Megger Smart Thump ST16 Fault Locator / Thumper
A portable/vehicle-mounted cable fault location system designed for safe, efficient, user-friendly solutions to quickly identifying, prelocating and pinpointing various types of cable faults for power cables.
Circuit parameters include:
- System voltage up to 35 kV (phase to phase)
- Insulation EPR, XLPE and mixed cables
- Typical conductor sizes between #2 and 1000 MCM (34 mm2 to 500 mm2)
- Typical circuit lengths from a few hundred feet up to a max of 170,00 ft (52 km)
Developed to meet the requirements for typical medium-voltage distribution cable fault location markets from 11 to 35 kV system voltage, with typical end users including:
- Operations department of power utility companies
- Electrical departments within municipalities
- Private network operators
- High voltage electrical contractors
- Service companies
- Port authorities
- Mining
- Airports
- Military bases
- Petrochemical
- Paper companies
Megger Smart Thump Key Features:
- Rugged, lightweight powder coated IP53 rated enclosure
- 7 inch HiBrite colour display
- Requires less training than a traditional thumper-only system
- Boasts the big advantage of displaying the distance to fault
- Delivers 1500 J at 8/16 kV
- 20-kV DC high voltage proof/burn and displays insulation resistance
- E-Tray automatic test sequence to proof test, prelocate and pinpoint
- ‘E-Tray‘ technology (already proven in other Megger products EZ-Thump, EZ-Restore Overdrive, and TDR T3090)
- Eliminates lengthy training
- ARC reflection MV cable prelocation
- ICE MV cable prelocation
- Multi-shot technology for ARM
- Earth gradient LV fault locating and sheath fault locating
- Built-in intelligence to interpret the results of the initial test sequence
- This fully integrated system can be operated from either its internal battery/inverter, external 12 V DC or 120/230 V AC
- ‘Turn and click‘ rotary button operation lets the user automatically proof test, pre-locate, and pinpoint the fault from one convenient control console
- With typically no adjustments being required
- Expert Mode provides up to 20 individual TDR features to the experienced user for optimum fault locating results
- Quick-Steps Mode limits the available TDR features to those that are useful to the casual or inexperienced user
- If the user selects, the unit automatically sets the thump voltage to minimise the stress applied to the cable
- Safety / grounding check
- F-OHM safety feature to check for correct setup of connections
- Very quick access to all components in case service is required
- USB interface