Introduction

Hilkar Compact RC Snubber filters protect electrical machines from damage caused by insulation failures which typically occur during the winding of equipment such as generators, reactors, motors and transformers. Unless certain protection measures are taken into consideration, significant losses can be incurred. Implementation of RC snubbers (high frequency transient surge suppressors) as surge protection devices, significantly reduces the direct and indirect costs related to equipment repair and cessation of business activity. RC Snubbers help to eliminate switching transients that can occur as a result of switchgear operation as well as significanly reduce the steep wave-front surges seen at load terminals.

Advantages

• Enhance operational performances through decreased production downtime
• Enhanced protection against internal insulation failures
• Prolongs the lifespan of motors / transformers / generators / reactors
• Decrease the probability of pre-strike, restrike, and re-ignition observed in circuit breakers
• Decrease the magnitude and rate of rise of voltage (RRRV) transients
• Ease of installation

Application Areas

• Power Generation
• Pulp and Paper Industry
• Petrochemical Industry
• Chemical Factories
• Surface and Underground Mining
• Water and Oil Pumping Stations
• Railway Applications
• Large Motors
• Arc furnaces
• and many other facilities using any kind of motors and/or transformers

Protections Provided

• Protection against all practical surge peaks and rise-times
• Withstands all the motor impulse voltage levels recommended by both CIGRE and IEEE
• Elimination and damping of multiple pre/re-strike transients which occur during switchgear operation
• Eliminates voltage doubling effects by cancelling refraction of surges by providing a matched cable terminating impedance and thus halving the magnitude of the surge
• Eliminates higher harmonic current zeros through the breakers by disabling current reflection waveforms

Product Range

• Operating Voltage: Up to 36kV
• Compact size, up to 36 kV networks, all components (R+C+L) are contained in single case
• Impulse Withstand Voltage: Up to 200 kV BIL
• Variety of surge capacitance ratings depending on the site requirements and application type (ie, 0.1-2 µF)
• Variety of surge resistance ratings depending on the site requirements and application (ie, 1-200 ohm)
• Fully assembled, tested, and ready for interconnection

Installation & Commissioning

Hilkar RC Snubbers are suitable for (but not limited to) installation at the following connection points depending on the application:

• - In the protected equipment’s terminal box or associated switch panel, between each phase to ground.
• - Connected to the equipment terminal box via a minimum of 3x25/16 mm2 cable with the provided accessories.
• - RC Snubbers must be grounded to the motor/transformer ground or the breaker earth connection.
• - When porcelain bushings are used, connections to the bushings must be through flexible connections, so that any shock or vibration that may be transmitted to the bushing during transportation or in service, does not cause any damage.
• - The fixing nuts shall not be tighter than 20 Nm.
• - The flexible leads can be shortened but cannot be extended and must be directly connected to the protected equipment terminals.