Single-Phase And Three-Phase Autoreclose - GE P4A Technical Manual

P54A/B/C/E
Single-phase Autoreclosing is permitted only for the first shot of an Autoreclose cycle. In a multi-shot Autoreclose
cycle the second and subsequent trips will always be three-phase.
For multi-phase faults, you can use the Multi Phase AR setting in the AUTORECLOSE column to configure the
following options:
● Allow Autoreclose for all fault types (Allow Autoclose)
Block Autoreclose for 2-phase and 3-phase faults (BAR 2 and 3 ph)
●
Block Autoreclose for 3-phase faults (BAR 3 Phase)
●
5.5.1

SINGLE-PHASE AND THREE-PHASE AUTORECLOSE

Single-phase Autoreclose Only
If single-phase Autoreclose is enabled, the logic allows only a single shot Autoreclose. For a single-phase fault, the
single phase dead timer SP AR Dead Time starts, and the DDB signal CB AR 1pole in prog is asserted, which
indicates that single-phase Autoreclose is in progress. In this case, for a multi-phase fault the logic triggers a
three-phase trip and goes to lockout.
Three-phase Autoreclose Only
During three-phase Autoreclose, for any fault, the three-phase dead timers: 3P AR DT Shot 1, 3P AR DT Shot 2, 3P
AR DT Shot 3 and 3P AR DT Shot 4 are started and the DDB signal CB AR 3pole in prog is asserted, which indicates
that three-phase Autoreclose is in progress.
If three-phase only Autoreclose is enabled, the logic forces a three-phase trip by setting the DDB signal AR Force 3
pole for any single-phase fault.
Single-phase and Three-phase Autoreclose
With single-phase and three-phase Autoreclose enabled then, if the first fault is a single-phase fault the single-
phase dead time SP AR Dead Time is started and the single-phase Autoreclose in progress signal is asserted. If the
first fault is a multi-phase fault the three phase dead timer 3P AR DT Shot 1 is started and the three-phase
Autoreclose in progress signal is asserted. If set to allow more than one reclose (AR Shots >'1') then any
subsequent faults are converted to three-phase trips by setting the force three-pole tripping signal. The three-
phase dead times 3P AR DT Shot 2, 3P AR DT Shot 3 and 3P AR DT Shot 4 (Dead Times 2, 3, 4) are started for the
2nd, 3rd and 4th trips (shots) respectively. The DDB signal AR 3pole in prog is asserted. If a single-phase fault
evolves to a multi-phase fault during the single-phase dead time (SP AR Dead Time), single-phase Autoreclose is
stopped. The single-phase Autoreclose in progress signal is reset, the three-phase Autoreclose in progress signal is
set, and the three-phase dead timer 3P AR DT Shot 1 is started.
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