Grounding (Earthing). observe all applicable requirements. Single ground system. This equipment can The unit can be returned to Megger at be used only in electrical systems with single any time at no charge for the disposal. ground.
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1 sAFETy tective ground wire with connection to the Neglecting these rules may result in fire, elec- Protective Conductor Terminal on top of the tric shock, or other hazards. instrument. Check the continuity of the pro- The Timing M/R section inputs are designed tective ground wire before each use.
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1 sAFETy limits for measurement equipment designed power quickly in case of a problem. to provide reasonable protection against The instrument should be operated only such interference when used in an industrial from the type of power source indicated on environment.
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1 sAFETy Servicing. Do not attempt to service the ing. Periodically clean the instrument with a instrument yourself; opening or removing soft cloth. Stubborn stains may be removed covers can expose you to dangerous voltage with a cloth lightly dampened with a mild and other hazards.
1 sAFETy 1.3 Protective earthing Preparation of the circuit breaker Before connecting or disconnecting the instrument procedure in HV to a High-Voltage Circuit Breaker, make sure the environments breaker is closed and earthed (grounded) on both sides according to local safety regulations. IMPORTANT Connection of test cables to the circuit breaker...
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1 sAFETy The mains cable may only be connected to a mains socket with a protective earth that is connected to nearby earth and earthed objects. Check with the nominated person in control of work activity that the systems are connected in accordance with local safety regulations.
UsB interfaces enable easy backup and data storage for transport from one system to another by using memory in line with the Megger product line tradition, the sticks or portable CD/rW etc. instrument is portable and rugged. The concept is a ▪...
2.3 Service and Support Please, send in the User’s registration form to: For technical assistance please contact your local Meg- ger representative or direct your request to the office Megger sweden AB, Box 724, in sweden. sE-182 17 DANDEryD, sweden. Contact Information By fax: +46 8 510 195 95.
2.4 Shipping if you are going to send the instrument with parcel service use the original transport box or one with equivalent strength. Megger can not take responsibil- ity for transport damages. Note Always make a back-up of your valuable data on USB memory before shipping.
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3 sysTEM OVErViEW BL1448GE ZP-BL16E TM1700-sEriEs...
3 sysTEM OVErViEW System overview 3.1 The instrument TM1720 On front is the control panel where from you can operate and monitor the circuit breaker position, you set the operation sequence and run the measurement. On top is the panel that includes all connectors for in The TM1720 is a “black box”...
3 sysTEM OVErViEW 3.2 Control panel TM1760 ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❶ POSITION indicates the position of the circuit breaker main The TM1760 is equipped as a TM1750 plus three contacts if the coil circuit is connected to the Control analog channels.
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3 sysTEM OVErViEW ❺ ❺ Tree structure Main menu ❻ Screen buttons By pressing the “Question mark, “?”, button you invoke the help function. There are to options to get help: Click “What’s this”, move the pointer to the object in question and click. A PDF file will ❼...
3 sysTEM OVErViEW 3.3 Top panel Terminal configuration The section has safety connectors. Use cables with ❶ ❷ Control touch-proof plug contacts. The terminals are grouped in three similar parts A,B and C suited for 3-phase The Control sections controls the operation of the cir- operation or for close, open and motor operations in cuit breaker.
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3 sysTEM OVErViEW Terminal configuration Terminal configuration The terminals are grouped in three similar sections A,B The terminals are grouped in three similar parts A,B and C suited for 3-phase operation (L1 L2 L3, rsT). and C suited for 3-phase operation (L1 L2 L3, rsT). recommended for plus voltage IMPORTANT Black...
3 sysTEM OVErViEW DCM1700 Once the TUNE button is released the tuning will start in opposite channel order, i.e. beginning with channel C2 and ending with channel A1. The reversed tuning order is an indication of that the DCM1700 is in Gis mode. To switch back to normal mode Keep the TUNE button pressed down for more than five seconds.
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3 sysTEM OVErViEW Note A Ferrite kit is available as an optional acces- sory. Art.no. XB-40090 if it is not possible to mount ferrites on the grounding links/shunts of the insulated ground switch, connect an additional 20-meter ground cable between ground switch and stationary ground.
▪ NetBiOs Enabled over TCP/iP Printer software for printers and back-up media can be installed without acceptance from Megger. Please see the Microsoft Windows XP HCL (Hardware Compat- ible List) for printers and back-up media that are hardware compatible.) see also section “Printer” in 4.14 system settings menu”.
