Messrs

H a n j i n Heavy I n d u s t r i e s &
C o n s t r u c t i o n Co., L t d

SHIP NO. N090-4

S w i t c h b o a r d s and
Starters
1. lntrouduction

A . The Main swi tchboard(MSB) c o n s i s t s of measuring instruments, swi t c h ~ n g

d e v i c e s , r e g u l a t i n g devices and p r o i e c t i v e devices, e t c necessary f o r
m o n i t o r i n g , c o n t r o l l i n g and p r o t e c t i n g the e l e c t r i c a l g e n e r a t i n g
equipments, e l e c t r i c a l loads and e l e c t r i c power system.
As the b r a i n of e l e c t r i c a l systems, the MSB i s e s s e n t i a l f o r e l f i c i e n t
c e n t r a l i z e d c o n t r o l of the e l e c t r i c a l systems.
The e l e c t r i c a l generating equipments for supply of e l e c t r i c power for
e l e c t r i c loads on board the s h i p c o n s i s t s of three main g e n e r a t o r s , p u s
one emergency generator which i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y operated when the e l e c t r c
power supply by the three main generators becomes impossible.
The MSB i s equipped w i t h ?he f o l l o w i n g c i r c u i t breakers:

a) The c i r c u i t breakers which p r o t e c t the generator from f a u l t s i n

m o n i t o r i n g and c o n t r o l f u n c t i o n s of the e l e c t r i c a l g e n e r a t i n g
equipment and i n the generators, or other f a u i t s , and

b) The c i r c u i t breakers which not o n l y feed the e l e c t r i c power t o the

loads located eisewhere the s h i u but a l s o p r o t e c t the load s i d e
equipment c o r r e c t l y responding t o the n a t u r e l k i n d of f a u l t when a
f a u l t occurs.

B. The Emergency Switchboard(ESB) i s provided for automaticlmanual c o n t r o l

and t e s t i n g of an emergency engine-generator set for m o n i t o r i n g the
emergency generator i n operation and for c o n t r o l of feeding t o e s s e n t i a l
services.
Under normal c o n d i t i o n , the e s s e n t i a l load c i r c u i t s are s u p p l i e d from the
MSB v i a the ESB.
I f the MSB develop a low vol tage or dead bus t r o u b l e under the above
c o n d i t i o n , then the b u s - t i e c i r c u i t breaker on ESB w i l l be t r i p p e d and
the Emergency Generator wi l l be automat i c a l l y s t a r t e d .
When the emergency generator reaches synchronous speed and b u i l d s up
s u f f i c i e n t v o l t a g e , i t s c i r c u i t breaker w i l l be a u t o m a t i c a l l y c l o s e d t o
r e s t o r e the e s s e n t i a l s e r v i c e s .

2 . Generators

There a r e 4 d i e s e l generators for MSB r a t e AC 450V 3PH 60HZ

( 2 4 8 7 . 5 ~ 3 , 2 1 2 5 )KVA
~ 1 and one emergency generator f o r ESB r a t e d AC 450V
3PH 60HZ 250KVA.
3 . Rules and Regulations

The switchboards are manufactured to the requirements of the

Germani scher L l o y d .

4. C o n s t r u c t i o n

4 . 1 Type of switchboard
Dr ip-proof , s e l f-suppor t , dead-f r o n t , metal-enclosed type

4 . 2 Mechanical S t r u c t u r e
4 . 2 . 1 Framework
The switchboard c o n s i s t s of a number of c e l I s .
Each c e l l i s composed of a r i g i d l y assembled, v i b r a t ion-r i s i s t a n t
angle-steel framework.

4 . 2 . 2 Front Doors
A door paneling of f o l d e d sheet-steei i s mounted w i r h one s ~ d ehinged
and the other s i d e fastened by snap-lock type latches on the
framework.
When ~ n s p e c t i o n , r e p a i r or replacement of the i n t e r n a l d e v i c e s , each
knob i s turned 90" counter-clockwise to unlock the door.
The panel door can be h e l d by means of a stopper provided on the panel
bottom.

