Installation Base unit

Description

Sepam components
b Base unit 1
v A base unit connector:
- power supply
- output relays
- CSH30, 120, 200 or ACE990 input.
Screw-type connector shown (CCA620), or ring lug connector (CCA622)
v B 1 A/5 A CT current input connector (CCA630 or CCA634) or LPCT current input
connector (CCA670) or VT voltage input connector (CCT640)
v C communication module link connection (white)
v D remote inter-module link connection (black)
b Optional input/output module 2 (MES114)
v L M MES114 module connectors
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Connection

Connection of the base unit

The Sepam connections are made to the removable connectors located on the rear
panel. All the connectors are screw-lockable.

CAUTION DANGER
LOSS OF PROTECTION OR RISK OF HAZARD OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRIC ARC OR BURNS
NUISANCE TRIPPING b Only qualified personnel should install this equipment. Such work should be
If the Sepam is no longer supplied with power or performed only after reading this entire set of instructions.
is in fail-safe position, the protection functions b NEVER work alone.
are no longer active and all the Sepam output b Turn off all power supplying this equipment before working on or inside it.
relays are dropped out. Check that this operating Consider all sources of power, including the possibility of backfeeding.
mode and the watchdog relay wiring are b Always use a properly rated voltage sensing device to confirm that all power
compatible with your installation. is off.
Failure to follow these instructions can result b Start by connecting the device to the protective earth and to the functional
in equipment damage and unwanted earth.
shutdown of the electrical installation b Screw tight all terminals, even those not in use.
Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

Wiring of the CCA620 connector:

b Without fitting:
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v 1 wire with maximum cross-section of 0.2 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 24-12)

or 2 wires with maximum cross-section of 0.2 to 1 mm2 (AWG 24-18)
v Stripped length: 8 to 10 mm (0.31 to 0.39 in)
b With fitting:
v Recommended wiring with Schneider Electric fitting:
- DZ5CE015D for 1 wire 1.5 mm2 (AWG 16)
- DZ5CE025D for 1 wire 2.5 mm2 (AWG 12)
- AZ5DE010D for 2 wires 1 mm2 (AWG 18)
v Tube length: 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
v Stripped length: 8 mm (0.31 in).
Wiring of the CCA622 connector:
b Ring lug connectors 6.35 mm (1/4 in)
b Wire with maximum cross-section of 0.2 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 24-12)
b Stripped length: 6 mm (0.236 in)
b Use an appropriate tool to crimp the lugs onto the wires
6 b 2 ring or spade lugs maximum per terminal
b Tightening torque: 0.7 to 1 N•m (6 to 9 lb-in).
Characteristics of the 4 base unit relay outputs O1, O2, O3, O4
b O1 and O2 are 2 control outputs, used by the breaking device control function
for:
v O1: breaking device tripping
v O2: breaking device closing inhibition
b O3 is a non assigned control output.
b O4 is a non assigned indication output. It can be assigned to the watchdog
function.

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Connection of current inputs

Types S20/S23/S24/T20/T23/T24/M20

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Connection to 1 A/5 A current sensors

Connector Type Ref. Cable

A Screw-type

Ring lug 6.35 mm

CCA620

CCA622
b 1 wire 0.2 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 24-12)
b 2 wires 0.2 to 1 mm2 (AWG 24-18)
b Cross-section: 0.2 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 24-12)
6
(1/4 in) b Stripped length: 6 mm (0.236 in)
b Tightening torque: 0.7 to 1 N.m (6 to 9 lb-in)
B Ring lug 4 mm CCA630/ b Cross-section: 1.5 to 6 mm2 (AWG 16-10)
(0.16 in) CCA634 b Stripped length: 6 mm (0.236 in)
b Tightening torque: 1.2 N.m (11 lb-in)
C RJ45 CCA612
D RJ45 b CCA770: L = 0.6 m (2 ft)
b CCA772: L = 2 m (6.6 ft)
b CCA774: L = 4 m (13 ft)

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Other phase current input
connection schemes

Variant 1: phase current measurements by 3 x 1 A or 5 A CTs (standard connection)

Description
Connection of 3 x 1 A or 5 A sensors to the CCA630 or CCA634 connector.
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CCA630/
CCA634
The measurement of the 3 phase currents allows the calculation of residual current.

Parameters
Sensor type 5 A CT or 1 A CT
Number of CTs I1, I2, I3
Rated current (In) 1 A to 6250 A

Variant 2: phase current measurement by 2 x 1 A or 5 A CTs

Description
Connection of 2 x 1 A or 5 A sensors to the CCA630 or CCA634 connector.
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CCA630/
CCA634
The measurement of phase currents 1 and 3 is sufficient to ensure all the
phase current-based protection functions.
The phase current I2 is only assessed for metering functions, assuming that I0 = 0.

