RAPTORTHE RAPTOR
INNOVATION IN PRIMARY INJECTION TESTING
The Raptor sets a new standard for the design of primary injection test equipment. Leading edge technology and superior engineering have been combined into a small, yet powerful and remarkably portable package to make electrical commissioning and maintenance jobs safer, more accurate, and far more efficient.
SMC’s products provide practical solutions to testing professionals globally since 1986. The Raptor starts a new generation of products based on the formula of innovation, designed with the user in mind and backed by a 27-year experience with more than 10,000 test sets working all over the world.
- With the Raptor’s integral wheels, foldable handle, and a weight below 35 kg (77 lb), primary testing jobs are no longer a nightmare.
- It is so small that you will be able to park it next to the tested device in almost any circumstances, which allows for shorter, faster, and more efficient connections.
- Two or three Raptor units can fit inside the trunk of a medium-sized car along with connections and other accessories. And, in most cases, you will need no assistance for loading, unloading and taking them to the test location.
Use one cable instead of two. Drive it through the Raptor’s hole and connect the load to its ends. If you need to increase the compliance voltage, make one or more turns with the cable around the Raptor. Or group several cables in parallel to increase the effective section. Or both.
You can add power easily at any time. Each slave Raptor contributes 5 kVA to the injection circuit. The old interconnections required by add-ons in the past are replaced here by infrared communications. You can purchase one or more slaves at any time. Then, you can leave them at the store when not needed. The Raptor’s console includes a calculator that allows you to determine, in seconds, the cables and the number of Raptors that you will need for a particular job.
Just enter the desired current value and press the button. The Raptor will initiate the test and will make the necessary adjustments to dynamically compensate any changes in the load or in the power supply. Some pre-programmed tests feature an automatic ramp function or record times in multi-cycle trip/reclose test sequences.
Disconnect the console from the Raptor and plug it into a USB port in your PC to download the day’s test results using the supplied software. Everything will be orderly saved in a database for easy retrieval and to make attractive reports automatically.
As the ultimate solution for high current testing, the Raptor had to measure up to common job-specific requirements while fulfilling three basic premises: 1) can be placed next to any tested object, 2) electronically controls the injection, and 3) can be handled by a single individual.
The smallest Raptor system is composed by a master unit and a touch-sensitive handheld controller with a comprehensive collection of test and measurement features. The high current output uses an elegant implementation of the pass-through secondary technique, which grants the Raptor a distinct look with a big hole across its body. The tested object is connected to both ends of a single conductor that crosses the Raptor through this hole, thus saving time and avoiding power losses.
The master Raptor features a 3-kVA electronic amplifier that pushes a digitally shaped, variable frequency waveform into a toroidal winding installed internally around the center hole. A Rogowsky type sensor measures the output current and provides continuous feedback to the amplifier for instant compensation of load variations or power supply oscillations with an accuracy of 1% or better.
The Raptor slaves are externally identical to the master unit but lack the amplifier, the handheld controller and the auxiliary input/output panels. Their only mission is to contribute an additional 5 kVA power from the mains input to the high current pass-through secondary. Up to three slaves can be added for up to 15,000 A with a 18-kVA total injection power.
The master unit detects the presence of the slaves using infrared communications, so no additional control or power interconnections are required. The user only needs to pass the current conductor across each unit in the system and use it as if it was a single device. As an added benefit of the pass-through secondary technique, the user can easily multiply the compliance voltage by making more than one turn with the current conductor around the Raptor system. No need to disconnect / reconnect to separate output taps.
The touch-sensitive console provides control of the whole system and can be attached magnetically to any iron surface. This powerful, multi-lingual control center permanently stores the operation software, factory-configured test templates and functions, user templates and preferences, and test results. The software includes a practical assistant, which can also be installed on a PC, to quickly calculate the Raptor configuration and cable type required to accomplish a specific high current test, even before leaving your desk.
The console can be detached from the master Raptor and connected to an USB port in a Windows PC for data download, archiving, and reporting. A built-in LAN port can also be used for software updates via Internet and for other network applications.
All these benefits provide substantial value and freedom at the time of choosing the right test equipment, as you do not need to face any compromise when picking up the Raptor configuration that fits your needs, present or future.
MORE THAN POWER
The Raptor-HV, also called the high voltage slave, is an optional product that extends the Raptor’s applications to tests that require the use of a moderately high AC voltage. This product can work only in combination with a Raptor Master and is visually similar to it.
The Raptor HV connects to the master unit via the Expansion Port, from where it also takes the necessary power. You can think of the Raptor HV as a pluggable high voltage peripheral that takes advantage of all the valuable features in the Raptor Master including the electronically controlled switching amplifier, DSP based intelligence and a robust communication and device synchronization system. Naturally the HV’s control is fully integrated in the master’s console.
The voltage signal generated by the master at the expansion port is raised by the HV up to two user selectable ranges, 1kV and 2kV, and the output is measured in current, voltage and phase angle to provide adequate injection control and application’s feedback.
In order to comply to international safety requirements, the Raptor HV’s package includes an internal buzzer that signalizes the high voltage output activation and two connectors for an optional spinning warning lamp and an optional mushroom type emergency stop breaker. The internal buzzer can be muted from the Raptor’s console.