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SWITCHGEAR

All switchgears shall have voltage and frequency rating suitable for the power system connected. The
current rating shall not less than that specified in the Drawings and / or Bill of Quantities. They shall
conform to the latest BS / IEC standards.

1. AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER

Air circuit breakers (ACB) shall be of withdrawable metal-clad, flush mounted, horizontal draw-out
isolation and air break type suitable for installing on cubicle type of switchboard. They shall be three or
four poles type as specified and shall comply fully with MS IEC 60947-1 and 60947-2. They shall be
ASTA, KEMA or other accredited laboratories certified for minimum rupturing capacity, rated short
time withstand current, (Icw) of 50kA at 415V for 1 second or otherwise specified.

They shall consist of quick-make, quick-break, mechanically and electrically trip free mechanism
arranged to give double break in all poles simultaneously. The closing mechanism shall be of stored
energy type, either manually or electrically charged. Mechanical `ON' and `OFF' or ‘I’ and ‘O’
indicators shall be provided. The tripping mechanism shall be equipped with push button for
independent manual tripping and shall be stable and not being opened by shocks.

Each pole of the circuit breaker shall be provided with an arc chute to extinguish the arc drawn between
the breaker contacts each time a breaker interrupts current, and interpole barriers to reduce arcing time
for rapid deionization of the arc and guard against flash over. The contacts shall be renewable type.

The operating mechanism and carriage shall have the following positions :-
I. Service - In this position the main and control contacts are engaged.
II. Test - In this position the main contacts are isolated but the control contacts are still
engaged. It shall be possible to check the correct operation of the control
circuits without energising the main circuit.
III. Isolated - Both main and control contacts are isolated.

They shall be provided with marking to show the breaker positions with facility for padlocking the
carriage in the Test and Isolated positions. They shall be equipped with the following interlock devices:-

I. Prevent withdrawal of breaker while the breaker is in closed position

II. Prevent closure of breaker while the carriage is in any position between ‘fully isolated’ and
‘fully home’

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The arrangement of the busbar connections shall be such that with the circuit breaker withdrawn, the
live parts shall be protected, either by suitable shrouding or lockable shutters.

Minimum four numbers (2-Normally-Open, 2-Normally-Close) double break type auxiliary contacts
shall be provided.

Mechanical interlocks and/or electrical interlocks, where specified, shall be provided. Mechanical
interlock shall be of code key type, arranged to mechanically operate the trip mechanism latch so that
the breaker can only be closed when the key is trapped in the lock. Electrical interlock shall be
controlled by means of operation of auxiliary switches of another breaker designed to cut
out the closing coils and mechanism of the parent breaker.

Where used as bus-coupler, they shall be of 4 pole type and provided with electrical and/or mechanical
interlocks as required so that it is not possible for the coupler to close with its associated main incoming
supply breakers closed.

Where used as incoming feeder from supply source (either from transformer, generator set or coupler),
they shall be of 4 pole type. The neutral of the 4-pole type ACB terminals shall be of the same size as
the phase. The frame of ACB shall be bonded to the switchboard earthing bar using of 3mm x 25mm
tinned copper tape.

2. MOULDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER

Moulded case circuit breakers (MCCB) shall have the number of poles as specified in the Drawings
and/or Bill of Quantities. They shall comply with MS IEC 60947-1 and MS IEC 60947-2. They shall be
fully tropicalised and suitable to be used up to an ambient temperature of 40oC, enclosed in glass-
reinforced polyester moulded case and suitable for use on 240/415V, 50Hz. a.c. supply system.

They shall be of the quick-make, quick-break type having manually operable toggle type handle.
Permanent position indicators shall be provided to show status of the breaker. When tripping occurs, the
handle shall be in the `trip' position midway between the 'ON' and 'OFF' or ‘I’ and ‘O’ position so as to
provide positive indication of automatic interruption. The operating mechanism shall be non-tamper
able. The MCCB shall have trip-free feature to prevent the breaker from being closed against fault
conditions. Multipole MCCB shall have common trip operating mechanism for simultaneous operation
of all poles.

