The document discusses power system protection and protective device coordination. It defines overcurrent coordination as the systematic study of current responsive devices in an electrical power system to determine ratings and settings to isolate faults and overloads. The objective is to open only protective devices upstream of the fault or overload. Analysis is needed for new or expanded electrical systems. Protective device coordination requires compromises between protection, speed, reliability and economics.
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6. Design
Open only PD upstream of the fault or overload
Provide satisfactory protection for overloads
Interrupt SC as rapidly (instantaneously) as
possible
Comply with all applicable standards and codes
Plot the Time Current Characteristics of
different PDs
7. Analysis
When:
New electrical systems
Plant electrical system expansion/retrofits
Coordination failure in an existing plant
8. Protection vs. Coordination
Coordination is not an exact science
Compromise between protection and
coordination
Reliability
Speed
Performance
Economics
Simplicity
9. Protection
Prevent injury to personnel
Minimize damage to components
Quickly isolate the affected portion of the system
Minimize the magnitude of available short-circuit
10. Spectrum Of Currents
Load Current
Up to 100% of full-load
115-125% (mild overload)
Overcurrent
Abnormal loading condition (Locked-Rotor)
Fault Current
Fault condition
Ten times the full-load current and higher
11. Coordination
Limit the extend and duration of service
interruption
Selective fault isolation
Provide alternate circuits
15. Transformer Category
ANSI/IEEE C-57.109
Minimum nameplate (kVA)
Category Single-phase Three-phase
I 5-500 15-500
II 501-1667 501-5000
III 1668-10,000 5001-30,000
IV above 1000 above 30,000
16. Infrequent Fault Incidence Zones for Category II & III Transformers
* Should be selected by reference to the frequent-fault-incidence protection curve or for
transformers serving industrial, commercial and institutional power systems with secondary-side
conductors enclosed in conduit, bus duct, etc., the feeder protective device may be selected by
reference to the infrequent-fault-incidence protection curve.
Source: IEEE C57
Source
Transformer primary-side protective device
(fuses, relayed circuit breakers, etc.) may be
selected by reference to the infrequent-fault-
incidence protection curve
Category II or III Transformer
Fault will be cleared by transformer
primary-side protective device
Optional main secondary side protective device.
May be selected by reference to the infrequent-fault-
incidence protection curve
Feeder protective device
Fault will be cleared by transformer primary-side
protective device or by optional main secondary-
side protection device
Fault will be cleared by
feeder protective device
Infrequent-Fault
Incidence Zone*
Feeders
Frequent-Fault
Incidence Zone*
19. Transformer Protection
MAXIMUM RATING OR SETTING FOR OVERCURRENT DEVICE
PRIMARY SECONDARY
Over 600 Volts Over 600 Volts 600 Volts or Below
Transformer
Rated
Impedance
Circuit
Breaker
Setting
Fuse
Rating
Circuit
Breaker
Setting
Fuse
Rating
Circuit Breaker
Setting or Fuse
Rating
Not more than
6%
600 % 300 % 300 % 250% 125%
(250% supervised)
More than 6%
and not more
than 10%
400 % 300 % 250% 225% 125%
(250% supervised)
Table 450-3(a) source: NEC
20. Protective Devices
Fuse
Relay (50/51 P, N, G, SG, 51V, 67, 46, 79, 21, )
Thermal Magnetic
Low Voltage Solid State Trip
Electro-Mechanical
MCP
Overload Heater
21. Fuse
Non Adjustable Device
Continuous and Interrupting Rating
Voltage Levels
Characteristic Curves
Min. Melting
Total Clearing
Application
28. Molder Case CB
Thermal-Magnetic
Magnetic Only
