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Switchgear
Switchgear
conditions
Makes a circuit either manually or by
remote control under fault conditions
Cont… CIRCUIT
BREAKER
A circuit breaker is a
switching i.e. current
interrupting or making
device in switchgear.
SWITCHGEAR
It is the generic term
including the entire range of
switching devices and their
combination with associated
control, measuring,
protecting, and regulating
equipment.
FUNCTIONS OF
SWITCHGEAR
Carrying the normal load current
Making or breaking the normal
load current
Clearing the fault current (for
which sensing devices like CT, PT,
and various relays are employed)
COMPONENTS OF
SWITCHGEAR
Circuit Breaker
Current Transformer (CT)
Protective Relays
Measuring Instruments
Cont… COMPONENTS OF
SWITCHGEAR
Switches
Fuses
Surge Arresters
Isolators
Ratings
Local Needs
LOW VOLTAGE
SWITCHGEARS
Off-Load Isolators
Cont… CBs in LV
Switchgears
HRC Fuses
Earth Leakage Circuit
Breakers(ELCB)
Miniature Circuit Breakers
(MCB)
Moulded Case Circuit Breakers
(MCCB)
MEDIUM VOLTAGE
SWITCHGEARS
The
high voltage
switchgears range from
66 kV to 800 kV.
SWITCHGEARS
CONSIDERATIONS
1. Location of the
equipment
Indoor
Outdoor
Cont… SWITCHGEARS
CONSIDERATIONS
2. System Parameters
System Earthing
Frequency
Insulation Level
Ambient Conditions
circuit ratings)
ERECTION OF
SWITCHGEARS
It includes:
Placing the equipment on foundation
interconnections
Connections of control and power circuits
SWITCHGEAR
COMMISSIONING