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AQ 100 SERIES

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AQ 100 SERIES

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Introduction
The 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 wide range of arc flash protection products suitable for low and medium voltage applications. The system is configurable from a single unit to a complex multi-unit setup, accommodating various sensor types including point and fiber sensors.
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 rapid response minimizes incident energy levels, reducing the need for high-category personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensuring minimal process downtime.
Protection for Personnel and Equipment
The system is designed to protect both personnel and equipment by detecting faults in less than 2 ms and extinguishing arcs in under 70 ms. The use of quenching devices further reduces arcing time to less than 5 ms, offering an effective alternative to more expensive arc-resistant gear.
Arcteq Innovations
The AQ 100 series includes innovations such as reusable quenching devices compliant with IEC 60947 and UL 2748 standards, and the integration of pressure criteria in arc flash protection. These devices are suitable for both new installations and retrofits, enhancing the lifespan of existing switchgear.
Technical Specifications
The AQ 100 series meets the latest protection relay standards, suitable for various environments including utilities, power plants, and heavy industries. The modular design allows for flexibility and ease of installation, focusing on reliability and minimal return rates.
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.
Standard Arc Schemes
Standard arc schemes offer pre-engineered, fully tested, and documented arc flash protection systems for various switchgear layouts. These schemes simplify engineering, commissioning, and operation, reducing after-sales and life cycle costs.
Application of Light and Pressure Sensors
Combining light and pressure sensors addresses the limitations of traditional light and current criteria, especially in systems with air magnetic circuit breakers. The AQ-02 sensor combines light and pressure sensing, providing a dual or triple sensing system when combined with overcurrent sensing.
Testing and Supervision
Comprehensive testing of arc flash protection schemes is crucial. Arcteq’s AST-02 tester facilitates system testing by providing different light threshold levels and pressure element activation. The AQ-110P and AQ-110F units offer full self-supervision, ensuring high dependability by monitoring all system functions and connections.
Specifications
  • Trip Relays: Typically feature 3 NO + 1 NC or 4 NO configurations, with a rated voltage of 250 Vac/dc and continuous carry of 5 A. They can handle 30 A for 0.5s and 16 A for 3s.
  • Binary Outputs and Inputs: Outputs are rated at +24 Vdc, 20 mA max, while inputs have threshold voltages of 24, 110, or 220 Vdc, with a rated voltage of 250 V and current of 3 mA.
  • Power Supply: Operates within 80-265 Vac/dc, with an option for 18-72 Vdc, and a maximum power consumption of 5 W.
  • HMI Features: Include indication LEDs, multifunction push buttons, autoconfiguration, and system checks.
Protection Features
  • Light and pressure detection (L>/P>), circuit breaker failure protection (50BF), and rapid trip times using mechanical relays (7 ms).
  • Reset time for arc light stage is 2 ms, and protection becomes operational 88 ms after power-up.
Self-Supervision
All units feature comprehensive self-supervision capabilities, monitoring sensors, wiring, binary I/O, trip coils, power supply, internal voltages, and settings to ensure high dependability.
Key Units
  • AQ-101S: Designed for arc light detection with extended I/O for double busbar installations.
  • AQ-102: Connects up to 3 fiber sensors and offers full self-supervision.
  • AQ-2000: An arc quenching device that extinguishes arcs within 5 ms, minimizing equipment damage and personal injury risk.
  • AQ-110PLV and AQ-110FLV: Combine current and arc sensing, connecting to arc quenching systems for rapid extinguishing.
  • AQ-101LV and AQ-101DLV: Act as sub-units in arc protection systems, capable of connecting multiple sensors.
Applications
These units are suitable for both new installations and retrofits, providing robust protection in medium and low voltage environments.
Conclusion
The AQ 100 series represents a significant advancement in arc flash protection, offering fast, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for a wide range of applications. Its innovative features and compliance with international standards make it a preferred choice for enhancing safety and operational efficiency in electrical systems.
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RELhYRBLE power 00 SERIES ARC FLASH PROTECTION

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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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