There are three levels of hazard notations, please direct your inquiries to the nearest ABB sales office. accompanied by a single safety notice. They are When communicating with ABB regarding the product...
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All information contained in this manual is based on the most up-to-date product information available at the time of printing. ABB reserves the right to make changes without notice.
The provided instructions are of a general nature (see figure 11). and cover the requirements for installation, setup, The recloser is equipped with specialized control operation and maintenance of all ratings of the ABB functions. It can detect an overload and GridShield 3P/3SP medium voltage three-phase ®...
Avoid placing the recloser assembly on need additional copies or a certified test report, uneven surfaces. Take care when moving you can request them from the local ABB sales the recloser assembly to prevent damage office. to the indicator cups located on the bottom of the recloser.
3.2.2 GridShield 3SP (three individual poles) ® 01 Lifting a GridShield 3P single-tank recloser The GridShield 3P recloser is equipped with two To ensure proper installation of a 3SP recloser, — brackets that can be attached to its sides. These...
R E C E I V I N G , H A N D L I N G A N D S TO R A G E 3.3 Storing the equipment For long-term storage, it is recommended to store the cabinets indoors. If either cabinet needs to be stored outdoors, make sure to activate the anti- condensation heaters inside the low voltage control cabinet.
(HCEP) polymer for GridShield 3P. To indicate the position of each molded pole assembly, and they are connected phase, indicators mounted on the floor of the to a magnetic actuator.
G E N E R A L D E S C R I P T I O N — 4.3 Pole assembly (horizontal) and Z-side (vertical) voltage sensors 08 Embedded single Figure 11 provides detailed information about the are embedded within the HCEP pole (refer to voltage sensing (3VS) —...
The enclosure also has provisions for actuator coil. mounting a radio, modem or other user equipment. Contact your ABB representative for more For 24-pin recloser variants, the actuator operates information. at 250 V DC, while for the 32-/42-pin variants, it operates at 155 V DC.
— 4.4.2 Control relay 4.4.3 Control cable 12 24-/32-/42-pin relay- The standard ABB control cabinet supplied with The ABB GridShield recloser is equipped with a 24-/ agnostic control cabinet — the GridShield recloser includes a relay-agnostic 42-pin control cable, specifically designed by ABB.
G R I D S H I E L D ® 3 P/ 3 S P R E C L O S E R — 5 Operation All GridShield reclosers can perform both three- 5.2 Opening ® phase and single-phase trip and close operations. When the coil is energized with the opposite You can achieve electrical opening and closing polarity, the magnetic flux it produces counteracts...
O P E R AT I O N , S TA N D A R D P R O D U C T I O N T E S T S — 6 Standard production tests (factory only) The standard production tests for our products Minimum trip test: We verify the minimum trip include the following: capability of the recloser.
® undergo testing as a complete system. ABB ships the recloser system together on a single pallet, For RER620 and RER615, follow these guidelines: unless otherwise specified by the customer. During...
O P E R AT I O N A L C H E C K S P R I O R TO I N S TA L L AT I O N RER620 and RER615 on standard 7.4 Vacuum test procedure ABB control cabinet: To ensure that the vacuum seal of each interrupter To check the open status of RER620 and RER615,...
G R I D S H I E L D ® 3 P/ 3 S P R E C L O S E R — 8 Installation — The GridShield recloser can be installed in ® 15 Pole-mounting assembly drawing different ways —...
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I N S TA L L AT I O N — Insert mounting bolts (not included) into To install the 3SP recloser pole frames (refer 18 3SP wrap- the pole for both the recloser and the control to figures 18 to 23), follow these steps: around frame —...
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G R I D S H I E L D ® 3 P/ 3 S P R E C L O S E R — 21 3SP compact frame (front view) — 22 3SP side mount (front view) — 23 3SP side mount (side view) —...
— Attach the lifting brackets to the substation straps around the individual pole body. 25 GridShield 3P substation mount base frame. Use a crane and the provided lifting Lift the recloser (or the poles if it is a 3SP unit) —...
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® 3 P/ 3 S P R E C L O S E R — 27 GridShield® 3P substation mount (front view) — 28 GridShield 3P substation mount (side view 2) — 29 GridShield 3SP substation mount (front view) —...
I N S TA L L AT I O N — 8.1.3 No frame To ground the low voltage control cabinet (refer 31 Grounding pad Attach the lifting brackets to the recloser to figure 33), use the provided connector (found on recloser’s HV tank —...
G R I D S H I E L D ® 3 P/ 3 S P R E C L O S E R 8.2.1 Pole-mounted recloser grounding — 34 GridShield® 3P grounding connections — 35 GridShield 3SP grounding connections —...
G R I D S H I E L D ® 3 P/ 3 S P R E C L O S E R 8.3 Arrester protection If you have optional voltage sensing cables from Surge arresters must be installed on both the external sensors, they can also provide voltage source and load sides of the recloser.
The results will be the correction (VI) contact wipe and microswitches. factors. If necessary, contact your ABB representative Enter the correction factors either through for assistance. the front panel or the relay’s software: a. For RER615 and RER620, navigate to Configuration >...
Contact ABB technical Here is a minimum checklist to follow: support to obtain the appropriate life curves Inspect the molded pole assemblies for each type of vacuum interrupter.
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I N S P E C T I O N , M A I N T E N A N C E A N D A DJ U S T M E N T Verify correct operation of the recloser Measure the contact resistance using suitable using the electrical controls.
For a 300:1 ratio, insert the 2 sets of 3-pin jumpers into pins 1–2–3 and 4–5–6 of the J1 terminal (see figure 40). Contact ABB technical support to inform them about this change. Request an updated nameplate based on the unit’s serial number.
I N S P E C T I O N , M A I N T E N A N C E A N D A DJ U S T M E N T 9.3 Relay removal from case Installation: The RER620 and RER615 models are designed Confirm that the capacitor discharge switch with a withdrawable case for easy replacement...
3 P/ 3 S P R E C L O S E R — 10 End-of-life recycle/disposal ABB is committed to complying with relevant legal and other statutory requirements for environmental protection according to the ISO 14001 standard. It is the duty of the end user to facilitate end-of-life recycling and disposal according to applicable regulations.
The information, recommendations, descriptions and safety notations in this document are based on ABB experience and judgment with respect to the GridShield ® 3P/3SP recloser. This information should not be considered to be all inclusive or covering all contingencies.
ABB standard control cabinet with RER615, RER620 or Beckwith M-7679 Front view Side view ABB 24-pin control cabinet with RER620 ABB 24-pin low profile control cabinet with RER620 Front view Side view Front view Side view NOTE: Please refer to SEL-651R instruction manual for SEL control cabinet dimensions.
A P P E N D I X A — T Y P I C A L D R A W I N G S — 42 Typical recloser nameplate (single tank) — 43 Typical recloser nameplate (3SP) — — Revision history Pages Change description...
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