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PROTECTION OF TRANSFORMERS
1.0
INTRODUCTION
The advancement of technology has resulted in the manufacture of
very large capacity transformers. The increasing size and capacity of
transformer units have enabled considerable reduction in operation
and maintenance costs. But the risk of interruption of power supplies
is always there if there is a breakdown in the transformer. Although
every precaution is taken in the design, manufacture, assembly,
erection and installation of a transformer, yet there is still a need to
provide an adequate scheme of protection to prevent a forced outage.
To understand as to what scheme of protection is required, it is
necessary to have knowledge of the faults to which a transformer is
subjected to while in service, their causes and effects.
2.0
2.1
a) Overloads
b) External short circuits
c) Terminal faults
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Hence, these
Overloads
A transformer is capable of withstanding a sustained overload for long
periods. This period is determined by the permissible temperature rise
of the oil and windings and the type of cooling.
Normally a 10%
overload is permissible for not more than an hour; a 25% overload for
not more than 15 to 30 minutes; a 50% overload for not more than 5 to
10 minutes.
Excessive overloading for long, frequent and intermittent periods
results in rapid deterioration of the insulation and subsequently to
failure.
An overload condition with permissible overloads can be detected by a
Thermal Relay or a Temperature Relay initially to give an alarm and
finally to trip the transformer. When an alarm is sounded the operator
must ensure relieve of the transformer from overload by pulling out
non-essential loads. Normally winding and oil temperature indicators
are provided with alarm and trip contacts on all power transformers.
2.4
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An
external
short
circuit
subjects
the
transformer
to
sudden
period.
An external short circuit is detected primarily by the main protection of
the loads or feeders and subsequently by the backup protection of the
transformers. As such these faults are detected by time graded overcurrent relays.
2.5
Terminal faults
A terminal fault on the primary side of the transformer has no adverse
effect. But a similar fault on the secondary side does have a serious
effect. Such a fault falls within the purview of the protection zone of a
transformer and is detected by protection schemes to be covered
under internal faults and also by gas pressure relays.
2.6
2.7
Internal Faults
Internal faults are classified into two main categories:
a) Electrical faults
b) Incipient or Miscellaneous faults
2.8
Electrical Faults
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instantaneously.
2.9
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3.1.1 The failure of the insulation of the core windings causes local heating
around the point of failure. This local heating causes the rise of the oil
temperature surrounding it.
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accumulate at the top of the transformer. The evolution of the gas and
the quantity and rate at which it evolves is made use of to actuate
these relays.
The relay has two mercury operated float switches; one located at the
top; the other at the bottom is in the direct line of oil flow from the
conservator to the tank.
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Hence the
When gases
There is an arrow
indication of the gas flow to operate the relay. Hence while mounting
the Bucholz relay, care is taken to mount it with the arrow pointed
towards the conservator.
Initially when a transformer is first put into service, the relay may maloperate, sounding an alarm. This is due to the release of entrapped air
within the transformer.
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air cushion or chamber above the oil level. The relay is mounted unto
the tank or manhole cover above the oil level or near the oil level. It
will not operate on static pressure or pressure changes resulting from
normal operation of the transformer. It is extremely sensitive and will
operate at pressure changes as low as 0.33 lbs/in 2. The operating time
varies from cycle to 30 cycles depending upon the severity and
magnitude of the fault. The location of the SPR is as shown:
The gas
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short
circuits,
overloads
or
internal
faults
within
the
protection and are only in the form of a backup protection. If this type
of protection is provided on both the windings, then each protection
trips its own breaker and no inter- tripping of breakers is provided. For
example if the L.V. side relays act, they trip only the L.V. side breaker
but not the H.V. side breaker. The earth fault relay at times tends to
mal-operate on external earth faults if the earth fault relays are not
properly coordinated. Its operation is therefore unrestricted. Similarly
the over-current
relays
also
operate if
properly
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coordinated.
(REFP)
3.3.1 This form of protection is provided to prevent the EFR acting on
spurious external faults and acts only when there is an internal earth
fault within the transformer. Thus its operation is limited to detection
of earth faults within the transformer.
Earth Fault Protection.
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3.3.2 It can be seen from the above that in the case of star windings, the
currents in the three line C.Ts are balanced against the current in a
Neutral C.T.
