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Switchgear

Site MV/LV switchgear and transformers

Faults (9)

DEP-XFMR-TAPSite stack (generic) · Switchgear solo+

Wrong tap leaves undervoltage

Wrong tap leaves undervoltage — transformer tap leaves EVSE bus low under load. site-generic field note: keep evidence s…

1 confirmed
SWG-TRIPEaton · SwitchgearFree sample

Feeder breaker trip charging peak

The Eaton feeder breaker serving the depot trips right at a charging peak, taking multiple EVSE units Faulted or fully dark at once — the breaker handle sits mid-trip when you find it, and idle voltage checks looked completely normal before the peak, which is exactly the pattern that sends techs chasing individual charger faults instead of the shared feeder that actually failed.

2 confirmed
SWG-GFEaton · Switchgear solo+

Switchgear ground fault

Switchgear ground-fault protection trips and takes down the entire depot feed at once — the GF relay or breaker's ground…

1 confirmed
SWG-XFMREaton · Switchgear solo+

Transformer overtemp

The site transformer serving the depot runs into overtemperature right at charging peak — cooling fans are audibly runni…

1 confirmed
SWG-ARCEaton · Switchgear solo+

Arc-flash relay trip

An arc-flash relay trip has opened the switchgear and taken the entire site dark, with the light- and/or pressure-based …

3 confirmed
SWG-PFEaton · Switchgear solo+

Power factor / harmonic trip

Power factor or harmonic distortion protection trips, or the utility flags a power quality complaint, and the timing lin…

1 confirmed
SWG-DOOREaton · Switchgear solo+

Gear door interlock

A switchgear door interlock is preventing the breaker from closing, or has tripped the gear into an inhibited state, so …

2 confirmed
SWG-CTEaton · Switchgear solo+

CT wiring reversed after CT swap

A current transformer (CT) was recently swapped and its wiring is reversed — metering, load management, or protection sy…

3 confirmed
SWG-UPSEaton · Switchgear solo+

Controls UPS dead — gear won't close

The switchgear's controls UPS is dead, so protective relays are dark and the gear cannot be commanded to close even thou…

2 confirmed