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AQ 100 SERIES ARC FLASH PROTECTION

AQ 100 SERIES ARC FLASH PROTECTION
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AQ 100 SERIES ARC FLASH PROTECTION

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Introduction
This document emphasizes the importance of dedicated arc flash protection systems, highlighting their role as comprehensive protection solutions rather than mere additional functions. It stresses the need for selective and tailored tripping scenarios to ensure flawless operation across various network topologies.
Full Product Range
The AQ 100 series offers a comprehensive range of arc flash protection products suitable for both low and medium voltage applications. The system's modular design allows for configurations ranging from a single unit to complex multi-unit setups, with nearly unlimited units due to its unique design.
Benefits of Arc Protection
The AQ 100 series ensures maximum safety with a total arc fault clearance time of 5 ms using a reusable quenching device. This reduces incident energy levels, minimizing the need for high-category personal protective equipment (PPE). The system is designed for fast engineering and commissioning, with a reliable protection track record and a return rate of less than 0.1%.
Protection for Personnel and Equipment
The system protects both personnel and equipment by detecting faults in less than 2 ms and extinguishing arcs in less than 70 ms. The AQ 100 system reduces arc flash incident energy to less than 1 cal/cm², providing ultimate protection.
Arcteq Innovation
The AQ 100 series includes innovations such as reusable quenching devices compliant with IEC 60947 and UL 2748 standards. These devices operate in less than 3 ms, minimizing arcing fault effects and allowing for multiple operations and full system testing.
Standard Arc Schemes
The document outlines standard arc schemes for both low and medium voltage systems, emphasizing fast operation and the use of quenching devices to reduce arcing time.
Sensors and Devices
The series includes various sensor units such as point sensors and fiber sensors, each designed for specific applications and configurations. The AQ-110P and AQ-110F units combine current and light sensing capabilities.
Technical Data and Installation
The document provides technical data, wiring diagrams, and installation guidelines, ensuring effective integration of the AQ 100 series into new or existing systems.
Benefits of Dedicated Arc Flash Protection Relays
Dedicated arc flash protection relays provide redundant protection and enhance dependability. Arcteq’s relays require minimal customer settings, reducing the risk of maloperation due to incorrect settings. These relays operate with a protection time of 7 ms, ensuring rapid response without delays from communication bus operating times.
Sensor and Scheme Testing
Testing of the full arc flash protection scheme is crucial, involving activation of each sensor and monitoring feedback from all relays. Arcteq’s AST-02 tester facilitates system testing, ensuring correct operation of light and pressure sensors.
Innovations in Arc Flash Protection
Arcteq introduces the AQ-02 sensor, combining light and pressure sensing to prevent nuisance trips in systems with air circuit breakers. This dual sensing system can be expanded to a triple sensing system by adding overcurrent sensing.
Technical Specifications
The document provides detailed specifications for various Arcteq products, including AQ-110P, AQ-110F, AQ-101, and AQ-101D units. These specifications cover protection features, applicable sensors, trip relays, binary outputs and inputs, power supply, HMI, and self-supervision capabilities.
Overview of Technical Specifications
The document provides detailed technical specifications and features of the AQ-100 series arc protection systems, including models AQ-101DLV, AQ-102LV, and AQ-1000. These systems are designed to detect and mitigate arc flash incidents, ensuring safety and minimizing equipment damage.
Specifications
  • Power Supply: Options include 80-265 Vac/dc or 18-72 Vdc.
  • Trip Relays: Configurations of 3 NO + 1 NC or 4 NO, with a rated voltage of 250 Vac/dc and continuous carry of 5 A.
  • Binary Inputs/Outputs: Rated voltage of 24 Vdc, with specific configurations for inputs and outputs.
  • Protection Features: Includes light and pressure detection, circuit breaker failure protection, and fast trip times (7 ms for mechanical relays).
System Features
  • Self-Supervision: Continuous monitoring of internal functions and external connections for reliability.
  • HMI: Equipped with 12 indication LEDs, multifunction push button, and autoconfiguration capabilities.
  • Installation: Easy DIN rail installation for certain models.
Protection and Sensors
  • Arc Quenching Device (AQ-1000): Limits arcing time to 5 ms, reducing thermal and pressure damage.
  • Sensors: Various types including point sensors and fiber optic sensors, with specific light intensity thresholds and detection radii.
Technical Data
  • Voltage and Current Ratings: Detailed specifications for trip relays, binary inputs/outputs, and high-speed outputs.
  • Environmental Conditions: Operating temperature range from -35°C to +70°C, with high humidity tolerance.
  • Compliance: Meets various IEC and EN standards for electrical and mechanical testing.
Installation and Dimensions
  • Includes detailed dimensions and panel cut-out information for different models.
Contact Information
Arcteq Relays Ltd, Vaasa, Finland. Contact details for sales and technical support are provided.
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The AQ 100 reliability is based on unbeatable experience in the field of arc protection. The unique standard arc schemes ensure correct operation under any condition. When an arc burns there is

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THE WIDEST RANGE OF PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET The AQ 100 system enables arc flash protection systems over a wide range of applications. The full system can be anything from a single unit covering a few cubicles of switchgear to a complex multi incomer configuration with hundreds of units. Due to the unique design of the AQ 100 system, the number of units is nearly unlimited. The variety of sensors meet all philosophies of building up an arc flash system, it is possible to use point sensors, fiber sensors or a mixture of the both. The AQ 100 system is always fast in operation, by adding an Arcteq...

