Medium Voltage Distribution

Introduction Manual

HWX
Air Insulated Vacuum Switchgear
Complete solution for process plants, power stations and other
industries upto 12kV, 5000A, 50kA

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The HWX Vacuum Switchgear is the result of extensive research by Steering Design Committee, comprising members
of Schneider Electric from different countries. This circuit breaker, with identical component design, material
specifications and manufacturing process is manufactured in several Schneider Electric locations world-wide,
including India.
The user interface, which is the panel housing for the globally standardized breaker has been specifically designed for
the technical requirements (as defined by leading Indian Consultants) of Indian industry and power plants.

Communication and software at all levels “Smart Grid”

Utility network Consumers

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Centralised Generation

Transmission Distribution Consumers

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Residential

Consumers
Active
Industry

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Buildings

Electric Vehicles

Data Centres

Infrastructure
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Renewable Energy Plants Distributed Generation Active Energy Efficiency: Distributed Generation
Energy visibility & Means to act

HIGH SAFETY LEVELS

HWX is designed using the latest techniques to ensure that the
highest level of operator safety is always maintained.
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Highest level of internal arc classification
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Rigid cubicle construction and 'rising' door/cover design
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Choice of 'Gas ducts with evacuation tunnel' or
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'Arc deflector' for 40kA IAC range
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Foolproof interlocking and clearly visible indicators
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EASY ACCESS TO ALL COMPARTMENTS T

HWX has been designed for both front and rear access for ease of
operation and maintenance. The functional design of front panel
affords easy access to separate compartments within the cubicles. In
addition, internal partitions can be quickly and easily removed to
facilitate access for Installation, cabling and commissioning, as well
as for inspection and maintenance.

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HWX is the product of Schneider Electric (erstwhile Areva T&D) and has been in operation all over India and abroad.
The product exhibits high reliability, quality, safety and is user friendly.
HWX has been fully type tested according to the latest IEC 62271-100 & 200 from internationally accredited test
laboratories.

TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
Ratings
Type HWX
Rated Voltage upto 12kV
Rated Continuous Current upto 5000 A
Rated Frequency 50 Hz
Rated Interrupting Current upto 50 kA
Rated Making Current upto 125 kAp
Rated Short Time Current upto 50 kA for 3 sec.
Operating Duty O-0.3 sec-CO-3min-CO
Applicable Standards IEC 62271-100 / 200 & IEC 62271-1
Power Frequency Withstand Voltage 28 kV / 35 kV rms*
Impulse Withstand Voltage 75 kVp / 95 kVp*
Degree Of Protection IP4X external, IP2X internal (between compartments)
Type Of Mechanism Motor charged, Stored energy, Spring operated
Special Switching Duties Capacitor Bank Switching, Double line to ground fault
Quality System Certification ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 (IMS Certified)
Seismic Sustainability* Zone - V
Rated Single Capacitor Bank 400A Class C2 category
Rated Cable Charging Current 25A Class C2 category
Rated Line Charging Current 10A Class C2 category
* On Request

Customer benefits with unlimited possibilities

Internal Arc tested upto 40 kA/1 sec for AFLR-PM with loss of service continuity-LSC(2B)
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Class S1, E2, M2, C2
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Fully type tested as per latest IEC standard
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Enhanced operator's safety with touch proof dead-front execution with all operations behind closed door
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Tested for Zone V seismic duty
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Natural cooled running busbar upto 5000A at 50 deg C ambient with Copper and Aluminium upto 4000A
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Single Breaker principle: 3150A natural cooled and 5000A with force cooling
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Positive Interlocks between all drives, doors, and covers to nullify chances of any faulty operations
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Unique Duplicate Busbar design for bi-directional power flow with easy changeover from front bus
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to rear bus and vice-versa

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HWX IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS

Partition Metallic (PM): It is provided with metallic shutters and partitions between adjacent compartments.
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Loss of Service Continuity (LSC) - 2B: Service of the main busbar and the cable compartment are ensured
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when normal maintenance operations are carried out in one of the compartments of the main circuit
(example circuit breaker compartment).
Internal Arc Classification (IAC) - AFLR: It is Accessible from Front, Lateral and Rear with one second duration
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in all compartments.
Ambient conditions as per IEC 62271-1 :
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Temperature Class : "Minus 5 indoors" * Min / max ambient temperature : -5 / 40 deg C *
Average relative humidity: < 90 % Installation altitude above sea level : < 1000m **
* other values available on request
** Higher altitude correction factor applicable

