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Introduction
10.1
Convention of direction
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
Summation arrangements
10.6
Examples of electromechanical
and static unit protection systems
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
Examples
10.12
References
10.13
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10 . 2 C O N V E N T I O N O F D I R E C T I O N
It is useful to establish a convention of direction of
current flow; for this purpose, the direction measured
from a busbar outwards along a feeder is taken as
positive. Hence the notation of current flow shown in
Figure 10.3; the section GH carries a through current
which is counted positive at G but negative at H, while
the infeeds to the faulted section HJ are both positive.
Source
Source
+
Fault
End H
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
Id>
Relay
End H
10 . 3 C O N D I T I O N S
F O R D I R E C T I O N C O M PA R I S O N
Id>
Relay G
Id>
Relay H
Figure 10.2: Balanced voltage system
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Most systems of unit protection function through the
determination of the relative direction of the fault
current. This direction can only be expressed on a
comparative basis, and such a comparative measurement
is the common factor of many systems, including
directional comparison protection and distance
teleprotection schemes with directional impedance
measurement.
A major factor in consideration of unit protection is the
method of communication between the relays. This is
covered in detail in Chapter 8 in respect of the latest
fibre-optic based digital techniques. For older pilot wire
systems, only brief mention is made. For more detailed
descriptions of pilot wire techniques, see reference
[10.2] in Section 10.13.
10 . 4 C I R C U L AT I N G C U R R E N T S Y S T E M
The principle of this system is shown in outline in
Figure 10.1. If the current transformers are ideal, the
functioning of the system is straightforward. The
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IPg
End G
End H
RLg
RSh
RLh
iSg
ieg
Zeg
IPh
ieh
Relay
Zeh
RR
(a)
G'
Subscripts:
p
S - CT Secondary
F'
G''
L
J
G
h - end H
F
H'
GG'
GG''
10.4.2 Bias
The 'spill' current in the relay arising from these various
sources of error is dependent on the magnitude of the
through current, being negligible at low values of
through-fault current but sometimes reaching a
disproportionately large value for more severe faults.
Setting the operating threshold of the protection above
the maximum level of spill current produces poor
sensitivity.
By making the differential setting
approximately proportional to the fault current, the lowlevel fault sensitivity is greatly improved. Figure 10.5
illustrates a typical bias characteristic for a modern relay
that overcomes the problem. At low currents, the bias is
small, thus enabling the relay to be made sensitive. At
higher currents, such as would be obtained from inrush or
through fault conditions, the bias used is higher, and thus
the spill current required to cause operation is higher. The
relay is therefore more tolerant of spill current at higher
fault currents and therefore less likely to maloperate,
while still being sensitive at lower current levels.
RSh
Sh
Id
H
H''
'
'' Electro-motive forces with low impedance relay
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I1
I2
I3
Idiff
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= I1+I2+I3
Operate
Percentage
bias k2
Percentage
bias k1
Restrain
Is1
Is2
Ibias=
I1 + I2 + I3
2
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10 . 5 B A L A N C E D V O LTA G E S Y S T E M
This section is included for historical reasons, mainly
because of the number of such schemes still to be found
in service for new installations it has been almost
completely superseded by circulating current schemes. It
is the dual of the circulating current protection, and is
summarised in Figure 10.2 as used in the Translay H04
scheme.
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
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10 . 6 S U M M AT I O N A R R A N G E M E N T S
Schemes have so far been discussed as though they were
applied to single-phase systems. A polyphase system
could be provided with independent protection for each
phase.
Modern digital or numerical relays
communicating via fibre-optic links operate on this
basis, since the amount of data to be communicated is
not a major constraint. For older relays, use of this
technique over pilot wires may be possible for relatively
short distances, such as would be found with industrial
and urban power distribution systems. Clearly, each
phase would require a separate set of pilot wires if the
protection was applied on a per phase basis. The cost of
providing separate pilot-pairs and also separate relay
elements per phase is generally prohibitive. Summation
techniques can be used to combine the separate phase
currents into a single relaying quantity for comparison
over a single pair of pilot wires. For details of such
techniques, see reference [10.2].
