4
4.Communicationoption...............................................................................................................................4

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1.General
1.1ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbeabletodetecthighshortcircuitcurrentinlessthan
onemillisecondandbyitsfastactionseparatethecircuitsandinterrupttheshortcircuitinlessthanonehalf
sinewavecycle,thereforereducingthecontributionofthepeakcurrentofhalftheinstallation.
1.2Afteratrip,itshallbepossibletoreclosethebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakerassoonasthefault
hasbeencleared.
1.3ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallcomplywithstandardsIEC609471and2or
standardsderivedfromthelatter.
1.4ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakersbreakingcapacityperformancecertificatesshallbe
availableforcategoryAaccordingtoIEC609472standards.Theyshallhaveabreakingcapacityjustified
bycalculationstakingintoaccountitsinstallationlocationandconditions.Thetestshallbecarriedoutwith
abreakingperformanceduringoperation(Ics)equaltotheultimatebreakingcapacity(Icu).
1.5ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakercanbereversefedwithoutreductioninperformance.
1.6ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallhavearatedoperationalvoltageof690VAC(50/60Hz).
1.7Theratedinsulationvoltageshallbe1000VAC(50/60Hz).
1.8ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbefullytropicalisedasstandard.
1.9ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbesuitableforisolationaccordingtoIEC609471and
2fortheratedinsulationvoltageof1000V.

2.Construction
2.1Environmentalaspects
2.1.1ProductionsiteorganizationshallbecertifiedtocomplywithISO9002andISO14001standards.
2.1.2ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbesuppliedinrecyclablepackagingcomplyingwith
EuropeanDirectives.Themanufacturershallimplementnonpollutingproductionprocessesthatdonot
makeuseofchlorofluorocarbons,chlorinatedhydrocarbons,inkforcardboardmarkings,etc
2.1.3Environmentalconsiderationsandprocessingofmaterialsatendofservicelife.
Themanufacturershallprovideinstructionsontheremoval,dismantlingandprocessingofbustielimiter
typeAirCircuitBreakermaterialsattheendofservicelife(materialcomposition,weight,toxicity).
2.2Generalfeatures
2.2.1ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbedesignedinsuchawaythatmaintenancemaybe
carriedoutasafunctionoftheiruse.
2.2.2ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbepreventedagainstaccidentalclosingofthebus
barssystem.Electricalclosingwithinterlockingisthusrecommended.
2.2.3Nosafetyclearanceshallberequiredarounddrawoutcircuitbreakers.
2.2.4TheoperatingmechanismshallbeoftheOpen/Closed/Openstoredenergyspringtype.Theclosing
timeshallbelessthanorequalto70milliseconds.
2.2.5ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakersmaincontactshallbeencasedinareinforcedpolyester
casingandofferdoubleinsulationfromtheoperatorsonthebreakerfrontface.
2.3Maincontacts
2.3.1Themaincontactsshallbedesignedsuchthatnomaintenanceshallberequiredundernormal
conditionsofuse.
2.3.2Themaincontactsshallbeequippedwithavisualwearindicatorthatmaybeaccessedbyremovingthe
arcchutes,forimmediateassessmentofcontactwear.
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2.4Arcchutes
2.4.1Thearcchutesshallberemovableonsite.
2.4.1ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbeequippedwithmetalfilterstoreduceeffects
perceptiblefromtheoutsideduringcurrentinterruption.
2.5Drawoutmechanism
Thedrawoutoperationshallbepossiblethroughacloseddoor.
Threepositionsofthemovingpartsshallbepossible:Connectedposition,Testposition,Disconnected
position
2.6Safetyrequirements
Insulatedsafetyshuttersshallbeprovidedovertheincomingandoutgoingmaincircuitsandoverthe
auxiliarycircuits.
2.7Electricalauxiliaries
2.7.1Allelectricalauxiliariesshallbefieldadaptablewithoutadjustmentorthenecessityforanytool
(exceptascrewdriver).Anyadaptationcarriedoutshallnotincreasethebreakervolume.
2.7.1ItshallbepossibletoconnectallauxiliarywiringfromthefrontfaceofthebustielimitertypeAir
CircuitBreaker.

3.OvercurrentProtection(DigitalControlUnitforgeneralapplication)
3.1General
ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakercontrolunitsshallbeinterchangeableonsiteforadaptationto
changesintheinstallationandmaintenancepurposes.
SensorsshallbenonmagneticoroftheRogowskitypeforaccuratecurrentmeasurementsuptoIcsvalue
3.2Protection
3.2.1ThebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakercontrolunitsshallofferthefollowingprotectionfunctions
asstandard:
3.2.1.1Longtime(Ir)protectionwithanadjustablecurrentsettingandtimedelay;
3.2.1.2Shorttime(Isd)protectionwithanadjustablepickupandtimedelay;
3.2.1.3Instantaneous(Ii)protectionwithanadjustablepickupandanOFFposition.
3.2.1.4Instantaneousdi/dtprotectionforveryhighprospectivefaultcurrent.
3.3Measurements
3.3.1Anammeterwithadigitaldisplayshallindicatethetruermsvaluesofthecurrentsforeachphase.
3.3.2AnLEDbargraphshallsimultaneouslydisplaytheloadlevelonthethreephases.
3.4Maintenance
3.4.1Tripandalarmeventsshallbestoredinregistersthatmaybeconsultedlocally(dateandtime,typeof
faultoralarm).
3.4.2ContactwearandOperationscountershallbedisplayableonrequestonthefrontpanel:
3.4.3OtherindicatorsmaybeaccessedviaPC.

4.Communicationoption
3.5.1OnoptionthebustielimitertypeAirCircuitBreakershallbecapableofcommunicatingthefollowing
dataviaabus:
3.5.1.1Circuitbreakerstatus(open/closed,connected/disconnected/test,trippedonafault,readytoclose);
3.5.1.2Controlunitsettings;
3.5.1.3Trippingcauses;
3.5.1.4Themeasurementsprocessedbythecontrolunit:current,voltage,frequency,power,powerquality.
3.5.1.5MaintenanceIndicators
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3.5.2Itshallbepossibletoremotelycontrolthecircuitbreaker.
3.5.3Itshallbepossibletoremotelymodifycircuitbreakersettings:
3.5.4Communicationsfunctionsshallbeindependentofthecontrolunit

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