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Circuit Breaker Testing

The document discusses procedures for testing circuit breaker timing and contact resistance. The breaker timing test measures the time it takes for contacts to close and open. The procedure involves de-energizing equipment, connecting test leads, and issuing close and open commands from a timer to measure timing. The contact resistance test measures damage to contacts from repeated opening and closing. Increased resistance indicates wear. The procedure injects current through contacts using a Wheatstone bridge to measure resistance in micro-ohms, with standard values between 25-60 micro-ohms. Both tests follow safety precautions and involve taking multiple measurements.

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Circuit Breaker Testing

The document discusses procedures for testing circuit breaker timing and contact resistance. The breaker timing test measures the time it takes for contacts to close and open. The procedure involves de-energizing equipment, connecting test leads, and issuing close and open commands from a timer to measure timing. The contact resistance test measures damage to contacts from repeated opening and closing. Increased resistance indicates wear. The procedure injects current through contacts using a Wheatstone bridge to measure resistance in micro-ohms, with standard values between 25-60 micro-ohms. Both tests follow safety precautions and involve taking multiple measurements.

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Testing of Circuit Breakers

Breaker Timing Test


• Closing time: The time interval between energizing the coils of the
breaker (when CB contacts are in open position) and the instant when
the contacts touch each other.
• Opening time: It is opposite to that of closing time. It is the time
interval between energizing the trip coil (CB contacts are in open
position) and the instant when contacts separate from each other.
Testing Procedure:
• De- energize, discharge the equipment which is to be tested as a safety precaution. .
• Check whether Timer leads and associated clips that are to be connected to the breaker poles are
good & tight.
• Make the test connections on the lines of circuit diagram
• Switch on the power supply to the timer and issue Close command from the timer. Note down the
close timing displayed on the timer
• After recommended time interval (3 seconds), issue Open command from the timer. Note down
the open timing displayed on the timer.
• Now issue Close-Open (CO) command from the timer. Note down the CO timing displayed on the
timer.

Result :
• Opening time < closing –Opening time < closing time
Contact Resistance Measurement
Damage to contacts of circuit breaker.
• Due to the making and breaking of contacts at high speed and pressure, the
contacts can be damaged.
• Due operation of breaker, sparking occurs which can depreciate the contacts.
• Sparking results in carbon formation which accumulates on the surface of
`contact and can increase in its resistance.
• Due to increase in resistance of contacts, the I2R losses increase. Rise in contact
resistance illustrates some abnormality in contacts of breaker therefore contact
resistance test is performed.
Operating Principle
• The operating principle of this test depends upon balancing bridge
(like Wheatstone bridge) and Ohms law. High current is injected and small voltage
is applied to measure contact resistance.
Testing Procedure:
• De-energize and discharge equipment which is to be tested as a safety
precaution.
• In case of the breaker make sure that Breaker/ isolated is isolated and kept in
closed condition.
• Make all the contact clean & connect current / voltage lead as shown below
• Check the Firmness of the connections as loose connections may give erroneous
results.
• Switch on the power supply to the CRM and wait for the displayed values to
become steady.
• Repeat the test 2-3 times to get the steady value.
• Repeat the same procedure for another phase in case of breaker.
• It is a DC current injection measurement method where 100 A dc is injected to
measure DC resistance of the breaker / Isolator contact.
• Standard values of the contact resistance are in the range of 25-60 micro-ohms

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