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The tripping units shall be one of the following types :-

I. Thermal-magnetic type with bimetallic elements for inverse time-delay overload protection and
magnetic elements for short circuit protection.
II. Solid state unit with adjustable overload protection and adjustable short circuit protection with
or without adjustable time-delay.

An arc extinguisher shall be incorporated to confine, divide and extinguish the arc drawn between the
breaker contacts each time a breaker interrupts current. The contacts shall be of non-welding type.

Unless otherwise specified in the Drawings and/or Bill of Quantities, the minimum rated ultimate short
circuit breaking capacity (Icu) of the MCCB shall be 50kA rms at 415V for switchboards connected to
transformer or Supply Authority's or Licensee’s incomer and 25kA for the subsequent switchboards.

The rated service short-circuit breaking capacity (Ics) shall be 100% of the rated ultimate short-circuit
breaking capacity (Icu) at 415 volts for incoming feeder, and for all outgoing feeder Ics shall be 50% of
Icu.

Unless otherwise specified the rated ultimate short circuit breaking capacity (Icu) for MCCB at
Distribution Board shall be not less than 10kA at 240/415V and Ics shall not be less than 50% Icu at
240/415V.

If current limiting types of MCCB are used, they shall be equipped with current limiting device of either
permanent self-resetting power fuse type or magnetic repulsion moving contact type.

The current limiting device shall coordinate with the normal trip mechanism so that all fault and
overload currents occurring within the safe capability of the MCCB shall cause the MCCB to open, and
all currents occurring beyond the capability of the MCCB shall cause the current limiting devices to
operate.

If required, the MCCB shall have facilities for shunt trip, under-voltage/no-volt trip, externally
connected earth fault protection, externally connected overcurrent protection etc.. They shall also have
auxiliary contacts, accessories etc. for indication, alarm and interlocking purposes if necessary. In area
where is specified, and door interlocking facilities to prevent the panel door from being opened to
access to the MCCB in closed position, shall be provided.

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Where used as incoming feeder from supply source (either from transformer and/or generator set), they
shall be of 4 pole type.

3. MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER

Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) shall have breaking capacity not less than 6kA and of B-type with
Class 3 energy limiting characteristics. However, C-type instantaneous trip with Class 3 energy limiting
characteristic shall be used for Motor Load. They shall tropicalized, suitable for use on a 240/415V
50Hz system and fully comply BS 3871 / IEC 60898.

Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCB) shall be of the type approved by Suruhanjaya Tenaga and JKR.

Unless otherwise indicated in the Drawings and/or Bill of Quantities, (MCB) shall have breaking
capacity not less than 6kA (rms) and of C-type with Class 3 energy limiting characteristics. They shall
comply with MS IEC 60898-1 and/or MS IEC 60898-2, fully tropicalised and suitable for use on a
240/415V, 50Hz. a.c. system and up to an ambient temperature of 40oC.

They shall be quick-make, quick-break and trip free type complete with de-ion arc interrupters. The
tripping elements shall be of thermal magnetic type with inverse time delay overcurrent and
instantaneous short circuit characteristic. The response to overload shall be independent of variations in
ambient temperature.

They shall be manually operated by means of toggle type handles having visual indication of whether
the breaker is opened, closed or tripped. Multipole MCB shall be of all pole protected type and provided
with common-trip mechanism for simultaneous operation of all the poles.

Where used as incomer, they shall be of 2 pole type.

4. RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICES

Residual Current Device (RCD) shall be of the type approved by Suruhanjaya Tenaga and JKR.