All these four C.Ts should have the same C.T. ratio,
C.Ts
should
have
the
same
ratio,
accuracy
class
and
external earth faults and operates for only internal earth faults within
the transformer.
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In
calculating the value of the S.R. the following assumptions are made:
a) One set of C.Ts is completely saturated.
b) The whole of the primary fault current is perfectly transformed by the
remaining C.Ts.
c) The maximum loop lead burden between the relay and the C.Ts is
used.
With one set of C.Ts saturated, the maximum voltage appearing across
the relay circuit, namely across the relay coil and the S.R is:
Vmax(relay cct)
Where:
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For stability, the current through the relay coil at this voltage must be
insufficient to cause relay operation. A S.R. is chosen which will just
allow the setting current to flow through the relay coil.
Example: If
2.0KA
200/5 =
Rs
0.25 ohms
Rb
1.75 ohms
40
2 x 103 (0.25+1.75)
40
= 100 Volts
Let the relay be on a 0.1 tap with a burden setting of 4VA.
Relay impedance at this setting:
=
4.0_
(0.1)2
400 ohms
100
0.1
1000 ohms
1000 400
600 Ohms
3.3.4 When such a restricted earth fault scheme is to be put into service, a
stability test has to be carried out on the scheme as follows:
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With the same current passing through one line C.T. and the Neutral
C.T., the relay should not pick up.
condition when current is passed through the other two line C.Ts and
neutral C.T.
3.4
It is a
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series.
insulation breakdown in any winding finds its way to the earth through
this path thus energising the C.T. and the relay.
This scheme is
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Differential Protection
3.5.1 This is the principal form of protection for all power transformers rated
at 5MVA and above.
several factors, not ordinarily present for generators that can cause
mal-operation. These are:
a) Different voltage levels, including taps, which result in different
primary currents in the connecting circuits.
b) Possible mismatch of ratios among different current transformers. For
units with ratio changing taps, mismatch can also occur on the taps.
Current transformer
performance is different particularly at high currents.
c) A 30o phase angle shift introduced by Delta-star or Star-Delta
connections.
d) Magnetising inrush currents which the differential relay sees as internal
faults.
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The
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Thus an
Differential Relays.
3.5.5 Magnetising Inrush
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For the first few cycles, the inrush current decays rapidly.
Then
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Banks near a
generating source
because
will
have
longer
inrush
the
nearly so severe, since the resistance in the connecting line will quickly
damp the current. Maximum inrush will not, of course, occur on every
energisation. The inrush will depend upon the angle of switching and
will be a maximum when the applied voltage passes through zero. In a
3-phase bank the inrush in each phase will vary appreciably.
3.5.6 Recovery Inrush
An inrush can also occur after a fault external to the bank is cleared
and the voltage returns to normal. An example of which is shown in
the following diagram.
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An
following diagram.
Shift
Introduced
by
Delta-Star
and
Star-Delta
Transformers
A simple rule of thumb is to connect the C.Ts in Star for Delta windings
and C.Ts in Delta for Star windings.
Where there is no phase shift as in Y-Y Transformers, and even in case
of power transformers, the practice is to connect the C.Ts in deltadelta. This is to ensure stability of the differential relays on external
through faults.
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3.6
Guidelines
in
the
selection
of
Current
Transformers
for
Differential Protection
a) Only standard C.T. ratings are chosen such that there is flexibility and
interchangeability with either 5A or 1A secondary.
The standard
If (RCT + RR + 2RL)
Vk
If
RCT
RR
RL
Where
relay.
3.7
Examples
on
providing
Differential
Protection
for
Power
Transformers
3.7.1 To provide differential Protection for a 30MVA, 132/33KV DY 11
Transformer
Primary full load current
=
30x106 ______
3 x 132 x 103
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131.22 A
150/5
=
30x106 _____
3 x 33x103
524.86 A
600/5
131.22 x 5__
150
4.374 A
The primary Transformer Winding is in Delta. Then the primary C.Ts are
connected in Star.
The secondary Transformer winding is in Star, then C.Ts are
to be
connected in Delta.
