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Instruction Booklet IB022018EN
Effective July 2020
Instructions for the installation and
commissioning of Power XpertTM
XGIS gas insulated switchgear
EATON www.eaton.com
Contents
Section 1: Introduction ................................................................7
1.1 Preliminary comments and safety precautions .......................................... 7
1.1.1 Safety precautions ............................................................7
1.1.2 Switchgear identification .......................................................7
1.2 General information ..............................................................8
1.3 Power Xpert XGIS elements....................................................... 11
1.3.1 Standard features ........................................................... 12
1.3.2 Ground bus ................................................................ 17
1.3.3 Bracing ................................................................... 18
1.3.4 Arc resistant features ........................................................ 18
1.3.5 Optional features............................................................ 18
1.3.6 XGIS vertical section configurations .............................................25
1.4 Type XGIS gas insulated switchgear ratings (tables 2, and 3) ............................. 29
1.5 XGIS vertical section outlines and dimensions.........................................31
1.5.1 1250 A vertical section........................................................ 31
1.5.2 2000 A / 2500 A vertical section................................................32
1.6 SSIS conductor system .......................................................... 33
1.6.1 SSIS bus in XGIS gas insulated switchgear .......................................33
1.6.2 Power cable conductors in XGIS switchgear ...................................... 34
1.7 Voltage detection system .........................................................36
1.7.1 Connecting the voltage detection system cables to ground ...........................36
Section 2: Safe practices.............................................................. 37
2.1 Recommendations ..............................................................37
Section 3: Receiving, handling and storage ...............................................38
3.1 General.......................................................................38
3.2 Receiving .....................................................................38
3.3 Handling ...................................................................... 38
3.4 Unpacking.....................................................................38
3.5 Lifting vertical sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.5.1 Lifting brackets attachment ...................................................38
3.5.2 Lifting ....................................................................39
3.6 Storage.......................................................................39
3.7 Tools and accessories............................................................ 39
3.8 XGIS gas insulated switchgear vertical section weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Section 4: Initial inspection ............................................................40
Section 5: Installation ................................................................41
5.1 Qualified personnel .............................................................41
5.2 General field installation requirements .............................................. 41
5.3 Installation requirements ......................................................... 41
5.4 Typical floor plan and minimum recommended clearances ...............................41
5.5 Vertical section ceiling height requirements .......................................... 41
5.6 Field installation precautions ...................................................... 45
5.6.1 Bolt tightening torques.......................................................45
5.6.2 Handling of ssis silicone rubber insulator parts ....................................45
5.7 Assembly .....................................................................45
5.7.1 Drawings ..................................................................45
5.7.2 Assembly instructions ........................................................45
5.8 Low voltage control connections ................................................... 50
5.8.1 Auxiliary circuits available to the user ........................................... 50
5.9.1 SSIS bus installation in XGIS gas insulated switchgear .............................51
5.9.2 Field installation precautions ..................................................52
5.10 Installing the bus and bushing .................................................... 52
5.11 Low-voltage control cables .......................................................55
