When dealing with generating currents up to 2,000 MW, you need solutions ensuring fast and effective power plant protection that guarantee the connection from generator terminals to the grid. ‘Thanks to 80 years of feld experience and 200 references in nuclear power plants in 20 countries, AREVA TAD offers you a complete and integrated solution: the PKG Generator Cirout Breaker. “The PKG offers flexible operation and efficient protection fr all types of power plants up to 2,000 MW, ensuring switching security for the connection between the plant and the transformers. To intorupt an olectic arc, PKG alr blast generator circult breakers use the proven technology cof compressed ai provided by an extemal comprassion station. In order to withstand the vary high rated current, added fans, radiators and a cooling turine placed on the top ofthe pole cool the contacts. Rigorous tests inthe factory, In test laboratories and in large public ules’ power stations show thatthe PG is perfectly reliable and capable of extreme high performance such as: 275 KA breaking of short-circuit, 50,000 A rated currents required by nuclear applications. PKG Generator Circuit Breakers are tested and manufactured in accordance wit the Inemational Standard IEEE 37.019 (1997),Design and functions SIMPLIFIED DESIGN ‘The general design ofthe PKG circuit breaker is simple, with one main chamber per pole. The limited numberof Working pars further contributes to reliability. A proven ‘pneumatic system synchronizes contact separation and ‘compressed air blowing. Inthe main chamber, the ditforant contact rings are used to cut-off fault currents land fo pass normal load curents. Around the tungsten ‘contacts, used to cut-o faut currents, one or more finger rings in siver plated copper with individual cooling flanges, ensure the passage of nominal load currents n paallo, the auxilary chamber has contacts in series with alow value resistance. This resistance ‘damp the high transiant recovery voltages which ‘appear on contact separation when the cicult breaker interrupts large current faut. 7 8246 7 5 Description of one pole of PKG 11 Main Chamber 2 Auxiliary chamber = Insulated support 8 Enclosure ‘3 = Moving contact 9 - Blower 14 Fixed contact 10 -Fan 5 - Silencer 11 Radiator 6 - Resistor PRINCIPLE OF ARC INTERRUPTION In closed position ‘The contacts ofthe main and auxiliary chambers are closed. The two chambers ar full of comprossed air. an chambor (On opening ‘The mobile contact ofthe main chambers activated; the blow valves open and alow ai to escape from the ‘chamber, thus producing a double axial blowing bbotween the contacts, suppressing the arc and interrupting the short-circuit curent. ‘Aveta chamber ‘The contacts of the auxllary chamber open a few mil second after thoge of the main chamber, a single ora double axial blowing betwoen the fixed and the mobile Contact ofthe chamber interupt the resistive current ain chamber ‘Avalany chamber WN "4FLEXIBLE INSTALLATION [AREVA TAD compression stations supply dry arto ‘he PKG. They are sized to meet operating cycle and sequence requirements and guarantee completely set contained operation ‘The flexblty of component integration means that a compression station can ft any internal or external Configurations. Depencing onthe typeof station, the ‘complete compressed air supp system comprises: > Foran individual station supplying a single CB high pressure production and storage receiver, ~2 low pressure distribution network at the crcut breaker service pressure, a circuit breaker actuated pressure reducing unit linking the two networks and providing ‘compressor control, > Fora central station supplying several CB 2 hgh pressure production and storage network, a mecium pressure distribution and storage network, a low prossure distribution network atthe circuit breaker service pressure, two pressure reducing unis, actuated by the circuit breakers, lnk up the different network PRO-ACTIVE MAINTENANCE ‘Thanks tothe inspoction window ofthe PKG, an ‘optional pyrometer can be installed in order to monitor ‘on rel time the main contacts temperatures. An integrated infrared camera assures precise measure- ‘ments which are tramismitted by remote access. This ‘option also allows pro-active maintenance concerning the electrcal woar of tha PKG interrupting contacts. Individual Station Compressors Monitor