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CT-8000 S3 User`s Manual - Vanguard Instruments Company, Inc.

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2. 93 3 4 7 Deleting Test Records from the Flash 95 3 4 8 Deleting Test Records from a USB Flash 98 39 Working With 101 3 5 1 Recalling a Breaker Test Plan 101 3 5 2 Printing a Directory of Test Plans Stored in the CT 8000 S3 s 104 3 5 3 X Printing a Directory of Test Plans Stored in a USB Flash Drive 106 3 5 4 Printing a Breaker Test Plan Stored the CT 8000 s 108 3 5 5 Printing a Breaker Test Plan Stored in a USB Flash 110 3 5 6 Copying a Test Plan to a USB Flash drive 112 4 0 DIAGNOSTICS VERIFICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING 117 4 1 Performing Slow Close Test Eae dV hae ht ao e FEE XU dd ra at 117 4 2 Performing a Transducer Self Test ccssscsesscscussscnssccnsscucescncuseseussencuseseusssensuceaens 119 43 Testing the Cable Hookups 121 4 4 Printing Raw Test Record
3. 83 Figure 33 Graphical Interpretation of a CLOSE Timing 83 Figure 34 Graphical Interpretations of an OPEN CLOSE CLOSE OPEN Timing Shot 84 Figure 35 Sample Test Record Directory 87 Figure 36 Typical Test Results Printout with Pass Fail Indicators 103 Figure 37 Typical Test Plan Directory Printout sccccssscsssssescssscccssssscccessencusssscacsseveessencusns 105 Figure 38 Typical Breaker Test Plan 114 Figure 39 Siemens SPS2 121 CLOSE Timing 115 Figure 40 Siemens SPS2 121 OPEN Timing 116 Figure 41 Typical Slow Close Test Results 118 Figure 42 Partial Data Points FoU X FI Er SIE ees 124 22 ll CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT This document uses the following conventions A key or switch on the CT 8000 S3 is indicated as KEY and SWITCH Menu options are referenced as MENU OPTION Screen and menu names are referenced as SCREEN MENU NAME The terms test record and test shot are used interchangeably CT 8000 S3 LCD screen output is shown a
4. 50 Figure 19 Typical Test Results 64 Figure 20 Typical Tabulated Test Results Printout for an O C O 65 Figure 21 Typical On Line Timing Test Graph 66 Figure 22 Typical On Line Timing Test Results 67 Figure 23 Typical Static Resistance Test 69 Figure 24 Dynamic Resistance Graph 0 400 micro ohm linear scale 72 Figure 25 Dynamic Resistance Graph 0 2000 micro ohm linear scale 73 Figure 26 Dynamic Resistance Graph in Semi Log Scale 73 Figure 27 Typical Tabulated Test Results Printout for a CLOSE Operation 77 Figure 28 Typical Test Results Graph CB CLOSE 79 Figure 29 Expansion Graph from Oms to 200ms CB CLOSE 80 Figure 30 Typical Test Results 81 Figure 31 Typical Tabulated Test Results Printout for an O C O 82 Figure 32 Graphical Interpretation of an OPEN Timing
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6. 11 Figure 4 Typical DC Trip and DC Close Control Circuit Connection 12 Figure 5 Typical DC Trip and AC Close Control Circuit 13 Figure 6 Typical Dynamic Resistance Test 14 Figure 7 On line Timing Probe Set Part No 9021 01 15 Figure 8 Typical Connections for Optional On line Timing Mode 16 Figure 9 Typical Connections for Optional Dual Ground Testing 17 Figure 10 Typical Analog and Digital Voltage Monitoring 18 Figure 11 Typical External Trigger Input Cable 0880 19 Figure 12 Typical Digital Transducer Connection 20 Figure 13 Typical Resistor Type Transducer 4 84 4 4 21 Figure 14 Typical 50 Hz Tabulated Test 15 34 Figure 15 Typical 60 Hz Tabulated Test 15 34 Figure 16 Contact Filter Setting 5 38 Figure 17 Sample Resistor Type Transducer Setup Directory 49 Figure 18 Sample Timing Report Using a Resistor Type
7. CONTACT T I ME TIME oS E nS gt FS 265 45 LIS i 01 L I MUE T I ME cH T IME omm gt 5 05 o Clee C 3 i Si TA PEARKE TRALEL gt OD Harm IHAL TALCE MOL SHOT LENGTH SECIONO INSERT I OHN RES I HA _ L1 C0 OEL A a Baya mS OEL A Boo m Figure 31 Typical Tabulated Test Results Printout for an O C O Operation CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 CONTACT CLOSED RESISTOR CONTACT CLOSED E N OPENED CONTACT OPEN TIME RESISTOR ON TIME RESISTOR OPEN TIME CT65K13 030902 Figure 32 Graphical Interpretation of an OPEN Timing Shot CONTACT RESISTOR CLOSED CLOSED CONTACT AND RESISTOR OPENED CLOSED RESISTOR CLOSED TIME RESISTOR ON TIME gt CONTACT CLOSED TIME CT65K14 030902 Figure 33 Graphical Interpretation of a CLOSE Timing Shot REV1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL CONTACT LLI DEAD TIME d CONTACT 2 RESISTOR OPENED E TIME RESISTOR CLOSED TIME 21 CONTACT CLOSED TIME CONTACT LIVE TIME
8. COMTAST T IME Faranie MHA 2 mS 2 LIM ims gt Cie 0 80 F rFrEPs LILE Mae Cun gt oso RESISTOR ON TIME PARAMETERS OFE CL DIEE mS gt Cu gt o DELTA LIF fms gt omc C LI LI C FARAN LIVE LE FD MAS Comm Cu C TRALJEL PARAMETERS STREE LIEL Mimi H S HI 1 OF OFEN LOW OF ZO CLOSE HI 1 02450 CLOSE LO S0 WEL xCOIST AFi APS 1 iz 00 Velocity m Calculation OFEN SPEEDO ANALYSIS POINTS Formula POINT CONTACT POINT gt CONTACT PLUS DiD CLOSE ANALYSIS POINTS POIWT 1 CONTACT CONTACT mirus 010 O Figure 38 Typical Breaker Test Plan Printout CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 47 63 ms 2 8 3 8 cycles Close Coil Pole A Contact Contact ETT Example of Close Operation Record cranes seen For Contact Closing Velocity 12 00 b meters second d For Overtravel rebound 120 0c b millimeters Note o b p c moy be meosured in ony consistent units Figure 39 Siemens SPS2 121 CLOSE Timing Illustration REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 20 26 ms 1 2 1 56 cycles OPEN Time Parameters
9. SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Roi BIG Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed AMAL Y 2 POINTS MEASUREMENT UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF PAGE iH Press the 5 key NEXT c The following screen will be displayed SET DATE TIME SET MODE SET 38 68 Hz LANGUAGE IEY RE SET PREVIOUS Press the 3 key SET 50 60 HZ d The following screen will be displayed SET HZ Hz Press either 1 key SET 50 Hz 2 key SET 60 Hz to set the frequency to the corresponding value e The following confirmation screen will be displayed EIN o 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Press any key to return to the START UP menu Sample tabulated test results are shown in Figure 14 and Figure 15 REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 50 Hz SHOT i ca one TE aS Sao 4 TIME oe Lm F0 Lik c STAT DE L CT Foo Sa aris OFERA TOF Frequency Set 50 Hz Cycle readings at 50 Hz CONTACT T I ME E T nS gt
10. 22 7 39 3 2 10 Configuring the Digital Rotary Transducer 2 2 41 3 2 11 Configuring the Resister Type Transducer Settings 43 3 3 Performing Circuit Breaker Timing 02 02 0000000 0 0 51 3 3 1 Timing an OPEN VIR pO VEU ERR eva dus 52 3 3 2 Timing CLOSE OPEN Operation 55 3 3 3 Timing an OPEN CLOSE OPEN Operation eene mns 59 3 3 5 Performing Static Resistance Test uus oci er 68 3 3 6 Performing a Dynamic Resistance 0 0 40 00000 70 3 3 7 Printing or Viewing Timing 2 0 74 34 85 3 4 1 Saving a Timing Record Flash EEPROM 4 40 0 000 85 bh CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 4 2 Printing a Directory of Test Records Stored in the 8000 S3 s Memory 86 3 4 3 Printing a Directory of Test Records Stored in a USB Flash Drive 88 3 4 4 Recalling a Test Record from the Flash EEPROM 89 3 4 5 Restoring a Test Record from a USB Flash 91 3 4 6 Copying Test Records to a USB Flash
11. Tepep T TRAVEL 1 SPACE 1 4 INCH m d H qpr lt lt ENERGIZED LE T LN 1 m d A LLL MI eS re e TIME IN CYCLES TYPICAL NO LOAD TRAVEL CURVES FOR RECLOSING AND TRIP FREE OPERATIONS AT RATED CONTROL VOLTAGE ITE Model 14 4K Circuit Breaker Timing Charts ee REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 70 4 40 1000 MILLISECONDS 350 400 Contact Touch Distance Peak To Peak Travel ITE Model 14 4K Circuit Breaker CLOSE OPEN Timing Chart ll CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 60 Hz SHOT HUMBER DATE O9 OoO1i ozax TIME 13 42 UANGUARO STAT I OH CIFeCLITT HE EL s EIFE CLOSE CONTACT CLOSE TIME TIME CYCLES EDLIFIC E lt 2 cms 2 1 1 gt 10 uz oo SO iro ro 10 24 iro 60 10 24 ooo CONTACT OPEN TIME TIME EXLILIFJIC lt gt lt 2 185 ii i mis 40 156 7 0 131 20 10 oo oc 2O CONTRACT LIVE TIME TIME CYCLES cms gt 1 ois oo re 1 oc oo
12. INITIATOR SHOT L EFCTIEEs 1 INSERT ION RESI STOF mo Figure 18 Sample Timing Report Using a Resistor Type Transducer CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 3 Performing Circuit Breaker Timing Tests The CT 8000 S3 can initiate the breaker operation and perform a timing test on the following operations OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE OPEN OPEN CLOSE OPEN The CT 8000 S3 can start the OPEN CLOSE operations without a delay or by using a programmable delay between the OPEN and CLOSE commands The CLOSE OPEN operation can be started by the CT 8000 S3 using several options e Contact 1 CLOSE The CT 8000 S3 can initiate a CLOSE command and then an OPEN command after detecting the closing of the breaker s contact The CT 8000 S3 detects the closing of the contact through contact channel 1 This option is recommended for the CLOSE OPEN operation since it truly represents when the circuit breaker closed and then opened e Set DELAY The CT 8000 S3 can initiate a CLOSE command and then an OPEN command after a programmable delay set in milliseconds e No DELAY The CT 8000 S3 can initiate a CLOSE command and then an OPEN command without any delay Since the circuit breaker is in the OPEN state the breaker s 52B contact allows the CLOSE coil to be energized which can start the CLOSE command When the cir
13. 1 NO Press the 1 key NO if you are timing a circuit breaker without insertion resistors Continue to step d 2 YES Press the 2 key YES if you are timing a circuit breaker with insertion resistors The following screen will be displayed a CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Select the resistance value by pressing the corresponding key 1 2 or 3 Continue to step d d The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key WINDOW 1 SEC e The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key INTERNAL TRIGGER f The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key OPEN REV1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL g The following screen will be displayed Hold down the ARM switch and press the START key h The following screen will be displayed Continue to hold down the ARM switch until testing is finished You will be returned to the START UP menu once testing is finished CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 3 2 Timing a CLOSE OPEN Operation The CLOSE OPEN operation of a breaker simulates a condition where a breaker is closed on a fault There are three options when timing a CLOSE OPEN operation 1 Contact 1 CLOSE The CT 8000 S3 will initiate a CLOSE operation The open operation is then initiated after contact channel 1 is closed This option closes simulates the breaker closing on a fault condition in
14. L ILE TRALEL PARAMETERS HI COH LOSE HI CLOSE mrt MSS 1 Ors oss 1 ors a Cist 2 uo SO cuo cuo a ooo WEL 8x COISTC APS TROKE 2 12 00 Ms zSF EED ANALYSIS POINTS 1 CONTACT POINT gt CONTACT Did oO mt ANALYSIS POINTS 1 CONTACT CONTACT MINUS 01020 ms CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 5 5 APPENDIX E CT 8000 53 Transducer Illustrations Rotary Transducer on Alsthom 1014 Circuit Breaker Rotary Transducer on Federal Pacific Circuit Breaker CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Resistor Transducer on Vacuum Circuit Breaker REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL APPENDIX F CT 8000 S3 Accessories ON LINE TIMING PROBES part no 9103 OT LINEAR TRANSDUCERS 10 part no 9087 UC 25 part no 9088 UC ROTARY TRANSDUCER part no 9090 UC ABB AHMA 8 mechanism transducer Part no 9085 UC DUAL GROUND PROBES 3 probes part no 9103 DG ROTARY TRANSDUCER WITH MAGNETIC MOUNT part no 9091 UC RESISTOR TYPE TRANSDUCER part no 9093 UC CALIBRATION INFO MODEL Doble Adapt CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV1 DOBLE TRANSDUCER ADAPTER Part no 9084 UC Th
15. TO PEAK cim gt Ti 44 OISTANCE lt gt ee 6 AMPS Wi NOMINAL VOLTAGE MINIMUM VOLTAGE INITIATOR CLIFEFEEFAT SHOT i SECOND INSERTION RESISTOR TRIGGER INTERNAL DEL CLOSE 1 ITE Model 14 4K Circuit Breaker CLOSE OPEN Tabulated Report QE Gk r 1 5 1 ETT E EI ARIR BERE L 1 menam e Brees emer dB ee BB TTET rris a oa Pass reese Pere nase Perrot reir arriere a sere mimi rer meme D L TCC 88 de ILLIS e a mm a Semen mgm on IE E E LLL LEAL LET B a D a Pte terse eres armaa 1 ariamiamiakziakal smana aoe E 4 1 a ENEA ee per nmi rn ena ee ded me
16. amp a amp amp a 3 amp uy amp y c x 000 Figure 21 Typical On Line Timing Test Graph Printout CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 60 Hz SHOT 9 HFILIFTESE F 1 1 22 TIME 1 338555 COMP LII I ors E CIRCUIT a rir 1 1 Les AHAL vrs I i 1 IHAL T XXE Figure 22 Typical On Line Timing Test Results Printout REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 3 9 Performing a Static Resistance Test The CT 8000 S3 can also be used as a 200 Ampere micro ohmmeter Follow the steps below to perform a Static resistance test a Start from the START UP Menu TEST 19 798 15 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 DIAGHOSTICS bei Press the 1 key RUN TEST b The following screen will be displayed COHTACTS a TIME LIVE STATIC RES TEST 4 RES TEST Press the 3 key STATIC RES TEST The following screen will be displayed STATIC EES TEST DCE CABLES THEM EHTER TO BEGIH Press the ENTER key d The following screen will b
17. lt RESISTOR CLOSED TIME CONTACT CLOSED TIME CONTACT OPENED TIME RESISTOR OPENED TIME 9ts030606 Figure 34 Graphical Interpretations of an OPEN CLOSE and CLOSE OPEN Timing Shot CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 4 3 4 1 Working with Test Records Saving a Timing Record in Flash EEPROM After performing a test you can store the results in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM To save a test record d Start from the START UP menu TEST ee CET SAVYE RESTORE 4a SETIF DInGHOSTICS Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE The following screen will be displayed 1 SHOT eo es SHOT a SHOT 4 ERASE SHOT Press the 1 key SAVE SHOT The following screen will be displayed SAVE SHOT 1 TEST LIVE OFEH DATE TO PROCEED Press the ENTER key to save the test shot The following screen will be displayed SHOT SAVED Press any key to return to the START UP menu REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 4 2 Printing a Directory of Test Records Stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Memory You can print a directory of all the test records stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM by using the steps below a Start from the START UP menu TEST 15 da DET 16 10 as SAYE RESTORE SETIF i
18. CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Press the 2 key YES if you are timing a circuit breaker with insertion resistors The following screen will be displayed RESISTOR VALUE 1 LESS THAN 1008 OHS 2 1088 20 OHMS MORE OHMS Select the resistance value by pressing the corresponding key 1 2 or 3 Continue to step d d The following screen will be displayed TRIGGER MODE 1 INTERHAL TRIGGER EATERNAL TRIGGER Press the 1 key INTERNAL TRIGGER e The following screen will be displayed f TIMIHG MODE CLOSE 0 Press the 1 key OPEN The following screen will be displayed HOLD UNTIL START TO STOP TO ABORT Hold down the ARM switch and press the START key REV 1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL g The following screen will be displayed Continue to hold down the ARM switch until testing is finished You will be returned to the START UP menu once testing is finished You will be returned to the START UP menu once testing is finished See section 3 3 7 for instructions on how to print the test results and graph Dynamic Resistance Graphs are shown in Figure 24 Figure 25 and Figure 26 ir EJ rw perge m ANCE mMm ON Museo Figure 24 Dynamic Resistance Graph 0 400 micro ohm linear scale CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1
19. EL ms i RES I STANCE amp 9 8 3 9 m 0 E Figure 25 Dynamic Resistance Graph 0 2000 micro ohm linear scale 0713328535387 8 fm Su m S I sm Figure 26 Dynamic Resistance Graph in Semi Log Scale REV1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL 3 3 7 Printing or Viewing Timing Results Follow the steps below to print or view the timing results after performing a circuit breaker timing test a After performing a timing test you will be returned to the START UP menu Press the 2 key GET RESULTS b The following screen will be displayed 1 PRINT TEST RESULTS Press the 1 key PRINT TEST RESULTS to view the test results on the screen or to print the tabulated test results WITHOUT the graph The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key THERMAL PRINTER to print the tabulated test results on the built in thermal printer The tabulated results will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu A typical tabulated results printout is shown in Figure 27 EN ll CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Press the 2 key DISPLAY RESULTS to display the test results on the unit s LCD screen The following screen will be displayed UF ARROWS TU 4 STOF ERIT Press the A and keys to scroll through the test re
20. SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed L ANALYSIS POINTS UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF CHA HHELS PAGE Cn dH Press the 1 key ANALYSIS POINTS The following screen will be displayed 1 TIMING da CLOSE TIMIHG SETTIHGS 4 TEST PLANS Press the 4 key TEST PLANS d The following screen will be displayed LOAD TEST PRINT TEST PLAH a ERASE TEST SAVE TEST PLA m 4 Press the 2 key PRINT TEST PLAN CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 e The first test plan stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM will be listed You can scroll through the list of test plans by pressing the A and V keys Once you have located the test plan that you would like to print press the ENTER key The test plan will be printed on the built in thermal printer and you will be returned to the START UP menu A sample breaker test plan printout is shown in Figure 38 REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 5 5 Printing a Breaker Test Plan Stored in a USB Flash Drive Follow the steps below to print a breaker test plan stored in a USB Flash drive a Make sure a USB Flash drive is connected to the unit s USB Flash drive port USB MEM port and then start from the START UP menu RU
21. START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 2 8 Configuring the Contact Filter Settings Although the CT 8000 S3 automatically detects the contact time using its own algorithm it also allows the user to enter a custom filter value The value can be between 1 and 300 A filter setting of 1 allows the CT 8000 S3 to pick up the first contact transition time after the resistor contact activity is detected A filter setting of 300 allows the CT 8000 S3 to pick up the last contact transition time after the resistor contact activity is detected Use the steps below to set the contact filter value a Start from the START UP menu Press the 5 key DIAGNOSTICS b The following screen will be displayed Press the 6 key CONTACT FILTER c The following screen will be displayed Type the new filter value using the numeric keypad and then press the ENTER key The contact filter value will be set and you will be returned to the START UP menu REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL CONTACT CLOSED RESISTOR CLOSED CONTACT AND RESISTOR OPENED E al CLOSED Filter Setting 1 will select this contact time 070719CT65K2 CONTACT CLOSED RESISTOR CLOSED CONTACT AND RESISTOR OPENED CLOSED Filter Setting 300 will select this contact time 070719CT65K2 CONTACT CLOSED RESISTOR CLOSED OPEN CONTACT AND RESISTOR OPENED Filter Setting 1 will select this conta
22. a Make sure a USB Flash drive is inserted in the unit s USB Flash drive port USB MEM port and then start from the START UP menu RUM TEST 15 GET RESULTS 15 18 18 DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed L ANALYSIS POINTS UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF CHA HHELS HEST DH Lei PRG Press the 1 key ANALYSIS POINTS The following screen will be displayed TIMING CLOSE TIMING FRIHT SETTINGS TEST PLANS Press the 4 key TEST PLANS d The following screen will be displayed LOAD TEST FLAN TEST PLA PRINT PLAN DIR 4 ERASE TEST PLAN SAVE TEST PLAN Press the 3 key PRINT PLAN DIR 74 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 e The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key THUMB DRIVE DIR The directory of test plans stored on the USB Flash drive will be printed on the built in thermal printer and you will be returned to the START UP menu REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 5 4 Printing a Breaker Test Plan Stored in the CT 8000 s Memory Follow the steps below to print a breaker test plan stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM a Start from the START UP menu TEST DET RESULTS
23. a a i eem OS a gt a3 i 2 ec OS 42 gt i ee C 1 T IME gt oa TRALJEL ANAL vS I rrr em 4 OUER Mmm BOLUNCOCE BACE mm ANALYSIS POINT 10 POINT Sox NOM I HAL VoL C Moab TE I VoL LaL o SHOT LENGTH 1 SECONDO INSERTION RESISTOR TRIGGER IHTERNAL Figure 14 Typical 50 Hz Tabulated Test Results BREAKER TIMING RESULTS ELT ic oe TE Kao A 4 T I x ors ons Le N 60 Hz STATION Lae MPF MODEL x S a 1 gt LLJ Frequency set to 60 Hz Cycle readings at 60 Hz CONTACT T I ME oH TIME gt aa OF aa C os Imm emm 1 3A DELTA T IMME mS C Fo TRALUEL ANAL Yv S I 52 Ti CO 4 T mim aoa BACE mm AHAL YS mam gt O IHT i i c3 F DEIFFT 2 So
24. 1350 FF FF QOO OO OO OO OO 00 FF O1 OO DO B000 0 0 BOO FF FF FF OO OO OO 01 00 OO amp eGooo meooo msoooO Figure 42 Partial Data Points Printout EISE 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 4 5 Troubleshooting Guide PROBLEM DESCRIPTION Suggested Solution CT 8000 S3 will neither trip nor close breaker 1 Getting following message when e using external trigger 5 TRIGGER FAULT TRIGGER Missing timing or transducer channels on report and graphic output No contact time 0 ms in Trip or CLOSE test No contact time 0 ms in CLOSE OPEN test Make sure you hold down the ARM switch during each test Check the OPEN or CLOSE fuses Check the initiate leads O Fora Positive Trip circuit one CLOSE lead and one OPEN lead should be connected to the positive side of the power supply o Fora Negative Trip circuit one CLOSE lead and one OPEN lead should be connected to the negative side of the power supply Trigger voltage was not detected by the CT 8000 S3 Check the external trigger input to the CT 8000 S3 Make sure the external trigger signal is present when the CT 8000 S3 displays the AWAITING TRIGGER message on the screen Timing or transducer channels were not turned on See section 3 2 7 for instructions on how to turn on the contact and transducer channels Make sure only one side of the breaker is grounded Mak
25. Ce gt 2 116418 LUS Figure 4 Typical DC Trip and DC Close Control Circuit Connection 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 WHITE Dom CLOSE INITIATE WHITE Do AC CIRCUIT CC AC CLOSE AUX INPUTS 0 300 CONTACT INPUTS CT 8000 AF USB MEM Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer 8 7 0 2 8 8 8 0 B 6 T GREEN GREEN TC DC TRIP OPEN INITIATE e DC CIRCUIT Figure 5 Typical DC Trip and AC Close Control Circuit Connection REV 1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL 3 1 3 Dynamic Resistance Test Connections A typical connection for performing a dynamic resistance test is shown in Figure 6 N Do not modify the length of the CT 8000 S3 current cables WARNING Positive Trip Circuit GREEN WHITE p Ay OPEN CLOSE INITIATE GREEN INITIATE poe TRANSDUCER Figure 6 Typical Dynamic Resistance Test Connections CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 1 4 Online Timing Connections with optional Online Timing feature In addition to the conventional off line timing mode the CT 8000 S3 also offers an optional three phase on line timing mode In this mode the CT 8000 S3 captures the breaker s trip or close time the trip close coil current fingerprint the battery supply voltage and auxiliary
26. START TO TO ABORT Hold down the ARM switch and press the START key j The following screen will be displayed TEST IH PROGRESS HOLD UNTIL TEST COMPLETES CUF 25 ces EH s LES Continue to hold down the ARM switch until testing is finished You will be returned to the START UP menu once testing is finished See Figure 19 and Figure 20 for a sample O C O test results graph and tabulated test results printout respectively REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 3 4 Performing an On Line Timing Test on Live Contacts The optional On line timing mode part no 9103 OT can be used to capture the breaker s trip or close time the trip close coil current fingerprint and the battery supply voltage while the breaker is still in service The On line timing mode requires an external trigger on the coil being tested Follow the steps below to perform an on line timing test an OPEN test example is shown below a Make the cable connections per Figure 8 and then start from the START UP menu TEST 19 798 15 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 OHWEZREESTORE jm DIAGHOSTICS CH i bei PG m Press the 1 key RUN TEST b The following screen will be displayed COHTACTS TIME LIVE 5 ie STATIC TEST 4 RES TEST Press the 2 key T ME LIVE CONTACTS The following screen will be dis
27. Figure 10 Typical Analog and Digital Voltage Monitoring Connections CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 1 7 External Trigger Input Connections The External Trigger Mode can be used to start recording data when the CT 8000 S3 senses a voltage A typical application for the External Trigger Mode is to time a circuit breaker in a Close operation and to start timing only when the Close coil is energized thus bypassing the 52X relay delay time Since the 52X relay carries the Close coil current the CT 8000 S3 s initiate cable must be connected to the Close terminal as shown in Figure 4 The CT 8000 S3 will energize the 52X relay to start the Close operation which will then start the timing when the CT 8000 S3 senses the voltage across the closing coil Typical external trigger input connections are shown in Figure 11 Another application for the External Trigger is to start timing the breaker when the user trips or closes the breaker remotely La 1 1 TRIGGER CLOSE TRIGGER OPEN TRIGGER 0BBDBDBODSSS 7 G3 9 9 2 2209092 Figure 11 Typical External Trigger Input Cable Connections REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 1 8 Digital Transducer Connection A typical digital transducer connection is shown in Figure 12 AUX INPUTS Digital Circuit Breaker Analyze
28. SETUP NUMBER SETUP NATE 11 Samm SETT 49 3 SETUP NUMBER SETT gt 1 MM UOLT UNITS ENGL I SH SETT IMGs 1i 622 INCHES A UOLT Figure 17 Sample Resistor Type Transducer Setup Directory REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 60 Hz SHOT WUMBER ro 11 05 DODATE OSs 19 1 4 CLIP BED OMT Aart 123 Fs IT MODEL Smis 1 2345 OFERATOR HAI CONTACT TIME CH TIME EsECJULI E C wire lt gt lt gt in gt 1 4i 0 Sa OS Bao Im oO 10 22 2 SS cms gt OELTA T IME CT CHANNEL ANALYS T IME CYCLE lt mS gt OO 00 Resistive Type TRAVEL ANAL STROKE in gt uM EE CS os Transducer Indicator D3Ji EF TFZE E 3CtIE L i oOo i OO RESIST IUE ANALOG gt ANALYYSI Sas 1 im POINT 22 T5 OO i NOMINAL Vo
29. erased ERASE COMPLETE Press any key to return to the START UP menu ERASE ALL SHOTS Press the 2 key to erase all test records from the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM The following screen will be displayed ALL SHOTS WILL ERASED ENTER TO CONTINUE Press the ENTER key to erase all test records If you do NOT want to delete all the test records press the STOP key and you will be returned to the START UP menu The following screen will be displayed while the test records are being erased ERASE IH 5 5 WAIT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 The following screen will be displayed when all the test records have been completely erased Press any key to return to the START UP menu REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 4 8 Deleting Test Records from a USB Flash Drive To erase one or all test records stored on a USB Flash drive a Make sure a Flash drive is inserted in the unit s Flash drive port USB MEM port Then start from the START UP menu TEST 15 da DET 16 10 as SAYE RESTORE SETIF i DIAGNOSTICS Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE b The following screen will be displayed SAVE SHOT RESTORE SHOT SHOT DIRECTORY ERASE SHOT a LUPY TO SUE Press the 4 key ERASE SHOT c The following screen will be displayed 1 ERASE IHTERHAL 2 ERASE
