Type PMTB 14

Test Block & Plugs

KEY BENEFITS
A superior device that has the flexibility and features to meet all
electrical utility and industrial requirements for safe, reliable and
efficient testing

Designed and qualified for the unique needs of the protection

and control industry and unsurpassed in the areas of security,
robustness and reliability under harsh industrial environments

Enables the testing of protection relays and meters with no

interruption of the power circuit

No need to disturb existing connections, or relay settings for

testing purposes

Savings in man-hours for testing and trouble-shooting

APPLICATION
Isolate protection relays and inject current /voltage into the
protective devices to quickly and safely verify system protection
performance

Measure voltage from VT with or without disconnecting devices

from the circuit

Mount on front of switchboard panels for easy and safe access

to current and voltage transformer secondary circuits

The Test Plug can also be connected continuously to the Test

Block in order to supply current or voltage to secondary circuit
sub-assemblies

Automatically short CT secondaries with use of any of the three

available test plugs

Test plug available designed to isolate up to three breaker trip

coils during testing operations

FEATURES
Quickly & safely test current and voltage circuits

Measure output of CTs & VTs

Finger-safe sockets for standard 4mm (Test Plug) banana

plugs

Semi-flush front access mounting on switchboard panels

Separate 14-pole test plug for ease of use

Rear access wiring provisions

Simultaneous testing of up to 14 independent circuits

Easily identifiable Live (Red) & Equipment (White) test sockets

Isolation of relays and meters from instrument transformers

Space saving compact design

Test plug for safely shorting current circuits before isolating

current operated devices

Designed for harsh industrial environments

Inject current & voltage into relay and meter circuits

Removable & sealable clear cover

Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
Voltage:

Maximum Working Voltage:

Rated
400V
Impulse Withstand 4kV

400V AC or DC continuous rating

Technical Specifications

Voltage:
Current:
Rated

Insulation Withstand:
IEC 60255-5

Maximum Working Voltage:

IEC 60255-5
2kV RMS for 1 minute between any contact pair
400V AC or DC continuous rating
and either adjacent contact pair.

400V

Insulation
Withstand:
IEC 60255-5

2kV RMS for 1 minute between

incoming and outgoing

Impulse Withstand 4kV

Rated
20A
Short-circuit
100A/5s 400A/1s

2kV RMS for 1 minute between incoming and outgoing

2kV
RMS forwhen
1 minute
between
pair
contacts
plugged
intoany
the contact
Test Block.
and either adjacent contact pair.
5kV RMS for 1 minute between any alternate contact pair,
2kV
RMS for that
1 minute
between incoming
provided
the intermediate
pair is and
not outgoing
used.
contacts when plugged into the Test Block.

Current:
Temperature
Range:20A
Rated
Short-circuit
Storage
Working

100A/5s
400A/1s
-25C ~ +70C

Temperature Range:

Storage
IP
Rating:
Working
Front Panel

Environmental:

-25C ~ +55C

IEC 60255-6

5kV RMS for 1 minute between any alternate contact pair,

provided that the intermediate pair is not IEC
used.60068-2-1/2/3

Enclosure Protection:
Environmental:
Mechanical:

IEC 60529
IECIEC
60255-6
60255-21-1 Class II
IEC 60068-2-1/2/3
from Directive 89/336/EEC
EMC: Electromagnetically
Enclosure
Protection: benign, excluded
IEC 60529
CE
73/23/EEC

Product
Safety:
Mechanical:
IEC 60255-21-1 Class II

-25C ~ +70C
~ +55C
-25C
IP50 with cover

IP20 without cover

IP Rating:

IEC 60255-5

Front Panel
IP50 with cover
Standard Banana Plug:
Rated at 10A
IP20 without cover

Electromagnetically
Directive 89/336/EEC
EMC:
*Specifications
subject tobenign,
changeexcluded
without from
notice
CE 73/23/EEC
Product Safety:

Standard Banana Plug:

96
Rated at 10A

*Specifications
subject to change without notice
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Outline Drawings51for PMTB14 Test
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Plug
Plug

Ordering
Ordering
Ordering

Part Number

PMTB
Part 14
Number
PMTB 14-TP1
PMTB 14
PMTB 14-TP2
PMTB 14-TP1
PMTB 14-TP3
PMTB 14-TP2
PMTB
PMTB 14-TP4
14-TP3
PMTB
PMTB 14-TP5
14-TP4
PMTB
PMTB 14-SLK
14-TP5
PMTB 14-SLK

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Panel cutout for

PMTB14 Test Block
Panel cutout for
PMTB14 Test Block

Outline Drawings for PMTB14 Test Block and Test plug (mm.)