cubicle. HP reserve HEAP Pressure ecucer ‘ir Supply Preumatic lines contol cubicle reumatic Relay Circut Breaker i High pressure SAFE MAINTENANCE, ‘thanks to integrated disconnecting switch During maintenance of ether generator or grounded transformer, the PKG circult breaker can act as a disconnecting ewitch between grounded items and those under votaga. With its principal contacts open, It satisfies IEC standard requirements, giving it the advantage over other circuit breakers equipped with Independent disconnecting switches, When the PKG circuit breaker is used as a disconnecting switen, without compressed ai, the ‘open contacts resist peak shocks up to 165 kV (peak value) and indusinal frequency voltages up to 80 KV (RMS value). \When the crcut breaker has been emptied of Compressed air, triction between the sliding contacts 'ssuffcient to prevent accidental movernent ane closing Inspection windows enable visual verfication thatthe main and auxliry contacts are in the open position For further protection, locking bars can be inserted in the main and auxiiary chambers. PG LOAD BREAK SWITCH In order to make or break normal load currents on {generator start-up and shut-down, without cut-off of Current faults, AREVA TAD offers the PG suwiteh, a vataton ofthe PKG circuit breaker. ‘The PG switch is identical tothe PKG circut breaker, ‘minus the auxilary chamber, in its design, fabrication and operation. Its built and tested for the samme values asthe load current of the PKG cirout oreakers, Central compressor plant [EiMedium pressure jj Low pressure Monitor cubicle HP reserve MP distrbution HEMP ek Pressure reducer MP reserve ‘A Supply Peumatic (Crcut Breakers Preumatic olay control cubicleAIR COOLING: THE SAFE AND (COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION “Tis air system sfminates the risks found with water cooling (water quality, permanent risks of corosion, vaporzavon freazing r leakages) and eliminates costly auxliary equipment. ‘As the cut-off contacts are separated rom the contacts which pass load curents, high conductbilty is maintained, avoiding temperature increases above those set in the prescribed standards. ‘The cooling device can consist of > Radiator irs, in which the circult bresker’s ‘compressed air circulates for cooing by convection ‘and natural radiation, > Extemal fans blowing against the radiators > Biowers or turbines pushing the compressed alr through the radiator tubes. ‘TYPE DESCRIPTION To the basic versions: PKG Airbiast cicut breaker PG Airbiast load break switch 2nd generation following optional equipment are available: > Reith radiators > Vwith radlators and external fans > C with raciators extemal fans and blowers > T with radiators, external fans, and turbines, ‘The design is based on a fly redundant philosophy, thus radiator, fans and turbines are duplicated assuring a very high system avalablty ‘These devices alow a withstand of normal load currents up to 60,000 A without excessive heating In case ofa breakdown in the fans, blowers or turbines, the PKG circuit breakers alow the passage ‘of curent produced by the generator during the normal ime required fo load reduction operation. {An abnormal increase inthe compresses ar temperature is indicated by two off-set thermostats, The cooling device adapts tothe service requirements (ofthe circuit breaker according to Its nominal curent f i; f Type R Typev With radiators With radiators and external fans| Type Cort With radiators and external fans, blowers and turbines lbevice ype: [PKG Circuit breaker PG load break switch [Rated votage kv be 6 [Rated frequency he 50760 0760 [Rated normal curent Ia lup to 50,000" p10 60,000" Rated shon-orcuk breaking capacity |> Symmetrical (rm. vale) a lupto275 0 | Asymmetrical ka 40 A [Rated short-circuit making currant kates (rao 20 [Rated short-time [> withstand current ha, 78 75 [> Peak value ka, froo0 fio00 [Rated insulation level (fo around) | At power troqueney kv lo bo > atlightning impulse (,2/50 ys wave) frVipeak) 150 jiso [Rated insulation level accross terminals) > At power frequency, hy leo 0 [atlightning impulso (12/50 ys wave) |kVipoaky (165 hss, [Maximum interrupting tne ns. leo 0 [Rated operating sequence at In [e0-3 min min CO “Tigher ratings on request hutp://www-areva-td.com/eontacicentre/ Tel: +48 (0) 1785 250 070 i i i : i i | i i H ue Hi H iP H