Overhead FCI
Patrolman
The Patrolman improves system reliability by monitoring overhead lines for faults. Its power-efficient electronics, durable mechanical design, and reliable operating principle support a long field life.
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Overview
The Patrolman improves system reliability by monitoring overhead lines for faults. Its power-efficient electronics, durable mechanical design, and reliable operating principle ensure a long field life of helping to easily locate faults and quickly re-energize power systems.
High-intensity LEDs with a light sensor and a custom-designed lens provide 360-degree visibility. A butterfly-style clamp supports hot-stick installation and removal on bare or covered conductors.
Notable features
- Superior inrush current restraint
- Recognizes post-fault backfeed current
- No minimum load current requirement to respond to faults
- Butterfly-style clamp for easy and safe installation & removal with hot stick
- Wide variety of settings available to accommodate existing customer practices and modern power systems
Specifications
Additional configurations and indication settings are available. Contact SGS for other options.
- Trip current range
- Auto-adjusting trip point with real time load tracking
- Voltage range
- Suitable for all voltages up to 35 kV Options for high voltage applications available
- Power source
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- 10.9 Ah lithium cells, replaceable
- 20+ year shelf-life
- Harvests power from the line when load is >25 A
- Current withstand
- 25 kA for 60 cycles (1 second)
- Manufacturer’s warranty
- 5 years from date of purchase
- Installation diameter
- 0.3 in to 1.7 in (8 mm to 42 mm), bare or covered conductors
- Indication
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- High-intensity LEDs with light sensor
- Custom designed lens gives true 360 degree visibility
- Accuracy
- +/- 5%
- Auto reset time
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- Customer specified (standard settings of 4 hr, 8 hr, or 24 hr)
- Separate reset times available for permanent and temporary faults
- Total indicating time
- >8000 hours
- Visibility
- >1500 ft daytime; >2500 ft nighttime
- Casing materials
- UV stable polycarbonate and potting compound
- Current transformer
- Split core corrosion resistant stainless steel
- Temperature range
- -50°C to +85°C
- Weight
- 22 oz (620 g)
- Compliance
- IEEE-495 (2007) compliant and ISO-9001 certified
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