GE C60, Instruction Manual

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GE Multilin C60 Breaker Protection System 5-253
5 SETTINGS 5.7 CONTROL ELEMENTS
5
(EQ 5.24)
When current is less than the dropout level, I
n
> 0.97 × k × I
B
, the element starts decreasing the thermal energy:
(EQ 5.25)
In the above equations,
• ∆ t is the power cycle duration
• n is the power cycle index
• t
op ( In )
is the trip time calculated at index n as per the IEC255-8 cold curve or hot curve equations
• t
rst ( In )
is the reset time calculated at index n as per the reset time equation
• I
n
is the measured overload RMS current at index n
• E
n
is the accumulated energy at index n
• E
n – 1
is the accumulated energy at index n – 1
The thermal overload protection element removes the
THERMAL PROT 1 OP
output operand when E < 0.05. In case of
emergency, the thermal memory and
THERMAL PROT 1 OP
output operand can be reset using
THERM PROT 1 RESET
setting.
All calculations are performed per phase. If the accumulated energy reaches value 1 in any phase, the thermal overload
protection element operates and only resets when energy is less than 0.05 in all three phases.
The logic for the thermal overload protection element is shown below.
Figure 5–114: THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION SCHEME LOGIC
Table 5–32: TYPICAL TIME CONSTANTS
PROTECTED EQUIPMENT TIME CONSTANT MINIMUM RESET TIME
Capacitor bank 10 minutes 30 minutes
Overhead line 10 minutes 20 minutes
Air-core reactor 40 minutes 30 minutes
Busbar 60 minutes 20 minutes
Underground cable 20 to 60 minutes 60 minutes
E
n
E
n 1
–
t Δ
t
op In ( )
---------------
+ =
E
n
E
n 1
–
t
Δ
t
rst In ( )
---------------
– =
SETTINGS
Enabled = 1
Function
Off = 0
Block
AND
SETTING
IA RMS
Source
IB RMS
IC RMS
SETTINGS
IA > k × Ib
K Factor
IB > k × Ib
IC > k × Ic
Base Current
OR
AND
SETTING
Trip Time Constant
RUN
E > 0.1
SETTINGS
Reset Time Constant
RUN
E < 0.1
Minimum Reset Time
Reset E to 0
SETTING
Off = 0
Reset
Latch
S
R
Reset-dominant
FLEXLOGIC OPERAND
THERMAL PROT 1 OP
FLEXLOGIC OPERAND
THERMAL PROT 1 PKP
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