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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers Brochure

Product catalog summary
Overview
GE Digital Energy, in partnership with XD Electric, offers advanced dead tank circuit breakers ranging from 72.5kV to 800kV. These breakers are designed to improve power system reliability and grid resiliency, supporting high and ultra-high voltage power equipment.
Key Features & Benefits
  • Reduced Footprint: Integration of current transformers in bushing insulators minimizes space and foundation needs.
  • Compact Design: Utilizes advanced arc extinguishing technology to reduce size and enhance reliability.
  • Seismic and Pollution Resistance: Suitable for areas prone to earthquakes and severe pollution.
  • Maintenance-Free Design: Features modular spring and hydromechanical mechanisms for enhanced reliability and reduced maintenance.
Primary Plus™
Primary Plus is a pre-engineered solution that digitizes primary equipment, reducing time and labor for substation construction and maintenance. It includes digitized equipment, optimized electrical protection systems, and secure communication networks.
Technology and Mechanisms
  • Interrupter Technology: Employs puffer type interrupter technology for efficient arc interruption.
  • Spring Operating Mechanism: Offers high performance with minimal maintenance.
  • Hydromechanical Mechanism: Features integrated modules with independent control valves for reliable operation.
Manufacturing Excellence
XD|GE's manufacturing facilities are certified with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OSHA 18001, ensuring high-quality production. The facilities include specialized production lines for switchgear and operating mechanisms, with strict quality control processes.
Service Conditions
  • Altitude: Up to 3000m
  • Humidity: Monthly 90%
  • Wind Velocity: Max 35m/s
  • Temperature: -35°C to +40°C
  • Seismic Capability: 0.5g
Quality Assurance and Testing Facilities
XD|GE ensures high-quality manufacturing processes, focusing on First Pass Yield and Cost of Quality data for improvements. The Xi’an High Voltage Apparatus Research Institute (XIHARI) is a key partner, offering extensive testing capabilities, including high power and voltage laboratories, and meeting ISO/IEC 17025 standards. These facilities can test equipment up to 1,100kV AC and conduct environmental tests such as high altitude and temperature variations.
Global Project Engineering Services
XD|GE provides comprehensive support services from design to post-sales, ensuring successful deployment and maintenance of products. This includes logistics coordination, installation, commissioning, and a 24/7 global support service. The company has a global field service team and a network of experts to support various applications.
Primary Plus and Multilin HardFiber System
Primary Plus offers pre-engineered solutions to reduce substation construction time and labor. It includes digitized equipment and secure communication infrastructure. The Multilin HardFiber system digitizes analog signals, reducing costs and improving safety by minimizing copper wiring. It supports IEC 61850 communications and offers advanced protection and control features.
Technical Specifications of Dead Tank Circuit Breakers
The document provides detailed specifications for various models of dead tank circuit breakers ranging from 72.5kV to 800kV. Key parameters include mechanical endurance, operating sequences, SF6 gas pressure, and electrical ratings such as voltage, current, and breaking capacity. The breakers are designed for high reliability and compliance with international standards.
Ordering Information
Guidelines for ordering include specifying product type, voltage, current, and mechanism type. The document lists available models with different configurations and ratings.
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Catalog excerpts

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g Dead Tank Circuit Breakers 72.5– 800kV — Advanced Technology in a Compact, Reliable Design with Primary Pre-engineered solution set that digitizes XD|GE primary equipment and provides factory installed and configured protection, monitoring, diagnostics and communications.

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV 363kV Dead Tank SF6 Circuit Breaker 800kV Dead Tank SF6 Circuit Breaker Robust, High Quality and Reliable Breaker Technology For over a century, utilities around the world have relied on GE products and services to increase power system reliability and improve grid resiliency and responsiveness. As a global leader in grid infrastructure products and services, GE supports a broad set of utility applications ranging from transmission and substation automation to distribution networks and smart metering, enabling greater safety, connectivity and increased...