▪ The screen flickering during boot is minimized. Note: if Megger Display mode is Disabled the internal screen will flicker during start-up. This is an expected behaviour in this mode. ▪ The external display is disabled (sVGA output) ▪...
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4 CABA LOCAL BL1448GE ZP-BL16E TM1700-sEriEs...
4 CABA LOCAL CABA Local 4.1 Start/Shut down CABA CABA Local is the standard software program to oper- ate instruments with built-in screen . in CABA Local Local you run the tests, view the measurements, do set-ups etc. Start Connect the instrument to the mains. Always use the power cord supplied with the unit.
4 CABA LOCAL 4.2 OnLine Help MANUAL Press the “MANUAL” button to get access to By pressing the “Question mark, “?”, button you the OnLine Manual. invoke the OnLine Help function. you can get direct Click the “Bookmarks” tab to view the con- information on current topic or go to the complete manual and search for information.
4 CABA LOCAL 4.3 Navigation & display 4.4 Main and submenus buttons There are six main menus (3), each having several sub menus in a tree structure. The top left and right Most of the CABA Local functions are controlled by navigation buttons are dedicated to move between the ten navigation buttons (1).
“Ig- tions. nore”. Click “OK” when informed “ Setup complet- ed successfully”. Click “Yes” when prompted to restart. Done! you have now repaired your software. if the problems still remain – contact the Megger sup- port team. BL1448GE ZP-BL16E TM1700-sEriEs...
We recommend you to use Norton Antivirus software setups. for the instrument. This software is tested by Megger sweden AB. it is the user’s responsibility to keep the Breaker View antivirus software updated.
4 CABA LOCAL 4.9 Templates menu pulse and graphs settings as well as conversion tables if applicable. Every setting that is needed for the test but the selection of transducers. There are three kinds of templates, the Max Config template, Generic templates (delivered with the instru- ment) and custom made templates.
4 CABA LOCAL the analyzer) the instrument uses the template that is BREAKER”. set as default (“MAX CONFiG TEMPLATE”). Choose the breaker from “BREAKER LIST” that you want to create a template of. Note If you set another template as default, that template can not be adapted to the current Give the template a suitable name e.g.
4 CABA LOCAL 4.10 Breaker List menu The Breaker List main menu is the starting-point when creating, editing, importing, exporting and initiating a breaker test. Access to the test recordings are also obtained via this list. The CABA Win icon. The breaker has been created in CABA.
4 CABA LOCAL if you want to rename it see the next section, “Edit Note To change set-up of a breaker please refer to chapter “6.5 Breaker view menu”. breaker iD”. Delete a breaker Edit Breaker ID Navigate to the Breaker that you wish to Navigate to the breaker that you wish to delete.
4 CABA LOCAL Begin a new test Navigate to the breaker that is going to be tested. Press the “BEGIN NEW TEST” button. Navigate to the volume and folder where the breaker files (*.arc) that you wish to import are located, by using the Browse button. Click the “Open”...
4 CABA LOCAL Edit Test ID Press the “Date” button if you for some Navigate to the test designation that you reason want to alter the date of the test oc- want to edit. casion. Press the “EDIT TEST ID” button. Fill in the “Year”...
4 CABA LOCAL Press the “VIEW RECORDING” button. Confirm deletion by pressing the “YES” but- ton. Hook up diagrams & transducers Navigate to the breaker operation designa- Graph tion that you want to perform. When viewing the recording you can choose to view Press the “HOOK UP DIAGRAM &...
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4 CABA LOCAL Label names TCir[n] Common phase, trip coil current circuit [n] in the graph window the recordings have a label for ATCir[n] Phase A, trip coil current circuit [n] identification. BTCir[n] Phase B, trip coil current circuit [n] CTCir[n] Phase C, trip coil current circuit [n] The label names in the graph view and parameter...
4 CABA LOCAL Graph layout A[n] L Phase A, head [n], left break A[n] r Phase A, head [n], right break Navigation and operation of this screen can be done using the trackball and mouse buttons. Alternatively B[n] L Phase B, head [n], left break the arrow keys can be used.
