Breaker Performance Module configuration

NOTE: This module requires a separate license. See Licensing for more information.

The Breaker Performance Module monitors aging and wear of circuit breakers and reports on breaker protection settings. It provides historical and real-time information for aging and wear related breaker parameters. You can also set up alarming on these parameters.

The following reports and diagrams are part of this module:

  • Breaker Aging Report
  • Breaker Settings Report
  • Breaker Aging Vista diagrams

To use the reports and diagrams in this module, the module must be configured and the measurement data must be available as historical data logs in the database.

NOTE: Only certain Low Voltage, Schneider Electric breakers are supported by this module, see Supported devices for more information.

NOTE: This module creates configuration files on system\bin and system\translator folders in the PME install location and also writes configuration in the ION_Network database. As per the latest security update of Windows, it prevent applications to write the Program Files(x86) folder and writes to a user-specific folder under Program Data folder. To ensure proper configuration, use an account member of the Administrator group or grant Administrator rights to the specific users, use same user account consistently for configuring.

Configure the Breaker Aging Report

To configure the Breaker Aging Report and Vista diagrams:

  1. Set up the breakers in the Management Console in PME.
  2. NOTE: A Compact NSX Trip Unit does not memorize data related to breaker operations (open, close, trip). It is BSCM, which memorize information like OF/SD counters that is needed to have the Breaker Aging feature work correctly. Therefore, a BSCM must be connected to the breaker for Breaker Aging to work.

  3. Set up the breaker aging calculations in PME. See Set Up the Breaker Aging Calculations for details.
  4. Configure Breaker Devices, Switchboards, and Groups in the Breaker Configuration Tool.
  5. Configure the breaker aging ION framework in the VIP. See Pasting the Circuit Breaker Framework in VIP for details.
  6. (For the report) Open the report template in the Reports Web Application, set the report input parameters, and generate the report.
  7. (For the Vista diagrams) Use the Generate Vista Diagrams function in the Breaker Configuration Tool to create the diagrams. Configure the diagrams after they have been generated. See Configuring Breaker Aging Vista diagrams for details. View the diagrams in Vista or in Web Applications Diagrams.

Configure the Breaker Settings Report

To configure the Breaker Settings Report:

NOTE: Step 2 in the workflow description below is optional. You can run the Breaker Settings Report without configuring the breakers in the Breaker Configuration Tool. The benefit of configuring breakers in the tool is that the breakers can be grouped and associated with switchboards for reporting. Also, if you want to run the Breaker Aging Report on the same breakers, you must configure them in the tool.

  1. Set up the breakers in the Management Console in PME.
  2. (Optional) Configure Breaker Devices, Switchboards, and Groups in the Breaker Configuration Tool.

    NOTE: Clear the Enable Breaker Aging check box, in the Breaker Devices tab of the configuration tool, for breakers that are only used for the Breaker Settings Report. In that case only the Name and Source fields are required. To configure a breaker that is used for the Settings report and the Aging report, check the Enable Breaker Aging box and define all the required fields.

  3. To run the report, open the report template in the Reports Web Application, set the report input parameters, and generate the report.

    NOTE: PME checks the settings of a new breaker device as soon as the device has been added to the system. However, there can be a time delay until the settings data is available in the database for reporting. After the initial check, PME checks the breaker settings for updates every 24 hours.


NOTE: The groups you create with the Breaker Configuration Tool are available for selection as inputs to the Breaker Performance reports. All breakers that are defined in a group are included in the report when that group is selected.

For information on how to use the reports, see Circuit Breaker Aging Report and Circuit Breaker Settings Report.

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