4 . 2 . 3 Rear doors
A l ~ k ethe f r o n t door, the hinged door type 1s employed.
However, the door can be removed from the hinged s e c t i o n .
The two doors can be opened.
This makes i s p o s s i b l e to execute i n s p e c t i o n and maintenance of
i n t e r n a l devices from the rear s i d e .

4 . 2 . 4 V e n t i l a t i o n hole
I n order t o d ~ s c h a r g e the heat t o be generated i n the switchboard
t o m a i n t a i n the i n switchboard temperature w i t h i n the s p e c i f i e d value,
a d r i p proof v e n t i l a t i o n h o l e i s p r o v ~ d e don the rear door make
e f f e c t i v e natural v e n t i l a t i o n .

4 . 2 . 5 Flame retardant p a r t i t i o n p l a t e s between framework c e l l s

A sheet-steel p a r t i t ion i s provided between bus t i e panel and adjacent
panel .
T h i s prevents propagation of f o r e t o other c e I s , i f i t i s generated
by s h o r t - c i r c u i t i n g or other causes w i t h i n framework c e l l .
Insulated p a r t i t i o n p l a t e s are a l s o p r o v ~ d e dfor the bus bar
 silppor t i n g sect ions o f bils bar p a s s l n ~ - t h r o i ~ s~ehc l l o n ! w I l l c l ~ o l e
continuous s e c t i o n of the i n s i d e of lramework).
Tlius open i n~ s e c l ions i n c l u d i n g l lle opening lor c x l e r ~ d e dw i I ir ~ g
Iictwecri tlie llaniework c e l l s of c a i i t r o l c i r c u i l wil in0 are n11nin11zt.d

4 3 C c c l ical S t i ~ i c t u r e
4 . 3 1 Main bti:;bar
l o n ~ l n i n i i r e d l l ~ eheal ger~e,atiori nrour!o 1l1e b u s b a ~ ,s t n i r l l e c r ; s t e e l
1s eniplovr:ii l o i I X tlie bus bai 51117por
t l n g i r ~ ~ ~ l as .l o l
For tne h u s b a ~ . ~ t s ~ l lace
r arc 1 1 r 1 - p a l e d .

5. A i r C i r c u i t Rleakei

Encli ,Pi r Ci r c u i l R ~ e a k e(i H e l r ~ e t lto 1 I on! tiow on a:: ACRJ call IC? o p e a l e d
s a f e l y irom !lie o u l s i d e of l i i e panel l l o n i
T l l i s ACR a r e ilsed l o i p~o t e c t ion and c:onnect ioll wi l h Ill(? ll!lsiiai l o : tile
Clerrcl a101 , b u s l ic arld leedci
Tlie ACR i s avai labIc+ e i !her n molar c l - i ~ i r g ~ nt(yl p e (11 iri (I\(+ III~IILI:I~ clliir L]II'I(I

typc.
The motor charging type can a l s o be o w r a t e d manual i y .

( 1 ) Motor c l i a r g i n g o p e r a t i o n
a ) Apply the speci f i e d vol tag?
\\'lien the c l o s i n g s p r i n g i s i r ~the s l a t e of 'LIISCHARGED", tlie motor
operated nleclian i ~ I I IaLi tonla t i ca 1 l y c l i a ~gec the c 1 os I ng s p i I rigs

b ) When the c l o s i n g s p r i n g s a r e f u l l y cliarged, tlie clial ~ l n glllotol is

automatically stopped
Tlien "CHARGED" i s i n d i c a l e d i n the spr in@ chat fled i n d l c a t o i
W I i i l e the c h a r ~ i n gtime v a r i e s depending on the r a i e d c o n 1 1 0 v o I ! a ~ e
and the type of ACB, i t i s normally with a range lion1 3 . 7 l o 10 seconds.

c ) By br i r ~ng~ the
i "ACB CONTROL1' swi tcll(BCS) t o 'CLOSE' pos i t i o n , tlie ACE
i s closed.
1Vlien brougti t l o 'OPEN' pos I t i o n , ttic- ACB 1s I r I ppecl.

