SERIES Effective March 2017 MN225063EN Supersedes January 2012 (S225-60-10)
External application of a motor start capacitor on a
single-phase voltage regulator DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY The information, recommendations, descriptions and safety notations in this document are based on Eaton Corporation’s (“Eaton”) experience and judgment and may not cover all contingencies. If further information is required, an Eaton sales office should be consulted. Sale of the product shown in this literature is subject to the terms and conditions outlined in appropriate Eaton selling policies or other contractual agreement between Eaton and the purchaser. THERE ARE NO UNDERSTANDINGS, AGREEMENTS, WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN ANY EXISTING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. ANY SUCH CONTRACT STATES THE ENTIRE OBLIGATION OF EATON. THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT SHALL NOT BECOME PART OF OR MODIFY ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. In no event will Eaton be responsible to the purchaser or user in contract, in tort (including negligence), strict liability or other-wise for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damage or loss whatsoever, including but not limited to damage or loss of use of equipment, plant or power system, cost of capital, loss of power, additional expenses in the use of existing power facilities, or claims against the purchaser or user by its customers resulting from the use of the information, recommendations and descriptions contained herein. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.
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Product information Spring-drive: 7.5 μF
Direct-drive: 40 μF (pre-1994); 50 μF (1994 and later) Introduction QD3: 12 μF (60 Hz); 15 μF (50 Hz) A step voltage regulator utilizes a capacitor to start and run the QD5 and QD8: 50 μF tap-changer motor. A number of regulators operating in the field have internally mounted, under-oil motor capacitors. 2. Temporary capacitor leads. Leads should be The motor capacitor, if failed, will not allow the tap-changer connected to the temporary capacitor terminals to operate. In this situation, the motor may be able to be and have terminals on the free lead end that can operated by temporary installation of a capacitor in the be attached to a control box terminal screw or wire. control box. Alligator clips work well in most applications.
Refer to MN225003EN, CL-7 voltage regulator control 3. Screwdriver. As needed to allow capacitor leads to be installation, operation, and maintenance instructions and attached into the control circuit where screw terminals MN225008EN, VR-32 Voltage Regulator with Quik-Drive are present. Tap-Changer Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions or the literature applicable to your equipment for detailed service information on Eaton’s Cooper Power Procedure instructions series voltage regulators and controls. This procedure offers suggestions for installing a temporary capacitor in voltage regulators from manufacturers other ! Caution than Eaton. Refer to the product literature from the De-energize control. Refer to applicable manufacturer’s applicable manufacturer for more detailed instructions and literature for instructions on how to de-energize the safety guidelines. control. Remove power from the control box on Eaton’s Cooper Power series regulators by opening the V1 and V6 (if present) knife-blade switches and closing the C ! Read this manual first knife-blade switch. Failure to do so could result in an Read and understand the contents of this manual electrical shock and personal injury. and follow all locally approved procedures and safety practices before installing or operating this equipment. 1. Before continuing with this procedure, test the motor capacitor using the steps in publication MN225064EN to confirm that the capacitor is faulty. Additional information 2. SHORT the raise and lower circuits. Place a momentary These instructions cannot cover all details or variations in short circuit across the raise and lower leads to discharge the equipment, procedures, or processes described nor any residual capacitive voltage that may be in the provide directions for meeting every possible contingency motor circuit. during installation, operation, or maintenance. For additional Identify the raise and lower circuit coming into the information, contact your representative. control box from the regulator. The following are typical lead identifiers for the various manufacturers. Standards Siemens Raise = J Lower = K ISO 9001 Certified Quality Management System General Electric Raise = 27 Lower = 28 Eaton Raise = R1 Lower = L1 ! Required items NNote: For Eaton, the R1 and L1 terminals can be found at The procedure will require the following items. the top of the back panel behind the control on TB1. See Figures 1 and 2. 1. Appropriately sized temporary capacitor. If in doubt as to correct capacitor size, refer to applicable manufacturer’s literature. All Eaton’s Cooper Power series voltage regulators utilize capacitors rated for 440 VAC and 100 °C. The capacitor sizes required are as follows:
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3. Connect temporary capacitor leads 5. Replacing the capacitor
Connect the temporary capacitor leads across the The capacitor can be replaced in the tank, but raise and lower circuit lead wires. Refer to Figure 1 and for Eaton’s Cooper Power series regulators it is Figure 2. recommended that units with capacitors located in the tank be converted to locate them in the control box. A capacitor connected in this way electrically Conversion kits and the updated control cables required “replaces” the failed internal capacitor. Refer to for conversion are available and can be ordered by Figure 3 and Figure 4. contacting your Eaton representative. On Eaton’s Cooper Power series regulators with spring-drive and direct-drive tap-changers, permanently installed external capacitors must be located between the motor and limit switches in the position indicator (see Figure 3). The limit switches are identified in Figure 3 as LLS and RLS. On Eaton’s Cooper Power series regulators with Quik- Drive™ tap-changers, permanently installed external capacitors must be located across terminals JBB-S6 and JBB-S7 in the junction box (see Figure 4). If a regulator has a Quik-Drive tap-changer and does not have a JBB-S6 and JBB-S7, a conversion kit must be ordered that provides an updated junction box Figure 1. Standard dead-front back panel, TB1 terminal board. located at top of control box
Figure 2. Legacy back panel, TB1 located at top of
control box
4. Operate the tap-changer
Energize the control and run the regulator to neutral. Remove the regulator from service and replace the capacitor. NNote: Replacement of the capacitor in the tank or installation of a capacitor conversion kit to permanently install the Figure 3. Electrical representation of temporary capacitor in the control box is recommended. capacitor in the motor circuit of an Eaton’s Cooper Power series spring-drive or direct-drive voltage regulator
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Limitations Installing a temporary capacitor as described in this procedure will work in cases where the limit switches located in the position indicator are closed. Closed switches provide the electrical path necessary for the capacitor to be across the raise and lower motor windings. If either of the limit switches are open the capacitor will be isolated from the motor and the motor will not run. Limit switches are typically open at 16 raise or 16 lower. Any permanent placement of a capacitor must be electrically between the motor and the limit switches. In voltage regulators with CL-5E controls and newer, the SOFT-ADD-AMP™ function can be used to inhibit the position indicator limit switches from opening by setting the limits to 14 and -14. One caveat to using this method is that the SOFT-ADD-AMP limits can be over-ridden by manually tapping beyond them.
Assistance Contact your Eaton representative to request further assistance.
Figure 4. Electrical representation of temporary
capacitor in the motor circuit of a an Eaton’s Cooper Power series Quik-Drive Voltage regulator
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