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Manufacturer : Merlin Gerin (Groupe Technical Data :

Schneider)
Type : GMset Rated voltage kV 12 17.5 24
Rated short-time current/
Duration of short-time 25/1 25/1 25/1
current up to kA/s
Rated peak withstand kA 63 63 63
current up to
Rated busbar current
up to A 1250/2500 1250/2500 1250/2500
Rated feeder current
up to A 1250/2500 1250/2500 1250/2500
Panel dimensions :
Width mm 500/1000 500/1000 500/1000

Height (min.) (SBB/DBB) mm 2300 2300 2300

Depth SBB mm 1150 1150 1150

Depth DBB* mm

Special features : Purchase price :

Place of manufacture :
On the market since : 1998
Sales up to now

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Points of Features 8DC Features GMset Evaluation Explanations to GMset

discussion GMset
SF6 container − Hermetically welded − Sealed − Long sealing distances, e.g. risk of leakage,
− No seals − Stainless steel - gas monitoring required, not maintenance-free
− Stainless steel − Pressure relief to the rear − Very suitable panel width
− Pressure relief to the rear into
pressure relief duct leading to
the top; per panel
− Three-pole encapsulation

Circuit-breaker − Vacuum circuit-breaker − CB module bolted and sealed −

− Welded − Exchangeable without -/+
− All interrupters in one switching off the busbar
common gas compartment − SF6 circuit-breaker
Three-position switch − 3-position switch − 3-position switch in BB gas - − additional earthing switch underneeth the
’On-Disconnect-Earth’ compartment circuit-breaker
− additional earthing switch − complicated interlocking
underneeth the circuit-breaker
Circuit-breaker − Welded, without seals − Sealed −
operating mechanism − Manual/Motor operation -
− With electrical forced
sequence for earthing (option)

Operating − Welded, without seals − Sealed −

mechanism of the − Manual/Motor operation − Manual / motor operation -
three-position switch − With electrical forced
sequence for earthing (option)

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Points of Features 8DC Features GMset Evaluation Explanations to GMset

discussion GMset
Interlocks − Mechanical and electrical − Mechanical and electrical − ? Schieberkulissen?
− Electrical forced sequence 0
(option)
− 3-position-switch locked to CB

Busbar − Insulated with silicon rubber − Separate gas compartment, − Gas work required at site
(single-pole) sealed -/+ − In case of fault / maintenance in the CB
− Screened − flat copper bars compartment, BB can remain in operation
− No gas work at site − Gas-tight bushing to the CB
gas compartment

Cable connection − Outside cone from the front − Outside cone from the front − 2 cables per phase
Max. 3 cables per phase -
Cable testing − Possible with cables − Possible with cables −
connected connected (outside cone) 0
− Outside cone from the front
with adapter on elbow
connector (transformer
disconnectable)
Voltage transformers − Plugged in BB: − Detach v.t. cable for cable testing
− Metal-enclosed at the cable − Separate panel -
connection (disconnectable) Feeder,
− Safe-to-touch − Via additional plug
− Resistor divider possible − Resistor divider possible

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Points of Features 8DC Features GMset Evaluation Explanations to GMset

discussion GMset
Current transformers − Ring-core current − Ring-core transformers 0 −
transformers outside the gas compartment
− Outside SF6-encapsulation in front of cable plugs
− Easy to exchange
− arround bushings
− Low signal transformers
possible
Procedure for panel − No gas work − gas works − In case of busbar fault, the switchboard will
exchange − Isolate BB − Open gas compartment - remain out of service until spare parts are
− Detach BB connections − Detach busbar connection available
− Exchange complete panel − Exchange panel − No provisional operation possible
− High installation and time expenses
− In case of feeder fault: Isolate and earth the
feeder
Circuit-breaker − Exchange complete panel − Isolate and earth the feeder − CB exchange without switching off the busbar
exchange − No gas work − Gas work (evacuate and fill +/-
with SF6)
Switchboard − No gas work − Gas work − Installation by experts
extension − Align panel − Align panel -
− Mount BB − Connect busbar
− In DBB, the last panel does
not have to be isolated
Use of insulating − In the gas comp., bushings − Solid-insulated SF6 breakers − Much insulating material within the gas
material − Silicon rubber for the busbar − Bushings to the busbar and to - compartment
the feeder
− inslators for busbar and
earthing switch

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Points of Features 8DC Features GMset Evaluation Explanations to GMset

discussion GMset
Maintenance − None − CB maintenance − The gas quality must be monitored due to the
− Check of gas quality - sealing system and the large amount of
insulating material
− SF6 circuit-breaker
Gas monitoring − Temperature-compensated − Gas pressure measuring with − is working just with SEPAM
gas density measurement sensors -
− Measuring box welded − density calculation and
gas-tight with electrical signal indication in SEPAM unit
− Mech. opt. indication in the
panel (
Leakage detection − Container welded gas-tight, − 1 pressure and temp. Sensor − Complicated leakage detection, many flanges
sealed for life (30 years) per compartment - con not be reached from the outside
− Integral leakage detection at (dismantling of parts of the switchgear)
the factory
Protection, − SIPROTEC units − preferred SEPAM units − Very small LV compartment
measuring and − No restrictions regarding use -
control systems of secondary equipment
LV compartment − 800mm high (standard) − 500mm high −
− 1200mm possible optionally − Top-mounted -
− Top-mounted (operating
height starting at 1400mm)
voltage − cap. Coupling for LRM system − OES opto-electronic - − electronic on high voltage, fibre-optic cable to
indicationsystem − HO and CAPDIS as option Indication the indication unit
Panel structure − single panel − single panel 0 −

Double busbar − Yes − no

− Transverse partitions, -
standard

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