Description
Description
14 circuit panel mount test block with clear cover
14 circuit test plug with no internal shorting links
14 circuit panel mount test block with clear cover
14 circuit test plug with internal shorting links at contact pairs 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, & 15-17
14 circuit test plug with no internal shorting links
circuit test plug with internal shorting links between terminals 21-23-25-27
14circuit
test plug with internal shorting links at contact pairs 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, & 15-17
14
14
circuit
test plug with internal shorting links between terminals 9-11-13-15 and 21-23-25-27

14 circuit test plug with internal shorting links between terminals 21-23-25-27
14
circuit
testplug
plugwith
with
no internal
shorting
links andterminals
with six poles
designed
prevent breaker tripping during testing operations
internal
shorting
links between
9-11-13-15
andto
21-23-25-27
14 circuit test
Shorting
link plug
kit (4-50mm
& 4-150mm
pluglinks
links)
14
circuit test
with no internal
shorting
and with six poles designed to prevent breaker tripping during testing operations
Shorting link kit (4-50mm & 4-150mm plug links)

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Typical Wiring
Rear View
A

Protection/Measuring/
Controller Devices
VA

Front View
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28

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27

VB
VB

PMTB 14
Test Block

VC

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4
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CONTACT OUTPUTS

VC

Order shorting link

kit part number
PMTB 14-SLK

PMTB 14-TP1
Test Plug

IA
IA
IB
IB
IC
IC

CURRENT INPUTS

1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27

VOLTAGE INPUTS

VA
Typical wiring diagram for PMTB 14 Test Block and PMTB 14-TP1
& -TP3 Test Plug

IG
IG

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28

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3
5
7
9
11
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15
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19
21
23
25
27

PMTB 14-TP3
Test Plug

Caution:
The PMTB 14 test block
must be Wired correctly
to accept this PMTB
14-TP3 test plug

Internally shorted

Typical wiring diagram for PMTB 14 Test Block and PMTB 14-TP1 & -TP3 Test Plug

It is recommended that the protection relay or controller is wired to the even-numbered terminals of the Test Block, and the Test Block is mounted
on the right-hand side of the relay (front view). The connections to other equipment such as CTs, VTs, and DC supplies should be made to the
odd-numbered terminals. This will ensure that on inserting the Test Plug, the sockets on the White side of the Test Plug are connected to the
isolated relay circuits and the sockets on the Red side are connected to the potentially live supplies

It is important that the sockets on the Test Plug which correspond to the current transformer secondary windings are linked prior to the Test Plug
being inserted into the Test Block. This will ensure that the current transformer secondary windings are short circuited prior to disconnection from
the protection scheme or relay.
If a few Test Blocks are connected to a relay at the same time, it is recommended that the DC auxiliary supply be routed through each of them to
prevent inadvertent operation

To avoid high voltage shock hazard, external CT terminals must NOT be open circuited. Shorting links
MUST be in place BEFORE Test Plug insertion.
USERS must ensure that external shorting links are installed for CT secondary windings prior to
inserting the Test Plug into the Test Block.
USERS must ensure that external shorting links are NOT installed on POTENTIAL circuits.
USERS must ensure that when using test plugs with internally shorted terminals (TP2, TP3, &TP4), the
CTs are wired to the corresponding test block terminals.

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Type PMTB 14 Test Block & Plugs

Typical wiring diagram for PMTB 14 Test Block and PMTB 14-TP2 Test Plug
A

Rear View

Front View

PMTB 14
Test Block

Internally shorted

Current operated
device

2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28

IA
IA
CURRENT INPUTS

1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27

IB
IB
IC
IC
IG
IG

Typical wiring diagram for PMTB 14 Test Block and PMTB 14-TP4 Test Plug

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10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28

1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27

Caution:
The PMTB 14 test block
must be Wired correctly
to accept this PMTB
14-TP2 test plug

PMTB 14-TP2
Test Plug
Typical wiring diagram for PMTB 14 Test Block and PMTB 14-TP2 Test Plug

Rear View

Protection/Measuring/
Controller Devices

Front View

VA
VB

2
1
3
4
5
6
8
7
10
9
12
11
14
13
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testing 25
operations.
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27

VB
VC
VC
IA
IA
IB
IB
IC

CURRENT INPUTS

PMTB 14
Test Block

VOLTAGE INPUTS

VA

Typical wiring diagram for PMTB 14 Test Block and PMTB 14-TP5
Test Plug
IC
IG
IG
CONTACT OUTPUTS

Designed to prevent breaker triping during

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4
6
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10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28

1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27

PMTB 14-TP4
Test Plug

Ia

Ic
Ic

must be wired correctly

to accept this PMTB
14-TP4 test plug

Internally shorted as shown -

CURRENT INPUTS

Ib

The PMTB 14 test block

for use with 2 sets of CTs

Ia
Ib

Caution:

Ig
Ig

Typical wiring diagram for PMTB 14 Test Block and PMTB 14-TP4 Test Plug

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