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MV SWITCHGEAR PROTECTION RELAYS INSPECTION AND TEST PROCEDURE

Technical Report · October 2019

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36080.61444

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TEST OF PROTECTION RELAYS BY SECONDARY INJECTION.

1. Over Current Relay

2. Earth Fault Relay
3. Under Voltage Protection Relay
4. Neutral over Voltage Protection Relay
5. Trip Circuit Supervision Relay
6. Tripping Relay

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TESTING OF PROTECTION RELAYS BY SECONDARY INJECTION.

Notes:
1. Testing Engineer should provide the commissioning manuals and have the detailed understanding for testing
and commissioning procedure.
2. All outputs / indications to be tested.
3. Initial tests of new protective relays must include operating characteristics checks for a representative
range of available settings with Company approved computer operated test equipment running routines
developed for the specific relay and test set involved.
4. Relay auxiliary devices such as external resistors, metrosils, etc. to be tested to conform to required
ratings and manufacturer’s information.
5. Final calibration test of all protective relays must be carried out on approved settings, by secondary
injection at the front panel mounted test facilities.
6. Auxiliary and tripping relay testing shall include,
7. Pickup and dropout voltage, verification of all contacts.
8. Operation timing at 80% and 100% nominal voltage.
9. Time delay relays shall be tested at 0%, set point and 100% delay.
10. Use of red and green tags for tested relays, meters, etc.
11. All the relays and meters which have been tested and found o.k must have green tags
12. The relays and meters found defective during tests should be tagged red.

1. Over Current Relay

1.1. Over Current Pick-Up

♦ Apply the testing relays setting for over current on the relay as following.
o Definite Time Curve with minimum time delay.
o Disable All other protection elements.
♦ Connect the current test set on the relay current terminals one at a time as following.
o Red phase to Neutral.
o Yellow phase to Neutral.
o Blue phase to neutral.
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Slowly increase the current until the relay picked-up.
♦ Record the operating current.

1.2. Operating Time Verification

♦ Apply the testing relays setting for over current on the relay as following.
o Disable all other protection elements.
o DT curve with 500ms delay.
o IEC SI curve with 0.1 TMS.
o IEC VI curve with 0.1 TMS.
o IEC EI curve with 0.1 TMS.
o IEC STI curve with 0.1 TMS.
♦ Select the time over current curve one at a time on the relay.
♦ Connect the current test set on the relay current terminals one at a time as following.
o Red phase to Neutral.
o Yellow phase to Neutral.
o Blue phase to neutral.
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Inject testing current and monitor the operating time of the relay.
♦ Record the operating time.

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1.3. Instantaneous Unit Verification

♦ Apply the testing relays setting for over current on the relay as following.
o Disable all other protection elements.
♦ Connect the current test set on the relay current terminals one at a time as following.
o Red phase to Neutral.
o Yellow phase to Neutral.
o Blue phase to neutral.
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact.
♦ Slowly increase the current until the pick-up indication operates.
♦ Record the operating current.
RELAY TEST SET TEST PLUG OC & EF RELAY

R R

TERMINALS
CURRANT
TERMINALS
CURRANT

Y Y

B B

N N

CONTACT
TIMER

TRIP
OVER CURRENT AND EARTH FAULT RELAY TESTING ARRANGEMENT

2. Earth Fault Relay

2.1. Earth Fault Pick-Up

♦ Apply the testing relays setting for Earth Fault on the relay as following.
o Definite Time Curve with minimum time delay.
o Disable All other protection elements.
♦ Connect the current test set on the relay current terminals one at a time as following.
o Any phase to Neutral.
♦ Slowly increase the current until the pick-up indication operates.
♦ Record the operating current.

2.2. Operating Time Verification

♦ Apply the testing relays setting for Earth Fault on the relay as following.
o Disable all other protection elements.
o DT curve with 500ms delay.
o IEC SI curve with 0.1 TMS.
o IEC VI curve with 0.1 TMS.
o IEC EI curve with 0.1 TMS.
o IEC STI curve with 0.1 TMS.
♦ Select the time Earth Fault curve one at a time on the relay.
♦ Connect the current test set on the relay current terminals one at a time as following.
o Any phase to Neutral.
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Inject testing current and monitor the operating time of the relay.
♦ Record the operating time.

