TASKLISTFOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER(VCB)

Tag No. Date

Serial No. Area
Rating SCC No. / Work Order No.
FLC PM Start PM Close
time time
Procedure Reference Doc. Observation
1. Rack out the LPT in case of incomer feeder.
2. Discharge the power terminals through discharge rod and connect the same SOP discharging
to earth till the job completion.
3. For LPT feeder:
A) Clean the PT trolley and cabinet.
B) Check the PT fuses for any mechanical/thermal damage and replace if
required.
C) Compare the resistance value of PT fuses with nameplate.
D) Check the incoming jaw contacts for any mechanical/thermal damage
and replace or repair if required.
4. Rack out the breaker trolley and clean it with brush and cloth.
5. Check the jaw contacts for any mechanical/thermal damage and replace or
repair if required.
6. Lubricate the sliding surfaces with grease.
7. Check spring charging and ON/OFF operation of breaker manually.
8. Check the mechanical interlock of breaker. SOP for checking
mechanical interlock of
breaker
9. Check and record the contact resistance of each power terminal.
A) R-Pole:
B) Y-pole:
C) B-Pole:
Acceptable value : >30 to 50-microohm.
10. Record the IR value of Power terminal in close condition between:
A)R-Ph & Y-ph D)R-Ph & E :
B)R-Ph & B-ph E)Y-Ph &E :
C) B-Ph & Y-ph F)B-Ph &E :
Acceptable value For 33Kv : >34Mohm & 6.6Kv: 8Mohm
11. Check ,record and compare the resistance of : SOP for contact
A) Closing coil resistance
B) Tripping coil
12. Check physical condition of buffers
A) Closing Buffer (Areva Panel)
B) tripping Buffer (Areva Panel)
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1. Safety Measures to be taken:

 Proper isolation and shutdown with tag out.

 Barricade the area that is to be taken into maintenance.
 Use of proper tools & PPE’s as shown in above pictures.
 Ensuring availability of sand, and other fire extinguisher.
 Licensed personnel to be engaged for the work.

2. Tools/Tackles/Consumables required:

Isolation Permit / SCC

Safety permits and job safety analysis (JSA) report.
Safety PPE : helmet, Electrical hand gloves, safety shoes, safety goggle, etc.
Input
Communication systems – IP phone, mobile phones, outlook mail
Tools: Rack in Rack out handle, Screw driver set, Fuse Puller
Instruments Required: Earth Discharge Rod

3. Manpower required :01

Responsibility Initiator: 1 Area-in-charge , 1 supervisor
I. For job(s) on non-process equipment area engineer is responsible for initiating
the electrical isolations / restoration.
II. Planning, supervision, record maintaining & briefing safety aspects will be done
by area engineer.
Executer: 2 Electrical Technician
I. Authorized electrical person is responsible for safe electrical discharging of
isolated equipment

5.Time duration: 15min

6. Scope of SOP/SMP/WI: Applicable to all equipment connected to Electrical system.

7. Step by step procedure including:

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A) By removal of fuses for:

 Lighting circuits
 single phase loads
 LT equipment / Motors with non-draw out modules.
 Polyphase feeders fed by Switch fuse unit
Type of B) By Racking out of:
Electrical  Modules in MCC
Isolation
 Breaker trolley in PCC
Procedure
 Breaker trolley in HT Switchboard
For
I. Motor feeders.
II. LT feeders.
HT feeders
C) By power cable disconnection for –
 Circuits fed by MCB/MCCB without fuses.

I. Area isolation officer will request to SSL shift engineer on a printed “Permit To Work” for
power Isolation by filling permit no., equipment tag no., reason for isolation., requested
by(name), signature, date and time in section-1.
Request for II. Take electrical isolation permit/ work order and isolation tag from SSL shift engineer duly
Isolation of filled and signed.
Electrical III. Isolate equipment following process mention below and inform to SSL shift engineer after
Equipment isolation.
IV. SSL shift engineer will confirm isolation to area isolation officer by filling section-2 of
‘Permit To Work.’

By removal of fuses
 Ensure the equipment is not in running condition.
 Put the Isolator in the OFF position and remove control and power fuses.
 Tie duly filled - in electrical isolation Tag on the Isolator / Panel Section.
By Rackin Rack out
Procedure for 1. MCC Module
Isolation of I. Ensure the equipment is not in running condition from ammeter reading and
Power Supply electrical ON / OFF indication.
of Electrical II. Press the emergency stop push button in MCC module (if available) and keep it
Equipment locked.
III. Put the Isolator to OFF position.
IV. Rack out the module / breaker from its compartment.
Tie duly filled -in electrical isolation Tag on the Isolator.
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2. Breaker trolley in PCC