End H
RSg
Zeg
RLg
Pilot
Parameters
Id>
Relay G
RLh
10 . 7 E X A M P L E S O F E L E C T R O M E C H A N I C A L
A N D S TAT I C U N I T P R OT E C T I O N S Y S T E M S
RSh
Zeh
Id>
Relay H
Figure 10.6: Equivalent circuit
for balanced voltage system
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End G
End H
Summation
winding
Secondaryy
winding
Pilot
Bias loop
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
A
B
T1 - Summation transformer
T2 - Auxiliary transformer
RVO - Non linear resistor
Trip
T2
Rs
T1
Pr
Pr
Tr
T1
Tr
c
O
RVO
TO
Pilot wires
Ro
Ro
To - Operating winding
Trip
T2
Tr - Restraining winding
Rs
Ro - Linear resistor
Pr - Pilots padding resistor
RVO
- Phase comparator
Figure 10.8: Typical static circulating current feeder unit protection circuit diagram
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10 . 8 D I G I TA L / N U M E R I C A L C U R R E N T
D I F F E R E N T I A L P R OT E C T I O N S Y S T E M S
A digital or numerical unit protection relay may typically
provide phase-segregated current differential protection.
This means that the comparison of the currents at each
relay is done on a per phase basis. For digital data
communication between relays, it is usual that a direct
optical connection is used (for short distances) or a
multiplexed link. Link speeds of up to 64kbit/s (56kbit/s
in N. America) are normal. Through current bias is
typically applied to provide through fault stability in the
event of CT saturation. A dual slope bias technique
(Figure 10.5) is used to enhance stability for through
faults. A typical trip criterion is as follows:
For |Ibias| < Is2
For |Ibias| < Is2
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
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B
End A
End B
Current
TA1
TA2
vectors
TB1
TA1
Tp1
TB2
TA3
Td
TB3*
TB3
TA4
TA*
TA5
Tp2
TB4
ectors
v
Current
TB3 TA1
Td
TB5
TB*
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
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B2 IF
B1
Bus 2
F
Id>
Id>
Stub
bus
inputs
A
B
Figure 10.10: Breaker and
a half switched substation
10 . 10 C U R R E N T D I F F E R E N T I A L S C H E M E
ANALOGUE TECHNIQUES
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
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10 . 9 C A R R I E R U N I T P R OT E C T I O N S C H E M E S
In earlier sections, the pilot links between relays have
been treated as an auxiliary wire circuit that
interconnects relays at the boundaries of the protected
zone. In many circumstances, such as the protection of
longer line sections or where the route involves
installation difficulties, it is too expensive to provide an
auxiliary cable circuit for this purpose, and other means
are sought.
In all cases (apart from private pilots and some short
rented pilots) power system frequencies cannot be
transmitted directly on the communication medium.
Instead a relaying quantity may be used to vary the
higher frequency associated with each medium (or the
light intensity for fibre-optic systems), and this process
is normally referred to as modulation of a carrier wave.
Demodulation or detection of the variation at a remote
receiver permits the relaying quantity to be reconstituted
for use in conjunction with the relaying quantities
derived locally, and forms the basis for all carrier systems
of unit protection.
Carrier systems are generally insensitive to induced
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Squarer
D'
Receiver
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
Summation
network
End H
Phase
comparator
Pulse length
discrimination
Load or through fault
G IG
IH H
G IG
Internal fault
IH H
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
Stability setting
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=90
=180-Tripping
Stability
=0
=270
System differential phase shift referred to through fault reference
condition
IG
IH
OR Through fault
IG=-IH
reference condition
G
H
(IG' IH conventional relay currents at ends of protected feeder)
Discriminator stability angle setting.
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
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10 . 11 P H A S E C O M PA R I S I O N P R OT E C T I O N
S C H E M E C O N S I D E R AT I O N S
One type of unit protection that uses carrier techniques
for communication between relays is phase comparison
protection. Communication between relays commonly
uses PLCC or frequency modulated carrier modem
techniques. There are a number of considerations that
apply only to phase comparison protection systems,
which are discussed in this section.
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End G
End H
Line trap
Line trapp
Coupling
filter
Summation
network
A
Squarer
Transmitter
Identical
relay
to end G
Receiver
Pulse length
discriminator
D
Trip
1
0
Internal fault
Trip
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
D. Discriminator output
Stability setting
Figure 10.13: Principles of power line carrier phase comparison
A
c
O
IC
s
IL
Through Fault
Reference
Squarer Threshold
Starter Threshold
Limits of differential phase shift due to capacitive current IC
Encroachment into tripping region for discriminator
with stability angle setting s
`Keyhole' characteristic
capacitive current
Minimum starter threshold =
sin s
IC
-1
where s = tan
IL
Characteristic of system with amplitude dependent
compensation s = angular compensation for current of magnitude OA
IC
for squarer threshold IC
2sin-1
OA
IL = load current
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Equation 10.1
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
where
s = stability angle setting
c = capacitive current compensation
(when applicable)
The currents at the ends of a transmission line IG and IH
may be expressed in terms of magnitude and phase
shift with respect a common system voltage.
