Thermal Overload Protection 49; Description - Siemens SIPROTEC 4 7SJ61 Manual

2.7

Thermal Overload Protection 49

The thermal overload protection is designed to prevent thermal overloads from damaging the protected
equipment. The protection function represents a thermal replica of the equipment to be protected (overload
protection with memory capability). Both the previous history of an overload and the heat loss to the environ-
ment are taken into account.
Applications
•
In particular, the thermal overload protection allows the thermal status of motors, generators and trans-
formers to be monitored.
•
If an additional thermal input is available, the thermal replica may take the actual ambient or coolant
temperature into account.

Description

2.7.1
Thermal Replica
The device calculates the overtemperature in accordance with a single-body thermal replica, based on the
following differential equation:
[thermdifferentialgleichung-260602-kn, 1, en_US]
with
Θ
τ
th
Ι
k
Ι
Nom Obj.
[formel-umgebungstemperatur-260602-kn, 1, en_US]
with
Θ
u
Θ
Nom
If the ambient or coolant temperature is not measured, a constant value of Θ
0.
The protection function therefore represents a thermal replica of the equipment to be protected (overload
protection with memory capability). Both the previous history of an overload and the heat loss to the environ-
ment are taken into account.
When the calculated overtemperature reaches the first settable threshold 49 Θ ALARM, an alarm annuncia-
tion is issued, e.g. to allow time for the load reduction measures to take place. When the calculated overtem-
perature reaches the second threshold, the protected equipment may be disconnected from the system. The
highest overtemperature calculated from the three phase currents is used as the criterion.
The maximum thermally permissible continuous current Ι
currentΙ :
Nom Obj.
= k · Ι
Ι
max Nom Obj.
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Present overtemperature related to the final overtemperature at maximum allowed phase
current k · Ι
Nom Obj.
Thermal time constant of the protected object's heating
Present true r.m.s value of phase current
k–factor indicating the maximum permissible constant phase current referred to the
nominal current of the protected object
Nominal current of protected object
Measured ambient temperature or coolant temperature
Temperature at object nominal current
2.7 Thermal Overload Protection 49
= 40 °C is assumed so that Θ
u
is described as a multiple of the object nominal
max
Functions
' =
u
113