RCD shall be residual current operated circuit breakers without integral overcurrent protection (RCCB)
and residual current operated circuit breakers with integral overcurrent protection (RCBO) shall be
current operated functionally independent of line voltage type, suitable for use on a 240/415V, 50Hz.
a.c. system and up to an ambient temperature of 40°C. RCCB shall comply with MS IEC 61008-1 and
MS IEC 61008-2-1 and RCBO shall comply with MS IEC 61009-1 and MS IEC 61009-2-1. They shall
be of either two-pole or four-pole type as indicated in the Drawings and/or Bill of Quantities. The rated
current and the rated residual operating current of the RCCB or RCBO shall be as specified in the

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Drawings and/or Bill of Quantities. Rated conditional short circuit current (Inc) shall be of minimum
6kA. For RCBO, protection against overcurrent shall of C-type with Class 3 energy limiting
characteristic complying with MS IEC 60898-1 and MS IEC 60898-2. The breaking capacity shall not
be less than 6kA.
RCCB and RCBO shall provide resistance against nuisance tripping due to an impulse voltage or
transient overvoltage. RCCB and RCBO shall be A or AC type unless otherwise specified.

Test push button and visual indication for 'ON' and 'OFF' or ‘I’ and ‘O’ shall be provided. They shall be
equipped with screw clamping type of cable terminals, which shall be covered by moulded phonolic
plastic with knockouts for cable entry.

5. FUSE SWITCHGEARS
Fuse-switch disconnector and switch-disconnector fuse shall be of totally enclosed, flush or surface
mounting, double air break, quick-make and quick-break type complete with phase barriers and fully
comply with MS IEC 60947-1 and MS IEC 60947-3. They shall be of utilization category AC-23A.
They shall be equipped with operating handle, position ON-OFF indicator and mechanical door
interlock to prevent the cover from being opened with the switch closed and the switch being closed
with the cover opened. However, this interlock shall be able to be defeated by competent person for
maintenance purpose. Terminals and fuses shall be minimum IP20. The doors shall be provided with
dust seal.

They shall be equipped with replaceable HRC fuses. The fuse holder shall have shrouded base contact
with provision for busbar mounting and front wiring. The fuse links and fuse carrier shall comply with
relevant parts of MS IEC 60269. Suitable knockouts shall be provided for cable entry.

6. ISOLATING SWITCHES
Isolating switches or switch-disconnector shall be of metal-clad or high impact insulating material (e.g.
polycarbonate) type. They shall fully comply to MS IEC 60947-1 and MS IEC 60947-3. The degree of
protection shall be IP54 for indoor installation and IP65 for outdoor installation. They shall be able to
operate continuously at full current rating without de-rating, capable of making and breaking currents
under normal condition and when in open position, providing isolation from source of electrical energy
for reasons of safety.

They shall be quick-make, quick-break type suitable for use on 240/415V, 50Hz. a.c. system and shall
have padlocking facilities to secure against unauthorised operation. They shall be provided with
removable top and bottom end plates or knockouts for cable entry. The enclosure, the isolating
mechanism and all other accessories shall be from the same manufacturer.

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The enclosure for metalclad type shall comprise of heavy gauge steel plates rust protected and finished
grey stove enamel. Front access doors for metalclad type, which is detachable, shall be fitted with dust-
excluding gasket and shall be interlocked to prevent opening when the switch is 'ON'. However, this
interlock shall be able to be defeated by competent person for maintenance purpose. It shall be provided
with, if required, facilities for lock-on and lock-off the operating
handle.

7. CONTACTOR
Contactor shall have the number of poles as specified in the Drawings and/or Bill of Quantities. They
shall comply with IEC 60947-1 and 60947-4-1. They shall be fully tropicalised, suitable to be used up
to an ambient temperature of 40 °C and suitable for use on 240/415 V, 50 Hz. a.c. supply system.

The contacts shall be of quick-make and quick-break type, dust-proof and rust protected. They shall be
of utilization category as per Table below:-

Utilization
Current Typical Applications
Category
AC-1 Non-Inductive or slightly inductive loads, resistance furnaces, heater
AC-2 Slip-ring motors: switching off
AC-3 Squirrel-cage motors: starting, switching off motors during running
Most typical industrial application
AC-4 Squirrel-cage motors: starting, plugging, inching
AC-5a Switching of electric discharge lamps
AC-5b Switching of incandescent lamps
AC AC-6a Switching of transformers
AC-6b Switching of capacitor banks
AC-7a Slightly inductive loads in household appliances: mixers, blenders
AC-7b Motor-loads for household applications: fans, central vacuum
AC-8a Hermetic refrigerant compressor motor control with manual resetting
overloads
AC-8b Hermetic refrigerant compressor motor control with automatic resetting
overloads

The contactor shall have multiple auxiliary contacts, and unless otherwise specified shall be normally
open.

