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BCS Switchgear Inc.Switchgear Circuit Breakers Parts Tech SupportAKD-20 Low-Voltage SwitchgearDon’t compromise arc flash protection for system reliability.imagination at workbcsswitchgear.com 888.599.0486Need Help? 888.599.0486

BCS Switchgear Inc.Switchgear Circuit Breakers Parts Tech SupportThe next chapter in the historyof low-voltage switchgearAKD-20 low-voltage switchgear continues the tradition of the AKDswitchgear line while delivering enhanced arc flash protection. Built toANSI standards, its protection features include non-vented panels plusinsulated and isolated bus, and it integrates our new state-of-the-artEntelliGuard breaker-trip unit system. It also features an optimized footprintso that it now fits into a smaller area for the most common configurations.EntelliGuard G circuit breakers are the newest lineof GE low-voltage circuit breakers, the next step inthe evolution of a line known for its exceptionalreliability and performance. They are available from800A to 5000A, with fault interruption ratings up to150kAIC – without fuses.Integral to the EntelliGuard G line are the new, state-of-the-artEntelliGuard TU Trip Units, which provide superior system protection,system reliability, monitoring and communications. The breaker-trip unitsystem delivers superior circuit protection without compromising eitherselectivity or arc flash protection.The EntelliGuard breaker-trip unit system demonstrates yet again GE’score competencies in reliable electric power distribution, circuit protectionand personnel protection.1918196019771980199820052007First Switchgearwith AKRBreakersAKD-8Switchgearand MVT-9Trip UnitAKD-10Switchgearand WaveproBreakersEntellisys 0SwitchgearSwitchgear andEntelliGuard GBreakerbcsswitchgear.com 888.599.04862008Need Help? 888.599.0486

BCS Switchgear Inc.Switchgear Circuit Breakers Parts Tech SupportArc flash protection and selectivityNow you don’t have to chooseModern economic reality and the regulatory environmentdemand system performance while recognizing the need toprotect against the arc flash hazards that expose maintenancepersonnel to dangerous levels of heat, electrical energy,debris from damaged equipment and concussive forces.The challenge is to provide both better personnel protectionby minimizing arc flash hazards and maintain electricalpower to mission-critical loads. But these objectives oftenseem to conflict, pitting the speed and sensitivity required tooptimize safety against the sequence of operations andinterlocking required to maximize power system availability.The EntelliGuard G breaker-trip unit system meets the challenge.It achieves selectivity in a wide range of situations withoutexcessive sacrifice of arc flash protection. With its ReducedEnergy Let-through setting (RELT), the system protects atbcsswitchgear.com 888.599.0486HRC1 or 2 for available fault currents as high as 100kA.Here’s how: Multiple short time bands under 100 ms optimally fitabove the instantaneous clearing times of the EntelliGuardG circuit breaker. Alternate Instantaneous setting (RELT) mitigates arc flashhazard while maintaining complete selectivity during normaloperation, with an option for a positive feedback signal. Special algorithm provides Instantaneous protection andsimultaneously achieves selectivity – even when set low, itcan provide 100,000A of selectivity. Completely adjustable ST and GF Zone SelectiveInterlocking optimize restrained and unrestrained bands. Zone Selective Instantaneous protection, multiple zoneprotection, 3 cycle clearing and selectivity are providedsimultaneously. Instantaneous trip adjusts up to 30X trip plug rating.Need Help? 888.599.0486

The advantages of AKD-20low-voltage switchgearAKD-20 includes many features that address the needs of system reliability, arc flash protection and reduced footprint size. The optimized footprint uses smaller section sizes whenpossible. Sections are provided in 22", 30" or 38" widths. Breaker compartment doors have no ventilation openings,thus protecting operators from hot ionized gases ventedby the breaker during circuit interruption. A superior bus system offers different levels of protection.Insulated and isolated bus makes maintenance procedurestouch friendly to reduce the risk of arc flash. True closed-door drawout construction is standard with allAKD-20 equipment. The breaker compartment doors remainstationary and closed while the breaker is racked out fromthe connect position, through test, to the disconnectposition. Doors are secured with rugged 1/4-turn latches. An easy-to-read metal instrument panel above each circuitbreaker holds a variety of control circuit devices, includingthe RELT switch. Each circuit breaker is located in a completely enclosedventilated compartment with grounded steel barriers tominimize the possibility of fault communication betweencompartments.

