Vacuum Circuit Breaker

VS1
VS1 Vacuum Circuit Breaker

Product features Product application

conditions
• Conform to GB, IEC, DL and
JB standards • Ambient air temperature is
• KEMA type test Level A not exceeding 40ºC, and the
certificate average temperature
measured within 24 hours is
• Ideal contact material and not exceeding 35ºC
shape, ensuring low current The minimum ambient air
carrying value and stable temperature is -15ºC
contact resistance
• Negligible effect by solar
• Integrated design of main radiation
conductive circuit made of
compound isolation material • Altitude is not exceeding
and operating mechanism 1000m

• Few components and parts, • Ambient air is not obviously

compact and logical polluted by dust, smoke,
structure, assuring more corrosive and flammable
reliable and safer operation gases, vapor or salt mist

• Switching resistive, • Negligible vibration or quake

inductive and capacitive external to the switchgear
loads in an ideal way and controlgrear installed switchgears. In the
• Amplitude of places where old generation
• Compact design enables the switchgears are used, Eaton’s
breaker to be installed within electromagnetism
interference sensed in fixed type VS1 breaker can still
almost all switchgears achieve mechanical
secondary system is not
• More than 100,000 sets of exceeding 1.61kV interlocking* function with
breakers used in operation dedicated mechanical
• Average daily relative interlocking mechanism to
• Superior cost performance, humidity: ” 95%; average
ideal choice for engineering coordinate with the old
monthly relative humidity: ” generation switchgear.
programs 90%
VS1 series vacuum circuit
• Average daily vapor breaker also offers solutions of
pressure: ” 2.2*10-3MPa,
VS1 offers versatile all rated currents, to fully meet
Average monthly vapor
applications demands of electrical users.
pressure:” 1.8*10-3MPa
* Customers are required to
Epoxy resin insulation cylinder • No water dropping, provide relevant switchgear
manufactured with APG flammable and explosive
information for customization.
process can withstand severe hazards in the application
environmental impacts, places, without chemical
enabling VS1 breakers to be corrosive gases and violent
used in all kinds of situations. vibrations. Product model
The utilization of special contact
VS1 - 12 / 3150 - 50
material and primary tulip
contact ensures VS1 devices VS1 completely meets
applicable for all medium demands of power users
voltage cases. VCB model Rated short circuit breaking current kA
VS1 series vacuum circuit
breaker offers drawout type Rated voltage kV Rated current A
• Chemical industry
VS1 and fixed type VS1, based
• Substation, transformer
on different operation
substation
environments, applied
• Petroleum industry separately for centrally installed
• Cement industry switchgears and fixed type
• Pipeline industry switchgears, to satisfy different
• Automotive industry requirements from users for
different application occasions
• Offshore mining
• Metallurgical industry Drawout type VS1 breakers
• Shipbuilding industry have been widely used in all
kinds of centrally installed
• Textile and food industries
switchgears. Due to its reliable
• Paper industry interlocking and stable
• Power plant performance, it can be applied
• Opencast coal mine within most of centrally
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Technology creates VS1 vacuum circuit

history breaker requires almost
no relevant maitenance
Eaton has over 80years
manufacture experience of Simple structure design of
circuit breakers. Over the past Eaton’s VS1 vacuum circuit
80years, we are leading global breaker minimizes fault
circuit breaker market with the occurrence, and simplifies daily
most advanced technology and maintenance.
concept.
• First class vacuum
In the world advocating interrupters are utilized for
environment conservation, the the breaker, with reasonable
expectation for medium voltage price but superior
power switching is very high. performance
Along with lower impedance
• Adoption of multi-point
system configuration, the
compressing contact
demand for current continuity
method, lowering contact
and breaking capacity is higher;
resistance and extending
meanwhile the demand for
breaker’s service life and
installation in limited spaces
without maintenance
and cooling is more stringent.
The optimal solution is our • The insulation tension pole
medium voltage circuit breakers used for the breaker must
with advantages of be subject to force
pro-environment, reliably measurement, ensuring
breaking heavy-duty current, contact pressure in closing
without extra cooling or forced state, and can be traceable
air cooling.

