Synchrocheck - GE D90 Plus Instruction Manual

AUTOMATION CONTROL

Synchrocheck

Using the synchrocheck function
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Figure 382: Local-remote control logic
The are two identical synchrocheck elements available, numbered 1 and 2.
The synchrocheck (synchronism check) function is intended for supervising the paralleling
of two parts of a system that are to be joined by the closure of a circuit breaker. The
synchrocheck elements typically are used at locations where the two parts of the system
are interconnected through at least one other point in the system.
Synchrocheck verifies that the voltages (V
circuit breaker are within set limits of magnitude, angle and frequency differences. The
time that the two voltages remain within the admissible angle difference is determined by
the setting of the phase angle difference ∆Φ and the frequency difference ∆F (slip
frequency). It can be defined as the time it takes the voltage phasor V
angle equal to 2 × ∆Φ at a frequency equal to the frequency difference ∆F. This time can be
calculated by
where ∆Φ represents the phase angle difference in degrees and ∆F represents the
frequency difference in hertz.
For example, for default values of ∆Φ = 30° and ∆F = 0.1 Hz, the time the angle between the
two voltages is less than the set value is
If one or both sources are de-energized, the synchrocheck programming can allow for
closing of the circuit breaker using undervoltage control to bypass the synchrocheck
measurements (via the dead source function).
The selected sources for synchrocheck inputs V
source) can include both a three-phase and an auxiliary voltage. The relay automatically
selects the specific voltages to be used by the synchrocheck element in accordance with
the following table.
Table 27: Voltages used by the synchrocheck element
V or V (source Y) V or V
1 2 2 1
Phase VTs and Phase VTs and
auxiliary VT auxiliary VT
and V ) on the two sides of the supervised
1 2
and V
1
(source Z) Auto-selected combination
Source Y
Phase
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or V to traverse an
1 2
(which must not be the same
2
Auto-selected
voltage
Source Z
Phase V
AB
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