Type MVAJ

Tripping and Control Relays

Type MVAJ Tripping and Control Relays
Figure 1: Type MVAJ relay withdrawn from case
Features
• High speed operation
• High and low burden alternatives
• Low burden models suitable for
ac and dc operation
• Models surge proof against high
capacitance discharge currents in
the dc supply system, are
available
• Control relays immune to ac can
be supplied
Models Available
Type MVAJ relays may broadly be
divided into three groups:
• High burden tripping relays
complying with ESI 48-4 Class
EB2
• Low burden tripping relays which
comply with ESI 48-4 Class EB1
• Control relays which meet
the requirements of
National Grid Company
SPEC.NGTS 2.19:1996
Table 1 lists the general
characteristics and includes
information on how the relay burden
is modified at, or just after
operation. ‘Economy’ indicates that
the burden is reduced to a low
value.
Instantaneous cut off is a feature of
some hand and electrically reset
elements and reduces the burden to
zero, whilst others incorporate a
time delay to enable series elements
to operate. This time delay is 40ms
to 60ms in all cases except that of
the types MVAJ 26 and 56 in which
the delay is 2s. All low burden
relays are suitable for ac or dc
operation. All high burden relays
are for dc operation only.
Application
High Burden Tripping Relays Types
MVAJ 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58
and 59
These relays are suitable for use in
high security circuit breaker tripping
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circuits. In particular they can be
used in distributed tripping or
control relay contact logic schemes,
where the initiating contact may be
remote from the relay. The relays
have a high burden which is either
cut off at operation or economised
to a low figure, either
instantaneously or after a time
delay.
The high burden provides immunity
to capacitance discharge currents,
which can result at the inception of
an earth fault on battery wiring and
immunity to the subsequent leakage
current.
The high burden also permits the
use of supervision relays such as
type MVAX where the wiring is at
risk and provides reliable operation
of series elements such as repeat
relays type MCAA. For the latter
purpose type MVAJ relays can be
provided with a time delayed
economising feature.
 Relay Contact AC/DC Operation Cut off Specifications Group Outgoing contacts Case size
type mechanism operation indicator single double single double
stack stack stack stack
MVAJ 11 SR AC/DC H/R Economy ESI48-4 EB1 Low burden 5 10 4 4
MVAJ 13 HR AC/DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 5 10 2 4
MVAJ 14 ER AC/DC H/SR Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 5* 10* 2 4
MVAJ 15 H/ER AC/DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 5* 10* 2 4
MVAJ 17 SR AC/DC H/R Economy NGC SPEC.
NGTS 3.6.3:1992 Low burden 5 – 4 –
MVAJ 21 SR DC H/R Economy ESI48-4EB2 High burden 5 10 4 4
MVAJ 23 HR DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 4 10 2 4
MVAJ 24 ER DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 4* 9 2 4
MVAJ 25 H/ER DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 4* 9 2 4
MVAJ 26 SR DC H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 5 10 4 4
Economy
MVAJ 27 HR DC H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 9 4
MVAJ 28 ER DC H.R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 8 4
MVAJ 29 H/ER DC H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 8 4
MVAJ 34 ER DC S/R Instantaneous NGC SPEC. Control 7 4
NGTS 2.19:1996 in/out
4 stacks
MVAJ 41 SR AC/DC H/R Economy ESI48-4EB1 Lowburden 20 Contacts
MVAJ 43 HR AC/DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Low burden 20 Contacts
MVAJ 44 ER AC/DC H/SR Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Lowburden * 18 Contacts
MVAJ 45 H/ER AC/DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB1 Lowburden * 18 Contacts All in
MVAJ 51 SR DC H/R Economy ESI48-4EB2 Highburden 20 Contacts size 8
MVAJ 53 HR DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 20 Contacts cases
MVAJ 54 ER DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 18 Contacts
MVAJ 55 H/ER DC H/R Instantaneous ESI48-4EB2 High burden 18 Contacts
MVAJ 56 SR DC H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB High burden 20 Contacts
Economy
MVAJ 57 HR DC H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 18 Contacts
MVAJ 58 ER DC H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 16 Contacts
MVAJ 59 H/ER DC H/R Time delay ESI48-4EB2 High burden 16 Contacts
KEY SR - Self reset HR - Hand reset ER - Electrical reset H/ER - Hand/electrical reset H/SR - Hand/self reset
Note: Relay types indicated * do not have continuously rated reset coils or internally wired cut-off contacts. If required, one pair of
outgoing contacts may be wired externally for this duty; this will obviously reduce the number of available contacts.