30. key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed L ANALYSIS POINTS UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF CHA HHELS HEST DH Lei PRG Press the 1 key ANALYSIS POINTS The following screen will be displayed TIMING CLOSE TIMING FRIHT SETTINGS TEST PLANS Press the 4 key TEST PLANS d The following screen will be displayed LOAD TEST FLAN a 1 TEST PRINT PLAN 4 ERASE TEST PLAN SAVE TEST PLAN Press the 3 key PRINT PLAN DIR The test plan directory will be printed on the built in thermal printer and you will be returned to the START UP menu A sample test plan directory is shown in Figure 37 LLL 20 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 TEST PLAN DIRECTORY TEST He i BARER 121 BREER emen TEST We 121 145Pmc BRERA ABB 1 21 1 COMMENTS TEST FLAW xs BRER C Cal BREF Fd Ca Fe EAE EE I Figure 37 Typical Test Plan Directory Printout REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 5 3 Printing a Directory of Test Plans Stored in a USB Flash Drive Follow the steps below to print a directory of all test plans stored in a USB Flash drive
31. maximum Trip Coit LL ee 10 ms 0 6 cycles b Contact travel indication Example of Opening Operation Record Contact Stroke 120mm Transducer Stroke 80mm Calculation For Contact Opening Velocity 12 00 0 meter second Note 0 0 and may be measured in any consistant units Figure 40 Siemens SPS2 121 OPEN Timing Illustration CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 4 0 DIAGNOSTICS VERIFICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING 4 1 Performing a Slow Close Test The CT 8000 S3 offers a unique Slow Close test feature This test measures the distance a breaker s contact travels from the fully opened position to the point of contact or touch position and the contact wipe or penetration distance The test requires the operator to manually jack the breaker s contact from the fully open position to the fully closed position Contact channels 1 2 and 3 and transducer channel 1 are used for Slow Close testing The CT 8000 S3 measures the contact touch and contact wipe for each contact channel Contact touch is the distance measured from the contact being fully open to the first position where the contact channel is electrically closed Contact wipe or penetration is the distance measured from the contact s first electrically closed position to the final closed latching position Follow the steps below to perform a Slow Close test The Slow Close test does not support resistor type transducers a Start fr
32. switch times while the breaker is still in service The trip close time is derived from the time of trip or close coil initiation to the breaker s bushing current breaker make break as detected by a AC clamp on current sensing probes Trip Close current waveforms are also captured by an external clamp on DC current probe The on line timing mode can detect a breaker s operating conditions with little or no down time In this mode the first trip operation time of the breaker is captured If a breaker has been in service for a long period of time and sitting in close position the first trip time of the breaker may be slow possibly due to a sticky mechanism The on line mode is very useful in such cases because traditional breaker timing may not detect this condition since several operations may have occurred before the first timing test is conducted The CT 8000 S3 On Line timing mode requires the use of 3 AC current sensors provided with the Online Timing Option Part no 9103 OT to monitor the contact time phases A B and C The Open and Close coil current is monitored by using the provided DC current sensor provided with the Online Timing Option Part no 9103 OT The On Line timing mode requires the External trigger to be connected Please see Figure 8 for the On Line timing test connections CT238A Figure 7 On line Timing Probe Set Part No 9021 OT REV 1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL P P
33. CL LI E LDFE r4 OMT Lr ELE T X ME i T IME AC E nS nS gt 44 C Lo ro 40 aca Lo Cont AST RECLOSE T I ME cH TIME Cc CLES E DL I E E x gt n gt JOS 45 gt 1 407 65 LI edam Com OF eS T I ME lt gt gS 1 440 RI 1 4 SS n gt 1 325 CONTACT T I ME TIME nS i 265 45 LR LI CONTACT L I LUE T I ME CH T IME S nS aS e CaL 1 o i rere TA TRALJEL lt gt OM HAL TALCE CURREEHNT SHOT LENGTH 1 SECIONO RES I STOF Ha TA cooker OEL 200 mS OEL Aa Z200 mS Figure 20 Typical Tabulated Test Results Printout for an O C O Operation REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL m s n us Bo p er B 8 x x x x w
34. DIAGNOSTICS Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE b The following screen will be displayed SAVE SHOT FESTORE SHOT SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT Press the 3 key SHOT DIRECTORY c The following screen will be displayed 1 SHORT DIRECTORY da FULL DIRECTORY STF GUIT Press the 1 key SHORT DIRECTORY to print a directory of the last ten shots stored in the EEPROM The short directory will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu Press the 2 key FULL DIRECTORY to print a directory of all the shots stored in the EEPROM The full directory will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu A sample test record directory is shown in Figure 35 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL TIMING SHOT ABBREVIATED DIRECTORY SHOT i 4 DATE 09730713 TIME 08 07 22 COMPANY 1 STATIDH s LAB MODEL 1 7000 3 CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL 130017 21 5 0 Lu TEST SHOT i DATE 09730713 TIME 1 08 04 23 COMPANY i STATION s LAB MODEL CT CIRCUIT SERIAL 130017 1 CLOSE Lu TEST SHOT i DATE 09 30 13 TIME 08 02 56 COMPANY i STATION LAB MODEL CT 7000 53 CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL 130017 L OPEN CLOSE OPERATOR LU
35. Data ccccccsssscscscssescncescncusescusscncussseusseusesencuseseuseseusneneas 123 Troubleshooting nen ee ai M CD DNI ee 125 APPENDICES 127 5 1 APPENDIX A ITE Model 14 4K Circuit Breaker Timing Charts and Reports 127 5 2 APPENDIX B Siemens TCP Breaker Velocity Calculation eese 132 5 3 APPENDIX Siemens SPS2 Breaker Velocity Calculation 133 54 APPENDIX D CT 8000 S3 Test Plan for Siemens 5 52 134 5 5 APPENDIX E CT 8000 S3 Transducer 5 2 135 5 6 APPENDIX CT 8000 53 5 1 138 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 8000 53 Technical Specifications 1 1 5 Table 2 Functional Descriptions of 8000 S3 Controls and 7 Table 3 Descriptions of Tabulated Test Results 78 REV1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 CT 8000 S3 Controls and enne 6 Figure 2 Typical 3 Phase Circuit Breaker Connections 2 10 Figure 3 Typical Connections for Series Contact Circuit Breaker
36. Drive To print a directory of all test records stored in a USB Flash drive a Make sure the USB Flash drive is inserted in the unit s USB Flash drive port 958 port Then start from the START UP menu TEST 2 CET SAYE RESTORE SETIF i DIAGNOSTICS Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE b The following screen will be displayed SHOT da FESTORE SHOT SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT TO THUMB DRIVE Press the 3 key SHOT DIRECTORY c The following screen will be displayed 1 IHTERHAL DIRECTORY 2 DRIVE DIR Press the 2 key THUMB DRIVE DIR The directory of test records stored in the USB Flash drive will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 4 4 Recalling a Test Record from the Flash EEPROM Follow the steps below to recall a test record from the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM a Start from the START UP menu 5 TEST 1838915 exce B SAYE RESTORE 4a SETIF ae DIncHOSTICS Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE b The following screen will be displayed SAVE SHOT RESTORE SHOT a SHOT 4 ERASE SHOT Press the 2 key RESTORE SHOT c The following screen will be displayed ENTER SHOT HUMBER TO BE RESTORED ENTER TO PROCEED Using the keypad type the record number that you would like to restore If you
37. Press the 2 key WEASUREMENT UNITS c The following screen will be displayed ELECT UHITS P z METRIC ROTARY ENCODER 4 RES ENCODER Press the 4 key RES ENCODER LIUM 0 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 d The following screen will be displayed SCESISTIVE SETUP LOAD SETUP sa PRIHT SETUF DIF Press the 2 key LOAD SETUP e The following screen will be displayed ENTER SETUP TO LOAD 1 9 Type the setup number to load using the numeric keypad If there is no setup stored in the selected memory location the following screen will be displayed NOTE SETUP HOT FOUND Press any key to return to the START UP menu f The following screen will be displayed SETUP HUMBER 1 ISH EHTER TO COHTIHUE Press the ENTER key to load the selected setup g The following confirmation screen will be displayed SETUP LOADED Press any key to return to the START UP menu 20 REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Printing a Resistor Type Transducer Setup Directory You can print a directory of the stored resistor type transducer setups on the built in thermal printer using the steps below a Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST GET RESULTS DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SET
38. RES ENCODER Press the 3 key ROTARY ENCODER The following screen will be displayed ROTARY la ENGLISH IH DEGI METRIC REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 1 ENGLISH In deg Press the 1 key to enter the rotary encoder linear distance per degree using English units inches per degree The following screen will be displayed INCHES TEGREE 1 442 Type the desired value using the keypad You can press the CLEAR key to reset the value to 0 000 In Deg Press the ENTER key to save the new value You will be returned to the START UP menu METRIC MM deg Press the 2 key to enter the rotary encoder linear distance per degree using Metric units millimeters per degree The following screen will be displayed PS DEGREE 26 64 Type the desired value using the keypad You can press the CLEAR key to reset the value to 0 000 MM Deg Press the ENTER key to save the new value You will be returned to the START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 2 11 Configuring the Resister Type Transducer Settings The CT 8000 S3 provides three resistor type transducer channels The transducer must be configured before it can be used with the CT 8000 S3 Up to 9 resistor transducer setups can be stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM When a resistive transducer is used with the CT 8000 S3 it is shown as transducer 1 on the timing
39. THUMB DRY REC Press the 2 key ERASE THUMB DRV REC d The following screen will be displayed ERASE la EFASE SIHGLE REC ERASE ALL RECORDS 1 ERASE SINGLE Press the 1 key ERASE SINGLE REC if you would like to erase single record from the USB Flash drive The following screen will be displayed EU 0 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 ERASE DRIVE REC Type the record number to be deleted and press the ENTER key If you do not know the record number you can first print a test record directory using the instructions in section 3 4 3 The selected test record will be deleted and the following screen will be displayed DRIVE REC BA ERASED Press any key to continue The screen shown at the beginning of step d will be displayed again allowing you to delete additional records if desired Press the STOP key to return to the START UP menu ERASE ALL RECORDS Press the 2 key ERASE ALL RECORDS if you would like to erase all the test records stored in the USB Flash drive The following screen will be displayed ERASE ALL THUMB DRIVE RECORDS ARE TOL SURE ENTER TO COMTIHUE If you would like to abort the erase operation press the STOP key No records will be erased from the USB Flash drive and you will be returned to the START UP menu Press the ENTER key to continue with the erase operation The following scre
40. avoid paper jams the use of thermal paper supplied by Vanguard Instruments Company is highly recommended Additional paper can be ordered from the following sources Vanguard Instruments Co Inc 1520 S Hellman Avenue Ontario CA 91761 Tel 909 923 9390 Fax 909 923 9391 Part Number TP4 CS BG Instrument Co 13607 E Trent Avenue Spokane WA 99216 Tel 509 893 9881 Fax 509 893 9803 Part Number VIC TP 4 paper 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 2 4 Replacing the Thermal Printer Paper The roll of thermal paper is housed inside a dispenser underneath the printer cover To replace the paper follow the steps below Unscrew the two large printer cover screws and remove the printer cover Remove the leftover thermal paper roll from the paper holder Unroll the new thermal paper roll Feed the thermal paper into the slot between the paper pocket and the rubber roller The printer will automatically pull the paper under the thermal head Place the paper roll into the paper holder Lift the thermal head and align the thermal paper if necessary Re install the printer cover REV 1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL 3 0 OPERATING PROCEDURES 3 1 Cable Connections 3 1 1 Contact Cable Connections A typical contact cable connection to a circuit breaker is shown in Figure 2 Red and black clips are connected across the circuit contact phases A B and C A typical circuit breaker with series contacts is shown in F
41. displayed ANALYSIS FT 1 PERCENT OF STROKE 1 a DIST FROM CLOSE 1 1 PERCENT OF STROKE Press the 1 key PERCENT OF STROKE to set the open analysis point 1 as a percentage of the total stroke value CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 The following screen will be displayed Type the percentage value using the keypad and then press the ENTER key Continue to step e 2 DIST FROM CLOSE Press the 2 key DIST FROM CLOSE to set the open analysis point 1 as a distance from the contact s close position The following screen will be displayed Type the distance value using the keypad and then press the ENTER key Continue to step e 3 CONTACT 1 Press the 3 key CONTACT 1 to set the open analysis point 1 value equal to the contact point 1 value Continue to step e REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL e The following screen will be displayed amm 1 AMALY SIS 2 PERCENT OF STROKE DIST FRON CLOSE po TIME PERCENT OF STROKE Press the 1 key PERCENT OF STROKE to set the open analysis point 2 as a percentage of the total stroke value The following screen will be displayed ANALYSIS FT 2 4 F TOTAL STROKE EHTER TO COMP IRM Type the percentage value using the numeric keypad and then press the ENTER key The analysis points will be set and you will be returned to
