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Load Interrupter
Switchgear
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Contents
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Introduction to Load Interrupter Switchgear
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ABB Technical Offering
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Selling Points
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ABB Support
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What, Where, Why
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Dedicated Marketing Team
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Quick Ship Program
Working with ABB
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Direct
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Packaging
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Load Interrupter Switchgear – What?
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Load Interrupter Switchgear is a cost effective solution
for distribution equipment when infrequent switching and
protective relaying is not required
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It can be used to interrupt load, sectionalize, isolate and
provide short circuit protection via fuses
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Load Interrupter Switchgear – Where?
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Load Interrupter Switchgear is generally used as
secondary distribution equipment in an industrial or
commercial setting
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Examples of product placement:
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Shopping center
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Hospitals
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Airports
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Industrial plant that requires power transformer
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Load Interrupter Switchgear – Who & Why?
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Customers that are looking for an inexpensive product
that will be used to isolate downstream equipment or
that will provide basic short circuit protection with fuses
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Customers that need a quick, temporary solution for
their distribution needs
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Customers that are buying a power transformer that
requires protection or regular maintenance
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ABB Technical Offering
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5, 15, 27, 36 kV Voltage Class
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600, 1200 amperes Continuous Current
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40, 61 kA Momentary
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Indoor, Outdoor
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ANSI/IEEE C37.20, ANSI C37.57, ANSI C37.58
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CSA C22.31
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UL*
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Design Details
Incoming bus connection
Glass Polyester
Phase Barriers
Viewing Window
Chain Drive
Handle
Mechanical Door
Interlock
Fuses
Epoxy Insulators
Tin Plated
Main Bus
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Spare Fuse Pouch
36” W x 60”D x 90” H
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Technical Offering Options
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Pre-engineered designs
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Options:
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Cable connection or main bus
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Silver plated bus, Insulated bus with boots.
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Mimic Bus
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Porcelain insulators
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Light for Indoor equipment
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Roof bushings
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Rear Compartment cable termination/connection
Customized designs
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Technical Offering – Load Break Switch
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VersaRupter Ratings
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5kV, 15kV, 25kV and 36kV
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600A, 1200A for 5kV to 25kV
600A & 800A for 36kV.
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Momentary (asym) / Fault-closing (asym) / Short time (sym)
40kA / 40kA / 25kA for 5kV and 15kV
61kA / 61kA / 40kA for 5kV and 15kV
30kA / 30kA / 20kA for 25kV
40kA / 30kA / 25kA for 36kV
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Technical Offering – Load Break Switch
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Optional Features
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Electrical operation
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Auxiliary contacts
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Shunt Trip
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Motor Operator
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Single or dual spring
actuating mechanism
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Selling Points – ABB Product Advantages
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Load break switch technology
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Arc Puffer extinguishing design
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Compact size
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All ratings (5 – 38kV) offered
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Pre-engineered or customized designs
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Overall modern design, with minimal parts contributing
to quick & easy assembly
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Load interrupter switchgear fills a product gap in ABB
medium voltage offering
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ABB Load Break Switch & Design
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ABB – VersaRupter & NAL
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Arc-puffer design, no arc chutes needed
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Compact design
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Snap action or stored energy mechanism
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Chain drive handle
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Simple design
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50,000 + Global installed base
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Selling Points - Load Break Switches
S&C MiniRupter
Cutler Hammer WLI
Schneider HVL
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Powercon
GE
Federal Pacific
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Working with ABB
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Request for Quotations, Orders send to:
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Direct to sales representative
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Packaging group
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Service group
Technical question about offering, RFQ’s send to:
Marketing Manager
Norberto Berestovoy
O: 514-856-6200
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[email protected]
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