( 2 ) Manual c h a r g n g operat ion

a) Make punlplng operat ion of tile cliargirlg tiandle

b) When the c l o s i n g s p r i n g s a r e ~ L l yI cliarged, ' c l i c k l ' n~echanisn~

sound w i I I
be heard and no l u r t u r e p~lmpingo p e r a t i o n of the charging handle i s done
w i Ill i t s nlax imum s t r olte, charging f o ~c l o s I ng s p ~irigs w i I I he co111pl e l e d
a1 ter about lour c y c l e s of the punrplrlg o p e r a l i o n .
The spr i n g charged i n d i c a t o r shows "CHARGED"
 c ) Opcn l l i e t ransparenl s ide stiut tei uliward, and press t1c ''PLISII TO CLOSE"
h u t l o n . Tl-icn the ACB i s closed.

ti) Opc-:rl the t ralisparen t s l ide sl!ul l e i i~l:ward, and press l i e "PUSI-I TO TRIP''
I I I Tl~en l l ~ eACB i s i ri!; tanlanea1i;l y opent?O.

See I I ''IiAT'' ser i es ACB i n s t r ilc I I on nlarlria I I o i l l i e I r I nspec I ion. ma I 11l e ~ ~ a n c e

an0 cliaracti?r 1st c s .

G . Molded Caso Ci r c u i i Breakers

A 1 I leedcl- circ;ui t breakers a r e Moldetl Case Ci1i:iii t Ere3l<crr.(lle~eredl o ti0111
now on as MCCG)
Tliey w i ! a ~ i t c n ~ n l i c a l[yr i p i f an ovc,rloar! 01 f a r l l l tlcvclops i n t l i e i r load
c i r c u l t~ y , and i l i e r e - c l o s i n g cab I I ~ . I {::ld l y 111;-itleby r i ~ s et l irrij tlir I I ip11t:d
breaker and w i tiiokrt tlic need f o i el(?lller!t iep!a<.e~l~er)t
I : I lusr:: ~ ei::;~ir II)(I

h i g i i operaIlona1 s a i e i v .
Fol rcplaccnlent of M!:C!3, it IS not nor:essary l o Olackokl i l l l 1 1 1 ~ ' c:it:ol IC

system of l i n e s i d e .
By ilsr? of t l ~ ep l u g - i n connuci ion lype, replac:enlcn t can liis done eo:;i I y,
slniply tiy t u r n l n ~OFF the MCCB t o be replaced.

Fol f i l l 1 i n l o r m a t i o n on t h e i r i n s p q c t i o r , nialnti?nance and c l l a l a c l e l s l i c s

see l l i e reievarit No Fuse Ci r c u i I Breaker i n s l r u c t iol-I llianclal
 Thr MSB nornla I I y r r c e i ves e l ec t r i c pow'll f I on1 onti to tl~rec: d ~ e s e l
f l c i l e l a t o r s o n h o a ~ din'lilch can bii p a r a l l r ! l e d t o g r l h e i or1 [he MSB hiis

Tile ESP, f r o n ~i t s r l a l u r e , i s inlerldcci lor l u l l y a u i o ~ ~ l c i l operatlor1

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l l i e r e f o t e manual o p c ~ a t i o r idescribed irl I S I O I I a r c 1 ) in131i l y tor
I rlspf!cl I
on and nlaI n lenance p u poses
~ a:: wrI i ;is g I v i ng i l j l r r l c l i i I i ilea
) c ICIJ I I I n !tire
what can bc c l n ~ !i n~ the event of an alulonlal i c t i r v c ~ or

? Mnnual s t a r t - c l o p c o n t r o l

1I)e SI:I~ t - s t o p c o n t i o l of ilie clesrli Oorlel r i l o rclri tit: nlndr: I I on) I ! li: MSP!
01 MIS.
Hoseve~, since e i ther "RFUO-TEN'0 1 1 OCAL' i s se ler,leti t)v c!r~(jI I I ~'C!)NTROL

