TIME-TRAVEL TESTS

ALABAMA

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z Perform timing tests on a 3 contact breaker

• Breaker preparation for the test
• Cable installation by the operators
• Travel transducer kit installation
• The CBA-32P
• perform the test with CBA WIN software
• Conclusion

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• Isolate the breaker thanks to the sectionnors

The sectionnors are open

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• Ground the breaker

Ground cable Grounding of

the breaker
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• Cable of the CBA-32P Circuit Breaker Analyzer

Contact cables

Ground cable

Command cable
Extension
cables

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z The CBA-32P Circuit Breaker Analyzer

Standard
labtop
computer Command

24 contact
CBA-
CBA-32P

6 analog
inputs

Fiber optic
Grounding link
of CBA-
CBA-
32P
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• Installation of CBA-32P Circuit Breaker Analyzer

Control
cabinet
CBA-
CBA-32P

Breaker with 3 computer

separate tanks

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• Contact connections
Typical configuration of a 3 contact breaker

Simple
contact

Resistive
contact

Double
resistive
contact

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• Command connections

Ouverture des Fermeture

contacts des contacts
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• Travel transducer kit installation

Linear travel Mechanical basis allowing

transducer the positionning of the
transducer on the breaker
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NOW
YOU ARE READY TO DO A TEST !

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• load a test plan from CBA WIN software

TEST PLAN
LIBRARY
ALREADY
AVAILABLE IN
THE CBA WIN
SOFTWARE

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EASY BREAKER CONNECTIONS

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EASY TEST CABLES

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HOW TO DO A TEST ?

• Easy to execute
• Instanteneous
visualization of
test results

Takes only a fraction of a second

AUDIBLE WARNING BEFORE TEST
EXECUTION
• ..\..\..\..\..\CBA WIN 2.7\alert.wav

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• Test : Close

instanteneous
calculations

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• Test : TRIP

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• Test : TRIP FREE

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• Possibility of programming and

performing up to 30 tests per file !

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• Tabular report

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• Tabular report (continued)

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 HOW TO SAVE TEST RESULTS ?

ONE FILE =>

ALABAMA.
WDT
Up to 30 tests CLOSE
+ TABULAR
in one file REPORT

TRIP C-O

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NOW
YOU ARE READY TO ANALYZE YOUR
RESULTS !

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GRAPHIC TOOLS
HORIZONTAL EXAMINE

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GRAPHIC TOOLS
VERTICAL EXAMINE

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GRAPHIC TOOLS
HORIZONTAL SCALE

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VERTICAL SCALE

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 GRAPHIC TOOLS
SUPERIMPOSING
without with
superimposing superimposing

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SUPERIMPOSING

• superimposing between two tests (different files)

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GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF
CALCULATIONS
KSO EXAMPLE

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GRAPHIC FILTER
Filter based on the calculations
– do not alter the data

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ON-LINE SOFTWARE
MANUAL

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ON-LINE TIMING THEORY

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FOR FURTHER TESTS, DEMO

UNITS AVAILABLE !

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