4 CABA LOCAL Edit notes Press “EDIT NOTES”. Make your notes, and press “BACK”. Print preview This image shows an example of a test report, see “5.7 reporting” on page 38. Delete recording Press “DELETE RECORDING” Confirm delete of single recording by press- ing “YES”...
4 CABA LOCAL 4.11 Breaker View menu Breaker set up example The setting shown above is done for a circuit breaker The Breaker View main menu is the starting point for with three phases and a separate operating mecha- setting up the technical breaker and measurement nism for each phase.
4 CABA LOCAL Close Open - Close Use the keyboard to enter the desired value. Use the keyboard to enter the desired value. The arrow-up and arrow-down button can Press the “BACK” button to leave this screen. be used for quick navigation between the input fields.
4 CABA LOCAL No. of control sections activated Coil current By pressing the button you select if 1 or 2 control Pressing the button enables/disables coil current sections shall be used to control the circuit breaker recording. during the test. Control voltage Note This function does only have an effect for...
4 CABA LOCAL The following picture shows the settings for “CLOSE”. The settings for the other sequenc- es are the very same. Trig out mode By pressing the button repeatedly you toggle be- tween: Source ▪ Trig out = Off Use the button to select if the measurement shall start ▪...
4 CABA LOCAL Motion measurement preferences Dynamic resistance menu Pressing the button enables/disables dynamic resis- tance measurements. In Breaker View/Measurement Preferences press the “MOTION MEASUREMENT PREFER- Setting the measurement time & ENCES MENU” button to make the settings. sample interval The following menu appears.
4 CABA LOCAL 4.12 Analyzer view menu The Analyzer View visualizes the link between the instrument and the test object. in Analyzer View you obtain information about your system configuration, channel occupancy, hook-up instructions and so on. When entering the Analyzer View the hook-up screen is shown.
4 CABA LOCAL Select transducer if you in Breaker View, Motion measurement prefer- ences have selected Absolute (see section 6.12) “se- lect Transducer” is blinking on the active channel. For selecting a transducer press the “SELECT” button whereupon the transducer list ap- pears.
4 CABA LOCAL 4.13 Transducers menu Select the appropriate transducer output type by pressing the”Transducer type” but- All transducers that you use for circuit breaker testing ton repeatedly. There are three different are administrated and calibrated via this menu. Once transducer output types available: the transducers are defined it is just to pick them from ▪...
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4 CABA LOCAL Press the “NO” button. The following screen appears. Enter the calibration values in the fields shown above the graphic. For quick naviga- tion between the fields use the arrow but- tons next to it. Press the “BACK” button to leave the screen. Type in a significant name for the transducer into the “Transducer ID”...
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4 CABA LOCAL C. Digital transducer as reference for calibrating a resistive transducer Press the “Calibrate” button. The following question appears. Press the “NO” button. The following mes- sage appears. Press the “YES” button. The following ques- tion appears. Connect the transducer to the specified chan- nel.
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4 CABA LOCAL Enter the calibration values in the fields Now the transducers (digital reference & shown in the upper right corner. For quick resistive) should be mechanically connected navigation between the fields use the arrow in a way that the slider of the resistive one buttons next to it.
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4 CABA LOCAL Defining pressure transducers Press the “Pressure” button on the “DEFINE NEW TRANSDUCER” screen. Enter the calibration values in the fields above the graphic. For quick navigation be- tween the fields use the arrow buttons next to it. Calibrating pressure transducers can be done in two different ways: Type in a significant name for the transducer...
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4 CABA LOCAL transducer” above. The only difference is that the quantity motion changes to angle. Defining current transducers Press the “Current” button on the “DEFINE NEW TRANSDUCER” screen. Connect the transducer to the specified chan- nel. Confirm by pressing “OK”. Change the pressure to the transducer to the desired pressure value and keep it constant.
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4 CABA LOCAL Defining vibration transducers Press the “Vibration” button on the “DEFINE NEW TRANSDUCER” screen. Upon pressing one of the buttons a Win- dows® file selection box will appear. Enter the transducers ratio values. Type in a significant name for the transducer into the “Transducer ID”...
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4 CABA LOCAL Select all desired transducers or press the Press the “BACK” button to finish. “Toggle All” button to select all transducers Confirm the “Do you want to save changes?” from the list. message by pressing the “Yes” button. Press the “Import”...
4 CABA LOCAL 4.14 System Settings menu DATE & TIME Press the button to set date and time as de- in the system settings you define basic settings that scribed below. influence test procedures and measurements. Further- more backup tools and hardware information can be Date &...
