-ETHOD OF OPERATION6+
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#
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$EAD LINE SWITCHING
&OR RELEASE OF THE CLOSING COMMAND TO ENERGIZE A
VOLT
FREE LINE FROM THE BUS BAR THE FOLLOWING CONDI
TIONS ARE CHECKED
$OES THE VOLTAGE 5 LIE BELOW THE SET VALUE 5
$OES THE VOLTAGE 5 LIE ABOVE THE SET VALUE 5
7HEN THE CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED THE CLOSING COM
MAND IS RELEASED 4HE DURATION OF THE COMMAND CAN
BE ADJUSTED
#ORRESPONDING CONDITIONS APPLY WHEN SWITCHING A
LIVE LINE ONTO A DEAD BUS
BAR OR A DEAD LINE ONTO A
DEAD BUS
BAR
3WITCHING AT SYNCHRONISM
4O RELEASE A CLOSING COMMAND THE FOLLOWING CONDI
TIONS ARE CHECKED
$OES THE VOLTAGE 5 LIE ABOVE THE SET VALUE 5
$OES THE VOLTAGE 5 LIE ABOVE THE SET VALUE 5
)S THE VOLTAGE MAGNITUDE DIFFERENCE \i5i i5i\
WITHIN THE PERMISSIBLE TOLERANCE 5
)S THE ANGLE DIFFERENCE \ \ WITHIN THE PER
MISSIBLE TOLERANCE
)S THE FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE \F F\ WITHIN THE
PERMISSIBLE TOLERANCE F
7HEN THE CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED THE CLOSING COM
MAND IS RELEASED 4HE DURATION OF THE COMMAND CAN
BE ADJUSTED
!SYNCHRONOUS SWITCHING
&OR RELEASE OF A CLOSING COMMAND THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS ARE CHECKED
$OES THE VOLTAGE 5 LIE ABOVE THE SET VALUE 5
$OES THE VOLTAGE 5 LIE ABOVE THE SET VALUE 5
)S THE VOLTAGE MAGNITUDE DIFFERENCE \i5i i5i\
WITHIN THE PERMISSIBLE LIMIT 5
)S THE FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE \F F\ WITHIN THE
PERMISSIBLE DIFFERENCE F BUT LARGER THAN F
SYNC
7HEN THE CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED THE DEVICE CALCU
LATES THE TIME TO THE NEXT INSTANT OF SYNCHRONISM
FROM THE RATE OF CHANGE OF ANGLE AND FREQUENCY DIF
FERENCE 4HE CLOSING COMMAND IS THEN RELEASED AT
THE INSTANT THAT THE CLOSING TIME OF THE BREAKER
EQUALS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INSTANT OF COMMAND
AND THE NEXT INSTANT OF SYNCHRONISM 4HE DURATION OF
THE COMMAND IS ADJUSTABLE