IG = |IG| G
IH = |IH| H
Using the relay convention described in Section 10.2, the
reference through-fault condition is
IG = -IH
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For three phase faults, or solid earth faults on phase-byphase comparison schemes, through load current falls to
zero during the fault and so need not be considered. For
all other faults, load current continues to flow in the
healthy phases and may therefore tend to increase
|G - H| towards the through fault reference value. For
low resistance faults the fault current usually far exceeds
the load current and so has little effect. High resistance
faults or the presence of a weak source at one end can
prove more difficult, but high performance is still
possible if the modulating quantity is chosen with care
and/or fault detectors are added.
IG G = -IH H = IH H 180
|G - H| =180
During internal faults, the system tripping angle 0 is the
differential phase shift relative to the reference
condition.
0 =180 - |G - H|
Substituting 0 in Equation 10.1, the conditions for
tripping are:
180 - |G - H| S + c
|G - H| 180 - (S + c)
Equation 10.2
Equation 10.4
Equation 10.3
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Equation 10.5
where
3
IE = IL
5
MI FG NI FG
+
3
3
and
G 0
At the outfeed end load current is negative,
I mH = NI L +
MI FH NI FH
+
3
3
and for
ImH < 0,H = 180, and |G - H| = 180
Hence for correct operation ImH 0
Let ImH = 0
Then
3I L
= IE
M
+1
Now, for
ImH > 0,H = 0, and |G - H| = 0
I FH =
Equation 10.6
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
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1.1
MIE
0.9 3
1.1
ImG
G=180
NILG
NIE
3
(a) A phase to earth fault IF = 0.9 IE
|G- H |=180
0.9
NIE
3
MIE
3
ImH
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1.1
NIE
3
MIE
3
ImG
G=0
NILG
NIE
1.1 3
(b) A phase to earth fault IF = 1.1 IE
|G- H |=0
NIE
3
NILH
NILH
H
MIE
3
ImH
G
H
NILG
120 NI
E
3
ImG
MIE
3
(c) B phase to earth fault IF = IE
|G- H |=70
ImH
H=0
NILH
NILH
NI
0.9 E
3
MIE
0.9
3
MIE
3
NILG
NIE
3
120
ImG
MIE
3
(d) C phase to earth fault IF = IE
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Parameter
Differential Current Setting, Is1
Bias Current Threshold Setting, Is2
Lower Percentage Bias Setting, k1
Higher Precentage Bias Setting, k2
In - CT rated secondary current
IF = I1S
IF = 3I2S
IF = 3I2S
Setting Range
0.2 -2.0 In
1-30 In
0.3-1.5
0.3-1.5
Is2 = 2.0pu
k1 = 30%
k2 = 150%
10 . 1 2 E X A M P L E S
This section gives examples of setting calculations for
simple unit protection schemes. It cannot and is not
intended to replace a proper setting calculation for a
particular application. It is intended to illustrate the
principles of the calculations required. The examples use
the ALSTOM MiCOM P541 Current Differential relay,
which has the setting ranges given in Table 10.1 for
differential protection. The relay also has backup
distance, high-set instantaneous, and earth-fault
protection included in the basic model to provide a
complete one-box solution of main and backup
protection.
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
and
Idmin = (k2IL -(k2-k1)Is2 + Is1)/(1-0.5k2)
for Ibias >Is2
where IL = load current
and hence the minimum operating current at no load is
0.235p.u. or 94A.
In cases where the capacitive charging current is very
large and hence the minimum tripping current needs to
be set to an unacceptably high value, some relays offer
the facility of subtracting the charging current from the
measured value. Use of this facility depends on having a
suitable VT input and knowledge of the shunt
capacitance of the circuit.
25km
33kV
33kV
400/1
400/1
Id>
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Idiff
a. HV side: Yd1
LV side: Yy0
4
b. HV side: Yy0
LV side: Yd11
U n i t P ro te c t i o n Fe e d e r s
3
Ibias
33kV
20 MVA
33/11kV
Dyn1
400/1
10
350A
1050A
-30
0.875A
1 = 0.32
1250
1
Cable
100m
1250/1
11kV
0.84A
Digital communication
channel
Id>
Id>
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k1 = 30%
k2 = 150%
10 . 1 3 R E F E R E N C E S
10.1 Merz-Price Protective Gear. K. Faye-Hansen and
G. Harlow. IEE Proceedings, 1911.
10.2 Protective Relays Application Guide 3rd
Edition. ALSTOM Transmission and Distribution
Protection and Control, 1987.
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