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Features • Provides local back-up protection when • Insensitive to current transformer satura-
the primary breaker fails to operate tion and transients
• Initiates tripping of adjacent back-up • Accurate, consistent, short operating times
breakers for disconnection of the fault, and high overload capacity
thus preventing power system instability
• In case of multiple busbars tripping is
• Start verifier provides retrip or cross-trip normally achieved through the switching
of primary circuit-breaker for security and system in the bus protection
reliability after initiation by trip signal
• Suitable as a stand-alone protection or
• Very short operating times due to the fast can be integrated in a busbar protection.
reset time of the overcurrent detectors RAICA work together with RADSS bus
protection
• Evolving faults can be covered
Application This relay is required to rapidly initiate fault A simple and secure way to verify correct
clearing by power circuit-breakers when, for operation of a power circuit-breaker is to
example, a short-circuit occurs in the power determine that after a certain time, suffi-
system, consequently isolating the faulty sec- ciently long for the circuit-breaker to operate,
tion of the system. there is no longer any current through the
breaker.
It is then important that the power circuit-
breaker operates correctly, so that the fault The breaker failure relay has current measur-
clearing is done quickly. However, there is ing detectors providing a possibility to mea-
always a risk that the breaker will not succeed sure either phase currents or phase currents
in interrupting the fault current and that the and zero sequence current.
fault clearing time will be dependent on how
fast the back-up protection schemes can ini- The tripping impulse of the protective relay
tiate clearing. operating the circuit-breaker simultaneously
starts the breaker failure relay.
Breaker-failure protection RAICA
1MRK 505 005-BEN
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Application (cont’d) If the current through the power circuit- In the event of a multibus-configuration, it is
breaker still is above the set value of the cur- normal practice to arrange for the trip signal
rent measuring detectors after the set time, to pass the appropriate selector switch of the
the breaker failure relay provides a tripping bus protection, in order to trip the particular
impulse to adjacent circuit-breakers in the bus with the faulty breaker.
same station.
Occurance of fault
t
Setting of time relay Operating time Margin
Trip of CBs
Trip at breaker
failure situation Start of breaker failure protection relay
(96000207)
Total trip time of breaker failure protection
Max. trip time to avoid unstability in network
Design The breaker failure relay RAICA consists of timing even during adverse CT saturation
(depending on the variant) a test switch, type conditions, independent of current magni-
RTXP 18, three current relays, RXIB 24, one tude and possible dc components.
or two time relays, RXKL 1, an impulse stor-
ing device, RXTCB 1, and an output relay Retrip feature after start can be included for
type RXMS 1 and auxiliary relay with flag security and reliability. Seal-in of the start
RXME 18 or signal relay RXSF 1. signal can also be included to ensure reliable
timing.
RAICA has no power consumption in auxil-
iary dc circuits during normal service and the The start signal to the RAICA supplies dc
current relays can be set below load without auxiliary voltage to the current modules.
operation until after initiation. Only if current is present above the set levels
will the start verifier pick-up, seal-in, provide
The relay includes static current and time a trip signal to the primary breaker and start
measuring units with excellent measuring the timer.
accuracy.
If the primary breaker fails to trip, the timer
Two phase and one earth current module are operates to trip the back-up circuit-breakers.
recommended so that the phase modules can The filter has an RC network to absorb tran-
be set high for added security and the earth sient energy and prevent false starting of the
module low for sensitivity. start verifier (caused, for example, by acci-
dental earth on the initiate output).
It is recommended that the phase modules be
set below minimum load to enable operation The BFR type RAICA is suitable either as a
for a trip condition. stand-alone protection or can be integrated in
the busbar protection RADSS
Two phase and earth (or three phase) breaker
failure relays using three individual current .
relays are capable of accurate and consistent
Breaker-failure protection RAICA
1MRK 505 005-BEN
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(96000208)
Fig. 2 Basic RAICA relay for one line.
