IEEE C37.012-2005 - IEEE Application Guide for Capacitance Current Switching for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers

Standard

Superseded

Standard Details

Guidance for the application of ac high-voltage circuit breakers for capacitance current switching is provided. The document addresses the general theory of capacitance current switching, the notion of restrike, reignition, NSDD and voltage factors are explained. Application of circuit breakers for different network conditions and different capacitive loads (lines, cables, capacitor and filter banks) is treated.

Sponsor Committee	PE/SWG - Switchgear
Status	Superseded
Superseded by	C37.012-2014
Board Approval	2005-06-09
History	Published Date:2005-12-09 Reaffirmed:2011-03-31

Additional Resources Details

Pars	Approved PAR

Working Group Details

Working Group	HVCB-WG_C37.012 - HVCB - IEEE Application Guide for Capacitance Current Switching for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers
Working Group Chair	Roy Alexander
Sponsor Committee	PE/SWG - Switchgear
Society	IEEE Power and Energy Society
IEEE Program Manager	Ashley Moran
Existing Standards	Active IEEE C37.012-2014 - IEEE Guide for the Application of Capacitance Current Switching for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Above 1000 V Guidance for the application of ac high-voltage circuit breakers is provided. The application guide addresses the general theory of capacitance current switching; and the notions of re-strike, re-ignition, non-sustained disruptive discharge (NSDD). Voltage factors used for single-phase testing as substitute for three-phase testing are explained. Application of circuit breakers for different network conditions and different capacitive loads (capacitor banks, cables, transmission lines, and filter banks) is treated.
	Active IEEE C37.012-2014/Cor 1-2016 - IEEE Guide for the Application of Capacitance Current Switching for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers above 1000 V - Corrigendum 1 This corrigendum addresses a change in Equation (26) and the list of variables belonging to this equation.
	Active IEEE C37.012a-2020 - IEEE Guide for the Application of Capacitance Current Switching for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Above 1000 V Amendment 1 Covered in this amendment are changes in di/dt limitations for non-oil circuit breakers. A section has been added describing possible delayed current zeros when doing a rapid close?open of a line circuit breaker (CO) when shunt reactors are connected to a line or cable. Some minor errors have been corrected and references have been updated.