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Protective Device Coordination

ETAP Star

© 1996-2009 Operation Technology, Inc. – Workshop Notes: Protective Device Coordination


Agenda
• Concepts & Applications
• Star Overview
• Features & Capabilities
• Protective Device Type
• TCC Curves
• STAR Short-circuit
• PD Sequence of Operation
• Normalized TCC curves
• Device Libraries
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Definition
• Overcurrent Coordination
– A systematic study of current responsive
devices in an electrical power system.

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Objective
• To determine the ratings and settings of
fuses, breakers, relay, etc.

• To isolate the fault or overloads.

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Criteria
• Economics

• Available Measures of Fault

• Operating Practices

• Previous Experience

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Design
• Open only PD nearest (upstream) of the fault
or overload
• Provide satisfactory protection for overloads
• Interrupt SC as rapidly (instantaneously) as
possible
• Comply with all applicable standards and
codes
• Plot the Time Current Characteristics of
different PDs
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Analysis
When:

• New electrical systems

• Plant electrical system expansion/retrofits

• Coordination failure in an existing plant

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Spectrum Of Currents
• Load Current
– Up to 100% of full-load
– 115-125% (mild overload)
• Overcurrent
– Abnormal loading condition (Locked-Rotor)
• Fault Current
– Fault condition
– Ten times the full-load current and higher
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Protection
• Prevent injury to personnel

• Minimize damage to components

– Quickly isolate the affected portion of the system

– Minimize the magnitude of available short-circuit

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Coordination
• Limit the extent and duration of service
interruption

• Selective fault isolation

• Provide alternate circuits

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Coordination
C D B A
t

C D B

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Protection vs. Coordination
• Coordination is not an exact science
• Compromise between protection and
coordination
– Reliability
– Speed
– Performance
– Economics
– Simplicity

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Required Data
• One-line diagrams (Relay diagrams)
• Power Grid Settings
• Generator Data
• Transformer Data
– Transformer kVA, impedance, and connection
Motor Data
• Load Data
• Fault Currents
• Cable / Conductor Data
• Bus / Switchgear Data
• Instrument Transformer Data (CT, PT)
• Protective Device (PD) Data
– Manufacturer and type of protective devices (PDs)
– One-line diagrams (Relay diagrams)

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Study Procedure
• Prepare an accurate one-line diagram (relay
diagrams)
• Obtain the available system current spectrum
(operating load, overloads, fault kA)
• Determine the equipment protection guidelines
• Select the appropriate devices / settings
• Plot the fixed points (damage curves, …)
• Obtain / plot the device characteristics curves
• Analyze the results

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Time Current Characteristics

• TCC Curve / Plot / Graphs


• 4.5 x 5-cycle log-log graph
• X-axis: Current (0.5 – 10,000 amperes)
• Y-axis: Time (.01 – 1000 seconds)
• Current Scaling (…x1, x10, x100, x100…)
• Voltage Scaling (plot kV reference)
• Use ETAP Star Auto-Scale

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TCC Scaling Example
• Situation:
– A scaling factor of 10 @ 4.16 kV is selected for
TCC curve plots.
• Question
– What are the scaling factors to plot the 0.48 kV
and 13.8 kV TCC curves?

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TCC Scaling Example
• Solution

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Fixed Points

Points or curves which do not change


regardless of protective device settings:
• Cable damage curves
• Cable ampacities
• Transformer damage curves & inrush points
• Motor starting curves
• Generator damage curve / Decrement curve
• SC maximum fault points

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Capability / Damage Curves
It2 I2t I2 t
t
I22t

Motor
Xfmr Cable
Gen

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Cable Protection
• Standards & References
– IEEE Std 835-1994 IEEE Standard Power Cable
Ampacity Tables
– IEEE Std 848-1996 IEEE Standard Procedure for the
Determination of the Ampacity Derating of Fire-Protected
Cables
– IEEE Std 738-1993 IEEE Standard for Calculating the
Current- Temperature Relationship of Bare Overhead
Conductors
– The Okonite Company Engineering Data for Copper and
Aluminum Conductor Electrical Cables, Bulletin EHB-98

