Protection Application Example

380 kV OHL

In this example the minimum operating voltage is 85% of nominal voltage:

Setting < 0.8 * 0.85 * 400kV/380kV * 100/√3

< 41

Therefore apply a setting of 40 V.

1132A Seal-in Time after ALL closures: When the feeder is energised the switch on
to fault (SOTF) protection functions are activated. The line closure detection
conditions are set with parameter 1135 below. This seal in time setting
applies to all line closure detections other than the manual close binary input
condition. This direct detection of circuit breaker closing responds almost at
the same instant as the primary circuit breaker contact closing. A fairly short
seal in time can therefore be set here to allow for pickup of the desired
protection functions.
In this application only the distance protection will be used for switch on to
fault so that a setting of 0.05 sec is sufficient.

1134 Recognition of Line Closure with: As stated above (1132) the recognition of
line closure is important for the switch on to fault protection functions. If the
manual close binary input is assigned in the matrix, it will be one of the line
closure detection criteria. If other circuit breaker closing conditions such as
auto-reclose or remote closing are applied then it is advisable to apply an
additional criteria for line closure detection. In the table below the
prerequisites for application of the individual conditions are marked with X.

1134: Recognition of Manual Close BI CB aux VT on Line

Line Closure with: allocated in Matrix allocated in side of CB
Matrix
Manual Close BI X
Voltage X
Current flow Always valid Always valid Always valid
CB aux X
Table 4: Prerequisites for application of individual conditions in Parameter 1134
In this example, the manual close binary input and CB aux contacts are not
allocated in the Matrix, so the conditions Voltage and Current flow can be
used for line closure detection. Therefore the setting Current or Voltage or
Manual Close BI is applied. Note that the inclusion of Manual close is of no
consequence because the binary input is not allocated in the matrix.

1135 RESET of Trip Command: The trip command duration must always be long
enough to allow the circuit breaker auxiliary contacts to interrupt the current
flowing through the trip coil. The most reliable method for sealing in the trip
command is the detection of current flow in the primary circuit through the
CB. The auxiliary contact status may be used as an additional condition. This
is helpful when trip commands are issued in the absence of primary current
flow, e.g. during testing or by protection functions that do not respond to
current flow such as voltage or frequency protection.

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