Optional accessory

Charging handle Cradle handle Cradle Transport trolley

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VS1 Construction

Front View

1. Motor cutoff switch

2. Charging shaft
3. Charging holding latch
7 4. Charging spring
8 5. Manual charging worm drive gear
1
6. Motor output shaft
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7. Secondary plug
10
2
8. Charging indicator
9. Opening/closing indicator
3
4 10. Auxiliary switch
11 5 11. Opening coil
12
12. Closing coil
13 6
13. Oil dash pot
14
14. Charging motor

Side View Rear View

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1

2
5
3

1. Lifting hole 4. Vacuum interrupter

2. Insulation pole unit 5. Insulation rod
3. Primary disconnect

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Main specifications and technical parameters (VS1 drawout type/fixed type)

No. Item Unit Parameters
1 Rated voltage kV 12
2 Rated power frequency withstand voltage (1min) kV 42/48
3 Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage (peak) kV 75/85
4 Rated frequency Hz 50
5 Rated current A 63/1250/1600/2000/2500/3150/4000*
6 Rated short circuit breaking current kA 20 25 31.5 40 50
7 Rated short time withstand current kA 20 25 31.5 40 50
8 Rated short circuit making current (peak) kA 50 63 80 100 125
9 Rated peak withstand current kA 50 63 80 100 125
10 Rated short circuit duration s 4
11 Secondary circuit power frequency withstand voltage (1min) kV 2
12 Rated single/back-to-back capacitor bank breaking current ** A 630/400(800/400-40kA**)
13 Times of breaking 100% fault-current Times 50 (30 times at 40kA, 20 times at 50kA)
14 Closing time ms 35-70
15 Opening time ms 20-50
16 Mechanical endurance Times 20000 10000 (50kA)
17 Rated opening/closing operation voltage V AC 110/220 DC 110/220
18 Rated voltage of charging motor V AC 110/220 DC 110/220
19 Closing bouncing time ms ”2
20 Opening asynchronism ms ”2
21 Closing asynchronism ms ”2
22 Rated operating sequence O-0.3s-CO-180s-CO O-180s-CO-180s-CO (50kA)
* 4000A needs forced air cooling;
** Data are offered only on request by users

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Outline dimensions (VS1 drawout type)

Travel 8-11

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Rated parameter P H K L B C D E F G M Q S T W Z V
630A 210 275 280 598 652 433 637 76 78 640 277 650 508 40 638 Ø35 23
20~31.5kA 275 275 280 598 852 433 637 76 78 838 377 850 508 40 838 Ø35 23
1250A 210 275 280 598 652 433 637 76 78 640 277 650 508 40 638 Ø49 23
20~31.5kA 275 275 280 598 852 433 637 76 78 838 377 850 508 40 838 Ø49 23
1250A 210 275 280 598 652 433 637 76 78 640 277 650 508 40 638 Ø49 23
40kA 275 275 280 598 852 433 637 76 78 838 377 850 508 40 838 Ø49 23
1600A 210 275 280 598 652 433 637 76 78 640 277 650 508 40 638 Ø55 23
31.5~40kA 275 310 295 586 852 361 698 77 88 838 377 850 536 0 838 Ø79 34
275 275 280 598 852 433 637 76 78 838 377 850 508 40 838 Ø55 23
1600A 275 310 295 586 852 361 698 77 88 838 377 850 536 0 838 Ø79 34
50kA
2000A 275 310 295 586 852 361 698 77 88 838 377 850 536 0 838 Ø79 34
31.5~50kA
2500-3150A 275 310 295 586 852 361 698 77 88 838 377 850 536 0 838 Ø109 34
31.5~50kA
3150-4000A 275 310 295 586 852 361 698 77 88 838 377 850 536 0 838 Ø109 34
40~50kA
Note: unit (mm)

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Outline dimensions (VS1 fixed type)

P P

G1

H
DISC HAR G E

E
G2

445
J

F 4 I
A(Position l) 4-M12
L
(Position l)
B(Position ll) K (Position ll)
C

Direction G1/G2
Direction G1 Direction G2
80
40 4-M10 60
4-M10
15

80

50

10
50

2-M10
110

60 70

M18

Distribution panel width Rated current (A) P H A B C E F G1/G2 I J K L

800 630~1250 210 275 520 520 588 580 90 I 250 237 455 410
800 1600 210 275 520 520 588 580 65 I 275 237 455 410
1000 630~1600 275 275 720 720 770 580 65 I 275 237 455 430
1000 1600~4000 275 310 650 720 770 632 78 II 275 252 465 430
* When ordering fixed type VS1,it is required to provide relevant technical requirements such as fixed panel type, the functions that mechanical interlock should achieve, assembly position
and interface dimension of the circuit breaker and the mechanical interlock. Eaton Electrical Equipment will customize the device as per your request.

