Vanguard VCBA ver.10.xx User Manual

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 i TABLE OF CONTENTS CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ...

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 8 3.2 Enabling the Computer Interface The Computer Interface Mode allows you to retrieve test records

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 9 5. The following screen will be displayed: Press the [4] key (NEXT PAGE). 6. The following screen will b

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 10 3.3 Application Setup You can customize the VCBA’s window colors and the font used to display data.

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 11 3.4 System Setup To change the default system settings (such as the communication port, file location path

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 12 4.0 WORKING WITH TEST RECORDS The VCBA software can be used to retrieve test records from the CB an

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 13 2. Put the CB analyzer in Computer Interface Mode. Please see section 3.2 for details. 3. From the Retri

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 14 4.2.2. Retrieve Test Records to Directory The Retrieve Test Records to Directory… option from the R

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 15 4.3 Recalling Test Records From the PC Hard Drive Test records stored on the PC hard drive can be recalle

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 16 • You can also search for a particular record. You can start typing in the “Search” input field and

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 17 4.4 Saving a Test Record 4.4.1. Saving a Test Record with its Original File Name 1. To save a test rec

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL ii 5.4 Retrieving a Test Plan from a CB Analyzer ...

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 18 4.5 Copying a Test Record To copy a test record from one location on the PC hard drive to another l

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 19 4.6 Renaming a Test Record To rename a test record stored on the PC hard drive: 1. From the File menu, c

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 20 4.7 Deleting a Test Record To delete a test record from the PC hard drive: 1. From the File menu,

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 21 4.8 Merging Test Records You can merge two test records to create a single test record. For example, you

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 22 4.9 Exporting a Test Record in Microsoft® Excel® Format You can export a test record in Microsoft®

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 23 Figure 1 Test Record in VCBA Software and Microsoft Excel (corresponding sections highlighted in color)

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 24 4.10 Viewing and Working with Tabulated Test Results Once a test record has been retrieved (see sec

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 25 4.10.1. Viewing the Test Plan for a Test Record You can view the test plan for the test record by pressin

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 26 NOTES • When a test record is saved, the test plan is saved along with it. You may also save the

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 27 4.10.2. Printing Tabulated Test Results To print the tabulated test results: 1. Retrieve the test record

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 1 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT This document uses the following conventions: • Microsoft® Windows XP an

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 28 Figure 2 Typical CB Tabulated Test Report

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 29 Figure 3 Typical CB Test Parameters

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 30 4.11 Viewing and Working with Graphic Test Results To display graphic results of a timing record: 1

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 31 4.11.1. Toggling the Display of the Velocity Curve To plot the velocity curve on the graphic test results

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 32 If you do not want to display the velocity curve on the graphic test results: 1. From the File menu

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 33 4.11.2. Customizing the Items Displayed on the Graphic Results Screen You can select which contact, trave

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 34 4.11.3. Customizing the Graph Colors The foreground and background color of each Contact, Travel, C

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 35 4.11.4. Overlaying Two Timing Shots You can graphically compare two timing shots on the screen by overlayi

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 36 4. Click on the “OK” button and the graphic test results will be displayed as shown below: NOTES

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 37 4.11.5. Viewing a Graph Expansion You can expand a portion of the graphic test results for more accurate

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Vanguard Circuit Breaker Analyzer (VCBA) software is a Windows-based PC software

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 38 4. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the right till the vertical hairline is a

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 39 7. Click anywhere on the graph area to view the entire graph again. NOTES • You can view an expansion o

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 40 4.11.6. Calculating the Average Velocity From the Graphic Test Results When viewing the graphic tes

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 41 4. Hold down the RIGHT mouse button and drag the cursor to the second point on the travel curve: 5. Rel

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 42 4.11.7. Manually Overriding Contact Time/Resistor Contact Time or Contact Wipe You can override the

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 43 2. Click on the Graph/Results menu to display the graphic test results. Then move the cursor to the prefe

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 44 4. Click on the “Contact:” dropdown list to select the contact you would like to override the value

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 45 6. Click on the “OK” button. The override value will be inserted in the tabulated test results as shown:

