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MCSet - Rollarc
MCSet - Rollarc
Withdrawable parts
Rollarc contactor
Description
A well-suited principle
The Rollarc contactor uses rotating arc breaking in SF6 gas. A magnetic field
causes the arc to rotate between the arcing contacts. The field is created by the
passage of the arc through a blowout coil (Fig. 1).
The rotation movement cools the arc by forced convection.
The arc rotation speed depends on the current to be broken.
The energy required to extinguish the arc is supplied by the electrical system.
The operating mechanism is simple and economical.
Modulation of the rotation speed ensures soft breaking without any dangerous
overvoltage or current chopping.
The Rollarc has a high breaking capacity and may be used, without a time delay,
in combination with fuses.
Contactor operation
magnetic circuit
arcing contacts
B
F
II
At the beginning of the opening operation, the main contacts and arcing contacts
are closed (Fig. 2).
The main circuit is interrupted by the separation of the main contacts (Fig. 3).
The arcing contacts are still closed.
The arcing contacts separate shortly after the main contacts.
The arc that is created is subjected to the electromagnetic field produced by the
coil, which is proportional to the current to be interrupted.
The arc rotates rapidly, driven by the electromagnetic force and is cooled by forced
convection (arcing period, Fig. 4).
Due to the phase-shift between the current and the magnetic field, this force is still
significant around the current zero point.
At the zero point, the gap between the two arcing rings recovers its inital dielectric
strength due to the intrinsic properties of SF6 (contactor open Fig. 5).
Fig. 1
main circuit
Fig. 2
24
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
max. operating
current
(kV)
dielectric strength
50 Hz
1,2/50 s
1 mm
impulse
(kV rms)
(kV peak)
rated contactor
current
breaking
capacity (2)
short-time current
withstand (3)
(A)
(A)
(kA rms)
(kA rms.)
(kA peak)
7.2
20
60
250
400
50
50
125
12
28
60
200
400
50
50
125
(1) Rollarc 400: without mechanical latching. Rollarc 400D: with mechanical latching.
(2) For operating voltages of 3 to 12 kV.
(3) Limited by fuses.
Maximum power
Calculation assumptions (motor)
Ratio between starting current Id
and maximum current In:
Id/In = 5 20%
c power factor x efficiency
0.88 x 0.9 = 0.792 for 300 i P < 600 kW
0.9 x 0.92 = 0.828 for 600 i P < 1100 kW
0.92 x 0.94 = 0.865 for
1100 i P < 5000 kW,
c starting time less than 10 s,
c starts per hour i 3 in accordance with IEC 644.
operating
voltage
(kV)
direct starting
motor (kW)
with 315 A fuses
transformer
(kVA)
with 315 A fuses
capacitor
(kVAr)
with 315 A fuses
3.3
910
1130
4.16
1200
1420
1260
1440
1710
1520
1000
5.5
1580
1880
1670
1730
2050
1820
6.6
1900
2250
2000
2250
2000
fig. 1
Tr
150 min
Operating schemes
100 min
Ir
60 min
40 min
25 min
15 min
10 min
0A
36
0A
32
0A A
0
12
0A
20
28
7 min
5 min
3 min
2 min
1,5 min
1 min
50 s
40 s
30 s
20 s
Ts
30 min
480
20 min
Operating time
c Opening time: 20 to 35 ms,
c Arcing time: < 20 ms,
c Closing time: 80 to 120 ms.
2 min
Is
15 min
600
10 min
800
5 min
0A
100
3 min
0A
120
2 min
0A
160
40 s
00A
Endurance
The curve (fig. 3) indicates the number of operations N according to the breaking
current I, in class AC3 or AC4.