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 Motor circuit Closing circuit Latching circuit Opening circuit

Control wiring diagram (VS1 drawout type)

Connection settings of optional parts

Overcurrent trip Overcurrent trip Overcurrent trip
Configuration Jumper status Jumper
(Phase A) (Phase C) (Phase B)
JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP9
With anti-pumping With latch ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ / / / / ¥
Without latch / / / / ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥
Without anti-pumping With latch ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ / / / / /
Without latch / / / / ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ /

Operating power supply options S9: Auxiliary switch (to switch when VS1 is in working position)
S8: Auxiliary switch (to switch when VS1 is in testing position)
Operating power supply Jumper S2: Auxiliary switch
S1: Auxiliary switch (to switch after closing spring is charged)
JP10 JP11
QF: Auxiliary switch (to switch during opening/closing operations)
AC/DC 220V / / V2-V4: Bridge rectifier (to cancel at DC)
AC/DC 110V ¥ ¥ Y1: Latch coil (optional)
K0: anti-pupming relay (optional)
Notes: “/” denotes disconnected; Y7-Y9: Indirect overcurrent release coil (optional)
“¥” denotes connected. JP1-JP11: Jumper

HQ: Closing coil

TQ: Opening coil
R0-R1: Resistance
M: Charging motor

Note: When in DC supply operations, the polarity within the dotted box shall be the same
VS1 is in testing position, opening and uncharged state.

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Motor circuit Closing circuit Latching circuit Opening circuit
4 20 31 3 5 7 9 8 23 28 46 11 1 40
26 24 25

V2 V4 V3

HQ
K0
TQ
M S2 Y1 R1
R0 JP 8
JP 11
JP 1 0
(53)
JP 9
(54) QF
(51) (33) (73) ( 11 ) 31 41 71 61 63 23 33 83 43 21
(52) QF (34) S1 QF (12) QF 32 42 72 62 64 24 34 84 44 22 QF
(74)
(5) (2)
K0
(3)

mechanical
( 11 ) (13) (21) latching S3

(12) S 1 (14) S 1 (22) S1

VS1 Vacuum Circuit Breaker

Control wiring diagram (VS1 fixed type)

35 14 10 30 41 13 15 17 19 18 33 38 12 22 21
36 34

Overcurrent trip Overcurrent trip Overcurrent trip Connection settings of optional parts HQ: Closing coil
(Phase A) (Phase C) (Phase B) TQ: Opening coil
2 27 44 Configuration Jumper status Jumper M: Charging motor
S2: Auxiliary switch
JP8 JP9
S1: Auxiliary switch (to switch after the closing spring is charged)
With anti-pumping With latch / ¥ S3: Auxiliary switch (to switch after mechanical lock is in place, to
Without latch ¥ ¥ cancel when no mechanical interlock is supplied
Without anti-pumping With latch / / QF: Auxiliary switch (to switch during opening/closing operations)
K0: anti-pumping (optional)
Without latch ¥ / R0-R2: Resistance
Y7-Y9: Indirect overcurrent release coil (optional)
Y1: Latching coil (optional)
Y7 Y8 Y9 Operating power supply options V2-V4: Bridge rectifier (to cancel at DC)
JP8-JP11: Jumper
Operational power supply Jumper
JP10 JP11
AC/DC 220V / /
AC/DC 110V ¥ ¥

Notes: “/” denotes disconnected;

37 42 43 “¥” denotes connected.

Note: 1. When in DC supply operations, the polarity within the dotted box shall be the same
2. During installation and commissioning of mechanical interlock, make sure that S3 can be reliably switched after the mechanical interlock is in place
3. VS1 is in opening and uncharged state.
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Ordering information

Project name:

Ordering quantity:

Applications

ƑVS1 draw out type ƑVS1 fixed type

Primary data

Rated voltage Ƒ12kV ƑkV

Rated current Ƒ630A Ƒ1250A Ƒ1600A Ƒ2000A Ƒ2500A Ƒ3150A Ƒ4000A*
Rated short circuit breaking current Ƒ20kA Ƒ25kA Ƒ31.5kA Ƒ40kA Ƒ50kA
*4000A needs forced air cooling

Secondary configuration

Power supply of charging motor ƑDC 110V ƑDC 220V ƑAC 110V ƑAC 220V
Closing release ƑDC 110V ƑDC 220V ƑAC 110V ƑAC 220V
Opening relaease ƑDC 110V ƑDC 220V ƑAC 110V ƑAC 220V
Auxiliary switch 5NO+5NC
Secondary wiring Ƒ58-pin plug/socket Ƒ46-pin plug/socket

Optional configuration

ƑOvercurrent release Ƒ2 overcurrent Ƒ3 overcurrent ƑA

ƑClosing latch ƑV
ƑPosition latch ƑV
Ƒanti-pumping relay ƑV
ƑUndervoltage release ƑV

Options

ƑCradle
ƑContact arm (including contact finger, and contact arm cylinder)
Ƒshutter-propelling bracket
ƑBlanking board cover plate
ƑTransport trolley
ƑCharging handle
ƑCradle handle

Contact information

Company name:

Department:

Name:

Phone:

Fax:
* For any questions, please contact Eaton Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.

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VS1-EN (03-2014)