Medium Voltage Products

HD4 according to IEC and GOST Standards

Gas insulated medium voltage circuit-breaker
12...40 kV - 630...3600 A - 16...50 kA

Very compact dimensions

Fixed and withdrawable versions
Mechanical safety locks to prevent
incorrect operations
Soft quenching without chopping
currents
Fast recovery of the quenching media
dielectric properties.
Quenching technique free of re-strike
and re-ignition
Poles sealed for life
Stored energy operating mechanism
with standard anti-pumping device
Maintenance-free
SF6 pressure control set (on request)
Technical data

Circuit-breaker HD4 12 HD4 17 HD4 24 HD4 40.5

Rated voltage / Rated insul. voltage [kV] 12 17.5 24 40.5
Withstand voltage at 50 Hz [kV] 28 38 50 95
Impulse withstand voltage [Hz] 75 95 125 185
Rated frequency [Hz] 50-60 50-60 50-60 50-60
Rated normal current (40 C) [A] 630-3150 630-3600 630-3600 1250-2500
Rated breaking capacity / Rated
[kA] 16-50 16-50 16-40 25-31,5
admissible short-time current (3 s)
Making capacity [kA] 40-125 40-125 40-100 63-80

1VCP000260 - Rev. A , en - Leaflet - 2009.04 (HD4 IEC-GOST)

[O-0.3s-CO-15s-CO] (*)
Operation sequence [O-0.3s-CO-20s-CO] -
[O-0.3s-CO-180s-CO] -
Opening time [ms] 45 45 45 45
Arcing time [ms] 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15
Total breaking time [ms] 55-60 55-60 55-60 55-60
Closing time [ms] 80 80 80 80
Overall dimensions H [ms] 582-655 640-655 655-818 1575
H
(fixed version) W [ms] 493-730 493-730 618-748 895
W D D [ms] 459-493 496-603 496-620 686
Weight: (fixed versions) [Kg] 114-165 114-165 119-165 280
SF6 gas pressure [kPa] 380 380 380 550
Technical catalogue No. 1VCP000245 1VCP000245 1VCP000245 1VCP000245

(*) Not available for HD4/GT12 and AD4/GT/P12

Main components For more information please contact:

ABB S.p.A.
Power Products Division
Unit Operativa Sace-MV
Via Friuli, 4
I-24044 Dalmine
1 Tel.: +39 035 6952 111
Fax: +39 035 6952 874
4 e-mail: sacetms.tipm@it.abb.com
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The data and illustrations are not binding. We reserve the right to make changes
without notice in the course of technical development of the product.

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1 SF6 pressure signalling device (on request)

2 Opening knob
3 Closing knob
4 Characteristics nameplate
5 Pressure switch (on request)
6 Terminals