LAB 13 To Investigate Double Bus-Bar Coupling and Switching Sequence For Disconnectors and Power Circuit Breakers
LAB 13 To Investigate Double Bus-Bar Coupling and Switching Sequence For Disconnectors and Power Circuit Breakers
LAB 13 To Investigate Double Bus-Bar Coupling and Switching Sequence For Disconnectors and Power Circuit Breakers
Objectives
Busbar coupling and busbar transfer without interruption of the power supply to the
consumer.
Switching sequence for disconnectors and power circuit breakers.
Equipment Required
Equipment Serial Number Quantity
Switching sequence:
Initially activate the disconnectors Q1 and Q3.
Then activate the power circuit breaker K1: the bus bar 1 is alive.
Now activate the power circuit breaker K3: the busbar 1 feeds the load.
Finally activate in sequence the disconnector Q2 and the power circuit breaker
K2: the busbar 2 is alive also.
Measurement
Measure the busbar voltages:
U1 = .......... (V) U2 = .................... (V)
Measure the circuit currents:
I1 = ............ (A) I2 = ...........(A) I = ...............(A)
It must result I1 = I and I2 = 0: busbar 1 feeds the load.
Now carry out a bus transfer so that the supply of the load is performed from busbar 2 without
interrupting the supply to the load.
The switching sequence in order to transfer the load from the busbar 1 to busbar 2 without
isolating the load is:
Initially switch on the coupling disconnectors Q11 and Q21.
Then switch on the coupling power circuit breaker K4: thus the two busbar have the same
potential.
Now switch on the outgoing disconnector Q4.
Then switch off the outgoing disconnector Q3
Finally switch off again the coupling power circuit breaker K4 and then switch off the
coupling disconnectors Q11 and Q21: thus the two busbars are again separated.
Measure the voltage at both busbars:
U1 = ............(V) U2 = ................. (V)
Measure the circuit currents:
I1 = .............(A) I2 = .................(A) I = ..................(A)
It must result I1 = 0 and I2 = I: now busbar 2 feeds the load.
NOTES
a) The incoming disconnectors are interlocked with the related power circuit breakers and faulty
switching sequence is not allowed: in this case a warning signal is produced.
b) The outgoing disconnectors are both interlocked with the outgoing power circuit breaker and
faulty switching sequence is not allowed: in this case a warning signal is produced.
c) The coupling disconnectors are both interlocked with the coupling power circuit breaker and
faulty switching sequence is not allowed: in this case a warning signal is produced.
Critical Analysis /Conclusion
Questions:
Q.1 Why does busbar coupling is important?