SynchroTeq® Plus

Controlled Switching Principles

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 Presentation Overview

Examples and effects of switching transients in electrical networks

Principle of controlled switching

Benefits of using SynchroTeq Plus

SynchroTeq Plus product applications

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 Switching Transients
Reactor opening

Re-ignition: causes damage to the

breaker chamber

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 Switching Transients
Closing of the capacitor bank

High inrush current

High frequency oscillations

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 Switching Transients
Power Transformer

-High inrush current

-Inoperative operation of protections

-Voltage drop in the network

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 Switching Transients
Transmission lines

-Absence of current zero crossing

-Wave reflections can cause transient

overvoltage at the end of the line

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 Effects of Switching Transients

Local effects

Significant inrush currents

Overvoltage/Voltage drop

Insulation breaking

Accelerated hardware degradation

Remote effects

Overvoltage/Voltage drop

Power quality

Service breakdown

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 Controlled Switching Principle

Operate the circuit breaker at a precise point

Targeted angle

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 Controlled Switching Principle

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 Controlled Switching Principle

1- Command is received
2- Command is synchronized
3- Command is executed
4- Target point is reached

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 Benefits of SynchroTeq Plus

Reduction of inrush current;

Improvement of the integrity of the voltage signal;
Carry out monitoring of the CB;
Detection of peformance degradation of the CB;
Detection of mechanical/electrical issues;
Elimination of pre-insertion resistors;
Reduce the maintenance cost of the CB.

The circuit breaker becomes an intelligent device!

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Applications

Application Mitigation objective

Reactors Re-ignition / DC Offset

Capacitor banks Restrike / Inrush current

Power Transformers Inrush current

Tansmission lines Zero-missing / Inrush current / Overvoltage

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SynchroTeq products in brief

Approved technology developed with Hydro-Quebec

Compatible with all circuit breaker technologies
Applicable to new CB or those already in use
Performs controlled control and monitoring of the CB
Compatible IEC 61850, IEC 60870, DNP3 et Modbus protocols

GOST R

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 Summary

What is controlled switching?

Why use controlled switching?

Benefits of controlled switching?

How does controlled switching work?

What are the applications of SynchroTeq products?

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