IEEE C37.12.1-2018

This recommended practice is intended to identify, organize and summarize information about high-voltage circuit breakers provided by the manufacturer that knowledgeable users will find useful for the receipt, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning of ac high-voltage circuit breakers above 1000 V. This recommended practice recommends categories and an arrangement for the presentation of information in circuit breaker instruction manuals.

The purpose of the document is to provide recommendations for authors and those who specify instruction manuals for ac high-voltage circuit breakers. Structuring instruction manual content according to a common (standard) format shown herein will allow knowledgeable users a means to effectively and quickly, find the information they need: - To receive, install, and commission new high-voltage circuit breakers. - To operate, inspect, maintain, and repair high-voltage circuit breakers throughout their service life. - To decommission the high-voltage circuit breakers at the end of their service life.

Revision Standard - Active. This recommended practice is intended to identify, organize, and summarize information about ac high-voltage circuit breakers provided by the manufacturer that knowledgeable users will find useful for the receipt, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning of ac high-voltage circuit breakers above 1000 V. Recommended categories and an arrangement for the presentation of information in circuit breaker instruction manuals is covered in this recommended practice.