Medium-voltage vacuum replacement breakers

Solve parts availability problems, increase interrupting capability, reduce maintenance costs and downtime, and eliminate asbestos-filled arc chutes with VR Series⁺, VR Series, FAME and VHC+.

Medium-voltage breaker to vacuum starter replacements

Gain an efficient and cost-effective solution for electric utility generation and process industries that apply power circuit breakers as motor starters.

Medium-voltage ground and test devices

Apply temporary grounding to the phase conductors of switchgear during maintenance and testing in compliance with OSHA and NFPA 70E requirements.

Factory Authorized Mechanism Enhancement (FAME)

Increase the life of Eaton’s medium-voltage VCP-W vacuum circuit breakers and MV-VR circuit breakers with the FAME upgrade, while also significantly reducing costs and ongoing maintenance requirements.

Eaton’s medium-voltage breaker to vacuum starter replacements offer an efficient and cost-effective solution for electric utility generation and process industries that apply power circuit breakers as motor starters. This combined power circuit breaker/vacuum contactor offers an optimal solution, with:

• Draw-out capability
• Ability to use the same cell interface components for levering and interlocking
• Little to no cell modifications
• Current limiting fuses as primary fault protection
• Mechanically latched
• Switching duty life of up to 250,000 operations
• Compatibility and testing to IEEE/ANSI C37.59-2018

Eaton’s medium-voltage ground and test devices are used to apply temporary grounding to the phase conductors of switchgear during maintenance and testing of the equipment. With a draw out safety device that can be inserted into a circuit breaker cubicle in the same manner as the VR-Series, the ground and test devices are available as a single or dual terminal. 

• Designed for insertion into the circuit breaker compartment to gain access to the primary stationary contacts or ground the circuit for maintenance work
• Meets IEEE Std C27.20.6 2015
• Ability to apply potential for cable testing
• Enables access to both bus and line circuits for “phasing out” tests
• Meets OSHA and NFPA 70E requirements