CAUSES OF TRIPPING OF JET

PUMPS IN RAINY CONDITION

Presented By:
Shahid Rabbani
Electrical Technician

JET PUMP PROTECTIONS

1. low/high oil level of pump, gear box and
engine.
2. Vibration protection of pump and engine
3. Force lubrication
4. Jacket water coolant level

PROTECTION SCHEME
Jet pump control and protected by mostly
Murphy controller TTD.
2 types of protection is allowed by TTD,
A- CLOSED LOOP OR NORMALLY CLOSED
CONTACT
In this scheme protective device ( like PSL switch) provide
normally close contact as it operate TTD will shutdown the
machine. PSL switches are sealed and weather proof.

B. SINGLE WIRE PROTECTION

SCHEME
In this scheme protective device (like oil level
GLG, vibration switches etc.) uses normally open
contact but on side of contact connected to
ground and 2nd side from TTD. As device operate
contact closed to ground and TTD shutdown the
machine.

CLOSE LOOP CIRCUIT

TTD

N.C

OPEN LOOP CIRCUIT

TTD

N.O

Contact of OIL level

GLG,Viberation switches etc.

POSSIBLE CAUSES OF FAILURE/

TRIPPING
1- Actual operation/ actual fault
2- Malfunctioning / false tripping

CAUSES OF MALFUNCTIONING / FALSE

TRIPPING
1- Ingress of water .
2- Ingress of salted dust (mist)
3- Wire Insulation failure due to high
temperature (rarely)
4- Wire insulation breakdown due to mechanical
injury.
5- polluted or moisturized oil thats respond as
low resistance path (in oil level GLG)
6- TTD faults.

 Faults due to Ingress of water or mist/dust

are approx. 80% of total false tripping.
15% false tripping due to wire insulation
failure or due to moisturized oil.
5% false tripping is TTD faults, (relay
malfuntioning,TTD connector strip rusted or
any other wire termination related)

RECOMMENDATIONS
We can save 80% false tripping to protect
from water or rain.
Charging Alternator are commonly and
repeatedly failure reported due to rust or mist
reaction.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Installation of shed on jet pump full skid.
Replacing weatherproof switches with
existing.
Covering with polythene or fiber glass
individually switches
Or properly sealed with RTV/silicone on
existing switches (but not durable and
moisture can trap inside and during high
temperature its can rupture and provides pin
holes to ingress of moisture or water.

SHED

WEATHER PROOF GLG

NON CLASSIFIED GLG

ALTERNATOR FALIURE
BATTERY CHARGER ALTERNATOR NON
CLASSIFIED

NON CLASSIFIED LUBRICATOR FLOAT

SWITCH

NON CLASSIFIED
VIBRATION SWITCH

NON CLASSIFIED
WATER LEVEL SWITCH

WEATHERPROOF LUBRICATOR FLOAT

SWITCH

WEATHERPROOF FUEL GAS SCRUBBER

LSH SWITCH

WEATHERPROOF
VIBRATION SWITCH

THANK YOU