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SENSORS (for MV and LV) POINT SENSORS FIBER SENSORS For light and light & pressure Plastic fiber or multithread glass fiber in variable lengths LOW VOLTAGE PRODUCTS AQ-110FLV CURRENT AND FIBER SENSOR UNIT Flush mounted current and light sensing main unit Flush mounted current and light sensing main unit 3 current inputs, up to 12 light detectors and one light detecting fiber 3 current inputs, up to 3 light detecting fibers AQ-101LV POINT SENSOR UNIT AQ-101DLV POINT SENSOR UNIT Flush mounted light sensing unit installed as sub-unit to AQ110PLV or standalone for light only system Din rail mounted...

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BENEFITS OF ARC PROTECTION The AQ 100 is designed utilizing the most modern technology with a focus on simplicity while maintaining both flexibility and function. It is built to meet the growing demands in both LV and MV switchgear and control gear applications ranging from basic standalone to more complex system solutions. The AQ 100 series is designed and tested according to the latest protection relay standards and is hence suitable for installations in any environment, such as utility, power plant, wind-power, off-shore, marine, oil and gas, mining, steel or any other heavy industry application...

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Use of quenching device reduces the calorie/cm2 energy release typically to less than 1. The main purpose of an arc flash protection is to protect both substation personnel and equipment from the consequences of and arc fault. An arc protection system detects the fault in less than 2 ms and including the delay in the breaker the time for extinguishing the arc is normally less than 70 ms. A normal selective over current protection can have operation times up to 500 ms. In case of an arc fault in a switchgear equipped only with traditional feeder protection, the risk for severe injuries to substation...

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ARCTEQ INNOVATION: Re-usable arc quenching device according to IEC 60947 and UL 2748 ARC FLASH INCIDENTS Arc flash faults are the most devastating types of faults known in power distribution systems. Arc flash incidents in medium and low voltage air insulated switchgear and control gear are known to cause annually a number of fatalities and personal injuries, mainly by 2nd degree and higher burns. Arc flash faults cause also severe equipment damage leading to time consuming repairs and extended power outages. Arc flash has been greatly researched in the last decade and standards such as IEEE...

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ARCTEQ INNOVATION: Dedicated and dependable protection with standard arc schemes ARC FLASH PROTECTION – THE NEW NORMAL IN POWER GRID PROTECTION ARCTEQ’S UNIQUE STANDARD ARC SCHEMES – IMPROVED SECURITY THROUGH SIMPLICITY During the last decade the application of arc flash protection based on light sensing has become the new normal in power protection. Arc flash protection provides unquestionable benefits, such as improved speed, selectivity and cost effectiveness. Arc flash protection has been introduced to all continents and applied in all types of electrical power distribution systems ranging...

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Standard arc scheme layout for low voltage switchgear with two incoming circuit breakers and a tie breaker.

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Standard arc scheme layout for medium voltage switchgear with two incoming circuit breakers and a tie breaker.

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ARCTEQ INNOVATION: Adding pressure criteria in the arc flash protection BACKGROUND The first generations of arc flash protection relays utilized light sensitive arc sensors alone as the tripping criteria. Advances combined arc light and current sensing for the dual sensing method to further increase the reliability of the protection system. However, the traditional current and light-based dual sensing system may overtrip when installed in equipment involving air magnetic circuit breakers. As well in some cases, especially in low voltage systems, the absence of current transformers makes it practically...

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AQ-110P is a sophisticated microprocessor-based arc flash protection unit with combined current and arc sensing. When the AQ-110P detects an overcurrent in the incoming feeder and a light signal from a sub unit or a direct light sensor, it minimizes the damage caused by an arcing fault (arc flash) by tripping the circuit breaker sourcing the fault current. The AQ-110P complete system self-supervision function provides the highest level of dependability by continuously monitoring all internal system functions along with external connections. MEDIUM VOLTAGE PRODUCTS ORDER CODE AQ-110P - X X X X Auxiliary...

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MEDIUM VOLTAGE PRODUCTS AQ-110F ARC Fiber sensor unit with overcurrent AQ-110F is a sophisticated microprocessor-based arc flash protection unit with combined current and arc sensing. When the AQ-110F detects an overcurrent in the incoming feeder and a light signal from a sub unit or a direct light sensor, it minimizes the damage caused by an arcing fault (arc flash) by tripping the circuit breaker sourcing the fault current. The AQ-110 complete system self-supervision function provides the highest level of dependability by continuously monitoring all internal system functions along with external...

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AQ-101 ARC Point sensor unit AQ-101 is a sophisticated microprocessor-based arc flash protection unit for arc light detection. It is designed to minimize the damage caused by an arcing fault (arc flash) by tripping the circuit breaker sourcing the fault current. The AQ-101 acts as a sub unit to AQ-110P in an AQ 100 arc protection system. It can also function as standalone in light only systems. The AQ-101 complete system selfsupervision function provides the highest level of dependability by continuously monitoring all internal system functions along with external connections. MEDIUM VOLTAGE...

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