42. report as shown in Figure 18 Creating a New Resistor Type Transducer Setup Follow the steps below to create a new resistor type transducer setup a Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST GET FESULTS SAYE RESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS a Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed AMAL POINTS MEASUREMENT UNITS SHOT DESCE IFT LOH HUMBER OF HEST m Press the 2 key WEASUREMENT UNITS c The following screen will be displayed SELECT UNITS ENGLISH 3 Mle els ROTARY ENCODER RES ENCODER Roi Press the 4 key RES ENCODER REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL d The following screen will be displayed B RESISTIVE ENCODER 1 CREATE SETUP 2 LOAD SETUP a PRIHT SETIF DIF Press the 1 key CREATE NEW SETUP The following screen will be displayed RESISTIVE ENCODER la ENGLISH e dE DEGI a 1 p Press the 1 key to enter transducer travel distance per volt using English units in inches per degree or press the 2 key to enter the transducer travel distance per volt using Metric units in millimeters per degree The following screen will be displayed MOVE ENCODER POSIT TOM TO CONTINUE Move the transducer to the reference position and press the ENTER key
43. turned on and the firmware is loaded you will be presented with the START UP menu as shown below EUH TEST 15 GET RESULTS 18 11 15 SAYE RESTORE DIAGHOSTICS Roh BIG Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed MEASUREMENT UNITS 5 SHOT DESCRIPTION 4 HUMBER OF 5 1 ANALYSIS POINTS gt Press the 3 key SHOT DESCRIPTION c The following screen will be displayed COMPAR 5 TL POSITION TO BEEBEPT Type the company name using the keypad To erase a character at the cursor position press the CLEAR key Press the A key to move to the next character Press the V key to move to the previous character Press the ENTER key when you are done typing the company name CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 d The following screen will be displayed STATION TL TO POSITION ENTER TO ACCEPT Type the station name using the keypad and then press the ENTER key e The following screen will be displayed f TL POSITION ENTER TO ACCEPT Type the circuit information using the keypad and then press the ENTER key The following screen will be displayed TL TO POSITION ENTER ACCEPT Type the circuit breaker manufacturer name using the keypad and then press the ENTER key g The following scree
44. values in the test plan to the timing test results 3 5 1 Recalling a Breaker Test Plan for Use Use the steps below to recall a breaker test plan to use for a timing test a Start from the START UP menu TEST 1838915 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 RESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SETUP REV1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL b The following screen will be displayed ANALYSIS POIHTS MEASUREMENT UNITS sa SHOT 4 HUMBER OF CHAHHELS HEAT FAGE Press the 1 key ANALYSIS POINTS The following screen will be displayed TIMIHG da CLOSE TIMIHG sa PRIHT SETTINGS TEST PLANHS Press the 4 key TEST PLANS The following screen will be displayed L LOAD TEST PLANH 2 FRIHT TEST PLAN DIE 4 ERASE TEST PLAN a SAVE TEST PLAN Press the 1 key LOAD TEST PLAN The first test plan stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM will be listed Bi 145 2 TEST FLAW 1 You can scroll through the list of test plans by pressing the A V keys Once you have located the test plan that you would like to load press the ENTER key The test plan will be loaded and you will be returned to the START UP menu The test plan will be used for all subsequent timing tests A typical test results printout with Pass Fail indicators is shown in Figure 36 The following s
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46. 14 3 1 4 Online Timing Connections with optional Online Timing feature 15 3 1 5 Dual Ground Connections with optional Dual Ground feature 17 3 1 6 Analog and Digital Voltage Monitoring 18 3 1 7 External Trigger Input 5 40 2 2 19 3 1 5 Digital Transducer Connection 1 1 4 1 4 4 20 3 1 9 Resistor Transducer 4 0244 2444 44 0 21 22 Changing Sister morat Pr ta Decem bun IIR e Suspe ee ee 22 3 2 1 Entering Test Record Header Information eese 22 53727 SETTE A 25 3 2 3 Configuring Automatic or Manual Printing of Test 5 26 Setting the Units OF 27 3 2 5 Setting the OPEN Timing Analysis Points sees 28 3 2 6 Selecting the Contact Cycle Reading 31 3 2 7 Configuring tne Channel 35 3 2 8 Configuring the Contact Filter Settings 1 1 eee 37 3 2 9 Configuring Transducer Encoder Filter Setting
47. 24 hour format using the alpha numeric keypad When the last digit is entered the clock will be set and you will be returned to the START UP menu REV1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 2 3 Configuring Automatic or Manual Printing of Test Results The CT 8000 53 can be configured to print graphs and tabulated results automatically or manually after each test To configure the printing method a Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST 1838715 RESULTS 18 58 40 QOGHWEZRESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS 1404 BIG Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed AMAL POINTS MEASUREMENT UNITS SHOT HUMBER OF 5 HEAT iHd Press the 5 key NEXT PAGE c The following screen will be displayed SET DATE TIME SET PRINT MODE SET 38568 LANGUAGE DEY PREVIOUS Press the 2 key SET PRINT MODE d The following screen will be displayed SET FREIHT MOTE 1 AUTOMATIC EY OHLY Press the 1 key AUTOMATIC PRINT to automatically print test results after each test Press the 2 key BY REQUEST ONLY to manually print test results after each test Please see section 3 3 5 for instructions on how to manually print test results ES C
48. 3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 4 7 Deleting Test Records from the Flash EEPROM You can delete one or all test records stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM To delete test records a Start from the START UP menu TEST 15 da SAYE RESTORE SETIF i DIAGNOSTICS Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE b The following screen will be displayed SAVE SHOT SHOT SHOT DIRECTORY ERASE SHOT Press the 4 key ERASE SHOT c The following screen will be displayed l ERASE SIHGLE ERASE ALL SHOTS 1 ERASE SHOT Press the 1 key ERASE SHOT if you would like to erase a single shot from the Flash EEPROM The following screen will be displayed SHOT HUMBER TO BE ERASED Using the keypad type the test record number that you would like to erase If you do not know the record number you can first print a test record directory using the instructions in section 3 4 2 Press the ENTER key REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL The following confirmation screen will be displayed ERASE SHOT 1 TEST DATE 89 17 13 ENTER TO Press ENTER to erase the test record If you do NOT want to erase the test record press the STOP key and you will be returned to the START UP menu The following screen will be displayed when the test record has been completely
49. 4 SETUP ae DIAGHOSTICS Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE The following screen will be displayed iH C u SAVE SHOT 1 SHOT SHOT DIRECTORY ERASE SHOT COPY TO THUME DRIVE Press the 5 key COPY TO THUMB DRIVE The following screen will be displayed ALL RECORDS 1 DUPY THUNE SIHGLE RECORD COPY SINGLE RECORD Press the 1 key COPY SINGLE RECORD if you would like to copy a single record from the CT 8000 S3 to the USB Flash drive The following screen will be displayed RECORD HUMBER TO COPY TO FLASH DRY REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Type the record number that you would like to copy to the USB Flash drive and then press the ENTER key If you do not know the record number you can first print a test record directory using the instructions in section 3 4 2 Once the test record has been copied to the Flash drive the following screen will be displayed REC SAVED THUME DRIVE Press any key to return to the START UP menu COPY ALL RECORDS Press the 2 key COPY ALL RECORDS to copy all test records from the unit s Flash EEPROM to the connected USB Flash drive Once the operation is complete the following screen will be displayed ALL RECORDS BEEN TRAMSPFERRED TO THUME DEIVE Press any key to return to the START UP menu CT 8000 S
50. 8 cycles Close Coil 22 Pole A Contact ED am em Va 0 6 cycles Pole Contact Contact travel indication Exomple of Close Operation Record illam Calculotion For Contact Closing Velocity V 12 0a b meters second Calculation For Overtravel rebound S 120 0c b millimeters Note a b and c may be measured in any consistent units Transducer Stroke 80 mm CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 5 3 APPENDIX C Siemens SPS2 Breaker Velocity Calculation 20 26 ms 1 2 1 56 cycles moximum Trip Le 1 1 4 Pole Contact Pole B Contac N 10 ms 0 6 cycles b Contact travel indication Contact Stroke 120mm Example of Opening Operation Record AE Calculation For Contact Opening Velocity 12 00 0 meter second Note a b and moy measured in any consistant units REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 54 APPENDIX D CT 8000 S3 Test Plan for Siemens SPS2 TEST PLAN NUMBER 1 Mer COMMEMT COMTAST T IME MAn mS s rile gt DELTA LIP ims gt 0 0 PARAMS Mas mS gt mS gt ETE 1221 5531 emen Cre Mil cU L I LE RESISTOR PARAMETERS MAn mS gt MIH cms gt LI ms gt C O 0 C Farkas MAS gt cms gt rH moo uu ooo
51. C power supply nominal and minimum voltage if DC power supply was monitored during testing V2 V3 voltage sensing channel transition times Initiate current Timing shot duration Insertion time if breaker had an insertion resistor or NO if there was no resistor Trigger mode Internal or External TA euueu e8e3 oA Sojeuy e gt cc lt lt gt e cc Un 22 e e 14902 92P8J 11 1263005 REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 200 u a nelle B p 2889 8 amp ode ROS 11 H H 5778 d EOM A cw wood M 10 M A Sle 4 9 KIA ee ee ae s 8 gt 1 12 110 Analysis Point 1 gt 100 S 4 d 9 H Ww A wow 07 4 9 4 5
52. DIAGNOSTICS b The following screen will be displayed Press the 3 key TEST TRANSDUCER c The following screen will be displayed Move the transducer slider to a known distance and observe the display REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL d The screen will be updated with the new transducer position information If the transducer was moved 5 inches the screen should display 5 00 IN You can continue to move the transducer slider and observe the screen values to make sure they are correct Press the STOP key to end the test and return to the START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 4 3 Testing the Cable Hookups You can check the CT 8000 S3 contact cable connections to the circuit breaker using the steps below Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST 18 1815 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 OHWEZRESTORE DIAGNOSTICS B iH u Press the 5 key DIAGNOSTICS The following screen will be displayed CHECK HOOKUP TEST TRANSDUCER a FRIHT DATA FILTER FILTER m i OT a Press the 2 key CHECK HOOKUP The following screen will be displayed HAKE SURE CLOSED THEM PRESS START Make sure the breaker is in the CLOSED position and then press the START key The screen will be updated to sh
53. IFFERENCE DYNAMIC STATIC RESISTANCE RANGE RESISTANCE TEST CURRENT DISPLAY PRINTER INTERNAL TEST RECORD STORAGE EXTERNAL TEST RECORD STORAGE COMPUTER INTERFACES PC SOFTWARE CABLES OPTIONS SAFETY ENVIRONMENT HUMIDITY ALTITUDE WARRANTY Portable circuit breaker analyzer 16 W x 14 x 14 D 40 6 cm x 29 9 cm x 35 6 cm Weight 22 105 9 98 kg 100 240Vac 10A 50 60Hz 3 channels 9103 UC or 6 channels 9104 UC Channel can detect the main contact and resistor contact time 1 second 10 seconds or 20 seconds 50 micro seconds 1 sec duration 500 micro seconds 10 sec duration 1 0 milliseconds 20 sec duration 0 05 of reading 0 05 ms 1 second duration All contact inputs are grounded until test Input channels are also protected against static discharge Closed Less than 20 Ohm Opened greater than 5000 ohm 50 5 000 ohms Open Close trigger voltage 24 V 300V DC or peak AC V1 analog input 0 250 V DC or peak AC sensitivity 1 V record and print voltage level V2 and V3 voltage presence absence detector input 24 255 V DC or peak AC record and print 3 timing events Initiate Open Close Open Close Close Open Open Close Open 30A 250 Vac dc max one non contact Hall effect sensor 0 20 amp range dc to 5 Khz AC 3 digital travel transducer channels linear range 0 0 60 0 in 0 01 in rotary range 0 360 degrees 40 36 degrees 3 channels 200 ohm 10K ohms m
54. M TEST 15 RESULTS 15 28 28 OHWEZREESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed L ANALYSIS POINTS UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF CHA HHELS HEST DH Lei PRG Press the 1 key ANALYSIS POINTS The following screen will be displayed TIMING CLOSE TIMING 5 TEST PLANS a Press the 4 key TEST PLANS d The following screen will be displayed LOAD PRINT TEST PLAH a ERASE TEST SAVE TEST FJ m 4 Press the 2 key PRINT TEST PLAN HIEMS i CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 e The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key PRINT FLASH DRV TP f The following screen will be displayed Type the test plan number to be deleted and press the ENTER key If you do not know the test plan number you can first print a test plan directory using the instructions in section 3 5 3 The test plan details will be printed on the built in thermal printer and you will be returned to the START UP menu REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 5 6 Copying a Test Plan to a USB Flash drive Follow the steps below to copy a test plan from the unit s internal memory to a connected USB Flash drive a Make sure a