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Cable Protection
The actual temperature rise of a cable when exposed to
a short circuit current for a known time is calculated by:

2
t
A
T2 234
0.0297log
T1 234
Where:
A= Conductor area in circular-mils
I = Short circuit current in amps
t = Time of short circuit in seconds
T1= Initial operation temperature (750C)
T2=Maximum short circuit temperature
(1500C)
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Cable Short-Circuit Heating Limits
Recommended
temperature rise:
B) CU 75-200C

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Shielded
Cable

The normal tape


width is 1½
inches

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NEC Section 110-14 C
• (c) Temperature limitations. The temperature rating associated with the
ampacity of a conductor shall be so selected and coordinated as to not exceed
the lowest temperature rating of any connected termination, conductor, or
device. Conductors with temperature ratings higher than specified for
terminations shall be permitted to be used for ampacity adjustment, correction,
or both.
• (1) Termination provisions of equipment for circuits rated 100 amperes or less,
or marked for Nos. 14 through 1 conductors, shall be used only for conductors
rated 600C (1400F).
• Exception No. 1: Conductors with higher temperature ratings shall be permitted
to be used, provided the ampacity of such conductors is determined based on
the 6O0C (1400F) ampacity of the conductor size used.
• Exception No. 2: Equipment termination provisions shall be permitted to be
used with higher rated conductors at the ampacity of the higher rated
conductors, provided the equipment is listed and identified for use with the
higher rated conductors.
• (2) Termination provisions of equipment for circuits rated over 100 amperes, or
marked for conductors larger than No. 1, shall be used only with conductors
rated 750C (1670F).

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Transformer Protection
• Standards & References
– National Electric Code 2002 Edition
– C37.91-2000; IEEE Guide for Protective Relay Applications to
Power Transformers
– C57.12.59; IEEE Guide for Dry-Type Transformer Through-Fault
Current Duration.
– C57.109-1985; IEEE Guide for Liquid-Immersed Transformer
Through-Fault-Current Duration
– APPLIED PROCTIVE RELAYING; J.L. Blackburn; Westinghouse
Electric Corp; 1976
– PROTECTIVE RELAYING, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS;
J.L. Blackburn; Marcel Dekker, Inc; 1987
– IEEE Std 242-1986; IEEE Recommended Practice for Protection
and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power
Systems

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Transformer Category
ANSI/IEEE C-57.109

Minimum nameplate (kVA)


Category Single-phase Three-phase
I 5-500 15-500
II 501-1667 501-5000
III 1668-10,000 5001-30,000
IV above 1000 above 30,000

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Transformer Categories I, II

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Transformer Categories III

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Transformer
FLA

200
Thermal

t I2t = 1250
(D-D LL) 0.87
(sec)
Infrequent Fault
(D-R LG) 0.58

Frequent Fault Mechanical


2
K=(1/Z)2t
Inrush

2.5 Isc 25 I (pu)

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Transformer Protection
MAXIMUM RATING OR SETTING FOR OVERCURRENT DEVICE
PRIMARY SECONDARY
Over 600 Volts Over 600 Volts 600 Volts or Below

Transformer Circuit Fuse Circuit Fuse Circuit Breaker


Rated Breaker Rating Breaker Rating Setting or Fuse
Impedance Setting Setting Rating

Not more than 600 % 300 % 300 % 250% 125%


6% (250% supervised)

More than 6% 400 % 300 % 250% 225% 125%


and not more (250% supervised)
than 10%
Any Location – Non-Supervised Table 450-3(a) source: NEC

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Transformer Protection
• Turn on or inrush current • Oil Level
• Internal transformer faults • Fans
• External or through faults of major • Oil Pumps
magnitude
• Pilot wire – Device 85
• Repeated large motor starts on the
transformer. The motor represents a • Fault withstand
major portion or the transformers KVA • Thermal protection – hot spot, top of oil
rating. temperature, winding temperature
• Harmonics • Devices 26 & 49
• Over current protection – Device 50/51 • Reverse over current – Device 67
• Ground current protection – Device • Gas accumulation – Buckholz relay
50/51G
• Over voltage –Device 59
• Differential – Device 87
• Voltage or current balance – Device 60
• Over or under excitation – volts/ Hz –
Device 24 • Tertiary Winding Protection if supplied
• Sudden tank pressure – Device 63 • Relay Failure Scheme
• Dissolved gas detection • Breaker Failure Scheme

