BATTERY REPLACEMENT FOR GT1 AND GT2 MULTILIN GCP2100

GENERATOR AND TRANSFORMER PROTECTION RELAY G60 &

T60
PERIOD: 12TH JUNE 2016/ 18TH JUNE 2016

INTRODUCTION

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On 26th of April 2016, it was found that the Transformer Protection

Relay T60 produces an alarm BATTERY FAIL; Replace Battery.
Upon research of the system, ECI has purchased a type of exclusive
battery (type CR 2/3 A) for the power supply (RH) module of the
protection relays and set for replacement during the offline water wash
of GT1 and GT2.
PTW No: 6869/6912

FINDINGS

Background:
The GCP2100 Generator and Transformer Protection relays are responsible to protect their
respective equipments from damage by means of tripping the system via relay. Each unit (G60
and T60) comes in plug-in modules that can be replaced easily. On 26th of April 2016, it was
found that the Transformer Protection Relay T60 produces an alarm BATTERY FAIL; Replace
Battery alarm. Upon research of the system, ECI has purchased the designated battery and set to
replace it during the offline water wash of GT1 and GT2 Q2.
Findings:
1. Initial finding indicates battery has failed and need to be replaced.
2. Battery is responsible to keep the computer time and module time to be running and in sync.
3. The module time and date resets to initial value after replacement of battery thus need to be
resynchronized.
Steps Taken:
1. Open and plug out panel cover.
2. Plug out RH module (power supply).
3. Unscrew RH cover and replace battery.
4. Reinstall module and wait for the module to boot by itself.
5. Reset all the alarms using reset button on the panel.
5. Open Enervista and connect to the designated module.
6. Under Quick Connect Device tree, find Synchronize Devices function.
7. Click on Synchronize Devices button.
8. Close the connection and repeat steps 1 to 7 with other modules.
Additional Steps Taken:
1. Before doing any work, all of the settings and actual values from the module can be exported
to a .csv file as a backup in case the settings are lost. The initial setting is cross checked with the
setting after the replacement of the battery and found that the only difference is the time and date
which can be synchronized with the computer time via Enervista UR software.

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PHOTO OF EVENT

Figure 1: The alarm at T60.

Figure 2: LED Indication alarm at T60

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Figure 3: Before doing any work, backup to csv file and compare with settings after battery
replacement to ensure settings are the same with initial setting.

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Figure 4: Open and remove panel cover. Remove grounding cable and connector plug to
screen.

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Figure 5: Remove RH module. Power supply module.

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Figure 6: Unscrew cover and replace battery.

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Figure 7: Reinstall module and panel cover.

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Figure 8: Wait for the module to boot by itself. A system Exception:Check Diagnostics
alarm come out.

Figure 9: Press reset button to reset alarm.

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Figure 10: Open the Enervista UR Setup and connect to the designated module. Under
Quick Connect Device tree, find Synchronize Device function and click on Synchronize
devices to sync the time and date.

Figure 11: GT1 Computer time and Module time is now synced.

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Figure 12: GT2 time not synced

Figure 13: GT2 Time synced.

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MATERIAL USED
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Listing of material used.

1.Consumables
No Description
1
Battery CR2/3A

2. Spare Parts Replaced

No Description

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Part Number

Qty Used
4

Approx RM

Qty Used

Approx RM

MANPOWER INVOLVED

Listing of manpower contributed to the rectification/ repair work.

Name
Designation
Work Hours
Jerry J Wen
JEE
5
Zulkiffelly B
EE
3
Charles Lee
SET
3
Md Shahrudin
ET
3

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RECOMMENDATION

N/A
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CONCLUSION

The replacement of the battery is successful. The battery functions to keep time and date for the
module. Successfully synced the computer time and module time using Enervista at both GT1
and GT2.

Report prepared by:

Checked and Verified by:

Name: Jerry J Wen

Designation: JEE
Date: 24th June 2016

Name: Zulkiffelly Butod

Designation: EE
Date: 24th June 2016

Attached relevant documents: Not applicable

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