Midos
Tripping and Control Relays
Features
● High speed operation
● High and low burden alternatives
● Low burden models suitable for ac
and dc operation
● Models surge proof against high
capacitance discharge currents in
the dc supply system, are available
● Control relays immune to ac can be
supplied
Models Available
Type MVAJ relays may broadly be
divided into three groups:
● High burden tripping relays
complying with ESI 48-4 Class EB2
● Low burden tripping relays which
comply with ESI 48-4 Class EB1
● Control relays which meet the
requirements of National Grid
Company SPEC.NGTS 2.19:1996
Table 1 lists the general
characteristics and includes
information on how the relay burden
is modified at, or just after operation.
‘Economy’ indicates that the burden is
reduced to a low value.
Instantaneous cut off is a feature of
some hand and electrically reset
elements and reduces the burden to
2
Type MVAJ
Figure 1: Type MVAJ relay withdrawn from case
zero, whilst others incorporate a time
delay to enable to series elements to
operate. This time delay is 40ms to
60ms in all cases except that of the
types MVAJ 26 and 56 in which the
delay is 2s. All low burden relays are
suitable for ac or dc operation. All
high burden relays are for dc
operation only.
Application
High Burden Tripping Relays Types
MVAJ 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,
51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59
These relays are suitable for use in
high security circuit breaker tripping
circuits. In particular they can be used
in distributed tripping or control relay
contact logic schemes, where the
initiating contact may be remote from
the relay. The relays have a high
burden which is either cut off at
operation or economised to a low
figure, either instantaneously or after
a time delay.
The high burden provides immunity to
capacitance discharge currents, which
can result at the inception of an earth
fault on battery wiring and immunity
to the subsequent leakage current.
The high burden also permits the use
of supervision relays such as type
MVAX where the wiring is at risk and
provides reliable operation of series
elements such as repeat relays
type MCAA. For the latter purpose
type MVAJ relays can be provided
with a time delayed economising
feature.
 Relay Contact Operation Cut off Specifications Group Outgoing contacts Case size
type mechanism indicator single double single double
stack stack stack stack
MVAJ 11 SR H/R Economy ESI48-4 EB1 Low burden 5 10 4 4
MVAJ 13 HR H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 5 10 2 4
MVAJ 14 ER H/SR Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 5* 10* 2 4
MVAJ 15 H/ER H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 5* 10* 2 4
MVAJ 17 SR H/R Economy NGC SPEC.
NGTS 3.6.3:1992 Low burden 5 – 4 –
MVAJ 21 SR H/R Economy ESI48-4EB2 High burden 5 10 4 4
MVAJ 23 HR H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 4 10 2 4
MVAJ 24 ER H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 4* 9 2 4
MVAJ 25 H/ER H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 4* 9 2 4
MVAJ 26 SR H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 5 10 4 4
Economy
MVAJ 27 HR H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 9 4
MVAJ 28 ER H.R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 8 4
MVAJ 29 H/ER H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 8 4
MVAJ 34 ER S/R Instantaneous NGC SPEC. Control 7 4
NGTS 2.19:1996 in/out
4 stacks
MVAJ 41 SR H/R Economy ESI48-4EB1 Lowburden 20 Contacts
MVAJ 43 HR H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 20 Contacts
MVAJ 44 ER H/SR Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Lowburden * 18 Contacts All in
MVAJ 45 H/ER H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Lowburden * 18 Contacts size 8
MVAJ 51 SR H/R Economy ESI48-4EB2 Highburden 20 Contacts cases
MVAJ 53 HR H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 20 Contacts
MVAJ 54 ER H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 18 Contacts
MVAJ 55 H/ER H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 18 Contacts
MVAJ 56 SR H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB High burden 20 Contacts
Economy
MVAJ 57 HR H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 18 Contacts
MVAJ 58 ER H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 16 Contacts
MVAJ 59 H/ER H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 16 Contacts
KEY SR - Self reset HR - Hand reset ER - Electrical reset H/ER - Hand/electrical reset H/SR - Hand/self reset
Note: Relay types indicated * do not have continuously rated reset coils or internally wired cut-off contacts. If required, one pair of outgoing contacts may
be wired externally for this duty; this will obviously reduce the number of available contacts.

