Relays and Terminals

O242 MV Protection Relay

Applications

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MV Protection Relay Applications
Content:
1 General

2 Introduction

3 Overcurrent Protection

4 Earth-fault Protection

5 Transformer Protection

6 Generator Protection

7 Motor protection

8 Disturbance Recording

10

11

12

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Contents of chapter 1

1 General information
1.1 Course schedule
1.2 Notice
O242 Medium Voltage Protection Relay Applications Place: Hotel Silveria and
Week 14 (31.3. -4.4. 2008) Technobotnia

Time schedule

Monday 31.3.2008 (Hotel Silveria)

9:00-12:00 Introduction to various protection applications Erkki Lehtonen

in the distribution network
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Overcurrent protection Juha Keisala.

Tuesday 1.4.2008 (Hotel Silveria)

09:00-12:00 Earth-fault protection Erkki Lehtonen.

12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Transformer differential protection Juha Keisala

Wednesday 2.4.2008 (Hotel Silveria)

9:00-10:30 Generator protection Stefan Sundfors

10:30-12:00 Motor protection Erkki Lehtonen
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:30 Motor protection continues Erkki Lehtonen
15:30-16:00 Disturbance recording Mats Cainberg

Thursday 3.4.2008 Technobotnia

Practical training with protection models (hands-on training)

Vaasa Polytechnic / Technobothnia lab

Friday 4.4.2008 Technobotnia

Practical training with protection models (hands-on training)

Vaasa Polytechnic / Technobothnia lab
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Chapter 2

Introduction
 Introduction MV Protection Relay
Applications

Introduction
Topics:

„ History „ Relay inputs

„ Basic Terminology „ Settings
„ Current Transormer „ Protection Solutions
„ Voltage Transformer „ SA-D Supportline
„ Sensors
Introduction

„ Brief History
„ Start in the Strömberg Research Center in the mid 1960´s
„ 1965 First static protective relay (J3 series)
„ 1970’s Digital technique and wider product range
„ 1982 First microprocessor relay
„ 1985 SPACOM product line introduced
„ 1985 MicroSCADA programs for Substation Automation and SCADA
„ 1987 Customer installations of fully integrated Substation Automation
and SCADA systems
„ 1995 REF 54_ series introduced
„ 2003 RE_ 600 protection relay family introduced
„ Powerful growth in the 1990´s
„ ABB Substation Automation Oy since April 1,1999
„ PRU Substation Automation since January 1 2002
„ PG Distribution Automation since 2004

Introduction

„ Electromechanical relays
„ 1st generation, primary connected
measurement
„ 2nd generation, power supplied from the
instrument transformers

„ Relay forms a high burden to the instrument trafos

„ High risk of saturation of CTs, especially when there is a DC
component in the fault current
„ A lot of mechanical parts, requires regular maintenance
„ Unaccurate and unsensitive settings
Introduction

„ Static relays
„ Power supplied by an external auxiliary voltage

„ Electronics based, analogue or digital

„ Relay forms a low burden to the instrument trafos
„ More accurate settings
„ Wider setting ranges
„ Small dimensions

Introduction

„ Numerical Relays
„ Microprosessor technology provides features as
in statical relays and more…

„ Many protection functions integrated in one relay

„ Self supervision of hardware and software
„ Extensive information handling, due to
communication
„ Integrated protection, measurement, control,
condition monitoring, communication etc, in so
called feeder terminals
Introduction
„ Numerical Relays - Working principle (REF542plus)

Introduction

„ Purpose of Protection
„ Detect all electrical faults and some abnormal operating conditions
„ Protect human beings and properties around the power network
„ The operation must be selective
„ disconnect minimum possible part of the power network

„ The operation must be fast and sensitive

„ danger of life, damages and disturbances have to be minimized
„ the stability of the network has to be ensured in all conditions

„ Protection must cover 100% of the protected network

„ Protection should be reliable and simple
„ Commissioning tests of the protection should be possible to perform in
a place of installation
Introduction

„ Protection must cover

100% of the protected
network

Introduction

„ Current Transformers (CT)

I1
P1 S1 I2 P1 1S1
Measuring core
A and winding
A
1S2
P2 S2 2S1
Protection core
and winding
One core current transformer rel 1
2S2
C1 C2 3S1
Protection core
P2
rel 2 and winding
P1
3S2
P2
Three core current transformer
S1 S2
Two primary windings
Introduction

„ Current Transformers (CT)

Main functions of current transformers:

„ Step down primary system currents to the level, which the

instruments and protection can handle

„ Make it possible to use standardized secondary meters and relays

„ To protect sensitive secondary devices from overloading

„ Make possible centralized measuring and protection system

Introduction

„ Voltage Transformers (VT) or Potential Transformers (PT)

Main voltage 20 kV

A A A A A A
Rated voltage Primary
of primary Primary winding
winding
20000/1.73 N N N N N N

Rated secondary n n n
Secondary
dn dn dn
voltage 100 /1.73 Secondary
winding winding
a a a da da da

V V V V

Open delta connection

for measuring neutral voltage
Introduction

„ Voltage Transformers (VT) or Potential Transformers (PT)

Main functions of voltage transformers:

„ Step down primary system voltages to the level, which the

instruments and protection can handle

„ Make it possible to use standardized secondary meters and relays

„ Make possible centralized measuring and protection system

Introduction

Current sensor

Rogowski coil

Electrical symbol
Introduction

„ Current sensors
„ The current sensor is based on the principle of the Rogowski coil
„ The Rogowski coil has no iron core

Typical sensors and transformers signal responses

1000

100 Sensor with

non-iron core
Secondary output

Saturation
10

0,1
Conventional transformer
with iron core
0,01
0,01 0,1 1 10 100 1000

Input current /In

Introduction

„ Current sensors
„ Linear response on all the measurement range
„ No saturation
„ No hysteresis
„ Single instrument for protection and measurement functions
„ High accuracy rating
„ High degree of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances
„ The output signal is a voltage (150 mV) function of the
time/current ratio
„ A single coil covers the range 0-3200A
„ The winding can stay open while the MV switchboard is in
service
Introduction

Voltage sensor

Resistive divider

Electrical symbol

Introduction

„ It is based on the action of the resistive divider at the given

values resistance

Z1 = 250 MΩ
Z2 = 25 kΩ Z1
U1
Z2 U2
Z2
U2 = * U1
Z1 + Z2
Introduction

„ Voltage sensors
„ Linear response on all the measurement range
„ No saturation
„ No iron-resonance
„ Single instrument for protection and measurement functions
„ High accuracy rating
„ High degree of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances
„ The output signal is a voltage proportional to the primary
voltage
„ The partition ratio is 10000 / 1
„ A single divider is used for the whole range 0 to 24 kV rated
voltage

Introduction

Current and voltage

sensor

Electrical symbol Combined

sensor
Introduction

„ Combined sensors
„ Integrated instrument for both current and voltage sensors

„ Same features as those of sensors separately considered

„ Capacitive indicators for the signalling lamps are integrated too

„ Two configurations with the same dimensions for all the

switchboard applications:
1) Rogowski coil + resistive divider + capacitive indicator
2) Rogowski coil + capacitive indicator

Introduction

„ Measurement by the relays

Current sensor Current trafo

Voltage sensor Voltage trafo

Introduction

„ CT connections

Introduction

„ VT connections in SPACOM
Introduction

„ VT connections in REF54_
„ Nominal voltage setting by parameter
„ Parameter alternatives: 100V / 110V / 115V / 120V

Introduction

„ Sensor connections
Introduction

„ Technical details

Introduction

„ Different types of faults in power systems

E R X a b c d e
~ L1
R X
~ L2
R X
~ L3
RE XE
E

a) three-phase b) phase-to-phase
c) phase-to-phase-to-earth d) earth fault
e) cross-country fault
Introduction

„ Definite time characteristic

10
3I>

1
3 I >>
t>
Time/s
I>

0,1

t>>
I>>

0,01
100 1000 10000
Current/A

Introduction

„ Inverse time characteristic

3I>
Introduction

„ Relay symbols and device numbers

IEC 617-series IEEE C37.2-1991

3I>
51
3-phase overcurrent relay with AC time overcurrent relay
settable time delay

3I>>
50
3-phase overcurrent relay with Instantaneous overcurrent relay
settable time delay, high set stage

I >
51N
Earth fault current relay with See 51 above, suffix letter N = Neutral
settable time delay (or network)

Id> 87
Differential current relay Differential protective relay

Introduction

„ Measuring principles

„ Non-directional overcurrent
(short-circuit protection)
„ Overload protection
„ Unbalance protection
„ Phase discontinuity
protection
„ Undercurrent protection or
loss of load protection
Introduction

„ Measuring principles

„ Non-directional earth-fault
protection
„ Sum connection
„ Ring core CT

Introduction

„ Measuring principles

„ Over- / Undervoltage
protection
„ Frequency protection
Introduction

„ Measuring principles

„ Earth-fault protection
„ Residual voltage protection

Introduction

„ Measuring principles

„ Directional overcurrent
protection
„ Directional earth-fault
protection
„ Voltage dependent
overcurrent protection
„ Distance protection
„ Over-/Under magnetizing
protection
„ Over / Under / Reverse
power protection
Introduction

„ Measuring principles
„ Differential protection

Introduction

„ Measuring principles
„ Differential protection „ Restricted earth-fault protection
Introduction

„ Measuring principles
„ Residual current protection
„ Differential current principle
„ Operates also when generator circuit
breaker is open
„ SPACOM module SPCJ 2C30
„ Setting range typically: 0.5 - 5.0%

Introduction

„ Measuring principles
„ Capacitor bank protection by SPACOM relays
Introduction

„ Measuring principles
„ Capacitor bank protection by REF54_ relays

Introduction

„ Measuring principles
„ Bus-differential protection e.g. by SPAE010
Introduction

„ Measuring principles
„ Current and voltage
sensors

Introduction

„ Effect of CT and setting

Introduction

„ Effect of CT and setting

Introduction

„ Effect of CT and setting

Introduction

„ Effect of CT and setting

Introduction

„ Blocking signals with SPACOM relays

 Introduction

„ Blocking signals with RED500 relays

„ The DT ot IDMT timer is allowed to run only
if the blocking signal BS1 is inactive, i.e. its
value is FALSE. When the signal becomes
active, i.e. its value turns to TRUE, the timer
will be stopped (frozen).
„ When the blocking signal BS2 is active, the
TRIP signal cannot be activated. The TRIP
signal can be blocked by activating the
signal BS2 until the function block drops off.

Introduction

„ Analogue input/output card

„ Used for
„ thermal overload protection
„ external measurement
„ 4 measuring modes
„ voltage
„ mA
„ Ω
„ °C
„ 4 analogue outputs
„ 0…20mA or 4…20mA
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Chapter 3

Overcurrent protection
Short Circuit Protection
110 kV

1000.00

100.00

10 kV 10.00

1.00

10 kV
0.10

3I> 0.01
0 5 10 15 20

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Contents
• Introduction
• Current measuring
– Accuracy limit factor
– Setting of the high-set current stage
• Introduction of protection methods
• Current selective protection
• Time selective protection
– Two type of time delays
– Time grading

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Contents
• Time and current selective protection
• Blocking based protection
• Time and direcionally selective
• Others
– Differential protection
– Distance protection
• Backup protection
• Relay setting
• Excercise

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Introduction
Causes of a short circuit

• Ageing of an isolation and mechanical damages due to

overload or environmental stress
• Temporary earth equipment has been forgotten in position
• Arc over the healthy isolation due to over voltage
• Mechanical deliberate or non deliberate damage, which bypass or
destroy the isolation
• Wrongly usage i.e. connection of power supply to the temporary
earthed station, using of the disconnector to the live network or
connections during incorrect synchronization

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Introduction
Damage to a plant due to fault current

• Direct effects:
• Damages between charged components due to mechanical forces
• Damages to charged components due to thermal effects of the current
• Mechanical damages and danger of life due to arc
• Dangerous voltages between earthed components
• Disturbance voltages near the fault

• Indirect effects:
• Under voltage in the undamaged part of the network
• Temporary load peaks after the fault situation
• Loss of system stability

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Introduction
Purpose of protection

• Detect all electrical faults and some abnormal operating conditions

• Protect human beings and properties around the power network
• Protection must be sensitive and fast
• danger of life, damages and disturbances have to be minimized
• the stability of the network has to be ensured in all conditions
• Operation must be selective (discriminating)
• disconnect minimum possible part of the power network
• Protection must cover 100% of the protected network
• Protection should be reliable and simple
• Commissioning tests of the protection should be possible to perform
in a place of installation

ABB Automation
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Introduction
Purpose of protection

• Danger of life, mechanical damages and the risk of failure propagation

have to be minimized:

The Operation time of the protection have to be considered specially !!