4 CABA LOCAL Operator Printer Layout This field can be used to enter the examiners name. This button enables to alter the printout style if no report template was dedicated to the breaker in the report manager. Units Note To select another printer, see “5.7 Reporting” on page 55.
4 CABA LOCAL Select printer screen or use the mouse/trackball. Press the “Set as Default” button to assign the highlighted template to the selected breaker. Note If done so this template will be used anytime for printouts and print previews. Observe that the Printer Layout setting on the previous screen will not have effect anymore if a template is assigned to the...
4 CABA LOCAL Stop Hardware Device Note In case of service and support question you might be asked for the above-mentioned Press the button prior removing plug & play information. In that case you can provide this devices such as USB memory stick. via Fax (printout) or via Email (text file) at your choice.
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4 CABA LOCAL Restore Press the button”RESTORE”. Follow the instructions on the screen. TM1700-sEriEs ZP-BL16E BL1448GE...
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG Perform testing 5.1 TM1700 Start-up 5.2 Check list - before testing see section “4.1 start/shut down CABA Local” on page 60 for how to start the instrument. IMPORTANT Always follow the safety regulations in chapter 1 of this manual. Always comply with local safety regula- tions.
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG 5.3 Basic test 5.4 Quick test The instrument can make a test without a circuit IMPORTANT breaker definition selected or created. The instrument Follow the Safety regulations in chapter 1. will choose open or close operation depending on the status of the circuit breaker.
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG 5.5 Define a new circuit 5.6 Using circuit breaker breaker created in CABA Win In Breaker list press the button “DEFINE NEW Breakers created in CABA contain less information BREAKER FROM TEMPLATE”. You have to be than breakers created in the instrument. Therefore, at the top position, Circuit Breaker(s), on the the missing information has to be added when breaker list to see the button for defining a...
CABA Local in the instrument. IMPORTANT The import function only supports circuit breaker set-up/test plans created or ap- proved by Megger Sweden AB. Megger Sweden AB takes no responsibility for circuit breaker set-up/test plans manually edited or created by users.
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG 5.7 Reporting The instrument has an integrated report Manager that can view and print user defined or default re- ports. see section “4.14 system settings menu” on page 64“, “Printer”, “report Manager”. Print preview Here is an example of a print out, this is the parameter list.
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5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG In the “Address” field at top enter the fol- lowing: “D: \HMI\Report Templates\English” Note If you have selected another language for CABA Local you shall enter the current lan- guage, e.g. if it is German you enter “D: \HMI\ Report Templates\German”.
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG Go to System Settings, Printer, Select Printer and mark the Acrobat PDF Writer. Press the button “Set as Default”. Then from View Recording you can print the report containing the recording. Note This selection of printer is only valid for the current printout.
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG 5.8 Evaluate the results the breaker’s closed-position or b) the contact-closure or contact-separation point. The time that elapses you can evaluate the results by viewing the record- between these two points ranges from 10 to 20 ms, ings.
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG if a sufficiently high current is used (about 250 A or higher), there will be a noticeable step in the voltage change when the breaker contact closes or opens in spite of the parallel ground connections. similarly, DrM can be used when a breaker has parallel main contacts.
5 PErFOrM TEsTiNG 5.9 Store measurements Measurements are automatically stored in the instru- ment. To do backup Be sure you make regular backups of your record- ings. see “Backup/restore” in “4.14 system settings menu” on page 68. BL1448GE ZP-BL16E TM1700-sEriEs...
6 APPLiCATiON EXAMPLEs Application examples 6.1 Example 1 Others ▪ No resistor contacts, no grading capacitors 3-phase circuit breaker with single Necessary settings in Breaker View interrupter per phase and common Breaker View operating mechanism Number of phases Operating mechanism Common Number of interrupters per phase resistor contacts...
6 APPLiCATiON EXAMPLEs 6.2 Example 2 Breaker View \ Pulse & Delay Times These settings are depending on the circuit breaker type. if you are uncertain please refer to the breaker 3-phase circuit breaker with manufacturers data. two interrupters per phase and Breaker View \ Measurement Preferences separate operating mechanism...