An optional remote racking device reduces the risk of thearc flash hazard by allowing the operator or electrician tomove the breaker anywhere between the DISCONNECT andCONNECT positions from outside the arc flash boundary. Optional safety shutters protect operators from accidentalcontact with live conductors when the breaker is withdrawn. Easy access to equipment compartments simplifies maintenance of the breaker cubicle and control circuit elementsas well as inspection of the bolted bus connections. The conduit entrance area meets NEC requirements.Extended depth frame options are available in 7" and 14"sizes for applications requiring additional cable space. Thesection width also can be increased for additional cable space. A rail-mounted hoist on top of the switchgear provides themeans for installing and removing breakers from theequipment. This is a standard feature on NEMA 3R outdoorwalk-in construction and optional on indoor construction. Optional infrared (IR) scanning windows can be installed inthe switchgear rear covers to facilitate the use of IR camerasfor thermally scanning cable terminations. AKD-20 switchgear can be expanded easily to handleincreased loading and system changes. Specify a requirement for a fully equipped future breaker to obtain a cubiclethat has been set up for additional breaker installation, oradd vertical sections without modifications or the use oftransition sections. Control wires run between compartments in steel riserchannels. Customer terminal blocks are located in metalenclosed wire troughs in the rear cable area. Intercubiclewiring is run in a wireway on top of the switchgear, whereinterconnection terminal blocks are located. All EntelliGuard G circuit breakers are equipped with rollersand a guidebar to provide easy and accurate drawoutoperation.An array of safety interlock and padlocking features areavailable to accommodate any type of lockout-tagoutprocedure a customer may have. on the breaker to keep it open and trip free on the breaker in the TEST or DISCONNECT position on the breaker to prevent racking when the breaker contactsare closed on the cubicle door latch to prevent unauthorized entryinto the breaker compartment on the cubicles to prevent unauthorized installation of abreaker that has been removed from the cubicle forequipment or load maintenance mechanical interlocking of two breakers, in variousconfigurations, to prevent procedural errors

AKD-20The most powerful technologyThe best in power managementThe best in metering and power qualityA large amount of information flows inside through everyswitchgear lineup in the form of power (volts, amps, waveforms) passing through. With the proper devices and GEEnervista Power Management Control System (PMCS), youcan selectively access this wealth of information.The latest high technology EPM devices – the GE MultilinEPM 6000 and 9000 series – are available for the AKD-20.They boast broad capabilities for usage monitoring, costallocation, load monitoring, demand tracking, commoncouplings with utilities, load and process control, and powerquality monitoring.PMCS is the easy-to-use software package that turns adesktop computer into a virtual window for tracking andcontrolling facility power. It can help you increase productivity,decrease downtime, improve predictive maintenance, increasefacility safety and diagnose power quality problems. With justa few clicks of a mouse, you can gain real-time access to thefamily of GE Multilin and POWER LEADER devices and mostthird party devices or systems. With PMCS’s powerful analyticaltools, you can perform advanced power quality analysis,monitor energy consumption, and even manage loads.These features are all available through sophisticated graphicsand a highly intuitive interface. Enervista PMCS is bothModBus RTU and Modbus TCPIP Ethernet compatible.They all add up to the most flexible, open-architecture, highperformance power management system available today.These EPMs cover the moderate range of the metering spectrum, providing solutions for panel mount and submeteringapplications (EPM 6000), and the high end of the power qualityspectrum (EPM 9450Q and 9650Q). The GE Power QualityMeter System, PQM II, is also available for applications requiringa feature set between the EPM 6000 and EPM 9000 offerings.

AKD-20Ratings and dimensionsAKD-20 indoor low-voltage switchgear height is 92" with available breaker stacking space of 84". Optional 78" high indoorequipment, with a breaker stacking space of 70", is available. The breaker frame size and type determine both the width ofthe breaker sections and the minimum depth of the switchgear line-up. The deepest device in the line-up determines thedepth of the entire line-up.InstantaneousEnvelope Breaker ContinuousInterrupting Rating 000L150150100B1001001005000L150150100LEGEND & NOTES*Close &Short-TimeLatchRatings (kA)Rating 008510010010085100100Sample AKD-20 layoutMID BUS LEVEL IS NOT AVAILABLE AT 5000A(USE ONLY UPPER OR LOWER BUS LEVELS)B/WOUTGOINGINCOMINGSwitchgear DimensionsMinimum Width Minimum Depth Optional Depth22"67" or 74"60"30"74" or 81"38"81"74"BUSWAY CONNECTIONFEEDER CABLE CONNECTIONCABLE CONNECTION (OTHER THAN FEEDER BREAKER)FEEDER BUSWAYREAR POSITIONINCOMING BUSWAYFRONT POSITIONFEEDER BUSWAYFRONT POSITIONBUS LEVEL800ABUSWAYSBUSWAYS800AABOVE FRONT POS'NABOVE FRONT ANSITION21"800A21"21"BUSWAYS800A800A21"800AABOVE REAR POS'N21"22"TT22-1TRANSFORMERTRANSITION22"MT22-1BUS CONNMAIN OR TIE21"22"21"21"22"F22-1MT22-8BUS CONNFEEDERBUS CONNTIE22"F22-12BUSWAY CONNFEEDER21"22"MT22-7BUSWAY CONNMAIN OR TIESECTION WIDTHSECTION CODESECTIONDESCRIPTION

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AKD-20 The most powerful technology The best in power management A large amount of information flows inside through every switchgear lineup in the form of power (volts, amps, wave-forms) passing through. With the proper devices and GE Enervista Power Management Control System (PMCS), you can selectively access this wealth of information.