MR TAPGUARD 260 Quick Reference Manual

Monitoring System
TAPGUARD® 260

Quick Reference Guide

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1 Introduction

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Introduction

This quick reference guide contains information for quick start-up of the de­vice. It does not provide comprehensive operating instructions.

Manufacturer

The product is manufactured by:

Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH

Falkensteinstraße 8
93059 Regensburg, Germany
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Further information on the product and copies of this technical file are availa­ble from this address if required.

Completeness

This technical file is incomplete without the supporting documentation.

Supporting documents

The following documents apply to this product:

▪ Operating instructions

▪ Quick reference guide

▪ Connection diagrams

Also observe generally valid legislation, standards, guidelines and specifica­tions on accident prevention and environmental protection in the respective
country of use.

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Product description

This chapter contains an overview of the design and function of the product.

Operating concept

The monitoring system is operated by keys for parameterization and configu­ration on the front panel of the device. Alternatively, configuration is also
possible via the TAPCON®-trol visualization software.

The monitoring system is equipped with a key lock to prevent unintentional

operation. To activate or deactivate, press the and keys
simultaneously.

Manual mode

Manual mode is an additional safety feature of the monitoring system and
protects the parameters from being unintentionally changed.

The following activities cannot be performed until you have activated manual
mode:

▪ Acknowledging events

▪ Acknowledging maintenance

▪ Changing parameters

You can change the parameters regardless of manual mode via the visuali­zation software TAPCON®-trol.

To activate manual mode, proceed as follows:

► Press .

ð The relevant LED lights up.

Manual mode is activated. If no key on the monitoring system has been
pressed after more than 5 minutes, manual mode is automatically deactivat­ed.

Serial interface

The parameters for the device can be set using a PC. The COM 1 (RS232)
serial interface on the front panel is provided for this purpose. You can use
the connection cable supplied to establish a connection to your PC via the
RS232 or USB port (using the optional USB adapter).

TAPCON®-trol software is needed for parameterization via the serial inter­face. The software and the related operating instructions are contained on
the CD provided.

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Figure 1: Device connection to a PC

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Mounting

This chapter describes how to correctly mount and connect the device. Note
the connection diagrams provided.

WARNING

Electric shock

Danger of death due to electrical voltage.

► De-energize device and system periphery and lock to prevent switching

back on again.

Installing and wiring temperature sensors

The following sections describe how to install and wire the temperature sen­sors for the diverter switch oil and the transformer oil.

Connecting temperature sensor for on-load tap-changer oil

A temperature sensor is mounted in the on-load tap-changer head cover in
each on-load tap-changer. You have to perform the wiring in accordance
with the connection diagram that came with the motor-drive unit. Please ob­serve the following:

Do not loop the temperature sensor connecting leads when laying because
this may cause voltage coupling and result in measurement errors.

To connect the temperature sensor for the on-load tap-changer oil, proceed
as follows:

1. Place the shielding of the sensor connecting lead on the grounding rails
in the motor-drive unit.

2. Connect the sensor connecting lead to the terminals in the motor-drive
unit as shown in the connection diagram.

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3. Remove the temperature sensor cover on the on-load tap-changer head
cover.

Figure 2: Removing temperature sensor cover

4. Remove the shielding of the sensor connecting lead on the temperature
sensor.

5.

NOTICE! Do not place shielding in temperature sensor. Insulate tem-

perature sensor connecting leads using shrink tubing such that the
shielding is no longer exposed. If this is not done, current may flow via
the shielding and the device may be damaged.

Figure 3: Correct insulation of connecting lead shielding

1 Exposed shielding 2 Correctly insulated connecting

lead

6. NOTICE! Guide connecting leads into temperature sensor. Ensure that
the cable entry point is watertight. If not, the temperature sensor may be
damaged.

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7. Wire sensor connecting lead in the temperature sensor as shown in the
connection diagram.

8. Close temperature sensor cover.

When you close the temperature sensor cover, make sure that the seal is
correctly positioned and that no connecting leads are wedged in.

9. Ground the temperature sensor housing on the on-load tap-changer us­ing the grounding cable.

The temperature sensor is connected. Please continue with the next section
to connect the transformer oil sensor.

Connecting temperature sensor for transformer oil

You have to perform the wiring in accordance with the connection diagram
that came with the motor-drive unit.

Do not loop the temperature sensor connecting leads when laying because
this may cause voltage coupling and result in measurement errors.