Example: Effect of trip time on damages caused by arc, “Rule of thumb”:

35 ms Practically no damages to people and switchgear, which can be

taken in use after insulation level metering

100 ms Small damages, minor repairs and cleaning required before the
switchgear is ready to use

500 ms Heavy damages to people and switchgear, which must be replaced

almost totally

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Current measuring
Current transformer (CT)
I1
P1 S1 I2 P1 1S1
Measuring core
A and winding
A
1S2
P2 S2 2S1
Protection core
and winding
One core current transformer rel 1
2S2
C1 C2 3S1
Protection core
P2
rel 2 and winding
P1
3S2
P2
Three core current transformer
S1 S2
Two primary windings

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Current measuring
Current sensor (Rogowski coil)

• Extensive dynamic range

• Non-saturable
• High degree of accuracy
• Small in volume and weight
• High degree of safety

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Current measuring
Main functions of CT / sensor:

• Step down primary system currents to the level, which the

measurement and protection circuits can handle
• Make it possible to use standardized secondary meters and relays

• To protect sensitive secondary devices from overloading

• Make possible centralized measuring and protection system

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Current measuring
Current transformer (CT)
Rated burden
- the sum of the burdens of all devices connected to the
P=Protection load of the current transformer plus the load of the
conductors must not be greater than the rated burden

600/5/5 5P10 15VA

Rated primary current Accuracy limit factor Fn
- it is the multiple of the primary rated current
at which the total error at rated CT burden
Rated secondary current does not exceed 5% for a class 5P CT,
- one protection winding
respectively 10% for a class 10P CT
- one instrumentation winding

Accuracy class
- typical values for current
transformers 5P (5%) and 10P (10%)
When dimensioning the CT´s and when making the relay settings the possible saturation has to be
taken into account

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Current measuring
Saturation of CT

• CT will saturate, when the Primary current

(reduced to the
magnetic flux density reaches secondary)
Current

the saturation limit for the Saturated

secondary
magnetic flux: current

Sinusoidal current with rated

burden ≥ accuracy limit factor x
rated nominal current
Time

ISaturate ≥ Fa x IN
(=total error exceeds 5% at class 5P,
respectively 10% at 10P)

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Current measuring
Saturation of CT

• DC component, remanence flux or large burden may cause CT’s to

saturate even with minor currents
• When the CT is saturated the magnetizing current of the CT will grow
rapidly and therefore the secondary current will reduced
• Current transformer saturation may cause false operations of relays or
prolong the operation time

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Current measuring
Calculating the accuracy limit factor ALF

• The approximate value of the effective accuracy limit factor Fa

corresponding to the actual CT burden can be calculated on the
basis of the next equation:
600/5/5 5P10 15VA

S + Sn Where,
Fa = Fn × in Fn = nominal accuracy limit factor
Sin + Sa Sin = internal burden of the CT
Sn = nominal burden of the CT
Sa = actual burden of the CT

S = I2 x R

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Current measuring
Calculating the accuracy current limit factor ALF

• Burden caused by the k, when the CT is only in one phase and

conductor between CT and return conductor included
relay I2n/A k
( k = δ x 2 x I2)
1A 0.0352 ρ =resistivity for copper
2A 0.1408
l [m ]
SCu = k × [VA] 5A 0.88
A[mm 2 ]

k, when the CT´s are in three phase and

common return conductor.
I2n/A k
1A 0.0192 ( k = δ x 1.1 x I2)
ρ =resistivity for copper
2A 0.0768
5A 0.48

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Current measuring
Exercise, calculate ALF

CT data: 300 / 5 5P20 10VA

Rin = 0.07 Ω

Relay measuring transformer resistance: 0.02 Ω

Length of wire between CT and relay: 40m

Area of wire: 4mm2

Calculate the actual over current limit factor ALF (Fa) for a three
phase connection with common return conductor.

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Current measuring
Correct answer to exercise
300 / 5 5P20 10VA

Nominal current In = 5 A
Nominal accuracy limit factor Fn = 20
Nominal burden of the CT Sn = 10 VA

Internal burden of the CT Sin = In² x Rin =

(5A)² x 0.07 Ω = 1.75 VA

Actuall burden of the CT Sa = (5A)² x 0.02 Ω +

0.48 x 40m / 4mm² =
0.5 VA + 4.8 VA = 5.3 VA

Result Fa = 20 x (1.75 + 10) / (1.75 + 5.3) = 33.3

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Setting of the high-set current stage

Why the Fa factor is important ?

The maximum current setting (high-set) for the protection relay (rule of thumb)

I K min
= 0 .7 × or 0.7 × Fa whichever is smaller
I 1n
Where Ikmin is the minimum primary current,
at which protection must operate

I1n is primary rated current of CT I.e. when selecting CT

Fa is the accuracy limit factor

for protection
High − set current
Fa ≥
0.7

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Protection methods
Introduction

• The operation time of the relay is depending on the protection method

• Differences between different methods are in the operation time, the

amount of protective stages and in the implementation of selectivity
• “FAST” methods:
Š current selective protection Š blocking based protection
Š differential protection Š directional comparison protection
Š distance protection Š arc protection

• “SLOW” methods:
Š time selective protection
Š time- and directionally selective protection

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Current selective protection

• Fault is discriminated by current

• Suitable only when current varies
I> Trip
with the position of the fault because I>>
zone of
of the difference in impedance. protection 40 ms

• Typical application 1
• Fault-current in LV-side does not
exceed setting in HV- side => LV trip
I>
• Fault-current in HV side => HV trip
I>>

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Current selective protection

Lines
• Typical application 2

I> Trip
I>>
40 ms
zone of
protection

I>
I>>

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Current selective protection

• Advantages
• Operation time in relay ~40 ms
• Simple and reliable
• Low-priced

• Disadvantages
• Coarse operation (setting ~10 - 20*In)
• Applications restricted: specially in line protection
• Separate backup protection necessary

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Time selective protection
Basis

• Fault is discriminated by the operation time

• I.e. the operation times are graded
I>
• Relay closest to the fault operates first I>>
• No back-up needed
• Simple solution
• Suitable for radial network

I>
I>>

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Time selective protection

Two type of time delays
1000.00

• Definite time operation

• Operate time is independent of current
• Two settings: 100.00

- current
- time delay in secs.
10.00

1.00

0.10
0 5 10 15 20

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Time selective protection
Two type of time delays
1000.00

• Inverse time operation (IDMT)

• Operation time depends on the current 100.00

• Shorter operation time with higher current

• 4 curve (standard) types
10.00
• normal inverse (NI)
• very inverse (VI)
• extremely inverse (EI) 1.00

• long time inverse

• special types (etc. RI and RD types) 0.10

• Two settings:
- current 0.01
- time multiplier (k = 0.05..1) 0 5 10 15 20

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Time selective protection

Two type of time delays
NI curve is known as the 3/10 characteristic
because 10 x setting gives 3 secs (k=1)
• NI is suitable in networks where:
• changes in the networks connection situation can cause considerable
changes in the short circuit currents
• the difference in the amplitude of short circuit currents between the
cable ends is large
• VI is suitable in networks where:
• changes in the networks connection situations do not affect the short
circuit currents to any greater extent.
• the difference in the short circuit currents amplitude between the cable
ends are not big enough to make use of the NI-curve.
• EI is mainly used when selectivity to fuses is required.
• Typical application: protection of a line for a distribution transformer.
• LI is used for protection of neutral earthing resistors.

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Time selective protection
Co-operative action of multiple overcurrent stages

• Overcurrent relay has normally two or three over current stages

I>, I>> and I>>>, each having individual settings
I>
I> I>> I>>> 1000.00

1000.00
Minimum of
operation
100.00

100.00
times
10.00

10.00

1.00

1.00

0.10
0.10

0.01
0.01
0 5 10 15 20
0 5 10 15 20

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Time selective protection

Discrimination of operation times

• Time grading = operation time 1

difference between adjecent 2

protection stages ΔtIDMT

• We have ΣIL because the load
currents at levels 1 and 2 are ΣIL
not same.
I>
2 I>>
I>>>

ΔtDT
I>
1 I>>
I>>>

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Time selective protection
Time grading - definite time
Δt DT = 2 × t E + t R + tCB + t M
where t E = tolerance of the relay op.time
t R = retardation time of the relay tR = Retardation time (Overshoot time) =
tCB = operation time of CB time needed to cancel the trip.

t M = marginal time
tM = Delay of an auxiliary relay (if used)
+ Possible delay of operation due saturation
of CT. In theory this could be same as the
time constant of DC-component. In
practice 20 ms is enough because all
protection stages will be delayed.

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Time selective protection

Time grading - definite time - example

Δt DT = 2 × t E + t R + tCB + t M

tolerance (2x25 ms) 50 ms

op.time of CB 50 ms
retardation time 30 ms
marginal 20 ms
150 ms

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Time selective protection
Time grading - inverse time

• Rule of thumb for numerical relays

• NI, VI, LI: 0.20 x t1 + 150ms

• EI: 0.35 x t1 + 150ms

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Time selective protection

Time grading - inverse time

⎛ E1 ⎞
⎜ 1 + ⎟
Δt IDMT = t1 × ⎜ 100 − 1⎟ + t R + tCB + t M
⎜1− 2 E ⎟
⎜ ⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠
where t1 = op.time of the relay of the closest location

E1 = error of the relay of the closest location

E2 = error of the relay of the next location

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Time selective protection
Time grading - inverse time - example step by step

0. Data from the fault calculation

Load 500A

Fault Relay 1 Relay 2

1200A - current setting = 300A - current setting = 700A
- time multiplier = 0.2 - time multiplier = ???
- normal inverse - normal inverse
- high-set = 1200A

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Time selective protection

Time grading - inverse time - example step by step

1. Find the current values 1

• Use the high-set of relay 1 for grading 2

• When no high-set, use the fault current at

location 1

I1 = 1200A ≈ 4.0 x setting (relay 1)

I2 = 1700A ≈ 2.4 x setting (relay 2)

1200A 1700A

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Time selective protection
Time grading - inverse time - example step by step

2. Look time-tolerances from the table

Here we have Normal inverse, E=5% This information can be
=> relay 1: 1.13xE ≈ 6% found from the standards
=> relay 2: 2.22xE ≈ 11% BS 142 and IEC 255-4
(expressed in the relay manuals)

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Time selective protection

Time grading - inverse time - example

3. Calculate effect of measuring accuracy ( + CT errors)

Here we use ±3%
⇒ Calculate the change in operating time when using -3% and +3%

⇒ Calculate the per cent errors. Take the highest value.

4. Sum erros 2) and 3) and we have E1 and E2

E1 = 6% + 2% = 8% (relay 1)
E2 = 11% + 3% = 14% (relay 2)
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Time selective protection
Time grading - inverse time - example
⎛ ⎞
5. Use equation ⎜1+ 1
E
⎟
Δt IDMT = t1 × ⎜ 100 − 1⎟ + t R + tCB + t M
t1 = time of relay 1 (at 1200A) ≈ 1000 ms ⎜ 1 − E2 ⎟
⎜ ⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠

1
ΔtIDMT
2
t1x(1-E1/100)/(1-E2/100)-1) 256 ms
op.time of CB 50 ms
retardation time 30 ms
marginal 20 ms
356 ms

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Time selective protection

Time grading - inverse time - example

6. Find time multiplier k for relay 2

time of relay 1 + grading = 1000 ms + 356 ms = 1356ms

Using
- Normal Inverse curve
⎛⎛ I ⎞α ⎞
- current 2.4 x setting ⎜⎜ ⎟ −1⎟ × t
⎜⎝ I > ⎠ ⎟
- operation time 1.356 s k=⎝ ⎠
=> the time multiplier k ≈ 0.18 β

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Time and current selective protection
Principle

• Fault current magnitude depends on which

side of the relay the fault is located
• Different operation times for both directions
• Relays with inverse time characteristics

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Time and current selective protection

Example
FEEDING NETWORK
• 4 generator system
3
• Fault in generator 4 IK

• Other 3 generators and network

feeds the short circuit current MF MF MF MF
1G
3I >
• => Current of each individual 1 1 1
IK IK IK IK 4
healthy generator is less than 1/3
~ ~ ~ ~
of the gen. 4 short circuit current 3G
3I >

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Time and current selective protection
Example
101 1G SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT FOR 1 GENERATOR
1 3
1 1 GENERATOR THERMAL WITHSTAND
3G EQUIVALENT SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT FOR 3 GEN.

3 EQUIVALENT THERMAL WITHSTAND OF 3 GEN.

100 3G

1G

1 SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT FOR 1 GENERATOR

-1
10 2 EQUIVALENT S-C CURRENT FOR 3 GEN.

3 SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT FOR SUPPLY NETWORK

4 TOTAL SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 I/Ing

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Blocking based protection

Introduction

• In purpose of faster protection

• Both relays detects the fault in feeder but
the relay near the fault blocks relay(s) far
from the fault
• Note time needed for blocking
Zone of
protection

Fault

Blocking

Op.time
Min. 100ms

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Blocking based protection
Typical applications

• LV side of a transformer • Line

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Blocking based protection

Typical applications

• Busbars (1- and 2-bus systems)

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Blocking based protection
Advantages and disadvantages

• Advantages
• Technical solution is simple
• Rather fast operation, operation time is 100 ms
• Includes a backup protection (time delay)
• Low-priced

• Disadvantages
• Auxiliary connection is needed in Line protection
applications

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Blocking based protection

Time needed for blocking - example

0 ms
Starting time of the relay
40 ms
Input delay on the relay to be blocked
50 ms
Retardation time
80 ms
Marginal
100 ms

Typically 100ms when

no aux.relay is used.

