Circuit Breaker Part 2: Technical specifications (Voltage Level)



Important Terms:

Rated voltage:

The rated voltage is the maximum voltage (phase to phase), expressed in kV RMS, of the system for which the equipment is intended. 

It is also known as maximum system voltage. (800 kV RMS)



Rated insulation level:

The combination of voltage values which characterizes the insulation of a circuit breaker with regard to its capability to withstand dielectric stresses. 

The rated value given is valid for altitudes ≤1000 m above sea level. See nameplate.


Rated Lightning Impulse Withstand Level (LIWL):

The lightning impulse test is performed with a standardized wave shape 1.2/50 µs for simulation of lightning over-voltage.

The rated Lightning Impulse Withstand Level (LIWL) indicates the required withstand level phase-to-earth (phase-to-ground), between phases and across open contacts

The value is expressed in kV as a peak value. (2100 kV)
  

BIL (Basic Insulating Level) is an old expression but means the same as LIWL. 



Rated Power Frequency Withstand Voltage: 

This test is to show that the apparatus can withstand the power frequency over-voltages that can occur.




The Rated Power Frequency Withstand voltage indicates the required withstand voltage phase-to-earth (phase-to-ground), between phases and across open contacts

The value is expressed in kV rms. (870 kV RMS)


Rated Switching Impulse Withstand Level(SIWL)


The switching impulse voltage is generated in conventional impulse voltage generators at the laboratories. The wave shape 250/2500 µs simulate switching over-voltage

The rated Switching Impulse Withstand Level (SIWL) indicates the required withstand level phase-to-earth (phase-to-ground), between phases and across open contacts

The value is expressed in kV as a peak value. (1550 kV)

The switching impulse is required only for voltages ≥300 kV. 









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