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1YSA160045-EN -  Rev. 5 

 

Instruction Manual 

wiAutoLink 

Wireless Electronic Sectionalizer 

15kV, 27kV and 38 kV 

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for wiAutoLink

Page 1: ...1YSA160045 EN Rev 5 Instruction Manual wiAutoLink Wireless Electronic Sectionalizer 15kV 27kV and 38 kV ...

Page 2: ...7 C 4 5 Closing of the Unit 22 C 4 6 wiAutoLink Repositioning 22 C 5 Commissioning 25 C 5 1 General procedures 25 Section D Operation of the wiAutoLink 26 D 1 General 26 D 2 Operating Under Fault Conditions 26 D 2 1 Operating Under Temporary Fault Conditions 26 D 2 2 Operating Under Permanent Fault Conditions 27 D 2 2 1 Operating Under Permanent Fault Conditions with Trip two count setting Reclose...

Page 3: ...sfy himself thoroughly that neither personal safety nor equipment safety will be jeopardized by the service method or tools selected Safety Concerns Make sure that the installation area spaces divisions and ambient is suitable for electrical apparatus Check that all the installation putting into service and maintenance operations are carried out by personnel with suitable knowledge of the apparatu...

Page 4: ...e read the technical catalogue This user manual is written according the standard IEC 82079 1 READ CAREFULLY THIS DOCUMENT BEFORE USE KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE B 2 Target Group This document is written only for such qualified persons thoroughly trained and knowledgeable of hazards involved B 3 Related Documentation This document and product related documentation can be downloaded from the website ...

Page 5: ...fications Make sure that all materials described in the shipping note are included in the supply If any damageor irregularity is seen in thesupplied productafter unboxing notify ABB directly or through the agentor distributor as soon as possible within five days of receipt Please inquire about the terms of warranty from the nearest ABB representative The apparatus is only supplied with the accesso...

Page 6: ...ived including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the responsible party could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device has been designed to operate with the on board inverted F antenna No other antennas may be used To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so ch...

Page 7: ...the current set counting operations tripping mode network id and frequency This connection can be used to download the events Note Handle with care without damaging the micro USB connector Figure 2 C 4 4 wiAutoLink Configuration Tool C 4 4 1 Installation The WACT tool requires a computer with windows operating system with USB port and the framework NET 4 0 The application should be installed follo...

Page 8: ...2 Launch the Installer and follow the indications of the setup shown below In the event of missing dependencies the installer process will automatically proceed to the download of missing components 3 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 ...

Page 9: ...5 EN Rev 5 9 33 Figure 6 Figure 7 4 Attach wiAutoLink and be sure that the computer is connected to the internet Wait for the operating system to download and install the FTDI driver 5 Open the WACT application ...

Page 10: ...of the program so the user can interact with the necessary tools to bring all of them to a uniform version C 4 4 3 USB Tab Each device is presented on the tab containing all the controls to view and change its status When a single device is connected it will be presented on the TAB USB1 and so on up to three Select the Tab relative to the device of interest Figure 10 On this section all the device...

Page 11: ...an incompatible version and the bootloader is not installed C 4 4 4 Configuration of the Unit Figure 13 The Groupbox configuration contains all the information of the device The values shown are only modifiable through the Configuration Wizard The fields displayed are 1 Name Configuration Name 2 Last Last change date 3 Network Pin codeidentificationof thenetwork to asetof wiAutoLink Range 0000 999...

Page 12: ...ains the two new parameters The old WiACT 1 0 can read the configuration files generated by the new 1 3 The Status LED enabled and Partial Trip Allowed parameters are simply ignored By saving the file from WiACT 1 0 the file is converted to the old format which does not contain the two new parameters C 4 4 4 2 Scenario_1 Three Phase standard operation In the case for example to configure the wiAut...

Page 13: ...reached the tripping operation will be followed in single phase apparatus Hence the Allowed partial trip do no have effect because in single phase configuration To download parameters into wiAutolink please refer to the configuration wizard instruction section Network Pin 1234 Pickup Current 60A Inrush threshold 40 Device Type Single phase Frequency Setting 50 Hz Reset Time 30 s Count settings 2 Z...

Page 14: ...o be downloaded using the appropriate button A bar shows the progress Figure 14 The same button can be used to interrupt the request and pressed again during the download Figure 15 The delete button erases all the events stored on the device By selecting the flag Reset Counter the progressive counter will start from 1 otherwise it will resume from the last event stored Figure 16 There is a button ...

Page 15: ...ctively delete and export data in csv format C 4 4 7 Menu The menu has the classic buttons where some of them and there is also shortcuts accessible through buttons located on the Tool bar immediately bellow it All the operations carried out in both sections are intended as general In this regard particular attention should be taken to the group Global due to the menu item Tools that performs oper...

Page 16: ...ice the user must confirm his choice Figure 21 Cancel returns to the main window otherwise the tool proposes a further dialog box in which a file with the extension was can be imported to load settings Figure 22 Cancel returns to the main window Open displays and writes the configuration to the device C 4 4 9 2 Save Settings Save the current configuration to a file for later use making it availabl...

Page 17: ... the appropriate configuration The alternatives are the following ones SinglePhase one device connected BiPhase two devices connected ThreePhase three devices connected In order to configure BiPhase or ThreePhase the devices must be connected before the wizard The following example is referred to BiPhase mode Figure 24 In this example BiPhase configuration has been detected and therefore the image...

