Eaton VCP-W Series Instructions For Installation/operation/maintenance/servicing

Also see for 120VCP-W25: Installation, operation and maintenance Instructions for installation, operation and maintenance

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5Instruction Booklet IB131006ENEffective March 2019Instructions for installation,operation, and maintenance of typeVCP-W vacuum circuit breakersEATON www.eaton.comFigure 26. 50 VCP-W 63 - 63 kA pole unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Figure 27. Vacuum interrupter showing contact erosion indicator with breaker open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Figure 28. Vacuum interrupter showing contact erosion indicator with breaker closed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Figure 29. Wipe indication procedure.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Figure 30. Starting tape at the bottom of the cam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Figure 31. Wrapping tape up around the cam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Figure 32. Attaching tape around to the back of the cam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Figure 33. Attaching CloSure test tool at hole “A”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Figure 34. Attaching CloSure test tool at “B”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Figure 35. Manually charging the closing springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Figure 36. Manually closing the circuit breaker with the marker in hole “C”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Figure 37. Top view of the cam and marker interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Figure 38. Move marker 15° to the right. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Figure 39. Move marker 15° to the left. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Figure 40. Remove marked masking tape from the cam.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Figure 41. Place the tape on the right side panel of the breaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Figure 42. Illustrative testing tape sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Figure 43. Front view of closure tool showing mounting/testing locations (6352C49H01). . . . . . . . . . . . 56Figure 44. Typical circuit breaker front view with CloSure tool attached. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Figure 45. Roll-on-floor wheel kit (shown installed on a standard 5/15 kV VCP-W breaker). . . . . . . . . . . 70Figure 46. Optional automatic/manual secondary for BPI pan assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71List of tablesTable Title PageTable 1. (ANSI Standardsa) type VCP-W vacuum circuit breaker through 15 kVrated symmetrical current basis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Table 2. (ANSI Standardsa) type VCP-W vacuum circuit breaker 27 kV rated symmetrical current basis. 8Table 3. (ANSI Standards) type VCP-WC extra capability vacuum circuit breaker 5-27 kVrated symmetrical current basis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Table 4. (IEC-56 Standardsa) type VCP-W vacuum circuit breaker through 17.5 kVrated symmetrical current basis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Table 5. (ANSI Standardsa) type VCP-W (K = 1) vacuum circuit breaker through 15 kVrated symmetrical current basis (standard ratings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Table 6. (ANSI Standardsa) type VCP-WXC circuit breaker through 15 kVrated symmetrical current basis (standard ratings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Table 7. Accessories for 36-inch wide breaker compartments for 29-inch frame breaker. . . . . . . . . . . 15Table 8. Narrow design accessories for 26-inch-wide breaker compartments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Table 9. 27 kV VCP-W accessories.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Table 10. Simple manual ground and test devices—bus bar type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Table 11. 15 kV VCP-W simple manual ground and test device—“bail” and “ball” type a . . . . . . . . . . . .18Table 12. Complex manual (selectable) ground and test device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Table 13. Simple electrically operated ground and test device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Table 14. Simple electrically operated ground and test device for VCP-W without key interlocks. . . . . . 20Table 15. Simple electrically operated ground and test device for VCP-WXC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Table 16. 27 kV manual ground and test device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Table 17. Dummy elementsa 21Table 18. VCP-W ANSI rated breaker weightsa.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Table 19. VCP-W IEC rated breaker weightsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Table 20. VCP-W (K = 1) breaker weightsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Table 21. VCP-W & VCP-WC circuit breaker barrier configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Table 22. Circuit breaker timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Table 23. Torque guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Table 24. Test voltage (insulation and vacuum integrity). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Table 25. Typical resistance measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Table 26. Closure tool mounting/testing locations by circuit breaker type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Table 27. Recommended renewal parts for ANSI rated breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Table 28. Recommended renewal parts for IEC rated breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Table 29. Recommended renewal parts for GB rated breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69