55. NALYYSI 8 9 10 STROKE rm rm 2 i 1 1 SPEED oVveER 1 mm BOUNCE BACK mm O ANALYYSI Ss POINT 1 POINT gt Vo MINIMUM VOLTAGE O DL T TRANSITION T I MES us 14 Tis gt 35 ms WAA T t4 Tas gt INITIATOR CURRENT 12 0 AMPS 15 SHOT LENGTH 1 SECOND 16 INSERTION RESISTOR mo i 17 TRIGGER INTERNAL 18 Figure 27 Typical Tabulated Test Results Printout for a CLOSE Operation 200 1 REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Table 3 Descriptions of Tabulated Test Results Elements Item Number a fF 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Description Test record number and the date and time the test was performed Test record header information Company Station Circuit etc Type of test performed OPEN CLOSE O C C O or O C O Contact channel times shown in milliseconds and cycles Contact channel bounce times shown in milliseconds Contact channel wipe distances in inches Contact delta time in milliseconds This is the difference between the slowest contact time and the fastest contact time Breaker contact stroke in inches Contact velocity in feet per second Contact over travel distance in inches Contact bounce back distance in inches Contact velocity calculation points D
56. SF 01 00 OO 000 8000 8000 00850 FF FF OO OO OO OO 00 OO SF OO OO amp OoOO amp OOO 8000 00675 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO O1 OO OO 000 8000 aooo FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO O1 OO OO 8000 eooo 00325 FF OO 00 00 OO OO SF O1 OO OO DOO 2000 8000 FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO O1 OO OO 8000 8000 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO 00 60 O1 OO OO 8000 8000 01000 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO 00 60 FF O1 OO OO 01025 FF FF OO OO OO 00 OO 61 O1 OO OO e000 8000 01050 FF OO 00 00 OO OO OO 61 O1 00 6000 8000 01075 FF FF OO OO OO OO OO 62 O1 OO OO amp OOO 8000 01100 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO 62 O1 OO OO 6000 8000 8000 01125 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO 63 O1 OO OO 8O0OO0 8000 01130 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO O1 OO 6000 eooo eooo 01175 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO 64 O1 OO OO 8000 01200 FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO amp 4 FF O1 OO OO 8OOO 8000 01225 FF FF FF OO 00 OO OO 00 64 O1 OO OO amp 8OOO GOOO 01250 FF FF FF OO OO 00 OO OO 64 O1 OO OO OOO 000 000 012 75 FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO 64 01 OO OO 000 OOO 901300 FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO 64 FF O1 OO OO BODO 8OOO 8000 01325 FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO FF O1 OO OO 8000 8000 8000
57. Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST DET RESULTS SAVE RES TORE SETUP DIAGNOSTICS F LH Press the 5 key DIAGNOSTICS b The following screen will be displayed SLOW CLOSE TEST TEST TEAHSDUCER DATA ENCODER FILTER 5 FILTER Press the 5 key ENCODER FILTER REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL C The following screen will be displayed Type the filter time in milliseconds using the keypad and then press the ENTER key to return to the START UP menu The CT 8000 S3 will not record any transducer encoder data after this time CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 2 10 Configuring the Digital Rotary Transducer Settings A rotary transducer requires the user to enter the defined linear distance in millimeters or inches per one degree of rotary motion Follow the steps below to configure the settings for a digital rotary transducer Start from the START UP menu TEST SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SETUP The following screen will be displayed AMAL Y Sis POINTS MEASUREMENT UNITS SHOT DESCE IFT LOH HUMBER OF HEST m Press the 2 key WEASUREMENT UNITS The following screen will be displayed SELECT UNITS EHGLISH a METRIC ROTARY ENCODER 4
58. T 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 2 4 Setting the Units of Measure The CT 8000 S3 supports and displays both English and Metric calculations You can switch between the English and Metric systems using the steps below C Start from the START UP menu Press the 4 key SETUP The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key MEASUREMENT UNITS The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key ENGLISH or the 2 key METRIC to select the corresponding measurement system The measurement system will be set and you will be returned to the START UP menu REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 2 5 Setting the OPEN Timing Analysis Points Two analysis points are used to calculate the velocity of the circuit breaker in the OPEN operation To configure the OPEN timing analysis points a Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST l sare 15 RESULTS 11 18 18 OHWEZREESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Roi BIG Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed L ANALYSIS POINTS UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF CHA HHELS HEST DH Lei PRG Press the 1 key ANALYSIS POINTS The following screen will be displayed 1 TIMING da CLOSE TIMIHG SETTIHGS 4 TEST PLANS Press the 1 key OPEN TIMING d The following screen will be
59. TEST SHOT NUMBER 11 DATE 09730713 TIME 08 01 33 1 UIC 1 STATION s LAB MODEL FOOO CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL 130017 t CLOSE OPERATOR LU TEST SHOT FAJALIFTESE F io DATE 09730713 TIME 08 00 26 COMPANY VIC MFGR 1 STATION s LAB MODEL 7000 53 CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL 130017 1 OPERATOR LU HUME E DATE 09730713 TIME 56114 COMPANY 1 STATION LAB MODEL 7000 53 CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL 130017 1 OPERATOR LU TEST CLOSE SHOT HuMee DATE 09730713 TIME 1 COMPANY STATION LAB MODEL CT 53 CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL 130017 1 DPERATOR LU TEST SHOT Lu DATE 09727713 TIME 12145126 STATION LAB MODEL CT CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL i Lu SHOT FILIFTESE F DATE 09223213 TIME 13 49 33 COMPANY VIC 1 STATION LAB MODEL CT 7000 53 CIRCUIT 1 SERIAL 130017 1 CLOSE Lu TEST SHOT NUMBE DATE 09 18 13 TIME OF 126104 COMPANY MFGR i STATION LAB MODEL 7000 53 CIRCUIT SERIAL 1 130017 TEST DPEH CLDSE DFEH OPERATOR LU Figure 35 Sample Test Record Directory Printout REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 4 3 Printing a Directory of Test Records Stored in a USB Flash
60. The following screen will be displayed MOVE ENCODER DISTANCE ENTER TO CONTINUE Move the transducer a known distance and press the ENTER key CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 h The following screen will be displayed the units of measure displayed will depend on j k 20 your choice in step Enter the distance the transducer was moved using the keypad and then press the ENTER key The following screen will be displayed If you prefer you can enter a note to be associated with the setup using the keypad Press the ENTER key when done typing The following screen will be displayed Enter a setup number from 1 to 9 using the keypad The following screen will be displayed Press the ENTER key to save the setup REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL The setup will be saved and the following confirmation screen will be displayed SETUP SAVED Press any key to return to the START UP menu Loading a Resistor Type Transducer Setup Follow the steps below to load a resistor type transducer setup a Start from the START UP menu BIG u EUH TEST RESULTS SAVE RES TORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed m AMAL 2 POINTS MEASUREMENT UNITS SHOT DESCE IFT LOH HUMBER OF CHAMMELS PAGE
61. UP b The following screen will be displayed AMAL 2 POINTS MEASUREMENT UNITS SHOT HUMBER OF CHAMMELS PAGE m Press the 2 key WEASUREMENT UNITS c The following screen will be displayed SELECT UHITS 1 EHGLISH ROTARY 4 RES ENCODER Press the 4 key RES ENC d The following screen will be displayed RESISTIVE ENCODER 1 CREATE SETUP LOAD SETUP 5 SETUP DIR Press the 3 key PRINT SETUP DIR The setup directory will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu A sample resistor type transducer setup directory printout is shown in Figure 17 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 RESISTIVE ENCODER SETUP DIRECTORY SETUP NUMBER 1 SETUP NOTE UNITS ENGLISH SETTING 2 465 INCHES VUOLT SETUP NUMBEF SETUP MOTE ABE ENGL SETT IMGs 2 0O40 IrCHE S uUDLT NUMBER SETUP NOTE au ORS IN LIA I TS ENGL I SH SETT IMGs INCHES A UOLT SETUP MOTE ORS 14 CL 14 UNITS ENGL I SH SETTING 4r ree INCHES UOLT SETUP NUMBER 5 SETUP NOTE Lu ENGL I SH SETT INCHES UOLT SETUP NUMBEF SETUP NOTE 14 1 5 SETT IMG 10 1
62. USB Flash drive is inserted in the unit s USB Flash drive port USB MEM port and then start from the START UP menu TEST 15 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 OHWEZREESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Roi BIG Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed E ANALYSIS POINTS UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF HERT PAGE Cn Le bo Press the 1 key ANALYSIS POINTS c The following screen will be displayed 1 TIMING 2 CLOSE SETTINGS 4 TEST PLANS Press the 4 key TEST PLANS d The following screen will be displayed LOAD TEST a FRIHT ERASE TEST SAVE TEST COPY TO THUME DRIVE 4 Press the 6 key COPY TO THUMB DRIVE CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 e The following screen will be displayed Type the test plan number to copy using the keypad and then press the ENTER key If you do not know the test plan number you can first print a test plan directory using the instructions in section 3 5 2 The selected test plan will be copied to the USB Flash drive and the following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL TEST PLAN NUMBER 1 1214 Ed emen
63. USER S MANUAL AUX INPUTS OV 300V 8 INPUTS 4 2 9 E USB PC Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer IME MMM D Le Ce 8 9 e 6 14 Vanguard Instruments Company Inc 1520 S Hellman Ave Ontario California 91761 USA October 2013 Revision 1 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 SAFETY SUMMARY FOLLOW EXACT OPERATING PROCEDURES Any deviation from the procedures described in this User s Manual may create one or more safety hazards may damage the CT 8000 53 or cause errors in the test results Vanguard Instruments Company Inc assumes no liability for unsafe or improper use of the CT 8000 S3 All safety precautions provided in this manual must be observed during all phases of testing including test preparation test lead connection actual testing and test lead disconnection SAFETY WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS Only trained operators shall use the CT 8000 S3 All devices under test shall be off line and fully isolated Do not perform test procedures or service unless another person is also present who is capable of rendering aid and resuscitation DO NOT MODIFY TEST EQUIPMENT To avoid the risk of introducing additional or unknown hazards do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to any CT 8000 53 test unit To ensure that all designed safety features are main
64. a the USB or optional Bluetooth interface Windows based Circuit Breaker Analysis Software is provided with each unit Using this software circuit breakers can be timed from the PC Test records can be retrieved from the CT 8000 S3 and then stored on the PC for future analysis and report generation Circuit breaker test plans can also be created on the PC and transferred to the CT 8000 S3 Additionally test records can be automatically exported in Excel PDF and XML formats Built in Thermal Printer The CT 8000 S3 s built in 4 5 wide thermal printer can print the breaker contact analysis results in both tabular and graphic formats User Interface The CT 8000 S3 features a back lit graphic LCD screen 240 x 128 pixels that is viewable in direct sunlight and low light levels A rugged 44 key QWERTY style membrane keypad is used to control the unit and input information REV1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Internal Test Record and Test Plan Storage The CT 8000 S3 uses Flash memory to store up to 200 test records internally Test records can be recalled and printed on the unit s built in 4 5 wide thermal printer Test records can also be transferred to a USB Flash drive or exported to a PC via the USB port or Bluetooth optional with the included Windows based software Up to 100 circuit breaker test plans can be stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash memory A test plan is comprised of all circuit breaker performance specifications cont
65. act time stroke velocity etc When a test plan is used with a timing test a Pass Fail report is generated by comparing the actual performance with the specifications in the stored test plan Test plans can be transferred to the CT 8000 S3 from a USB Flash drive or from a PC via the USB port or Bluetooth optional External Test Record and Test Plan Storage A USB Flash drive can be used to store and transfer test plans and up to 999 test records Diagnostic Capabilities The CT 8000 S3 can perform diagnostics on its internal electronics Diagnostics can be performed to verify contact cable connections and to test the travel transducer s electronics 1 2 Optional Features On line Timing Mode In addition to the conventional off line timing mode the CT 8000 S3 also offers an optional three phase on line timing mode In this mode the CT 8000 S3 captures the breaker s trip or close time the trip close coil current fingerprint and the battery supply voltage while the breaker is still in service The trip close time is derived from the time of trip or close coil initiation to the breaker s bushing current breaker make as detected by a AC clamp on current sensing probes Trip Close current waveforms are also captured by an external clamp on DC current probe The on line timing mode can detect a breaker s operating conditions with little or no down time In this mode the first trip operation time of the breaker is capt
66. ansition from OPEN to CLOSE or CLOSE to OPEN to define the analysis point 2 The following screen will be displayed ANALYSIS FT 2 ENTER TIME FROM TIME M25 EHTEE TO COHFIENM Type the time value using the numeric keypad and then press the ENTER key The analysis points will be set and you will be returned to the START UP menu e Average velocity through the arc zone is calculated using the following formula Vayg 7 Distance Time e The breaker contact velocity can be recalculated based on the data stored in the memory after any new analysis points are selected The user does NOT need to operate the breaker again to acquire new contact velocity data after changing the analysis points because the new velocity will be calculated from the travel data stored in the memory from the last operation For complex velocity calculations the user can create a test plan using the included CT 8000 S3 Breaker Analysis PC Software The test plan can then be downloaded to the CT 8000 S3 and recalled before running timing tests 3 2 6 Selecting the Contact Cycle Reading Frequency REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL The contact time is printed on the tabulated test results printout in both milliseconds and cycles The cycle readings can be in 50 Hz or 60 Hz You can select the preferred frequency using the steps below a Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST s sr
