External Faults On C-2 - GE B30 Instruction Manual

CHAPTER 8: APPLICATION OF SETTINGS
Columns 6 and 7 of the table below summarize the DC saturation threat for the fault on C-1. CT-4, CT-6, CT-7, and CT-8 can
saturate due to the DC components and can generate spurious differential signal for both the North and South bus relays
depending on the bus configuration. The saturation does not occur before 5.02 ms and is detected by the Saturation
Detector.
The transient saturation of the CTs due to the DC component can be neglected when setting the slopes of the
characteristic as the saturation is detected and the relay uses the current directional principle. It must, however, be taken
into account when setting the high set (unbiased) differential element.
Table 8-4: External fault calculations on C-1
CT I (kA)
FAULT
CT-1 14.0
CT-2 0
CT-3 6.0
CT-4 5.0
CT-6 3.0
CT-7, CT-8 14.0

8.4.3 External faults on C-2

The following table presents the results of analysis of an external fault on circuit C-2 (C-2 is connected to the North bus; C-
3, C-4 and C-5 are connected to the South bus).
By comparing the secondary currents (column 3 in the following table) with the limits of linear operation for the CTs
(column 4 shown earlier in the Limits of Linear Operations of the CTs table) it is concluded that CT-2 will saturate during this
fault producing a spurious differential signal. All other CTs do not saturate due to the AC components. The amount of the
spurious differential current (magnetizing current of CT-2) can be calculated using the burden, magnetizing characteristic,
and the primary current of the said CT.
For I = 116.67 A, R = 1.23 Ω and the characteristic shown earlier in the Approximate CT Magnetizing Characteristics
s s
figure, the solution is I
magnetizing
The magnetizing current of the saturated CT-2 appears to the differential element protecting the North bus as a
differential signal of 27.69 A, while the restraint signal is the maximum of the bus currents (113.3 A). Consequently, the
higher slope of the characteristic should not be lower than 27.69 A / 113.3 A, or 24% and the pickup of the high-set
differential elements should not be lower than 27.69 A, or 2.77 pu.
Columns 6 and 7 of the following table summarize the DC saturation threat for the fault on C-2. CT-4, CT-6, CT-7, and CT-8
can saturate due to the DC components and can generate spurious differential signal for both the North and South bus
relays depending on the bus configuration. The saturation does not occur before 5.06 ms and is detected by the Saturation
Detector.
Table 8-5: External fault calculations on C-2
CT I (kA)
FAULT
CT-1 0
CT-2 14.0
CT-3 6.0
CT-4 5.0
CT-6 3.0
CT-7, CT-8 14.0
8.4.4 External faults on C-3
The following table presents the results of analysis of an external fault on circuit C-3 (C-3 is connected to the North bus; C-
4 and C-5 are connected to the South bus).
B30 BUS DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
I (A sec) T (ms)
FAULT DC
116.67 40
0.00 N/A
25.00 5
25.00 30
15.00 40
58.33 40
= 27.69 A, I = 113.3 A.
relay
I (A sec) T (ms)
FAULT DC
0.00 N/A
116.67 40
25.00 5
25.00 30
15.00 40
58.33 40
SLOPES AND HIGH SET THRESHOLD
AC saturation DC saturation
Yes Yes
No No
No No
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
AC saturation DC saturation
No No
Yes Yes
No No
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
t (ms)
SAT
5.02
N/A
N/A
26.37
61.50
9.44
t (ms)
SAT
8
N/A
5.06
N/A
26.37
61.50
9.44
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