This arrangement does not allow the calculation of residual current.

Parameters
Sensor type 5 A CT or 1 A CT
Number of CTs I1, I3
Rated current (In) 1 A to 6250 A

Variant 3: phase current measurement by 3 LPCT type sensors

Description
Connection of 3 Low Power Current Transducer (LPCT) type sensors to the
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CCA670 CCA670 connector. The connection of only one or two LPCT sensors is not allowed
and causes Sepam to go into fail-safe position.

The measurement of the 3 phase currents allows the calculation of residual current.
6 Parameters
Sensor type LPCT
Number of CTs I1, I2, I3
Rated current (In) 25, 50, 100, 125, 133, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 630, 666, 1000,
1600, 2000 or 3150 A
Note: Parameter In must be set 2 twice:
b Software parameter setting using the advanced UMI or the SFT2841 software tool
b Hardware parameter setting using microswitches on the CCA670 connector

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Other residual current input
connection schemes

Variant 1: residual current calculation by sum of 3 phase currents

Description
CCA630/ Residual current is calculated by the vector sum of the 3 phase currents I1, I2
CCA634 and I3, measured by 3 x 1 A or 5 A CTs or by 3 LPCT type sensors.
See current input connection diagrams.

Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
Sum of 3 Is In0 = In, CT primary current 0.1 to 40 In0

Variant 2: residual current measurement by CSH120 or CSH200 core balance CT

(standard connection)
Description
Arrangement recommended for the protection of isolated or compensated neutral
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systems, in which very low fault currents need to be detected.

Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
2 A rating CSH In0 = 2 A 0.2 to 40 A
20 A rating CSH In0 = 20 A 2 to 400 A

Variant 3: residual current measurement by 1 A or 5 A CTs and CCA634

Description
Residual current measurement by 1 A or 5 A CTs.
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b Terminal 7: 1 A CT
b Terminal 8: 5 A CT

Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
1 A CT In0 = In, CT primary current 0.1 to 20 In0
5 A CT In0 = In, CT primary current 0.1 to 20 In0
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connection schemes

Variant 4: residual current measurement by 1 A or 5 A CTs and CSH30 interposing ring CT

Description
The CSH30 interposing ring CT is used to connect 1 A or 5 A CTs to Sepam to
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measure residual current:

b Connection of CSH30 interposing ring CT to 1 A CT: make 2 turns through CSH
primary
b Connection of CSH30 interposing ring CT to 5 A CT: make 4 turns through CSH
primary.

Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
1 A CT In0 = In, CT primary current 0.1 to 20 In0
5 A CT In0 = In, CT primary current 0.1 to 20 In0
turns
turns
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turns
turns

Variant 5: residual current measurement by core balance CT with ratio of 1/n (n between 50 and 1500)
Description
The ACE990 is used as an interface between an MV core balance CT with a ratio of
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6 1/n (50 < n < 1500) and the Sepam residual current input.
This arrangement allows the continued use of existing core balance CTs on the
installation.

Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
ACE990 - range 1 In0 = Ik.n(1) 0.1 to 20 In0
(0.00578 y k y 0.04)
ACE990 - range 2 In0 = Ik.n(1) 0.1 to 20 In0
(0.0578 y k y 0.26316)
(1) n = number of core balance CT turns
k = factor to be determined according to ACE990 wiring and setting range
used by Sepam

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current inputs

Variant 1: residual current measurement by CTs on the neutral earthing link (with or without CSH30
interposing ring CT)
Description
Residual current is measured with a 1 A or 5 A CT on the neutral point.
Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
1 A CT In0 = neutral point CT In 0.1 to 20 In0
5 A CT In0 = neutral point CT In 0.1 to 20 In0
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N PE N
B B

A
19
18

CT 1 A: 2 turns
CT 5 A: 4 turns
Connection on TN-S network. Connection on TT network. Connection with CSH30.

Variant 2: residual current measurement by CSH120 or CSH200 core balance CT on the neutral earthing
link
Description
Residual current is measured with a core balance CT on the neutral point. Core
balance CTs are recommended for measuring very low fault currents provided that
the earth fault current remains below 2 kA. Above this value it is advisable to use the
standard variant 1.
Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range 6
2 A rating CSH In0 = 2 A 0.1 to 20 In0
20 A rating CSH In0 = 20 A 0.1 to 20 In0
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N PE N

A A
19 19
18 18

Connection on TN-S network. Connection on TT network.

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Variant 3: residual current measurement by sum of 3 phase currents and neutral current measurement by
CSH120 or CSH200 core balance CT
Description
Measurement by core balance CT is recommended for measuring very low fault
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currents.

Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
2 A rating CSH In0 = 2 A 0.1 to 40 A
20 A rating CSH In0 = 20 A 0.2 to 400 A
N
A
19
18

Connection on TN-S and TT networks.

Variant 4: residual current measurement by sum of 3 phase currents and neutral current measurement by
1 A or 5 A CTs and CSH30 interposing ring CT
N Description
The phase and neutral CTs should have the same primary and secondary currents.
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The CSH30 interposing ring CT is used to connect 1 A or 5 A CTs to Sepam to

measure residual current:
b Connection of CSH30 interposing ring CT to 1 A CT: make 2 turns through
CSH primary
b Connection of CSH30 interposing ring CT to 5 A CT: make 4 turns through
CSH primary.

Parameters
A Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
19 1 A CT In0 = phase CT primary current In 0.1 to 20 In0
18 5 A CT In0 = phase CT primary current In 0.1 to 20 In0

6 CT 1 A: 2 turns
CT 5 A: 4 turns
Connection on TN-S and TT networks.

Variant 5: residual current measurement by sum of 3 phase currents and neutral current measurement by
1 A or 5 A CTs and CCA634 connector

N Description
The phase and neutral CTs should have the same primary and secondary currents.
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B Residual current measurement by 1 A or 5 A CTs.

b Terminal 7: 1 A CT
b Terminal 8: 5 A CT

Parameters
Residual current Rated residual current Measuring range
1 A CT In0 = phase CT primary current In 0.1 to 20 In0
5 A CT In0 = phase CT primary current In 0.1 to 20 In0

Connection on TN-S and TT networks.

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Connections of input voltage

B21/B22 types

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Connector Type Reference Cable

A Screw-type CCA620 b 1 wire 0.2 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 24-12)

Ring lug
6.35 mm (1/4 in)
CCA622
b 2 wires 0.2 to 1 mm2 (AWG 24-18)
b Cross-section: 0.2 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 24-12)
b Stripped length: 6 mm (0.236 in)
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b Tightening torque: 0.7 to 1 N.m (6 to 9 lb-in)
B Screw-type CCT640 b 1 wire 0.2 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 24-12)
b 2 wires 0.2 to 1 mm2 (AWG 24-18)
C RJ45 CCA612
D RJ45 b CCA770: L = 0.6 m (2 ft)
b CCA772: L = 2 m (6.6 ft)
b CCA774: L = 4 m (13 ft)

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Other voltage input
connection schemes

The phase and residual voltage transformer secondary circuits are connected to the
CCT640 connector (item B ) on Sepam series 20 type B units. The CCT640
connector contains 4 transformers which perform isolation and impedance matching
of the VTs and Sepam input circuits.
Variant 1: measurement of 3 phase-to-neutral voltages (standard connection)
Parameters
Voltages measured by VTs V1, V2, V3
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Residual voltage Sum of 3Vs

Functions available
Voltages measured V1, V2, V3
Values calculated U21, U32, U13, V0, Vd, f
Measurements available All
Protection functions available (according to type of Sepam) All

Variant 2: measurement of 3 phase-to-neutral voltages and residual voltage

Parameters
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Voltages measured by VTs V1, V2, V3

Residual voltage External VT

Functions available
Voltages measured V1, V2, V3, V0
Values calculated U21, U32, U13, Vd, f
Measurements available All
Protection functions available (according to type of Sepam) All

Variant 3: measurement of 2 phase-to-phase voltages

Parameters
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Voltages measured by VTs U21, U32

Residual voltage None

Functions available
Voltages measured V1, V2, V3
6 Values calculated
Measurements available
U13, Vd, f
U21, U32, U13, Vd, f
Protection functions available (according to type of Sepam) All except 59N, 27S

Variant 4: measurement of 1 phase-to-phase voltage and residual voltage

Parameters
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Voltages measured by VTs U21

Residual voltage External VT

Functions available
Voltages measured U21, V0
Values calculated f
Measurements available U21, V0, f
Protection functions available (according to type of Sepam) All except 47, 27D, 27S

Variant 5: measurement of 1 phase-to-phase voltage

Parameters
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Voltages measured by VTs U21

Residual voltage None

Functions available
Voltages measured U21
Values calculated f
Measurements available U21, f
Protection functions available (according to type of Sepam) All except 47, 27D, 59N, 27S

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Connection of low voltage phase
voltage inputs

Variant 1: TN-S and TN-C networks Variant 2: TT and IT networks

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N N

When a ground fault occurs on a TN-S or TN-C When a ground fault occurs on a TT or IT network, the neutral potential is affected:
network, the neutral potential is not affected: the neutral the neutral cannot act as a reference for the VTs, phase-to-phase voltages must be
can act as a reference for the VTs. used on both phases.

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