Long Transmission Line Application - ABB REL650 Applications Manual

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Table 7: Definition of short and very short line
Line category Vn
110 kV
Very short line 0.75–3.6 miles
Short line 4–7 miles
For very short line applications the underreaching zone 1 cannot be used as the voltage
drop distribution through out the line will be too low causing risk for overreaching. If the
short lines have very high SIRs (>30) and are present with CVT for voltage measurement,
it is recommended to have CVT filter to reduce the voltage transients and hence the
tendency of overreaching for zone 1. CVT filter setting should be Enabled for such high
SIR lines.
Load encroachment is normally not a problem for short line applications so the load
encroachment function could be switched off meaning LoadEnchModex (where x is 1-5
depending on selected zone) = Disabled. This will increase the possibility to detect
resistive close-in faults.

Long transmission line application

For long transmission lines the load encroachment will normally be a major concern. It is
well known that it is difficult to achieve high sensitivity for phase-to-ground fault at
remote end of a long line when the line is heavily loaded.
What can be recognized as long lines with respect to the performance of distance
protection is noted in table 8.
Table 8: Definition of long lines
Line category Vn
110 kV
Long lines 77 km - 99 km
Very long lines > 99 km
The possibility to use the binary information from the load encroachment algorithm
improves the possibility to detect high resistive faults at the same time as the security is
improved (risk for unwanted trip due to load encroachment is eliminated). The possibility
to also use the blinder together with the load encroachment algorithm will considerably
increase the security but might also lower the dependability since the blinder might cut off
a larger part of the operating area of the circle (see to the right of figure 62).
It is recommended to use at least one of the load discrimination functions for long heavy
loaded transmission lines.
Impedance protection
Vn
500 kV
3–15 miles
15–30 miles
Vn
500 kV
350 km - 450 km
> 450 km
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