DIAC/DIFC/DSFC

Single Phase Digital O/C

DIAC DIFC DSFC

Single phase or ground overcurrent

protection for industrial and utility
power systems.

Features and Benefits Protection and Control

■ 3 models: DIAC, DIFC, DSFC ■ Phase or ground overcurrent
■ Direct/functional replacement of IAC, IFC, SFC ■ Separate TOC and IOC protection
■ Self-powered ■ Wide pickup setting ranges
■ Reduced maintenance costs ■ 16 TOC curve characteristics
■ Drawout case ■ RMS sensing
■ Low burden ■ Reset characteristic selection
■ Manual trip levers
Applications
■ Industrial and utility power systems User Interfaces
■ Feeders, transmission lines, AC machines, ■ Pickup status LED
transformers ■ TOC and IOC latched indicators
■ Facilities with medium voltage switchgear ■ Target reset
■ 50 or 60 Hz

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Protection Targets The system frequency can be set

A target seal-in unit is used to trip for 50 or 60 Hz.
Single Phase TOC & IOC the associated break er and Targets can be reset by using the
Protection provide a latched indication of reset button or lever which is
The DIAC, DIFC and DSFC relays operation. The relays have one accessible without removing the
contain two independently TOC target and one IOC target. case cover.
adjustable elements, one for time Each target and seal-in unit oper-
overcurrent (TOC) and one for ates at 0.2 A and has a maximum Manual Trip
instantaneous overcurrent (IOC). voltage drop of 7 V. Built-in manual “pull and lift”
The relays use RMS sensing to The pickup indicator is a yellow levers are provided for TOC and
calculate the pickup values for LED that indicates the relay has IOC. These levers allow the user
TOC. Sixteen TOC characteristic sensed a current exceeding the to test the external circuits
curves are available, each with relay pickup setting. connected to the trip and auxil-
time dial adjustment. With this iary contacts. The levers can only
type of flexibility the relays are Contacts be accessed by removing the
suitable for many different appli- A trip contact and an auxiliary case cover, to help prevent unin-
cations. contact are provided for both the tentional operation.
TOC and IOC elements. Output
Time Overcurrent Curves seal-in is produced by the flow of Hardware
inverse GE IAC 51 current through the trip contact.
IEEE These contacts are trip duty rated The DIAC, DIFC, and DSFC are
IEC and suitable for use with DC available in the same cases as the
very inverse GE IAC 53 power bus or capacitor trip appli- IAC, IFC, and SFC units they have
IEEE cations. been designed to replace. The
IEC digital relay is available as a
extremely inverse GE IAC 77 Reset Characteristic and System complete drawout case and
IEEE Frequency cradle assembly.
IEC
A dial is provided to select reset The drawout connection/test
short time inverse GE 55
characteristics and system system of the DIAC and DSFC has
GE 75
frequency. 10 connection points. The
GE 95
drawout connection/test system
medium time inverse GE 57 The reset characteristic can be set
of the DIFC has 14 connection
long time inverse GE 66 to timed reset, which emulates
points and a visible CT shorting
definite time 0.1 to 9.9 s in 0.1 s the reset characteristics of an
steps bar. As the connection plug is
induction disk relay, or instanta-
I2t = K K = 25 to 2475 in steps withdrawn the trip circuit is
neous reset, where the reset is
of 25 broken prior to the current short-
fixed at 40 to 50 ms.
The operating time with no delay ing bar engagement.
is no less than 27 ms. The IOC
function offers an adjustable time
delay from 50 to 400 ms.
The relay comes in 1 A and 5 A Functional Block Diagram
models, which offer different
pickup ranges. MAINBUS

Range/ 1A 5A
step Rated Rated
TOC range 0.1 to 3.18 0.5 to 15.9 52 DIAC
step 0.02 A 0.1 A DIFC
IOC range 0.2 to 31.8 1 to 159 DSFC
step 0.2 A 1A
IOC delay 50 to 400 ms
step 25 ms
Time Dial 0.5 to 9.9 0.5 to 9.9
51 AUXILIARY

step 0.1 0.1 CTs

50
Note: The IOC function operates
on the sampled values, and the
algorithm virtually eliminates the 718751A3.CDR
decaying DC offset component.

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Features
IOC target, provides latched
TOC target, provides latched indication of operation
indication of operation
TIME Power Management INST
Model DIFCA5A
Rated Current 5 Amperes
Instruction Book GEK-105570
Test lever for manually
tripping IOC outputs
Test lever for manually
tripping TOC outputs Pull Pull
and 0 IAC51 8 IEC Inverse
and
lift
to
1
2
3
IAC53
55-ST
57-MT
9
10
11
IEC Very Inv.
IEC Ext. Inv.
IEEE Inverse FREQ RESET
lift
to Dials for setting IOC
Test 4
5
6
66-LT
75-ST
AC77
12
13
14
IEEE Very Inv.
IEEE Ext. Inv.
DefiniteTime
0
1
2
50HZ
50HZ
60HZ
TIME
INST
TIME
Test
pickup current
3 60HZ

Dials for setting TOC 7 95-ST 15 12T INST

Curve Select
8 5 6 80 8

pickup current
6 5 6 8 5 6
4 4 4 4

10
6

10

10

10
40 60
2
6

4 6
0
7 8

7 8

7 8
2 3

2 3

120 14

2 3
12

12

12 14
4

4
8
2
14

14

3
2
9

0
9

2
9

20

0
1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOC Time Pickup IOC IOC
Pickup-Amps Dial Pickup-Amps Delay Time dial for IOC delay

Time dial for TOC multiplier

Pickup LED indicator

Curve dial to select TOC Selection dial for reset

characteristic characteristics and system
frequency
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Typical Wiring

