ABB REL650 series, Commissioning Manual

Page: 179 / 208

Section 10 Checking the directionality
10.1 Overview
GUID-7E504488-F341-477A-953A-EB0B262911EB v2
Before starting this process, all individual devices that are involved in the fault
clearance process of the protected object must have been individually tested and
must be set in operation. The circuit breaker must be ready for an open-close-open
cycle.
The directional test is performed when the protected object is energized and a
certain amount of load current is available. It is also necessary to know the flow of
the load current (import or export, i.e. forward or reverse) by help of the indication
from an external instrument (energy-meter, or SCADA information).
The design of the test procedure depends on the type of protection function to be
tested. Some items that can be used as guidelines are the following.
10.2 Testing the directionality of the distance protection
GUID-EB5380B2-6086-4814-8890-102E55A79C82 v4
The test is performed by looking at the information given by the Distance
protection ZMFPDIS function.
Procedure:
1. Make sure that all control and protection functions that belong to the object
that are going to be energized have been tested and are set to be in operation
2. Make sure that the primary load current fulfills the following conditions (by
using an external equipment):
•
The magnitude of the primary load current must be higher than the
minimum operating current set for the directional elements in the IED. In
case of default settings this means:
•
load current > 5% of base current
The primary load impedance must have an angle (PHI) between the setting
angles for the directional lines. In case of default settings this means:
•
for forward (exported) load: -15 deg < PHI < 115 deg
• for reverse (imported) load: 165 deg < PHI < 295 deg
3. The directionality of the load current is shown by the Distance protection
ZMFPDIS under the HMI menu: Main menu/Test/Function status/
Impedance protection/Distance
1MRK 506 383-UEN A
Section 10
Checking the directionality
Line distance protection REL650 2.2 IEC 173
Commissioning manual