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Recommended Minimum
Transformer Protection
Winding and/or power system Winding and/or power system
Protective system grounded neutral grounded neutral ungrounded
Above
Up to 10 MVA Above 10 MVA Up to 10 MVA
10 MVA

Differential - √ - √

Time over current √ √ √ √


Instantaneous restricted
ground fault √ √ - -

Time delayed ground


fault √ √ - -

√ -

Gas detection

Over excitation -
√ √ √
Overheating -
√ -

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Question

What is ANSI Shift Curve?

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Answer
• For delta-delta connected transformers, with
line-to-line faults on the secondary side, the
curve must be reduced to 87% (shift to the
left by a factor of 0.87)

• For delta-wye connection, with single line-to-


ground faults on the secondary side, the
curve values must be reduced to 58% (shift
to the left by a factor of 0.58)

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Question

What is meant by Frequent and


Infrequent for transformers?

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Infrequent Fault Incidence Zones for Category II & III Transformers

Source

Transformer primary-side protective device


(fuses, relayed circuit breakers, etc.) may be
selected by reference to the infrequent-fault-
incidence protection curve
Infrequent-Fault
Incidence Zone* Category II or III Transformer

Fault will be cleared by transformer


primary-side protective device
Optional main secondary –side protective device.
May be selected by reference to the infrequent-fault-
incidence protection curve

Fault will be cleared by transformer primary-side


protective device or by optional main secondary-
side protection device

Feeder protective device

Frequent-Fault Fault will be cleared by


Incidence Zone* feeder protective device

Feeders
* Should be selected by reference to the frequent-fault-incidence protection curve or for
transformers serving industrial, commercial and institutional power systems with secondary-side
conductors enclosed in conduit, bus duct, etc., the feeder protective device may be selected by
reference to the infrequent-fault-incidence protection curve.

Source: IEEE C57


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Motor Protection

• Standards & References


– IEEE Std 620-1996 IEEE Guide for the Presentation
of Thermal Limit Curves for Squirrel Cage Induction
Machines.
– IEEE Std 1255-2000 IEEE Guide for Evaluation of
Torque Pulsations During Starting of Synchronous
Motors
– ANSI/ IEEE C37.96-2000 Guide for AC Motor
Protection
– The Art of Protective Relaying – General Electric

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Motor Protection
• Motor Starting Curve

• Thermal Protection

• Locked Rotor Protection

• Fault Protection

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Motor Overload Protection
(NEC Art 430-32 – Continuous-Duty Motors)

• Thermal O/L (Device 49)


• Motors with SF not less than 1.15
– 125% of FLA
• Motors with temp. rise not over 40°C
– 125% of FLA
• All other motors
– 115% of FLA

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Motor Protection – Inst. Pickup
1
I LOCKED
ROTOR XS Xd "

Recommended Instantaneous Setting:


I PICK UP
RELAY PICK UP 1.6 TO 2
I LOCKED ROTOR
If the recommended setting criteria cannot be met, or where more sensitive
protection is desired, the in-stantaneous relay (or a second relay) can be set
more sensitively if delayed by a timer. This permits the asymmetrical starting
component to decay out. A typical setting for this is:
I PICK UP
RELAY PICK UP 1.2 TO 1.2
I LOCKED ROTOR

with a time delay of 0.10 s (six cycles at 60 Hz)

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Locked Rotor Protection
• Thermal Locked Rotor (Device 51)
• Starting Time (TS < TLR)
• LRA
– LRA sym
– LRA asym (1.5-1.6 x LRA sym) + 10% margin

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Fault Protection
(NEC Art / Table 430-52)
• Non-Time Delay Fuses
– 300% of FLA
• Dual Element (Time-Delay Fuses)
– 175% of FLA
• Instantaneous Trip Breaker
– 800% - 1300% of FLA*
• Inverse Time Breakers
– 250% of FLA
*can be set up to 1700% for Design B (energy efficient) Motor
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Low Voltage Motor Protection

