ABB Training Center for Gas Insulated Switch Systems, M.

Bruckert, March 2014

Switchgear type ELK

Manual Operation of Disconnector and
Maintenance Earthing Switch Drive Model BAC
Working Principle of mechanical Locking Device

ABB Group
April 27, 2017 | Slide 1
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive
Manual operation of disconnectors and earthing switches is
subjected to the following rules:
-> The electrical interlocking scheme remains active and insertion of handcrank
is ONLY enabled after the interlocking chain has released this action.

-> in addition, a MECHANICAL device guides the operator through a sequence of

logical steps and prevents from mistakes

-> a mechanical locking device is activated as a last step of the manual operation
procedure to secure the switch in a safe end position.

-> an earthing switch associated with the disconnector shall not be operated
independently. Its manual operation is to be blocked as long as the
disconnector is not fully open.

-> the motor supply circuit to the drive is switched off during manual operation

-> selection of manual operation modus exports a corresponding signal to the

control cubicle/dispatch center

-> the established safe switch position (typically disconnector open & earthing switch closed)
shall be padlockable
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

Disconnector/earthing switch
drive in service condition Access to manual operation
device is not possible without
removing cover (padlockable)
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

Access for manual operation is inhibited during service conditions

Selector switch to change

from electrical operation
mode to manual mode
is inside this black box.
The box can be padlocked

Selector switch
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

Two pins are located at the inner side of the cover

Cover installed:
- One pin activates the motor supply
circuit of the drive
- second pin suppresses alarm

Cover removed:
- one pin disables the motor supply
circuit of the drive
- second pin releases a signal
to report that cover has
been removed (manual mode)

pin operates contact

Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

Cover removed:
mode
-> a pictogram, a modus
selector
selector and two hinged
levers (padlockable)
become visible.

The access to the hand

crank insertion hole
is still blocked.

Manual operation inhibited

as selector trapped at
hand crank MOTOR mode
motor mode
insertion hole
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

mode
Details on trapped selector
selector at position ,,M,, (motor mode, electrical operation mode)

Rotation
counter-clockwise
blocked by lever

position ,,M,,
(motor, electrical control)
= default
= electrical control

Rotation clockwise
blocked by pin
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

zoom to MODE SELECTOR Positions

Mode:
Manual operation
Mode: of Disconnector Switch
Switch
mechanically
LOCKED
Mode:
Electrical operation
of Disconnector and
Earthing Switch

Mode:
Manual operation
rotating mode selector of Earthing Switch
will activate microswitches and
mechanical blocking bars inside
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive
internal mechanical device for
locking of gear spindle position

Mechanical blocking for:

Disconnector and Maintenance Switch
electrical OPEN Neutral
interlocking chain Mechanical blocking for:
Disconnector Switch
earthing sw itch disconnector
CLOSED

Mechanical blocking for:

blocking bars for Disconnector and
Maintenance Earthing Switch Earthing Switch drive shaft
mode selector CLOSED activated by SELECTOR
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

Establish the mode for manual

operation of disconnector/1

swivel lever to
release selector

remove padlock
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Establish the mode for manual
operation of disconnector/2
possibility to freeze
disconnector mode
-> swivel lever backwards
and attach padlock

turn selector counter-clockwise till it

matches with symbol of disconnector
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive
Establish the mode for manual
operation of disconnector/3

conditions of electrical
interlocking chain have to match
handcrank insert will open spindle free to travel within
Disconnector operating range

OPEN Disconnector - CLOSED

earthing sw itch

Hand crank
opening

Selector at
disconnector mode
blocking bar for Disconnector
blocking bar for Earthing Switch movement FREE
movement ENGAGED
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Ready for manual operation of disconnector

disconnector mode
can be worked now
by inserting a hand
crank HERE

a release by the
interlocking chain
is needed to open
access hole.
position for manual
operation of Earthing Switch (magnet activated, flap opened)
NOT accessible at this status access hole

bypassing the manual operation mode of disconnector

is NOT POSSIBLE as long as 2nd padlock is not removed
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

working the disconnector mode

Insert handcrank and turn till the switch is at desired end position.
Turn back 180 (half turn) to release tension from gear.

blocked blocked

open disconnector Close disconnector

hand crank access point
(opens ONLY if all electrical and
mechanical conditions are fulfilled
and electrical supply is available
for the interlocking system)
turn clockwise/counter-clockwise
to set position of apparatus
as indicated on pictogram
(turn to gear end position, 24x is indicative only)

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April 27, 2017 | Slide 14
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive
Establish the mode for manual
remove padlock
operation of earthing switch/1

disconnector has to be
in OPEN position
(otherwise internal blocking bars do
swivel lever not release manual mode of earthing switch)
to release selector earthing
sw itch disconnector

blocked
remove 2nd padlock and
swivel lever
Next step:
Block disconnector mode
(internal blocking bar for disconnector
to be engaged and blocking bar for
earthing switch to be released)
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Establish the mode for manual
operation of earthing switch/2

turn selector
counter-clockwise ONLY

Note:
It is not possible to directly work
the earthing switch manual mode
without having worked the
disconnector mode
(clockwise rotation of selector towards the
earthing switch mode position is blocked by pin)

position for
manual operation
of Earthing Switch
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive
Establish the mode for manual
selector turned counter-clockwise operation of earthing switch/3

Selector is pointing now at

Earthing Switch manual mode
(internal blocking bars rotated to release
manual mode of earthing switch and to block
disconnector mode)

earthing
sw itch disconnector

position for manual operation

of Earthing Switch

released blocked
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

working the earthing switch mode

Insert handcrank and turn till the switch is at desired end position.
Turn back 180 (half turn) to release tension from gear.

open earthing switch Close earthing switch

blocked blocked

turn clockwise/counter-clockwise
hand crank access point to set position of apparatus
(opens ONLY if all electrical and as indicated on pictogram
mechanical conditions are fulfilled
(turn to gear end position, 24x is indicative only)
and electrical supply is available
for the interlocking system)

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April 27, 2017 | Slide 18
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive
Establish final LOCK modus after
operation of earthing switch

Note: Earthing switch mode does NOT provide a padlock function !!

Reason: earthing switch modus must NOT remain active after the switch was closed.
The closed status needs to be BLOCKED mechanically. Therefore, last action is to turn
selector to LOCK position (mech. blocking bars engaged, closed position frozen)
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

Selector switch position for

earthing
sw itch disconnector
MECHANICAL BLOCKING

in order to FREEZE the earthing switch

at the closed position, turn the selector
switch to LOCK symbol
blocked blocked

at LOCK position, all blocking bars are activated

and motor, gear, drive shaft and main contact
are mechanically blocked
(,,frozen for maintenance,,).

this is the correct position of the

selector before the black cover
is mounted and padlocked

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April 27, 2017 | Slide 20
Manual operation and locking of BAC Drive

selector to be turned counter-clockwise Selector switch position for

to LOCK position after the disconnector
mode was worked
MECHANICAL BLOCKING

case 1

additionally, the lever and padlock for the

disconnector mode can be attached
(to prevent an activation of the disconnector
mode if padlock at Lock position is removed)

case 2

selector to be turned clockwise

to LOCK position after the earthing
switch mode was worked
Padlocking Plan
Locking Plan for padlocks on DS/ES and FAES
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