1. Open the transformer thermometer case.

2. Fill the thermometer case with oil until the heat conduction sensor is
completely immersed in oil.

3. Place the shielding of the sensor connecting lead on the grounding rails
in the motor-drive unit.

4. Connect the sensor connecting lead to the terminals in the motor-drive
unit as shown in the connection diagram.

5. Remove the temperature sensor cover.

6. Remove the shielding for the sensor connecting lead on the transformer
oil sensor.

7.

NOTICE! Do not place shielding in temperature sensor. Insulate tem-

perature sensor connecting leads using shrink tubing such that the
shielding is no longer exposed. If this is not done, current may flow via
the shielding and the device may be damaged.

8.

NOTICE! Guide connecting leads into temperature sensor. Ensure that

the cable entry point is watertight. If not, the temperature sensor may be
damaged.

9. Wire sensor connecting lead in the temperature sensor as shown in the
connection diagram.

10. Mount the temperature sensor cover.

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When you close the temperature sensor cover, make sure that the seal is
correctly positioned and that no connecting leads are wedged in.

Checking temperature sensors

After connecting the temperature sensors, check the values measured. To
do so, proceed as follows:

1. Switch on device and wait until the operating screen appears.

2. > Info > Meas. values.

ð Measured values.

► Compare the "Transf. oil temp." and "OLTC oil temp." measured values

shown with the real values.

Connecting tap-change supervisory control

The tap-change supervisory control is integrated in the tap changer. The
connecting leads are led out through a terminal box on the tap changer
head's pipe connection.

Do not loop the tap-change supervisory control connecting leads when lay­ing because this can cause voltage coupling and result in measurement er­rors.

To connect the tap-change supervisory control to the device, proceed as fol­lows:

1. Remove terminal box cover.

2. Remove connecting lead shielding.

3.

NOTICE! Do not place shielding in terminal box. Insulate tap-change

supervisory control's connecting leads with a shrink-fit hose such that
the shielding is not exposed. If this is not done, current may flow via the
shielding and the device may be damaged.

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4. Insert connecting lead through terminal area into terminal box.

Figure 5: Connection of the tap-change supervisory control

5. Wire connecting lead in accordance with motor-drive unit's connection
diagram.

6. Fit terminal box cover.

When you close the temperature sensor cover, make sure that the seal is
correctly positioned and that no connecting leads are wedged in.

Connecting load current measurement

You have to perform the wiring for the load current measurement in accord­ance with the connection diagram that came with the motor-drive unit. The
following signals can be wired:

▪ 4...20 mA (AD8 card)

▪ 0.2 A, 1 A or 5 A (MI card)

To connect the load current measurement, proceed as follows:

1. Wire load current measurement in accordance with motor-drive unit's
connection diagram.

2. Only with load current measurement via MI card: Remove short-circuit­ing jumper (see connection diagram, terminals X1:255 and X1:256 in
standard version).

3. Check load current shown on device display by pressing the

key in

the main screen.

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ð If, after a minute, a value for the load current is displayed that does

not equal the on-load tap-changer's maximum current, the connec­tions are correctly wired.

A load current is only displayed when there is a valid signal at the input
used for the load current measurement (> 0 A when measuring via MI card
or > 4 mA when measuring via AD8 card). If there is no valid signal, the
maximum on-load tap-changer current is displayed.

Wiring status relay

The status relay reports the current status of the device. Maschinenfabrik
Reinhausen recommends transferring the signal to your control room. To do
so, proceed as follows:

► Wire status relay IO-X1:01/02/03 to your control room in accordance

with the connection diagram.

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Commissioning

You need to set several parameters and perform function tests before com­missioning the device. These are described in the following sections.

NOTICE

Damage to device and system periphery

An incorrectly connected device can lead to damages in the device and sys­tem periphery.

► Check the entire configuration before commissioning.

► Prior to commissioning, be sure to check the actual voltage and operat-

ing voltage.

Setting COM1 baud rate

You can use the baud rate parameter Baud rate to set the COM1 interface's
baud rate. You can select various baud rates.

To set the baud rate, proceed as follows:

1. Press .

ð The manual mode is active and the associated LED lights up.

2. > General > Press until the desired display appears.

ð COM1 setting.

3. Press or to set the option you want.

4. Press .

ð The baud rate is set.

Setting date and time

You must set the system date and system time on the device. You must set
the date and time in the following formats:

Date Time

DD.MM.YY HH:MM:SS

Table 1: Formats

The time does not switch from daylight saving time to standard time and
back automatically. You have to change the time manually.

To set the time, proceed as follows:

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1. Press .

ð The manual mode is active and the associated LED lights up.

2. > > General > Press until the desired display appears.