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Blocking based protection
Time needed for blocking - exercise

3I>
t3

Blocking line 2 Let t1 = 40ms, find the

minimum operation
3I> times t2 and t3
t2

Blocking line 1
3I>
t1

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Time and directionally selective

Introduction

• Directionally selecitive over current IFAULT

ILOAD
protection operates when both
• current exceeds the setting value
3I>
• direction of fault current agrees the R1

setting of operation area (base angle) IFAULT

ILOAD

I fault

U
3I>
R2
U I load

I load
operation

operation I fault

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Time and directionally selective
Exercise
Station A Station B

3I> 3 3I>
250ms
100ms

3I> 3I> 1
400ms 100ms
3I> 4 3I>
250ms
5 100ms 2

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Time and directionally selective

Correct answer to the exercise

1. 100 ms The nearest relay

3
2. 250ms Station A, both feeders
(Direction opposite in Station B relays) 1
4
3. 100 ms Station B, upper feeder, directed relay
5 2
(Lower feeder have opposite direction)
=> no fault current at lower feeder
250 ms Station A, upper feeder

4. 100 ms Station B, lower feeder, directed relay

250 ms Station A, lower feeder

5. 400 ms Station A, relay behind the transformer

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Time and directionally selective
Advantages/disadvantages 1 2

• Advantages: 1000 ms 1000 ms

• Selective protection to meshed

networks 850 ms 850 ms

• Solution with normal directional

relays
• No auxiliary connections 100 ms 100 ms
850 ms 850 ms
• Cheapest way to protect the 250 ms 250 ms
meshed networks 700 ms 700 ms
250 ms 250 ms
700 ms 700 ms
• Disadvantages: 400 ms 400 ms
550 ms
• Operation times are rather long 550 ms

near the supply 400 ms 550 ms 550 ms 400 ms

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Time and directionally selective

Typical applications

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Time and directionally selective
Principles of direction criteria

• Current phasor is compared to phase-to-phase voltage phasor

• All phases individually: I1 - U23, I2 - U13, I3 - U12
• Relay will operate is any of phases fullfill the operation criterias
• Two phase currents and two phase-to-phase voltages
• Only the phases having the fault is considered
• Example (two phase fault) I1 - I2 phasor is compared with U23 - U31 phasor
• Two phase currents and one phase-to-phase voltage
• Only the phases having the fault is considered
• Example (two phase fault) I1 - I2 phasor is compared with U12 phasor

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Time and directionally selective

Voltage memory

• Phase-to-phase voltages can drop to (near) zero in short circuit

• The voltage phasors must be stored prior the fault

Memorized voltage
(flywheel)

Actual voltage

Short circuit

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Differential protection

• Phase currents are measured on both sides of

protection zone (I.e. protected component) =
unit protection
• Phase current differential (magnitude and/or
phase) causes the operation.
• Fast
• Applications
• Transformers
• Rotating machines

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Differential protection

Advantages:
• Operation time in stabilized stage ~ 50 ms,
operation time in instantaneous stage ~10 ms
• Sensitivity (basic setting P > 20 % *In
for transformers, P > 5 % *In for generators)
• Usable for many different applications
• Exactly defined protected zones (absolutely
selective)

Disadvantages:
• Separate backup protection necessary
• High accuracy of current transformers (Fa>40)
• High-priced

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Line differential protection
Basic diagram of modern line differential protection system

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Line differential protection

Advantages:
• Selective protection to meshed networks
• Operation time in relay ~30 ms
• High sensitivity
• Exactly defined protected zones (absolutely selective)
• May include a backup protection
• Fiber optics connection can be used also in substation control systems and
that will provide a chance to make absolutely selective earth-fault protection
• Unaffected by power variation
• Zone of protection could be over a serial capacitor

Disadvantages:
• Fiber optics connection is expensive
• Busbar protection not included
• Difficult to perform in branch line applications
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Distance protection

• Distance protection relay is a directional underimpedance relay

• Relay measures U/I and trip if the measured value is less than the
value set
• Application: Transmission lines X

ZL=R+jX
Load

Z< Z<
R

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Distance protection
Advantages:
• Selective line protection to meshed networks
• Operation time is typically ~30 ms in relay
• Backup protection for other relays because of many protection zones
• 1st zones are establishing fast and almost absolutely selective protection,
which will cover about 85 % of protected zone
• Auxiliary connection is not necessary
• Unaffected by connecting and loading variation
• Versatile operation (short circuits, earth-faults, network and load variations)

• If fibre optics auxiliary connection is used, then we can use:

- rapid autoreclosure for entire line (optional)
- straight transfer tripping to make tripping faster
- protection for short lines by using interlockings and 1. zone overreaching
- separate absolutely selective protection against high resistance
earth-faults (compare to directional comparison method)

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Distance protection

Disadvantages:
• Sensitivity is depending on load impedance
• Next reasons are impeding the operation
- weak background network + short line (operation accuracy, selectivity)
- fluctuating power (latching is optional)
- effect of a fault resistance (accuracy, sensitivity)
• High-priced, optional functions are increasing a price of relay
• Difficult to calculate the settings

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Backup protection
• Protection should be active even when one device is damaged
=> each protection unit must have a backup and the operation of each breaker must
be secured.

Methods:
Remote back-up protection
• Is formed naturally from successive protection stages upstream in the network
(time selective protection)
• Sometimes these stages do not overlap totally, when local back-up protection
and circuit-breaker failure protection are called for

Local backup
• Separate relay is used, main and back-up protection trip the same CB,
e.g. O/C relay is used as back-up protection for differential relay

Circuit-breaker failure protection

• The trip command is transferred to the next CB upstream in the network
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Relay setting
Example: Over current relay setting

Th
erm
al
ca
pa
cit
y
normal load current

inrush current

minimum fault current

setting of the relay

current

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Relay setting
Take into account in fault calculation

• Different connections of the network

• Voltage level
• Fault type
• Fault resistance (arc)
• Effect of Dyn-connected transformer to the fault currents in primary side
if fault is in the secondary side of the transformer
1,0 0,58
1,0 1,0
1,0 0,58 0,58 1,0 0,58
1,0 N
1,0 0,58 0,58 1,0

1,0
0,87
0,5 0,5 0,5
0,87
0,5

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Relay setting
Adapting of relay settings according to feeder connections

• When connection- and load situations are shifting, relay settings have
to be changed

• Example
• Decrease of minimum fault current due to feeder connections
• Reversal of supply: use of backup supply, changing of supply in the
meshed networks
• Connection of parallel transformer (in time when parallel connection)

• Adapting could be either Automatic or Manual

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Relay setting
Example for adapting the relay setting
Transformers are connected temporarily to parallel connection, then
short circuit is increasing over the rated short circuit current value

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 Relay setting examples
Time selective protection
110 kV 30 kA SPAJ 144 C I> 1320 A Coordination curves
3I> k 0,17 1000
very inverse

Ikmax (20 kV)

Ikmax (110 kV)

3I>> I>> 3300 A
t >> 0,6 s
150/1 A 3I>>> I>>> 8250 A 100
3 t >>> 0,04 s

3I d
25 MVA SPAJ 144 C I> 1080 A cable (**
I> k 0,1 10
1
3I>
very inverse

Time [s]
800/1 A 3I>> I>> 2080 A
t >> 0,45 s transformer (*
2
3I>>> I>>> 3600 A 1
2 t >>> 0,2 s
20 kV 6,5 kA

½ × IS
IN (transformer)
0,1
SPAJ 144 C I> 330 A 3
300/1 A k 0,15
3I>
very inverse
FAULT 3I>> I>> 900 A IS
t >> 0,3 s 0,01
100 1000 10000 100000
3I>>> I>>> 3000 A
AHXAMK-W 3×185
1 t >>> 0,04 s Current [A]

IS = transformer inrush current INMAX for cable = 330 A (* the Transformer through-fault current duration curve
half-time for inrush current = 0,1 - 0,3 s Ikmax for cable = 17,5 kA / 1 s (** the Cable current duration curve
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Relay setting examples

Blocking based protection
110 kV 30 kA
Coordination curves
SPAJ 144 C I> 1320 A
1000
3I> k 0,30
I kmax (20 kV)

I kmax (110 kV)

very inverse
3I>> I>> 3300 A
t >> 0,1 s
150/1 A 100
3I>>> I>>> 8250 A
3 t >>> 0,04 s
3I d
25 MVA SPAJ 144 C I> 1080 A 1 cable (**
I> 10
3I> k 0,1
Time [s]
3I>>

3I>> very inverse

800/1 A 3I>> I>> 1600 A 2 transformer (*
t >> 0,1 s
3I>>> 1
I>>> 4000 A
2 t >>> 0,2 s
½ × IS

20 kV 6,5 kA
blocked
IN (transformer)

0,1 stages
SPAJ 144 C I> 330 A 3
300/1 A k 0,15
3I>
very inverse
3I>>

FAULT IS
3I>> I>> 600 A 0,01
t >> 0,3 s 100 1000 10000 100000
AHXAMK-W 3×185 3I>>> I>>> 1800 A Current [A]
1 t >>> 0,04 s

3I>> stage of relay 1 sends a blocking signal to relay 2 and 3I>> stage of relay 2 sends a blocking signal to relay 3.
Now, 3I>> stages of the relay 2 and relay 3 are blocked.

IS = transformer inrush current INMAX for cable = 330 A (* the Transformer through-fault current duration curve)
half-time for inrush current = 0,1 - 0,3 s Ikmax for cable = 17,5 kA / 1 s (** the Cable current duration curve)
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 Relay setting examples
Blocking based protection
110 kV 30 kA
Coordination curves
SPAJ 144 C I> 1320 A
k 0,30 1000
3I>

Ikmax (110 kV)

Ikmax (20 kV)
very inverse
3I>> I>> 3300 A
t >> 0,1 s
150/1 A 100
3I>>> I>>> 8250 A
3 t >>> 0,04 s
3I d
25 MVA SPAJ 144 C I> 1080 A 1 cable (**
I> 10
3I> k 0,1

Time [s]
3I>> very inverse
800/1 A 3I>> I>> 1600 A 2

3I>>
t >> 0,1 s transformer (*
3I>>> 1
I>>> 4000 A
FAULT 2
t >>> 0,2 s
blocked

½ × IS
20 kV 6,5 kA
stage

IN (transformer)
0,1
SPAJ 144 C I> 330 A 3
300/1 A k 0,15
3I>
very inverse
3I>>

IS
3I>> I>> 600 A 0,01
t >> 0,3 s 100 1000 10000 100000
AH XAM K-W 3×185 3I>>> I>>> 1800 A Current [A]
1 t >>> 0,04 s

No blocking signal from relay 1. So, 3I>> stage of relay 2 is not blocked. Now, the relay 2 trips in 0,1 s.
3I>>> stage of relay 2 sends a blocking signal to relay 3. 3I>> stage of relay 3 is blocked.
IS = transformer inrush current INMAX for cable = 330 A (* the Transformer through-fault current duration curve)
half-time for inrush current = 0,1 - 0,3 s Ikmax for cable = 17,5 kA / 1 s (** the Cable current duration curve)
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Exercise
Cable 1: maximum nominal current = 260 A (0,4 kV)
10 kV, S'' = 160MVA allowed 1 second short circuit current = 10kA
Cable 2: maximum nominal current = 94 A (10 kV)
150 / 5 A 3I> allowed 1 second short circuit current = 3 kA

3I>> Cable 3: maximum nominal current = 170 A (10 kV)

CABLE 3 allowed 1 second short circuit current = 8 kA

10 kV

50 / 5 A 50 / 5 A 50 / 5 A Formulas:
3I> 3I> 3I>

3I>> 3I>> 3I>> Sn

ST '' = Zk
CABLE 2 CABLE 2 CABLE 2
1.1 × Sk ''
Ik '' =
630 kVA 630 kVA 630 kVA 3 × Un
10 % 10 % 10 %
I
0,4 kV 0,4 kV 0,4 kV Ikt = k1
t
250 A 250 A 250 A
CABLE 1 CABLE 1 CABLE 1

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Exercise
Selectivity graph Selectivity curves

Logarithmic scales on the both 1000

axes. fuse
The ready made curve is for 100
the fuse on 400V side.

10

Time [s]
1

0,1

0,01
1,0A 10,0A 100,0A 1 000,0A 10 000,0A
Current [A]

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Exercise
Cable thermal curve
Cable 1 Inmax = 260A (0.4kV)
Ik1sec = 10kA (0.4kV) (=400A in 10kV)

if the current is 5000A then the time is ( =200A in 10kV)

2 2
tmax × Ikmax = t1s × Ik1s

2
⎛I ⎞
2
⎛ 400 ⎞
t max = ⎜⎜ k1s ⎟⎟ × t1s = ⎜ ⎟ ×1sec =
⎝ Ikmax ⎠ ⎝ 200 ⎠

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Exercise
Cable thermal curve

Cable 2 Inmax = 94 A (10 kV)

Ik1sec = 3 kA (10 kV)

if the current is 1000A then the time is:

2
⎛ 3000⎞
t =⎜ ⎟ ×1sec. = 9 sec.
⎝ 1000⎠

Cable 3 Inmax = 170 A

Ik1sec = 8 kA

if the current is 4000A then the time is:

2
⎛ 8000⎞
t =⎜ ⎟ ×1sec = 4sec.
⎝ 4000⎠

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Exercise
Relay 1
IEC 354, short time energ. loading
of distr. transformers is 2.0 p.u.
I > = 2 x transformer nominal current = _____ A

t > = _____ (=selectivity with fuse)

S’’ ( Network) = 160MVA S’’ = short circuit power

630kVA
S’’ (Transformer) = = 6.3MVA
10%
S1 × S 2 160 × 6.3 (Short circuit power after transformer)
ΣS’’ = = = 6.06MVA
S1 + S 2 160 + 6.3

1.1× 6.06MVA
Ik ' ' = = 9.62kA (Short circuit current in 400V side)
3 × 0.4kV

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Exercise
Relay 1 continues
Current in 10kV side:

0.4kV
I= × 9.62kA = 385 A
10kV

I>> = 1.2 x Ik(0.4kV) = 1.2 x _____ = _____ A 1.2 x

t>> = 0.04s (minimum setting) 0.4 kV

Max. fault current in 10kV side:

(Before transformer)

1.1× 160MVA
Ik ' ' = = 10.2kA
3 × 10kV

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Exercise
Relay 2

I > should be between stage one of relay 1 and Inmax of cable 3.

150A is a good estimate.

