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This document provides testing procedures for battery chargers and energizing a distribution board. It describes checking insulation values and performing no load and load tests on battery chargers. It also provides steps for charging batteries including initial and trickle charging rates and monitoring voltage and specific gravity. Additional steps include energizing the distribution board, checking circuits one by one, and performing an earth fault relay on load test to check operation at different settings.

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DC System

This document provides testing procedures for battery chargers and energizing a distribution board. It describes checking insulation values and performing no load and load tests on battery chargers. It also provides steps for charging batteries including initial and trickle charging rates and monitoring voltage and specific gravity. Additional steps include energizing the distribution board, checking circuits one by one, and performing an earth fault relay on load test to check operation at different settings.

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TESTING OF BATTERY CHARGERS: 1. The insulation value shall be checked with 500 V DC Megger.

During this test, all low voltage circuits & Relays etc shall be kept shorted. 2. The panel shall be switched on at no load. For this, first make input switch Q1 ON & check the voltages at all phases indicated by lamps VD1, VD2 & VD# & voltmeter by selector switch VS1. Now the voltage is connected to the primary of the Main transformer which steps the voltage down as required for the specific DC output Voltage & isolates AC Input line from Battery circuits. The transformer's secondary is connected to the Full wave rectifier assembly. The bridge is standard three phase full wave half controlled silicon bridge. The voltage control is accomplished by the application of a positive pulse to the gate terminals of the SCR at the desired time. Before the pulse is applied, the SCR is open and no current flows in the circuit. As soon as SCR is fired, it operates as a standard silicon rectifier until the forward current is reduced to almost zero. Check the no load output voltage at the output terminals. Ensure the output voltage is steady without any trouble for 15 minutes. Check for annunciation interlocks etc. If load is available, the equipment shall be loaded progressively upto rated value Check for voltage regulation, free from oscillation, ripple etc. Check for dropping characteristics at higher loads. Run the equipment for 2 hours and observe of stability and check for local heating. When unit is loaded the ripple voltage level (peak to peak) may be observed on a CRO. This will be within limits. Incase, it is more than specified , then it means firing is disturbed. II 1. FIRST CHARGING OF BATTERY: DC Voltage needed for battery charging will be 2 times the no of cells in battery

bank. The initial charging will take approximately 16 to 24 hours since the batteries are already charged and sent as maintenance free ones.

2. 3.

It is of utmost importance that the terminal of the battery is connected to +ve load Check thoroughly to ensure cells are connected in series and all fastenings and

of charging source. So polarity should be ascertained. connections are tight. The test polarity of the charging leads and correct the +ve terminal to that of charger. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Commence charging not later than 24 hours after connecting all battery cells. Give the first portion of charge at a rate of 100 Amps for 10 Hours Discharge it using Water resistance or halogen lamps at a rate of for hours. Give the second charging at the rate of approximately 20 Amps till the signs of Select any one cell (except the end cell or regulating cell) as pilot cell out of every Voltage and specific gravity reading from pilot cells will indicate the state of All cell terminals & connections are to be applied with pertroleum jelly. No When all the cells have been greasinyg freely and when voltage and specific gravity

completion of charge observed. rack as given in the layout of the battery bank. charging of the whole battery system. adjustment should be made which will disturb charging. of pilot cell has been constant over 3 successive hour readings, the cells can be deemed to be fully charged and the charging may be terminated. Then wipe down outside of all cells and clean the floor. 12. Put the battery system on trickle charging when charging completes. CAUTION: DONT TOUCH BATTERY TERMINALS WHEN CLEANING OUTSIDE AND BATTERY AREA. USE PROPER GLOVES AND OTHER SAFETY MATERIALS. 13. III 14. 15. 16. 17. The trickle charge should be adjusted to give optimum battery voltage of 1.53 - 1.67 ENERGISING OF DISTRIBUTION BOARD: Take final I.R. value of the board Ensure that all outgoing circuits are locked in OFF position. Ensure that all safety procedures have been observed. Check that polarities of D.C switch board battery charger and battery are matching.

volts per cell.

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. i.) ii.) IV 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Close the incomer switch of board to charge it. Measure D.C Voltage at the Input. Observe D.C board for any abnormality. If board condition is satisfactory, check that all remote end fuses of outgoing Switch ON outgoing feeders one by one. Record the following for each circuit. Polarity at both ends of circuit Voltage at both ends of circuit. EARTHFAULT RELAY ON LOAD TEST: To carry out on load test for the Battery E/F relay, connect variable resistance box Keep selectivity setting plug of E/F relay at 3 ms setting. Cut out resistance slowly to simulate an E/F and observe the current in milli Record resistance and current in mA Carry out this test on each available setting on relay. While doing test observe and record the direction of deflection in the ammeter. Repeat 8.32 to 8.37 on -ve pole of the board The test is satisfactory if the operation of the relay confirms with the setting

circuits are removed.

of the range of 15 to 150 K Ohms between +ve pole of the board and earth

ammeter when the relay operates.

Check whether it confirms the pole on which the fault is simulated.

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