摘要:
Maintenance trip functions override the normal or specified trip functions of a low voltage circuit breaker to reduce pickup currents and/or time delays to effect faster trips, which reduces arc energy produced by faults during maintenance or testing on a live circuit breaker.
摘要:
A transfer switch system includes a controller which sends separately timed restart signals over a communications network to an addressable relay associated with each load in order to sequentially restart the loads following a transfer. When the loads are elevators, the controller sends a prepare to transfer signal to each elevator through the associated addressable relay directing the elevator to park at a floor with its doors open and delays making a discretionary transfer until all elevators send a reply message over the network that they are appropriately parked. A message from the utility directing a reduction in use of their power can be sent to the controller over the communications network through an additional remote station. The controller can then transfer to the alternate power source and/or send messages to selected loads to shut down.
摘要:
Transfer between alternative electrical power sources (5,7) for highly inductive loads (11), such as motors, is made using an open transition with the load (11) connected to the new source (7,5) only after the voltage on the load bus (9) has fallen below a predetermined value, preferably a value which is about 30% or less of the nominal source voltage.
摘要:
A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism opening and closing the contacts, a first processor determining an open or closed state of the contacts, and a wireless transceiver transmitting the open or closed state from the first processor and receiving a signal. A first accessory includes a wireless receiver, a second processor and outputs. A second accessory includes a wireless transmitter, a third processor and a circuit generating the signal for or communicating the signal to the third processor, which outputs the signal to the wireless transmitter, which transmits the signal to the wireless transceiver. The first processor receives the signal from the wireless transceiver and causes the mechanism to open or close the contacts. The wireless receiver receives the open or closed state from the wireless transceiver. The second processor receives the open or closed state from the wireless receiver and outputs the same to the outputs.
摘要:
A circuit breaker (22) includes separable contacts (40) for movement between a closed position and an open position. An operating mechanism (46), which moves the separable contacts (40) between the closed and open positions, has a closed state and a open or tripped state which corresponds to the open position. A current transformer (50) senses electrical current flowing through the separable contacts (40) as a sensed current. A trip mechanism (48) employs the sensed current for tripping the operating mechanism (46) to the tripped position to move the separable contacts (40) to the open position. The trip mechanism (48) includes a microprocessor (56,µP) which generates short delay and ground fault trip functions of electrical current and time. The microprocessor (56,µP) inputs a first interlock signal from a downstream electrical switching device (26) which generates the first interlock signal with a first value when curtent through the downstream device (26) exceeds a predetermined value and with a second value otherwise. The microprocessor (56,µP) generates and outputs a second interlock signal to an upstream electrical switching device (24) in response to both of the first and second trip functions. The trip mechanism (48) selectively trips the operating mechanism (46) as a function of the first interlock signal, the first trip function, and the second trip function.
摘要:
A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism opening and closing the contacts, a first processor determining an open or closed state of the contacts, and a wireless transceiver transmitting the open or closed state from the first processor and receiving a signal. A first accessory includes a wireless receiver, a second processor and outputs. A second accessory includes a wireless transmitter, a third processor and a circuit generating the signal for or communicating the signal to the third processor, which outputs the signal to the wireless transmitter, which transmits the signal to the wireless transceiver. The first processor receives the signal from the wireless transceiver and causes the mechanism to open or close the contacts. The wireless receiver receives the open or closed state from the wireless transceiver. The second processor receives the open or closed state from the wireless receiver and outputs the same to the outputs.