01

Selection Table for VAMP Protection Relays

VTEN018 / 03.2014

Type of fault

ANSI

IEC Symbol

Protection function/measurement

Short circuit

50/51

3I>

Three-phase non-directional overcurrent, lowset stage, definite or inverse time

50/51

3l>>

Three-phase non-directional overcurrent, highset stage, definite time

50/51

3I'>

Three-phase non-directional overcurrent, highset stage, definite or inverse time (secondary

side)

50/51

3l'>>

Three-phase non-directional overcurrent, highset stage, definite time (secondary side)

50/51

3l>>>

Three-phase non-directional overcurrent, highset stage, definite time

67 or 50/51

3l>

67 or 50/51

Three-phase directional or non dir. o/c, low-set

stage, definite or inverse time

3l>>

Three-phase directional or non dir. o/c, highset stage, definite or inverse time

67 or 50/51

3I>>>

Three-phase directional or non dir. o/c, highset stage, definite time

67 or 50/51

3I>>>>

Three-phase directional or non dir. o/c, highset stage, definite time

21/21N

Z<

50N/51N

I0>/ SEF

Non-directional earth-fault, low-set stage,

sensitive, definite or inverse time

50N/51N

I0>>

Non-directional earth-fault, high-set stage,

definite time

50N/51N

I0>>>

Non-directional earth-fault, high-set stage,

definite time

50N/51N

I0>>>>

Non-directional earth-fault, high-set stage,

definite time

67N-IEF

I0T

Intermittent transient earth-fault protection

67N or 50N/51N

I0>/ SEF

Directional or non dir. earth-fault, low-set

stage, sensitive, definite or inverse time

67N or 50N/51N

I0>>

Directional or non dir. earth-fault, high-set

stage, definite or inverse time

59N

U 0>

Residual overvoltage, low-set stage

59N

U0>>

Residual overvoltage, high-set stage

59N

U0>>>

Residual overvoltage, high-set stage

50N/51N

REF

49M

T>

Three-phase thermal overload (motors &

generators)

49F

T>

Three-phase thermal overload (feeders &

cables)

49T

T>

Three-phase thermal overload (transformers)

59

1U>/3U>

One-/Three-phase overvoltage, low-set stage

59

1U>>/3U>>

One-/Three-phase overvoltage, high-set stage

59

1U>>>/3U>>>

One-/Three-phase overvoltage, high-set stage

59

3U>>>>

Three-phase overvoltage, high-set stage

59

3U>>>>>

Three-phase overvoltage, high-set stage

27

1U</3U<

One-/Three-phase undervoltage, low-set stage

27

1U<</3U<<

One-/Three-phase undervoltage, high-set

stage

27

1U<<</3U<<<

One-/Three-phase undervoltage,
instantaneous stage

Distance protection, 5 zones polygonal

characteristic

(1 also for transformer differential protection

Earth-fault

Overload

Voltage

Restricted earth fault (application)

VAMP 321

VAMP 221

VAMP 121

VAMP 120

VAMP 265 M

VAMP 300M,
analog card
B, C, D

Arc protection

VAMP 265 (1

VAMP 257

VAMP 255

VAMP 230

VAMP 210

VAMP 52

VAMP 40

VAMP 300F,
analog card
B,C,D

Machine protection

VAMP 259

VAMP 257

VAMP 255

VAMP 230

VAMP 59

VAMP 55

VAMP 52

VAMP 40

Protection and measurement

VAMP 50

Feeder protection

02

Type of fault

Other functions

IEC Symbol

Protection function/measurement

27

3U<<<<

Three-phase undervoltage, instantaneous

stage

27

3U<<<<<

Three-phase undervoltage, instantaneous

stage

27P

U1<

1st positive sequence undervoltage stage for

generator applications

27P

U1<<

2nd positive sequence undervoltage stage for

generator applications

27P

U1<<<

3rd positive sequence undervoltage stage for

generator applications

Negative sequence overvoltage

U2>, U2>>, U2>>>

59C

U 0>

50ARC/ 50NARC

Capacitor overvoltage protection

3 I> / I0>, L>

Electrical arc protection stage; point sensors

optional, (in VAMP 321 also fiber)

50ARC/ 50NARC

3 I> / I0>, L>

Electrical arc protection with point sensor; I/O

units

50ARC/ 50NARC

3 I> / I0>, L>

Electrical arc protection with fiber or current

sensor I/O units

79

OI

68

Magnetising inrush

Phase unbalance protection (secondary side)

