BTS 2000

MICROPROCESSOR BASED
FAST BUS TRANSFER
SYSTEM

Advantages of a
Fast Bus Transfer System
Fast Transfer of Load to a Healthy
Alternate Source
Faster Unit Recovery after Tripping
Improved Plant Load Factor
Reduced Revenue Losses
Reduced Motor Stress and Fatigue
Reduced O&M Costs

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Aartechs Strengths
in
Bus Transfer
25 Years Systems
of Rich Experience, R&D

400+ Nos Bus Transfer Systems

Schemes executed all over India
Worked with major Engineering
Consultancies, Utilities, EPC
Contractors, Switchgear
Manufacturers in India
Technology Transfer Agreement
signed with Cooper Power Systems,
USA for Aartechs BTS 2000
Only Microprocessor Based Fast
Bus Transfer System Manufacturer
in India and one of a handful
globally.

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Main-Tie (2 Breaker Scheme)

Eg. Thermal Power Station Auxiliaries

Configurations :

Station to Unit Transfer

Unit to Station Transfer

Transfer Conditions

Manual Transfer

Planned start-ups
Planned shut-downs

Protective Transfer

Boiler, Turbine Trips

Auto Transfer

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Self Detection

STB
ST
ST I/C

UAT

GENERATOR
BTS

UAT I/C
UNIT
BOARD

Gen / Transformer Trip

Load Throwoff

Class B Trip

EHV BUS

GT

Class A Trip

GTB

STATION
BOARD
TIE-1

TIE-2
(NC)

Fig. 1. Thermal power plant: Main-Tie BTS configuration.

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Unit To Station + Station to

Station (4 Breaker Scheme)
Eg. Industrial Process Plant Auxiliaries

Configurations :

Normally Closed Tie Breaker

Normally Open Tie Breaker

Transfer Conditions

Manual Transfer

Protective Transfer

Planned start-ups
Planned shut-downs
Source equipment failure
Eg, Gen / Transformer Trip

Automatic Transfer

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Under Voltage/Frequency/|df/dt|

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Main-Tie-Main (3 Breaker Scheme)

Eg. Industrial Process Plant
Auxiliaries

Configurations :

Normally Closed Tie Breaker

Normally Open Tie Breaker

SOURCE I

SOURCE II

Transfer Conditions

Manual Transfer

I/C I
BREAKER

Protective Transfer

Planned start-ups
Planned shut-downs
Source equipment failure
Eg, Gen / Transformer Trip

Automatic Transfer

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I/C II
BREAKER

BTS

BUS I
M

BUS II
M

TIE
BREAKER

Fig. 2. Process industry: Main-Tie-Main BTS configuration

Under Voltage/Frequency/|df/dt|

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BTS 2000
A Technology Profile

An Industrially rugged, fast

microprocessor based universal
communicable platform
Specially designed for power stations and
EHV substations
Flexible Breaker Configurations:

UTS: Unit-to-Station / Main-Tie

STS: Station-to-Station / Main-Tie-Main
UTU:Unit-to-Unit / Main-Tie-Main

For Generator Units with GTB Arrangement

Various Other Custom Configurations

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BTS 2000
A Technology Profile

Manual/Protective/Auto Transfers
Fast/In Phase/Slow/Parallel Modes
Breaker Failure Detection and Corrective
Action, Breaker Timings
Continuous Readiness Monitoring
Continuous Breaker Circuit Monitoring
Online / Offline Test Mode Feature
ANSI C50.41 Criterion Supervision
Prioritized Auxiliary Motor Tripping

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BTS 2000
A Technology Profile

Self Diagnostics
Serial Communications (RS232C, RS485)
Protocols: ModBus, DNP, UCA, PEERCOMM
SCADA interface for Online View
Event Recording with Oscillography & Playback
Powerful User Friendly Human Machine
Interface
Sequence of Event Recording (SOE)
Data Profiler (DP)

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Outstanding Features of
BTS 2000

ANSI C50.41 Compliant

In Phase Transfer (2nd Order Taylors Algorithm
for Phase Angle Predictions)
Auto Transfer (U/V, Freq, df/dt)
Islanded Transfer for Asynchronous Systems
Online Test Mode for Enhanced Operator
Confidence prior to Planned Transfers.
Communicable Platform with Advanced
Software Features

Transfer Event Recording, Step-by-Step Playback, Oscillography,

Online Viewing, Sequence of Events (SOE), Data Profiler (DP),
Convenient in-situ scheme/settings updates

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Spin Down Characteristics

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Spin Down Characteristics

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Fast Transfer

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In-Phase Transfer

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BTS 2000 HMI

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Software Interface

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Exhibitions & Conferences

PowerGen
New

3rd

International

Orleans, USA, Nov-Dec 1999

Intl R&D Conference (CBIP)

Hosted

by MPEB at Jabalpur (MP), Feb 2000

SWICON

2000

Organised

PPIC

by IEEMA in Nov-Dec 2000

/ IEEE Industry Applications (IAS)

Toronto,

Canada June 2002

Published in IEEE IAS Transactions Jan-Feb 2003
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Exhibitions & Conferences

Power

Gen Middle East 2008 Bahrain, Feb

2008
IEEE Power India POWERCON 2008
New Delhi, India, Dec 2008
National Power System Conference, IIT
Bombay, India, Dec 2008

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Approvals & Installations

Customer

Approvals:
NPCIL, MSEB (MAHAGENCO), CSEB, GEB, MPEB,
GMDC, PSEB, NTPC-SAIL, APGENCO, GIPCL, GSECL,
RRVUNL, BALCO, BHAVINI etc
Consultant Approvals:
BHEL-PEM, DESEIN, TCE, DCPL, B&W, MOTT
MACDONALD, RITE CHOICE etc.
Supply through EPC Contractors:
RELIANCE, SIEMENS EPC, ABB-eBOP, L&T ECC, BGR
ENERGY etc.
Supply through Switchgear Manufacturers:
BHEL, SIEMENS, AREVA, ABB etc.

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Thank You for your Interest & Participation

For Further Details Contact:
Aartech Solonics Limited
Regd. Office:
E-2/57,
Arera Colony,
Bhopal (MP) 462016
India.
Tel: 91-755-5276335,
2463593

Manufacturing Works:
Khasra No. 311,
Sector-1A,
Parwanoo, H.P. 173220
India.

Email: aartech@vsnl.com
amitraje@aartechsolonics.com
www.aartechsolonics.com

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