ð Date and time

3. Press to highlight a digit.

ð The desired position is highlighted and the value can be changed.

4. Press to increase the value or to reduce it.

5. Press .

ð The date and time are set.

Setting the language

You can use this parameter to set the display language for the device. To
set the language, proceed as follows:

1. Press .

ð The manual mode is active and the associated LED lights up.

2. > General.

ð Language

3. Press or to select the required language.

4. Press .

ð The language is set.

Activating commissioning mode

When commissioning the transformer at the installation site, you must use
the parameter to activate commissioning mode. This resets the maintenance
intervals.

To activate commissioning mode, proceed as follows:

1. Press .

ð The manual mode is active and the associated LED lights up.

2. > General > Press until the desired parameter is
displayed.

ð Commissioning

3. Press to select the Yes option.

4. Press .

ð The maintenance intervals are reset.

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Setting communication interface

The following section describes how to configure the communication inter­face.

Setting CIC1 card and CIC2 card

Depending on the control system protocol, you have to set the following pa­rameters:

Parameters IEC

60870-5-

101

IEC

60870-5-

103

MODBUS

ASCII/

RTU

DNP3 ABB SPA TAP-

CON®-

trol

Communication port x x x x x x

Baud rate communication x x x x x x

Network address - - x x - x

TCP port - - x x - x

OF light on/off x x x x x -

MODBUS ASCII/RTU - - x - - -

Local SCADA address x x x x x -

SCADA master address - - - x - -

Unrequested messages - - - x - -

Repeatedly unrequested
messages

- - - x - -

Appl. confirm. time ex­ceeded

- - - x - -

RS485 transmit delay
time

x x x x x x

Table 2: Device parameters

To set the parameters, proceed as follows:

► > Configuration > Continue > Continue >

Comm. interface 1 or Comm. interface 2 > Press until the
desired parameter is displayed.

Setting SID card

The SID card interface is used to connect the device via the IEC 61850 con­trol system protocol. You must set the following parameters for this:

▪ Network address

▪ Network mask

▪ Gateway

▪ Time server address

▪ IED name

To set the parameters, proceed as follows:

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► > Configuration > Communication > Press until the

desired parameter is displayed.

Restarting device

Once the communication interfaces have been set, you must restart the de­vice.

Checking event LED

For commissioning, check the device's event LED. This LED must light up
green. If the LED lights up yellow or red, proceed as follows:

1. Call up Events [► 17] menu.

2. Perform troubleshooting and countermeasures in accordance with list of
events in operating instructions.

3. Acknowledge event [► 18].

ð The event LED lights up green.

Performing test operations

In order to complete the commissioning of the TAPGUARD® 260, you have
to perform test operations. The device has a "Test operations" parameter. If
this parameter is activated, the wear and soot from the subsequently per­formed tap-change operations are not taken into account. The "Test opera­tions" LED lights up if the parameter is activated.

The "Test operations" mode is automatically deactivated under the following
conditions:

▪ A load current was measured for more than 1 minute.

▪ 8 hours after the parameter was activated.

To carry out the test operations, proceed as follows:

1. Press .

ð The manual mode is active and the associated LED lights up.

2. > General > Press until the desired display appears.

ð Test operations.

3. Press or to set the option you want.

4. Press .

ð The "Test operations" parameter is activated.

5. Switch through the entire regulating range twice.

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ð No events may occur.

ð The torque curve characteristic must be at least 50 Nm below the

red signal line.

ð The tap position designations shown in all positions must match

those of the motor-drive unit.

Cooling system control

When supplied, the parameters of the cooling system control are set to de­faults. To commission the cooling system control, set these parameters in
accordance with your system configuration.

You will find a description of how to configure the cooling system control in
the operating instructions provided.

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Operation

Maintenance

Confirming maintenance

If maintenance was performed, this must be confirmed in the monitoring sys­tem. Only confirmed maintenance work does not result in new maintenance
events. As soon as maintenance work is confirmed, a corresponding note is
written in the maintenance history database.

The wear values of the on-load tap-changer contacts measured during
maintenance work on the abrasion parts must be entered in the correspond­ing Menu prior to confirming maintenance.

Depending on the scope of maintenance work undertaken, you must confirm
the following maintenance on the TAPGUARD® 260:

Maintenance Criterion for confirmation

Abrasion parts Maintenance was performed in accordance with the

MR standards.

Oil change +
cleaning

An oil change and cleaning of diverter switch insert,
oil compartment and oil conservator was performed.

Diverter switch
insert replace­ment

A new diverter switch insert was inserted.