Secondary full load in C.T. secondary
524.86 x 5__
600
4.374 A
3 x 4.374
7.576 A
250
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131.22 A
150/5
4.374 A
=
7.5 x 106 ___
3 x 11 x103
131.22 x 5_
150
393.65 A
400/5
393.65 x 5_
400
4.92 A
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253
131.22 x 2.89
150
2.53 A
393. 65 x 2.89
400
2.844 A
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Consider
power
transformer
with
rating
132KV/33KV/11KV,
MVA _
3 KV
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30 x 106 ______
1.732 x 132 x 103
131.22 A
300/1A
Secondary Current
Is
=
C.T.R.
131.22
300
0.4374 A
Ip
3 Is
0.4374 x 3
0.7576 A
30MVA.
=
30 x 106 ____
3 x 33 x 103
30000____
1.732 x 33
524.88 A
1200/1A.
Secondary Current Is
524.88
1200
0.4374 A
Primary Current Ip
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Step (II):
0.4374
0.7576
0.5774
20 x 106 ___
3 x 33 x103
20000____
1.732 x 33
349.92 A
C.T.R. =
1200/1
Is
349.92
1200
0.2916 A
20 x 106 ______
1.732 x 11 x 103
1049.76 A
C.T.R. =
1200/1
Is
1049.76
1200
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=
Considering the phase shift
0.8748 A
=
3 Is =
=
K2
0.2916
1.5152
0.1925
1.732 x 0.8748
1.5152
BC
DE
FG
HJ
KL
MN
1
P
16
16
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The numbers indicate the number of turns for each winding. Thus to
obtain a ratio of 0.5; linking D and E, M and P gives the ratio of 9/18 =
0.5. Other selections can be made to obtain the same ratio as above.
In order to avoid saturation of the M.C.T., it is advisable to choose
winding ratio a little bit higher
than the calculated value.
Standard
Matching
C.T.
manuals
are
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=
80 x 103_
3 x 330
139.96 A
140 x 1
150
0.933 A
80 x 103
3 x 132
350 x 1
400
0.875 A
260
80 x 103
3 x 11
4198.91 A
4198.91 x 1 __
5000
0.84 A
145MVA;
16/330KV.
Generator
in
Star
and
Transformer Yd1.
=
145 x 103
3 x 16
5232.4 A
5232.4 x 5___
6000
4.36 A
145 x 103
3 x 330
253.69 A
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Select C.T of ratio 500/1A since C.T. is located far away in the
switchyard.
Transformer full load current in C.T. secondary
=
253.69 x 1__
500
0.507 A
All C.Ts are connected in Star and in necessary ratio; the phase angle
shift is corrected in matching C.Ts.
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3.8
Thus the
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A typical
100%
D.C. Component
55%
2nd Harmonic
63%
3rd Harmonic
26%
4th Harmonic
5.1%
5th Harmonic
4.1%
6th Harmonic
3.7%
7th Harmonic
2.4%
Other Harmonics
Less than 1%
A more recent study conducted in Europe has indicated that the fifth
harmonic component is also higher than 35%. Thus the components of
the magnetising inrush current wave which cause operation of the
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differential relay are the D.C. components, 2nd harmonic and 5th
harmonic components. The relay will be safe from false operation if
these components are suppressed or eliminated.
The methods
Only the
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cycles.
Differential relay.
It is customary to provide an instantaneous over-current relay in the
differential circuit to account for the presence of D.C. offset and
harmonics in any fault current.
The instantaneous over-current element is set to operate above the
maximum inrush current but will operate on heavy internal faults in
less than one cycle.
The
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power
systems.
Hence
large
capacity
E.H.V
Hence no
The over-voltage
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4.44 n f
V is to f
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f
This relationship indicates that over-fluxing can also arise from under
frequency and not necessarily due to over-voltage.
Under frequency problems are encountered in large interconnected
power systems during system instability.
flux, voltage and frequency has helped the design of a relay against
over-fluxing. This over-fluxing relay constantly monitors the ratio V/f.
The relay is of the two-step type similar to the two step voltage relay.
A safe value for V/f is taken as 1.1 where V and f are expressed in
per unit of the rated values. The modern practice is to install this OverFluxing relay of the two step type instead of over-voltage relays. This
is to take care of not only system over-voltages but also system under
frequency.
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