Time Selectivity - Siemens SENTRON VL Series System Manual

Zone Selective Interlocking
5.1 ZSI
5.1.3

Time selectivity

One method of achieving this aim in the short-circuit or ground fault is time selectivity of the
circuit breakers.
Figure 5-1
This means each level of the circuit breaker receives another time delay (t
direction of the incoming supply. Tripping of the circuit breakers that are further removed
from the short-circuit is thus delayed and the circuit breaker closest to the short-circuit is
given time to switch the short-circuit off.
The disadvantage of such a system, however, is that one short-circuit trip is always delayed
and that there is a long delay in switching off a short-circuit close to the infeed, and the plant
is thus loaded with the short-circuit current for longer than necessary. This can require
increased dimensioning of the system.
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Example of time selectivity
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