Vacuum Circuit Breakers

For generator application

KEMA Short circuit certification

Contents
17.5kV VCB for generator

•Rating · ····································································
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•Structure · ·······························································
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•Accessories ···························································
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•Dimensions ····························································
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•Control circuit diagram ········································
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•Ordering information ············································
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•Comparison of distribution breaker and
generator breaker ················································
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17.5kV VCB for generator
Features
● Rating: 17.5kV 50kA 5000A(Fixed), 4000A(Withdrawable), 50/60Hz
● Maximum interrupting times: 5 cycle
● Rated short-time withstand current: 50kA/4sec
● Rated operating sequence: CO-30min-CO (Short circuit)
O-3min-CO-3min-CO (Load switching)
● S
 hort-circuit current
- System-source fault: 50kA
- Generator-source fault: 25kA P Type (Fixed)
● O
 ut-of-phase current switching capability: 25kA
● N
 o-load mechanical endurance capability: 10,000 operations
● C
 ontrol voltage
AC/DC 48V, AC/DC 110V, DC 125V, AC/DC 220V
● V
 arious accessories
- VCB part: UVT, Latch Checking S/W, Position S/W, Locking Magnet,
Plug Interlock
- Others: Draw-in/out handle, Lifting hook, UVT Time Delay Controller

Standards and Test

● IEC/IEEE 62271-37-013(2015)_For generator circuit breaker
● KEMA Short circuit certification H Type (Withdrawable)

Rating
Type VH-17P50D50 VH-17H50D40
Rated voltage Ur (kV) 17.5
Rated normal current Ir (A) 5000A 4000A
Phase distance (mm) 275
Breaker weight (kg) 385 395
Cradle (H Type) weight (kg) - 180
Rated frequency fr (Hz) 50/60
Rated short-circuit current Ik (kA) 50
Rated short-circuit breaking capacity (MVA) 1520
Rated short-time withstand current Ik/tk (kA/s) 50kA/4s
Rated short-circuit making current Ip (kA) 137
Maximum interrupting times (cycle) 5
Rated withstand Power frequency Ud (kV) 50
voltage Impulse Up (kV/1.2×50㎲) 110
Rated operating Short circuit current CO-30min-CO
sequence Load switching current O-3min-CO-3min-CO
Closing coil (V) DC 48, 110, 125, 220 AC 48, 110, 220
Control voltage
Trip coil (V) DC 48, 110, 125, 220 AC 48, 110, 220
Auxiliary contacts 4a4b, 10a10b
Rated opening time (s) ≤ 0.04
No-load closing time (s) ≤ 0.06
Motor operating current (A) ≤ 5 (7:AC/DC48V)
Closing control current (A) ≤ 5 (7:AC/DC48V)
Trip control current (A) ≤ 5 (7:AC/DC48V)
Motor charging time (s) ≤ 12
Generator-source-fault currents (kA) 25
Out-of-phase current switching capability (kA) 25
No. of mechanical enduramce (ops.) 10,000
Installation type P Type (Fixed) H Type (Withdrawable)
Standards IEC/IEEE 62271-37-013:2015

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Structure

Fixed electrode

 Fixed seal cup


Fixed shield

Contacts Arc shield

Ceramic

Bellows shield
Bellows


Movable electrode

Breaker (VI)

Breaker Vacuum Interrupter, VI

 Tulip contactor  Lower terminal The internal components of a typical Vacuum Interrupter are shown in the Fig.
 Upper terminal  Shunt LS Vacuum Interrupter consists of a ceramic insulator, two end plates, arc shield,
 Vacuum interrupter  Insulation rod bellows, a movable and fixed electrode, and contact set.
The ambient gas pressure within the evacuated tube is approximately 5x10-5 torr.

Accessories

[Ha Cradle]

Breaker Cradle
M otor(M)  Latch checking S/W  Locking magnet  Handle for draw-in and out M
 OC (Mechanism operating cell S/W)
 AC/DC Coil rectifier  Auxiliary contact wire  Plug interlock  UVT time delay controller  TOC (Truck operating cell S/W)
 Trip
 coil/Closing coil  K
 eylock  Wireless Temp.  CTD  Earthing S/W & Accessary
Secondary trip coil  Button cover/Push bar monitoring sensor
 UVT rectifier  Button padlock  Lifting hook
 UVT  Position S/W  Charge handle

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Dimensions

• 17.5kV 5000A P Type (Fixed)

944 4-Ø13 Ø12
(Mounting hole) 200 (Earthing hole)
275 275

90 4-M12 DP24

77.5
Heli Coil Tap

177.5
286.5

90
573.5
631.6
330
821.3
606

Ø170
286.5

400
994
949

421
864
906 385 150
980 631.6

• 17.5kV 4000A H Type (Withdrawable)