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV Key Features & Benefits Reduced Footprint Current transformers equipped in the bushing insulators allow for reduced space and foundations required for installation. Compact Design and Construction Advanced arc extinguishing technology significantly reduces product size and improves reliability. Excellent Seismic Performance and Pollution-Resistant Capability The dead tank circuit breaker is well-suited for areas with frequent earthquakes, high elevation or severe pollution. Maintenance Free Design Modular spring operated mechanism and integrated hydromechanical...

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV The LW24-72.5 is an outdoor dead tank SF6 circuit breaker with puffer type interrupter technology and a spring operating mechanism. Type LW24-126/145/252/T outdoor dead tank SF6 circuit breaker product line incorporates world class advanced technology at these kV ratings. Puffer type interrupting technology has been applied for many years, is well proven and is accepted as the industry standard. Performance & reliability is enhanced with this technology. Single pressure puffer type interrupting technology is employed. This industry standard technology simplifies...

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV The LW13A/23-363, LW13A-550, and LW13-800 family of products represent the technology platform for the highest kV rated XD|GE dead tank breakers. Single interrupting units per pole are utilized on breaker products from 363kV to 550kV without parallel capacitors and pre-insertion resistors. In addition, double interrupting unit designs are used for products from 363kV up to 800kV. Parallel capacitors and pre-insertion resistors are incorporated when double interrupting units per pole are used. Breakers from 363kV to 800kV can carry continuous current up...

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV Technology lnner Construction of Interrupter Inner Construction of Interrupter 1. Interrupter The figure below shows the principle construction of the interrupter. The pressure of the gas in the puffer cylinder goes up when the gas is compressed by opening movement of the puffer cylinder. Fixed main contact Fixed arcing contact Moving main contact This pressurized and compressed gas goes to the arc between the stationary contact and moving contact. The nozzle concentrates the gas flow to the arc for efficient cooling. Trip spring Trip spring Arc Ratchet...

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV 3. ydromechanical Operating Mechanism for H Circuit Breakers The hydromechanical mechanism is built with its functional parts linked by integrated modules. To keep the operation as relaible as possible, “O”-rings are used at sealing points, disc-type springs are used to store energy, and two sets of respectively independent opening control valves are incorporated into Hydro-mechanical can be operated the design. This mechanism mechanismeither in single phase or in three phase electrically, and can be gang-operated in Hydro-mechanical three phase mechanically....

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72.5 – 800kV DeadTank Circuit — 72.5–800kV Dead Tank Circuit Breakers Breakers Innovative Facilities and Rigorous Quality Processes XD|GE’s technology portfolio is built in state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing facilities with robust quality processes which provide customers with products that meet the critical and demanding reliability and environmental challenges of transmission applications. Manufacturing Excellence XD|GE designs a broad range of switchgear in five specialized production facilities including machining, surface treatment, insulating, housing and casting. Additionally,...

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV Support and Service Global Project Engineering Services XD|GE is dedicated to helping its customers reach their system objectives and provides a suite of professional services to assist the successful deployment and maintainance of XD|GE products and solutions globally. From design to implementation to post-sales support, a team of technical and business experts are available to help customers effectively use the capabilities and product domain knowledge that are available from XD|GE. This support infrastructure covers the entire life cycle of the product....

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV Primary Plus Pre-Engineered Secondary Equipment Primary Plus, XD|GE’s supplemental offering to its primary equipment, is a pre-engineered, factory installed solution set that allows utilities to reduce the time and labor associated with substation construction and commissioning. Primary Plus uses technologies and methodologies familiar to existing resources and skill sets. • Digitized primary equipment for replacing labor-intensive, individually terminated copper wires • Electrical protection solutions to monitor and react to fault conditions • Secure and...

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV

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Dead Tank Circuit Breakers — 72.5–800kV 252kV SF6 Breaker LW24-252 outline and foundation drawing P1 t22 Aluminum Alloy Plate Grounding Block Grounding Position (2 places)

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