TESTING PROCEDURE FOR

LOSS OF POTENTIAL (LOP),

POWER SWING BLOCKING (PSB) AND
SWITCH ON TO FAULT (SOTF) FEATURES OF
DISTANCE PROTECTION RELAY SEL 321
USING OMICRON TEST KIT
The following testing procedure elaborates testing of Loss of potential (LOP), power
swing blocking (Out of step blocking - OOS) and switch on to fault (SOTF) features
of SEL 321 through OMICRON test kit. This testing procedure is made with
reference to some standard settings and these settings provided in the respective
features.
LOSS OF POTENTIAL (LOP) FEATURE:
Settings Of Loss Of Potential (LOP):
ELOP
LOPD
50M
59NL
59PL

=Y
= 1.00
= 0.20
= 15.00
= 15.00

In SEL 321 relay LOP is detected by the condition with zero sequence voltage (V0)
and no zero sequence current (I0). This condition can be simulated via OMICRON
Quick CMC module.

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Loss Of Potential

Step 1

Click OMICRON Test Universe 1.51

Icon in desktop

OMICRON start page

window opens.

Step 2

Click QuickCMC in OMICRON Start

Page

OMICRON QuickCMC
window opens.

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Step 3

In OMICRON QuickCMC window

select Parameters > Test Object

Test Object Parameters

menu window opens.

Step 4

Fill the relevant parameters for the test

object and click OK button.

Test Object Parameters

menu window closes.

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Step 5

In OMICRON QuickCMC window select

Parameters > Hardware Configuration

Step 6

In Hardware Configuration menu Click

General > Test Set(s) > Details

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Hardware Configuration
menu window opens.

Output Configuration
Details menu window
opens.

Step 7

Select 3 Voltage and 3 current sources &

Click OK & Click OK.

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Output Configuration
Details & Hardware
Configuration are closes
respectively.

Step 8

In OMICRON QuickCMC window

select View > Test.

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Test View Menu opens.

Step 9

In OMICRON QuickCMC {Test View:

QuickCMC1 window fill the nominal
voltage levels in CMC256-6 Voltage A
menu for all the phases.

Step 10 In OMICRON QuickCMC {Test View:

QuickCMC1 window fill the nominal
current levels in CMC256-6 Current A
menu for all the phases.
Step 11 Select the frequency as 50Hz in Frequency
menu

Step 12

Step 13

In Step > Triple menu select CMC

256-6 V A and Step > Quantity menu
V1 for the reduction of Phase A
voltage.
In Step > Size menu select 63.5 V
and Step > Time menu 1 Sec for the
reduction of voltage and time step.

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e.g.: 63.5 V {Phase to

neutral voltage}
Van = 63.5 V
Vbn = 63.5 V
Vcn = 63.5 V
e.g.: 1A.
Ia = 1A
Ib = 1A
Ic = 1A
-

Through this selection A

phase voltage can be
reduced for LOP pickup.
-

Step 14

In Step > Auto Step menu Click &

Select for auto reduction of voltage.

Step 15

Click the Power On button and Down

arrow button in Step menu.

Step 16

Observe for the LOP or ILOP word bit

assigned output contact closing in SEL
321 relay and note down corresponding
voltages and current values in all the 3
phases.

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Through this selection

voltages or currents can be
automatically reduced.
Voltage started to reduce in
1 V steps in 1 secs interval.

LOP or ILOP word bit

should be programmed to
any one of output contact.