Quick start

ACTAS Px60 Quick Start Guide

How to create a new switchgear test template and run your first test.

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01

Power on the ACTAS Px60.

  • Select "Test" tile on the touch screen to create a new job.
ACTAS Px60 touch screen showing the Test tile
02

Select "New switchgear" to create a new template or to select an existing template & begin testing (jump to step 11).

New switchgear selection screen
03

In the upper right corner of the screen, press the "+" icon to create a new template.

Switchgear template screen with plus icon in the upper right
04

Specify switchgear manufacturer & model.

Switchgear manufacturer and model fields
05

Select "Construction" tab to specify breaker details such as pre insertion resistors.

  • Move down the tab list & fill in the layout for the coils, motor, & any needed travel factor.
  • Press the back arrow at top left of the screen.
Construction tab with breaker detail settings
06

Select "Tests" tab, then select the "Timing" tab on the list to the left.

  • Specify the sample rate, pre trigger duration, command time, & total record duration for each timing operation: O (trip), C (close), OC (reclose), CO (trip free), OCO.
  • Press the back arrow at top left of screen.
Timing test configuration screen with operation settings
07

Select the "Analysis" tab.

  • Select the motor tab to designate the current detection level & the current averaging window.
Analysis motor tab with current detection settings
08

Select the "Main contacts" tab to designate the time 0 reference point as either from command signal or coil current pick up. Close & opening speed measurement parameters can also be configured under this tab.

  • Press the back arrow at top left of the screen.
Main contacts analysis settings and time zero reference point
09

Select the "Connections" tab & select edit default connections.

  • Select the "Aux contacts" tab & specify amount of contacts monitored & if a wetting voltage should be applied.
  • Select the "Travel" tab. Under "Sensor 1" select "Main contact" from the dropdown.
  • Select the gear symbol & the transducer can be selected from library.
  • Select "Motor" tab. Current & voltage measurement can be enabled here.
Aux contacts connection settings
Travel sensor and transducer library settings
Motor current and voltage measurement settings
10

Press the save icon on top right of screen.

  • Press the back arrow at top left of screen to go back to the list of switchgear templates that will now include the one just created.
11

Select template from list to begin testing.

Switchgear template list for beginning a test
12

Once the template has been selected, tests may now be performed.

Available tests screen after selecting a template
13

Select the "Timing" tile.

  • From the tabs on the left select what operation to perform; i.e. O (trip), C (Close).
  • Press the "OK" tactile button on the device below the touch screen to start the test.
Timing test screen with operation tabs
14

Press the back arrow at top left of screen.

  • Select the "Drive" tile to run the motor test.
  • Press the "OK" tactile button on the device below the touch screen to start the test.
Drive tile and motor test screen
15

Press the back arrow at top left of screen.

  • Press save button at bottom left of screen.
  • To save the job, the fields with an asterisk (*) must be filled in.
Job save screen with required fields marked by asterisks

You're all set

You've created a switchgear template and run your first test.