67. ators may seem obvious but users should become familiar with them before using the CT 8000 S3 Accidental misuse of the controls will usually cause no serious harm Users should also be familiar with the safety summary found on the front page of this User s Manual scr Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer Figure 1 CT 8000 S3 Controls and Indicators CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Table 2 Functional Descriptions of CT 8000 S3 Controls and Indicators Number 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Panel Markings CONTACT INPUTS C1 C6 R1 R2 R3 V1 V2 V3 EXT TRIGGER DC CURRENT 5 VDC 200A 120 240Vac 12A 50 60Hz GROUND INITIATE OPEN 250V 5A CLOSE 250V 5A PUSH TO ARM BLUETOOTH USB PC USB MEM Functional Description Female connectors for the contact channels The CT 8000 6 S3 is pictured with 6 channels Resistor type transducer inputs Digital travel transducer channels V1 voltage input channel dedicated to monitoring circuit breaker DC power supply or coil voltages Voltage sensing range is from 0 250 V DC or peak AC V2 and V3 voltage input channels dedicated to detecting voltage absence or presence Voltage input ranges from 24 255 V DC or peak AC Each voltage channel records 3 timing events voltage on off and the results are printed on the tabulated report Triggers voltage input for external trigger application Voltage level ranges fr
68. creen will be displayed if there are no test plans stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM ii Q l I CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 60 Hz SHOT NUMBER DATE 02 01 083 153 17 5 17 CDEmF ard VANGUARD INSTRUMENT STATION CIRCUIT MODEL s SMe OFERATORs TEST OFEM CONTACT TIME TIME CYCLE FF ESLILIFJA C mS gt im gt 1 O34 02 05 PARASsSs000 20 OD gt O34 40 O02 06 10 O31 10 20 DELTA TIME mS PASS TRAVEL ANALYSIS Ti STROKE ir fe sS OWER TRAWEL BOUNCE BACHKE in 0S rheaOL rzes POINT 4 01 00 in POINT 2 05 00 in VOLTAGE VOLTS MINIMUM VOLTAGE CLIFFEFT AMPS SHOT LEWGTHs 1 SECOND INSERTION RESISTOR TRIGGER INTERNAL Figure 36 Typical Test Results Printout with Pass Fail Indicators REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 5 2 Printing a Directory of Test Plans Stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Memory You can print a directory of all the test plans stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM using the steps below a Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST 1838915 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 OHWEZRESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Roi Press the 4
69. ct time 070719CT65K1 CONTACT CLOSED RESISTOR CLOSED OPEN CONTACT AND RESISTOR OPENED Filter Setting 300 will select this contact time 070719CT65K1 Figure 16 Contact Filter Setting Illustrations LIN 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 2 9 Configuring the Transducer Encoder Filter Setting In a typical 1 second timing record the CT 8000 S3 records 20 000 data points for each of the contact channels digital transducer channels voltage input channels CT channel DCR channel resistor transducer channel and initiate current channel In most circuit breaker timing applications the breaker activities end after 200 milliseconds A common problem found in the field is that after the breaker activities have ended the CT 8000 S3 may record erroneous data on the transducer channels due to vibration The erroneous data may be due to the transducer not being secured properly to the mounting plate or due to a poor linkage problem between the transducer and the circuit breaker mechanism To address this problem the CT 8000 S3 s transducer encoder filter setting can be used to stop recording the transducer channel data after a specific time This feature can filter out the unwanted motion picked up by the transducer after the breaker activities have ended The CT 8000 S3 s default filter value is set to No Filter when the unit is powered on Use the steps below to change the transducer encoder filter setting a
70. cuit breaker is making the transition from an OPEN state to a CLOSE state the 52A contact will close allowing the breaker to initiate the OPEN command The OPEN CLOSE OPEN operation can be initiated by the CT 8000 S3 by using a programmable delay between each of the operations The delays can be set between the OPEN to CLOSE commands and between the CLOSE to OPEN commands REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 3 1 Timing an OPEN Operation The CT 8000 S3 can time breakers with or without insertion resistors The insertion resistance can range from 10 to 5 000 Ohms Any insertion resistance greater than 5 000 Ohms is detected as an open circuit The timing results will show the main contact time and the insertion resistor contact time Graphic reports will show the main contact and the resistor contact activities on each of the channels Use the steps below to time an OPEN operation a When the unit is turned on and the firmware has been loaded you will be presented with the START UP menu as shown below TEST 19 798 15 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 OHWEZRESTORE DIAGHOSTICS i Led Press the 1 key RUN TEST b The following screen will be displayed TIME DEY CONTACTS TIME LIVE COHTACTS 22 15 RES TEST wks BE Press the 1 key TIME DRY CONTACTS c The following screen will be displayed IHSERTIOH RESISTOR 1
71. do not know the record number you can first print a test record directory using the instructions in section 3 4 2 Press the ENTER key d Aconfirmation screen will be displayed with some details about the selected test as shown below RESTORING SHOT 1 TEST LIVE OFEH DATE EHTER TO PROCEED Press the ENTER key REV 1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL e The following screen will be displayed 1 YES Press the 1 key YES if you would like to print the restored test record The following screen will be displayed Please see section 3 3 5 step b for an explanation of the above printing options 2 NO Press the 2 key NO to restore the test record to the working memory without printing it Please see section 3 3 5 for instructions on how to view or print the test record details CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 4 5 Restoring a Test Record from a USB Flash Drive You can restore a test record from a USB Flash drive to the CT 8000 S3 s working memory using the steps below a Make sure the USB Flash drive containing the test record s is inserted in the CT 8000 S3 s USB Flash drive port USB port Then start from the START UP menu Press the 3 key SAVE RESTORE b The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key RESTORE SHOT c The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key THUMB DRIVE d The following screen w
72. e Doble Transducer Adapter can be used to interface any Doble travel transducer to a Vanguard circuit breaker analyzer Connected to Doble rotary transducer Vanguard Instruments Company Inc 1520 S Hellman Ave e Ontario CA 91761 e USA Phone 909 923 9390 e Fax 909 923 9391 www vanguard instruments com Copyright 2013 by Vanguard Instruments Company Inc CT 8000 S3 User s Manual e Revision 1 0 e October 10 2013 e TA
73. e displayed momentarily CABLES ENERGIZED CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Once the test is complete the results will be displayed as shown below Press any key to return to the START UP menu You can print the test results using the instructions in section 3 3 7 A typical static resistance report is shown in Figure 23 BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 60 Hz SHOT NUMBER rc DATE Cm 1 155 751 CC 1 3 1 4 STATION ONTARIO CIRCUIT 12003 rs MODEL REMO srs 2345 OPERATOR Het TEST STATIC RES TEST TEST CURRENT 205 AMPS RES STANCE 291 u OnM S Figure 23 Typical Static Resistance Test Report REV1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL 3 3 6 Performing a Dynamic Resistance Test The Dynamic Resistance Test can graph the circuit breaker contact resistance during the circuit breaker operation and can help detect circuit contact problems during operation Follow the steps below to perform a Dynamic Resistance Test 4 a Start from the START UP menu Press the 1 key RUN TEST b The following screen will be displayed Press the 4 key DYNAMIC RES TEST c The following screen will be displayed 1 NO Press the 1 key NO if you are timing a circuit breaker without insertion resistors Continue to step d 2 YES
74. e rima ht eedem maim eem ITE Model 14 4K Circuit Breaker OPEN CLOSE Timing Chart lt 2 lt 2 cc LLJ Un 22 e e e gt LLJ cc CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 60 Hz BREAKER TIMING RESULTS SHOT DATE 109 01 0 3 TIME 13 20 CLDFrmJr4 5 a IFIETFeLIFIEEFAT STAT IOI CIFeCLITI HF Fes MOGEL 1 TEST CLOSE CONTACT OPEN TIME CH T IME SOUNCE gt lt mS gt 1 30 OS OD 20 OS ono 20 Di ooo CONTACT RECLOSE TIME CH TIME CYCLES BOUNCE gt lt gt 1 10 50 30 ir 24 0015 17 57 OE 60 CONTACT TIME CH TIME CYCLES cms gt 125 1 10 15 21 15 TO PEAK lt i gt Ti CT 21 NOMINAL VOLTAGE MALTS MINIMUM VOLTAGE VOLTS INITIATOR CURREHT 0S r AMPS SHOT LENGTH 1 SECOND INSERTION RESISTOR NO TRIGGER INTERNAL ODELA 100 mz ITE Model 14 4K Circuit Breaker OPEN CLOSE Tabulated Report REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 5 2 APPENDIX B Siemens TCP Breaker Velocity Calculation 47 63 ms 2 8 3
75. e sure the breaker operates on the OPEN or CLOSE test only A dual operation OPEN CLOSE or CLOSE OPEN will result in a Oms reading The CT 8000 S3 contact channels may be damaged or the cables may be bad Try the Check Hook UP test see section 4 3 Make sure the breaker contacts complete the transition from the OPEN initial state to the CLOSE state then to the OPEN final state You can see the transition by looking at the timing chart Make sure the contact CLOSE state is longer than 10ms The CT 8000 S3 has a 10ms de bounce time so any contact state less than or equal to 10ms is invalid Try the CLOSE OPEN test using contact channel 1 REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL When performing an OPEN CLOSE test the breaker opens but will not close No data or erratic reading on travel transducer No activity on V2 or V3 voltage input channel How do turn on automatic printing of test reports Delay between OPEN to CLOSE is probably too short Increase the delay time Bad transducer Perform a transducer diagnostic test using the instructions in section 4 2 Transducer slider is not secured to timing rod Transducer is not secured properly The V2 and V3 voltage sensing input channels require a voltage change greater than 30V Please see section 3 2 3 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 5 0 APPENDICES 51 APPENDIX A Model 14 4K Circuit Breaker Timing Charts and Reports
76. easures slow close contact point distances results can be printed 0 1 1 999 micro ohms accuracy 2 of reading 5 micro ohms 200 amperes max back lit LCD screen 128 x 240 pixels viewable in bright sunlight and low light built in 4 5 wide thermal printer that can print both graphic contact travel waveforms and tabulated test results Store up to 200 test records and 100 test plans USB Flash drive interface for external storage of test records and test plans One USB port optional Bluetooth wireless interface Windows based Breaker Analysis software included with purchase price furnished with full set of test leads transportation cases available for the CT 8000 S3 and travel transducers on line timing mode dual ground testing mode Bluetooth interface designed to meet UL 6101A 1 and CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 92 standards Operating 10 C to 50 C 15 F to 122 F Storage 30 C to 70 C 22 F to 158 F 90 RH 40 C 104 F non condensing 2 000 m 6 562 ft to full safety specifications one year on parts and labor REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 1 4 CT 8000 S3 Controls and Indicators The CT 8000 S3 s controls and indicators are shown in Figure 1 below A leader line with an index number points to each control and indicator which is cross referenced to a functional description in Table 2 The table describes the function of each item on the control panel The purpose of the controls and indic
77. ei PG gm Press the 1 key RUN TEST b The following screen will be displayed 1 TIME DRY CONTACTS a TIME LIVE COHTACTS Sa STATIC KES TEST 4 RES TEST Press the 1 key TIME DRY CONTACTS c The following screen will be displayed IHSERTIOM RESISTOR Press the 1 key NO d The following screen will be displayed TIMING 1 1 SEC 18 SEC z WINDOW 28 SEC Press the 1 key WINDOW 1 SEC _ REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL e The following screen will be displayed TRIGGER MODE 1 INTERHAL TRIGGER 2 EXTERNAL TRIGGER Press the 1 key INTERNAL TRIGGER f The following screen will be displayed TIMIHG 2a CLOSE 12 5 4 0 0 Press the 5 key O C O g The following screen will be displayed 0 DELAY IH MS cla 559 MSEC Using the keypad enter the time for the delay between the first OPEN command the CLOSE command Press the ENTER key h The following screen will be displayed 0 DELAY IH MS C16 559 MSEC Using the keypad enter the time for the delay between the CLOSE command and the second OPEN command Press the ENTER key CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 i Thefollowing screen will be displayed HOLD UNTIL TES