Table 1: List of MVAJ types available

Low Burden Tripping Relays Types
MVAJ 11, 13, 14, 15, 41, 43, 44, 45
These relays are suitable for
applications where immunity to
capacitance discharge and high
minimum operation currents are not
required.
Low Burden Self-reset Tripping Relay
Type MVAJ 17
The type MVAJ 17 is a low burden
self-resetting tripping relay which
complies with the provisions of NGC
SPEC. NGTS.3.63:1992. Its main
feature is the facility which allows the
economising element circuit to be
connected directly to the dc supply via Description
case terminals.
Since this reduces the necessary break High Burden Tripping Relays Types
duty on the associated protection MVAJ 21, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29,
output relay, this feature is particularly 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59
useful when several tripping relays All relays use common standardised
are operated in parallel. parts. Versions have one, two or four
contact stacks depending upon the
Control Relay Type MVAJ 34 number of output contacts required.
This is a dual-rated electrically reset
relay, the main function of which is to
switch protection and auto-reclosing
equipment in and out of service from
a remote point via pilot wires. It
complies with NGC. SPEC.
NGTS 2.19:1996.

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Types MVAJ 21, 51 high burden
self-resetting relays
These relays use a contact on the
main contact stack to energise a
separate, rear-mounted economising
element. After operation this reduces
the burden by switching in resistance
in series with the main element and
switching out shunt resistance.
Figure 2 shows a typical circuit
diagram for self-resetting relays of this
type with high speed economy. When
the main attracted armature unit RL1 is
energised by the protection contact
PR, a contact RL1-a energises auxiliary
element RL2. When contacts RL2-a
and RL2-b open, resistor R4 is put in
series with RL1 while the circuit to
resistor R2 is broken.
Types MVAJ 23, 24, 25, 53, 54, 55
high burden tripping relays with
Instantaneous cut-off
These relays incorporate a break
contact in series with the operate coil.
Located on the main contact stack, it
is arranged to break the coil circuit
once the relay mechanism has
completely operated. This reduces the
relay burden to zero as soon as
mechanical latching of the contacts
has occurred.
Types MVAJ 23 and 53 hand reset
whilst the types MVAJ 24 and 54
have a second coil which, when
energised, unlatches the relay
resetting mechanism. Types MVAJ 25
and 55 may be reset either by hand
or electrically, by means of the same
design of mechanism. See Figure 3.
Type MVAJ 26 and 56 time delay on
drop-off relays
The types MVAJ 26 and 56 relays
have been specially designed for
applications requiring a tripping relay
which is self-resetting after a nominal
delay of 2 seconds.
This relay may be used, for example,
for intertripping between the higher
voltage and lower voltage circuit
breakers of a large three phase
power transformer. This may become
necessary when the higher voltage
circuit breaker is tripped after a heavy
internal fault, by protection which
cannot conveniently provide an
auxiliary contact with a dwell time
long enough to ensure correct tripping
of the lower voltage circuit breaker.
Typically the relay is initiated by
transformer protection, such as overall
differential, restricted earth fault, and
Buchholz relays, in arrangements
where both the HV and LV circuit
breakers are to be tripped
simultaneously.
The HV circuit breaker may be
expected to trip more quickly than the
LV breaker. So the tripping signal is
maintained by the delayed resetting,
to ensure complete clearance by the
LV circuit breaker, even though the
fault may have been cleared largely
by the HV circuit breaker and the
protection has started to reset.
The MVAJ 26 and 56 relays can
accept either a fleeting initiation or
persistent initiation. With the latter,
the relay will provide a tripping signal
of corresponding duration plus the 2
seconds delay.
The relay consists of a main attracted

Combination of output contacts

Left hand Right hand Combination L. Hand R. Hand
Note 1 10M 7 1
14 13 2 1 9M 1B 7 2
(a) CT shorting links make 16 15 4 3
17 6 5 8M 2B 7 3
before (b) & (c) disconnect 19 8 7
A 7M 3B 7 4
21 10 9
(b) Short terminals break before (c) 23 12 11 6M 4B 7 5
5M 5B 7 6
(c) Long terminals 4M 6B 8 4
RL2-A R1 (OP) 3M 7B 8 5
RL1
10 2M 8B 8 6
R4 RL2-B R2
Case earth
1 2 Rear mounted facing rear Output contacts to module terminals
3 4 viewed from front
5 6
Contact Module terminals
7 8
stack
L. hand 13 17 21 14
9 10 A B 15 19 23 16
11 12
R. hand 1 5 9 2 6 10
13 14 3 7 11 4 8 12
15 16 RL1-A R3 1 M M M M M M
RL2
17 18
PR 27 2 M M M B M M
19 20 + 3 B M M B M M
21 22
4 B M M B B M
23 24
5 B B M B B M
25 26
6 B B M B B B
27 28 Vx
V 7 M M M M
8 B B M B
Module terminal block
viewed from rear _ 28 Contact Description
M : Make
B : Break