• Usually pre-engineered (selected from


Catalogs)
• Typically, motors larger than 2 Hp are
protected by combination starters
• Overload / Short-circuit protection

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Low-voltage Motor
Ratings Range of ratings
Continuous amperes 9-250 —
Nominal voltage (V) 240-600 —
Horsepower 1.5-1000 —
Starter size (NEMA) — 00-9
Types of protection Quantity NEMA
designation

Overload: overload
relay elements
3 OL

Short circuit:
circuit breaker current 3 CB
trip elements

Fuses 3 FU
Undervoltage: inherent
with integral control
supply and three-wire
control circuit — —

Ground fault (when


speci-fied): ground relay
with toroidal CT — —

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Minimum Required Sizes of a NEMA
Combination Motor Starter System

FOR A 50 % CURRENT CAPACITY

FUSE SIZE
MAXIMUM CONDUCTOR LENGTH FOR ABOVE AND

CLASS J
FUSE
BELOW GROUND CONDUIT SYSTEMS. ABOVE GROUND CIRCUIT BREAKER
SYSTEMS HAVE DIRECT SOLAR EXPOSURE. 750 C
SIZE
CONDUCTOR TEMPERATURE, 450 C AMBIENT
460V NEC FLC

CONDUCTOR
GROUNDING
MOTOR HP

STARTER

MINIMUM
SIZE

SIZE

LARGER GROUND

LENGTH FOR 1%
LENGTH FOR 1%

LARGER WIRE
CONDUCTOR

DROP WITH
USE NEXT
MAXIMUM

MAXIMUM
VOLTAGE

VOLTAGE
LARGEST
MINIMUM
250% 200% 150%

DROP

NEXT
WIRE

WIRE
SIZE

SIZE
1 2.1 0 12 12 759 10 1251 15 15 15 5
1½ 3 0 12 12 531 10 875 15 15 15 6
2 3.4 0 12 12 468 10 772 15 15 15 7
3 4.8 0 12 12 332 10 547 20 20 15 10
5 7.6 0 12 12 209 10 345 20 20 15 15
7½ 11 1 12 10 144 8 360 30 25 20 20
10 14 1 10 8 283 6 439 35 30 25 30
15 21 2 10 8 189 6 292 50 40 30 45
20 27 2 10 6 227 4 347 70 50 40 60
25 34 2 8 4 276 2 407 80 70 50 70
30 40 3 6 2 346 2/0 610 100 70 60 90
40 52 3 6 2 266 2/0 469 150 110 90 110
50 65 3 2 2/0 375 4/0 530 175 150 100 125
60 77 4 2 2/0 317 4/0 447 200 175 125 150
75 96 4 2 4/0 358 250 393 250 200 150 200
100 124 4 1 250 304 350 375 350 250 200 250
125 156 5 2/0 350 298 500 355 400 300 250 350

150 180 5 4/0 500 307 750 356 450 350 300 400

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Required Data - Protection of a
Medium Voltage Motor
• Rated full load current
• Service factor
• Locked rotor current
• Maximum locked rotor time (thermal limit curve) with the motor at ambient and/or
operating temperature
• Minimum no load current
• Starting power factor
• Running power factor
• Motor and connected load accelerating time
• System phase rotation and nominal frequency
• Type and location of resistance temperature devices (RTDs), if used
• Expected fault current magnitudes
• First ½ cycle current
• Maximum motor starts per hour

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Medium-Voltage Class E Motor Controller
Class El
Class E2 (with
Ratings (without
fuses)
fuses)
Nominal system voltage 2300-6900 2300-6900
Horsepower 0-8000 0-8000
Symmetrical MVA interrupting 25-75 160-570
capacity at nominal
system voltage