78. en will be displayed when all records have been deleted from the USB Flash drive REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Press any key to return to the START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 5 Working With Test Plans The CT 8000 S3 comes with the Vanguard Circuit Breaker Analysis S2 VCBA S2 PC Software that can be used to create circuit breaker test plans The test plans can then be transferred to the CT 8000 S3 The CT 8000 S3 can store up to 99 circuit breaker test plans in its Flash EEPROM A circuit breaker test plan contains breaker maximum minimum parameters and can be used to quickly test a breaker A typical list of operating parameters in a test plan includes the following Max Min Contact Resistor Trip Time Contact Resistor CLOSE time e Contact Spread Time Resistor Contact Spread Time Max Min Contact CLOSE OPEN Time Max Min Contact OPEN CLOSE Time Max Min Resistor CLOSE OPEN Time Max Min Resistor OPEN CLOSE Time Max Min Breaker Stroke Max Min Breaker Trip Velocity Max Min Breaker CLOSE Velocity Max Min Breaker Over Travel Max Min Breaker Bounce Back e Trip Velocity Analysis Calculation Points e CLOSE Velocity Analysis Calculation Points If a timing test is executed with a breaker test plan the timing report will display a Pass Fail indicator for each of the parameters tested The Pass Fail status is determined by comparing the
79. hannel 1 is closed Continue to step h 2 Set DELAY Press the 2 key to set a delay time between the CLOSE command and the OPEN command The following screen will be displayed CeO DELAY Mz 18 500 MSEC the delay time using the keypad and then press the ENTER key Continue to step h 3 No DELAY Press the 3 key to initiate the CLOSE and OPEN commands simultaneously Continue to step g h The following screen will be displayed HOLD UNTIL START TO TO ABORT Hold down the ARM switch and press the START key REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL The following screen will be displayed Continue to hold down the ARM switch until testing is finished You will be returned to the START UP menu once testing is finished CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 3 3 Timing an OPEN CLOSE OPEN Operation The OPEN CLOSE OPEN operation requires the user to enter two time delays in milliseconds between the circuit breaker operations The first delay is from the first OPEN command to the CLOSE command and the second delay is from the CLOSE command to the second OPEN command Follow the steps below to time an OPEN CLOSE OPEN operation a Start from the START UP menu TEST 19 758 15 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 pala B 5 DIAGHOSTICS L
80. igure 3 Positive Trip Circuit t GREEN WHITE ed OPEN CLOSE INITIATE Green 9 7 4 INITIATE o 7 M CONTROL CIRCUIT TRANSDUCER Figure 2 Typical 3 Phase Circuit Breaker Connections 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 A Bu EB CONTACTS Typical Series Contact Hookup e e Q 9 e e e e 26 CT 8000 97 CONTACT 015 Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer 91 C C 1110 8 8 e s 9 1 BLES Figure 3 Typical Connections for Series Contact Circuit Breaker REV 1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL 3 1 2 Initiate Cable Connections The CT 8000 S3 can trip or close breakers through a solid state device operating on any AC or DC control voltage ranging from 10 to 300 Volts Both the trip and close circuits are protected by 5 Ampere fuses A typical DC trip and DC close control circuit connection is shown in Figure 4 typical DC trip and AC close control circuit connection is shown in Figure 5 Positive Trip Circuit WHITE GREEN gt lt lt CLOSE OPEN INITIATE GREEN INITIATE E Q AUX INPUTS 0v 300V 8000 3 Negative Trip Circuit WHITE GREEN CLOSE OPEN INITIATE GREEN INITIATE Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer DBBBOBSBOBSOESBU 9
81. ill be displayed REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Type the record number that you would like to restore and press the ENTER key If you do not know the record number you can print a test record directory using the instructions in section 3 4 3 e The following screen will be displayed while the record is being restored RESTORING RECORD The following screen will be displayed once the test record has been restored REC RESTORED FEIHT RECORD DES 2 1 YES Press the 1 key YES if you would like to print the restored test record The following screen will be displayed 1 TEST RESULTS PLOT FULL CHART 5 PLOT 4 PLOT SRS Please see section 3 3 5 step b for an explanation of the above printing options 2 NO Press the 2 key NO if you do not want to print the restored test record The test record will be restored to the working memory and can be printed later if desired You will be returned to the START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 4 6 Copying Test Records to a USB Flash Drive You can easily copy test records stored in the CT 8000 S3 s Flash EEPROM to a connected USB Flash drive using the steps below Make sure a USB Flash drive is inserted in the unit s Flash drive port USB port Then start from the START UP menu EUH TEST 15 da DET pee SAYE RESTORE
82. ill be displayed STAR TIHG ADDRESS Enter the starting address boundary by typing a number from 0 to 9 Pressing the O key will start printing the data at address location O or the first data point Pressing the 1 key will start printing the data at address location 10000 second REV1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL d The following screen will be displayed la 1 da EVERY POINTS Press the 1 key to print every data point The data points will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu Press the 2 key to print every 5 data points The data points will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu A partial data points printout is shown in Figure 42 Due to the large number of data points even selecting the Every 5 Points option will produce a VERY long report printout WARNING i 3 00000 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO O1 OO OO 8000 8000 8000 00025 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO 00 eo 01 OO 8000 8000 oo no 00175 FF FF FF OO OO 00 OO 00 OO Fe O1 OO OO amp OOO 6000 0200 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO F FF O1 OO OO amp OOO amp OOO 60O0OO 0224 FF OO OO OO OO OO 00 73 FF O1 OO OO 00 000 8000 OOz50 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO 71 O1 OO OO 8OOO 000 2000 FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO OO O1 OO OO amp OOO BOOO 000 aoo FF FF FF OO OO OO OO OO eo OO OO 8OODO 000 80
83. ltage monitoring input channels V1 V2 and V3 The V1 voltage channel is dedicated to monitoring the substation DC supply or coil voltage 0 255 V DC or peak AC The nominal and minimum DC supply voltage levels are recorded and printed on the tabulated report An analog waveform showing the DC power supply is plotted on the graphical report The two digital voltage input channels V2 and V3 are dedicated to monitoring voltage on off status presence or absence of the circuit breaker auxiliary switches Digital waveforms showing V2 and V3 activity are plotted on the graphical report Three timing events of the V2 and V3 activities are recorded and printed on the tabulated report Breaker Initiate Features A built in solid state initiate device is used to operate a breaker from the CT 8000 S3 Operational modes include OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE OPEN and OPEN CLOSE OPEN Multiple operation like OPEN CLOSE CLOSE OPEN and OPEN CLOSE OPEN can be initiated by using a programmable delay time in milliseconds or by sensing a specific breaker contact condition OPEN CLOSE Coil Current Monitoring One built in hall effect sensor records the OPEN CLOSE coil current amplitude and waveform The circuit breaker s coil current waveform effectively a coil performance fingerprint or current profile can be used as a diagnostic tool for analyzing the circuit breaker s performance Computer Interface The CT 8000 S3 can be computer controlled vi
84. n will be displayed MODEL TL POSITION ENTER ACCEPT Type the circuit breaker model information using the keypad and then press the ENTER key REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL h The following screen will be displayed Type the circuit breaker serial number using the keypad and then press the ENTER key i The following screen will be displayed Type the operator s name using the keypad and then press the ENTER key All header information will be saved and you will be returned to the START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 2 2 Setting the Clock Follow the steps below to set the CT 8000 S3 s internal clock a Start from the START UP menu TEST 15 a 2010 0215 15 27 SAYE RESTORE SETUP DIAGHOSTICS Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed AMAL 2 POINTS MEASUREMENT UNITS DESCRIPTION HUMBER OF CHAMMELS PAGE u Press the 5 key NEXT PAGE c The following screen will be displayed SET DATE TIME PRINT SET 3868 LANGUAGE BLUETOOTH DEY RESET PREVIOUS MT OTT d Press the 1 key SET DATE amp TIME d The following screen will be displayed ENTER MH DD YY HH MM SS Enter the month date time hours minutes and seconds in
85. om 24 300 V DC or peak AC External DC current probe connector Micro Ohmmeter sense inputs 200A Micro Ohmmeter current output terminals Power plug and switch Safety ground terminal 4 pin connector used for the switching circuit for operating the circuit breaker under test Open circuit fuse 5 Ampere 250V Fast Blow Close circuit fuse 5 Ampere 250V Fast Blow Spring loaded pushbutton switch Press and hold to complete the Trip or Close circuits for breaker tests Built in 4 5 wide thermal printer Rugged QWERTY style membrane keypad Bluetooth status indicator optional USB computer interface port USB Flash drive interface port Back lit LCD screen 128 x 240 pixels viewable in bright sunlight and low light REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 2 0 PRE TEST SETUP 2 1 LCD Screen Contrast Control To increase the LCD screen contrast press and hold the A key for two seconds Release the button when the desired contrast level has been reached To decrease the LCD screen contrast press and hold the V key for two seconds Release the button when the desired contrast level has been reached 2 2 Printer Paper Control To advance the thermal printer paper press and release the A key To retract the thermal printer paper press and release the V key 2 3 Printer Paper The CT 8000 S3 s built in thermal printer uses 4 5 inch wide thermal paper for printing test results To maintain the highest print quality and to
86. om the START UP menu EUH TEST 18 1815 16 10 a SAYE RESTORE 4 SETUP DIAGNOSTICS Press the 5 key DIAGNOSTICS b The following screen will be displayed SLOW CLOSE TEST da CHECKE HOGELF TEST TRANSDUCER 4 DATA zoe ES FILTER Ba CUHTACT FILTER Press the 1 key SLOW CLOSE TEST c The following screen will be displayed SLOW CLOSE TEST CB GND SIDE EHTER TO BEGIH REV1 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL Press the ENTER key to begin the test d The following screen will be displayed Manually start closing the breaker and then press the ENTER key The test results will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu A typical test results printout is shown in Figure 41 BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 50 Hz SHOT DODATE 12 12 0 0000 TIME 41230 COMPANH STATION CIRCUIT MODEL s 2 TEST SLOW CLOSE TOUCH OE in CH 41 in Figure 41 Typical Slow Close Test Results Printout CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 4 2 Performing a Transducer Self Test You can check the transducer electronics by connecting the transducer to the CT 8000 S3 and running a transducer self test using the instructions below a Start from the START UP menu Press the 5 key
87. onnections or can be used for other applications where a low resistance measurement is required Contact Timing Input Channels The CT 8000 S3 s dry contact timing channels up to 6 channels are used to time the circuit breaker main contacts Each main contact timing channel is capable of detecting the main contact and insertion resistor contact time Timing results are displayed in milliseconds and cycles The CT 8000 S3 s timing window is selectable between 1 second 10 seconds and 20 seconds Resistor Type Transducer Inputs The CT 8000 S3 offers 3 resistor type transducer input channels These input channels are used to interface with any resistor type transducers to monitor the circuit breaker motion Transducer resistance ranges from 200 Ohms to 10K Ohms Breaker Stroke and Velocity Three dedicated digital travel transducer channels are available on the CT 8000 53 for measuring circuit breaker contact stroke velocity over travel and bounce back With the use of the Vanguard digital travel transducers neither calibration nor setting is required Circuit breaker contact velocity is calculated based on contact s travel distance over a period of time Special formulas to calculate velocity is also accommodated by the CT 8000 S3 Special feature is also available to Slow Close test the circuit breaker and obtain a test result report CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 Voltage Monitoring Channels The CT 8000 S3 features three vo
88. ositive Trip Circuit WHITE 9 CLOSE TRIGGER e e em em 1 WHITE TRIGGER wy 0 EX BE CT 8000 3 00600000000 8 9 9 gt 8 8 e C 9 8 9 20 2200922 8 Figure 8 Typical Connections for Optional On line Timing Mode CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 1 5 Dual Ground Connections with optional Dual Ground feature With the optional dual ground testing mode the CT 8000 S3 can measure a CB contact time with ground being applied to both sides of the bushings The clamp on probe is connected to one side of the CB safety ground straps and an AC signal is coupled to this strap A sensor on the probe will detect a change in the induced AC signal when the CB contact is opened or closed The CT 8000 S3 Dual Ground test mode requires the use of the Vanguard Dual Ground Current Probes provided with the Dual Ground option part no 9103 DG Up to 3 timing channels are available with the Dual Ground option Only timing channels 1 2 and 3 are used for this mode see Figure 9 Lol 2 2 5 2 5 DM Te 2 mE gt P Ste 4 di 2 EJ v v e AO Po