Nominal current of transformer:

630kVA
In = = 36 A
3 × 10kV

Max. total load = 1.1 x 3 x 36A = 119 A. Therefore I> = 150A is OK!

t > = _____+ 0.15 s = _____

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Exercise
Relay 2

I >> should be at least 1.2 x half life value of inrush current. Inrush current is
normally about 10 times the nominal current.

Inrush current for one transformer:

Is = 10 × In = 10 × 36 = 360 A

Typical duration of inrush peak value: 10 ms - 30 ms

Half life typically: 0.1 - 0.3s ( I= 0.5 x 360 = 180 A)

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Exercise
Relay 2 continues

If all transformers are connected to the network at the same time:

Is = 3 x (10X36) = 1080A

0.5 x Is = 540 A

540A x 1.2 = 648 A

I >> = 650 A is a good estimate

t >> = 0.04s + 0.15s = 0.2s

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Chapter 4

Earth-fault protection
 Earth-Fault Protection MV Protection Relay
Applications

Earth-Fault Protection

Topics:

„ Earth-fault „ E/F Protection of Power

Transformer
„ Isolated neutral
„ Measurements
„ Compensated neutral
„ Setting of E/F relay
„ Resistance earthed
„ Solidly earthed
Earth-Fault Protection

„ What is earth-fault?

„ Fault in the isolation „ Fault in the isolation

between live part and earth between live part and part
that has contact to earth

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Earth-fault in 3-phase system

a) Single phase fault b) Two phase short-circuit with earth contact

c) Double earth-fault d) Line break down and one phase earth-

fault on the load side
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Earth-fault situations

„ Flashover to earthed parts or parts with

contact to ground
„ Trees touching overhead lines
„ Vehicles touching overhead lines
„ Isolators with weak insulation
„ Cable insulation faults caused by aging
or physical damage
„ Overhead line fallen to ground
„ etc...

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Hazard voltages
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Why to protect at earth-faults

„ Limit the hazard for the public

„ Minimize the degree of damage of electrical equipment
„ Disconnect the faulty part of the network to avoid any
enlargement in other parts, due to overvoltage
„ Stated by national electricity safety regulations

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral

The earth fault current is depending of the size of

the galvanically connected network
(cables/overhead lines)
+ Low earth fault currents
+ Faults allowed to stay on for a longer time
+ Some faults cleared by themselves
- High overvoltages during earth faults
- Large number of temporary faults -> many reclosing activities
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral
„ One phase earth-fault
L1
L2
110 / 20kV
L3
Rf
ΣI 3C0
Ief

U0
L1
L2
L3
ΣI 3C0

L1
L2
L3
ΣI 3C0

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral
„ Unsymmetrical system

is
ir=ie

-Uo
it
r ir+is+it=io
ut
s
ut us 3*Uo t
Rf = 0
us
is

-Uo
Uo it
r ir+is+it=io
s
t
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral
Calculation of earth fault current
In the case where the fault resistance Rf is zero (0), the
fault current can be calculated as follows:

Ie = 3ωC0E
Co = earth capacitance per phase
E = phase voltage
For overhead lines the earth fault current (Rf=0) can
roughly be calculated as follows:

U×l
Ie = [A ]
300
U = phase-phase voltage [kV]
l = length of the galvanically connected OH-lines [km]

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral

Calculation of earth fault current

In earth faults there is usually some fault resistance Rf

involved, which reduces the earth fault current Ief

Ie
Ief =
2
⎛I ⎞
1 + ⎜ e Rf ⎟
⎝E ⎠
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral

The measurable neutral current ΣIef

• The residual current measurement of the faulty feeder will not measure the whole
earth fault current Ief
• The earth fault current fed by the faulty feeder is not measured by the zero
sequence measurement of the faulty feeder

(I - I )
ΣIef = e e feeder × Ief
Ie
ΣIef = residual current measurement of the faulty feeder
Ie = earth fault of the network, when Rf = 0
Ief = calculated earth fault current at a certain fault resistance Rf
Iefeeder = earth fault current of the faulty feeder, when Rf = 0

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral
Calculation of zero sequence voltage (U0)
„ Zero sequence voltage indicates that there is an earth fault in the network
„ If the fault resistance Rf = 0, the zero sequence voltage level is the same as
the phase voltage (E)

The zero sequence voltage can be calculated as follows:

Ief
U0 = , or
3ωC0
E
U0 =
2
⎛I ⎞
1 + ⎜ e Rf ⎟
⎝E ⎠
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral
„ Protection relays in isolated network
„ Non-directional or directional earth-fault relays can be used
„ Relay can operate by Io or Isinϕ principle
„ Isinϕ principle requires also Uo measuring

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral
„ Isinϕ principle

U0

TRIP BLOCK
I0 ϕ

~8·Iϕ>

Isinϕ Iϕ > -Isinϕ

Relay characteristics for directional earth

fault protection, Isinϕ measurement
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral / Exercise

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Isolated neutral / Exercise

„ Calculate E/F current (Ie) when Rf = 0Ω

„ Calculate E/F current (Ief) and residual voltage (Uo) when
Rf=500Ω
„ Calculate measurable neutral current (ΣIef) for
feeders 1, 2, 3 and 4
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral

The earth fault current is depending of the size

of the galvanically connected network and the
degree of compensation
+ Low earth fault currents
+ Faults can stay on for a longer time
+ Most of the arcing earth faults cleared by themselves, less
autoreclosings
- High overvoltages during earth faults
- Relay protection more complicated

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ One phase earth-fault
L3
V3N
L2
N
V2N
L1
V1N
CE CE CE
IL IC V1E V2E V3E
V0
I2 I3

Voltages in healthy nework Voltages during an earth-fault

L2 L3
L2 L3
V2N=V2E V3N=V3E V2N V3N
N

N=E V1N=V1E
V0 = 0 V2E V3E V0 = V1N
I3
L1=E
IC IL
L1
L1
I2
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral E/F current :

2
⎛ 1 ⎞
1 + Rr 2 ⎜ 3ωC0 − ⎟
⎝ ωL ⎠
Ief = ×E
2
2⎛ 1 ⎞
(Rf + Rr )2 2
+ R f Rr ⎜ 3ωC0 − ⎟
⎝ ωL ⎠

Resistive component of E/F current:

1
Iefp = ×E
2
(Rf + Rr )2 + Rf 2Rr 2 ⎛⎜ 3ωC0 − 1 ⎞⎟
⎝ ωL ⎠

Residual voltage:
U0 = Residual voltage Rr
RY = Parallel resistance U0 = ×E
2
2⎛ 1 ⎞
Rf = Fault resistance
(R f + Rr ) 2
+ R f Rr ⎜ 3ωC0 −
2
⎟
RL = coil leakage resistance ⎝ ω L⎠
R0 = system leakage resistance
L = coil inductance
Ce = network earth capacitances
Cj = earth capacitance of an faulty feeder

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Degree of compensation
„ The amount of compensation is called for compensation degree, K
„ If value of K is one or near it, the network is completely compensated
„ Over compensated, if K > 1
„ Under compesated, if K < 1

IL = current of compensation coil during an earth-fault

I
K= L IC = capasitive earth-fault current during an earth-fault
IC when fault resistance is zero
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Principle of operation
„ low earth-fault current
„ recovery voltage is increasing slowly up to phase voltage level
because of compesation coil
„ improbability of new arc ignition

a) the steady state phase voltage

b) the residual voltage
c) the phase voltage of faulty phase

Earth-Fault Protection
„ Compensated neutral
„ Principle of compensation
DECENTRALIZED COMPENSATION CENTRALIZED COMPENSATION
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Principle of compensation
CENTRALIZED COMPENSATION FOR TWO
SEPARATE NETWORKS

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Centralized compensation
„ Example connection for centralized
compensation

Station own
consumption
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Typical operation for parallel resistor
„ Resistor will be connected with short delay after the fault detection
„ Resistor is continuously in use
„ Resistor is continuously in use but will be unconnected after fault
detection - if the earth-fault will not be self extinguished within short
time delay the parallel resistor will be connected again

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Protection relays in compensated network
„ Directional earth-fault relays must be always used
„ Directional E/F protection requires Uo and Io measuring
„ Relay direction must be possible to set by basic angle or by
changing the operation characteristics in Isinϕ or Icosϕ
„ The protection should have back-up protection in case of
service or repair for primary system, meanwhile the network
is in isolated position
- separate protection relay
- using of second settings
- by setting the relay according to new network connection
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Basic angle operation

U0
Base angle ϕ0 = 0o
ϕ

I0
Δϕ TRIP

BLOCK
In

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Compensated neutral
„ Icosϕ operation

U0

Icosϕ I0
ϕ
TRIP

BLOCK Iϕ >

-Icosϕ ~8·Iϕ>
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Resistance earthed neutral

„ Earthing current is depending of the earthing

resistor
„ High resistance earthed (Ief < 25 A typ.)
„ Low resistance earthed (Ief >25 A typ.)

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Resistance earthed neutral

UR Z
~ R equivalent circuit
US Z Ief Rf IRe
~ S IC
U0
UT Z ~ Re
~ T Up 3·ω ⋅C0

Re Ief C0
Rf
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Resistance earthed neutral

„ Calculation of earth fault current

equivalent circuit
The earth fault current Ief:
Ief Rf IRe IC
E 1 + (Re 3ωC0 )
2
U0
Ief = ~ Re
(Rf + Re) + (Rf Re 3ωC0)
2 2
Up 3·ω ⋅C0

In the case that Xc0>>Re, the Ief

calculation can be simplified:
E
Ief =
Re + Rf

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Resistance earthed neutral

„ Calculation of zero sequence voltage (U0)
„ Zero sequence voltage indicates that there is an earth fault
in the network
„ The highest zero sequence voltage level is the same as
the phase voltage (E)

Ief Uo Re
Uo = 2 or when Xc0>>R: =
⎛ 1⎞ E Re + Rf
⎜ ⎟ + ( 3ωCo)
2

⎝ Re ⎠
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Resistance earthed neutral / Exercise

„ Calculate earth-fault current neglecting

earth capacitances, when Rf = 0Ω
„ Calculate earth-fault current neglecting
earth capacitances, when Rf = 500Ω

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Resistance earthed neutral / Exercise

„ Calculate earth-fault current

neglecting earth capacitances,
when Rf = 0Ω
„ Calculate earth-fault current
neglecting earth capacitances,
when Rf = 500Ω
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Solidly earthed neutral

Earth fault currents as big as short circuit

current
+ Low overvoltages during earth fault
+ Easy to protect
- Earth faults have to be immediately disconnected
- High earth fault current (at the highest appr. equal to
the three phase short circuit)
- Requires good earthing circumstances

Earth-Fault Protection
„ Solidly earthed neutral
UR Z
~ R
US Z
~ S
UT Z
~ T
Ief C0
Rf

„ Max. current is equal to the three phase short-circuit currents,

thus requiring immediate clearing
„ For systems fed from a solidly grounded generator, the
availabe earth-fault current is greater than Ik3, because X0 <<
X1
„ The single phase earth fault current vary largely with location
and fault resistance
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Solidly earthed neutral

Calculation of earth fault current,

using symmetrical components

3E
If =
Z0+Z1+Z2+3Zf

Earth-Fault Protection

„ E/F protection of power

transformer
„ Delta windings and unearthed star
windings of power transformers can
D y
be protected by I0 overcurrent relays
„ relay operate only for earth faults in I0 >
the transformer, since it has no earth
connection through which to supply I0 overcurrent relays
an external fault

„ Relay is usually instantaeous...

„ high impedance type if supplied by a residual connection of three
parallel CTs (prevents false operation due to unequal saturation of
CTs during heavy external faults)
„ an ordinary overcurrent relay, if core balance CTs are used
Earth-Fault Protection

„ E/F protection of power transformer

„ For star windings with earthed neutral, the restricted earth fault
connection is usally used
„ differential connection, which provides relay current only for single
phase faults of the windings
„ with instantaeous relays, relays must be high impedance type
„ in order to avoid problems caused by magnetic unbalance and 3rd
harmonics in the excitation current of CTs, the relays must be tuned
to the fundamental frequency or 3rd harmonic filter must be used

D y
Rs

ΔI0 >

restricted earth fault relay

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Measurements

Residual connection Cable core transformer

L1 L1
L2 L2
L3 L3
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Measurements
„ Rogowski current sensors

Ipn : 80, 300, 800 A

Ip : 10...1600 A
Usn : 0.150 V
accuracy: Class 1

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Measurements
„ Cable core transformer Efficency factor n for a 100/1 transformer as a function
of the networks earth fault current (solid line).
Within the mentioned current range is the phase angle error
The efficiency factor n should less than 5 degrees.
100 %

be considered when 99 %

calculating the relay setting: 98 %

97 % 100/1
n Isn
Iorelay = * * I0 96 %
100 Ipn
n(%)

95 %

Iorelay = relay setting (A) 94 %

30/1

n = Efficiency of the CT (%) 93 %

Isn = Rated secondary current of the 92 %

CT
91 %
Ipn = Rated primary current of the
90 %
CT 0,01 0,1 1 10
Io/Ipn
I0 = Primary earth fault current (A) continued...
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Measurements
„ Residual connection of current transformers

• The accuracy is defined by the max.

apparent residual current Uo

• The apparent residual current is a

Io
result of the inaccuracy of each CT Io(r)
operation
• Worst case apparent residual current:
no operation
Class 5P, 2 % and Class 10P, 6%
• Practical values are 1% and 3% Ioap

• The angle, between the apparent

residual current and the residual
current can be rather arbitrary

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Measurements
„ Residual connection of current transformers

