Anti Pumping Relay is used in a Circuit Breaker to indicate the spring failure of TNC i.e. Trip Neutral and Close (TNC) switch. TNC switch is used to manually Open and Close the Circuit Breaker either from Local or Remote.
The function of Anti Pumping relay is to cut off the supply to CB closing coil in case of TNC switch spring failure and prevent CB hunting effect i.e. continuous closing, opening operation.
What will Happen if Anti Pumping Relay is not Present?
Suppose the Circuit Breaker is closed using TNC switch, and at the same instant spring of TNC switch fails and it did not came to its NEUTRAL position. So continuos supply will be available to the Breaker closing coil.
Assume a fault occurred and the protection relay had been operated at this instant and opened the CB. Since supply is continuously available to the Circuit Breaker closing coil because of TNC spring failure, then CB will close again, since fault is still persisting the Circuit Breaker will trip. In this way the continuous Circuit Breaker opening and closing will take place which may damage Circuit Breaker operating mechanism.
This phenomenon of continuous Circuit Breaker opening and closing is termed as Circuit Breaker hunting. That is why to prevent Circuit Breaker hunting, Anti Pumping Relay is used.
nice explaining to hunting phenomena bro
anti-pumping relay and close coil will receive the signal of closing at same time so after no time the anti-pumping relay will take place and open closing circuit and this situation should stay for any time bro
Instead Tnc switch if we use on(close) off(trip) both no element. Then there may not be CB hunting effect.
If we use on(close) and off(trip) push button both no element instead of TNC switch then there will be no CB hunting effect.
Very good explanation
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Instead fo TNC switch we can use On Off push button for operation of Circuit Breaker