Figure 2: MVAJ 21 self-reset with instantaneous economy (high burden)

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armature element with a hand reset copper slug fitted to the front of RL2(t).
operation indicator and one When RL2(t) resets, RL2-a opens,
electromagnet with two contact stacks. reducing the current through RL1
Types MVAJ 27, 28, 29, 57, 58, 59 (operate) coil to zero.
relays with time delayed drop-off. The relay is now latched mechanically
These relays are hand reset, into the operated state. It may now be
electrically reset and hand/electrically reset via an external contact or push-
reset respectively and all have time button which energises the RL1 (reset)
delayed cut-off circuits. The burden is coil via the closed contact RL1-c.
reduced to zero 40/60ms after
Low Burden Tripping Relays Types
energisation by the use of a second
MVAJ 11, 13, 14, 15, 41, 43, 44, 45
attracted armature element mounted in
the rear of the case. This time delay These are low burden versions of
allows ample time for any flagging or types MVAJ 21, 23, 24, 25, 51, 53,
auxiliary element in series with the 54 and 55 relays respectively. They
tripping relay to operate before cut-off. comply with the less onerous
requirements of ESI 48-4, Class EB1.
Figure 4 shows a typical circuit
diagram for an electrically reset trip Where self-reset reverse flags are
relay with time delayed cut-off feature. fitted, a maximum of 8 output contacts
is available. The operating time is not
When the contact PR is closed, relays
greater than 15ms
RL1 (operate) and RL2(t) operate.
After operation the current in the coil
of RL1 (operate) is maintained by
contact RL2-a; contacts RL1-a and
RL1-b open, whilst RL1-c closes. The
opening of RL1-a causes relay RL2(t)
to start to reset. This resetting is
delayed by 40-60ms by means of a

Table 1
Combination of output contacts
RL1 RL2
Combination R. L. R. L.
Case earth Front mounted facing front Front mounted facing front Hand Hand Hand Hand
viewed from front viewed from front 18M 1 2 1 2
1 2 29 30
Left hand Right hand Left hand Right hand
3 4 31 32
5 6 33 34 42 41 30 29 14 13 2 1 Table 2
7 8 35 36 44 43 32 31 16 15 4 3 Output module to module terminals
9 10
45 34 33 17 6 5
37 38 47 36 35 19 8 7
A A Contact Module terminals
11 12 39 40 38 37 10 9 stack
B 40 39 B 12 11
13 14 41 42
LH 41 45 42
15 16 43 44 43 47 44
RL1
17 18 45 46 Vx RH 29 33 37 30 34 38
31 35 39 32 36 40
19 20 47 48 + PR 27
RL1-A
R1 (OP) (OP) 28
– LH 13 17 14
21 22 49 50 RL1 RL2 RL2 15 19 16
23 24 51 52 9 9 RH 1 5 9 2 6 10
3 7 11 4 8 12
25 26 53 54
RL2-A 1 M M M M M M
27 28 55 56
2 M M M

Module terminal block Contact description

viewed from rear Reset 25 RL1-B (Reset) 26 M : Make
RL1 B : Break
RL2-B (Reset)
RL2 Note:
The numbers quoted in table 1
Note 1 are for L. hand and R. hand stacks on
(a) CT shorting links make RL1 and RL2. The code numbers used
before (b) & (c) disconnect are for cross references to module
terminals in table 2.
(b) Short terminals break before (c)

(c) Long terminals

Figure 3: MVAJ 55 hand and electrically reset (high burden)

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 Combination of output contacts
Front mounted facing front Combination L. Hand R. Hand
viewed from front 8M 8 1
Left hand Right hand 7M 1B 8 2
6M 2B 8 3
A 13 2 1
15 4 3 5M 3B 8 4
17 6 5 4M 4B 8 5
Case earth B 19 8 7
C
10 9 3M 5B 8 6
Vx 12 11
1 2 2M 6B 8 7
3 4 + – 1M 7B 9 6
5 6
8B 9 7
7 8 PR 27 RL1-B R1 RL1 (OP) 28
9 10 8
11 12
RL2-A R2
13 14
Output contacts to module terminals
15 16
17 18 Contact Module terminals
Reset 25 RL1-C RL1
(Reset) 26 stack
19 20
8 L. hand 13 17
21 22
15 19
23 24 Rear mounted facing rear
viewed from front R. hand 1 5 9 2 6 10
25 26 3 7 11 4 8 12
27 28 1 M M M M M M
A 2 M M M B M M
3 B M M B M M
Module terminal block RL1-A R3 (t)
viewed from rear 4 B M M B B M
RL2
5 B B M B B M
Note 1 6 B B M B B B
(a) CT shorting links make 7 B B B B B B
before (b) & (c) disconnect 8 M M
9 B B
(b) Short terminals break before (c)
Contact Description
(c) Long terminals
M : Make
B : Break

