Speedfax 2017

Field Services
Start-up Commissioning Services
General
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SWITCHGEAR
We realize that, even though our Totally
Integrated Automation® and Totally
Integrated Power® products are
designed for quick and easy installation,
your schedule may not allow you to
allocate the resources and personnel
necessary to get this equipment up and
running when it is required.
In today’s business environment, staff
members are frequently overloaded, or
they may be dedicated to other projects.
Now, when you purchase new
equipment from Siemens, you can add
startup services at special rates. This will
give you the additional help required to
meet even the most pressing
deadlines... at affordable rates. You can
be confident that we will arrive at your
door with the installation experience
necessary to get your new general
purpose drives, motor control center or
switchgear properly started up and
working when you need it.
Factory-trained engineers will:
n Startup your newly-purchased
Siemens equipment
n Test for operational functionality
n Provide a written report detailing tests
and services
n Advise your team on upkeep and
maintenance.
In many cases, you will receive a oneyear
parts warranty extension on your
new equipment such as:
n Motor control centers
n General purpose variable speed drives
n Low-voltage switchgear.
Medium-voltage Switchgear Startup
Service
n Inspect anchorage, alignment and
grounding
n Check tightness of bolted bus joints
n Measure and record critical distances
such as contact gap
n Perform mechanical operation tests on
the operating mechanism
n Perform a contact resistance test on
the breaker vacuum contacts
n Perform insulation resistance tests
n Perform vacuum interrupter integrity
(over-potential) tests
n Perform insulation resistance test on
all control wiring at 1000 volts DC
n Verify trip, close, trip-free and antipump
functions
n More
Low-voltage Switchgear Startup
Service
n Perform mechanical operational test
n Check cell fit and element alignment
n Check tightness of connections
n Lubricate as required
n Perform a contact resistance test
n Perform an insulation resistance test
at 1000 volts DC from pole-to-pole and
from each pole-to-ground with breaker
closed and across open contacts of
each phase
n Perform secondary current injection
testing
n More
Switchboards and Power Switching
Centers
n Inspect for physical damage and
nameplate compliance with single line
diagram
n Perform mechanical operational test.
(circuit breakers, switches, etc.)
n Check cell fit and element alignment
n Check tightness of connections and
lubricate
n Perform a contact resistance test on
RL/WL/SB breakers and power switches
n Perform an insulation resistance test
at 1000 volts DC from pole-to-pole and
from each pole-to-ground with breaker
or switch closed and across open
contacts of each phase
n Perform Secondary Current Injection
Testing (RL/WL/SB breakers)
n More
For more information, please visit http://automation.usa.siemens.com/consultant/ or contact your local sales office.
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