4
EARTH FAULT PROTECTION
Earth faults are overcurrent faults where the fault current flows to earth. Earth faults are the most common type of
fault.
Earth faults can be measured directly from the system by means of:
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A separate current Transformer (CT) located in a power system earth connection
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A separate Core Balance Current Transformer (CBCT), usually connected to the SEF transformer input
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A residual connection of the three line CTs, where the Earth faults can be derived mathematically by
summing the three measured phase currents.
Depending on the device model, it will provide one or more of the above means for Earth fault protection.
4.1
EARTH FAULT PROTECTION IMPLEMENTATION
Earth fault protection is implemented in the EARTH FAULT column of the relevant settings group. The element uses
quantities derived internally from summing the three-phase currents.
The product provides four stages of Earth Fault protection with independent time delay characteristics, for each
EARTH FAULT column.
Stages 1 and 2 provide a choice of operate and reset characteristics, where you can select between:
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A range of IDMT (Inverse Definite Minimum Time) curves
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DT (Definite Time)
This is achieved using the cells:
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IN>(n) Function for the overcurrent operate characteristics
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IN>(n) Reset Char for the overcurrent reset characteristic
where (n) is the number of the stage.
Stages 1 and 2 provide a Timer Hold facility. This is configured using the cells IN>(n) tReset
Stages 3 and 4 can have definite time characteristics only.
Earth fault Overcurrent IN> can be set to:
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Permanently disabled
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Permanently enabled
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Enabled only if VT fuse/MCB fails
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Enabled only if protection communication channel fails
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Enabled if VT fuse/MCB or protection communication channel fail
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Enabled if VT fuse/MCB and protection communication channel fail
Each stage can be individually inhibited with a DDB signal Inhibit IN>(n), where n is the stage number.
4.2
IDG CURVE
The IDG curve is commonly used for time delayed earth fault protection in the Swedish market. This curve is
available in stage 1 of the Earth Fault protection.
The IDG curve is represented by the following equation:
t
I
IN
Setting
op
e
=
−
>
5 8 1 35
.
.
log
where:
Chapter 9 - Current Protection Functions
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Page 27: ...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Page 301: ...CHAPTER 13 SUPERVISION ...
Page 302: ...Chapter 13 Supervision P54A B C E 276 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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