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    TESTING AND EXAMINING THE OVERCURRENT ELEMENTS IN PROTECTIVE RELAYING

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    OVERCURRENT RELAY – Basics

    December 2011
    Fuse Protection

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 2


    Fuse Protection

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 3


    Fuse Protection (3)
    • Fast Operation
    • Operating Characteristic cannot be
    adjusted or set
    • Need Replacement after each operation
    • Can only be used at LV or MV

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 4


    Induction Disk O/C Relay

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 5


    Relay Coordination

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 6


    Time Grading

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 7


    Pickup Current

    Pick-up Current is
    when the disk starts
    to move or the relay
    starts to time

    Shifts the curve to the


    right 

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 8


    Time Multiplier (Time-Dial)

    Time Dial extends


    the tripping time.

    Shifts the curve up


    ↑

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 9


    Curve Type

    Affects the Slope


    of the Curve

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 10


    Curve Type (2)

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 11


    Curve Type (3)

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 12


    Instantaneous O/C

    Trips on a fixed delay


    or no delay at all.

    Used to make tighter


    coordination without
    sacrificing the
    Coordination Time
    Margin.

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 13


    Phase and Neutral O/C

    Core Balancing CT
    for sensitive earth
    fault protection.

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 14


    Residual Connection

    Connect in Residual
    Connection. Less sensitive
    but no core balancing CT
    required.

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 15


    Relay Settings
    • 51 – Inverse Overcurrent
    – Pickup (51P, 51N, I>)
    – Time Dial (51PTD, 51NTD, t>)
    – Curve Type (51PTC, 51NTC, Curve)
    – E/M Reset (51RST)

    • 50 – Instantaneous Overcurrent
    – Pickup (50P, 50N, I>>)
    – Time Delay (50PTD, 50NTD, t>>)

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 16


    Questions?

    © OMICRON January 13, 2008 Page 17

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