The apparent residual current should be considered when

calculating the relay setting:

Iorelay =
(I0 − I0 ap)Isn
Ipn
Iorelay = relay setting (A)
Isn = Rated secondary current of the CT
Ipn = Rated primary current of the CT
I0 = Primary earth fault current
I0ap = Max apparent residual current (primary value)
Earth-Fault Protection

„ Measurements
„ Residual voltage

Open Delta L1 100 V

3
connection of L2 100 V
L3 3
voltage trans- 100 V
3
formers
20 kV
3 100 V
3 3
100 V
3
100 V
Rv

3 100 V 3 100 V 3 100 V

3 3 3

Earth-Fault Protection

„ Measurements
„ Residual voltage

Resistive voltage dividers

Upr : 20/sqrt(3) kV
Usr : 2/sqrt(3) V
accuracy: Class 1 / 3P
Chapter 5

Transformer protection
 ABB Oy, Distribution Automation Power Transformer
Vaasa, Finland
Differential Protection
Transformer Protection

Contents

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Differential Protection: Applications, Theory and Settings
Part 3 - Differential Protection: Advantages of Numerical Relay
Part 4 - Differential Protection: Setting calculations
Part 5 - Overcurrent and Earth-Fault Protection
Transformer Protection
 Part 1

Introduction
Transformer Protection

Faults

„ Transformer faults are caused by

„ Long time overheat causes ageing
of the insulation
„ Dirty or bad quality oil
„ Partial discharge at the insulation
„ Climatic and connecting overvoltages
„ Short circuit forces at windings caused by external fault
„ Transformer failures needs expensive and long time
repairing. Good protection against fault is needed.
Transformer Protection
 Faults
b
„ Electrical type of faults
a c
„ Winding short circuits(a)
„ Inter-turn faults (b)
„ Short circuits (c) d

„ Earth faults (d)

c a
Transformer Protection

Overall Power Transformer Protection

„ SPAD 346C
„ Grouping of the Transformer
Protection
„ Winding short circuit and interturn
protection: differential relay
„ Earth-fault protection
„ Overcurrent protection
Transformer Protection
 Overall Power Transformer Protection

„ RET 54x
„ Basic version
„ All protection functions that uses only
current measurements
„ DIFF, OC, EF, Thermal, NPS
„ Optionally automatic voltage regulator
„ Multi version
„ Basic plus functions using voltage
„ Directional protection, Voltage protection,
Frequency protection, Overexcitation,
underimpedance
„ Control version
„ No protection, automatic voltage
regulator
Transformer Protection

Overall Power Transformer Protection

„ REF 542plus
Transformer Protection
 Overall Power Transformer Protection

„ Transformer Protection
„ Gas relay (Buchholz)
„ Installed in the tube between the
coil conservator and the
transformer tank
„ Partial discharge etc. => bubbles
in the oil are trapped into the relay
=> alarm
„ Heavy fault => oil impulse wave
=> trip in about 100 - 300 ms
„ Pressure relay of the on-load tap
changer.
Transformer Protection

Overall Power Transformer Protection

„ Transformer Protection
„ Over load protection: Oil thermometer, winding
temperature inductor system, thermal overload
relay
„ Over voltage protection: Spark-gaps, surge
arresters
„ Oil quality analysis, partial discharge
monitoring etc
Transformer Protection
 Protection scheme, example

110 kV Trip
20 kV Trip
Alarm
Measuring Backup

Gas relay
Tap changer protection
Winding temperature
Oil temperature
Oil height (swimmer)
Transformer Protection

Differential prot.

Part 2

Differential Protection
Applications, Theory and Settings
Transformer Protection
 Principle, pros and cons

Advantages:
• Operation time in stabilized stage ~ 50 ms,
operation time in instantaneous stage ~10 ms
• Sensitivity (basic setting P > 20 % *In
for transformers, P > 5 % *In for generators)
• Usable for many different applications
• Exactly defined protected zones (absolutely
selective)

Disadvantages:
• Separate backup protection necessary
• High accuracy of current transformers (Fa>40)
• High-priced
Transformer Protection

Applications: Transformers & Rotating Machines

Transformer Protection
 How can it see winding short circuit?

IK = extra current in primary

Ik = extra current in secondary

A IA + IK Ia a

Ik
B IB + IK b
Ib

C IC c
Ic
Transformer Protection

How can it see interturn fault?

IK = extra current in primary

Ik = extra current in secondary
Rf = fault resistance

A IA Ia
a Rf
U
B I B+ IK Ib b Ik
Ib Ib

C IC Ic c
Transformer Protection
 Principle of Differential Protection Relay

Protection Area

I1 I2
Bias Bias

Diff

Biased Differential protection

Transformer Protection

I1 + I 2
I Diff = I 1 − I 2 I Bias =
2

Operation characteristics

IDiff
Operation Area

Non-operation
Area

1 xIn IBias
Transformer Protection
 Operation characteristics

IDiff

Inside
Fault
Outside
Fault
No fault
1 xIn IBias

Stabilized
Differential = Sensitivity & Stability
Protection
Transformer Protection

Operation characteristics, settings (SPAD/RET)

„ Basic Setting (P)

„ CT errors
IDiff Operation Area
Nominal load

„ Varying tap-changer
positions
„ Transformer no-load
current
P Non-operation Area
„ Transformer over-
magnetisation U>, f<
1 xIn IBias
„ setting range 5 - 50%
„ ≥ 20% for transformers
„ ≥ 5% for generators
Transformer Protection
 Operation characteristics, settings (SPAD/RET)

„ 1st turning point (fixed)

„ Starting ratio (S) IDiff
„ Differential current
caused by CT errors
and tap-changer
positions grows at the S
same per sent ratio as
the load current
increases IBias
0,5xIn
„ setting range 10 - 50%
Transformer Protection

Operation characteristics, settings (SPAD/RET)

„ 2nd turning point (turn- IDiff

point 2)
„ CT saturation at high
currents passing through
the transformer
„ Slope always 100% (45°) 45°
„ setting range 1.0 - 3.0
„ Trafo: 1.5 - 2.0
„ Generators: 1.0 - 1.5 IBias
„ Motors: 1.0
Transformer Protection
Transformer Protection Operation characteristics, settings (REF 542plus)

Part 3

Differential Protection
Advantages of Numerical Relay
Transformer Protection
 Need for interposing CTs (old relays)

„ Matching the secondary

currents
„ Example: 115/20 kV, 75 MVA,
CTs are 400/5 and 2500/5
„ HV: In = 376A (relay has 4.7A)
„ LV: In = 2165A (relay has 4.3A) Interposing
current
⇒ Interposing CT required for transformers
matching the secondary currents

Differential
relay
Transformer Protection

Need for interposing CTs (old relays)

YNd11

„ Matching Vector Groups

„ Example: YNd11
„ 30 degree phase difference
⇒ Interposing CT required for
D/Y transformation
Interposing
current
transformers
YNd5

Differential
relay
Transformer Protection
 Need for interposing CTs (old relays)

„ Elimination of the zero-sequence components

„ Neutral connected Y-windings
„ Earthing transformers
Transformer Protection

E/F
E/Fcurrent
currentflows
flowsininthe
theHV-side
HV-sideonly.
only.
Without
Without elimination the relay willsee
elimination the relay will see
this as a differential current!
this as a differential current!

Advantages of Numerical Relay

„ Numerical
computation of
„ Vector group matching
DIFF-protection

CT ratio correction CT ratio correction

„ CT ratio corrections
Vector Vector
„ Zero sequence group- group-
elimination matching matching
(HV-side) (LV-side)
„ Eliminates the need
of interposing CTs Zero-seq.elimination Zero-seq.elimination
(for two-winding
transformers). Diff and Bias elements

87
Transformer Protection
 Advantages of Numerical Relay

„ Phase current and differential current display

„ Values are after CT ratio correction
„ HV and LV currents should be equal
„ Differential currents should be about zero

„ Phase angles
„ Values are after Vector Group Matching
„ 120 degree between phases
„ 0 degree between HV and LV

„ Disturbance recording function for fault analysis

„ Plus more
Transformer Protection

Part 4

Differential Protection
Setting calculations
Transformer Protection
 CT ratio correction, SPAD 346C
SN
„ Power Transformer Rated current IN =
3 ×UN

I1 IN
„ CT ratio correction =
IN I CT −primary

The exact equation:

⎛I IN I CT −secondary ⎞
⎜ 1 = × ⎟
Transformer Protection

⎜ IN I I ⎟
⎝ CT − primary relay ⎠

CT ratio correction, SPAD 346C

„ Exercise: calculate the CT ratio correction

settings for both HV and LV sides

25 MVA
110 kV 21 kV
300 / 1 1000 / 1
Transformer Protection
 CT ratio correction, SPAD 346C
SN 110 kV 25 MVA 21 kV
IN = 300 / 1 1000 / 1
3 ×UN
I1 IN
=
I N I CT −primary

HV-side IN =

I1/IN =

LV-side IN =
Transformer Protection

I2/IN =

Operation characteristics

„ S – setting (starting ratio) =

„ Rated accuracy of the CTs +
„ On Load Tap Changer range (RET 54x can have autom.adaptation) +
„ Relay operation accuracy (4%) +
„ Margin

„ P – setting (basic setting) =

„ S/2 + 10% (No-load losses + over-excitation)

„ I2tp - setting (turn-point 2)=

„ 1.5 (typically)
Transformer Protection
 Operation characteristics

„ Exercise: calculate the S and P settings and

select the I2tp setting

200/5
S - setting 5P20
(HV ct) 15 VA
(LV ct)
(Tap changer) 25 MVA 3Id>

(Relay accuracy) 115kV ±6×1.67% / 20kV 3Id>>

(Margin)
%
800/5
P - Setting = % (S/2+10%) 5P20
15 VA
Transformer Protection

I2tp =

But what if… SPAD 346C

„ “CT ratio correction” setting range is not enough?

„ Example: Calculated settings are I1/In = 0.35 and I2/In =
0.45
„ smallest possible setting is 0.40 => we use I1/In = 0.40

„ because I1/In was rised, also I2/In must be rised (same per cent)

„ => I2/In = 0.45 x 0.40/0.35 = 0.51

„ It is also possible to use 1A input instead of 5A input,

but check the thermal and dynamic withstand of the
input!
Transformer Protection
 Part 4

Differential Protection
Vector Groups and Blocking
Transformer Protection

CT connections

„ The difference between Type I and II is 180 degrees

Type II

Type I
Transformer Protection
 Vector Groups

Phase angles
0 = 0º
1 = 30º
2 = 60º

6 = 180º
Transformer Protection

Vector Groups

Phase angles
0 = 0º
1 = 30º
2 = 60º

6 = 180º
Transformer Protection
 Do I need zero-sequence elimination?

„ No, if
„ D -winding

„ Y -winding, with unearthed neutral

„ Y/D -transformation is done in vector-group matching

„ Otherwise

„ activate elimination
Transformer Protection

But what if…

„ HV and LV connections are swapped?

„ Example: YNd11
„ Swap HV/LV letters: YNd => Dyn

„ Calculate 12 - “old clock position”: 12 - 11 = 1

⇒ Dyn1

11 1
Transformer Protection
 Inrush current at transformer energising

„ May be many times the

rated current
„ Halving time may be up
to several seconds (big
transformers)
„ Represents differential
current => causes the
relay to operate if nothing
is done
„ Contains a large amount
of second harmonics
Transformer Protection

2nd harmonic blocking

⇒ In an inrush situation the operation of the

stabilized stage is inhibited by a blocking
function based on the second harmonic of
the differential current.
I 2f
„ The amount of 2nd harmonic is calculated and I A , B ,C =
compared to the fundamental component at I 1f
each phase individually.
„ Each phase is blocked if it’s weighted value Weighing in phase A
exceeds the setting 4 × I A + I B + IC
„ Default setting 15% 6
„ Id>> stage is not blocked
Transformer Protection
 Over-excitation

Magnetizing current I m and its harmonic components

100 %

„ U> or f< causes saturation of the 90 %

I 1 (% of Im)

transformer core 80 %
I 3 (% of I 1)

⇒ magnetizing current increases

70 %

60 %

⇒ relay sees this as diff.current 50 %

I m (% of I n)

⇒ relay might trip 40 %

30 %
I 5 (% of I 1)

„ But small and temporary over- 20 %

10 %

magnetization is not dangerous 0%

I 7 (% of I 1)

⇒ the fifth harmonic component

100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160

Voltage in per cent of nominal voltage

of the magnetizing current can

be used to detect and block low- Magnetizing current and its harmonic
stage at over-magnetization. components in the primary current of an
overexcited power transformer
„ If the voltage goes very high
there is a risk of breaking down
the insulation of the transformer
Transformer Protection

⇒ de-blocking

Over-excitation

Fifth harmonic settings:

Magnetizing current I m and its harmonic components

100 %

Blocking in use, 35 % setting: 90 %

I 1 (% of Im)
80 %
Relay is blocked when the line 70 %
I 3 (% of I 1)

voltage reaches a value of 104%. 60 %

If the voltage continues to rise, 50 %

40 %
I m (% of I n)

then the blocking will be reset 35%

30 %
I 5 (% of I 1)

when the voltage reaches 137%. 20 %

10 %
I 7 (% of I 1)
0%

Deblocking in use, 50 % setting: 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140

Voltage in per cent of nominal voltage

145 150 155 160

When deblocking is used the BLOCKING BLOCKING RESET

blocking will be deblocked at
DEBLOCKING IN USE, 50 % SETTING
approx. 111 %.
Transformer Protection
 Part 5

Overcurrent

and

Earth-Fault Protection
Transformer Protection

Overcurrent protection

„ Back-up for differential

protection

I>
„ I> stage time selective with zone of I>> T
40 ms
down stream relay => protection

“slow” protection

„ I>> stage current selective I>

=> fast protection but I>>

covers typically only 80 %

of the transformer
Transformer Protection
 E/F protection, Neutral current Principle

„ Neutral or residual current is

connected to Io input
„ Does not know where the fault is
=> backup protection

„ Can also be directional in the

RET 54x Multi-version
Transformer Protection

E/F protection, Calculated Residual O/C Principle

„ Calculated sum of phase

currents (Io input not used)
„ Does not know where the fault is
=> backup protection
Transformer Protection
 E/F protection, Stabilized Differential Principle

„ Compares fundamental
components of the measured Io
and calculated sum of phase
currents

„ Trips only if the fault is inside

the operation area
Transformer Protection

E/F protection, High-Impedance Principle

„ Known also as Restricted Earth Fault (REF) Principle
„ Traditional and reliable protection
„ High stability, even with partially saturated CTs
„ External stabilizing and often non-linear resistor needed
„ Trips only if the fault is inside the operation area

Non-linear
resistor

Stabilizing
Transformer Protection

resistor
Io
Transformer Protection
Contents of chapter 6

6 Generator protection
Generator protection

Generator protection p 1 (43)

Part I

• Protection objectives
• Faults and failures

Generator protection p 2 (43)

Objectives (1/2)

• Protection against faults inside of the protection zone

• Effects in the fault location should be minimized.