USE HEAVY
5 6 USE HEAVY
5 6
GAUGE WIRE SURGE GAUGE WIRE SURGE
4 GROUND 4 GROUND

CURRENT CURRENT
INPUT INPUT
SWITCHGEAR 2 NO SWITCHGEAR 2 NO
GROUND BUS GROUND BUS
1 COM TRIP TRIP
OUTPUT RELAYS

1 COM
OUTPUT RELAYS

3 NO 3 NO
GE Power Management GE Power Management
7 NO 11 NO
8 NO DIAC or DSFC 12 NO DIFC
Overcurrent Relay Overcurrent Relay
AUX AUX
9 NO 13 NO
10 NO 14 NO
718750A4.CDR

NOTES:
1) Relay contact state shown in the non operative state
2) Terminal numbers shown for all 3 models

GUIDEFORM SPECIFICATIONS
Feeder protection shall be provid- GE, IEEE, and IEC standards LED pickup indicator shall be
ed using digital microprocessor, ■ latched targets for IOC and TOC located on the front panel.
self-powered, single phase which operate on trip circuit
All settings shall be visible
relays. Protection features shall current
through the unit’s cover. Targets
include: The reset characteristic can be may be reset without removing
■ instantaneous overcurrent selected to either emulate an the cover.
(50 or 50G) induction disk or fast reset. The
The relay shall be available as a
■ time overcurrent (51 or 51G) system frequency can be selected
complete drawout case and
■ independent TOC and IOC pickup to be 50 or 60 Hz.
cradle assembly.
and timing settings Two trip circuit test levers shall
■ 16 selectable TOC curves meeting be located on the front panel. An

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Dimensions

DIAC FRONT VIEW DIAC SIDE VIEW DIAC SEMI–FLUSH MTG.

SEMI–FLUSH SURFACE 6.13"
MTG. MTG. (156)

INCHES
(mm)

9.12" 4.38" 8.81"

(232) (112) (224)

CUTOUT

GLASS 4 x 0.25"Dia.
STUDS FOR (6)
1.13" SURFACE
MTG. 3.0"
6.62" (3) 5.69"
10.31" (76)
(168) (144)
(262)

DSFC FRONT VIEW DSFC SIDE VIEW DSFC SEMI–FLUSH MTG.

SEMI–FLUSH SURFACE 6.13"
MTG. MTG. (156)

7.00" 2.25"
(178) (57)
6.69"
CUTOUT (170)
GLASS 4 x 0.25"Dia.
STUDS FOR (6)
1.13" SURFACE
MTG. 3.0"
6.62" (3)
(76) 5.69"
(168) 10.31"
(144)
(262)

DIFC FRONT VIEW DIFC SIDE VIEW DIFC SEMI–FLUSH MTG.

SEMI–FLUSH SURFACE 5.69"
MTG. MTG. (144)

6.75"
6.19"
(171)
(157)
7.38"
(187)

CUTOUT
GLASS

0.88" 3.0"
6.13" (22) (76) 5.13"
(154) 10.88" 4 x 0.25"Dia.
(130)
(276) (6)
718753A3.DWG

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Technical Specifications
METERING ENVIRONMENTAL
Frequency: 50 or 60 Hz Ambient Temperature Range:
Rated Current: 1 or 5 A Storage: -40°C to +85°C
Maximum Permissible Current: Operation: -40°C to +70°C
Continuous: 3 times rated Humidity: Up to 95% without condensation
I 2 t: (1 A) 1520
(5 A) 38000 TYPE TESTS
Three Sec: 50 times rated Insulation Withstand Test:
One Sec: 100 times rated Impulse Voltage: 5 kV peak, 1.2/50 µsec, 0.5 J
Per IEC255.5, Class III
INPUTS Surge Withstand Capability:
BURDEN Fast Transient: Per ANSI C37.90.1
AC Current Circuit: Input current Burden Per IEC 255.22.4, Class IV
10% of rated 0.45 VA Oscillatory: Per ANSI C37.90.1
100% of rated 2.6 VA Per IEC 255.22.1, Class IV
Radio Frequency Interference:
25 MHz - 1 GHz keyed every
OUTPUTS
1 MHz for 2 sec
OUTPUT CONTACT RATINGS Per ANSI C37.90.2 & IEC 801.3
Load Type Voltage Cont 1 Sec Make & Carry Break Max. Load Electrostatic Discharge: Per IEC 801.2
DC 125 10 A 30 A 0.5 A 60 W
Resistive 250 0.3 A APPROVALS
DC 125 0.25 A UL, CUL: UL listed for USA and Canada
Inductive 250 10 A 30 A 0.15 A 50 VA
L/R = 40 ms 370 0.05 A NOTE: Suitable for Cap-Trip Devices
Specifications subject to change without notice.

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Burdens
Burdens for the overcurrent units are listed in table below. Burdens
decrease with increasing current above minimum setting, due to the
power supply shunting in the power supply circuit. Since the power
supply is the major portion of the burden, the burden for a given input
current will be constant, irrespective of pick-up settings on both TOC and
IOC units.

Burden @ Minimum Setting Burden in ohms (Z) at

multiples of minimum pickup
UNIT RANGE Hz R jX Z ∠ 3X 10X 20X 100X
1A 0.1/3.18 60 28.8 29.2 41.3 45° 9.36 2.32 1.24 0.768
5A 0.5/15.9 60 1.28 1.15 1.74 42° 0.394 0.094 0.052 0.034

Ordering
D**** * *
I ACA IAC SI Case
I FCA IFC CI Case
S FCA SFC VI Case
1 1 A nominal current
5 5 A nominal current
B Revision level
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