Integrally Fused
Current Limiting
High Interrupting
Capacity
Types
Frame Size
Trip Rating
Interrupting Capability
Voltage
30. LVPCB
Voltage and Frequency Ratings
Continuous Current / Frame Size
Override (12 times cont. current)
Interrupting Rating
Short-Time Rating (30 cycle)
Fairly Simple to Coordinate
31. 480 kV
CB 2
CB 1
CB 2
CB 1
IT
ST PU
ST Band
LT PU
LT Band
If =30 kA
32. Motor Protection
Motor Starting Curve
Thermal Protection
Locked Rotor Protection
Fault Protection
33. Motor Overload Protection
(NEC Art 430-32)
Thermal O/L (Device 49)
Motors with SF not less than 1.15
125% of FLA
Motors with temp. rise not over 40
125% of FLA
All other motors
115% of FLA
35. Fault Protection
(NEC Art 430-52)
Non-Time Delay Fuses
300% of FLA
Dual Element (Time-Delay Fuses)
175% of FLA
Instantaneous Trip Breaker
800% of FLA*
Inverse Time Breakers
250% of FLA
*MCPs can be set higher
37. Overcurrent Relay
Time-Delay (51 I>)
Short-Time Instantaneous ( I>>)
Instantaneous (50 I>>>)
Electromagnetic (induction Disc)
Solid State (Multi Function / Multi Level)
Application
39. Time-Overcurrent Unit
Ampere Tap Calculation
Ampere Pickup (P.U.) = CT Ratio x A.T. Setting
Relay Current (IR) = Actual Line Current (IL) / CT
Ratio
Multiples of A.T. = IR/A.T. Setting
= IL/(CT Ratio x A.T. Setting)
IL
IR
CT
51
40. Instantaneous Unit
Instantaneous Calculation
Ampere Pickup (P.U.) = CT Ratio x IT Setting
Relay Current (IR) = Actual Line Current (IL) / CT
Ratio
Multiples of IT= IR/IT Setting
= IL/(CT Ratio x IT Setting)
IL
IR
CT
50
41. 41
Relay Coordination
Time margins should be maintained between T/C
curves
Adjustment should be made for CB opening time
Shorter time intervals may be used for solid state
relays
Upstream relay should have the same inverse T/C
characteristic as the downstream relay (CO-8 to CO-8)
or be less inverse (CO-8 upstream to CO-6
downstream)
Extremely inverse relays coordinates very well with
CLFs
42. Fixed Points
Motor starting curves
Transformer damage curves & inrush
points
Cable damage curves
SC maximum fault points
Cable ampacities
Points or curves which do not change
regardless of protective device settings:
43. Situation
Calculate Relay Setting (Tap, Inst. Tap & Time Dial)
For This System
4.16 kV
DS 5 MVA
Cable
1-3/C 500 kcmil
CU - EPR
CB
Isc = 30,000 A
6 %
50/51 Relay: IFC 53
CT 800:5
44. Solution
A
Inrsuh 328
,
8
694
12
I
A
338
.
4
800
5
I
I L
R
Transformer: A
kV
kVA
L 694
16
.
4
3
000
,
5
I
IL
CT
R
IR
Set Relay:
A
55
1
.
52
800
5
328
,
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)
50
(
1
)
38
.
1
(6/4.338
0
.
6
4
.
5
338
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4
%
125
緒
A
Inst
TD
A
TAP
A
46. Answer
For delta-delta connected transformers, with
line-to-line faults on the secondary side, the
curve must be reduced to 87% (shift to the left
by a factor of 0.87)
For delta-wye connection, with single line-to-
ground faults on the secondary side, the curve
values must be reduced to 58% (shift to the left
by a factor of 0.58)
48. Answer
Infrequent Fault Incidence Zones for Category II & III Transformers
Source
Transformer primary-side protective device
(fuses, relayed circuit breakers, etc.) May be
selected by reference to the infrequent-fault-
incidence protection curve
Category II or III Transformer
Fault will be cleared by transformer
primary-side protective device
Optional main secondary side protective device.
May be selected by reference to the infrequent-fault-
incidence protection curve
Feeder protective device
Fault will be cleared by transformer primary-side
protective device or by optional main secondary-
side protection device
Fault will be cleared by
feeder protective device
Infrequent-Fault
Incidence Zone*
Feeders
Frequent-Fault
Incidence Zone*