• Effects to the network should be minimized.
⇒ Fast, reliable and sensitive operation

G G
Protection zone
of generator 1

Generator protection p 3 (43)

Objectives (2/2)

• Protection against faults outside of the protection

zone and against network disturbances

• Limiting the effects (damages) to the generator

and to the prime move to a safe level
⇒ Selective, stable and reliable operation

Network outside of
the protection zone
of generator 1

G G

Gen. 1

Generator protection p 4 (43)

Faults and failures (1/5)
Δ ,Δ
Δ
Δ ,Δ
Inside faults and failures (1)
I Stator
1. Interturn faults
2. Windings, short-circuits
3. Earth-faults
4. Local ‘hot spots’

II Rotor & excitation

5. Earth-faults, interturn faults,
short-circuits, breaks

Objectives
• Minimized effects in fault location
• Disturbances to the network minimized
• Fast and sensible operation

Generator protection p 5 (43)

Faults and failures (2/5)

Δ ,Δ
Δ
Δ ,Δ
Inside faults and failures (continued)
II Rotor & excitation
6. Over/under-excitation
(causes over/under-voltage,
thermal stress, loss-of-synchronism)

III Prime mover

7. Over/under-frequency,
reverse power, out of step
(causes mechanical and thermal
stress to the generator and mover

Objectives
• Limiting the effects to the generator and
network to a safe level.
• Sensible and accurate operation

Generator protection p 6 (43)

Faults and failures (3/5)
Δ ,Δ
Δ
Δ ,Δ
Outside faults and failures
8. Short-circuits, earth-faults, unbalance, overload
(causes thermal stress, out of step)
9. Disconnection of loads, generators or
feeders from the network (causes
over/under-frequency, over/under-voltage)

Objective
• Limiting the effects to the generator and network to
a safe level.
• Selective and stable operation
• Sensible and accurate operation

Generator protection p 7 (43)

Faults and failures (4/5)

The trip of the circuit breaker is not enough in generator faults

• The prime mover (turbine) must be shut down
• Magnetization must be removed
• Other measures (CO2 quenching gas, alarming etc.)

Generator protection p 8 (43)

Faults and failures (5/5)
Allocation of tripping signals of generator / transformer unit

PS = Protection system Signals

SCB = Power system circuit breaker SCB SCB

GCB
GCB = Generator circuit-breaker
DEX Transformer
DEX = De-excitation switch PS ESV
ESV = Turbine emergency stop valve UCB1
UCB2 GCB
UCB = Unit auxiliaries circuit breakers UCB3
ET UT

ESV UCB2

Turbine G DEX UCB1 UCB3

Generator protection p 9 (43)

Part II

• Operation principles and typical settings

• Fault situations
• Effects
• Protection and typical settings

Generator protection p 10 (43)

Short-circuit protection

Fault situations:
• Stator internal fault
• Stator external fault (for example in the machine terminals)
• Backup for the network short-circuit

Effects:
• Runaway (especially in close-up short-circuits, the voltage collapses, generator
cannot generate power to the network => speed increases rapidly)
• Loss of stability/mechanical stress when short-circuit is tripped => fast
operation needed

Generator protection p 11 (43)

Short-circuit protection
Stator internal fault, does it matter where a

the CTs are located? b

I>
G G G
I>

Protects at internal Protects only if CB is closed and other

stator faults generators or network feed fault current

Generator protection p 12 (43)

Short-circuit protection
Terminal short-circuit protection, voltage controlled overcurrent protection:

• In the generator has high synchronous reactance (turbogen.) the short-

circuit current can be less than the rated current.
• If the short-circuit occurs at or near machine terminals, the generator
voltage and magnetization (rectifier magnetized) can also drop so much
that the actual fault current can be less than the rated load current

• => Voltage controlled overcurrent protection:

• normal voltage: relative high overcurrent setting
• low voltage: low overcurrent setting

Generator protection p 13 (43)

Short-circuit protection
Terminal short-circuit protection, voltage controlled overcurrent protection,
old way:

Generator protection p 14 (43)

Short-circuit protection
Terminal short-circuit protection,
voltage controlled overcurrent
protection:

• VOC6Low/High function block

• voltage step mode
• voltage slope mode

Generator protection p 15 (43)

Short-circuit protection
Terminal short-circuit protection, under-impedance protection:
LINE
PROTECTION
t> = 1 s
t>> = 0.1s

3Z<< = 0.07 p.u.

t>> = 0.1 s

FAULT DATA
Zsource / Zload Ik / I n Uk / U n Zrelay / Zload

Uk Ik 0.19 (xd’’) ≈ 5.3 ≈ 0.3 ≈ 0.05

0.25 (xd’) ≈ 4.0 ≈ 0.2 ≈ 0.05
2.25 (xg) ≈ 0.4 ≈ 0.02 ≈ 0.05 (*)
2.25 (xg) ≈ 1.2 ≈ 0.06 ≈ 0.05 (**)
3I 3U (*) without AVR
3Z<< (**) with AVR

Generator protection p 16 (43)

Short-circuit protection
Back-up protection for network, under-impedance protection:
LINE
PROTECTION
t> = 1 s
t>> = 0.1s

3Z< = 0.7 p.u.

t> = 1.3 s

FAULT DATA
Zsource / Zload Ik / In Uk / Un Zrelay / Zload

Uk Ik 0.24 (xd’’) ≈ 4.2 ≈ 0.4 ≈ 0.1

0.30 (xd’) ≈ 3.3 ≈ 0.3 ≈ 0.1
2.30 (xg) ≈ 0.4 ≈ 0.04 ≈ 0.1 (*)
2.30 (xg) ≈ 1.1 ≈ 0.1 ≈ 0.1 (**)
3I 3U (*) without AVR
3Z< (**) with AVR

Generator protection p 17 (43)

Stator earth-fault protection

Possible effects of Earth-fault duration curve of a stator plate
earth-fault current 15

14

13
No damages
12
Small welding scars on surface Bad burning scars ( )
11
Duration of earth-fault current [s]

10

5 Dimension of burning
scars is 10 mm.
4

Small welding scars ( ) 3

Small burning scars ( ) 2

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140

Earth-fault current [A]

Generator protection p 18 (43)

Stator earth-fault protection

Winding voltage against earth:

Y-winding: D-winding:

Generator protection p 19 (43)

90 % Stator earth-fault protection

Protection for a generator - transformer block:
•2-stage residual voltage (Uo) protection

•Point of measuring the residual voltage:

• Open delta of VT and/or start point VT
• Alternatively from the secondary of
aux.transformer

•For back-up a 2-stage Uo or Io protection

ALT. CONNECTION

•Protection must operate also when gen.breaker is

G
N open → Uo protection at block-transformer side.

•Protection covers 90-95 % of stator winding

Generator protection p 20 (43)

 90% Stator earth-fault protection
Protection for a bus bar coupled generator:
• Start points earthing with high resistance (Ief < 50 A)
• 2-stage Io differential protection with direction
information (1)
SPACOM
Uo Uo> 10 V SPACOM • Io measured with core balanced CTs
Io> 5 A Uo> 10 V
1s 2s H • Protection operates also when the breaker is
Uo>> 40 V
K10
1.5 s open or the (machines own) earthing resistor is
10 kV total cap. E/F current 5 A
out of use
K11 K12
• Back-up protection with 2-stage Uo protection
(2) (2) (2) or Io protection (Io measured form the start
SPACOM SPACOM
Uo> 10 V Uo> 10 V
2s H 2s H point)
Uo> 25 V Uo>> 25 V
3s 3s • Protection must operate also when the fault is
SPACOM
Uo> 5 V
SPACOM
Uo> 5 V on the bus bar → Uo-protection (2)
Io> 1 A Io> 1 A
0.1 s 0.1 s

• Protection covers 90-95 % of stator winding

Rm=600 Ohm
(1) Rm=600 Ohm (1)
2.8 A, jatkuva 2.8 A, jatkuva
10 A, 10 s 10 A, 10 s

Generator protection p 21 (43)

Solution for rotor E/F protection (ansi code 64F)

Sensivity up to 20 kOhm 1)
1)Current
Currentinjection
injectiondevice
device
REK510
REK510or orequivalent
equivalent

2)
2)Sensitive
Sensitiveearth-fault
earth-faultprotection
protection
(such
(such as REJ517
as REJ 517oror
NEF1Low&High
NEF1Low&Highfunction
functionblock
block
1)
Ur=40 Vac

Uaux=100/110/220 Vac Alarm

Trip
2)

Generator protection p 22 (43)

Reverse power

Fault situation: Generator takes active power from the network

• Fault of prime mover power-output (ex. fuel feed, steam flow, regulator fault etc.)
• Stopping of prime mover without of opening the main-breaker (I.e. the reverse
power relay can be used and is used in normal shut-down to open the breaker.)
• Out of synchronism

Effects:
• Mechanical and thermal stress to the prime mover
• In case of out-of-synchronism: strong swinging of active and reactive power and
terminal voltages => mechanical and thermal stress to the generator and to the
prime mover.

Protection: to prevent damage mainly on the prime mover (turbine or engine)

Generator protection p 23 (43)

Reverse power

Protection: (reserve power)

• The setting value depends on the losses of the primemover-gen. -unit
• Typical values of a primemover-gen. -unit running at rated speed (all power taken
from the network).
• Steam turbine 1-3 %
• Diesel engine 25 %
+Q
• Hydraulic turbine 3%
• Gas turbine 5%
• For reliable operation the setting
should be half of the presented value.
Operation

+P

Reverse
power
Generator protection p 24 (43)
Reverse power

Protection: (minimum power)

• For the largest turbo-generators, where the reserve power may be substantially
less than 1% a minimum power relay is obtained to trip the machine when the
active power output is less than 1% of rated value.

+Q
setting
Operation

+P

Reverse Forward
power power

Generator protection p 25 (43)

Reverse power

Protection:
• Reverse power protection with 2 (or 3) stages:

• 1. stage: controlled “soft” stopping, the stage operates and opens the main
and field breakers (prevents over-speeding)
• Short operation time

• 2. stage: is the actual protection(trip)

• Operation time several seconds (depending on the prime mover)

• 3. stage can use integrating time-relay that ensure the operation in case of
asynchronous operation.

• Short time reverse power situations occurs at synchronisation and network

power swings => protection should not be too fast

Generator protection p 26 (43)

Reverse power

• Controlled “soft” stopping: Turbine is shut-down, the kinetic energy is fed to

the network, where after the breaker is tripped (t1) without danger of
speeding the generator.

Turbine
shut-down
Soft stopping t1
P<
Tripping of the
t2 generator CB
Actual protection P<

• If no shut-down has been carried out, the second stage (t2) trips the
generator in a reverse power situation

Generator protection p 27 (43)

Under-excitation

Fault situation: under-excitation or loss-of-excitation

• Short-circuited or broken excitation circuit (e.g. fault in slip rings)
• Opening of field-breaker, exciter fault
• High capacitive load

Effects:
• Rotor-iron heating by the eddy currents in rotor iron and dampers
• Under-voltage at the terminals because of increased reactive power
• Stator heating by the increased reactive current and magnetic flux
• Moving from synchronous to asynchronous operation (out-of-sync.):
• Strong swinging of active and reactive power and terminal voltages
• Disturbs the network and consumers
• Thermal and mechanic stress

Generator protection p 28 (43)

Under-excitation

Protection:
• 1- or 2-stage (alarm + trip) under-reactance protection (mho-relay)

+X

xd '
Offset = +R
2
Diameter = xd xxd’ ’==transient
transientreactance
reactance
d
xxd ==synchronous
synchronousreactance
reactance
d

• 1- or 2-stage over-current protection based on the magnitude and direction of

reactive current (alarm + trip).