6 APPLiCATiON EXAMPLEs 6.3 External clamp-on CT input Coil current measurement Measurement in X/Y-relay configuration With the traditional (internal) coil current measure- ment method just the current through the X-relay would be recorded. The external current clamp allows the real close coil current to be recorded. Individual spring charge motor current measurements The clamp-on CTs enables non-invasive, individual mo-...
7 sPECiFiCATiONs Specifications Specifications TM1700-series Control section (1 or 2) General specifications are valid after 30 minutes warm up time. No. of channels system time base drift 0.001% per year. Time base inaccuracy specifications are subject to change without notice. ±0.01% of reading ±1 sample interval Environment Max.
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7 sPECiFiCATiONs Analog section (none, 1 or 2) General No. of channels 3 isolated channels Time base inaccuracy ±0.01% of reading ±1 sample interval Max. sample rate 40 kHz Measurement time 200 s at 10 kHz sample rate Transducer resistance 500 Ω...
Egil you need to consult with us before continuing. ments Please contact support for technical assistance. The internal screen will Megger Display mode is Change Megger Display mode to Enabled, see flicker during start-up Disabled “How to activate the sVGA output” on page 24 TM1700-sEriEs...
8 TrOUBLEsHOOTiNG & FAQ 8.2 FAQ - Frequently Asked The Breaker or Printer template I need does not exist? Questions Please refer to “create a new template” in the users manual or contact support for technical assistance. Can I use DC supply to TM1700? The instrument is not rated for DC inlet supply but there are several types of DC to AC converters available on the market.
9 DATA ANALysis Data analysis 9.1 Analysis window File menu (CABAana) Open The test results are presented graphically and as parameter values here. The results can be analyzed in detail, and a report can be generated. in addi- tion to the functions presented below, a number of Windows®...
9 DATA ANALysis Exit Select cursor by clicking on “Time 1” or “Time 2”. Movement steps are user-selecta- Exits ble. Edit menu To reset the cursors to time zero, use the icon buttons on the toolbar. Notes Used to edit notes for the selected operation. Copy Graph/Parameters to Clipboard Copies the active/selected graph or parameter table to Time 1 reset.
9 DATA ANALysis Graph Window Zoom In Labels Double-clicking on any of the graph labels will open a dialogue box used for making display settings. Lower Scroll bar Zooms the x-axis (time). select zoom in, position the Changes x-axis offset. mouse at the left of zooming area, move the mouse to right of zooming area while holding down left but- Right Scroll bar...
9 DATA ANALysis Window menu settings) or right-click anywhere inside the display (display settings). These changes are temporary and Cascade will not be stored when you close the window. Cascade all open windows Pass/Fail Tile Opens dialogue box used for pass/fail presentation (if Tiles all open windows on full screen enabled for the actual test), see below.
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9 DATA ANALysis Generate you can make a report using List&Label or using Mi- crosoft® Word. For Word you need CABA Win version Create a Word document. r02A or higher. Print The dialog boxes contains the following functions: Print the selected test on the selected template. Browse Delete Browse to a template directory.
10 QUiCK GUiDE Quick Guide Select – Connect – Inspect STEP 1: Select Working with the instrument means fast and easy First step is to select a suitable template from the testing. Testing is done with a three-step process. template library (Templates) depending on number of contacts per phase, motion or not, resistor contacts and more IMPORTANT...
10 QUiCK GUiDE STEP 2: Connect STEP 3: Inspect second step is to connect the test leads according to The measurement is performed, analysed and the the graphical help screen (Analyzer view). results will be displayed on the screen. Magnification and compare functions are available.
iNDEX Index Defining voltage transducers ....... 53 Delete a breaker .......... 34 Analysis window .......... 80 Delete a subfolder ........32 Analyzer view menu ........46 Delete a template ........32 Angle transducers........53 Delete a test ..........36 Antivirus ............30 Delete recording ..........
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iNDEX Import transducer list ........54 Recalibrate transducer ........ 55 Rename a subfolder ........32 Label names ..........38 Rename a template ........32 Repair CABA Local ........29 Main menu ..........28, 30 Reporting ............. 66 Make settings for a breaker ......41 Report manager...........
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iNDEX Time format ..........56 Timing measurement ........69 TM1700 as reference for calibrating a resistive transducer ..........49 Top panel ............. 19 Transducer ..........47 Transducers menu ........48 Trig in settings ..........43 Troubleshooting ........... 78 Tune the system .......... 21 Updating CABA Local ........
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