
Learn the motor charging circuit in medium voltage switchgear, including plus M loop, low voltage panel plugs A1 and A2, and key components such as busbars and transformers.
Explore the motor charging circuit in medium voltage switchgear, detailing the closing and trip springs, circuit breaker operation, and panel-to-panel DC connections.
this lecture explains spring charge indication in medium voltage schematics, showing the spring in the charge position and status through normally open and normally closed contacts.
Identify the mistake in the dwg by spotting that the motor supply on sheet 17 uses p and n instead of plus and minus, a polarity labeling error.
Discover how local, remote, and emergency authority shift control of a medium voltage breaker through the S1 local remote selector, mimic and relay interfaces, and control room or RCC.
Learn how test and service interlocks control outgoing feeder operations through local and remote philosophies, trip matrix and relay wiring with K3 and F1 for test, service, and emergency.
Utilize contact multiplication through auxiliary relays to create multiple contacts for test and service interlocks and alarms, while avoiding interlock or tripping circuits to prevent failures.
Explore anti slam protection for circuit breakers. It prevents the closing coil from energizing when the breaker is closed, using a normally closed contact to block repeated commands.
Showcase trip coil save example, where a 50 to a contact in series with the tripping coil interrupts dc supply as the breaker moves from open to close to open.
Dear All,
Welcome to the course "Mastering Medium Voltage Schematics". This training starts from a very basic level to an advanced level. Focus has been given to delivering practical and hands-on knowledge.
Trainer Introduction:
Your trainer brings over 21 years of experience in operation & maintenance, erection, testing, project management, consultancy, supervision, substation automation, SCADA, and commissioning. With a background spanning power plants, high voltage substations, and HVDC installations, he has worked with renowned organizations such as Siemens Saudi Arabia. He has been involved in over 20 high-voltage substation projects across Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
His expertise encompasses a wide range of areas including protection systems, substation automation systems, design, testing, and commissioning of power generation systems, high voltage switchgear, protection relays, and control schemes. He has a proven track record of leading testing and commissioning teams for implementing electrical infrastructure projects for industrial clients, including steel and petrochemical industries.
This online course is part 02 of the Mastering Medium Voltage Switchgear drawings. In this part we have covered the following topics.
* Introduction to motor charging circuit
* Spring mechanism operation
* Spring charging interlock circuit
* Spring charge indication
* Task to identify mistake in drawing
* Local, remote, emergency & off controls
* Test & service position and interlocks
* Contact multiplication relay
* Closing circuit matrix
* What is slamming and antislam circuit
*Coil save circuit for tripping and closing coil
* Coordination of trip command duration
* Seal in or latching circuit
* What is pumping action in MV switchgear
* Pumping due to SOTF
* Pumping due to open and close command at same time
* Anti pumping relay circuit
* Adding spring contact in closing circuit
* How mechanical interlocks are presented in drawings
* CB trolley test & service position interlock in closing circuit
*Tripping latch interlock in closing circuit.
Thanks