
Low Profile sealed construction
VFI switchgear features a low-profile cabinet design, with sealed
tank construction. This means that VFI switchgear can be used in
locations where air-insulated switchgear cannot, such as flood areas
or high-contaminant industrial sites. It is resistant to attacks from
dust, ice, vegetation, and wildlife.
Stainless steel
VFI switchgear may be specified in 100% stainless steel
construction for the ultimate in corrosion protection. With VFI
switchgear from Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems, the entire
unit is designed in stainless steel, including the tank and cable
compartments. All details and accessories are stainless steel
as well. This construction meets the requirements of IEEE Std
C57.12.29™-2005 standard, Standard for Pad-Mounted Equipment–
Enclosure Integrity for Coastal Environments.
Trip-free operation
The vacuum fault interrupter mechanism can be quickly and easily
reset manually by pulling the handle to the “reset” position and
then moving it to the closed position. However, if a fault is present
when the vacuum fault interrupter mechanism is closed, the trip-free
feature will prevent the mechanism from being held in the closed
position and it will clear the circuit fault.
UL
®
Listed and Labeled
VFI switchgear and a number of its features can be UL® listed
and labeled to meet customer requirements as necessary. These
features are available for the family of VFI switchgear products as
follows:
•
15 kV and 25 kV voltage ratings
•
600 A continuous current rating
•
12.5 kA symmetrical interrupting rating
•
Fluid Dielectrics (mineral oil, E200 and Envirotemp™ FR3™ fluids)
•
Visible-break switch (two- and three-position)
•
Mild and stainless steel construction
•
Tri-phase and TPG control
•
All standard combinations of load switches and fault interrupters
Low maintenance
Both load and fault interruption take place within the sealed vacuum
fault interrupter with no arcing by-products to contaminate the
insulating medium. Advanced technology vacuum fault interrupters
are reliable, have long life and require no maintenance. Eaton’s
Cooper Power Systems patented design reduces the arc energy—
resulting in far less contact erosion and the longest life of any
vacuum fault interrupter in the industry. Since there are no expulsion
fuses or switching by-products to contaminate the insulation
medium, maintenance intervals are greatly increased.
Edison™ Idea™ relay and Tri-Phase control
Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems Edison™ Idea™ relay and Tri-
Phase control makes use of internally mounted 1000:1 current
transformers (CT), one on each phase, to monitor line current. If
the current in any phase exceeds the minimum trip level setting,
the control begins a user selectable time-current-curve (TCC) delay
sequence.
At the completion of the programmed TCC delay, a signal is issued
to trip the vacuum fault interrupter mechanism.
CT circuits
The Tri-Phase control is self-powered by the line current. It requires
no external voltage supply or battery backup. Since the Tri-Phase
control is powered by the sensing CT circuits, it is not affected by
system voltage conditions.
Edison Idea relays require a 120 Vac power source to power their
internal battery source. The standard battery provided is an 13 Ah. 18
Ah batteries are an option.
Tri-Phase control settings
The minimum-trip setting for each phase is selectable. This permits
convenient field configuration of the Tri-Phase control, to meet
specific application requirements.
The control features an assortment of field replaceable TCC
modules, each provides a fixed time-current-curve characteristic. The
variety of modules available provides coordination flexibility between
the Tri-Phase control and other protective equipment.
Figure 5. TPG control with SCADA shown.
Figure 6. Tri-Phase control settings.
Tri-Phase Control Settings
Each phase minimum trip = Sum of
values in “ON” position plus 20A.
Example is shown as:
øA= 10 + 20 + 80 + 320 + 20 =
450A
øB = 320+20 = 340A
øC = 20A
Instantaneous Trip = Sum of values
in
“ON” position plus 1X.
Example is shown as:
2X + 8X + 1X = 11X
Each phase will exhibit
instantaneous
tripping at 11 times its trip setting
in this example.
ON
ON
øB
øC
INST
TRIP
10A
20A
40A
80A
160A
320A
640A
10A
20A
40A
80A
160A
320A
640A
10A
20A
40A
80A
160A
320A
640A
2X
4X
8X
ON
OFF
S4
S3
S2
S1
Figure 7. Typical Tri-Phase with ground trip control (TPG)
module.
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Technical Data 285-10
Effective April 2014
VFI underground distribution switchgear
www.cooperpower.com
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