Table 1: List of MVAJ types available

Low burden tripping relays circuit to be connected directly to Description

types MVAJ 11, 13, 14, 15,
41, 43, 44, 45
These relays are suitable for
applications where immunity to
capacitance discharge and high
minimum operation currents are not
required.
Low burden self-reset tripping
relay type MVAJ 17
The type MVAJ 17 is a low burden
self-resetting tripping relay which
complies with the provisions of
NGC SPEC. NGTS3.63:1996.
Its main feature is the facility which
allows the economising element
the dc supply via case terminals.
Since this reduces the necessary
break duty on the associated
protection output relay, this feature
is particularly useful when several
tripping relays are operated in
parallel.
Control relay type MVAJ 34
This is a dual-rated electrically reset
relay, the main function of which is
to switch protection and auto-
reclosing equipment in and out of
service from a remote point via pilot
wires. It complies with NGC SPEC.
NGTS2.19:1996.
High burden tripping relays
types MVAJ 21, 23, 24,25, 26,
27, 28, 29, 51, 53, 54, 55,
56, 57, 58 and 59
All relays use common standardised
parts. Versions have one, two or
four contact stacks depending upon
the number of output contacts
required.
Types MVAJ 21, 51 high
burden self-resetting relays
These relays use a contact on the
main contact stack to energise a
separate, rear-mounted economising

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element. After operation this reduces
the burden by switching in
resistance in series with the main
element and switching out shunt
resistance.
Figure 2 shows a typical circuit
diagram for self-resetting relays of
this type with high speed economy.
When the main attracted armature
unit RL1 is energised by the
protection contact PR, a contact
RL1-a energises auxiliary element
RL2. When contacts RL2-a and RL2-b
open, resistor R4 is put in series with
RL1 while the circuit to resistor R2 is
broken.
Types MVAJ 23, 24, 25, 53,
54, 55 high burden tripping
relays with instantaneous
cut-off
These relays incorporate a break
contact in series with the operate
coil. Located on the main contact
stack, it is arranged to break the
coil circuit once the relay
mechanism has completely
operated. This reduces the relay
burden to zero as soon as
mechanical latching of the contacts
has occurred.
Types MVAJ 23 and 53 hand reset
whilst the types MVAJ 24 and 54
have a second coil which, when
energised, unlatches the relay
resetting mechanism. Types MVAJ
25 and 55 may be reset either by
hand or electrically, by means of the
same design of mechanism.
See Figure 3.
Type MVAJ 26 and 56 time
delay on drop-off relays
The types MVAJ 26 and 56 relays
have been specially designed for
applications requiring a tripping
relay which is self-resetting after a
nominal delay of 2 seconds.
This relay may be used, for
example, for intertripping between
the higher voltage and lower
voltage circuit breakers of a large
three phase power transformer.
This may become necessary when
the higher voltage circuit breaker is
tripped after a heavy internal fault,
by protection which cannot
conveniently provide an auxiliary
contact with a dwell time long
enough to ensure correct tripping of
the lower voltage circuit breaker.
Typically the relay is initiated by
transformer protection, such as
overall differential, restricted earth
fault, and Buchholz relays, in
arrangements where both the HV
and LV circuit breakers are to be
tripped simultaneously.
The HV circuit breaker may be
expected to trip more quickly than
the LV breaker. So the tripping
signal is maintained by the delayed
resetting, to ensure complete
clearance by the LV circuit breaker,
even though the fault may have
been cleared largely by the HV
circuit breaker and the protection
has started to reset.
The MVAJ 26 and 56 relays can
accept either a fleeting initiation or
persistent initiation. With the latter,
the relay will provide a tripping
signal of corresponding duration
plus the 2 seconds delay.

Left hand Right hand Combination of output contacts

Note 1 Combination L. Hand R. Hand
14 13 2 1 10M 7 1
(a) CT shorting links make 16 15 4 3
before (b) & (c) disconnect 17 6 5 9M 1B 7 2
A 19 8 7
21 10 9 8M 2B 7 3
(b) Short terminals break before (c) 23 12 11 7M 3B 7 4
6M 4B 7 5
(c) Long terminals
5M 5B 7 6
RL2-A R1 RL1 (OP) 4M 6B 8 4
10
3M 7B 8 5
R4 RL2-B R2 2M 8B 8 6
Case earth
1 2 Rear mounted facing rear
3 4 viewed from front Output contacts to module terminals
5 6 Contact
Module terminals
7 8 stack
9 10 A B L. hand 13 15 17 19 21 23 14 16
11 12
R. hand 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12
13 14
1 M M M M M M
15 16 RL1-A R3
RL2 2 M M M B M M
17 18
PR 27
19 20 + 3 B M M B M M
21 22 4 B M M B B M
23 24 5 B B M B B M
25 26
6 B B M B B B
27 28 Vx 7 M M M M
V
8 B B M B
Module terminal block Contact Description
viewed from rear _ 28
M : Make
B : Break

