ABB REQ650 Applications Manual page 118

Section 6
Current protection
112
A1
I>
t=0 t=t
1
The fault Protection
occurs B1 trips
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Figure 55: Sequence of events during fault
where:
• t=0 is when the fault occurs.
• t=t1 is when the trip signal from the overcurrent protection at IED B1 is sent to the
circuit breaker. The operation time of this protection is
• t1, t=t2 is when the circuit breaker at IED B1 opens. The circuit breaker opening
time is t2 - t1.
• t=t3 is when the overcurrent protection at IED A1 resets. The protection resetting
time is t3 - t2.
To ensure that the overcurrent protection at IED A1, is selective to the overcurrent
protection at IED B1, the minimum time difference must be larger than the time t
There are uncertainties in the values of protection operation time, breaker opening
time and protection resetting time. Therefore a safety margin has to be included. With
normal values the needed time difference can be calculated according to equation 19.
D ³ + +
t 40 ms 100 ms
EQUATION1266 V1 EN
where it is considered that:
• the operate time of overcurrent protection B1 is 40 ms
• the breaker open time is 100 ms
• the resetting time of protection A1 is 40 ms
• the additional margin is 40 ms
B1
I>
t=t t=t
2
Breaker at Protection
B1 opens A1 resets
+ =
40 ms 40 ms 220 ms
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Time axis
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3
(Equation 24)