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8. AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCHING EQUIPMENT

The automatic transfer switching equipment (ATSE) shall comprise of a transfer switching device and a
necessary monitoring and transfer control device for monitoring supply circuits and for transferring load
circuits from the normal supply to an alternative supply in the event of a monitored supply deviation
and automatically returning the load to the normal supply when it is restored.

ATSE shall be of utilization category AC 33B and shall comply to MS IEC 60947- 1 and IEC 60947-6-
1. Unless otherwise specified, the operating mechanism of the ATSE shall be reliably, electrically and
mechanically interlocked to prevent simultaneous connection to both normal mains and alternative
supplies.

Unless specified otherwise in the Bill of Quantities and/or Drawings, the transfer switching device of an
ATSE shall be of automatic changeover contactors Class CC type in accordance with IEC 60947-1 and
IEC 60947-4. The automatic changeover contactors shall be bar mounted type with fixed bar and
moving shaft made of steel and bearing supports made of aluminium/bronze alloy. They shall be of
double air-break, quick-make and quick-break type complying with MS IEC 60947-1 and IEC 60947-4-
1. They shall be dust-proof, rust protected, fully tropicalised and suitable for use on 240 V/415 V, 50 Hz
A.C. system.

The operating coil shall be 240 V/415 V 50 Hz A.C. type and shall operate satisfactorily when the
voltage at the coil terminals is between 85% and 110% of the nominal voltage. The electromagnet shall
be of laminated type.

The automatic changeover contactors shall be four pole type. Each pole shall comprise three main parts:
I. The main contacts shall be of ‘butt-contact’ pattern without sliding or rolling and shall operate
with absolute minimum contact bounce.
II. The blow out coil shall be rated to carry the total current flowing through the main pole and
according to the thermal rating of the contactor.
III. The arc chute shall be De-ion or the type having ‘arc-splitter’ for rapid extinction of electric arc.
Each arc chute shall have a steatite disc on its internal faces for preventing rapid erosion of the
chute by the effect of arcs. The arc chutes shall be easily removable to allow inspection of the
main contacts and where necessary their replacement.

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Each unit shall be suitable for AC3 utilization category with contacts suitable for the required currents.
(It shall be noted that the rating of the contacts for disconnection duties shall be such as to avoid
welding under fault conditions).
The main contacts shall able to carry continuously the rated current, capable of making and
withstanding short-circuit currents without damage in an enclosure having an ambient temperature up to
40 C.

Unless otherwise specified, a minimum of four normally close and four normally open auxiliary
contacts shall be provided.

A transparent protection screen of full compartment size shall be provided in front of the automatic
changeover contactors.

For Class CB where the circuit breakers are specified as transfer switching devices, the circuit breakers
shall comply with MS IEC 60947-1 and MS IEC 60947-2. Unless specified otherwise, the rated short-
time withstand current shall be of the same rating for the circuit breaker receiving supply from the
Licensee or Supply Authority.

For class PC, the ATSE shall comply with MS IEC 60947-1 and MS IEC 60947- 6-1.The ATSE shall
be of open transition (break-before-make) type or closed transition (make-before-break) type according
to the application stated on the design. Unless there is no type specified, all ATSE shall be of open
transition
type.

ATSE shall have the overlapping neutral feature during synchronizing and changing over from normal
mains supply to an alternative supply and vice versa.

ATSE shall be complete with a monitoring and transfer control device for monitoring supply circuits
and for transferring load circuits from the normal mains supply to an alternative supply in the event of a
monitored supply deviation and automatically returning the load to the normal mains supply when
it is restored.

The monitoring and transfer control device shall be of micro-processor based controller comprising
automatic transfer switching module or combination of automatic transfer switching module and
automatic mains failure module.

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