Figure 2: MVAJ 21 self-reset with instantaneous economy (high burden)

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The relay consists of a main When the contact PR is closed, Low burden tripping relays
attracted armature element with a relays RL1 (operate) and RL2(t) types MVAJ 11, 13, 14, 15,
hand reset operation indicator and operate. After operation the current 41, 43, 44, 45
one electromagnet with two contact in the coil of RL1 (operate) is
These are low burden versions of
stacks. maintained by contact RL2-a;
types MVAJ 21, 23, 24, 25, 51,
contacts RL1-a and RL1-b open,
Types MVAJ 27, 28, 29, 57, 53, 54 and 55 relays respectively.
whilst RL1-c closes.
58, 59 relays with time They comply with the less onerous
The opening of RL1-a causes relay
delayed drop-off. requirements of ESI 48-4, Class
RL2(t) to start to reset. This resetting
EB1.
These relays are hand reset, is delayed by 40-60ms by means of
electrically reset and hand/ a copper slug fitted to the front of
electrically reset respectively and all RL2(t). When RL2(t) resets, RL2-a
have time delayed cut-off circuits. opens, reducing the current through
The burden is reduced to zero 40/ RL1 (operate) coil to zero.
60ms after energisation by the use The relay is now latched
of a second attracted armature mechanically into the operated
element mounted in the rear of the state. It may now be reset via an
case. This time delay allows ample external contact or push-button
time for any flagging or auxiliary which energises the RL1 (reset) coil
element in series with the tripping via the closed contact RL1-c.
relay to operate before cut-off.
Figure 4 shows a typical circuit
diagram for an electrically reset trip
relay with time delayed cut-off
feature.

Case earth Front mounted facing front Front mounted facing front
viewed from front viewed from front Table 1
1 2 29 30
Left hand Right hand Left hand Right hand Combination of output contacts
3 4 31 32
5 6 33 34 RL1 RL2
42 41 30 29 14 13 2 1
7 8 35 36 44 43 32 31 16 15 4 3 Combination R. L. R. L.
9 10
45 34 33 17 6 5 Hand Hand Hand Hand
37 38 47 36 35 19 8 7
A A
11 12 39 40 38 37 10 9 18M 1 2 1 2
B 40 39 B 12 11
13 14 41 42
15 16 43 44 Table 2
17 18 45 46 Vx Output module to module terminals
19 20 47 48
RL1-A Contact Module terminals
21 22 49 50 PR 27 R1 (OP) RL2 (OP) 28 stack
RL1
23 24 51 52 9 9 LH 41 43 45 47 42 44
25 26 53 54
RL2-A RL1
RH 29 31 33 35 37 39 30 32 34 36 38 40
27 28 55 56
LH 13 15 17 19 14 16
RL2 13 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12
RH
Module terminal block 1 M M M M M M
viewed from rear Reset 25 RL1-B (Reset) 26
RL1 2 M M M
RL2-B 2 M M M
(Reset)
RL2
Contact description
M : Make
B : Break
Note 1
(a) CT shorting links make Note:
before (b) & (c) disconnect The numbers quoted in table 1
are for L. hand and R. hand stacks on RL1 and
(b) Short terminals break before (c) RL2. The code numbers used are for cross
references to module terminals in table 2.
(c) Long terminals

Figure 3: MVAJ 55 hand and electrically reset (high burden)

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 Combination of output contacts
Front mounted facing front
Combination L. Hand R. Hand
viewed from front
Left hand Right hand 8M 8 1
7M 1B 8 2
A 13 2 1 6M 2B 8 3
15 4 3
17 6 5 5M 3B 8 4
Case earth B 19 8 7
10 9 4M 4B 8 5
C 12 11
1 2 Vx 3M 5B 8 6
3 4 + – 2M 6B 8 7
5 6 1M 7B 9 6
7 8 PR 27 RL1-B R1 RL1 (OP) 28 8B 9 7
9 10 8
11 12
RL2-A R2
13 14 Output contacts to module terminals
15 16
Contact
17 18 Module terminals
Reset 25 RL1-C (Reset) 26 stack
19 20 RL1
8 L. hand 13 15 17 19
21 22
Rear mounted facing rear R. hand 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12
23 24
25 26
1 M M M M M M
27 28 2 M M M B M M
A 3 B M M B M M
4 B M M B B M
Module terminal block RL1-A R3 (t) 5 B B M B B M
viewed from rear RL2
6 B B M B B B
Note 1 7 B B B B B B
8 M M
(a) CT shorting links make
before (b) & (c) disconnect 9 B B