20
30 s
0A
240
20 s
I (A)
0A
15 s
320
10 s
0A
400
0A
480
5s
0A
600
3s
380
fig. 2
Ip
00
80
2s
360
336
308
280
10000
6000
2000
1000
500
200
100
50
N
5 10
300000
fig. 3
25
MCset
Withdrawable parts
Rollarc contactor (contd)
Operating mechanism
Fuses
c Supply voltage
AC: 50, 100, 110, 127 and 220 V
A blown fuse device is used to open the three poles of the contactor.
pick-up
1200 W
hold
30 W
AC
1200 VA
30 VA
7.2
315
250
50
50
Melting curves
The melting curves for the FUSARC CF (fig. 1) and FERRAZ
(fig. 2) fuses are represented below. These are average curves, with an rms
current value tolerance of 10%.
100 A
125 A
150 A
200 A
250 A
consumption
pick-up
coil (1)
shunt
trip
DC
1200 W
100 W
AC
1200 VA
200 VA
(1)
12
315 A
t (s)
100
100
10
10
01
01
Auxiliary contacts
The following changeover type auxiliary contacts are
available:
c 9 contacts for the Rollarc 400
c 8 contacts for the Rollarc 400D
rated current: 10 A
breaking capacity:
DC (L/R i 0.01 s): 2 A with 110 V
AC (p.f. u 0.3): 10 A with 220 V
001
100
1000
10000
Ip (A)
001
100
fig. 1
10000
Ip (A)
Limitation curves
FUSARC CF (fig. 3) and FERRAZ (fig. 4) fuses have current limiting capacity.
The curves give the maximum value of the limited breaking current Ic (as kA peak),
according to the Ip value (as kA rms) of the prospective current that would be
created if there were no protection. For further information, ask for the fuse
catalogues.
Ic (kA)
Ic (kA)
250 A
200 A
160 A
125 A
100 A
40
30
20
10
Ip (kA)
10 20 30
fig. 3
315 A
40
30
20
10
26
1000
fig. 2
50
Ip (kA)
100
10 20 30
fig. 4
50
100
FU1
FUBT
K1
P61
S61
+C
+C
SQ1
X20
X51
X61
XAP
XE
XU
YD
YF
YM
S4
XB
M1
F1
5A8
01 SEPAM 2035
5A7
XB1
22
closing interlock
XB1
23
X20
X51
7
32
33
X20
22
XAP
X61
3
FU1
21
22
XE
XE
XE
XU
XE
FU1
YM
K1
YF
21
XAP
R2
131
R1
K1
13
SQ1 C
Ra
P61 O 000
RD -
X61
R400 AC
X51
3
FUBT
S61
XAP
XE
X20
XU
XAP XU
MV fuses.
LV fuse.
R400 AC MV contactor.
Operation counter.
Locking contact activated
by pre-trip push-button and during
racking in and out operations.
Contactor limit switch.
LV connector, 42 pins + earth.
Control plate.
Contactor terminal block.
Instantaneous auxiliary relay.
Instantaneous auxiliary control relay.
0.6 s time delay auxiliary relay.
Shunt trip coil.
Closing coils.
Holding coil.
Trip button.
Consumer terminal block.
8
X20
X20
42
M2
-C
-C
5A12
02 SEPAM 2035
5A11
14
5A8
F1
01
SEPAM
2035 5A7 SEPAM 2035
XB1
24 25
XB1
22
F1 5A
closing interlock
X20
4
32
33
XE
XAP
XE XE
XAP XU
X20
X20
S61
21
FUBT
FU1
YM
XAP
XU
R2
X51
7
X20
40
X20
5A1
5A3
X20
36
X61
21
22
S61
SQ1 C
YF
XAP
R1
Ra
RD
X61
7
34
31
K1
34
FU1
131
K1
K1
XE
5A4
I2
22
FU1
XAP
113
SEPAM 2035
I1
3
XAP
XU
V1
BT
XB1
23
X51
1
XE
13
S4
15
31 110
101
10
111
K1
13
+
P61
11
YD
R400D AC
2
X20
42
X20
10
M2
-C
27