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PROCEDURE FOR TESTING OF
CIRCUIT BREAKER
Particulars Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by
Name Ahmed Hasan Hasham Khalid M. AQEEL
Date 15.05.2018 15.05.2018 15.05.2018
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CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE
2. SCOPE
3. RELATED DOCUMENTS
4. GENERAL
5. RESPONSIBILITIES
6. ACTIVITIES
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1. PURPOSE
This procedure describes minimum guidelines for testing of air circuit breakers.
2. SCOPE
This procedure is applicable for testing of circuit breakers such as Low voltage air circuit
breakers.
3. REFERENCE AND/OR RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
♦ International Electrical Testing Association (NETA) Maintenance Testing
Specification (MTS)
4. GENERAL
Definitions
• DM - Divisional Manager
• HO - Head of Operations
• BE - Business Executive
• CO - Co-ordinator
• IA - Internal Auditor
• IE - Inspection Engineer / Inspector
• TAS - Trade Assurance Services
• INDIV - Industrial Services
• IEC - International Electro technical commissions.
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5. RESPONSIBILITIES
PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITY
Director Operation Approves the Quality Manual
Operation Issues and review the QMS and General procedures
Manager/Quality
Manager
Operation Issues and review specific procedures and Reporting template
Manager/Technical working instructions
Manager
Designated people Draft and/or review general procedures, specific procedures and
working instructions
6. ACTIVITIES
Working Method
Visual and Mechanical Inspection
1. Inspect physical and mechanical condition.
2. Inspect anchorage and alignment.
3. Prior to cleaning the unit, perform as-found tests, if required.
4. Clean the unit.
5. Operate the circuit breaker to insure smooth operation.
6. Inspect bolted electrical connections for high resistance using one or more of the following
methods:
1. Use of a low-resistance ohmmeter OR
2. Verify tightness of accessible bolted electrical connections by calibrated torque-wrench
method in accordance with manufacturer’s published data
3. Perform a thermographic survey.
7. Inspect operating mechanism, contacts, and arc chutes in unsealed units.
8. Perform adjustments for final protective device settings in accordance with coordination
study provided by end user.
9. Perform as-left tests.
Electrical Tests
1. Perform resistance measurements through bolted connections with a low-resistance
ohmmeter, if applicable,
2. Perform insulation-resistance tests for one minute on each pole, phase-to-phase and
phase-to-ground with the circuit breaker closed, and across each open pole. Apply voltage in
accordance with manufacturer’s published data.
3. Perform a contact/pole-resistance test.
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4. Perform insulation-resistance tests on all control wiring with respect to ground. The applied
potential shall be 500 volts dc for 300-volt rated cable and 1000 volts dc for 600-volt rated
cable. Test duration shall be one minute. For units with solid-state components, follow
manufacturer’s recommendation.
5. Perform Primary current injection test to verify the tripping characteristics of circuit breaker
and also verify the overcurrent tripping curve.
5. Test functions of the electronic trip unit by means of secondary injection.
6. Perform minimum pickup voltage test on shunt trip and close coils.
7. Verify correct operation of auxiliary features such as trip and pickup indicators, zone
interlocking, electrical close and trip operation, trip-free, antipump function, and trip unit battery
condition.
8. Reset all trip logs and indicators.
9. Verify operation of charging mechanism.
Figure-A
Primary Current Injection Test:
1. Note the values of LSING
settings and time dial
settings of electronic trip
unit.
2. Air Circuit Breaker shall be
in Racked-out position prior
start of test.
3. Close the circuit breaker
prior start of test.
4. Connect the Primary
injection test as shown in
Figure-A, to test the
protection functions of
Electronic Trip Unit (ETU)
5. Inject the current to determine long-time pickup and tripping of Air Circuit Breaker by
lowering the settings in ETU.
6. Inject the current to determine ground-fault pickup and tripping of Air Circuit Breaker by
lowering the settings in ETU.
Test Report
1. The test report shall include the following:
1. Summary of project.
2. Description of equipment tested.
3. Description of tests.
4. Test data.
5. Comments.
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2. Test data records shall include the following minimum requirements:
1. Identification of the testing organization.
2. Equipment identification.
3. Humidity, temperature, and other conditions that may affect the results of the
tests/calibrations.
4. Date of inspections, tests, maintenance, and/or calibrations.
5. Identification of the testing technician.
6. Indication of inspections, tests, maintenance, and/or calibrations to be performed and
recorded.
7. Indication of expected results when calibrations are to be performed.
8. Indication of “as-found” and “as-left” results, as applicable.
9. Sufficient spaces to allow all results and comments to be indicated.
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