904
275 275
648.8
702
463.8

554.5
380
Ø164.6

864 343.5
400
Ø120
1002.5

979
451
131.5
Ø19.5

10.3 410 40
22
23.5

906 472.8
53.7 512.8
599.5

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Dimensions

• Ha Type VCB Cradle

275 275
50 M12

50

275
960.6
400

275
180 500 410.8 6-Ø14
(Mounting hole)

Ø120
400
1485
1485

752.5
261.3

20.3 1030.8
1000
1150.8
1183.5

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 Closing coil monitoring contact Trip coil monitoring contact

Secondary trip coil contact Note6)

Note2)

Note5)

Note1)
Control circuit diagram

Note3)
Note4)

Closing Spring Contact (Charge completion indicating contact)

<Control power connector terminal layout>
Ø: External terminal of VCB LS3: Anti-close, anti-pumping limit switch
52: Vacuum circuit breaker LCS1: Trip latch checking switch
M: Spring charging motor (preventing closing unless the trip latch is properly reset)
29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1
TC: Trip coil LS4, LS5: Position S/W (close in TEST position)
TC1: Secondary trip coil LS6, LS7: Position S/W (close in SERVICE position 39 38 37 36 76 34
C: Close coil 53 52 51 50
TEST : 1a1b TEST : 2a TEST : 1a1b 12 11
Y: Anti-pump relay S/W D2 D1 10 9 16 15 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
SERVICE : 2b SERVICE : 2a SERVICE : 1a1b
UVT: Under voltage trip No.
A3 A4 A5
52a: Auxiliary switch (a)
LS4 Close at TEST position Close at TEST position Close at TEST position
52b: Auxiliary switch (b)
LS5 OPEN at TEST position Close at TEST position OPEN at TEST position
LS1: Close interlock limit switch
LS6 OPEN at SERVICE position Close at SERVICE position Close at SERVICE position
(4a4b)
(only withdrawable type)
LS7 OPEN at SERVICE position Close at SERVICE position OPEN at SERVICE position
LS2: Motor stop, close spring
charged indication limit switch LM: Locking magnet (only withdrawable type) 41 40 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1
39 38 37 36 76 34 61 60 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42
Note) 1. LCS1 : Latch Checking Switch
75 74 73 72 71 70 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50
2. Position S/W - TEST 2a, SERVICE 2a(Terminal No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) 12 11
1a1b at TEST position and 1a1b at SERVICE position are also available. D2 D1 10 9 16 15 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
(In case of 1a1b *marked contact is b - nomally open contact)
3. UVT - Under Voltage Trip (Terminal No. D1, D2)
Option
4. TC1 - Secondary Trip Coil (Spare trip coil, terminal No. 11, 12)
5. LM - Locking Magnet (Terminal No. 15, 16), Type H only withdrawable type. (10a10b)
6. Secondary Trip Coil monitoring contact (Terminal No. 36)
b contact(36, 37) is not available if Trip Coil monitoring contact is applied to Secondary Trip Coil.
7. Above options TC1 and UVT can not be used simultaneously.
8. LS1(closing-interlock Limit-switch) is not available for fixed version
9. Above circuit diagram is based on ‘OFF’ status of VCB and closing spring is charged.
10. Please make sure that keep the direction of P, N on this circuit diagram.

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Ordering information

■17.5kV For generator (Breaker)

VH 17 H 50 D 40

Basic del name Rated voltage (kV) Version Interrupting current (kA) Phase distance/Compatibility Rated current (A)
VH VH Mecha 17 17.5 P Fixed 50 50 D 275 40 4000
H MCSG type withdrawable 50 5000 (Fixed)

VH-17H50D40 M1 C1 T1 SB2 U1 Note2)