Generator protection p 29 (43)

Unbalance / Negative phase-seq. current

Fault situation: asymmetric load in stator

• Asymmetric fault (2-phase short-circuit or earth-fault)
• Incomplete (1 or 2-phase) operation of circuit breaker or disconnecting switch
• Asymmetric loads (1-phase loads, 3-phase asymmetric loads)

line-to-line fault broken phase condition

a a

b b

c c

Generator protection p 30 (43)

Unbalance / Negative phase-seq. current

Effects :
• Negative phase sequence (NPS) in stator current (I2)
• Eddy currents in rotor iron and dampers → dangerous rotor heating (additional
losses by negative phase sequence current (I2)2 x t
• Vibration, mechanical stress

Protection:
• 1 or 2-stage negative phase-sequence current protection (alarm + trip)
• Allowed continuous NPS tolerance must be known
(Typically 8..12% with turbogenerator and 20..30% with salient pole machine)
• Typical short time tolerance (I2)2 x t
• Turbine-generator 30 sec.
• Hydraulic generator 40 sec.
• Diesel generator 40 sec.
• Rotating compensator 30 sec.

Generator protection p 31 (43)

Over- and under-voltage

Fault situation: Stator over- or under-voltage

• Fault in voltage regulator
• Under-excitation or loss-of-excitation → under-voltage
• Too high inductive or capacitive load because of a trip of load / generator /
transmission network
• Trip of main breaker with full load and possible over-speeding (over-voltage)

Effects:
• Stress caused to the insulator material by over-voltage
• Thermal stress of iron core by over-magnetising (over-voltage)
• Increasing of magnetic flux density: B = k * (E/f)
• Saturation of iron core
• Increasing of leakage flux and spreading of flux to unlaminated parts
• Stator overload because of sudden diminution of the network (inductive overload
→ under-voltage)

Generator protection p 32 (43)

Over- and under-voltage

Protection:
• Over-voltage protection with two stages:
• 1. Stage: definite time, setting according the voltage tolerance of the
machine
• 2. Stage: definite time (fast operation), prevents instant damages to the
insulator material and damaging over-magnetising of iron core

• Typical settings:
1. stage: 1.10 x Un, tolerance of the machine ± 5 %
1.13 x Un, tolerance of the machine ± 7.5 %
1.15 x Un, tolerance of the machine ± 10 %
operation time 5 - 10 s

2. stage: 1.3-1.4 x Un
operation time 0.1 s

Generator protection p 33 (43)

Over- or under-frequency

Fault situation:
• Sudden changes of load. E.g. loosing the connection to main grid (infinite
system) → underfreq. or sudden tripping of large load → overfreq.
• Fault if power control or prime mover while operating in island
• During starting and stopping the generator

Effects:
• Mechanical and thermal stress to the prime mover (over/under-freq.)
• Thermal stress to the iron core by the over-magnetising (undrefreq.)
• Increasing of magnetic flux density: B = k * (E/f)
• Saturation of iron core
• Increasing of leakage flux and spreading of flux to unlaminated parts

Protection:
• 2-stage over-frequency protection (alarm + trip)
• 2- or 3-stage under-frequency protection (alarm + 2 x trip)

Generator protection p 34 (43)

Over- or under-frequency
Example of under-frequency protection: df/dt when connection to main grid is lost.
Supposition is 10-30 % power loss in the worst case:

Generator protection p 35 (43)

Over-magnetising

Fault situation: increased U/f -ratio

• Increasing of voltages and / or decreasing of frequency

Effects:
• Thermal stress to the iron core by the over-magnetising (overvoltage.)
• Increasing of magnetic flux density: B = k * (E/f)
• Saturation of iron core
• Increasing of leakage flux and spreading of flux to unlaminated parts

Generator protection p 36 (43)

Over-magnetising

•Protection:
• 2-stage protection based on U/f -ratio.

Generator protection p 37 (43)

Asynchronous operation
Fault situation: Generator set out of synchronous operation
• Under-excitation
• Fault in the network
• Incorrect phase order when switching in

Effects:
• Strong swinging of active- and reactive power and terminal voltages
• Rotor-iron heating by the eddy currents in rotor iron and dampers
• Stator heating because of the increased current and magnetic flux
• Mechanical and thermal stress to the generator and prime mover

Generator protection p 38 (43)

Asynchronous operation
•Protection:
• A completion of reverse power and under-excitation protections with integrating
time relay
• An out-of-synchronism protection for big machines

Generator protection p 39 (43)

Voltage-unbalance = Fuse-fail function

Fault situation: Meas.voltage for the protection disappears ( Z<, X<, P<-, U< )
• Fuse blow or opening of MCB in the measuring circuit
• VT fault

Effect: Protection functions can operate (without real primary fault)

Protection: fuse failure protection

• Voltage-unbalance measuring and blocking of protection functions

Generator protection p 40 (43)

Stator interturn protection
Fault situation:
• An insulation injury between different turns of the same phase
a

Effects:
• Local overheating of the winding, which may result in severe damage

Protection:
• Protection is required if two or more turns of the same phase winding
are located in the same winding slot.

Generator protection p 41 (43)

Stator interturn protection

Protection:
Based on current Based on voltage
(split winding) (open delta)

The
TheVTVTprimary
primaryside
sidestar-
star-
Δ point is directly connected
point is directly connected
totothe
thegenerator
generatorstar-point.
star-point.

Generator protection p 42 (43)

Integrating time relay

In cases where the measured variable (e.g. reactance, reverse power) swing in to
and out from the operation area (i.e. the protection starts and resets periodically)
the relay might not trip.

• Solution 1: Time relays ta = drop-out delay

tb = pick-up delay

ta tb Start
Start Trip
ta tb
Trip

• Solution 2: Drop-off time (e.g. REM -relay)

Generator protection p 43 (43)

Chapter 7

Motor protection
ABB Oy, Distribution Automation AC Motor Protection
Vaasa, Finland
(3-phase induction and
synchronous motors)

Contents
Part 0 – AC Motors
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Thermal Protection (general information)
Part 3 - Thermal Overload Protection
Part 4 - Consecutive starts (cumulative start-up counter)
Part 5 - Start-Up Supervision (Locked rotor protection)
Part 6 - Temperature Protection (RTD inputs)
Part 7 - Short-Circuit Protection
Part 8 - Unbalance Protection
Part 9 - Loss of Load
Part 10 - Earth Fault Protection
Part 11 - Miscellaneous
 Part 0

AC Motors

Image from Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, Robert L. Mott

Induction AC motor
There are only two main components: the stator and the rotor. The
stator contains a pattern of copper coils arranged in windings. As
alternating current is passed through the windings, a moving magnetic
field is formed near the stator.

Stator
(stationary part)

Rotor
(rotating part)
Induction AC motor
The rotor is constructed of a number of conducting bars running parallel
to the axis of the motor and two conducting rings on the ends. The
assembly resembles a squirrel cage, thus this type of motor is often
called a squirrel-cage motor.

Magnetic field formed by the stator induces a current in the rotor,

creating its own magnetic field. The interaction of these fields produces
a torque on the rotor. Note that there is no direct electrical connection
between the stator and the rotor.

Image from Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, Robert L. Mott Animation © Motorola, Inc.

Synchronous AC motor
The synchronous motor operates at exactly synchronous speed with no
slip. The rotor is of a constant polarity (either a permanent magnet or an
energized electromagnet) and the windings of the stator are wrapped in
such a way as to produce a rotating magnetic field. Such motors provide
very little torque at zero speed, and thus need some kind of separate
starting apparatus. Often a squirrel-cage rotor is built into the main rotor.
When the motor reaches a few percent of synchronous speed, the rotor
is energized and the squirrel cage becomes ineffective.

Image from Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, Robert L. Mott Animation © Motorola, Inc.
 Part 1

Introduction

Protection objectives

„ Protection must be able to operate for abnormal conditions

„ Internal faults
„ Insulation failure (e.g. winding short-circuits, earth-faults)
„ Bearing failure
„ Under-magnetisation (synchronous motors)
„ Externally imposed faults
„ Overload, insufficient cooling
„ Start-up stress, reversed sequence starting
„ Supply voltage unbalance or single phasing
„ Over- and undervoltage
„ Vibration
„ Etc.
 Causes for motor damages in industrial drives

Long time overheating 26 %

Insulation faults 30 %

Rotor or bearing faults 20 %

Faulty protection 5 %

Other causes 19 %

Protective functions needed

Faulty
protection 5 %

Other Thermal overload protection

causes 19 % Long time
Short-circuit and earth-fault
overheating
protection
26 %
Start-up supervision and thermal
Rotor or
sensor (RTD) unit
bearing
faults 20 % Insulation Continuous self-testing of the
faults 30 % protection relay

Other protective functions

Motor Protection Relays

REF/REM
REF/REM54x
54x
REM
REM610
610

SPAM
SPAM150C
150C

REX
REX521-
521-H07
H07

Definitions

„ Cold motor ⇔ rated ambient temperature (40°C)

„ Hot (warm) motor ⇔ rated operating temperature
Definitions

„ Hot spots ⇔ at high current levels (during start-up and

overload) the rate of temperature rise is high and in a
short time only part of the heat is transmitted from the
winding and rotor rods to the stator/rotor iron
„ End of stator windings
„ Joints of the rotor rods and conducting rings

How Stop/Start-up/Run conditions are defined

Stop = All phase currents are below 0.12 x IN.

Start-up = The phase currents rise from a value below

0.12 x IN to a value exceeding 1.5 x IN in less than
60 ms. The starting situation ends when the
currents fall below 1.25 x IN (more than 100 ms).

Run = The phase currents are over 0.12 x IN and the

start condition is not active.
Check
Checkthe
the
< 60ms Overload exact
exactvalues
values
1.50 xIn from
fromthe
the
relay
relaymanual
manual
1.25 xIn
0.12 xIn
Stop Start-up Running Stop
 Part 2

Thermal Protection

Motor Thermal Behaviour

„ Heat is developed at a constant

rate due to the current flow Electrical Mech.
energy Motor energy
„ Light load => low current =>
small heat development
Heat
„ Rated => rated current =>
Cooling air etc.
adequate heat development
„ Overload => high current =>
high heat development
Motor Thermal Behaviour

„ Heat dissipation rate is proportional to the motor

temperature
„ The higher the motor temperature is the faster heat is dissipated
„ Motor temperature will increase or decrease until the
developed heat and the dissipated heat are in balance
+ -

Developed Dissipated
heat heat

∝ I2R ∝T

Motor Thermal Behaviour

„ Heating follows an exponential curve

„ Rate of temperature rise depends on motor thermal time
constant τ and is proportional to square of current
2
⎛ I ⎞ ⎛
⎟⎟ × ⎜ 1 − e τ ⎞⎟
−t
Θ ≈ K × ⎜⎜
⎝ I FLC ⎠ ⎝ ⎠

KK ==constant
constant
Load
ee ==2.7183
2.7183(Neper)
(Neper)
tt ==time
time
t ττ ==time
timeconstant
constant
II ==highest
highestphase
phasecurrent
current
Θ IFLC
I
FLC
==Full Load Current
Full Load Current

t
Motor Thermal Behaviour

„ Cooling also follows an exponential curve

„ Rate of temperature drop depends on cooling time constant.
(Can be different when the motor is stopped.)

Load

Motor Thermal Behaviour

„ Heating with different loads

Θ High load

Low load
Time

„ Heating with different time constants

Θ
Small τ
Big τ

Time
“Thermal” Protections

„ Thermal overload protection

„ Keeps track of the thermal load
„ Settings are often based on the number of allowed hot starts
„ Cumulative start-up counter
„ Limits the number of consecutive (cold) starts
„ Start-up supervision
„ Protection against locked rotor & prolonged start-up time
„ Settings based on a single start-up, no memory from the history
„ Temperature protection with RTD sensors
„ Direct temperature measurement from the stator, bearings etc.

Part 3.0

Thermal Overload Protection

Time - current curves

„ Motor start-up curves

10000

1000 Start-up, U=90%

Time in sec.

100 Start-up, U=100%

10

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Stator current / rated current

Thermal withstand curves

„ Thermal capability, running

10000 Thermal capability for COLD motor

(motor started from (rated) ambient temperature)

1000 Thermal capability for HOT motor

Time in sec.

(long time motor temperature with rated load)

100

10

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Stator current / rated current

Thermal withstand curves

„ Thermal capability, accelerating/locked rotor

„ Permissible locked rotor time
10000

1000
Time in sec.

100 COLD motor

HOT motor
10
Locked rotor limit

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Stator current / rated current

Example 1

Squirrel
Squirrelcage
cage
motor
motorHXR
HXR500
500

••900
900kW
kW
••33kV
kV
••200
200AA
••1492
1492rpm
rpm
Example 2

Protection consideration

„ Relay should operate

„ Before the thermal capability limits are exceeded
„ Before the permissible locked rotor time (if motor is
not rotating)
„ Relay should not operate
„ At normal start-up conditions
Protection consideration

„ However, the setting is often calculated to

„ Allow certain number of consequent starts
„ Cooling factor
„ At motor standstill the fan in the motor shaft is not rotating
„ Typically cooling is 4 - 6 x slower
„ With external cooling (like water cooling) the factor can be 1 - 2.

Restart Inhibition level

„ Prevents restart if the temperature is too high

„ without inhibition the relay would trip at next start-up
„ Setting (θinh )
„ 100% - “consumption of one start-up” - margin

100%
Margin

Consumption of
a single start-up
θinh

time
Restart Inhibition level

„ Consumption of a single start can

can be calculated, if the operation
time for a cold motor with start-up
current is known

start − up time
consumptio n = × 100%
trip time

Restart Inhibition level

„ Exercise 1, propose a suitable

setting for restart inhibition
„ Thermal level before start-up was 15%
and immediately after 60%

„ Exercise 2, propose a suitable

setting for restart inhibition
„ Start-up time = 7.5 sec
„ Trip time = 22 sec
Prior alarm level

„ Setting considerations
„ Should be higher than the thermal level of the motor
which has been running for a long time with full load
„ Should give enough time to reduce the load
„ Generally, prior alarm level is set to 80 .. 95 % of the trip level
„ Undesirable alarms?
„ At motor restart (compare alarm level to restart-inhibit margin)
„ At relay power-on
„ Relay has no memory of the situation before power-off, therefore a
hot (warm) motor condition is assumed. For example SPAM 150C
begins from 74% after power-on.