2.3. Instantaneous Unit Verification

♦ Apply the testing relays setting for Earth Fault on the relay as following.

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o Disable all other protection elements.
♦ Connect the current test set on the relay current terminals one at a time as following.
o Any phase to Neutral.
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact.
♦ Slowly increase the current until the pick-up indication operates.
♦ Record the operating current.
RELAY TEST SET TEST PLUG OC & EF RELAY

R R

TERMINALS
CURRANT
TERMINALS
CURRANT
Y Y

B B

N N

CONTACT
TIMER

TRIP
OVER CURRENT AND EARTH FAULT RELAY TESTING ARRANGEMENT

3. Under Voltage Protection Relay

3.1 Under Voltage Verification

♦ Apply the testing relays setting with instantaneous tripping time on the relay
♦ Connect the voltage test set on the relay voltage terminals
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Slowly Decrease the applied voltage until the relay pick-up
♦ Record the pick-up voltage

3.2. Delay Time Verification

♦ Select the operating time on the relay
♦ Connect the voltage test set on the relay voltage terminals
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Apply the testing voltage and monitor the operating time of the relay
♦ Record the operating time.
RES. VOLTAGE
RELAY TEST SET TEST PLUG
E/F RELAY
TERMINALS
VOLTAGE

R
TERMINALS
VOLTAGE

N
CONTACT
TIMER

TRIP

RESIDUAL VOLTAGE E/F RELAY TESTING ARRANGEMENT

4. Neutral Over Voltage Protection Relay

4.1 Neutral Over Voltage Verification

♦ Apply the testing relays setting with instantaneous tripping time on the relay
♦ Connect the voltage test set on the relay terminals
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
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♦ Slowly increase the applied voltage until the relay pick-up

♦ Record the pick-up voltage

4.2 Delay Time Verification

♦ Select the operating time on the relay
♦ Connect the voltage test set on the relay voltage terminals
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Apply the testing voltage and monitor the operating time of the relay
♦ Record the operating time.

5. Trip Circuit Supervision Relay

5.1 Voltage Pick-Up Verification

♦ Slowly increase the voltage until the relay pick-up
♦ Record the pick-up voltage.

5.2 Voltage Drop-Out Verification

♦ Slowly increase the voltage until the relay pick-up
♦ While relay is still picking-up slowly reduce the voltage until the relay dropout.
♦ Record the dropout voltage.

5.3 Function Check

♦ All the internal and external wiring should be completed
5.3.1 The CB Is In Open Position
5.3.2 At the CB control panel / box open tripping coils circuit one by one
5.3.3 The trip circuit supervision relay should operate in each time

5.3.2 The CB In Close Position

♦ At the CB control panel / box open tripping coils circuit one by one
♦ The trip circuit supervision relay should operate in each time
RELAY TEST SET TEST PLUG TCS RELAY
DC VOLTAGE
TERMINALS

TERMINALS

+
+
COIL

-
-
CONTACT
TIMER

RELAY

TRIP CIRCUIT SUPERVISION RELAY TESTING ARRANGEMENT

6. Tripping Relay

6.1 Voltage Pick-Up Verification

♦ Connect the voltage test set on the relay voltage terminals
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Slowly increase the voltage until the relay pick-up
♦ Record the pick-up voltage

6.2 Voltage Drop-Out Verification

♦ Connect the voltage test set on the relay voltage terminals
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
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♦ Slowly increase the voltage until the relay pick-up

♦ While relay is still picking-up slowly reduce the voltage until the relay dropout
♦ Record the dropout voltage

6.3 Delay Time Verification

♦ Connect the voltage test set on the relay voltage terminals
♦ Connect the timer to the relay tripping contact
♦ Apply the testing voltage and monitor the operating time of the relay
♦ Record the operating time.
TRIPPING
RELAY TEST SET TEST PLUG
RELAY

DC VOLTAGE
TERMINALS

TERMINALS
+
+

COIL
-
-

CONTACT
TIMER

TRIP
TRIPPING RELAY TESTING ARRANGEMENT

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