APPLIED STANDARDS
HWX switchgear units meet following standards and regulations :

Switchgear IEC 62271-200 & IEC 62271-1

Internal arc classification (IAC), LSC 2B IEC 62271-200
Circuit-breaker IEC 62271-100
Earthing switch IEC 62271-102
Isolating truck IEC 62271-102
Current transformers IEC 60441-1
Voltage transformers IEC 60442-2
Voltage Detecting Systems IEC 61243-5, IEC 61958
Protection against accidental contact, foreign bodies and water IEC 60529

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Panel Type Rated Panel width Panel depth Weight approx
Current (A) (mm) (mm) (kg)
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< 1600 660 1715/1865 750
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Feeder panel with Circuit-Breaker 2000/2500/3150 860 1715/1865 950
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4000 /5000 860 1715/1865 1250

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Against enquiry
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Upto 4000A, Aluminium busbar available

Panel Height :
n 2400 mm including 1000 mm low voltage chamber
Number of Power Cable runs :
n 2 x 3C x 400 mm2 or 6 x 1C x 1000 mm2 within standard panel
Extension cable box (350 / 500mm depth) required for additional cable run
Number of Control Cables :
n Low voltage chamber can accommodate 400 ways terminal block,
200 nos. 1.5 mm2 PVC un-tinned bundled conductor on left & right side each

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Panel Overview
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1 1000

2 10 17

14
12
3 16
15
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1400

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13
5
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6
19

1715 660 / 860

HWX with roll on floor circuit-breaker truck Panel Operating Facia

1 Low-voltage cabinet with control device
2. Safety shutter suitable for bus bar spouts Manual closing access
3 Front door
Spring charging access
4 Safety shutter suitable for circuit spouts
5 Cable compartment cover Lock / Free operation access
6 Cable & CT compartment
Earthing truck operation access
7 Cable terminations
8 Cast Resin Current Transformers
9 Rating plate Manual tripping access
10 Busbars (Cu/Al)
11 Racking arrangement Door pad locking
12 Circuit breaker truck
Circuit Breaker Operating Facia
13 Rack - in / out access
14 Feeder description
'ON' Push button
15 Pad locking facility
16 Viewing window Rating Sticker

17 Pressure relief flaps Access for Spring

Charging
18 Gas duct chamber (IAC requirement-optional)
19 Earthing Test/Service
position locking
with Cubicle
Condition of
Charge/Free
Circuit reaker
Indication
No. of operations

'OFF' Push button

Positioning padlock

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Typical Variants
Panel Options : Trolley Options :
nCircuit Breaker Panel (I/c & O/g) nVacuum Circuit Breaker (PT & w/o PT)
nBus Section Panel (Auto & Non-Auto) nVacuum Contactor Unit (VCU)
nBus Riser Panel (Optional PT) nBus / Line Metering Truck (BPT / LPT)
nVacuum Contactor Panel (HWC) nBus / Circuit Earthing Truck (BET / CET)
nCable In, Cable Out Panel (CICO) nLink Truck
nDouble Bus Bar Panel (DBB) nBus / Circuit Earthing Breaker
nUnit panel with side entry cable box
nBus Duct Entry (Top & Bottom)
nPanel with rear earthing switch

Typical Sectional Views

Double Bus Bar Panel (660 / 860 mm wide) Vacuum Contactor Panel (660 mm wide)

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Instrument Instrument
Chamber Chamber

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a b
4

5
2400

2400

e
6
Busbar
Chamber
9
Breaker
1400

Chamber

d
Cable & CT
Chamber
7 8 h
c
Breaker
Chamber Cable & CT f
Chamber g

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1. Front Bus Chamber 6. Busbar Spout a. Busbar Spout e. Busbar Shutter

2. Rear Bus Chamber 7. Circuit Spout b. Running Busbar f. Circuit Shutter
3. Isolator Chamber 8. Current Transformer c. Circuit Spout g. Current Transformer
4. Change-over Switch 9. Main Earth bus d. Racking Arrangement h. Cable Termination
5. Operating Disc

