Southern States 38 kV-170 kV CapSwitcher - Manual (Page 6)

Title: Southern States 38 kV–170 kV CapSwitcher ®
Vertical Interrupter Style Capacitor Switcher
Product Specification
Guide
Page 6 of 10 Publication No.: PSG-807-031109
1. Electric spring charging motor
2. Color coded, temperature compensated gas density gauge with
low-pressure alarm contact and low-pressure lockout contact
3. Trip-close pistol grip switch
4. Close coil
5. Trip coil
6. Anti-pump relay
7. Time delay relay
8. Local-remote selector switch
9. 10 spare non-adjustable auxiliary switch contacts factory set as 5
normally open (NO) and 5 normally closed (NC) contacts (for 38
kV-72.5 kV units) or 12 spare non-adjustable auxiliary switch
contacts factory set as 6 normally open (NO) and 6 normally
closed (NC) contacts (for 123 kV-170 kV units)
10. Thermostatically controlled cabinet heater
11. Molded case circuit breakers for protection of motor circuit, control
circuit, and heater circuit
12. Spring charged-discharged indicator
13. Manual closing spring charging handle
14. Open-Close position indicator
15. Manual trip and close lever
16. Operations counter
17. 120 VAC cabinet light with door actuated switch
18. 120 VAC duplex receptacle with GFCI
19. View window in cabinet door
20. Hinged cabinet door with 3 point latch, open position door stop,
and padlocking provisions
3.08 Ground Pads
Two NEMA 2 hole ground pads shall be supplied for grounding the structure to
the station ground grid.
4.0 MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS
4.01 Wiring
Wiring shall be:
1. Point-to-point without splices or tee connections.
2. Bundled using cable ties.
3. Clearly identified with permanently affixed markers.
4. Sized per NFPA-70 except being No. 14 AWG.
4.02 Base Frame
Each capacitor switcher shall be provided with a manufacturer furnished base
frame which houses the gas piping that forms the common gas system while also
housing the interpole linkage that connects the three interrupters to the spring