Tap selector in­spection

A tap selector inspection was undertaken.

Oil sample After maintenance: The oil was changed and the limit

values for filled insulating oil specified by MR were
adhered to.

During operation: An oil sample was taken and ana­lyzed; the limit values for filled insulating oil specified
by MR were adhered to.

No. on-site tap­change opera­tions

Depending on criteria of operator. You can undertake
the setting on site.

On-site time Depending on criteria of operator. You can undertake

the setting on site.

Oil filter change Only if oil filter unit is fitted: A new oil filter was fitted

into the oil filter unit.

Table 3: Maintenance and associated criteria for confirmation

To confirm maintenance, proceed as follows:

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1. Press .

ð The manual mode is active and the associated LED lights up.

2. > Configuration > 6 x > Service > Press until the
desired display appears.

ð Reset abrasion parts.

3. Press to select the Yes option.

4. Press .

ð A security question appears.

5. Simultaneously press and to confirm maintenance.

ð Maintenance is confirmed.

Confirming maintenance event

Maintenance events can be acknowledged just like normal event messages.
You can find the description of the procedure in the Acknowledging event
messages [► 18] section.

In order to reset a maintenance event permanently, maintenance has to be
performed and confirmed. Otherwise, the event reoccurs after a certain
number of tap-change operations. The number of tap changes can be de­fined using the "Max. tap changes after ack." parameter.

Event messages

The monitoring system monitors various events during operation and issues
corresponding event messages. After an event occurs, the event message is
immediately displayed on the monitoring system.

If an event message is displayed, this can be hidden by pressing the
key. The events are recorded and can be displayed in an event overview.

Possible events are, for example, general status reports, when limit values
are exceeded or function faults. You can find a detailed list of the possible
event messages in the operating instructions provided.

The events are marked in color depending on their priority:

Green General status message.

Yellow Announcement or advance warning. Determine the cause of

the event message. You can continue to operate the on­load tap-changer without any limitations.

Red Immediate activity by the service team is required. You can-

not continue to operate the on-load tap-changer.

Table 4: Color coding of the events

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If a red event appears, the "Red alarm message" relay is triggered. This
blocks further tap-change operations in the motor-drive unit.

NOTICE

Damage to the transformer and/or on-load tap-changer after a
red event.

Performing additional tap-change operations on the motor-drive unit without
analyzing the cause of the red event can lead to on-load tap-changer and/or
transformer damage.

► Check what caused the red event, decide whether to continue operat-

ing the on-load tap-changer depending on the cause.

► Contact Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen's Technical Service department.

Displaying event messages

The recorded event messages can be displayed in an overview.

To call up the event overview, proceed as follows:

► > Info > Events.

ð Event overview.

By pressing the

key, you can display the events in detail. In doing so,

the red events are displayed first and then the yellow events.

Acknowledging event messages

The monitoring system sorts the events into confirmable events and non­confirmable events.

As a rule, non-confirmable events are events that are based on signals on
inputs. These events acknowledge themselves as soon as the signal reas­sumes a valid value. All other events have to be acknowledged by the oper­ator.

If you acknowledge an event message, this is no longer displayed in the
event overview. If the cause of the event message is not remedied, the
event message reappears immediately.

Contact Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen before acknowledging a red event. If
the event message has been caused by a hardware defect, you first have to
remedy the defect before acknowledging the event message.

To acknowledge an event, proceed as follows:

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1. Press .

ð The manual mode is active and the associated LED lights up.

2. > Info > Events.

3. Press until the desired event message appears.

4. Press

to acknowledge the event.

ð A warning notice is displayed.

5. Press

and at the same time to acknowledge the event.

ð The event is acknowledged.

Changing event text

The event texts can be adapted to meet customer requirements. To do so,
the TAPCON®-trol visualization software is needed.

The process is described in the operating instructions of the TAPCON®-trol
visualization software that comes with TAPGUARD® 260.

Displaying firmware version and device ID

To display the firmware version and device ID, proceed as follows:

► > Info > Gen. information.

ð The firmware version (date) is shown in the 3rd line.

The device ID is shown in the 4th line (e.g. 01E4)

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Checklist

Observe the following checklist to perform commissioning:

No.Description Com-

plete

1 Connect and check temperature sensors

2 Connect tap-change supervisory control

3 Connect and check load current measurement

4 Wire status relay

5 Set COM1 baud rate

6 Set date and time

7 Set language

8 Set communication interfaces (optional)

9 Restart device

10 Activate commissioning mode

11 Perform test operation

12 Check event LED

Table 5: Checklist

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