3 trouble-shooting guide – GE Industrial Solutions WavePro Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breakers User Manual

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MicroVersaTrip Plus™ and MicroVersaTrip PM™ Trip Units
Chapter 5. Maintenance and Trouble-Shooting

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5-3 Trouble-Shooting Guide

The following guide is provided for trouble-shooting and
isolating common problems. It does not cover every possi-
ble condition. Contact the Customer Support Center at
800-843-3742 if the problem is not resolved by these pro-
cedures.

Symptom

Possible Cause

Corrective Action

1. The Trip Unit display is

blank.

Line current is below 20% of the

breaker sensor rating

(MicroVersaTrip Plus).

External +24 Vdc is absent

(MicroVersaTrip PM).

At least 20% of the current sensor rating, xCT, must be flowing

through the breaker to activate the display. If not, power the Trip

Unit with the internal battery or the Portable Power Pack. The

battery power supply is disabled when any current is sensed

through the current sensors.
Check that the auxiliary power supply is present and operational.

2. The Trip Unit display

flashes.

Can occur on Plus-style Trip Units

when the load current fluctuates near

20% of the breaker sensor rating.

Power the Trip Unit with the internal battery or the Portable

Power Pack.

3. The Trip Unit display flashes

ERR.

The built-in self test has detected an

error.

Replace the Trip Unit.

4. The trip indication target will

not clear.

Trip Unit is not in Status mode.

Press FUNCTION until STATUS is displayed. Hold down the

VALUE key and press the

SELECT key to clear the target.

5. Unit does not communicate

with the Modbus Monitor or

the Power Management

Control System

The communication wires are shorted

or improperly connected.
The Trip Unit address is incorrect.

Locate and repair the short or the incorrect connection.

Check that the address assigned to the Trip Unit, as in Chapter 2,

agrees with the address at the host.

6. Current readings are

incorrect.

The rating plug value was defined

incorrectly.

Read the X value from the rating plug name plate and enter this

as the xIn value with the rating plug current set point procedure

in Chapter 2. Do not enter the sensor rating, S.

7. Voltage readings are

incorrect.

The potential transformer (PT)

primary voltage was defined

incorrectly.
The PT connection was defined

incorrectly.

Read the PT primary rating from the PT name plate and enter this

value with the PT primary voltage procedure in Chapter 2.
Follow the PT connection procedure in Chapter 2 to enter Ph-N

for a wye-connected PT primary or Ph-Ph for a delta-connected

PT.

8. The display is blank or the

Low Battery symbol appears

when the BATTERY key is

pressed.

The battery is discharged.

Replace the battery.

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