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Application Note

Rel356 AN-92L-02

Substation Automation and Protection Division

Current Differential Relay REL356 Current Pickup Calculation

Introduction
This note describes how to calculate the current pick-up level for different types of faults.

IT current
REL356 uses sequence filters to obtain positive, negative and zero sequence currents. These currents are then combined into one quantity:

I T = C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0
The positive, negative and zero sequence current is computed from the phase currents in conventional manner:

I1 =

I A + aI B + a 2 I C I A + I B 120 + I C 120 = 3 3 2 I + a I B + aI C I A + I B 120 + I C 120 I2 = A = 3 3 I + I B + IC I0 = A 3

Note that all sequence component currents are referenced to phase A current.

General calculation of IT
Based on input currents and C-settings, the IT current is calculated as follows:

Settings C1 C2 C0 Input currents IA IB IC IT

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I T = C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 = IT = C1 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 2 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 0 ( I A + I B + I C ) 3

Example 1A, phase A to ground fault

With settings

C1 = 0.1

C 2 = 0.7 C 0 = 1.0
and input currents

I A = 5.00 A IB = 0 IC = 0

IT becomes:

C1 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 2 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 0 ( I A + I B + I C ) 3 0 .1 5 .0 + 0 .7 5 .0 + 1 .0 5 .0 IT = = 2.67 A 3 IT =

Example 1B, phase B to ground fault

With settings

C1 = 0.1

C 2 = 0.7 C 0 = 1.0
and input currents

IA = 0

I B = 5.0 120 IC = 0

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IT becomes:

C1 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 2 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 0 ( I A + I B + I C ) 3 0.1(5.0 120 + 120) + 0.7(5.0 120 120) + 1.0(5.0 120) IT = = 1.64 A 3 IT =
That the IT current is different for a phase B to ground fault compared to phase A to ground is due to the fact that the symmetrical component computations are made referenced to phase A.

REL356 Trip Criterion

REL356 operation equation is:

OP 0.7 RES > OTH where OP =| I L + I R | RES =| I L | + | I R |

IL = local IT current, IR = remote IT current and OTH is set operating threshold.

Pickup calculation
To determine the theoretical pickup current for different types of fault, we need to determine that the output from the trip criterion exceeds the set operating threshold. Set-up in loop-back or back-to-back is assumed so that IR = IL = IT, i.e. the infeed current from both ends are equal in magnitude and in phase. This represents an internal fault. Then

OP =| I L + I R |= 2 I T RES =| I L | + | I R |= 2 I T OP 0.7 RES = 0.6 I T > OTH IT > OTH 0 .6

In order to determine the required current threshold for operation for different types of faults the expressions above for IT and sequence currents need to be entered into the formula, solving the phase current(s).

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Phase A to ground fault Input currents I A = I a 0 A IB = 0 IC = 0 Pickup current phase A IT > OTH 0.6

C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 >

OTH 0.6 C1 I a + C 2 I a + C 0 I a OTH > 3 0.6 3 I a > OTH 0.6(C1 + C 2 + C 0 )

Phase B to ground fault Input currents IA = 0 I B = I b 120 IC = 0 Pickup current phase B

IT >

OTH 0.6

C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 >

OTH 0.6 C1 I B 120 + C 2 I B 120 + C 0 I B OTH > 3 0.6 C1 I b + C 2 I b 240 + C 0 I b 120 OTH > 3 0.6 3 I b > OTH 0.6(C1 + C 2 240 + C 0 120)

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Phase C to ground fault Input currents IA = 0 IB = 0 I C = I c 120 Pickup current phase C

IT >

OTH 0.6

C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 >

OTH 0.6 C1 I C 120 + C 2 I C 120 + C 0 I C OTH > 3 0.6 C1 I c 0 + C 2 I c 240 + C 0 I c 120 OTH > 3 0.6 3 I c > OTH 0.6(C1 + C 2 240 + C 0 120)

Phase A to B fault Input currents I A = I ab 0 I B = I ab 180 IC = 0

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Pickup current phases A and B

IT >

OTH 0.6

C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 >

OTH 0.6 C1 ( I A + I B 120) + C 2 ( I A + I B 120) + C 0 ( I A + I B ) OTH > 3 0.6 C1 ( I ab + I ab 180 + 120) + C 2 ( I ab + I ab 180 120) + C 0 ( I ab + I ab 180) OTH > 3 0.6 3 I ab > OTH 0.6[ C1 (1 + 1300) + C 2 (1 + 160)]

Phase B to C fault Input currents IA = 0 I B = I bc 120 I C = I bc 60 Pickup current phases B and C

IT >

OTH 0.6

C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 >

OTH 0.6 C1 ( I B 120 + I C 120) + C 2 ( I B 120 + I C 120) + C 0 ( I B + I C ) OTH > 3 0.6 C1 ( I bc + I bc 60 120) + C 2 ( I bc 240 + I bc 60 + 120) + C 0 ( I bc 120 + I bc 60) OTH > 3 0.6 3 I ab > OTH 0.6[ C1 (1 + 1 60) + C 2 (1 240 + 1180)]

Phase C to A fault Input currents

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I A = I ca 60 IB = 0 I C = I ca 120 Pickup current phases C and A

IT >

OTH 0.6

C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 >

OTH 0.6 C1 ( I A + I C 120) + C 2 ( I A + I C 120) + C 0 ( I A + I C ) OTH > 3 0.6 C1 ( I ca 60 + I ca ) + C 2 ( I ca 60 + I ca 240) + C 0 ( I ca 60 + I ca 120) OTH > 3 0.6 3 I ca > OTH 0.6[ C1 (1 60 + 1) + C 2 (1 60 + 1240)]

Three phase ABC fault Input currents I A = I abc 0 I B = I abc 120 I C = I abc 120 Pickup current phases A, B and C

IT >

OTH 0.6

C1 I 1 + C 2 I 2 + C 0 I 0 >

OTH 0.6 C1 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 2 ( I A + I B 120 + I C 120) + C 0 ( I A + I B + I C ) OTH > 3 0.6 C1 ( I abc + I abc + I abc ) OTH > 3 0.6 1 I ab > OTH C1 0.6

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Example 2A, Phase A to ground fault

With input currents:

I A = I a 0 A IB = 0 IC = 0

and settings:

OTH = 0.5 C1 = 0.1 C 2 = 0 .7 C 0 = 1 .0

the required phase A current becomes:

I a = OTH

3 3 = 0 .5 = 1.56 A 0.6(C1 + C 2 + C 0 ) 0.6(0.1 + 0.7 + 1.0)

Example 2B, Phase B to ground fault

With input currents:

IA = 0

I B = I b 120 IC = 0
and settings:

OTH = 0.5 C1 = 0.1 C 2 = 0 .7 C 0 = 1 .0

the required phase B current becomes:

I b = OTH

3 3 = 0 .5 = 2.54 A 0.6(C1 + C 2 240 + C 0 120) 0.6( 0.1 + 0.7 240 + 1.0 120)

That the pickup current is higher for a phase B to ground fault compared to phase A to ground is due to the fact that the symmetrical component computations of IT are made referenced to phase A.

Contributed by: Solveig Ward Revision 0, 03/15/02

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