Specific features

 

• Outdoor, pole mounted, Fewer components, longer life 

• Product complying to IEC62271-111 and ANSI C37.60

• Fully Type Tested 

• State of the art magnetic actuator mechanism

• Solid insulation upto 15kV

• Pole by pole closing & tripping (optional)

• Provision for mounting lightning arrester

• Less linkages, negligible maintenance, Easy to install

• Manual tripping, ON, OFF by hook stick from ground 

• Mechanical life of more than 100000 operations 

• Directly coupled, linear motion mechanism

• Positively driven mechanical status indication for breaker condition ( On/Off), visible from ground 

• Self powered equipment, no external auxiliary supply required 

• Thermally sealed control cabinet 

• Opto isolation of electronics to avoid interferences 

• Input is galvanically isolated 

• SCADA/RTU compatible and can be supplied for either with IEC or MODBUS protocol 

• Special grade Stainless Steel Tank robotically welded giving maximum outdoor IP protection (IP:55 for switching Unit and IP:65 for control cabinet) 

• Cyclo-aliphatic cast resin bushings immune to ultraviolet rays

Application

 

Secondary distribution

Transformer Feeder protection

 

 

Normal operating conditions

 

The rated characteristics of the switchgear are guaranteed under the following ambient conditions: 

 

•          minimum ambient temperature  :            –          5          °C

•          maximum ambient temperature :            +          60        °C

•          Ambient humidity                           :            maximum 24 h average of relative humidity 100%

•          The normal operational altitude is up to 1,000 m above sea level

 

Standards

 

KAPI range comply with the following Standards: 

 

 

• IEC 62271-1: High-voltage switchgear and controlgear: common specifications

• IEC 62271-200: AC metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kA

• IEC 62271-100: High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Alternating current circuit-breakers

• IEC 62271-106: High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Alternating current contactors, contactor-based controllers and motor-starters

• IEC 62271-103: High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Switches for rated voltages above 1 kV up to and including 52 kV

• IEC 62271-102: High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Alternating current disconnectors and earthing switches

• IEC 60255: Measuring relays and protection equipment - Common requirements

• IEC 61869-2: Instrument transformers - Current transformers

• IEC 61869-3: Instrument transformers - Inductive voltage transformers

• IEC 60044-8: Instrument transformers - Electronic current transformers

• IEC 62271-105: High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Alternating current switch-fuse combinations