AUTO-RECLOSING

80 to 90% of faults on Transmission Lines are of Transient nature (As voltage level increases, the %age becomes low) as of Insulator Flash Over etc. If Line is tripped and time is allowed for the fault arc to de-ionize, re-closure of the circuit breaker will result in the line being successfully re-energised.

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Auto-Reclosing is carried out by Auto-Reclose Relay (Separate or built-in protection Relay). Auto-Reclosing helps in improvement in continuity of supply.

Auto-Reclosing is never carried out on Transformers.

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Auto-Reclose Schemes (most commonly used) For transmission lines up to 132kV,3 pole tripping / 3 pole closing is used for all types of faults in Zone-1. For faults in Zone-2 and above, Auto-Reclosing is Blocked.

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Auto-Reclose Schemes (most commonly used) For HV and EHV lines, single pole tripping/ single pole closing, three pole tripping, Three pole closing and lockout scheme is used. For phase to phase faults, Three pole tripping, Three pole closing and lockout is used.

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SOME DEFINITIONS LOCK-OUT
A feature of an auto-reclose scheme which after final tripping of the circuit breaker,

prevents further auto-reclosing. HIGH SPEED RECLOSING

If a circuit breaker is automatically reclosed with in One second after a fault trip operation, it is called High Speed Reclosing.

LOW SPEED RECLOSING

If a circuit breaker auto-reclosing is delayed for a time in access of One second, it is called Low Speed Reclosing.

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SOME DEFINITIONS

DEAD TIME (System)

The time between the fault arc being extinguished and the circuit breaker contacts remaking.

RECLAIM TIME
The time following a successful closing operation, measured from the instant the auto-reclose relay closing contacts make, which must elapse before the auto-reclose relay will initiate a reclosing sequence in the event of a further fault incident.

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