ABB Remote I/O RIO600 Installation And Commissioning Manual page 113

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RIO600
Installation and Commissioning Manual
the network where overcurrent fault detection supports the directional overcurrent
principle. To determine the direction of fault, directional earth-fault requires a
reference, known as polarizing quantity against which residual current can be
compared. This polarizing quantity can be either a zero sequence voltage or negative
sequence voltage, depending on the network. SIM8F module supports zero sequence
voltage.
Relay characteristic angle
The Characteristic angle known as Relay Characteristic Angle (RCA), Relay Base
Angle or Maximum Torque Angle (MTA), is used in the "Phase angle" mode to turn
the directional characteristic, if the expected fault current angle does not coincide with
the polarizing quantity to produce the maximum torque. That is, RCA is the angle
between the maximum torque line and polarizing quantity. If the polarizing quantity
is in phase with the maximum torque line, RCA is 0°. The angle is positive if operating
current lags the polarizing quantity and negative if it leads the polarizing quantity.
Example 1
If the "Phase angle" mode is selected, the compensated network (ϕ
Characteristic angle = 0°.
Maximum torque line
Characteristic angle = 0°
Forward operating zone
Min forward angle
Non-operating zone
Max reverse angle
Min operate
current
Backward operating zone
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Figure 59: Definition of the relay characteristic angle, RCA = 0° in a
compensated network
Example 2
-Uo (Polarizing quantity)
Io (Operating quantity)
Max forward angle
Min reverse angle
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= 0°) and
RCA
Zero torque line
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