Signal Sources - GE B30 Instruction Manual

5 SETTINGS
The
FREQUENCY AND PHASE REFERENCE
phase angle reference. The AC signal used is prioritized based on the AC inputs that are configured for the signal source:
phase voltages takes precedence, followed by auxiliary voltage, then phase currents, and finally ground current.
For three phase selection, phase A is used for angle referencing (
phase signals is used for frequency metering and tracking (
ing fault, open pole, and VT and CT fail conditions.
The phase reference and frequency tracking AC signals are selected based upon the Source configuration, regardless of
whether or not a particular signal is actually applied to the relay.
Phase angle of the reference signal will always display zero degrees and all other phase angles will be relative to this sig-
nal. If the pre-selected reference signal is not measurable at a given time, the phase angles are not referenced.
The phase angle referencing is done via a phase locked loop, which can synchronize independent UR-series relays if they
have the same AC signal reference. This results in very precise correlation of phase angle indications between different
UR-series relays.
FREQUENCY TRACKING
frequency applications.
NOTE
The frequency tracking feature functions only when the B30 is in the "Programmed" mode. If the B30 is "Not Pro-
grammed", then metering values are available but can exhibit significant errors.
NOTE
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PATH: SETTINGS SYSTEM SETUP
 SOURCE 1
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MESSAGE
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
Identical menus are available for each source. The "SRC 1" text can be replaced by with a user-defined name appropriate
for the associated source.
The first letter in the source identifier represents the module slot position. The number directly following this letter repre-
sents either the first bank of four channels (1, 2, 3, 4) called "1" or the second bank of four channels (5, 6, 7, 8) called "5" in
a particular CT/VT module. Refer to the Introduction to AC sources section at the beginning of this chapter for additional
details on this concept.
It is possible to select the sum of all CT combinations. The first channel displayed is the CT to which all others will be
referred. For example, the selection "F1+F5" indicates the sum of each phase from channels "F1" and "F5", scaled to
whichever CT has the higher ratio. Selecting "None" hides the associated actual values.
The approach used to configure the AC sources consists of several steps; first step is to specify the information about each
CT and VT input. For CT inputs, this is the nominal primary and secondary current. For VTs, this is the connection type,
ratio and nominal secondary voltage. Once the inputs have been specified, the configuration for each source is entered,
including specifying which CTs will be summed together.
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setting determines which signal source is used (and hence which AC signal) for
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is set to "Disabled" only in unusual circumstances; consult the factory for special variable-
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SIGNAL SOURCES

SOURCE 1(6)
SOURCE 1 NAME:
SRC 1
SOURCE 1 PHASE CT:
None
SOURCE 1 GROUND CT:
None
SOURCE 1 PHASE VT:
None
SOURCE 1 AUX VT:
None
B30 Bus Differential System
V V ), while Clarke transformation of the
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ANGLE REF A
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2V V V
= – –
FREQUENCY A B C
Range: up to six alphanumeric characters
Range: None, F1, F5, F1+F5,... up to a combination of
any 6 CTs. Only Phase CT inputs are displayed.
Range: None, F1, F5, F1+F5,... up to a combination of
any 6 CTs. Only Ground CT inputs are displayed.
Range: None, F5, L5, S5
Only phase voltage inputs will be displayed.
Range: None, F5, L5, S5
Only auxiliary voltage inputs will be displayed.
5.4 SYSTEM SETUP
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5.4.3 SIGNAL SOURCES
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