Figure 4: MVAJ 28 electrically reset with time delayed cut off (high burden)

Table 1
Front mounted facing front Combination of output contacts
viewed from front
Combination L. Hand R. Hand
Case earth Left hand Right hand
10M 7 1
1 2
14 13 2 1 9M 1B 7 2
3 4 16 15 4 3 8M 2B 7 3
5 6 17 6 5
19 8 7 7M 3B 7 4
7 8 A 21 10 9
9 10 23 12 11 6M 4B 7 5
11 12 5M 5B 7 6
13 14 4M 6B 8 4
15 16 RL1-A R1 (OP) 3M 7B 8 5
RL1
17 18 10 2M 8B 8 6
19 20 PR 27
21 22
23 24
Table 2
25 26
27 28 Output contacts to module terminals
Vx Contact
V Module terminals
stack
Module terminal block L. hand 13 17 21 14
viewed from rear 28 15 19 23 16
R. hand 1 5 9 2 6 10
3 7 11 4 8 12

Notes 1 M M M M M M
2 M M M B M M
1. (a) CT shorting links make 2. Resistor fitted on
3 B M M B M M
before (b) & (c) disconnect 220/250V versions only
4 B M M B B M
3. The numbers quoted for L. hand
(b) Short terminals break before (c) 5 B B M B B M
and R. hand stacks in table1 are
6 B B M B B B
code numbers used for cross
(c) Long terminals 7 M M M M
references to module terminals
in table 2 8 B B M B

Contact Description
M : Make
B : Break

Figure 5: MVAJ 13 hand reset (low burden)

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Technical Data
Ratings
All relays except MVAJ 17. Rated Operative range
and MVAJ 34 voltage (V)
(Vx)
24/27 14.4 – 32.4
30/34* 18 – 40.8
48/54* 28.8 – 64.8
110/125* 66 – 150
220/250 122 – 300
MVAJ 17 110/125 66 –150
MVAJ 34 dual rated 0Ω pilot 200Ω pilot
48/54 37.5 – 60 46 – 56
110/125 87.5 –137.5 87.5 – 137.5
220/250 122 – 286 175 – 275
*These ranges only are applicable to ESI 48-4

Burdens
Burden (W)
To operate Operated To reset Minimum
Relay Single Double Single Double operating
type stack stack stack stack current (mA)
MVAJ 11 25 50 10 – – 25
MVAJ 13 25 50 – – – 25
MVAJ 14 25 50 – 15 25 25
MVAJ 15 25 50 – 15 25 25
MVAJ 17 25 (See Note 2 below) 25
MVAJ 21 150 150 10 – – 100
MVAJ 23 150 150 – – – 100
MVAJ 24 150 150 – 50 50 100
MVAJ 25 150 150 – 50 50 100
MVAJ 26 150 150 12.5 – – 100
MVAJ 27 – 150 – – – 100
MVAJ 28 – 150 – – 50 100
MVAJ 29 – 150 – – 50 100
MVAJ34 10 – 10 25
(See 25 – 25 25
Note 3 below) 50 – 25 25
MVAJ 41 50 12.5 – 25
MVAJ 43 50 – – 25
MVAJ 44 50 – 45 25
MVAJ 45 50 – 45 25
MVAJ 51 150 15 – 100
MVAJ 53 150 – – 100
MVAJ 54 150 – 70 100
MVAJ 55 150 – 70 100
MVAJ 56 150 12.5 – 100
MVAJ 57 150 – – 100
MVAJ 58 150 – 70 100
MVAJ 59 150 – 70 100
Note 1: Minimum operating current for relays specified in ESI 48-4 Class EB1 is
25mA and in EB2 is 50mA for 110V dc rating
Note 2: The burden of the relay before it economises is less than 25W,
reducing to 2.1W after. The auxiliary, which is fed from a separate
supply, remains at 3.85W.
Note 3: The 3 sets of burdens quoted for MVAJ 34 apply to the 48/54,
110/125 and 220/250V versions respectively.