(b) Short terminals break before (c) Contact Description

M : Make
(c) Long terminals B : Break

Figure 4: MVAJ 28 electrically reset with time delayed cut off (high burden)

Table 1
Front mounted facing front Combination of output contacts
viewed from front Combination L. Hand R. Hand
Case earth Left hand Right hand 10M 7 1
1 2 9M 1B 7 2
14 13 2 1
3 4 15 4 3 8M 2B 7 3
16
5 6 17 6 5
19 8 7 7M 3B 7 4
7 8 A 21 10 9 6M 4B 7 5
9 10 23 12 11
11 12 5M 5B 7 6
13 14 4M 6B 8 4
15 16 RL1-A R1 (OP) 3M 7B 8 5
RL1
17 18 10 2M 8B 8 6
19 20 PR 27
21 22
23 24 Table 2
25 26 Output contacts to module terminals
27 28
Contact
Vx stack
Module terminals
V
L. hand 13 15 17 19 21 23 14 16
Module terminal block
viewed from rear R. hand 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12
28
1 M M M M M M
2 M M M B M M
Notes 3 B M M B M M
1. (a) CT shorting links make 2. Resistor fitted on 220/250V 4 B M M B B M
before (b) & (c) disconnect versions only 5 B B M B B M

(b) Short terminals break before (c) 3. The numbers quoted for L. hand 6 B B M B B B
and R. hand stacks in table1 are 7 M M M M
(c) Long terminals code numbers used for cross 8 B B M B
references to module terminals in
table 2 Contact Description
M : Make
B : Break

Figure 5: MVAJ 13 hand reset (low burden)

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Technical Data
Ratings
All relays except MVAJ 17. Rated Operative range
and MVAJ 34 voltage (V)
(Vx)
24/27 14.4 – 32.4
30/34* 18 – 40.8
48/54* 28.8 – 64.8
110/125* 66 – 150
220/250 122 – 300
MVAJ 17 110/125 66 – 150
MVAJ 34 dual rated 0Ω pilot 200Ω pilot
48/54 37.5 – 60 46 – 56
110/125 87.5 – 137.5 87.5 – 137.5
220/250 122 – 286 175 – 275
*These ranges only are applicable to ESI 48-4

Burdens
Burden (W)
To operate Operated To reset Minimum
Relay Single Double Single Double operating
type stack stack stack stack current (mA)
MVAJ 11 25 50 10 – – 25
MVAJ 13 25 50 – – – 25
MVAJ 14 25 50 – 15 25 25
MVAJ 15 25 50 – 15 25 25
MVAJ 17 25 (See Note 2 below) 25
MVAJ 21 150 150 10 – – 100
MVAJ 23 150 150 – – – 100
MVAJ 24 150 150 – 50 50 100
MVAJ 25 150 150 – 50 50 100
MVAJ 26 150 150 12.5 – – 100
MVAJ 27 – 150 – – – 100
MVAJ 28 – 150 – – 50 100
MVAJ 29 – 150 – – 50 100
MVAJ 34 10 – 10 25
(See 25 – 25 25
Note 3 below) 50 – 25 25
MVAJ 41 50 12.5 – 25
MVAJ 43 50 – – 25
MVAJ 44 50 – 45 25
MVAJ 45 50 – 45 25
MVAJ 51 150 15 – 100
MVAJ 53 150 – – 100
MVAJ 54 150 – 70 100
MVAJ 55 150 – 70 100
MVAJ 56 150 12.5 – 100
MVAJ 57 150 – – 100
MVAJ 58 150 – 70 100
MVAJ 59 150 – 70 100

Note 1: Minimum operating current for relays specified in ESI 48-4 Class
EB1 is 25mA and in EB2 is 50mA for 110V dc rating
Note 2: The burden of the relay before it economises is less than 25W,
reducing to 2.1W after. The auxiliary, which is fed from a separate
supply, remains at 3.85W.
Note 3: The 3 sets of burdens quoted for MVAJ 34 apply to the 48/54,
110/125 and 220/250V versions respectively.

