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Interpretation of NSDD and Restrike in Capacitive Current Switching Test on Medium Voltage Vacuum Circuit Breaker


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Capacitor banks are installed in an increasing number to control power quality issues and improving the power factor to counteract the reactive power in the transmission and distribution networks. Due to load fluctuations switching of capacitor banks is a typical phenomenon. Capacitor bank is normally having concentrated capacitance in contrast with distributed capacitance. It generally draws more current than unloaded cableor line in practical cases up to several hundred amperes. Hence, switching of capacitor bank causes a very high rate of rise of transient recovery voltage across circuit breaker contacts. This scenario can be simulated in testing laboratories by a voltage source connected to a circuit breaker which again is connected to a large capacitance in terms of IEC called capacitive current switching test. Non-sustained disruptive discharge (NSDD) is a voltage breakdown after the vacuum circuit-breaker open the fault current which will not cause the recovery of power frequency current. Restrike is different from NSDD, the recovery of power frequency current between the contacts will make the breaker failed. It’s not easy to show the distinction between NSDD and restrike during some type tests. The paper presents the study of performance evaluation of the circuit breaker during the capacitor current switching duties. A statistical analysis of failure of circuit breaker during capacitor current switching tests are included in the paper to help the manufacturers & utilities, so that the care can be taken for trouble free services. The paper also discusses the changes made in the IEC 62271 – 100, Amendment1:2012 for conducting the capacitive current switching tests.

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Capacitor Switching Duty Cycle, Non-sustained Disruptive Discharge (NSDD), Voltage Breakdown, Capacitive Current Switching Test,Current Switching Test, Inadequate Synchronization.
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  • Interpretation of NSDD and Restrike in Capacitive Current Switching Test on Medium Voltage Vacuum Circuit Breaker

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Authors

G. Venkateswarlu
Switchgear Testing and Development Station, Central Power Research Institute Govindpura, Bhopal – 462023, Madhya Pradesh, India
Yugal Agarwal
Switchgear Testing and Development Station, Central Power Research Institute Govindpura, Bhopal – 462023, Madhya Pradesh, India
M. S. Takkher
Switchgear Testing and Development Station, Central Power Research Institute Govindpura, Bhopal – 462023, Madhya Pradesh, India
M. K. Wadhwani
Switchgear Testing and Development Station, Central Power Research Institute Govindpura, Bhopal – 462023, Madhya Pradesh, India
B. M. Mehra
Switchgear Testing and Development Station, Central Power Research Institute Govindpura, Bhopal – 462023, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract


Capacitor banks are installed in an increasing number to control power quality issues and improving the power factor to counteract the reactive power in the transmission and distribution networks. Due to load fluctuations switching of capacitor banks is a typical phenomenon. Capacitor bank is normally having concentrated capacitance in contrast with distributed capacitance. It generally draws more current than unloaded cableor line in practical cases up to several hundred amperes. Hence, switching of capacitor bank causes a very high rate of rise of transient recovery voltage across circuit breaker contacts. This scenario can be simulated in testing laboratories by a voltage source connected to a circuit breaker which again is connected to a large capacitance in terms of IEC called capacitive current switching test. Non-sustained disruptive discharge (NSDD) is a voltage breakdown after the vacuum circuit-breaker open the fault current which will not cause the recovery of power frequency current. Restrike is different from NSDD, the recovery of power frequency current between the contacts will make the breaker failed. It’s not easy to show the distinction between NSDD and restrike during some type tests. The paper presents the study of performance evaluation of the circuit breaker during the capacitor current switching duties. A statistical analysis of failure of circuit breaker during capacitor current switching tests are included in the paper to help the manufacturers & utilities, so that the care can be taken for trouble free services. The paper also discusses the changes made in the IEC 62271 – 100, Amendment1:2012 for conducting the capacitive current switching tests.

Keywords


Capacitor Switching Duty Cycle, Non-sustained Disruptive Discharge (NSDD), Voltage Breakdown, Capacitive Current Switching Test,Current Switching Test, Inadequate Synchronization.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33686/prj.v17i2.222072