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 46 4.11.8. Printing the Graphic Test Results To print the graphic test results: 1. While viewing the

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 47 4.12 Test Record Diagnostic Tools 4.12.1. Viewing Raw Shot Data The VCBA software has the ability to vie

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 3 2.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Follow the steps below to install the VCBA software on your PC. 1. Insert the i

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 48 4.12.2. Toggling the Resistor Flag When performing a timing test on a circuit breaker with an inser

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 49 5.0 WORKING WITH TEST PLANS A circuit breaker test plan is comprised of all circuit-breaker performance s

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 50 4. This dialog box is used to define the Open Contact Analysis parameters. Enter the Contact Low,

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 51 After entering all the values, click on the “OK” button. The following window will be displayed: 5. This

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 52 NOTES • Contact Low is the fastest Close time of the circuit breaker main contacts. • Contact Hig

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 53 7. This dialog box is used to define the Contact and Resistor Open-Close Times or “Contact Dead Times” (

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 54 NOTES • Stroke Low is the minimum distance of contact travel. • Stroke High is the maximum distan

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 55 NOTES • Stroke Low is the minimum distance of contact travel. • Stroke High is the maximum distance of

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 56 For example, if you would like the Open Analysis Point #1 value to be 20% of stroke, click on th

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 57 12. This dialog box is used to set the Close Analysis Points. Set these values using the instructions in

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 4 6. Click on the “Next” button to continue. The following screen will be displayed showing the locati

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 58 NOTES • Manual Stroke allows the user to define a scaling factor for the velocity calculation. If

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 59 Once you have set the trace colors per the instructions in section 4.11.3, click on the “OK” button. The f

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 60 5.3 Modifying an Existing Circuit Breaker Test Plan To modify an existing test plan: 1. Close any o

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 61 6. If you do not want to save the changes to the test plan at this time, click on the “No” or “Cancel” bu

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 62 8. You can make further changes to the timing plan by editing the tabulated values. Simply click on

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 63 5.4 Retrieving a Test Plan from a CB Analyzer To retrieve a test plan from a CB analyzer: 1. Make sure t

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 64 So if you would like the file name to be “TESTPLAN01.SET”, enter the word TESTPLAN in the “File” inp

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 65 5.5 Saving a Test Plan To save an open test plan: 1. Click on the Setup menu and select Save Test Plan…

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 66 5.7 Transferring a Test Plan to a CB Analyzer To transfer a test plan from the PC to a CB analyzer:

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 67 5. This is a directory listing of the test plan locations in the CB analyzer’s Flash EEPROM and the test

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 5 8. Click on the “Install” button. The InstallShield Wizard will copy files to your hard drive. The followi

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 68 5.8 Copying a Test Plan to a Different Location To copy a test plan from one location to another lo

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 69 5.9 Deleting a Test Plan To delete a test plan: 1. From the File menu, click on Setup and then select De

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 70 5.10 Using a Test Plan for a Timing Test A test plan for a specific breaker can be used when perfor

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 71 5.11 Printing a Test Plan If you currently have a test plan open and would like to print it: 1. Click on

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 72 6.0 TIMING A CIRCUIT BREAKER USING THE VCBA SOFTWARE The VCBA software can be used to control a CB

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 73 6. From the “Insertion Resistor” radio box group, select the desired insertion resistance value. 7. From

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 74 6.2 Performing an OPEN-CLOSE test For an OPEN-CLOSE test, the CB analyzer will first open then clos

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 75 8. Click on the “OK” button. The following window will be displayed: 9. Type the delay time (in milli-s

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 76 6.3 Performing a CLOSE-OPEN test For a CLOSE-OPEN test, the CB analyzer will first close then open

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 77 8. Click on the “OK” button. The following window will be displayed: 9. You can select to initiate the

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 6 3.0 STARTING THE VCBA SOFTWARE During the installation process, a Vanguard program group will be crea

REV 2 VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 78 6.4 Performing an OPEN-CLOSE-OPEN test To perform an OPEN-CLOSE-OPEN test: 1. Make sure the VCBA s

VCBA VERSION 10.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 2 79 8. Click on the “OK” button. The following window will be displayed: 9. Type the delay time (in milli-s

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