LowVoltage

High Resistance Grounding System

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In today's high-tech m anufacturing
w orld,profitability can be greatly
im pacted by equipm ent shutdow ns due
to electrical faults.Industrial m anufac-
turers dem and solutions that m inim ize
equipm ent dow ntim e and optim ize
product efficiency.
Research show s that pow erfailures
cost U .S.industry m ore than $25 billion
a yearin dow ntim e.Recognizing the
need forreliable and cost efficient solu-
tions,Siem ens Energy & Autom ation
provides state of the art sw itchgearto
elim inate dow ntim e concerns in
process industries and those w here
back-up pow ersupply is critical.
Advanced SwitchgearSolutions
forProcess Industries
critical power
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High Resistance Grounding System
Siem ens Energy & Autom ation offers
high resistance grounding equipm ent
specifically designed foruse in industri-
al environm ents w here continuous
processes are used and equipm ent
shutdow ns are not an option.In these
applications,the userprefers to
m aintain service during ground fault
conditions w hile providing alarm
indications that w ill lead to quick
location and correction of the fault or
a planned and orderly shutdow n of
the process.
Siem ens low -voltage neutral grounding
system s w ith pulsing ground fault
detection circuitry are provided in tw o
variations: a free standing unit orone
included in the Siem ens 480V m etal
enclosed low -voltage pow ercircuit
breakersw itchgear.
Siemens low-voltage neutral
grounding systems perform
the following functions:
I Provides a high resistance ground
connection fora 480-volt three-
phase pow ersystem . This
provides the continuity of service
associated w ith ungrounded
system s,w hile reducing the high
transient over-voltages associated
w ith them .
I Provides an im m ediate indication
of the first system ground.
I A llow s the system to operate until
the fault is located and corrected.
I Provides a m ethod forlocating
the fault quickly,before a second
fault occurs.It should be noted
that high resistance grounding
system s cannot serve phase to
neutral loads.
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General Description
D uring norm al conditions,w ith no
ground fault on the system ,no voltage
appears across the grounding resistors.
A w hite indicating light on the panel
indicates that control voltage is available
and that the system is turned on.
W hen a ground fault occurs,the
resistors lim it the ground current to a
low value,adjustable betw een 0.92
and 3.69 am peres.The voltage coil of
the m eterrelay w ill sense the voltage
across the resistors during a ground
fault condition.In orderto lim it the
voltage present on the instrum ent door,
it is sensed across half of the resist-
ance.W hen a ground fault occurs,an
auxiliary relay,operated by the m eter
relay,has contacts that illum inate a red
indicating lam p and m ay be used for
rem ote indication and annunciation.
The red light and rem ote signal rem ain
until the condition is cleared and the
system is reset.
To trace the ground fault,the operator
turns the pulse sw itch on.This initiates
the cycle tim eralternately energizing
and de-energizing a contactorthat
parallels a second resistorw ith the
grounding resistor.The result is a
periodic fluctuation in the m agnitude
of the ground current,doubling
its value.A green indicating
lam p follow s the pulse.
480Vor600VDelta System
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A clam p-on am m eteris then used to
first see the signature of the pulse at
the loop in the resistorgrounding w ire,
and then trace the fluctuations in
ground current through the system to
the point of fault.The signature current
fluctuation observed on a portable
clam p-on am m eterstops once the
ground fault is betw een the am m eter
and the neutral resistor.A current
transform erand panel-m ounted
am m eterw ill allow the operatorto
determ ine the current fluctuations
on the system .
A fterthe ground point has been
located and rem oved from the system ,
the operatorturns the pulse sw itch off,
de-energizing the pulse cycle tim er
circuit,and depresses the reset button
to reset the fault indicating light and
alarm contacts.
Taps are provided on the resistors to
adjust the m agnitude of the ground
current in the range of 0.92 to 3.69A ,
depending on the size of the system ,
so that the current through the resistor
to a ground fault w ill be slightly greater
than the system s natural capacitance
charging current.Both the grounding
resistorand pulsing resistorshould be
set to the sam e value.
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Siem ens Energy & Autom ation,Inc. ForN earest Sales O ffice
Low Voltage Sw itchgearD ivision 1.800.964.4114
7000 Siem ens Road www.sea.siemens.com/
W endell,N C 27591 sales/salesoffices.html
Siem ens Energy & Autom ation,Inc. O rderN o.LVIM -00101
Siem ens is registered tradem ark of Siem ens AG . 70M 0200TD Printed in U .S.A .
Specifications are subject to change w ithout notice.
Standard Equipment List
480V or 600V WYE or Delta
Typical Dimensions
A 1
B 2
90.00"
30.00"
30.00"
SHIPPINGGROUP #1
20.94"
1.06"
2.5"
3.5"
4.0"
18.75"
3.0"
SPACE AVAILABLE IN TOP OR BOTTOM
OF CUBICLE FOR CUSTOMERS CABLE
ENTRY. CUSTOMER TODRILL TOP PLATE
TOSUIT TOP FEED CABLES.
LOCATION OF HOLES IN FLOOR
FOR CUSTOMERS ANCHOR BOLTS
REFER TOBOLTINGARRANGEMENT.
Equipment included in Standard 480V
or 600V WYE System with System
Neutral available (one of each)
I M eterrelay (M R )
I N orm alw hite indicating light (W )
I G round Faultred indicating light (R)
I Pulsinggreen pulsing indicating
light (G )
I Resetpush button (PB /R ESET)
I Testpush button (PB /TEST)
I O n - O ff sw itch (System Sw itch)
I O n - O ff sw itch (Pulse Sw itch)
I Instruction plate on door
I Repeat cycle tim er,set to produce
approx.30 current pulses per
m inute (RC T)
I N eutral grounding resistor
assem bly (H R ED ,H R EE)
I Pulse resistorassem bly
(H R EB,H R EC )
I Test resistorassem bly (H R EA )
I Relay forrepeat cycle tim er(PR )
I A larm relay,w ith extra interlocks
forrem ote alarm (59X)
I C ontrol Pow erTransform er
(C PT) N ote 1
I Portable clam p on am m eter
(optional)
I N eutral current transform er
(C T)
I N eutral am m eter(A M )
Note 1: When included in a switchgear line up,
the control power is common with the switchgear.
Equipment included in Standard
480V or 600V Delta System without
System Neutral available
Sam e as W YE system w ith the
addition of:
I 3 G rounding transform ers for
generating a neutral (C PT)
Stand-alone NEMA 1
enclosure with
Neutral resistors . . .
240V systemvoltage
480V systemvoltage
600V systemvoltage
DELTA
WYE
Price & OrderingGuide
Description HRG LIST
PRICE
$13,500
240
480
600
D $1,750
Y NC
Accessory: Portable Clamp-on Ammeter $3,975
FrontView
Front of
Plan View
(Weight 950 lbs.)
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