Page 18: ...vanced button Figure 26 The combo box located on the top shows the available IDs for the configuration while the button below is used to identify the device by blinking its LED for about 10 seconds The Ok confirms the choice It is not possible to assign the same ID to multiple devices Once back at the configuration menu pressing Next get the writing on the devices A bar will show the progress Figu...

Page 19: ... Firmware Upgrade This menu starts a multithreaded process of firmware update for all the connected devices The user should choose the file to upload the application perform a consistency check to ensure that the firmware file is compatible before uploading Figure 28 During this step the progress bars shows the status of the upgrade of the devices Figure 29 In case the upgrade fails on one or more...

Page 20: ...d by the WiAutoLink names can be different in reference to the Windows tool revision here in table below names refers to the WACT 0 0 7 Event Name Description Data PowerUp The device has been normally powered up N A PowerLost The power supply has been lost N A PowerDown The device has been normally powered down after a trip N A ConfigurationMode The application entered maintenance mode 0 config mi...

Page 21: ...Elapsed Reset time elapsed since last detected fault counting cancelled N A TrippingOperationScheduled Tripping operation has been scheduled Overall Cycles to Trip TrippingOperationAborted Tripping operation has been aborted N A TrippingOperationSucceeded Tripping operation has been successfully performed N A TrippingOperationFailed Tripping operation was tried but it failed 1 Not enough energy 2 ...

Page 22: ...spanner torque between 8 and 10 Nm without damaging the O Ring Figure 31 C 4 6 wiAutoLink Repositioning Push the interlocking bolt until blocked it will rotate freely Do not strike the bolt nor use any type of tool to reset Figure 32 Turn the tensioning device support Place the tensioning device support facing the interlocking bolt ...

Page 23: ...1YSA160045 EN Rev 5 23 33 Figure 33 Turn the tripping pin 90 until the lower contact is firmly blocked Figure 34 Place the pole in the tube inferior eyelet and position in the cutout base ...

Page 24: ...1YSA160045 EN Rev 5 24 33 Figure 35 Withdraw the pole and place it in the tube s superior eyelet Push it until it remains in closing position Figure 36 ...

Page 25: ...t by suitable qualified customer personnel with in depth knowledge of the apparatus and the installation itself It is not recommended to open wiAutoLink under charge using a common hookstick as it could cause an arc that might damage the personnel or the equipment The wiAutoLink has horns to be used with a load break tool ...

Page 26: ...ent fault on no load condition The wiAutoLink fits into a standard fuse cutout and it directly replaces an existing fuse base When it operates the wiAutoLink drops open like a fuse The wiAutoLink Electronic Sectionalizer is designed ONLY to sectionalize faulty lines and NOT for saving people from accidents or electrocution when contacting energized circuits D 2 Operating Under Fault Conditions D 2...

Page 27: ... will pick up measure zero current and count reaching its trip count setting The wiAutoLink will trip on the last open cycle of the recloser isolating the permanent fault in its branch and allowing the recloser to close prior to going to lockout and maintain power to the unaffected branches D 2 2 1 Operating Under Permanent Fault Conditions with Trip two count setting Recloser 1 The wiAutoLink is ...

Page 28: ... performed with the current at zero for up to 3 5 minutes above any possible dead line value configured in the recloser Due to the latest technological improvements recently introduced to reclosers the time indicated as T2 is the time the recloser takes to open after the fault detected The wiAutoLink by means of the spectral analysis in the second harmonic only needs one cycle to identify a curren...

Page 29: ...t and wiAutoLink wait recloser or breaker closes again Fault no tripping condition 5 If the upstream recloser or breaker closes and further fault detected could be considered a permanent fault condition and wiAutoLink process an Fault condition again waiting an opening of the upstream recloser or breaker Device returned to normal condition 6 If the upstream recloser or breaker open again and the o...

Page 30: ... reclaim time should be set to 90 seconds When a fault occurs before that time the recloser goes directly to lockout If a fault occurs after that time the reclosing sequence is done The recloser reclaim time is designed to prevent the reclosing operation before the sectionalizer is ready to operate wiAutoLink is fully charged The wiAutoLink is able to detect a fault on the line with a period as sm...

Page 31: ...in 90 seconds of closing the medium voltage line In order to give information related to the MV current status condition a dedicate firmware on request allow to perform blinking led every 10s To guarantee safe condition and avoid misunderstanding a dedicated label stickers on body of apparatus identify this feature Figure 42 Section E Maintenance Test thecorrectoperationof electronicsectionalizer ...

Page 32: ...d the lower support of the wiAutoLink move easily at the joint Clean and lubricate the joint surfaces of both pieces Keep contact zones clean and place a thin film of conductive grease on those zones Keep the tripping pin clean Check the upper contact cap is correctly fastened and both the o ring and the silicon grease are present Test should be carried out on a laboratory with the appropriate equ...

Page 33: ...Jose I Rucci 1051 Valentin Alsina B1822CJU Buenos Aires Argentina Telephone 54 11 4229 5500 www abb com ar Copyright 2014 ABB All rights reserved Document Title wiAutoLink Instruction Book Document No 1YSA160045 EN Date Rev Ind Sept 2017 Rev 4 No of Pages 26 Page 26 ...

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