GE Industrial Solutions Arc Vault Protection System - Manual (Page 41)

DEH-41483 Rev. 3 Arc Vault™ Protection System
Initial Test and Activation
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ARC VAULT RELAY CONTROLLER SETUP
In an arcing event the Arc Vault Relay is designed to send a
trip signal to the upstream breaker when the current
threshold level is reached. This will initiate the Arc Vault
device to fire.
NOTICE
There must be control power available to the Arc
Vault Relay Controller in order for settings to be
saved.
Activation switch must be in OFF position to change
settings.
1. There are four choices appearing on the Arc Vault
Relay screen: SETUP, METER, STATUS and EVENTS.
2. Using the touchpad, press the up arrow button ↑ to
scroll to SETUP. Press right arrow button → to select
activation pick up levels.
3. Choices are .8 to 3.0 in .2X increments where .2X = 1000
amps. Choose the desired pick up level by pressing the
up or down arrows ↑↓ . When the desired pick up level
is illuminated press the return button ↵ . The word
SAVED at the top of the screen will illuminate.
4. To set the date and time, press the right arrow button
→ . Three choices will appear. Y for year, M for month
and D for day. Start with Y and using the ↑ or ↓
buttons, choose the last two digits of the current year.
Press ↵ to save. Scroll down to the next choice by
pressing the ← button. Continue with this process until
the day is chosen and saved.
5. Press the → button multiple times until returning to the
main menu.
VERIFY PRIMARY CIRCUIT CURRENT AND VOLTAGE
1. On the Relay screen main menu press the ↓ arrow for
Monitor. Change Monitor to METER.
2. Press the right arrow → button for CURRENT.
3. Press the right arrow → button for 3-phase CURRENT.
4. Press the right arrow → button for 3-phase VOLTAGE.
5. Press the right arrow → button to return to the main
menu.
ARC VAULT SYSTEM ACTIVATION PROCEDURE
1. Locate Activation Switch. See Figure 8-1.
2. Verify all indicator lights are working properly by
rotating Activation Switch counter clockwise and hold.
3. Release Activation switch knob to OFF position.
Indicator lights will go off.
4. Turn Activation switch clockwise to ON position. White
system status light should be on, indicating the system
is in partial protection mode.
Note: The green display on the trip unit will be flashing.
5. To manually charge the device press the black “Push to
Charge” button. Device is now in ready state and
system is in full protection mode. Green and blue lights
will illuminate.
If something is not working correctly in the above steps,
refer to the trouble-shooting table below
For arc vault installation start-up and commissioning
checklist, refer to Field Engineer’s Manual – Industrial Doc.
No. EM 9365.