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Operating time
MVAJ 34 (0Ω pilot)
MVAJ 34 (200Ω pilot)
All other types
Operation indicator
MVAJ 34
Contacts
Contact ratings
Make and carry for 3s
Make and carry continuously
Break
Withstand ratings
MVAJ 17
MVAJ 34
MVAJ 21 – 29 & 51 – 59
8
Not greater than 50ms
Not greater than 75ms
Not greater than 10ms at rated
voltage
The operation indicator follows the
relay operation.
The number of contacts available is
shown in Table 1. They may be any
combination of make type and
break type but with a maximum of
8 break.
ac 7500VA with maxima
of 30A and 660V
dc 7500W with maxima
of 30A and 660V
ac 1250VA with maxima
of 5A and 660V
dc 1250W with maxima
of 5A and 660V
ac 1250V with maxima
of 5A and 660V
dc 100W resistive
50W inductive with maxima
of 5A and 660V
The relay shall not operate when a
1mf capacitor charged to 150V is
discharged into its operate circuit.
The relay is continously rated
at 150V dc.
Operation/resetting does not occur
when 100V ac rms 50/60Hz is
applied to the respective coil
circuits.
The relay (at 50V range or above)
will operate with pilot wires having
a resistance of 200Ω.
These relays will withstand without
operating, the discharge into their
operate circuits of a 10µF capacitor
charged to a voltage equal to the
highest in the operative range for
the relay
All relays are continously rated with
the exceptions listed in Table 1.
Specifications
MVAJ 17
MVAJ 34
All other relays
High voltage withstand
Dielectric withstand
IEC 60255-5:1977
High voltage impulse
IEC 60255-5:1977
Electrical environment
High frequency disturbance
IEC 60255-22-1:1988 Class III
EMC compliance
89/336/EEC
EN 50081-2:1994
EN 50082-2:1995
Product safety
72/23/EEC
EN 61010-1:1993/A2:1995
EN 60950:1992/A11:1997
Atmospheric environment
Temperature
IEC 60255-6:1988
IEC 6068-2-1:1990/A2:1994
IEC 6068-2-2:1974/A2:1994
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NGC SPEC.NGTS.3.63:1992
NGC SPEC.NGTS.2.19:1992
IEC 60255
2kV rms for 1 minute between all
terminals and case earth.
2kV rms for 1 minute between
terminals of independent circuits
including contact circuits,with
terminals on each independent
circuits connected together.
1kV rms for 1 minute across
normally open contacts.
Three positive and three negative
impulses of 5kV peak, 1.2/50µs,
0.5J between all terminals of the
same circuit (except output
contacts), between independent
circuits and between all terminals
connected together and case earth.
2.5kV peak between independent
circuits and between independent
circuits and case earth.
1.0kV peak across terminals of the
same circuit.
Compliance to the European
Commission Directive on EMC is
claimed via the Technical
Construction File route.
Generic Standards were used to
establish conformity.
Compliance with European
Commission Low Voltage Directive
Compliance is demonstrated by
reference to generic safety
standards.
Storage and transit –25°C to +70°C
Operating –25°C to +55°C
Cold
Dry Heat
 Humidity
IEC 6068-2-3:1969 56 days at 93% RH and 40°C
Enclosure protection
IEC 60529: 1989 IP50 (dust protected)

Mechanical environment
Vibration
IEC 60255-21-1:1988 0.5g between 10Hz and 150Hz
Mechanical durability
Loaded contact 10,000 operations minimum
Unloaded contact 100,000 operations minimum

Cases
MVAJ relays are housed in size 2, 4
or 8 cases as indicated in Table 1.
Dimensions for these cases are
shown in Figures 6, 7 and 8
respectively.

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45 4 holes Ø 4.4
23.5

168 159

Push button
projection 10 max. 48

Panel cut-out:
Flush mounting fixing details.

32 212
25 min.

177 157 max.

Figure 6: Case outline size 2

51
Flush mounting.
All dimensions in mm.

Information Required
with Order
Relay type
Voltage rating
Number and combination of
contacts for tripping duties
Hand reset operation indicator
required
Instantaneous or time delayed cut-off
contact

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 52

97 4 holes Ø 4.4
23.5

All dimensions in mm.

168 159

Push button
projection 10 max. 99
Panel cut-out:
Flush mounting fixing details.

32 212
25 min.

177 157 max.

Figure 7: Case outline size 4

Reset
103 11
Flush mounting.

155.4
200 4 holes Ø 4.4
24

168 159

Push button
203
projection 10 max.
Panel cut-out:
Flush mounting fixing details.

32 212
25 min.

177 157 max.

Figure 8: Case outline size 8

Reset
206 11
Flush mounting.
All dimensions in mm.

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