MV Soft Starter Switchgear Specification
MV Soft Starter Switchgear Specification
MV Soft Starter Switchgear Specification
Contents
Specification of Medium Voltage Soft Starter Switchgear
1 Scope
2 Standards and Reference Documents
3 Design Criteria
3.1 Rated normal current
3.2 Temperature limits and environment
3.3 Internal arc fault
1 Technical data
2 Panel housing description
3.4 General
3.5 Cubicle design and compartments
3.6 Main Busbar compartment
3.7 Feeder compartment
3.8 Circuit breaker/contactor compartment
3.9 Low voltage compartment
3.10 Installation facilities
3.11 Doors and external covers painting on the switchboard cubicles
3.12 Degree of protection
4 Switching devices
4.1 Circuit breakers
4.2 Contactors
4.3 Switch disconnectors
5 Other main features
5.1 Earthing switches
5.2 Protection and Control
5.3 Cable terminations
5.4 Interlocking features
6 Soft Starter
6.1 Start-Stop Parameters
6.2 Integrated Motor Protection:
7 Testing and certification
7.1 Type tests
7.2 Routine tests
7.3 Factory inspection tests
7.4 Site tests
7.5 Quality plan
10 Documentation
7.6 Data and documentation to be submitted with the offer
7.7 Data and documentation to be submitted in case of order
11 Training
1. Scope
This specification describes the metal-enclosed air insulated medium voltage switchgear
for indoor applications (i) incoming feeders, (ii) motor soft starters, (iii) motor feeders (iv)
capacitor feeders and (v) other distribution incoming/outgoing feeders as required for this
project as set out in the data sheets and single line diagrams.
3. Design Criteria
The switchboard shall be suitable for installation and service up to an elevation of 1000 m
above the sea level. For higher altitudes consult factory.
4. Technical data
5.1 General
The switchboard shall be an indoor, air insulated and metal enclosed in accordance to IEC
62271-200 classification PM/PI with single busbar system. It shall be suitable for local
and remote control, and may communicate to the control system by field bus connection.
6. Switching devices
6.2 Contactors
If required the switchboard shall be equipped with fully type tested Three Pole vacuum
contactors that comply with IEC 60470.
The functions of protection and control of the Soft Starter shall be performed by a
dedicated digital microprocessor control module. The control module shall include fiber
optic control and communication
- Over voltage Trips when main voltage increases above 110-125% of Un.
Time delay of 1-10 sec.
- Phase loss Trips when one or two phases are missing.
- Phase sequence Trips when phase sequence is incorrect.
- Wrong connection Prevents starting, if motor is not connected or incorrectly
connected to or shorted SCR the starter or in case one or more SCRs have been
shorted.
- Heat-sink over temp. Trips when heat-sink temperature rises above 85˚C.
- External fault 1 Trips when an external contact closes for 2 sec.
- External fault 2 Trips when an external contact closes for 2 sec.
- Unbalance Current. Trips when Current Unbalance exceeds preset value for more
than Unbalance delay
- Ground Fault Current. Trips when Ground Fault Current exceeds preset level for more
than Gnd Fault Delay
- Power ON & No Start Trips when three phases voltage is connected to the soft-starter
input and start signal was not issued for more than 30 seconds.
- By-Pass Open Trips if the Bypass Contactor and one or two if its phases did
not close.
The Softstarter will include dedicated motor Insulation Monitoring and Protection Relay.
Monitors deterioration in motor insulation level
Monitoring while motors are de-energized.
Automatic operation.
Programmable parameters.
Measures the motors’ insulation resistance to ground and displays the actual and
average highs and lows along a predefined period of time.
Measured range 0.1-60 MΩ., Insulation range 0-25 MΩ optional 0-60 MΩ
Six programmable relays provide digital output signals
RS-485 communication port provides real time information.
Optional 4-20mA analogue output is available as well.
Optional real time clock for insulation time stamp.
Software for insulation level average monitoring up to 10 years
Control voltage: 120V-230VDC/AC 50/60HZ +10% -15%
Temperature Range 0°C to +50°C (default - all units), optional -10°C to +60°C
• The recorded waveforms are available for PC using standard USB cable.
• A dedicated specialised software will be supplied to view graphically and analysis of
data.
9. Tests
All tests shall be carried out according to relevant IEC standards.
Internal quality system shall be certified as per ISO 9001. A dedicated quality control plan
will be provided on request.
10. Documentation
11. Training
On request training can be offered to be held in the workshops of the manufacturer.
Conditions will be agreed depending on contract but as a general rule the course will
include:
- Copies of the instruction and on-site commissioning manual.