POS l T ION' s e l e c t sw i Icll( COS-L) equ I ~ n e t l i rl ~ I I P o~ilcllines I rlc GEL?, act la I

c o n t r o l i s done o n l y f rcim llle 'LOCAL" 1)osi I i o r ~ICI;Cl I I> (11 t 1 1 ~"Iil bl0~~C."
p o s i t ~ o nfor c o n t r o l from MSB.
Tlie s t o p c o n t r o l can be done iron1 anyorle o l these p o s ~ l i o i ~ s

Manual s t a r t - s t o p c o n t r o l of enlergrncy generaior IS p o s s b l e o n l y iron1 the

n~actii ne s i d e

For s t a r t i n g and s t o p p i n g of emergency generaior, r e f e r t o the e n u n e

nlanufacture's i n s t r u c l ion manual

2-1. C O G ~ IIsom
~I MSB
When the f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s are s a l i s l i e d , the p l e p a r a ! l o n l o r s t a t l i n g
i s completed, and the s t a r t c o n t r o l IS possible:

1 ) The DC 24V c o n t r o l power i s suppl i ed.

2) The a a i m and t r o u b l e i n d i c a t o r lan~p i s t i ~ r n e do f f .
3) The d i e s e l engine t o be c o n t r o l l e d ready for s t a r l i n g .
4) The "CONTROL POSITION' s e l e c t o r swi tch i s set to "REMOTE" posi l lor)

Illhen the above cond i I i o n are sat I sf i ed, the i n d i c a t o r I an~p HEAIIY FOR
START'' on the MSB i s I i t on.
 A . Start contiol
On s a t i s f a c l o i y c o n f i i n l a l i o n of lhe above c o n d i t ~ o n s , t u i n t l ~ e "CNG
CONTROL" swi lcIl(ECS) on lhe MSB t o "START1' posi 1 ion to s t a r t tl?e enairla
I I the vol tagr does not I each tllti pt ede ternlined value wi t t i 10 sc:conds o l
t h i s s t a r l command, t l ~ e''SrART FA I L " i n d i c a t l n larllp
~ or1 MSE i v ~I I be or1

G . Slop c o n t ~ o l
Turn the 'EMG CONTROL" swi tcli(ECS) on tile MSP, to "STOP1' posi 1 iol-I l o s t o p
tile engine a l ter the general01 i s I enloved I r o n ~the MSR bus.

2-2. C o n t ~ o l from M!S

A Slai I c o n t ~ o l
1'1 The DC 24V con l I o l powel i s supp l I ea
21 The alarm and t r o u i i l e incllcstni lanip i s t u i r ~ e do l l
3 ) The d i e s e l engine l o be c o n t i o l 1c.d ieady ior S!:II l ~ r ~ [ j .
4 ) T l ~ e 'CONTnOI. POSITION" s e l e c l o r t v i I c i l i s s e l l o 'lO(~A1." oos i l i o n , tile
"LOCAL CONTIIOL' irid I ca toi Ian19 on llle GELP i s I I t on l o I I I i ~c a l e 1 1 1 1 s
swtch setl~ng.

When tile above condi t ~ o r ;a1.e s a t i s f i e d , the star l l s t o p c o n l i o l can

per formed by S-TART,'Sl OP pusli-but ton swi tch on GELP.

5 . Stop c o n t r o i
Mavbe sanie as above mentioned B . OF 2 . 1 .
tlowever , s t o p con l r o l by tile pusli but ton sw i l c i l

For f u r t u r e d e t a i l s , r e f e r t o !he generator d i e s e l engine m a n u t a c l ~ i r e r ' s

i n s r u c l ion inanua I

3 . Manual generator c o n t r o l procedure l o r MSB

-
3-1 . i n i t I a l check-ou t
A . Shore power relay(52XS) should no1 be energized.
0 . The v o l tage regulator(VR) on MSB i n the spec1 f i e d posi t ion

3-2. P l a c i n g a generator onto a dead bus

Tile i o l lowinn describes, as an example, how l o put n o 1 d i e s e l noneralor
o n t o a dead bus through c o n t r o l Iron) the MSB.

A . Engine s t a r t
S t a r t the d i e s e l e n ~ i n efrom the hlSB i n accordance will1 2 . 1 tl-iis chapier