Digital On

On-load
load Tap
Tap-Changer
Changer Voltage Controller
TAPCON® 250

Reinhausen Manufacturing Inc.

Humboldt TN USA
Humboldt,
Contents

• History of MR Automatic Voltage Regulation

• Foundation of Today’s TAPCON® series

• The latest TAPCON® Technology

TAPCON® 250

• Control Methods for Transformers

incl. samples
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History Generations up to TAPCON® 230

MK 10 MK 20 MK 30 VC 100 TAPCON®230
1972 1982 1988 1997 2002

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History Generations up to TAPCON® 240

TAPCON® 240
2002

VC 100E
1998

MK 30E
1988

MK 20E
1983

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TAPCON® Technology

Voltage Control Voltage Control

TAPCON® 240 TAPCON® 230

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TAPCON® 250 The Latest TAPCON® - Technology

TAPCON® 250

• The TAPCON® specifically for

US end-users

• Interchangeable into today’s

specific schemes

• Size allows easy retrofit

solutions
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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

Features

• Informative 128x128 dot

graphic display
• LED’s and contacts for
status and conditions
• simple and clear menus to
navigate
• NORMSET for easy
parameterization
• TAPCON®-trol System
Visualization Software

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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

Features

• Line Drop Compensation by

R and X compensation
Z compensation
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• Several Paralleling Methods

in one device without
additional hardware
circulating current
M t - Follower
Master F ll

• Four different levels for

voltage regulation
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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

Features

• Reverse Power Operation

• Operations Counter

• Tap Position Knowledge by

current loop method

• Tap
T Position
P iti Limits
Li it

• Tap Position Record

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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

Inputs

y Voltage Input
Measuring Potential Transformer 120VAC
auxiliary Power Supply 12V DC
y Current Input 0.2 A
y Four Programmable Command Inputs
Settable for Alternate Voltage Levels 2, 3, or 4, Auto
Tapchange Inhibit, Parallel Group 1 or 2, Master/Follower,
Quicktap, or Remote Voltage Level Activation
Auto/Manual and Remote/Local Activation Inputs
Operation Count Input
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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

Outputs

• Isolated Form C Contacts Showing

Modes or Status
MANUAL/AUTO
User programmable alarms
Status Alarm...
• Tap Position (analog)

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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

Analog Interface

• Direct tap position

knowledge
• Choice of tap position input:
0 … 1 mA
0 … 20 mA
4 … 20 mA A
potentiometer
• Choice of tap
p position
p output:
p
0 … 1 mA
4 … 20 mA
Analog
g Interface ( AI )

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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

Communications

• Choice of communication
ports:
RS232 RS485
RS232, RS485,
fiber optical
RJ45 (modem or Ethernet)
• Choice of communication
protocols :
DNP3.0
MODBUS ASCII & RTU
on demand:
e.g. IEC60870 –103,104
Communications Interface ( CI )

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TAPCON® 250 Latest Technology

TAPCON® 250

• MR has placed the TAPCON® series

technology
gy into this versatile
package

• The adaptability to retrofit

into existing installations with
the leading edge technology

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TAPCON® 250 Control Methods for Transformers

• Overview of different Control Schemes

• Circulating Current Analog Paralleling

• Circulating Current Digital Paralleling

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TAPCON® 250 Configurations

Single Installation

XPA I XPA I
Analog Paralleling
acc. to ANSI C57.12.10

Digital Paralleling
via CAN bus

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TAPCON® 250 Configurations

Single Installation Retrofit with Adapter Panel

TAPCON® 250-67

• Standard installation for

stand alone power transformers
with
ith on-load
l d tap-changer
t h

• Features
Tap Position Detection
Communications
Adaptation to existing installations
Four Programmable Inputs
Installation in the
Visualization via TAPCON®trol System motor drive MD II

(included)

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TAPCON® 250 Circulating Current Analog
Paralleling

Parallel Control
acc. ANSI C57.12.10 scheme

Within the TAPCON®- family

Parallel Assistant Modules

TAPCON® 250 -- TAPCON® 250

(or other TAPCON® s)

Together with existing installations

Parallel Balancing Modules

TAPCON® 250 -- e.g. Beckwith M 2001

ANSI-scheme
CAN-bus

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TAPCON® 250 Circulating Current Analog
Paralleling
Requirements
•Similar (practically identical Z%
•Solid high-side bus (no separate sources)
•Comparable step voltages and ranges (but some differences may be
tolerable)
•Provisions for LDC
•Same winding ratios
•Same MVA rating (ratio correcting CTs may be used)

