ABB RELION REX640 Technical Manual page 1313

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The function is internally blocked if any phase current is higher than the set
Max operate current . When the internal blocking activates, the FAIL output is
deactivated immediately. The internal blocking is used for avoiding false operation
during a fault situation when the current transformers are saturated due to high
fault currents.
The value of the differential current is available in the monitored data view on
the LHMI or through other communication tools. The value is calculated with the
equation.
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I DIFF
The
The possible difference in the phase and reference current transformer ratios is
internally compensated by scaling I_REF with the value derived from the
current setting values. These setting parameters can be found in the Basic functions
section.
The activation of the BLOCK input deactivates the FAIL output immediately.
Timer
The timer is activated with the FAIL signal. The ALARM output is activated after a
fixed 200 ms delay. FAIL needs to be active during the delay.
When the internal blocking is activated, the FAIL output deactivates immediately.
However, the ALARM output deactivates after a fixed delay of three seconds.
The function resets when the differential current is below the start value and the
highest phase current is more than 5 percent of the nominal current (0.05 × In).
If the current falls to zero when the FAIL or ALARM outputs are active, the
deactivation of these outputs is prevented.
The activation of the BLOCK input deactivates the ALARM output.
6.2.6 Application
Open or short-circuited current transformer cores can cause unwanted operation
in many protection functions such as differential, earth-fault current and negative-
sequence current functions. When currents from two independent three-phase sets
of CTs or CT cores measuring the same primary currents are available, reliable
current circuit supervision can be arranged by comparing the currents from the two
sets. When an error in any CT circuit is detected, the protection functions concerned
can be blocked and an alarm given.
In case of high currents, the unequal transient saturation of CT cores with a
different remanence or saturation factor can result in differences in the secondary
currents from the two CT cores. An unwanted blocking of protection functions
during the transient stage must then be avoided.
The supervision function must be sensitive and have a short operation time to
prevent unwanted tripping from fast-acting, sensitive numerical protections in case
of faulty CT secondary circuits.
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I A I B I C
= + +
Start value setting is given in units of ×In of the phase current transformer.
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I REF
−
Supervision functions
(Equation 316)
Primary
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