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Eaton Cooper Power Series Installation, Operation And Maintenance Instructions

Eaton Cooper Power Series Installation, Operation And Maintenance Instructions

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MN285001EN
VFI tester operating instructions
Effective December 2018
Supersedes
MN285001EN | January 2015
COOPER POWER
SERIES

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  • Page 1 COOPER POWER Underground Effective December 2018 Distribution Switchgear SERIES Supersedes MN285001EN MN285001EN | January 2015 VFI tester operating instructions...
  • Page 2 CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT SHALL NOT BECOME PART OF OR MODIFY ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. In no event will Eaton be responsible to the purchaser or user in contract, in tort (including negligence), strict liability or other-wise for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damage or loss whatsoever, including but not limited to...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents SAFETY INFORMATION Safety Information ................iv PRODUCT INFORMATION Introduction .

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    FOR LIFE FOR LIFE Eaton meets or exceeds all applicable industry standards relating to product safety in its Cooper Power™ series products. We actively promote safe practices in the use and maintenance of our products through our service literature, instructional training programs, and the continuous efforts of all Eaton employees involved in product design, manufacture, marketing, and service.

  • Page 5: Product Information

    Eaton's Cooper Power™ series VFI tester simulate Fault Current for verification of minimum trip device use in conjunction with Eaton's Cooper Power series values and time current characteristics of Tri-Phase and pad-mounted VFI switchgear. Before operating this device, TPG electronic control boards utilized in VFI pad-mounted carefully read and understand the contents of this manual.

  • Page 6: Description Of Tester

    Description of tester TO INTERRUPTER TO CONTROL Tester INTERNAL TRIPPERS EXTERNAL CONTROL BØ TRIPPERS TEST AØ CØ CURRENT METER JACKS TEST SELECT PHASE SELECT A-PHASE TRIPPER B-PHASE TRIPPER BATTERY CONNECTOR C-PHASE TRIPPER 120A 240A BATTERY TEST TRIPPER TEST 4-30A 4-30A TEST RESET CONTROL...

  • Page 7: Description And Functionality Of Vfi Tester Front Panel

    Table 1. Description and Functionality of VFI Tester Front Panel Features Item No. (Figure 1) Description Purpose and Use VFI Cable Connector Interface for External VFI Switch Connector Cable Multi-meter Connection Jacks Measurement of Injection Current Levels Battery Test Terminals Interface for Battery Test cable Battery Test Switch Initiates battery test...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Specifi cations Weight 15.87 kg (35 lbs) - cables excluded Input AC Input: 120 VAC ±10% 60 Hz, single phase, circuit Temperature range breaker protected at 8 A. Operating Range: 0° to 50°C Storage Range: -20°C to 65°C Output CAUTION 4-900 mA actual, simulating 4-900 A fault current levels.

  • Page 9: Operating Procedures

    Operating procedures Connect the 14-pin female/14-pin male interrupter interface cable (Item 1) to the VFI tester at the interrupter port. Refer to Figure 4 for steps 3 through 8. Tester operating procedures have been grouped three functional groups; Control Tests, Flux-Shift Tripper Tests, and Connect the 19-pin male/14-pin female control interface Battery Tests.
  • Page 10 Disconnect the 14-pin female connector end of the NOTICE tester control interface cable (Item 2) from the TPG control enclosure. Refer to Figure 3 for steps 3 through Equipment damage. Use care while disconnecting and reconnecting cables to the Tri-Phase/TPG control. Do not misalign male and female connectors or allow the Disconnect the 14-pin male connector end of the VFI full weight of the tester cable to be transferred to the...

  • Page 11: Control Tests

    Disconnect the 18-pin male connector end of the tester Pressing the Control Test button of the VFI tester initiates interrupter interface cable (Item 1) from the 18-pin injection of simulated fault current into the Tri-Phase/TPG female end of the VFI control wire harness (Item 3). control board and concurrently begins measurement of the accrued time between test initialization and and issuance NOTICE...
  • Page 12 Press and release the Tripper Test button to initiate the Place the Phase Select switch into the B-PHASE test. The C-Phase flux-shift tripper on the VFI tester position. should operate immediately. Repeat steps 2 through 4. Depress all of the flux-shift trippers on the VFI tester. Place the Phase Select switch into the C-PHASE Upon completion of the internal Flux-Shift Tripper Test, position.
  • Page 13 11. Place the Phase Select Switch to the C-PHASE Place the Phase Select switch into the B-PHASE position. position. Repeat steps 2 and 3. 12. Repeat steps 2 through 7 . Place the Phase Select Switch on the VFI tester into the C-PHASE position.
  • Page 14 Place the Phase Select Switch on the VFI tester into Test procedure – 150% of minimum trip – ground (TPG only) the A-PHASE position. Place the Phase Select Switch on the VFI tester into the A-PHASE position. Set the minimum trip level for A-Phase on the control board to 690 A.