I) Ensure that the feeder is OFF by seeing mechanical / electrical ON / OFF indication
and ammeter reading.
II) Breaker control switch is to be selected to local and/or manual position wherever
applicable.
III) Open the PCC module, put "OFF' control supply and remove control fuses.
IV) Rack out the breaker to Isolation position.
V) Tie duly filled - in electrical isolation Tag on Panel door handle.
Procedure for
I. Ensure proper isolation of equipment.
Discharging
II. Connect earthing terminal of the Earth Discharge Rod to the plant earth.
Isolated
III. Earth the outgoing terminal by using earth discharge rod standing on rubber mat and
Electrical
wearing rubber gloves of appropriate voltage grade and safety goggle.
Equipment
 SMP FOR CONTACT RESISTANCE CHECKING OF VCB
1. Safety Measures to be taken:

 Use of proper tools & PPE’s as shown in above pictures.

 Licensed personnel to be engaged for the work.
 Safe lifting tool to be assured
 Proper isolation and shutdown with tag out.

2. Tools/Tackles/Consumables required:

Input Work permit.

communication book.
Preventive maintenance check sheet
Safety PPE: helmet, hand gloves, safety shoes, safety goggle.
Communication systems- IP phone, mobile phones, outlook mail
Digital Micro ohm meter kit
Output Record maintenance task list.
Record in SAP database
Shift log book/ communication book.
Communication systems – IP phone, mobile phones, outlook mail

3. Manpower Required:
Responsibility Initiator: 1 Area-in-charge (SSL), 1 supervisor (Associate partner)
I. For job(s) on process equipment Process engineer is responsible for initiating
the electrical isolations / restoration.
II. For job(s) on non-process equipment Area engineer is responsible for initiating
the electrical isolations / restoration.
III. Planning, supervision, record maintaining & briefing safety aspects will be done
by area engineer.
Executer: 1 Electrical Technician (Associate partner )
Authorized electrical person is responsible for safe operations.

4. Time duration: 1 hour

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5.Scope of SOP/SMP/WI: Applicable to all Contact points(Busbars , joints,Breakers etc)

6.Step by step procedure including:

Contact resistance check needs to be done for ensuring proper electrical connections
Introduction And can detect the following problems

 Loose connections
 Adequate tension on bolted joints
 Eroded contact surfaces
 Contaminated or corroded contacts

 Single Phase Power supply needs to be given to micro ohm meter.

 Range is 2milliohm to 2Kohm with minimum resolution of 0.1micro ohm. And
operation is in pulse mode.

Procedure

 Red and Black probes to be connected as per color coding.(Marked as V+,I+ and
V-,I-)
 The subject under test had to be connected in below pictorial method.
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 Set the range as per requirement or within maximum range.

 Press the Pulse button on the meter and record the values displayed.
Maximum value is 60 micro ohms.

Point to be  Ensure that the connections are tightly secured and micro ohm meter disconnected.
ensured  Equipment under test is restored to its normal state and ready to be charged.
before
cancelling
permit
1. Isolation will be done only with properly filled “ELECTRICAL ISOLATION TAG”.
2. Restoration will be done only if energisation permit is received duly filled up by
authorized person.
3. While restoring the power, ensure the isolation tag no. printed on the stub and tag tied on
the panel is matching.
Precautions to 4. Under no circumstances, shall the "Electrical Isolation Tag" be removed from the
be taken care Equipment at any time while the maintenance work is in process.
5. If the electrical lock out tag is found obliterated, mutilated or removed, the Manager /
other authorized persons of Process Department shall recheck to ensure that the
equipment is isolated and a fresh Electrical Lock out tag is re-fixed in accordance with
this procedure. He will record the reasons for issuing the fresh Electrical Lock out tag.

8. Bibliography: Kindly refer the Annexure attached with Master list of SMP.

9. Reference: Equipment manuals, Onsite visual inspection.

 SOP FOR CHECKING MECHANICAL INTERLOCK OF BREAKER

1. Safety Measures to be taken:

 Use of proper tools & PPE’s as shown in above pictures.

 Licensed personnel to be engaged for the work.
 Safe lifting tool to be assured
 Proper isolation and shutdown with tag out.

2. Tools/Tackles/Consumables required:

Input Work permit.

Communication book.
Preventive maintenance check sheet
Safety PPE: helmet, hand gloves, safety shoes, safety goggle.
Communication systems- IP phone, mobile phones, outlook mail
Spares/consumables/lubricants/tools/lifting arrangements as per requirement.
Output Record maintenance task list.
Record in SAP database
Shift log book/ communication book.
Communication systems – IP phone, mobile phones, outlook mail

3. Manpower Required:
Responsibility Initiator: 1 Area-in-charge (SSL), 1 supervisor (Associate partner)
I. For job(s) on process equipment Process engineer is responsible for initiating
the electrical isolations / restoration.
II. Planning, supervision, record maintaining & briefing safety aspects will be done
by area engineer.
Executer: 1 Electrical Technician ,1 Helper(Associate partner )
I. Authorized electrical person is responsible for safe electrical isolation /
restoration, filling up, sign on “electrical isolation tag”.
II. Authorized persons to work on HT equipment are responsible for carrying out
earthing operation for HT equipment.

