Fail Ure Relay - Westinghouse SBF-1 Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions Manual

Circuit breaker failure relay
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CAUTION: I t is recommended that the user of
this equipment become acquainted with the infor­
mation in these instructions before energizing the
relay. Failure to do so may result in damage to the
equipment. Before putting the relay into service,
operate the relay to check the electrical connec­
tions.
P rinted circuit modules should n ot be removed or
inserted while the relay is energized. Failure to
observe this precaution may result in an undesired
tripping output or cause component damage.
APPLICAT I O N
The SBF- 1 is a solid state breaker failure
detection relay with contact output. It is used in
conjunction with the primary and backup relays.
Other logic inputs (such as the 5 2a contact) may
be used where the fault current is insufficient to
operate the current detector.
The relay is applicable with a n y of the
bus/breaker schemes in general use.
P rovision is included in the relay for " retrip­
ping" the breaker without time delay. This may
avoid clearing a bus during incorrect maintenance
procedure or due to the failure of a trip contact to
close.
C O N ST R UCTION
The SBF- 1 Relay consists of a phase and
ground current detector, a breaker failure timer, a
control timer, a seal-in (X) relay and an output
relay (AR) along with 2 indicating contactor
switches (ICS).
possible contingencie s which may arise during installation , operatio n , or maintenanc e, and all
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details and variations of th is equ ipmen t do not purport to be covered by these instruction s. If further
inj(mnation is desired by purchaser regarding h is particular installa tion, operation or main tenance of
h is eq u ipmen t . the local West inghouse Electric Corporatio n represen tative should be con tacted.
SUPERSEDES I. L. 41-776.5, DATED N OVEMBER 1978
O D ENOTES CHA N G E D S I N C E PREVI O U S I S S U E.
I N S T A L L A TI O N
TY P E SBF-1 C I RC U I T BREAKER

FAIL URE RELAY

Westinghouse
O P E R A T I O N
Overcurrent Detector
T h e detect o r c o n si st s of 3 o r 4 i n p u t
transformers and a plug i n m odule. The primary of
the transformer is tapped and brought out t o a tap
block located on the front of the relay. Each
transformer has three taps which cover the range
of pickup.
The secondary of the transformers are con­
nected to the input of the plug-in detector m odule
where the phase and ground signals are connected
to separate pickup level adjustments located on the
front of the m odule. A comparator circuit consists
of a plug-in operational amplifer whose output is
connected to logic circuitry which controls the A R
output relay.
Also located o n the module is a reed relay
(RR) which is controlled by the breaker failure
(BF) timer on the timer m odule. The normally
open contacts of the reed relay are connected i n the
current detector circuit and controls the operation
of the circuit.
B F and Control Timer
These timers are located on the timer plug-in
m odule.
The BF timer can be continuously varied over
the range by means of an adjusting knob located at
the front of the m odule. A calibrated scale permits
setting the desired time delay. A test j ack is also
located at the front if it is desired to check the set­
ting with an electronic test timer.
At the bottom of the front plate is an access
hole which permits adjusting the control timer
EFFECTIVE N OVEMBER 1979
L. 41-776.5A
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M A I N T E N A N C E

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