FINALIST - Plant Engineering's 2011 Product of the Year
Eaton’s VCP-W MR2 motorized remote racking device provides a means of remotely inserting or removing any drawout circuit breaker used in VacClad-W switchgear to help mitigate arc flash exposure.
Provisions energize the system racking motors with an external 120 Vac power source
Permanently installed racking motors eliminate the need to lift and manipulate, and align heavy, bulky equipment
All circuit breaker safety interlock remain intact per IEEET C37.20.2
Logic is built into the device to sense an interference issue
Logic will not accept a command to connect a circuit breaker that has experienced interference until after it has been moved to the disconnect position
Controls can be integrated into switchgear secondary control circuits, and/or SCADA systems using Modbus interface or discrete wiring
Permissive circuit provision for disabling remote racking until the right system conditions are satisfied
Pendant will override system when plugged into a specific circuit breaker