  • Page 15: Scada Accessory Tests

    Depress the flux-shift trippers for all three phases. NOTICE Place the Phase Select switch into the B-PHASE Equipment misoperation. The capacitors upon the Tri- position. Phase and TPG boards will retain a charge of 20 Vdc Repeat steps 2 through 5. upon completion of control testing.
  • Page 16 Place the 30 A Fault Current toggle switch into the ON position. Place all of the other Fault Current switches into the OFF position. 10. Reset the target by pressing the Control Test button, waiting 5 seconds, and then pressing the Control Test button again.
  • Page 17 Emergency minimum trip multiplier test Control setup – 5X minimum trip multiplier test (250 A) Set the emergency trip multiplier switches for A-Phase, Verify that the settings of the tester and control are B-Phase, and C-Phase for ‘5X’ (.8X + 3.2X +1X default). as described in the Initial Tester Setup and Initial Tri- Phase/TPG Control Setup sections of this bulletin.
  • Page 18 Inrush restraint tests 15. Press and release the Control Test button to initiate flow of simulated fault current to the control. Verify that the settings of the tester and control are as described in the Initial Tester Setup and Initial Tri- 16.
  • Page 19 Verify that the A-Phase flux-shift tripper on the VFI Place the Inrush Restraint switch into the ON position. tester operates immediately. Set the A-Phase, B-Phase, and C-Phase Inrush Depress the A-Phase flux-shift tripper. Restraint Minimum Trip Multiplier switches for 5X (4X + 1X default setting).
  • Page 20 Target readback status test 17 . After all three of the flux-shift trippers operate, verify continuity between pins 8 and 12 of the Customer Setup Connections Terminal Block. Place the Phase Instantaneous Trip switch on the 18. Using a jumper wire, temporarily jumper pins 13 and control board into ON position.

  • Page 21: External Flux-Shift Tripper Tests

    Remove the jumper wire from pins 1 and 4 of the External flux-shift tripper tests Customer Connections terminal block. The External Flux-Shift Tripper Test verifies the operation of the flux-shift trippers contained within the VFI switchgear Using the jumper wire, jumper pins 2 and 4 of the under test.
  • Page 22 If the VFI assembly being tested has a flux-shift tripper 18. Disconnect the interrupter and control interface cable mounted on the A-Phase mechanism, place the Phase (Item 1) from the VFI tester and store the cable in the Selector switch into the A-PHASE position. If it does storage compartment located in the cover of the VFI not, proceed to step 11.
  • Page 23 Top-hinged VFI units with TPG controls/all Tri- 13. If the VFI assembly being tested has a flux-shift tripper Phase controls mounted on the C-Phase mechanism, place the Phase Selector switch into the C-PHASE position. If it does Remove the pad-mounted unit from service. not, proceed to step 15.

  • Page 24: Battery Test

    Factory authorized service centers Factory authorized service centers are located throughout the continental United States to provide maintenance, repair, and testing services for Eaton's Cooper Power series products. For further information, contact your Eaton representative. Operating Instructions MN285001EN December 2018...

  • Page 25: Lcd Message Screens

    Appendix A Table 3. LCD Message Screens Screen No. Screen Text Description VFI Tester Revision XX.xx Initial Screen on Power-up. Shows the current firmware version. Test Aborted Thermal Shutdown Displayed when VFI tester is shut off during an over-temperature condition. Tester Ready to Resume Testing Displayed after VFI tester has cooled down from an over-temperature condition.

  • Page 26: Control Board Reference Illustrations

    Appendix B Phase Minimum Trip Dip Switches Instantaneous Trip Dip Switches Independent or 3-phase Trip Selector Switch Figure 8. Tri-Phase board. Operating Instructions MN285001EN December 2018...
  • Page 27 Phase Minimum Trip Ground Minimum Trip Dip Switch Phase Instantaneous Trip Dip Switch Ground Trip Block Switch Ground Instantaneous Trip Dip Switch Independent or 3-phase Trip Selector Switch Figure 9. TPG board. Operating Instructions MN285001EN December 2018...
  • Page 28 © 2018 Eaton All Rights Reserved Printed in USA Eaton is a registered trademark. Publication No. MN285001EN For Eaton‘s Cooper Power series product December 2018 All trademarks are property information, call 1-877-277-4636 or visit: KA2048-627 Rev 02 of their respective owners.

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