89. ow the status of each contact as shown START pesos EH A report will also be printed on the thermal printer showing the status of each contact A contact closure is shown as C on the screen and on the printout An open contact is shown as on the screen and on the printout REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Press the START key to retest the cable connections or press the STOP key to end the test and return to the START UP menu CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 4 4 Printing Raw Test Record Data You can print the raw hexadecimal timing data collected by the CT 8000 53 using the PRINT DATA command This feature is used mainly for factory diagnostic testing The CT 8000 S3 collects 20 000 data points in the one second timing window As a result each data sample is 0 05 ms apart By looking at the time marker and the data point you can find the channel activities vs time in the timing record To print the CT 8000 S3 timing data from memory a Start from the START UP menu TEST 18 1815 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 RESTORE DIAGNOSTICS B iH Fi u Press the 5 key DIAGNOSTICS b The following screen will be displayed CLOSE TEST HOOKUP TEST TRANSDUCER PRINT DATA FILTER CONTACT FILTER Press the 4 key PRINT DATA c The following screen w
90. played TIMIHG MOTE 4 0 Press the 1 key OPEN CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 d The following screen will be displayed gt HO IHITIATE CABLES gt EXTERHAL TRIGGER START TO STOP TO ABORT Press the START key e The following screen will be displayed temporarily TESTIHG IH pd 56 e Then the following screen will be displayed AHAITIHG TRIGGER aa The unit will wait for the external trigger f Once an external trigger is sensed the test results will be stored in the working memory and you will be returned to the START UP menu Use the instructions in section 3 3 5 to print the test results Sample on line timing test results printouts are shown in Figure 21 and Figure 22 REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL c3 Co E gt o 9 uc a Q O 2148 gt Figure 19 Typical Test Results Graph 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 60 SHar bALIFAEXSELF SE ic oA TE 4 Fis T IME 14 Sos 4 SG La FED YET I OHH Tae ILI 1 1 1 s CT zx i OF He TEST LrT Er
91. r Ce 7 0 DJ 8 8 5 2 OO 4 BLES Figure 12 Typical Digital Transducer Connection 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 1 9 Resistor Type Transducer Connection The CT 8000 S3 provides three input channels for resistor type transducers The transducer resistance input can range from 200 Ohms to 10K Ohms The CT 8000 S3 supplies a 5 Vdc reference voltage to power the resistor type transducer The sense voltage is translated into a travel distance based on the transducer calibration parameters The user is required to setup the resistor transducer before performing a test Up to nine transducer setups can be stored in the CT 8000 S3 s internal memory Once a transducer setup is stored it can be recalled quickly before running a test A typical resistor type transducer connection is shown in Figure 13 5V SIGNAL e 8 IN Figure 13 Typical Resistor Type Transducer Connection REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 2 Changing Setup Parameters 3 2 1 Entering Test Record Header Information You can enter the test record header information before performing tests The record header includes identifying information such as the company station circuit model number etc Once the header information has been entered it will apply to all subsequent test records To enter the header information a When the unit is
92. s When instructions are provided the menu item that should be selected is shown in bold as shown below option 3 should be selected Warning messages are indicated as Important notes are indicated as le REV1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 1 0 INTRODUCTION 11 General Description and Features The CT 8000 S3 is Vanguard s fourth generation EHV circuit breaker analyzer The CT 8000 S3 is available with 3 part number 9103 UC or 6 contact timing channels part number 9104 UC The CT 8000 S3 can fully analyze a circuit breaker s performance by measuring the main contact and resistor contact time stroke velocity over travel bounce back and contact wipes Also an outstanding feature of the CT 8000 S3 is the ability to perform dynamic resistance tests on circuit breaker contacts Dynamic Contact Resistance Test The CT 8000 53 can perform dynamic resistance tests using a 200 ampere built in DC power supply One channel is available for performing a dynamic contact resistance test The resistance measuring range is from 1 micro ohm to 1 999 micro ohms The resistance chart can be used to analyze the circuit breaker contact condition during the CB operation This important feature can help detect circuit breaker contact erosion or other contact problems that cannot be detected in static resistance tests The CT 8000 S3 can also be used as a 200 ampere micro ohmmeter to test circuit breaker contact resistance and bus c
93. sitive Trip Circuit GREEN WHITE ET OPEN CLOSE INITIATE GREEN INITIATE REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL 3 1 6 Analog and Digital Voltage Monitoring Connections The analog voltage input V1 can monitor a breaker s DC control voltage during an operation The analog voltage input records the nominal DC voltage at no load and the minimum DC voltage while the Trip or Close coil is energized The nominal and minimal voltage readings are printed on a tabulated report and the analog waveforms are plotted in graphical format This allows the user to see the breaker s DC control voltage dip under load conditions and helps detect problems such as a poor connection or an excessive voltage drop during operation Please note that the maximum voltage that can be recorded is 250 Vdc The digital voltage input channels V2 and V3 can monitor the voltage status as ON or OFF states The voltage ON or OFF states are plotted on the graphical report Three voltage on off events are also printed on the tabulated timing report Typical analog V1 and digital V2 voltage monitoring connections are shown in Figure 10 V1 WHITE CONTACT INPUTS 8000 37 Digital Circuit Breaker Analyzer C Ce C 2 1 88 0
94. sults Press the STOP key to return to the START UP menu PLOT FULL CHART Press the 2 key PLOT FULL CHART to print the tabulated results WITH the full graph of the results You will be returned to the START UP menu when printing is finished A typical test result graph is shown in Figure 28 PLOT EXPANSION Press the 3 key PLOT EXPANSION to print the tabulated results along with a time expansion plot of the test results The following screen will be displayed ESPAMS ION FROM You will be asked to enter the start point for the expansion The start point can be selected in 100 millisecond increments by typing the first digit of the starting time For example to select 500ms simply press the 5 key The screen will be updated as shown ESPAMS ION FROM abigo EHTER TO Press the ENTER key The following screen will be displayed TO REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Enter the end point for the expansion by typing the first digit of the 100 millisecond increment For example to select 900ms press the 9 key The screen will be updated as shown ESPAMS ION FROM SHES ENTER TO COMP IRM Press the ENTER key The graph expansion will be printed along with the tabulated test results You will be returned to the START UP menu when printing is finished PLOT 0 200MS Press the 4 key PLOT 0 200MS to print the tabulated test resul
95. tained it is highly recommended that repairs be performed only by Vanguard Instruments Company factory personnel or by an authorized repair service provider Unauthorized modifications can cause safety hazards and will void the manufacturer s warranty WARNING Do not remove test leads during a test Failure to heed this warning can result in electrical shock to personnel and damage to the equipment REV1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS 1 105 epi MIS 2 1 1 General Description and Ko quU DEVE MPRFSR 2 L2 Optional 2111 4 L3 Technical 5 14 8000 53 Controls and Indicators csi seo tata pena eua FRE gU 6 20 PRETE T SETUP E UMEN 8 24 VCD SCRCCI Contrast ume 8 2 2 Prihter Paper 001 01 8 2 3 Met bu Its EEE E 8 20 OPERATING PROCEDURES 10 Nm 10 3 1 1 Contact Cable Connections 4 4 0 46000 10 32 TAE CONNEC CUON teme 12 3 1 3 Dynamic Resistance Test
96. the START UP menu DIST FROM CLOSE Press the 2 key DIST FROM CLOSE to set the open analysis point 2 as a distance from the contact s close position The following screen will be displayed ANALYSIS FT 2 VALUE IH DISTAHCE FROM CLOSE EHTER the distance value using the numeric keypad and then press the ENTER key The analysis points will be set and you will be returned to the START UP menu CONTACT TIME Press the 3 key to select the CONTACT TIME option The following screen will be displayed AHALYSIS FT 2 FLUIS TIME 2 CONTACT MIHIS TIME CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 NOTES 1 CONTACT PLUS TIME Press the 1 key to select the CONTACT PLUS TIME option For the contact plus time the user enters the time in milliseconds after the contact channel 1 made the transition from OPEN to CLOSE NoTE CLOSE to OPEN to define the analysis point 2 The following screen will be displayed ANALYSIS FT 2 ENTER TIME FROM TIME Maa EHTER TO COMP IRM Type the time value using the numeric keypad and then press the ENTER key The analysis points will be set and you will be returned to the START UP menu CONTACT MINUS TIME Press the 2 key to select the CONTACT MINUS TIME option For the contact minus time the user enters the time in milliseconds before the contact channel 1 makes the tr
97. the field 2 Set DELAY A delay from 10 to 500 ms can be set between the CLOSE command and the OPEN command The CT 8000 S3 will initiate the CLOSE operation and start the delay counter The OPEN operation will be initiated when the delay time has elapsed 3 No DELAY Both the CLOSE and OPEN commands are initiated by the CT 8000 S3 simultaneously The OPEN coil is energized when the OPEN auxiliary switch makes Follow the steps below to time a CLOSE OPEN operation a Start from the START UP menu RUM TEST 11 98 15 GET RESULTS 18 18 18 OHWEZRESTORE y esie DIAGHOSTICS 1 4 Press the 1 key RUN TEST b The following screen will be displayed 1 TIME DRY 5 2 LIVE CONTACTS SC STATIC KES TEST 4 RES TEST Press the 1 key TIME DRY CONTACTS REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL C The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key NO The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key WINDOW 1 SEC The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key INTERNAL TRIGGER The following screen will be displayed Press the 4 key C O CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 g The following screen will be displayed 0 ZECOHD TRIGGER CONTACT 1 CLOSE 1 2 DELAY 4 HO DELAY 1 Contact 1 CLOSE Press the 1 key if you would like the open operation to be initiated after contact c
98. ts NHO IHAL Yo c VoL I Mums Te TRANSITION TIMES SHOT LENGTH INSERTION RESISTOR rica TrFEICCErF IHTERHAL Figure 15 Typical 60 Hz Tabulated Test Results CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 3 2 7 Configuring the Channel Settings The CT 8000 S3 is available with 3 or 6 contact inputs Since most common timing applications require the use of only 3 contact timing channels and one travel transducer channel there is no need to print data for more than 3 timing channels and one transducer channel on the graphic and tabulated reports The CT 8000 S3 is configured to print 3 contact channels by default channels 1 2 and 3 and one transducer channel transducer channel 1 The default settings can be changed using the steps below le a Start from the START UP menu Press the 4 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed Press the 4 key NUMBER OF CHANNELS c The following screen will be displayed REV 1 8000 53 USER S MANUAL Press either the 1 key 3 CONTACTS or the 2 key 6 CONTACTS to select the corresponding number of contact channels d The following screen will be displayed Select the number of transducer channels by pressing either the 1 2 or 3 key The configuration information will be saved and you will be returned to the
99. ts along with the graphic test results from 0 200 milliseconds The graph and tabulated results will be printed on the thermal printer You will be returned to the START UP menu when printing is finished A sample expansion graph from 0 200 ms is shown in Figure 29 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 NOTE If you are printing the results of a dynamic resistance test and you had selected option 2 PLOT FULL CHART 3 PLOT EXPANSION or 4 PLOT O 200 MS the following screen will be displayed RES 1 408 U OHMS The Dynamic Resistance graph can be printed with a O to 400 micro ohm linear scale to 2000 micro ohm linear scale or a 10 to 2000 micro ohm semi log scale Select your preferred graph type by pressing the corresponding key on the keypad The test results will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu BREAKER TIMING RESULTS 60 Hz 11 C31 SHOT NUMBER DODATE 123 TIME gt 4 5 X C STAT IONs E res MODEL 7 OOO0 SANs 1 3001 gt OPERATOR TEST CONTACT TIME rt CH TIME C7 EsCJULI FH CC lt gt lt gt lt mm gt 4 1 Si 15 e gt D 1 75 Im 25 Im I 31 OS I 1 DELTA TIME lt mS gt O 7O TRAVEL A
100. ured If a breaker has been in service for a long period of time and sitting in close position the first trip time of the breaker may be slow possibly due to a sticky mechanism The on line mode is very useful in such cases because traditional breaker timing may not detect this condition since several operations may have occurred before the first timing test is conducted Dual Ground Testing Mode With the optional dual ground testing mode the CT 8000 S3 can measure a CB contact time with ground being applied to both sides of the bushings The clamp on probe is connected to one side of the CB safety ground straps and an AC signal is coupled to this strap A sensor on the probe will detect a change in the induced AC signal when the CB contact is opened or closed Bluetooth Interface The optional Bluetooth interface can be used to wirelessly connect the CT 8000 S3 with a PC HIN 0 0 CT 8000 S3 USER S MANUAL REV 1 1 3 Technical Specifications Table 1 CT 8000 S3 Technical Specifications TYPE PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS INPUT POWER DRY CONTACT INPUTS TIMING WINDOWS TIMING RESOLUTIONS TIMING ACCURACY DRY CONTACT CHANNEL PROTECTION DRY CONTACT DETECTION RANGE INSERTION RESISTOR DETECTION RANGE TRIGGER INPUT VOLTAGE VOLTAGE SENSING INPUT RANGE BREAKER OPERATIONS BREAKER INITIATE CAPACITY INITIATE CURRENT READING RANGE DIGITAL TRAVEL TRANSDUCER INPUTS RESISTOR TYPE TRANSDUCER INPUTS CONTACT TRAVEL POINT D

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