Ron Kandhai, NL Low Voltage Systems/ Powergen, 08-06-2010
Motor Control Center MNS iS
with Condition Monitoring
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About myself
Ron Kandhai
Ron.Kandhai@nl.abb.com
Sales Engineer Low Voltage Systems
+31652338621
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Sales Engineer at ABB for Low Voltage Systems in the
Netherlands.
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Six (6) years experience with Low Voltage Motor Control
Centres (MCC’s) for power, petrochemical, oil and gas
projects.
What characterizes a truly intelligent switchgear?
Challenges today – Added Value
1. Higher safety
3. Lower life cycle cost
4. Lower down time
2. Maximum simplicity
5. Higher process
availability
Target of customer(s) is to run the plant with highest
safety, reliability, availability against lowest
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cost of ownership!
Higher Safety: Unique Design
MView - control panel.
Built in power
wiring
Built in control wiring
Power Modules
Control Modules
Control cable area
Power cable area
Standardized & simplified design.
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Higher Safety: advanced technical solution.
Smart sensor technique replaces the traditional current and voltage transformers.
Proven technology from car industry.
 Full motor protection
and supervision
By measuring current
and voltage per phase.
Circuit board with microprocessor
High precision shunt
(integrated in the copper busbar)
 Temperature
measurement
Built in per power module
You get the first fully supervised system.
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Higher Safety: Unique Design
Safety by design – Arc Faults
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ABB Design Philosophy MNS® switchgear platform
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Arcing faults prevention
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designing and dimensioning the system correctly and
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using materials that actively do not support Arcs.
maintenance free busbar
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Withdraw a module for safe maintenance
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Insulated distribution bus bars
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insulated main bus bars in
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phase segregated so it is virtually impossible to create
secondary arcing faults providing a Fault Free Zone.
Type Tested as per IEC60439 as well as IEC61461 for
Arc Fault containment & VDE0550 crit. 6 & 7.
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Segregated and optionally fully
located way from the operator at the rear, segregated
behind an arcing barrier.
1TGC910045E0201 MNS iS arc fault test video.wmv
Simplified design
MStart DOL 6E/4
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Intelligent MNS iS motor starter (with smart relay segregated)
MStart DOL 6E/2
MControl
MStart DOL 6E
SCPD
Contactor
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Measurement
Sensor
Lower Life Cycle Cost: Scalability
Fully scalable system allows you to select what you need
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Customized download of software to the
basic control unit.
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Customized selection of hardware
modules.
Customer
Requirements
Analog Input/ Output Unit
Digital Input/ Output Unit
I/O Config
Communication Unit
Protections
Application
+
=
Right pricing for right requirements.
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Simplified design
Lowest Down Time : Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Standardization:
Standardized power modules and
customized control modules
Lowest MTTR by direct exchange of functional
modules and automatic configuration!
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Higher process availability
Integrated Solutions with process control systems
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Central Control RoomProcess operation
Plant Maintenance RoomMaintenance personnel
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Substation RoomElectrical personnel
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Condition Monitoring
Predictive Maintenance Add-on, any time
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Collects data and converts it into information
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Predicts device condition based on usage and consumption
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Provides maintenance information before it is too late
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Streamlines the process from detect to repair
Electrical Asset Management
Systems
ABB Condition Monitoring Package
Condition Monitoring - Predictive Maintenance
Detailed information
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Maintenance Management
Plant
Availability
Max.
Proactive
Predictive
Preventive
Reactive
Intelligent MCC with Condition Monitoring
Smart Motor Controller
Conv. MCC
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Trip
Max.
Plant
Down
Time
Demand of costumer.
Target of customer(s) is to run the plant
with highest safety, reliability, availability
against lowest cost of ownership!
MNS iS and condition monitoring provides
excellent solutions to accomplish this
target.
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Reference list.