5
APPLICATION NOTES
5.1
RESET MECHANISMS FOR CB FAIL TIMERS
It is common practise to use low set undercurrent elements to indicate that circuit breaker poles have interrupted
the fault or load current. This covers the following situations:
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Where circuit breaker auxiliary contacts are defective, or cannot be relied on to definitely indicate that the
breaker has tripped.
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Where a circuit breaker has started to open but has become jammed. This may result in continued arcing at
the primary contacts, with an additional arcing resistance in the fault current path. Should this resistance
severely limit fault current, the initiating protection element may reset. Therefore, reset of the element may
not give a reliable indication that the circuit breaker has opened fully.
For any protection function requiring current to operate, the device uses operation of undercurrent elements to
detect that the necessary circuit breaker poles have tripped and reset the CB fail timers. However, the
undercurrent elements may not be reliable methods of resetting CBF in all applications. For example:
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Where non-current operated protection, such as under/overvoltage or under/overfrequency, derives
measurements from a line connected voltage transformer. Here, I< only gives a reliable reset method if the
protected circuit would always have load current flowing. In this case, detecting drop-off of the initiating
protection element might be a more reliable method.
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Where non-current operated protection, such as under/overvoltage or under/overfrequency, derives
measurements from a busbar connected voltage transformer. Again using I< would rely on the feeder
normally being loaded. Also, tripping the circuit breaker may not remove the initiating condition from the
busbar, and so drop-off of the protection element may not occur. In such cases, the position of the circuit
breaker auxiliary contacts may give the best reset method.
5.2
SETTING GUIDELINES (CB FAIL TIMER)
The following timing chart shows the CB Fail timing during normal and CB Fail operation. The maximum clearing
time should be less than the critical clearing time which is determined by a stability study. The CB Fail back-up trip
time delay considers the maximum CB clearing time, the CB Fail reset time plus a safety margin. Typical CB
clearing times are 1.5 or 3 cycles. The CB Fail reset time should be short enough to avoid CB Fail back-trip during
normal operation. Phase and ground undercurrent elements must be asserted for the CB Fail to reset. The
assertion of the undercurrent elements might be delayed due to the subsidence current that might be flowing
through the secondary AC circuit.
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Summary of Contents for P4A
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Page 27: ...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...
Page 28: ...Chapter 1 Introduction P54A B C E 2 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 38: ...Chapter 1 Introduction P54A B C E 12 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 39: ...CHAPTER 2 SAFETY INFORMATION ...
Page 40: ...Chapter 2 Safety Information P54A B C E 14 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 52: ...Chapter 2 Safety Information P54A B C E 26 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 53: ...CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE DESIGN ...
Page 54: ...Chapter 3 Hardware Design P54A B C E 28 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 86: ...Chapter 3 Hardware Design P54A B C E 60 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 87: ...CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE DESIGN ...
Page 88: ...Chapter 4 Software Design P54A B C E 62 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 99: ...CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURATION ...
Page 100: ...Chapter 5 Configuration P54A B C E 74 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 120: ...Chapter 5 Configuration P54A B C E 94 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 121: ...CHAPTER 6 CURRENT DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION ...
Page 122: ...Chapter 6 Current Differential Protection P54A B C E 96 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 149: ...CHAPTER 7 AUTORECLOSE ...
Page 150: ...Chapter 7 Autoreclose P54A B C E 124 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 207: ...CHAPTER 8 CB FAIL PROTECTION ...
Page 208: ...Chapter 8 CB Fail Protection P54A B C E 182 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 219: ...CHAPTER 9 CURRENT PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ...
Page 220: ...Chapter 9 Current Protection Functions P54A B C E 194 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 244: ...Chapter 9 Current Protection Functions P54A B C E 218 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 247: ...CHAPTER 10 VOLTAGE PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ...
Page 248: ...Chapter 10 Voltage Protection Functions P54A B C E 222 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 261: ...CHAPTER 11 FREQUENCY PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ...
Page 262: ...Chapter 11 Frequency Protection Functions P54A B C E 236 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 268: ...Chapter 11 Frequency Protection Functions P54A B C E 242 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 269: ...CHAPTER 12 MONITORING AND CONTROL ...
Page 270: ...Chapter 12 Monitoring and Control P54A B C E 244 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 300: ...Chapter 12 Monitoring and Control P54A B C E 274 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 301: ...CHAPTER 13 SUPERVISION ...
Page 302: ...Chapter 13 Supervision P54A B C E 276 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 312: ...Chapter 13 Supervision P54A B C E 286 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 323: ...CHAPTER 14 DIGITAL I O AND PSL CONFIGURATION ...
Page 324: ...Chapter 14 Digital I O and PSL Configuration P54A B C E 298 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 336: ...Chapter 14 Digital I O and PSL Configuration P54A B C E 310 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 337: ...CHAPTER 15 FIBRE TELEPROTECTION ...
Page 338: ...Chapter 15 Fibre Teleprotection P54A B C E 312 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 354: ...Chapter 15 Fibre Teleprotection P54A B C E 328 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 355: ...CHAPTER 16 ELECTRICAL TELEPROTECTION ...
Page 356: ...Chapter 16 Electrical Teleprotection P54A B C E 330 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 366: ...Chapter 16 Electrical Teleprotection P54A B C E 340 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 367: ...CHAPTER 17 COMMUNICATIONS ...
Page 368: ...Chapter 17 Communications P54A B C E 342 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 439: ...CHAPTER 18 CYBER SECURITY ...
Page 440: ...Chapter 18 Cyber Security P54A B C E 414 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 457: ...CHAPTER 19 INSTALLATION ...
Page 458: ...Chapter 19 Installation P54A B C E 432 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 471: ...CHAPTER 20 COMMISSIONING INSTRUCTIONS ...
Page 472: ...Chapter 20 Commissioning Instructions P54A B C E 446 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 513: ...CHAPTER 21 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...
Page 514: ...Chapter 21 Maintenance and Troubleshooting P54A B C E 488 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
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Page 531: ...CHAPTER 22 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...
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Page 558: ...Chapter 22 Technical Specifications P54A B C E 532 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 559: ...APPENDIX A ORDERING OPTIONS ...
Page 560: ...Appendix A Ordering Options P54A B C E P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
Page 565: ...APPENDIX B SETTINGS AND SIGNALS ...
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Page 835: ...APPENDIX C WIRING DIAGRAMS ...
Page 836: ...Appendix C Wiring Diagrams P54A B C E P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
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