ALASSAR CT SIZING CALCULATION / SAMPLE CALCULATION 1.

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DETAILS TRANSFORMER RATING :2 MVA NOMINAL VOLTAGE :0.415KV NOMINAL FREQUENCY ; 50 HZ RATED SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT : 80KA/1 SEC ( 42.3KA/3 sec) data by VOLTAMP TRANSFORMER IMPEDANCE :6.4% EARTH FAULT CURRENT : 4000A ( 1.5X2666.70A ) RATED CURRENT FROM NAME PLATE DETAILS OF VOLTAMP 2 MVA TRANSFORMER=2666.70A MAXIMUM INTERNAL FAULT CURRENT :35000A DETAILS OF CURRENT TRANSFORMER (DATAS GIVEN BY CT MANUFACTURER) TYPE OF CT: CLASS X TRANSFORMATION RATIO :3000/1A, Ie 4ma CT RESISTANCE (Rct) : 6 at 75 C NUMBER OF CTs : 4 FOR REF PROTECTION DETAILS OF RELAY MAKE : AREVA TYPE :P122 NOMINAL CURRENT:1A RELAY BURDEN(Rr) : 0.08 VA ( MFG. DATA) CALCULATION OF BURDEN CONNECTED TO THE CT CORE CONNECTED RELAY BURDEN : 0.08VA at Is=1A RESISTANCE : / SPECIFIC RESISTANCE OF COPPER ; =0.0175 /sqmm/m at 75C LENGTH OF CABLE : 0.185 km AREA OF CROSS SECTION : (A) 4sqmm LEAD RESISTANCE AT 90C(Rl) :5.88 /Km RESISTANCE AT 90C :2RlXL =2X5.88X0.185 =2.1756 =/ LEAD RESISTIVE BURDEN = /x Isn x Isn =2.1756 VA TOTAL CONNECTED BURDEN ( 2Rl+Rr)) =2.1756+0.08 =2.2556 CT INTERNAL RESISTANCE (Rct) =6 KNEE POINT VOLTAGE(Vk minimum) REQUIRED Vs>Vsmin. KNEE POINT VOLTAGE Vk 2xVs Vs>K.If.(Icts /Ictp)(Rct+2Rl)= Vs> 1x35000x0.000333x(6+2.2556) =96.30V (STABILITY FACTOR K IS TAKEN AS 1 FOR Vk/Vs LESS OR EQUAL TO 16) MINIMUM STABILITY VOLTAGE(Vsmin.)= 96.30V HENCE ACTUAL STABILITY VOLTAGE (Vs) =100V MAX.SYMM .SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT=35000A SECONDARY WINDING RESISTANCE =6 TOTAL CONNECTED BURDEN TO CT (2Rl+Rr)=2.2556 CT PRIMARY RATED CURRENT (Ictp) = 3000A CT SECONDARY RATED CURRENT(Icts) =1A THE ACTUAL STABILITY VOLTAGE SETTING =100V

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Vk4xIsxRst =4x0.1x1000 = 400V (PAGE:-2) AS PER AREVA APPLICATION NOTES, TO OBTAIN HIGH SPEED OPERATION, THE KNEE POINT VOLTAGE OF THE CT Vk MUST BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN STABILITY VOLTAG Vs.A RATIO OF 4 OR 5 WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. (ACCEPTED KNEE POINT VOLTAGE:500V for high speed operation) 7.0 CT TYPE RECOMMENDED :CLASS X CT TRANSFORMATION RATIO : 3000/1A NUMBER OF CTs :4 RELAY SETTING Ismin : 10% AS PER SP-1107 CL.5.4.5 SELECTED MAGNETISING CURRENT OF CT (Im) =0.004A CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY PRIMARY OPERATING CURRENT ( Iop) =Ipx(Is min+NxImag.Vs/Vk) Is =3000 (0.1+4x0.004x100/500) = 309.6A 1 RELAY OPERATING CURRENT IN TERMS OF MINIMUM CURRENT FOR AN EARTH FAULT 10.32% .(309.6/3000) THE RELAY OPERATING CURRENT IS WITH IN 10 TO 25% OF THE MINIMUM CURRENT OF AN E/F (AS PER SP-1107,CL.5.4.5 HENCE ,ACCEPTABLE. 8.0 CALCULATION OF STABILISING RESISTOR FOR (64R) STABILISING RESISTOR (Rst) = Vs RELAY BURDEN IS =100 0.08 (RELAY BURDEN IS NEGLIGIBLE AND NOT CONSIDERED) 0.1 =1000 POWER RATING OF( Rst)= 4xVs /Rstab =40W HENCE (Rst)=1000 9.0 CALCULATION OF MAGNETISING CURRENT(Ie) ASSUMING THAT THE EFFECTIVE FAULT SETTINGFOR TRANSFORMER REF SHALL BE BETWEEN 10 60% OF RATED CURRENT OF PROTECTIVE WINDINGFOR SOLIDLY EARTHED SYSTEM(REF.SP1107/CL5.4.5), THE VALUE SELECTED FOR CALCULATION IS 30% Ie DRAWN BY CT AT Vs Ie<IsIr where Is =30%x2666.70x1/3000=0.2666 n Ir=relay pickup setting=(10% of 1A)=0.1 & n= No. of CTs in parallel=4 Ie< 0.2666 0.1 =0.04165 4 HENCE CT MAGNETISING CURRENT4ma at Vk/2 ACCEPTABLE 10.0 CALCULATION OF METROSIL FOR (64R) AS PER SP-1107, CL.5.4.5, MAXIMUM PEAK VOLTAGE ACROSS CURRENT TRANSFORMER SECONDARY WIRING SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.5 KV.OR( NON LINEAR RESISTANCE) SHALL BE PROVIDEDTO LIMIT THE VOLTAGE DEVELOPED TO 2.5KV OR LESS. Vkmax.int.=Is (Rct+Rleadwire+Rstab)=35000x 0.000333x1011.88= 11793V VOLTAGE ACROSS RELAY: = 6721V 6.72KV >2.5KV HENCE METROSIL REQUIRED

11.0 RECOMMENDED CT PARAMETERS FOR 4 NOS. CTs(3P&N) FOR (64R) RATED RATED CT RATED RATED MAXIMUM PRIMARY SEC. CLASS FREQ SHORT SECONDARY CURRENT CURRENT AS TIME WINDING (Ipn) (Isn) PER THERMAL RESISTANCE BS CURRENT (Rct) AT (Ith) 75C 3000A 1A X 50HZ 35KA/1 6 SEC.

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C Single pole relay Up to 125V 450 0.25 600A/S1/S256 RMS REFERENCES:- SP-1107 DOCUMENTS/ MICOM P122 APPLICATION GUIDE P12XEN AP/A96/IEC 600441/BS 3938 K.T. MENON, ALASSAR ELECTRIC LLC, MUSCAT