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Salient Configurations
Covering all market segments
Busbar Orientation :
n The Busbar systems is insulated with HT heat shrinkable PVC
sleeves for full voltage application.
n All joints are covered by removable soft PVC shrouds
n Busbars and tap off joints are colour coded
n Busbar support is rigid and made of non -hygroscopic , anti-
tracking high quality epoxy resin
n Aluminium busbar design available upto 4000A thermal rating

Through and through busbar chamber facilitates

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"tunneling effect" for better ventilation
Louvers / cooling ducts are provided with fine MS wire
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mesh allowing a gap of < 1mm, suitable for degree of
protection IP4X
Top mounted draw PT ergonomically designed, user
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friendly, providing better personnel safety by means of
insulated operating handle

Panel with top mounted Draw-Out PT

Rear cover viewing window :

n The cable box of the panel can be accessed through the removable bolted rear cover
with an inspection window made of poly-carbonate and tested for internal arc fault,
40kA
n Cable termination can be clearly visible and inspected from outside the panel without
opening any rear cover
n For dual CT arrangement, terminals of CT in close vicinity of rear cover, are easily visible
n Infra-red window (IRSS) on rear cover for thermal imaging as optional feature.

Safety shutter :
n Breaker truck movement operates safety shutters.
n With circuit breaker withdrawn, the safety shutters
Infra-red IRSS window
close so that no live parts are accessible.
n The shutters can be pad locked in the closed position.
n For higher reliability, bus side and cable side shutters
have independent operating mechanisms

Cable gland plate :

n Sufficient cable headroom is provided for cable termination
n Distance between cable gland plate and terminal lug is >700mm
n For bottom cable entry, a removable 3 mm MS gland plate provided for 3 core cables
n For single core cables, a non-magnetic gland (usually aluminium) plate has been incorporated

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Vacuum Interrupter :
Schneider Electric's present Vacuum Interrupter Technology was pioneered in UK and Germany, a patented
expertise since last 50 years. World class, fully automated and computer-controlled manufacturing facility
available in Saltlake Works, Kolkata, India with annual capacity of 80,000 Interrupters.

New Generation " VG " Range :

n Short circuit levels up to 63 kA
n Rated voltages up to 40.5 kV
n Rated current up to 3150 A
VG5 VG4 VG3 VG2 VG1 n Impulse voltage withstand up to 200kVp in Air
and 250 kVp in SF6
n Power levels up to 2800 MVA
n All model certified in a large number of circuit
breakers satisfying all major standards such as
IEC, ANSI and Chinese requirements
?Applications up to 24 kV in air
n All type tests performed in acknowledged
Customer Benefits : power test stations
State of the art device based on latest technologies, successful for more than 50 years
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Environmental-friendly, certified to ISO 14001
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Complete range for all application fields
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Absolutely maintenance - free design
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Complies with all major international and national standards viz. ANSI, IEC, GOST & GB.
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100 Interruptions at full Short Circuit current (DC Component > 100%)
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Very high mechanical and electrical endurances - 30,000 Close-Open operations at full load current
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Protection Relay :
The protection unit is chosen based on
- Requirement of protection functions
- Communication protocol (IEC 103 / IEC 61850 / MODBUS / Others)
- Choice of ports (Redundant ports)
- Number & types of analog inputs & digital inputs / outputs

MiCOM The MiCOM range of relays offers varying levels of functionality and hardware
options to best suit the protection requirements, and allows the customer to choose the
most cost effective solution for their application.
The 20, 30 and 40 series hardware platforms are the building blocks of the MiCOM
protection relay range providing the capability for a wide variety of protection, control,
measurement, monitoring and communication.
SEPAM Breaking new ground back in 1982, Merlin Gerin launched Sepam, the first
multi-functional, digital protection relay. Today, we have the extended Sepam range :
series 10, 20, 40 and 80.
More than 250 000 Sepam relays have been installed in over 130 countries and in every
sector of activity:
• energy production and distribution
• infrastructure: airports, tunnels, public transportation, water treatment
• industry: automobile, mines, semiconductors, metallurgy, petrochemicals
• commercial sector: shopping centres, hospitals.
VAMP Schneider Electric Vamp type relay specializes in arc flash protection for power
systems.
VAMP relays are already used in nearly 80 countries to protect applications from
overhead line feeders and substations to power plants and industrial power systems.
The unique arc fault protection functionality enhances the safety of both people and
property and has made Vamp a leading brand in arc protection worldwide.

