Trip Circuit Supervision
Trip Circuit Supervision
Trip Circuit Supervision
Operating Principle
Supervision current
Mechanical Command
mechanical Command
Applications
Improve the security and availality of the tripping circuit by a permanent continuity control. In case of circuit interruption, an alarm is generated Without this control, the interrupted circuit will only be detected after a fault without correct clearance.
Applicable if the trip coil of circuit breaker is activated with a DC polarity In other cases, an interruption of the trip circuit will cause an immediate trip. Special application cases must be studied when using auxiliairy tripping contacts or lock-out relays
Will allow a reduction of cyclic maintenance costs Will allow a more important delay between real circuit breaker tests. These tests become only required for the mechanical part control of the CB
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Need to be coordinated with the circuit breaker manufacturer : - The maximum permanent current depends on the coil impedance, - The maximum permanent current must not cause any coil heating, - The electrical scheme of the CB tripping circuit must be in acordance with the selected trip circuit supervision scheme
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Relay
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Advantages 2 cables only between relay and circuit breaker
Alarm
Alarm
Disadvantages
Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker
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52a
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Advantages 2 cables only between relay and circuit breaker.
Alarm
Alarm
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker
Disadvantages
52a 52b
No trip circuit control if CB open Requires additional resistance into the CB control box (1)
(1) Avoid a Battery short circuit when the CB is already open but trip order still present.
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Advantages The trip coil is controlled whatever the CB position
Alarm
Alarm
Disadvantages
Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker
52a
52b
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Advantages The trip coil is controlled whatever the CB position
(1)
Alarm Alarm
Disadvantages
Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker
52a
Tripping cable between relay and CB not controlled whatever the CB position (1) - only the coil is controlled
(1) if interrupted, the current value becomes identical of the current circulation when CB is open.
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Advantages The trip coil is controlled whatever the CB position
(1)
Alarm Alarm
Disadvantages
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker
Requires 3 wires between relay and CB. Tripping cable between relay and CB not controlled whatever the CB position (1) - only the coil is controlled.
52a
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52a
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Relay Relay
Alarm
Alarm
CB Tripping coil controlled whatever the CB position Tripping cable between relay and CB controlled whatever the CB position Disadvantages
52a 52b
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker
(1) avoid any damage of the tripping coil when trip order still present and circuit breaker already open.
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Opto
ET & Trip contact energised Alarm trip circuit faulty
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Alarm
Overcurrent relay
Circuit Breaker
Trip coil
52a
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Overcurrent relay
Alarme
Circuit Breaker
Trip coil
52a 52b
Resistance
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Alarme
Logical input
Overcurrent relay
Circuit Breaker
Trip coil
52a 52b
Resistance
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Relay
Trip Circuit Supervision with Programmable Scheme Logics (Px40 range relay)
Alarm
Disjoncteur
52a
52b
Release timer
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MVAX91 is 3 MVAX31 identical circuits in the same box. MVAX91 is dedicated to single pole CB and MVAX31 is dedicated to 3 poles CB
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