47

I2>>

Phase sequence / incorrect phase sequence

protection
Excessive starting time
Loss of load / under current protection

86

Latched trip

87

3 I>

Three phase biased differential stage, low-set

stage, 2nd harmonic blocking, 5th harmonic
blocking

87

3 I>>

Three phase differential stage, high-set stage

Restart inhibit

Loss of excitation protection

32

P<,P<<

One-/Three-phase reverse power and

underpower protection
Volts / hertz overexcitation protection

VAMP 321

VAMP 221

24

Uf>, Uf>>

50BF

CBFP

81H/ 81L

f ><, f >><<

Overfrequency and underfrequency protection

81H/ 81L

f >>><<<

Overfrequency and underfrequency protection

81L

f<, f<<

Underfrequency protection

81L

f<<<

Underfrequency protection

81R

df/dt

Rate of change of frequency (ROCOF)

protection

21

Z<, Z<<

51V

IV>

25

f, U,

Circuit breaker failure protection

X<, X<<

Underexcitation protection

Q<

40

100% stator earth fault protection

40

I'2>

VAMP 121

46

VAMP 120

VAMP 300M,
analog card
B, C, D

VAMP 265 M

VAMP 265 (1

VAMP 255

VAMP 257

Current unbalance protection (in motor mode)

Voltage restrained or controlled overcurrent

protection

Synchrocheck

Under-impedance protection, circle

characteristic

Incomer short circuit fault locator, Feeder fault

locator

99

I2>

21FL

46

U0f3>

Current unbalance protection (in feeder mode)

66

I2 / I1>

3I<

46

64F3

Inrush and cold load detection

If2>

37

Arc protection

Auto-reclosure

68F2

48

VAMP 230

VAMP 210

VAMP 52

VAMP 40

VAMP 300F,
analog card
B,C,D

VAMP 259

VAMP 257

VAMP 255

VAMP 230

VAMP 59

VAMP 55

VAMP 52

Machine protection

ANSI

47

Arc protection

VAMP 40

Protection and measurement

VAMP 50

Feeder protection

8 Programmable stages

DR

Disturbance recorder

68F5

If5>

Transformer overexcitation

50NC/51NC

Iocap>

Capacitor bank protection

Three-phase current

Type of measurement
Primary current

3I
3dI>

3I0

Zero sequence current

I2

Current balance

IL
Primary voltage

Three-phase differential current

U/3U
U0
U2/U1

Average and maximum demand current

one-/Three-phase and line voltages

Zero sequence voltage

Relative voltage unbalance

03

System frequency

Power

Active power

(*)

(*)

(*)

Reactive power

(*)

(*)

(*)

Apparent power

(*)

(*)

(*)

Active energy

(*)

(*)

(*)

Reactive energy, exported/imported

(*)

(*)

(*)

Power factor

(*)

(*)

(*)

2nd to 15th and THD of phase currents

2nd to 15th and THD of measured voltages

Voltage sags / swells

20

Eq+, EqPF

Power factor
Harmonics

Voltage sags / swells

VAMP 321

VAMP 300M,
analog card
B, C, D

VAMP 265 M

VAMP 265 (1

VAMP 257

VAMP 255

VAMP 230

VAMP 210

VAMP 52

VAMP 40

VAMP 300F,
analog card
B,C,D

VAMP 259

VAMP 257

VAMP 255

VAMP 230

VAMP 59

VAMP 55

VAMP 52

E+, E-

Protection function/measurement

Frequency

Energy

VAMP 221

IEC Symbol

Arc protection

VAMP 121

ANSI

Machine protection

VAMP 120

Type of fault

VAMP 40

Protection and measurement

VAMP 50

Feeder protection

Analog mA output, 1 channel

AO

Any measured or calculated value, freely

scalable, Optional

Analog mA output, 4 channels

AO

Any measured or calculated value, freely

scalable, Optional

(*) : Based on one-phase voltage measurement

Control
Number of digital inputs, max

Digital inputs

20

28

28

Number of binary inputs (arc protection)

Outputs relays

40

28

40
3

Number of trip relays, max

20

20

Number of alarm relays

Number of arc protection trip relays, < 7 ms

3
4

Number of semicontactor outputs, <1 ms

Number of binary outputs (arc flash protection)

Object status indication

Single line diagram, 8 objects

Local and remote control

Number of controllable objects

Interlocking and logic

Configurable

TCS

Trip Circuit Supervision

TCS

Trip Circuit Supervision with DI for T5...T8

(2

Condition monitoring
Trip circuit

CT Supervision

CT Supervision
VT Supervision

60

CB Wear

(2 (2

VT Supervision/ Fuse failure supervision

Breaker wear

(2

(2

(2: option (T5)

Communication
IEC 60870-5-101 TCP

IEC 60870-5-101

IEC 60870-5-103

Modbus TCP

Modbus RTU

Profibus DP

DNP 3.0

DNP TCP

Ethernet IP

SPA-bus communication

DeviceNet

TCP / IP

Human-Machine-Communication, display

Human-Machine-Communication, PC

Selfsupervision

Annunciating, event generating and value recording

Measurement and parameter display

IEC 61850

General functions

Schneider Electric Industries SAS

As standards, specifications and designs change from time
to time, please ask for confirmation of the information given
in thhis publication
Design: Schneider Electric Industries SAS - Sonovision
Photos: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
Printed: Altavia Connexion - Made in France

NRJED313449EN

2013 Schneider Electric Industries SAS - All rights reserved

Real time clock

Year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds,

milliseconds