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TAPCON® 250 Circulating Current Analog
Paralleling

AC Current
Relay

Paralleling
g
OLTC Control
Assistant
XPA I TAPCON® 250
(incl. AC Relay)

CAN bus

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TAPCON® 250 Circulating Current Analog
Paralleling

Paralleling Assistant XPA-I

• Easy adaption for paralleling via

• CAN bus to Digital Voltage
• Controllers of the TAPCON®
family

• Simplified installations
less wiring time and
reduced failures
• Cost savings CAN bus

Analog

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TAPCON® 250 TAPCON® 250 Circulating Current
Analog Paralleling

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TAPCON® 250 Digital Paralleling

Parallel Control with CAN bus

Digital Paralleling with

TAPCON® 250
includes:
TAPCON® 250
• easy parallel operation
of up to 16 transformers
• Group Paralleling
TAPCON® 250
• several paralleling
methods
Circulating Current
Master
aste - Follower
o o e

TAPCON® 230
• simplified
commissioning
• remarkable saving
g
of costs
TAPCON® 240 / 260

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 TAPCON® 250 Digital Paralleling

AC Current
Relay

Parallel OLTC Voltage

Balancing Control
Module

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TAPCON® 250 Digital Paralleling
LINE

Transf. 1 Transf. 2
AC AC
PBM 52-1a 52-2a PBM
3 1 1 3
ACT 24a ACT
7 7
5 5
52-1b
52 1b 24b 52
52-2b
2b
90 Relay 8 8 90 Relay
wPlate 6 6 wPlate
PT PT
1 5 9 9 5 1
3 24b 3
4 4
6 10 10 6

2 2
2 4 24a 4 2

52-1 CAN Bus

52-2

24
LOAD LOAD
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TAPCON® 250 Circulating REACTIVE Current
Digital Paralleling Versus Analog Scheme
Analog Limitations Digital Comparison
•CT circuitry wired between •No CT circuitry between
transformers transformers
•Similar (practically identical) Z% •Z% can be different
•Solid
Solid high-side
high side bus •Separated
Separated high-side
high side bus okay
•Comparable step voltages and •Different step voltages and tap
ranges ranges are okay
•Provisions for LDC •LDC doesn’t require adjustment
•Same winding ratios •Different winding ratios okay
•Same
S MVA rating (ratio
( •Different
ff MVA ratings okay (CT
(C is
correcting CTs may be used) sized according to rating)
•No visual indication of correct •Controller g
guided commissioning
g
settings
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TAPCON® 250 Digital Paralleling

TAPCON® 250
... the Difference in Paralleling !
LINE LINE

Transf. 1 Transf. 2 Transf. 1 Transf. 2

TAPCON TAPCON
AC AC 90 Relay 90 Relay
PBM 52-1a 52-2a PBM
3 1 1 3 6 CAN-Bus 6
ACT 24a ACT
5 5
7 7
5 5
52-1b 24b 52-2b
90 Relay 8 8 90 Relay PT +12VDC +12VDC PT
w Plate 6 6 wPlate 1 1
PT PT 43P
1 5 9 9 5 1 2 2
24a
3 24b 3
4 4
6 10 10 6
Tap Position Tap Position
2 2 Input Option Input Option
2 4 24a 4 2

Only one
52-1 52-2 52-1 52-2
controller needs
24 24
indication for two
LOAD LOAD LOAD LOAD
paralleled
transformers

Traditional Analogue Scheme TAPCON® 250 with CAN bus

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TAPCON® 250 Digital Master-Follower Scheme

Overview
•Older analog methods required relay logic
•Master-Follower actually the most common method used in rest of world
•Only the master regulates
•All
All controllers
t ll need
d positive
iti position
iti kknowledge
l d
•Perfect and actually preferred for applications where each transformer
naturally carries the load evenly on the same tap position.
•Same Z%
•Same Vector Groups
•Same # of Taps
•Same step voltage

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TAPCON® 250 Digital Paralleling

fewer components .
fewer problems..
less work...

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more benefits .
more reliability ..
more cost savings ...

... TAPCON® 250

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