A12 Note1)
Optional

Motor control voltage Trip coil voltage UVT Other accessories

M0 Motor none T0 T.C none U0 UVT none A1 Secondary Trip Coil Note2)
M1 DC 110V T1 DC 110V U1 DC 110V A2 Secondary Trip Coil with TCM Contact Note2)
M2 DC 220V~250V T2 DC 220V~250V U2 DC 220V~250V A3 Position S/W (Test 1a1b, Service : 2b) Note6)
M3 DC 125V T3 DC 125V U3 DC 125V A4 Position S/W (Test : 2a, Service : 2a) Note6)
M5 DC 48V T5 DC 48V U5 DC 48V~60V A5 Position S/W (Test 1a1b, Service : 1a1b) Note6)
M6 AC 48V T6 AC 48V U6 AC 48V A6 Latch Checking S/W Note5)
M7 AC 110V T7 AC 110V U7 AC 110V A7 Keylock
M8 AC 220V T8 AC 220V U8 AC 220V A8 Button Padlock Note4)
A9 Button cover Note4)
AA Lead Wire
AB User Plug (Part)
Closing coil voltage Connector and wire AC Plug Interlock
C0 C.C none SB2 B type connector 4a4b AE MOC Note5)
C1 DC 110V SB4 B type connector 10a10b AF Locking Magnet Note8)
Standard
C2 DC 220V~250V DO0 Dummy connector none AX Wireless Temperature Monitoring Sensor
C3 DC 125V DB1 Dummy B type connector Note10)
C5 DC 48V Flame
SB6 B type connector 4a4b Note7) Other options
C6 AC 48V retardant
CTD1 Condenser Trip Device (AC 110V)
C7 AC 110V
CTD2 Condenser Trip Device (AC 220V)
C8 AC 220V
UDC1 UVT Time Delay Controller (ADC 110V)
UDC2 UVT Time Delay Controller (ADC 220V)
UDC3 UVT Time Delay Controller (ADC 48V)
Note) 1. If A1(Secondary trip coil), A4(Position S/W 2a2a), A7(Keylock)are selected, A147 is the type name in the ordering.
2. A1~A2(Secondary Trip Coil) and U1~U8 (UVT) can not be selected simultaneously. CTU Coil Test Unit
If A2 is selected, the number of auxiliary contacts decreases by 1a1b
3. A3(Posi tion S/W 1a3b), A4(Posi tion S/W 2a2a), A5(Position S/W 2a2b) can not be selected simultaneously.
4. A8 (Button Padlock) and A9 (Button Cover) can not be selected simultaneously.
5. In case of selecting UVT A6 (Latch checking S/W) is not allowed. A6
(Latch checking S/W) is installed by default to make electrical interlock with UVT.
6. A3(Position S/W 1a3b), A4(Position S/W 2a2a), A5(Position S/W 2a2b) can not be selected simultaneously.
7. In case of B-type connector the flame retardant wire is applicable to auxiliary contacts 4a4b, not to 10a10b.
8. Locking magnet of breaker use the same control power supply as motor.
9. In case of selecting Wireless-energy harvesting sell-power, The receiver module(USB type) is provided separately.The
installation program can be downloaded from LSIS Home Media.
10. When selecting VCB (DB1) for DUMMY, only Position S/W (A3 ~ A5), AB (User Plug) can be selected as an option.

■17.5kV For generator (Cradle)

VCL 17 H 50 D 40 A12

Basic model name Rated voltage (kV) Interrupting current (kA) Rated current (A) Other accessories
VCL Susol VCB Cradle 17 17.5 50 50 40 4000 A1 ES(Earthing Switch) without option
ES(Earthing Switch) with
A3
Position S/W (4a4b)
A5 ES(Earthing Switch) with Keylock
AF TOC
Version Phase distance/Compatibility AG MOC
Ha MCSG Cradle type D 275

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Comparison of distribution breaker and generator breaker

AA BB
TRTR CB
CB Load
Load
Gen.
Gen. CB
CB TRTR Grid
Grid
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Item Distribution VCB Generator VCB Remarks

Position Between TR and normal load Between generator and TR

Protecting system from the Fault location A: System-source fault

Protecting system from CB
Protection accident at CB primary and Fault location B: Generator-source fault
secondary accident secondary

Power frequency
38kV @17.5kV 50kV @17.5kV
withstand voltage

Impulse withstand voltage 95kV @17.5kV 110kV @17.5kV

Rated operating sequence O-0.3s-CO-15s-CO CO-30min-CO

Requires mechanical durability against

Making current 2.6Isc (60Hz), 2.5Isc (50Hz) 2.74Isc
high current peaks

Isc 50kA 50kA

Require mechanical durability and
breaking reliability due to high dc
System-source fault component
%dc ( 30~50% ) ( 65~80% )
(Fault location A)

Requires very fast recovery voltage

RRRV Note1) 0.42kV/us 3.5kV/us
characteristics

Iscg Must demonstrate (0.5Isc)

Not required
Generator-source fault Ability to withstand thermal stress due to
%dc ( 110~130% )
(Fault location B) long arc time

RRRV Note1) 0.42kV/us 1.6kV/us

Ibr Option (0.25Isc, preferred) Option (0.5Isc, preferred)

Requires very fast recovery voltage
Out-of-phase
characteristics
RRRV Note1) 0.31kV/us 3.3kV/us

Standards IEC 62271-100 IEC/IEEE 62271-37-013(2015)

Note1) RRRV (Rate of rise of recovery voltage): Indicates the slope of the transient recovery voltage.

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