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CB-2000 Portable Capacitance Meter User’s Guide...
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ABB AB may make improvements and/or changes to this booklet at any time without notice. ABB AB hereby disclaims all liability, warranties and conditions with regard to the information contained in this booklet. No warranty is expressed or implied. ABB AB specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
CB-2000 make sure you read its accompanying User’s Guide and warnings carefully. Inappropriate usage of the CB-2000 can cause heat generation, explosion, fire, bodily injury, or death. If you do not fully understand our CB-2000 User’s Guide or warnings, please direct your response to ABB AB.
- The CB-2000 shall only be used by qualified and properly trained personnel, with the level of competence required for work in connection with high voltage capacitor banks and/or harmonic filters.
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Avoid skin contact in event of leakage of impregnation fluid. Refer to the capacitor safety instructions. In case of skin contact, wash off immediately with soap and water. Consult a doctor if skin irritation persists. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 5...
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Prolonged exposure to heat may cause the battery to produce hazardous metal fumes of nickel, cobalt, aluminum and manganese, as well as hydrogen gas, caustic vapors of potas- sium and sodium hydroxide and other toxic by-products. 6 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
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Note to physician The acutely toxic ingredients are concentrated (35%) potassium and sodium hydroxides and nickel. Anticipated potential leakage of potassium and sodium hydroxides is 1-2 grams. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 7...
6. Maintenance Maintenance Calibration Power supply Replacement of the internal fuse 7. Technical data 8. Disposal Disposal of old electrical and electronic equipment Disposing of the battery 9. Trouble-shooting 8 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
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Section 1 Introduction ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 9...
The handling and operation of the CB-2000 is quick and easy: Prepare the CB-2000 for a measurement session by uploading the last session data or routine test data (optional). After all safety measures have been taken on the capacitor bank, connect the voltage supply and clip-on trans- former and perform a measurement.
1HSD100909-725 1HSD100909-726 1HSD100909-729 Voltage clips 4-pin extension cable Rechargeable NiMH for voltage clips battery pack 1HSD100909-727 1HSD100909-728 1HSD100909-730 Clip-on transformer 3-pin extension cable Battery holder for clip-on transformer ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 11...
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(AUS, EU, JP, KOR, UK, US) 1HSD100909-732 1HSD100909-733 User´s Guide Product casing Parts list - miscellaneous Set of spare fuses 1HSD101225-140 Calibration of CB-2000 1HSD100909-734 CB-2000 system with casing 1HSD100909-724 12 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
2.2 Installing via Windows Update (Internet connection) Connect the CB-2000 to a spare USB port on your PC. The Found New Hardware Wizard will launch. NOTE: If you are running Windows XP or Windows XP SP1, temporarily disconnect your PC from the Internet.
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If no Internet connection is available, continue with Section 2.3 below. Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” in the next window and click the “Next” button. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 15...
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The following window appears while Windows is searching for the drivers in the Windows Update data- base. This can take a few minutes. When the wizard has found and installed the CB-2000 drivers, the window below is displayed. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
“Next” to proceed with the installation. If there is an available Internet connection, Windows XP will silently connect to the Windows Update website and install the latest available driver. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 17...
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“Browse” button. Once the file path has been entered in the box, click “Next” to proceed. 18 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
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2. CB-2000 software The screen shown in the figure below will be displayed as Windows XP copies the required driver files. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 19...
Section 3 Operating instructions ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 21...
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CB-2000. WARNING! The CB-2000 shall only be used by qualified and properly trained personnel, with the level of competence required for work in connection with high voltage capacitor banks and/or harmonic filters.
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Short-circuit the two bushings of the capacitor unit/parallel group to be measured. Remove the temporary short-circuit. Connect the voltage clips cable to the CB-2000 and connect the voltage clips to the capacitor unit or the parallel group of units to be measured.
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2 seconds to turn off. Erase button CB-2000 The LCD backlight is automatically switched off after five minutes of inactivity; after 30 minutes the system is shut down. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 25...
4. User interface 4.2 Start-up window When the CB-2000 is switched on, a start-up window appears for 5 seconds before the CB-2000 enters the Main menu. ABB CAPACITOR CB-2000 Version 1.00 Battery Temperature +28°C 1. Version of software. 2. Battery status in percent or “External power” if external power supply is used.
Measurement menu for the specific capacitor. A maximum of 1000 capacitor units can be stored in the CB-2000. An “OUT OF MEMORY” message is displayed if further capacitor units are added. If this occurs, download measurements to a PC for safe keeping and/or erase outdated measurements.
Use the arrow keys to move the cur- sor. To save a new date and time and return to main menu press 28 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
5. PC application 5.1 PC application upload The CB-2000 can be prepared for a measurement session by uploading the most recent session data or routine test data. Connect the CB-2000 to a PC and switch it on. Routine test or session data can be accessed from the Open command on the File menu.
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Data is uploaded with the “Upload” command on the CB-2000 menu. Before the upload begins the user is given the opportunity to synchronize the CB-2000 clock with the PC. If “Yes” the clock is set according to the PC’s system time.
Connect the CB-2000 to a PC and switch it on. Data is downloaded with the “Download” command on the CB-2000 menu. During download, a progress bar is shown. 32 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
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5. PC application Measurement data is saved with the “Save As” command on the File menu. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 33...
Temperature of latest measurement Digits only The same file can be uploaded to a CB-2000 unit, with the serial no. column and reference column being especially important. The reference column can contain values from the routine test or the latest measure- ment.
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Section 6 Maintenance ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 35...
Any clip-on transformer other than the one specified on the back of the CB-2000 should NOT be used. Usage with a non-specified clip-on trans- former may result in inaccurate measurement readings. 36 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
6. Maintenance 6.3 Power supply The CB-2000 can be powered with the accompanied power adapter, which can be connected to a 100 to 240 V 50/60Hz AC power supply. The CB-2000 unit is delivered with a pre-installed rechargeable battery pack, which can be re- placed with the included battery holder.
The rechargeable battery pack can be replaced by the included battery holder as per below: Disconnect and turn off the CB-2000. Loosen the 4 screws that secure the battery cover on the back of the CB-2000. Open the battery cover.
Section 7 Technical data ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 39...
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Power adapter output 24 VDC, 1.25 A Battery pack charging time 3 hours with fully discharged batteries Test voltage output, fuse protection 3 A, 250 V fast fuse 40 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
This helps prevent potential negative conse- quences for the environment and human health. Check local regulations. 8.2 Disposing of the battery Check local regulations. Never use municipal waste. 42 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
Section 9 Trouble-shooting ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 43...
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9. Trouble-shooting Refer to the troubleshooting tables when the CB-2000 does not function properly. If the problem expe- rienced is not listed or if the instructions below do not help, disconnect the CB-2000 and contact your sales support representative. 44 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
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“Upload is limited to 1000 rows, A maximum of 1000 capacitor Reduce the number of upload is cancelled” units can be stored in the rows to 1000 or less. CB-2000. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 45...
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Defective cable to voltage Send the CB-2000 clips. in for service. Wrong current transformer. Check whether the serial num- bers of the current transformer and the CB-2000 match. 46 Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide | ABB Power Capacitors...
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The battery status is shown value. for the rechargeable battery pack. If batteries in the battery holder are used, the algorithm might not be able to accurately calculate the remaining battery power. ABB Power Capacitors | Portable Capacitance Meter CB-2000 — User´s Guide 47...
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