2.

Overcurrent Protection 50, 51, 50N, 51N

Functions
2.2 Overcurrent Protection 50, 51, 50N, 51N

Overcurrent protection is the main protection function of the 7SJ62/64 relay. Each phase current and the
ground current is provided with four elements. All elements are independent from each other and can be combined as desired.
If it is desired in grounded or compensated systems that three-phase devices should work together with twophase protection equipment, the overcurrent protection can be configured in such a way that it allows twophase operation besides three-phase mode (see Section 2.1.3.2).
The high-set elements 50-3 and 50-2 as well as the overcurrent element 50-1 always operate with definite tripping time, the fourth element 51 always with inverse tripping time.

General

The non-directional overcurrent protection is suited for radial systems with single-side infeed or open ring
systems, for backup protection of all kinds of comparison protection equipment for lines, transformers, generators, motors, and busbars.

Applications

2.2.1

Depending on parameter 613 50N/51N/67N w. the overcurrent protection for the ground current can either
operate with measured values IN or with the quantities 3I0 calculated from the three phase currents. Devices
featuring a sensitive ground current input, however, generally use the calculated quantity 3I0.
All overcurrent elements enabled in the device may be blocked via the automatic reclosing function (depending
on the cycle) or via an external signal to the binary inputs of the device. Removal of blocking during pickup will
restart time delays. The Manual Close signal is an exception in this case. If a circuit breaker is manually closed
onto a fault, it can be re-opened immediately. For overcurrent elements or high-set elements the delay may be
bypassed via a Manual Close pulse, thus resulting in high speed tripping. This pulse is extended up to at least
300 ms.
The automatic reclosure function 79 may also initiate immediate tripping for the overcurrent and high-set elements depending on the cycle.
Pickup of the definite-time elements can be stabilized by setting the dropout times. This protection is used in
systems where intermittent faults occur. Combined with electromechanical relays, it allows different dropout responses to be adjusted and a time grading of digital and electromechanical relays to be implemented.
Pickup and delay settings may be quickly adapted to system requirements via dynamic setting changeover (see
Section 2.4).

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Tripping by the 50-1 and 51 elements (in phases), 50N-1 and 51N elements (in ground path) may be blocked
for inrush conditions by utilizing the inrush restraint feature.

SIPROTEC, 7SJ62/64, Manual

C53000-G1140-C207-6, Release date 11.2012