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Date Code 20000421
Applications
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SEL-251, -2, -3 Instruction Manual
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After a feeder circuit breaker has been tripped by an underfrequency relay, the reclosing relay in
the SEL-251 Relay can reclose the breaker, after system frequency returns to normal. Manual or
SCADA closing of the breaker is not necessary. This can be of benefit in remote substations that
are not readily accessible by utility personnel or do not have SCADA-type control. This
reclosing function is realized in the following example (see Figure 5.15 and Figure 5.16):
IN6 = !52AR
Circuit Breaker Status (52B contact input)/Reclose Initiate
If input IN6 is de-energized and then energized, circuit breaker status is interpreted to be a
breaker in the process of opening (52B
F
contacts assert for opening breakers) and this initiates
reclosing.
When an underfrequency condition is present, the underfrequency relay contacts (81U) close,
tripping the feeder circuit breaker and energizing the auxiliary relay (AUX). In the feeder relay
circuit breaker status input circuit, the AUX contact ("b" seal) opens to prevent reclose initiation
by the assertion of the 52B
F
contact (continue to keep input IN6 de-energized during the
underfrequency condition).
There can be a possible contact race between the 52B
F
and AUX contacts in the feeder relay
circuit breaker status input circuit. If the 52B
F
contact closes before the AUX contact opens,
input IN6 will be energized and reclosing will be initiated for an underfrequency trip.
To avoid this problem, the circuit breaker status function internal to the relay has a 10-cycle
delay to qualify circuit breaker opening, when 52AR or !52AR is assigned to an input. For this
application, if the AUX contact opens in less than 10 cycles after the 52B
F
contact closes, the
circuit breaker status function deems the circuit breaker still closed and reclosing is not initiated.
When system frequency returns to normal, the 81U contacts open, de-energizing the AUX relay.
The 52B
F
contact is already closed, so the closing of the AUX contact energizes input IN6. After
the 10-cycle delay to qualify circuit breaker opening, the circuit breaker is deemed to have
opened and reclosing is initiated (the reclosing cycle starts).
In most applications, circuit breaker trips external to the relay (e.g., by control switch or
SCADA) must not cause reclose initiation. If input option RE (Reclose Enable) is assigned to an
input, the RE input is de-energized to prevent automatic reclosing. Certain control switch
contacts can be wired to the RE input to defeat reclosing for control switch trips.