Part 3.1

Thermal Overload Protection

REM 610 & SPAM 150
Thermal Overload Protection

„ Thermal model of one time constant (t6x)

„ Conventional operation mode (p = 100%)
„ Transformers, soft-starters
„ At a nominal load (FLC) the temperature will eventually rise up to
95% of the trip temperature
⇒ Restart is possible only if
„ start-up current (I.e. thermal stress at start-up) is small
„ after sufficient (long) cooling time

Thermal Overload Protection

„ “Hot-spot” operation mode (p=50%)

„ Motors with Direct-On-Line (DOL) starts
„ At start-up or any overload situation the relay follows the
temperature of the “hot spots”.
„ After start-up or overload the temperatures inside the motor will
level out. Relay simulates this by “remembering only 50% of the
thermal rise during the start-up/overload”

% Thermal capacity
100
ΘA ΘA

80
ΘB
ΘB

60 I > IΘ I < IΘ

Thermal level Thermal level

for eg. at start-up. at rated current.
 Part 3.2

Thermal Overload Protection

REM 54_ & REX
(TOL3Dev function block)

Thermal Overload Protection

Cold Starts
100 % 10

„ Thermal model of two 90 %

80 %
9

time constant for both

Used thermal capacity [%]

70 % 7

60 % 6
Stator
stator and rotor
× IN

50 % 5

40 % 4

30 % 3

„ Thermal curves ready for 20 %

10 %
Rotor
2

4 type of motors, 2 type of 0%

0 1000 2000 3000
Tim e [s]
4000 5000
0
6000

generators and one

transformer
„ Current in p.u. values (scaling factor must be set correctly!)
„ Basic (“motor data”) and Advanced settings (“real settings”)
„ Advanced settings is automatically re-calculated by the relay
whenever Basic settings has been changed
 Part 4

Consecutive Starts

Cumulative start-up counter

„ General
„ Supplementary & Backup protection to the thermal overload
„ Limits the number of consecutive starts ⇒ protection against
cumulative thermal stress caused by the starts

„ Does not Trip but inhibits restarting!

Cumulative start-up counter

„ Number of consecutive starts?

„ Typically 2 cold / 1hot (or 3 cold / 2 hot) starts within an hour
„ Typically 10 min cooling time after previous start/running before
restarting.
„ Check the motor manufacturer data, there can be surprises

„ Sometimes the process / devices connected to the motor limits

the number of starts or set requirements for the minimum
standstill-time
„ speed reduction gear
„ etc

Cumulative start-up counter

„ Operation of a Cumulative Start-Up Counter

„ The motor start-up time is added to the counter

„ If the counter value exceeds the set inhibit-limit

the motor is not allowed to be restarted
„ Inhibition is activated at the begin of the last
start-up. This does not abort starting!

„ The counter value is decreased with a fixed

countdown rate

„ Only after the counter value falls below inhibit-

limit the motor is allowed to be restarted
Cumulative start-up counter

„ Settings
„ The inhibit level
Σtsi = (n-1) × ts +10%
where n = number of allowed start-ups
ts = starting time (in seconds)
„ Countdown rate
ΔΣts = ts / Δt
where ts = starting time (in seconds)
Δt = count time for one start-up (in hours)

„ Compromising number of starts at nominal and under-voltage

„ If calculated with nominal start-up time, fewer starts will be
allowed at under-voltage situation

Cumulative start-up counter

„ Exercise: calculate the settings

„ Starting time = 60 sec.
„ 3 cold start-up is allowed in 4 hours
 Part 5

Start-Up Supervision
= Locked Rotor Protection

Start-up supervision with O/C protection

„ Protection against prolonged start-up

„ Definite time O/C protection ⇒ time setting must be long
enough to allow starting at undervoltage

I>

1000
Time in sec.

100
t>

10

1
1 2 3 4 5 10

Stator current / rated current

Start-up supervision, thermal stress principle

„ Thermal stress is proportional to I2×t

„ Represents energy needed to get the rotor to run full speed
„ Represents thermal stress in case of stall

1000
Time in sec.

Max permitted
100 I2×t locked rotor time

10

1
1 2 3 4 5 10

Stator current / rated current

Safe stall time less than start-up time

„ Typically Exe -type of motor

„ Protection operation time set below the start-up time
„ Protection must be blocked by a speed switch when the
rotor is speeding up

1000
Time in sec.

100
Max permitted
locked rotor time
10

1
1 2 3 4 5 10

Stator current / rated current

Safe stall time less than start-up time

„ “IIt & Stall“operation mode

„ Stall = definite time operation, blocked by the
speed switch

1000 Stall
Time in sec.

I2×t

100
Max permitted
locked rotor time
10

1
1 2 3 4 5 10

Stator current / rated current

Thermal stress principle

„ Can be set to operate only at start-up or

whenever the start value Is is exceeded
 Part 6

Temperature Protection with RTD or

Thermistor Sensors

Temperature Protection

„ Does not detect rapid change

„ start-up, heavy overload
„ Supplements the thermal overload
protection, which does not detect
reduced cooling
„ Dirt
„ Cooling system failures
„ Bearings etc.
 Part 7

Short-Circuit Protection

High-set Overcurrent Protection

„ Interwinding short-circuit protection for the motor

„ Phase-to-phase short-circuit protection for the feeder
cable
„ Typical setting 1.5 x start-up current
„ Fast operation!
High-set Overcurrent Protection

„ Doubling effect
„ I>> setting can be set for automatic doubling during a motor
start-up. Setting is selected 75% - 90% of start-up current
⇒ High-set Overcurrent functions as a fast run-time stall protection

Phase current
I>> setting

time
Start-up Run-time STALL

Part 8

Unbalance Protection
Unbalance protection

„ Unbalance causes negative sequence component of

phase current => causes a 2×fN rotating flux to the rotor-
circuit => the rotor temperature starts to rise.
„ Squirrel-cage induction motors can withstand unbalance
pretty good, but a full broken phase condition is not
allowed (about as severe situation as locked rotor)
„ Two principles are used: NPS and Min-Max
„ Inverse time characteristics gives selective operation
when multible motorfeaders.

Unbalance Protection

„ 3 phase currents are required

„ In case of 2 x CT
„ The sum of two phase currents
is connected to the relay
„ NPS3Low/High function block
(REM 54_, REX) can be set to
two-phase operation mode
„ E/F current will cause errors

L1 L1
L1+L3

-(L1+L3)

L3 L3
Unbalance Protection

„ Small voltage unbalance can cause high current

unbalance
I Start -up
ΔI ≈ ΔU ×
I FLC

„ If, for example, the start-up current is 5 x FLC, a 2% voltage

unbalance causes 2% x 5 = 10% current unbalance

Positive Phase Sequence Reactance I Start −up ΔI

≈ ≈
Negative Phase Sequence Reactance I FLC ΔU

Unbalance protection, NPS principle

„ Negative Phase Sequence Current (NPS, I2) is

calculated from the phase currents vectors
„ Inverse operation, a good estimation of the time constant K is

175
K=
(Istart ) 2
where Istart = start-up current of the motor x FLC
Unbalance protection, Min-Max Principle

„ Phase discontinuity protection (SPAM 150C)

„ The unbalance ΔΙ is calculated

IL max − IL min
ΔI = × 100%
IL max
„ If the phase currents are less than the FLC

IL max − IL min
ΔI = × 100%
IFLC
„ ΔΙ and negative phase sequence (NPS) are not the same!

„ For example 12% NPS sensitivity requires a setting of 12%×√3 = 20.7%

Part 9

Loss of Load
Undercurrent Protection

„ Operates upon a sudden loss of load

„ Can be used in applications where the loss of load
indicates a fault condition
„ submersible pumps, when cooling is based on the constant flow
of liquid
„ conveyor motors, broken belt
„ Automatically blocked when the phase currents falls
below blocking level (8..12%)

Part 10

Earth Fault Protection

Earth Fault Protection

„ Protection typically non-

directional, definite time
„ Core Balanced CT
(ring CT, toroidal CT) Cable
terminal box
„ a must for sensitive protection
„ recommended CT ratio 50/1
Isolation Cable Sheath
or higher
„ CT construction
„ Secondary side voltage
„ Efficiency
Sheath
earthing

Earth Fault Protection

„ When using sum connection of CTs

(known as Holmgren circuit) an
apparent EF-current will occur
„ differencies of CTs
„ saturation of CTs mainly at start-up
because of the DC-component
„ Minimum recommended setting 10% of
the CT rated primary current
Earth Fault Protection

„ Apparent E/F
current will occur
at startup due to
the saturation of
CT when sum
connection of CTs
is used.

Earth Fault Protection

„ Avoiding problems of apparent E/F current

„ Long operation time, or
„ Temporary blocking of operation at start-up, or
„ Stabilising resistor
 Part 11

Miscellaneous

Contactor controlled drives

„ Relay must have normally closed trip

contact
„ Contactor cannot break high currents
„ High-set O/C protection should be set out-of-
use
„ E/F protection should be inhibited on high
overcurrents
Contents of chapter 8

8 Disturbance recording
 Veikko Lehesvuo Disturbance
Recording

IRF

STEP

RESET

TRIGGED/READY

1516
SPCR 8C27

„ The object is to give basic understanding of

„ Different kind of recording possibilities
„ Measuring technology
„ Terminology
„ Contents
„ Application
„ Internal or external recorder
„ Basics of measuring technology
„ Triggering
„ Operation modes
„ Miscellaneous
Application

„ Tool for analyzing network behavior and protection

problems in electrical power systems.
„ Helps to verify the proper operation of protective relays
and circuit breakers.
„ Helps to locate disturbances.
„ Makes it easier to find correct settings for protective
devices.
„ Gives information about normal phenomena of network
(inrush currents, motor start current etc.).

Internal or external recorder?

„ Internal disturbance recorders

„ SPCR 8C27 - recorder module for SPACOM series
„ MEDREC16 - function block for REF, REM, REX
„ Relays with built-in recorders: SPAD 346C, REJ/U, RE_610…
„ Advantages
„ Build in, no need for additional wiring
„ Triggered from the relay operation or when exceeding trigger value
(overcurrent, over/undervoltage etc)
„ Communication for setting and downloading recorders via relay
„ Tools for downloading and analyzing
„ Disadvantages
„ Typically fixed sampling frequency
„ Typically limited memory capacity
Internal or external recorder?

„ External disturbance recorders

„ Oscilloscopes, power analyzers etc
„ Advantages
„ Higher memory capacity (when recording one shot only)
„ Higher sampling frequency
„ Paper print-out?
„ Disadvantages
„ Connections to secondary circuit, current/voltage probes needed
„ File format?
„ Saving/upload ? (manually/automat., floppy, HD, communication)
„ Analyzing software, compatibility?
„ Price? (depends on number of channels, memory and speed)

Basics of measuring technology

„ Signal = physical (usually analogue) quantity that is

connected to the recorder and what the recorder
converts to a digital format for recording
„ Measuring error = the difference between measured and
true value, either a systematical or random error.
„ In everyday language we say ex. 1% accuracy when we
mean 1% inaccuracy, i.e. measuring error is 1%.
Basics of measuring technology

„ Analog to digital conversion. A sample and hold (S/H)

circuit is used to keep the signal constant while the
conversion to digital value (ADC) is taking place.

Analog Digital
signal S/H ADC output

Basics of measuring technology

„ Resolution = The capability of the measuring device to

record small changes. When an analog values are
converted to digital (discrete) values it is also rounded to
nearest possible output value. This is called quantization.
In practice the resolution tells the worst rounding.

Measured signal

Quantization
Basics of measuring technology

„ Simultaneous sampling = All channels are typically

sampled and held simultaneously.
„ Multiplexed sampling = A common technique for
measuring several signals with a single S/H and ADC is
multiplexing where channels are scanned with a one by
one. I.e. channels are not samples simultaneously.
Multiplexer

Simultaneously Multiplexed
sampling sampling

Basics of measuring technology

„ Aliasing is an effect of too low sampling rage. According

Nyquist theorem the sampling rate must be more than 2 x
the highest measured frequency.
Basics of measuring technology

„ Anti-aliasing filter = an analog filter cutting off frequencies

from the signal that might be aliased.
amplitude

anti-aliasing filter

frequency
Fs/2 Fs

Basics of measuring technology

„ Cutting = The signal amplitude exceeds the measuring

range.

Original signal

Recorded data
Basics of measuring technology

„ Pre/post trig.time. The recorder has a capability to

record data before the triggering as well. I.e. the whole
recording consist data before and after fault (triggering).

History = Post triggering

Pre-trig.time

Triggering

Triggering

„ Measured analog signal exceeds a adjustable limit

„ Overcurrent, over/undervoltage, ...
„ Filter time = how short/long
time limit must be exceeded

„ Digital signal changes

„ Rising or falling edge
Triggering

„ Manual triggering

„ Remote triggering via communication bus

„ Periodic triggering

Operation modes (when memory fills up)

„ Saturation = when memory becomes full the waveform

capturing is stopped and no new recordings can be
made unless old recordings are downloaded/destroyed.
„ Overwrite = the oldest recording is automatically
destroyed when memory capacity is needed for new
recordings
„ Extension = a new triggering during an on-going
recording interrupts the current recording and start a
new one.
Miscellaneous

„ Exclusion time or dead time is the time after triggering,

when all new trigs from the same reason is rejected.