NEMA
Types of Protective Devices Quantity
Designation
Overload, or locked Rotor, Phase Balance
or both:
Thermal overload relay 3 OL OC TR/O
Current balance relay 1 BC NEMA Class E1
TOC relay 3
3 Negative-sequence voltage 1 — medium voltage starter
IOC relay plus time delay
relay (per bus), or both
Thermal overload relay 3 OL
Undervoltage:
TOC relay 3 OC Inherent with integral
IOC relay plus time delay 3 TR/OC control supply and three-
wire control circuit, when
voltage falls suffi-ciently to — UV
Short Circuit:
permit the contractor to
open and break the seal-in
Fuses, Class E2 3 FU circuit
IOC relay, Class E1 3 OC Temperature:
Temperature relay,
Ground Fault operating from resistance — OL
sensor or ther-mocouple in
TOC residual relay 1 GP stator winding
NEMA Class E2 medium
Overcurrent relay with toroidal voltage starter
1 GP
CT
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Starting Current of a 4000Hp, 12 kV,
1800 rpm Motor

First half cycle current showing


current offset.

Beginning of run up current


showing load torque pulsations.

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Starting Current of a 4000Hp, 12 kV,
1800 rpm Motor - Oscillographs

Motor pull in current showing motor


reaching synchronous speed

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Thermal Limit Curve

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Thermal Limit Curve

Typical
Curve

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(49)
I2T

O/L
tLR MCP

(51) 200 HP
ts

Starting Curve

MCP (50)

LRAs LRAasym

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Protective Devices
• Fuse

• Overload Heater

• Thermal Magnetic

• Low Voltage Solid State Trip

• Electro-Mechanical

• Motor Circuit Protector (MCP)

• Relay (50/51 P, N, G, SG, 51V, 67, 49, 46, 79, 21, …)


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Fuse (Power Fuse)
• Non Adjustable Device (unless electronic)
• Continuous and Interrupting Rating
• Voltage Levels (Max kV)
• Interrupting Rating (sym, asym)
• Characteristic Curves
– Min. Melting
– Total Clearing

• Application (rating type: R, E, X, …)


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Fuse Types
• Expulsion Fuse (Non-CLF)
• Current Limiting Fuse (CLF)
• Electronic Fuse (S&C Fault Fiter)

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Total Clearing
Time Curve

Minimum Melting
Time Curve

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Current Limiting Fuse
(CLF)
• Limits the peak current of short-circuit

• Reduces magnetic stresses (mechanical


damage)

• Reduces thermal energy

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Current Limiting Action

Ip
Current (peak amps)

ta = tc – tm
Ip’
ta = Arcing Time
tm = Melting Time
tc = Clearing Time
tm ta Time Ip = Peak Current
tc (cycles)
Ip’ = Peak Let-thru Current
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Let-Through Chart
7% PF (X/R = 14.3)
Peak Let-Through Amperes

230,000

300 A

12,500 100 A

60 A

5,200 100,000

Symmetrical RMS Amperes


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Fuse
Generally:

• CLF is a better short-circuit protection


• Non-CLF (expulsion fuse) is a better
Overload protection
• Electronic fuses are typically easier to
coordinate due to the electronic control
adjustments

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Selectivity Criteria
Typically:
• Non-CLF: 140% of full load
• CLF: 150% of full load
• Safety Margin: 10% applied to Min
Melting (consult the fuse manufacturer)

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Molded Case CB
• Thermal-Magnetic Types
• Magnetic Only • Frame Size
• Motor Circuit Protector • Poles
(MCP)
• Trip Rating
• Integrally Fused (Limiters)
• Current Limiting • Interrupting Capability
• High Interrupting Capacity • Voltage
• Non-Interchangeable Parts
• Insulated Case (Interchange
Parts)

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MCCB

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MCCB with SST Device

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Thermal Maximum

Thermal Minimum

Magnetic
(instantaneous)

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LVPCB
• Voltage and Frequency Ratings
• Continuous Current / Frame Size / Sensor
• Interrupting Rating
• Short-Time Rating (30 cycle)
• Fairly Simple to Coordinate
• Phase / Ground Settings
• Inst. Override
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LT PU

CB 2
CB 1
LT Band

CB 2
ST PU 480 kV

CB 1

IT

ST Band
If =30 kA

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Inst. Override

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Overload Relay / Heater
• Motor overload protection is provided by a
device that models the temperature rise of
the winding
• When the temperature rise reaches a point
that will damage the motor, the motor is de-
energized
• Overload relays are either bimetallic, melting
alloy or electronic

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Overload Heater (Mfr. Data)

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Question
What is Class 10 and Class 20 Thermal
OLR curves?

