CHAPTER 5: SETTINGS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
F35 MULTIPLE FEEDER PROTECTION SYSTEM – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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5.8.10.6 Thermal overload protection (ANSI 49)
SETTINGS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
MONITORING ELEMENTS
THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION
THERMAL PROTECTION 1(2)
The thermal overload protection element corresponds to the IEC 255-8 standard and is used to detect thermal overload
conditions in protected power system elements. Choosing an appropriate time constant element can be used to protect
different elements of the power system. The cold curve characteristic is applied when the estimated I
p
current is less than
10% of the base current. If I
p
current is greater or equal than 10% than the base current, then the hot curve characteristic
is applied. I
p
current is estimated with a fixed time constant for both cooling and heating that reaches to the final value in
two seconds on a step change (either step up or step down) signal.
The IEC255-8 cold curve is defined as follows:
Eq. 5-23
The IEC255-8 hot curve is defined as follows:
Eq. 5-24
where
t
op
= time to operate
τ
op
= thermal protection trip time constant
I = measured overload RMS current
I
p
= measured load RMS current before overload occurs
k = IEC 255-8 k-factor applied to I
B
, defining maximum permissible current above nominal current
I
B
= protected element base (nominal) current
THERMAL
PROTECTION 1
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
FUNCTION: Disabled
Range: Disabled, Enabled
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
SOURCE: SRC1
Range: SRC 1, SRC 2, SRC 3, SRC 4, SRC 5, SRC 6
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
BASE CURR: 0.80 pu
Range: 0.20 to 3.00 pu in steps of 0.01
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
k FACTOR: 1.10
Range: 1.00 to 1.20 in steps of 0.05
THERM PROT 1 TRIP
TIME CONST: 45 min
Range: 0 to 1000 min. in steps of 1
THERM PROT 1 RESET
TIME CONST: 45 min
Range: 0 to 1000 min. in steps of 1
THERM PROT 1 MINIM
RESET TIME: 20 min
Range: 0 to 1000 min. in steps of 1
THERM PROT 1 RESET:
Off
Range: FlexLogic operand
THERM PROT 1 BLOCK:
Off
Range: FlexLogic operand
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
TARGET: Self-reset
Range: Self-reset, Latched, Disabled
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
EVENTS: Disabled
Range: Disabled, Enabled