GE L30 Instruction Manual page 368

5.7 CONTROL ELEMENTS
To ensure element accuracy for high overcurrent conditions, the maximum value of I/(k x I
istically it is exceeding this value.
The reset time of the thermal overload protection element is also time delayed using following formula:
In the above equation,
• τ = thermal protection trip time constant.
rst
• T is a minimum reset time setting
min
5
The thermal overload protection element estimates accumulated thermal energy E using the following equations calculated
each power cycle. When current is greater than the pickup level, I
When current is less than the dropout level, I
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
τ × ---------------------------- -
t ln 
=
rst rst

Figure 5–109: IEC 255-8 SAMPLE OPERATE AND RESET CURVES
E E
=
n n 1
> 0.97 × k × I
n
L30 Line Current Differential System
2
( ) 
kI
B
 T
+
min
2 2

I ( kI )
–
B
> k × I , element starts increasing the thermal energy:
n B
t Δ
-------------- -
+
– t
op In ( )
, the element starts decreasing the thermal energy:
B
5 SETTINGS
) is limited to 8, even when real-
B
(EQ 5.25)
(EQ 5.26)
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