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Answer
• At 600% Current Rating:
– Class 10 for fast trip, 10
seconds or less
– Class 20 for, 20 seconds or
less (commonly used) 20

– There is also Class 15, 30


for long trip time (typically
provided with electronic
overload relays)
6

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Answer

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Overload Relay / Heater
• When the temperature at the combination motor starter is more than
±10 °C (±18 °F) different than the temperature at the motor, ambient
temperature correction of the motor current is required.
• An adjustment is required because the output that a motor can safely
deliver varies with temperature.
• The motor can deliver its full rated horsepower at an ambient
temperature specified by the motor manufacturers, normally + 40 °C. At
high temperatures (higher than + 40 °C) less than 100% of the normal
rated current can be drawn from the motor without shortening the
insulation life.
• At lower temperatures (less than + 40 °C) more than 100% of the
normal rated current could be drawn from the motor without shortening
the insulation life.

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Overcurrent Relay
• Time-Delay (51 – I>)
• Short-Time Instantaneous ( I>>)
• Instantaneous (50 – I>>>)
• Electromagnetic (induction Disc)
• Solid State (Multi Function / Multi Level)
• Application

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Time-Overcurrent Unit
• Ampere Tap Calculation
– Ampere Pickup (P.U.) = CT Ratio x A.T. Setting
– Relay Current (IR) = Actual Line Current (IL) / CT
Ratio
– Multiples of A.T. = IR/A.T. Setting
CT IL = IL/(CT Ratio x A.T. Setting)
IR
51

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Instantaneous Unit
• Instantaneous Calculation
– Ampere Pickup (P.U.) = CT Ratio x IT Setting
– Relay Current (IR) = Actual Line Current (IL) / CT
Ratio
– Multiples of IT = IR/IT Setting
CT IL = IL/(CT Ratio x IT Setting)

IR
50

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Relay Coordination
• Time margins should be maintained between T/C
curves
• Adjustment should be made for CB opening time
• Shorter time intervals may be used for solid state
relays
• Upstream relay should have the same inverse T/C
characteristic as the downstream relay (CO-8 to
CO-8) or be less inverse (CO-8 upstream to CO-6
downstream)
• Extremely inverse relays coordinates very well with
CLFs
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Situation
4.16 kV

CT 800:5 50/51 Relay: IFC 53

CB
Cable
CU - EPR
1-3/C 500 kcmil
Isc = 30,000 A

DS 5 MVA
6%

Calculate Relay Setting (Tap, Inst. Tap & Time Dial)


For This System

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Solution
5,000kVA
Transformer: IL 694 A
3 4.16kV
5 IL
IR IL 4.338 A
800
IR
I Inrsuh 12 694 8,328 A R CT

Set Relay:
125% 4.338 5.4 A
TAP 6 .0 A (6/4.338 1.38)
TD 1
5
Inst (50) 8,328 52.1 A 55 A
800

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Question

What T/C Coordination interval should be


maintained between relays?

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Answer
B
A
t CB Opening Time
+
Induction Disc Overtravel (0.1 sec)
+
Safety margin (0.2 sec w/o Inst. & 0.1 sec w/ Inst.)

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Recloser
• Recloser protects electrical transmission systems from temporary
voltage surges and other unfavorable conditions.
• Reclosers can automatically "reclose" the circuit and restore normal
power transmission once the problem is cleared.
• Reclosers are usually designed with failsafe mechanisms that prevent
them from reclosing if the same fault occurs several times in succession
over a short period. This insures that repetitive line faults don't cause
power to switch on and off repeatedly, since this could cause damage
or accelerated wear to electrical equipment.
• It also insures that temporary faults such as lightning strikes or
transmission switching don't cause lengthy interruptions in service.

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Recloser Types
• Hydraulic
• Electronic
– Static Controller
– Microprocessor Controller

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Recloser Curves

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