5
SENSITIVE EARTH FAULT PROTECTION
With some earth faults, the fault current flowing to earth is limited by either intentional resistance (as is the case
with some HV systems) or unintentional resistance (e.g. in very dry conditions and where the substrate is high
resistance, such as sand or rock).
To provide protection in such cases, it is necessary to provide an earth fault protection system with a setting that is
considerably lower than for normal line protection. Such sensitivity cannot be provided with conventional CTs,
therefore the SEF input would normally be fed from a core balance current transformer (CBCT) mounted around
the three phases of the feeder cable. The SEF transformer should be a special measurement class transformer.
5.1
SEF PROTECTION IMPLEMENTATION
The product provides four stages of SEF protection with independent time delay characteristics.
Stages 1, 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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ISEF>(n) Function for the overcurrent operate characteristic
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ISEF>(n) Reset Chr for the overcurrent reset characteristic
where (n) is the number of the stage.
Stages 1 and 2 also provide a Timer Hold facility. This is configured using the cells ISEF>(n) tReset.
Stages 3 and 4 have definite time characteristics only.
Each stage can be individually inhibited with a DDB signal Inhibit ISEF>(n), where n is the stage number.
5.2
EPATR B CURVE
The EPATR B curve is commonly used for time-delayed Sensitive Earth Fault protection in certain markets. This
curve is only available in the Sensitive Earth Fault protection stages 1 and 2. It is based on primary current settings,
employing a SEF CT ratio of 100:1 A.
The EPATR_B curve has 3 separate segments defined in terms of the primary current. It is defined as follows:
Segment
Primary Current Range Based on 100A:1A CT Ratio
Current/Time Characteristic
1
ISEF = 0.5A to 6.0A
t = 432 x TMS/ISEF 0.655 secs
2
ISEF = 6.0A to 200A
t = 800 x TMS/ISEF secs
3
ISEF above 200A
t = 4 x TMS secs
where TMS (time multiplier setting) is 0.025 - 1.2 in steps of 0.025.
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Page 27: ...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...
Page 28: ...Chapter 1 Introduction P54A B C E 2 P54xMED TM EN 1 ...
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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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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Page 513: ...CHAPTER 21 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...
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Page 531: ...CHAPTER 22 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...
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Page 559: ...APPENDIX A ORDERING OPTIONS ...
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Page 565: ...APPENDIX B SETTINGS AND SIGNALS ...
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