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SAFETY FEATURES :
In addition to normal safety features, Schneider Electric design engineers have added the following to make HWX
panel totally safe for operators:
HV compartments are tested for internal arcs and the pressure release flaps are located in such a way to guide the
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bi-products away from the operator.
Single point padlocking interlock on VCB push button (ON/OFF) can ensure total operational interlock.
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If louvers are provided, as is the case with higher current ratings, a safety flap covers the louvers in case of internal
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arc and protects the operator from arc bi-products.
The panel offers a dead front execution and a door is provided for further protection. The door is hinged and
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designed to withstand internal arcing at 40kA for one second.
The panel is 100% insulated and there is no access to any live part. All joints are insulated.
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In addition to normal interlocks, safety is reinforced at the door which is interlocked so that it cannot be opened
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with the breaker in closed position. All operations are possible with the door closed, thus guaranteeing
independent operator safety.
A sliding earth connection arrangement for the auxiliary plug and socket ensures continuous earthing when the
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trolley is withdrawn.
The Schneider Electric design assures totally safe and operator independent operation for busbar and circuit
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earthing, one of the most critical areas in switchgear operation.
The breaker cannot be pushed in the panel beyond the "test" position if the front door is open. The unique feature
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protects the operator even in the remote event of leakage from the vacuum interrupter.
Provision of rear inspection window on cable chamber and optional "Infra-red Window" for thermal imaging.
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RELIABILITY ENSURED BY :
Proven design of our Vacuum Circuit Breaker, manufactured in 16 global locations- all to identical specifications,
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materials, and processes.
Sturdy, simple, and robust operating mechanism with life expectancy of 30,000 operations.
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Metal-to-metal joints throughout the cubicle are gasketted for zero gaps, as is the joint between the two panels
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with special T-type gaskets. This makes it additionally safe in case of exposure to steam or water jets (as in case of
bursting of industrial pipes). The arrangement is generally suitable for IP-4X protection, unique in the industry
and other possible options for degree of protection are available on request.
Unique busbar support arrangement gives improved support compared with conventional busbar support and
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reduces chances of flashover.
Special auxiliary switch and motor limit switch to prevent dust and a double break motor limit switch.
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Louvers, when provided, are fitted with fine wire mesh, complying with IP-4X.
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Bus and cable side safety shutters with independent mechanisms, (Gravity fall type) All low voltage conductors
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crimped with compression type lugs are terminated on pressure type terminals- no bare joints.
Electrical and mechanical anti-pumping features.
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Dust proof trip and / or closing coil to prevent sluggish plunger movement.
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Control cable bunch is routed through metallic conduit in HV compartment.
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Tested for use in areas with high altitude and seismic activity.
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Maximum level of personnel safety achieved through Internal Arc protection upto 40kA for one second AFLR
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category.
Sheet Steel enclosure available both in Alu Zinc & painted CRCA.
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Standard floor mounted panel design, Base frame mounting is optional.
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HWX Family
Covering all market segments

Feeder Panel VCB Truck

Vacuum Contactor Unit

4000 / 5000A VCB 6.6kV, 400A VCU trolley

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Manufacturing facilities in India

Vadodara Kolkata

HWX switchgear with withdrawable circuit breaker is manufactured at the state of art facilities in Vadodara and
Kolkata, India. Both facilities have the capability to cater domestic as well as export markets. The facility also houses
sheet metal fabrication and busbar machining processes in addition to switchgear assembly.

The facility is designed to work according to world class

manufacturing practices. A departure from the traditional
batch production concept to single piece flow concept
enhances the productivity.

Factory has complete high voltage testing facilities and a

dedicated FAT area for customers to inspect the
functionality of complete switch boards.

Both the units have manufacturing capabilities of world

class circuit breaker drives catering for domestic and export
market with annual capacity of 40,000 drives.

A full-fledged R&D team and a well equipped laboratory constantly endeavours to develop new features in our
product range. Panel modifications are done to meet specific customer requirements.

High emphasis is given on the quality of incoming

material, and strict control of production processes
ensures good quality product delivered to customers.
Both facilities at Vadodara & Kolkata are certified by
IMS, covering ISO 9001 (QMS), ISO 14001 (EMS)
and ISO 18001 (OHSAS).

Dust Proof Air-conditioned manufacturing setup

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