4. Time duration: 2 hrs

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5 .Scope of SOP/SMP/WI: Applicable to Areva,Siemens and Tamco VCBs.

6.Step by step procedure including:

Introduction Mechanical interlocks are checked for proper functioning of mechanism of breaker and to
ensure that as per mechanical operation all interlocks are intact for safe operation.

AREVA MAKE BREAKER:

The Breaker has the following mechanical interlocks.
 Breakers plug attachment with plunger lock.

Procedure Plug Plunger

Hole
SOP FOR CHECKING MECHANICAL INTERLOCK OF BREAKER

 If the plug is not fit in then breaker is unable to be racked in so this has
to be ensured that its working properly and plunger fits in the hole
when plug is removed.
 Check for its smooth operation and lubricate if necessary.

 VCB has a slot to insert rack-in handle with operating free-lock switch
along with push to trip button arrangement.

Lock-Free
Switch

Push to Trip PB

Slot closed

Slot
open

 For rack in rack out purpose switch has to be put in free mode and only then
the slot will be open to put the rack-in-out handle.
 The mechanism has to be properly lubricated and positions of all movable parts
to be checked for any variations in position or occurrence of any jamming.

 Service and Test limit switch activation bar.

SOP FOR CHECKING MECHANICAL INTERLOCK OF BREAKER

Bar Deactivated Bar Activated

Service limit
switch Test limit switch

 During rack in rack out breaker gets locked in two positions that
is service and test positions.
 Breaker mechanism is checked at test position by putting lock-
free
to lock mode and free mode.
 Check if the test limit switch gets activated and deactivated
properly by free movement of the side bar which pushes it.

 Rack in the breaker to service position and check the

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mechanism in lock and free mode.

 Check the free movement of the side bar and activation and
deactivation of service limit switch by it.
 All above operations should be smooth.
 Check for any variance in positions of movable parts and any
occurrence of jamming.

SIEMENS MAKE BREAKERS

 It has a locking and unlocking arrangement for mechanical interlocking
along with intervention of a solenoid with plunger.
 Door interlock is there which consists of a rod that pushes in for the key
to lock and unlock.
 DC supply has to be given to solenoid or else it will block the
unlocking procedure.

 Check for smooth locking and unlocking of the breaker while

DC supply is on so that rack-in-out handle entry slot opens and
closes accordingly.
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Rod Moves up
when
unlocked

Door Interlock

Locked Unlocked when door interlock

pushed or door is locked.

 Check for proper operation of door interlock.

 Push the rod and lock-unlock the key for smooth operation of
movable parts.
 Check for variations in positions and obstructions of the parts
of the mechanism.
 The vertical rod should move up when mechanism is unlocked.
 Check for its proper alignment and position.

Solenoid Plunger Plunger blocks as DC is off

unblocked
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 Check Plunger in out interlock by making DC on and off.

 In DC on condition breaker can be racked in and out as
plunger will not block the vertical Rod movement upwards.
 In DC off condition the plunger blocks the Rod.
 Check proper operation of movable parts.
 Check for any variance in positions of the parts and
lubricate if necessary.

TAMCO BREAKERS

Interlock lever

Racking hole
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Normal Condition of breaker

 Breaker has a lever that needs to be lift up for rack-in-out

operation.

Lever is lifted up

 Check for smooth operation when lever is moved up and

rack in handle entry slot is open.
 Check for free movement of the parts and variance in
positions.
 Check for any obstruction in lever up and down
mechanism, lubricate if necessary

Point to be  Equipment under maintenance to be restored to its normal state and ready to be
ensured before energized.
cancelling  Remove general shift tag after job completion.
permit
1. Isolation will be done only with properly filled “ELECTRICAL ISOLATION TAG”.
2. Restoration will be done only if energisation permit is received duly filled up by
authorized person.
3. While restoring the power, ensure the isolation tag no. printed on the stub and tag tied
on the panel is matching.
Precautions to 4. Under no circumstances, shall the "Electrical Isolation Tag" be removed from the
be taken care Equipment at any time while the maintenance work is in process.
5. If the electrical lock out tag is found obliterated, mutilated or removed, the Manager /
other authorized persons of Process Department shall recheck to ensure that the
equipment is isolated and a fresh Electrical Lock out tag is re-fixed in accordance with
this procedure. He will record the reasons for issuing the fresh Electrical Lock out tag.