ALSTOM 2014. All rights reserved.

2nd Remote
comm. port

Remote
comm. port

Local
Communication

Disturbance
Record

Fault records
Measurements

Self monitoring

87

50/51

50N/
51N

49

I
V
IE sen
IM

50BF

BC

85

79

PSL

LEDs

Neutral current
from parallel line
(if present)
conventional
signalling

1st Optic
port

2nd Optic protection

communication
port

available in all models

optional / model specific

Current Differential
Relay P54x

Ia

Differential
current

| I diff |

Ib
Ic

Trip
Percentage
bias k2
Percentage
bias k1
Restrain

IS1
IS2

| I diff | = | I a + I b + I c |
| I bias | = 0.5 ( |I a| + | I b| + | I c |)
The relay operates when
(1) For

I bias < I S2
I diff > k1 I bias + I S1

(2) For

I bias > I S2
I diff > k2 I bias

(k2 k1) I S2 + I S1

Bias current

| I bias |

87 Current differential
67/50/51 Directional overcurrent and earth fault
21
Single zone
distance

21 Two or three zone distance

A

Single or dual fiber optic communications

P543

P590

P540

P543

850nm
1300nm
1550nm
Electrical
interface

Multiplexed
link

P590

P540

P542

P541

P540

Optical fibers
P540

P540

Compliant IEE C37.94

P540

Optical fibers
Other protection
and telecommunication
equipment

P590

TM

PCM
MUX

Multiplexed
link

Optical fibers

Electrical
connections

P540
PCM
MUX
Other protection and
telecommunication
equipment

Multiplexed
link

1000

10 0

Operating
time (s)

10 0

Operating
time (s)

10

10
UK LTI
IEC SI

1
IEEE-MI

IEEE-VI

IEC VI

US CO2

IEC EI
0.1
1

10
Curren t (Multiple s of

100

I s)

US COB
IEEE-EI

0.1
1

10
Current (Multiple s of I s)

100

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