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 Operating time
MVAJ 11–15 fitted with
self reset reverse flags 15ms
All other types Not greater than 10ms at rated
voltage

Operation indicator
MVAJ 34 The operation indicator follows the
relay operation.

Contacts The number of contacts available is

shown in Table 1. They may be any
combination of make type and break
type but with a maximum of 8 break.

Contact ratings
Make and carry for 3s
Make and carry continuously
Break
ac 7500VA with maxima
of 30A or 300V
dc 7500W with maxima
of 30A or 300V
ac 1250VA with maxima
of 5A or 300V
dc 1250W with maxima
of 5A or 300V
ac 1250VA with maxima
of 5A or 300V
dc 100W resistive
50W inductive with maxima
of 5A or 300V

Withstand Ratings
MVAJ 17 The relay shall not operate when a
1µf capacitor charged to 150V is
discharged into its operate circuit.
The relay is continously rated
at 150V dc.
MVAJ 34 Operation/resetting does not occur
when 100V ac rms 50/60Hz is
applied to the respective coil circuits.
The relay (at 50V range or above)
will operate with pilot wires
having a resistance of 200Ω.
MVAJ 21 – 29 & 51– 59 These relays will withstand without
operating, the discharge into their
operate circuits of a 10µF capacitor
charged to a voltage equal to the
highest in the operative range for the
relay
All relays are continously rated with
the exceptions listed in Table 1.

Specifications
MVAJ 17 NGC SPEC.NGTS 3.6.3:1992
MVAJ 34 NGC SPEC.NGTS 2.19:1996
All other relays IEC 255

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High Voltage withstand
Dielectric withstand
IEC 255-5:1977 2kV rms for 1 minute between all
terminals and case earth.
2kV rms for 1 minute between
terminals of independent circuits
including contact circuits,with
terminals on each independent circuit
connected together.
1kV rms for 1 minute across open
contacts of output relays.
High voltage impulse
IEC 255-5:1977 Three positive and three negative
impulses of 5kV peak, 1.2/50 µs,
0.5J between all terminals and all
terminals and case earth.
Electrical environment
High frequency disturbance
IEC 255-22-1:1988
Class III 2.5kV peak between independent
circuits and case.
1.0kV peak across terminals of the
same circuit.
EMC compliance
89/336/EEC Compliance to the European
Commission Directive on EMC
is claimed via the Technical
Construction File route.
EN 50081-2:1994
EN 50082-2:1995 Generic Standards were used to
establish conformity.
Product safety
72/23/EEC Compliance with European
Commission Low Voltage Directive
EN 61010-1:1993/A2:1995 Compliance is demonstrated by
EN 60950:1992/A3:1995 reference to generic safety standards.
Atmospheric environment
Temperature
IEC 255-6:1988 Storage and transit -25°C to +70°C
Operating -25°C to +55°C
IEC 68-2-1:1990 Cold
IEC 68-2-2:1974 Dry Heat
Humidity
IEC 68-2-3:1969 56 days at 93% RH and 40°C
Enclosure protection
IEC 529: 1989 IP50 (dust protected)
Mechanical environment
Vibration
IEC 255-21-1:1988 0.5g between 10Hz and 150Hz
Mechanical durability
Loaded contact 10,000 operations minimum
Unloaded contact 100,000 operations minimum

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 13
4 holes 4.4 24
45

168 159

Push button 48
projection 10 max
Panel cut-out:
Flush mounting fixing details

32 212 25 min.

177 157 max.

Reset

51 Flush mounting
All dimensions in mm

Figure 6: Case outline size 2

52
4 holes 4.4 23.5
97

168 159

Push button 99
projection 10 max
Panel cut-out:
Flush mounting fixing details

32 212 25 min.

177 157 max.

Reset

103 Flush mounting 11

All dimensions in mm

Figure 7: Case outline size 4

10
 155.4
4 holes 4.4 24
200

168 159

Push button 203

projection 10 max
Panel cut-out:
Flush mounting fixing details

32 212 25 min.

177 157 max.

Reset

206 Flush mounting 11

All dimensions in mm

Figure 8: Case outline size 8

Cases Information Required with

Order
MVAJ relays are housed in size 2, 4
or 8 cases as indicated in Relay type
Table 1. Dimensions for these cases Voltage rating
are shown in Figures 6, 7 and 8 Number and combination of contacts
respectively. for tripping duties
Hand reset operation indicator
required
Instantaneous or time delayed cut-off
contact

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