Technical data
Diagrams
(R)
(S)
(T)
4)
2I
L1
L2
L3
3I IN
101 - 7429 0001-CA RAICA 101
UL+ 3
13A 3A
- &
9A 4A BREAKER FAILURE PROTECTION WITH
ONE TIME STEP, CURRENT DETECTORS
IN 3 PHASES OR TWO PHASES AND
5A NEUTRAL
17A 6A 36C
1)
16A 101 107 119 131
15A 7A
14A
2) 4U
12A 8A 307 319 325 331
11A
3) 331:16
+
-
331:26
101 RTXP 18
107 119 307 RXIB 2
131 RXKL 1
331:27
331:23
331:13
325:24
(R)
(S)
(T)
319 RXTCB 1
18A
101
101
2A
1A
325 RXMS 1
L1
L2
L3
331 RXSF 1
ALT.
+ + + + + + -
UL
1) TRIPPING OF PRIMARY CIRCUIT BREAKER
3) ALARM ETC.
(T)
(R)
3I
L1
L2
1)
L3
4U
1 7A 307 319 325 331
+
8A
17A
2) 16A
101 RTXP 1 8
15A
107,119, 307 RXIB 24
14A
131 RXMS 1
131:23
3) 319 RXTCB 1
-
131:25
325 RXKL 1
131:27
331 RXME 18
331:26
331:16
131:16
131:26
131:14
101
101
18A
13A
1A
2A
+ + + + + + + + - 3) ALARM ETC.
UL
Diagrams (cont’d)
(R)
(S)
(T)
2I
5) 3I IN
L1
L2
L3
2 2
101 - 7429 0003-CA RAICA 101
UL+ 3
13A 3A
6) - & BREAKER FAILURE PROTECTION WITH
TWO TIME STEPS IN 3 PHASES OR
9A 4A
TWO PHASES AND NEUTRAL
10A
& 5A
42C
6A 101 107 119 131 137
1) 17A 7A
16A 4U
307 319 325 331 337
2) 15A 8A
14A
3) 12A
11A 101 RTXP 18
107, 119, 307 RXIB 2
331:16 131 RXKL 1 (NORMAL TIME)
331:26 137 RXKL 1 (SHORT TIME)
+
-
4) 319 RXTCB 1
337:16
(R)
(S)
(T)
331:14 325 RXMS 1
L1
L2
L3
331 337 RXSF 1
331:28
331:27
331:13
337:13
331:23
325:24
ALT.
18A
101
101
2A
1A
Ordering Specify:
• Quantity • Desired wording on the lower half of the
test switch face plate max. 13 lines with 14
• Ordering No.
characters per line.
• Rated frequency
• RAICA is provided on apparatus bars.
• Auxiliary voltage UL When additional mounting is required
• Scale range, for each RXIB 24 specify a 4U equipment frame for 19” rack
mounting or a type RHGX 12 or 20 case
for panel mounting.
Circuit diagram/
Current detection Description Dimensions Weight Ordering No.
Terminal diagram
3I> single-phase start One time step, one flag 4U 36C 5 kg RK 651 034-BA 7429 0020-BA
7429 0020-BAA
3I> or 2I> + IN> Single-phase tripping of primary circuit 4U 48C 7 kg RK 651 222-AA 7429 0006-AA
breaker, one time step, one flag 7429 0006-AAA
3I> or 2I> + IN> Tripping of primary circuit breaker, one 4U 42C 6 kg RK 651 036-BA 7429 0022-BA
time step, one flag 7429 0022-BAA
3I> or 2I> + IN> Tripping of primary circuit breaker, one 4U 36C 5 kg RK 651 211-CA 7429 0001-CA
time step, two flags 7429 0001-CAA
3I> or 2I> + IN> Tripping of primary circuit breaker, two time 4U 36C 5 kg RK 651 213-AA 7429 0003-AA
steps, external start 7429 0003-CAA
3I> or 2I> + IN> Tripping of primary circuit breaker, two time 4U 42C 6 kg RK 651 213-CA 7429 0003-CA
steps, external start, three flags 7429 0003-CAA
3I> + IN> Four current relays, two time steps, one 4U 60C 8 kg RK 651 081-DC 7431 0122-DC
flag 7431 0122-DCA
3I> + IN> Four current relays, tripping of primary 4U 60C 9 kg RK 651 081-DB 7431 0122-DB
circuit breaker, two time steps, two flags 7431 0122-DBA
3I> or 2I> + IN> One time step, tripping via bus protection 4U 30C 4,5 kg RK 651 025-AA 7431 0019-BA
RADSS 7431 0019-BAA
Further information:
Description RK 651-302E