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SEL-251, -2, -3 Instruction Manual
Note that only four events have occurred since the relay was set or powered on.
The time is saved to the nearest quarter-cycle (4.17 ms) and referenced to the 16th row of data in
the report. All reports trigger at row 16. If a long fault triggers two event reports, you can still
determine its duration. Simply calculate the time difference between the first report generated at
fault inception and the second report generated at the TRIP.
The EVENT column provides an abbreviated indication of the event type.
The following incidents trigger an event report:
•
TRIP output contact assertion
•
ER (Event Report trigger) programmable variable assertion
•
Input assigned to ET (External Trigger) function assertion
•
TRIGGER command execution
If an event report is triggered and at least one of the overcurrent elements pick up in Relay Word
row R1, the fault locator operates. If the fault locator operates successfully, the EVENT column
shows phase involvement.
The relay determines phase involvement independently from relay elements and labels it with a
selection from the following list. Phase involvement is determined solely using uncompensated
and load compensated current magnitudes. The relay measures these magnitudes at the midpoint
of the first continuous relay element pickup sequence in the event report (for algorithmic details,
see the Fault Locator description in
Section 2: Specifications
).
AG
: For A-phase to ground faults
BG
: For B-phase to ground faults
CG
: For C-phase to ground faults
AB
: For A-B two-phase faults
BC
: For B-C two-phase faults
CA
: For C-A two-phase faults
ABG : For A-B two-phase to ground faults
BCG : For B-C two-phase to ground faults
CAG : For C-A two-phase to ground faults
ABC : For three-phase faults
If the TRIP output contacts are asserted during the event report, a "T" follows the EVENT
designation. This helps to determine clearing times for faults which persist beyond the end of the
first event report. For example, if the relay trips for a BG fault after completing the initial report,
the second report shows "BG T" for EVENT.
If an event report is triggered but the fault locator does not operate, the event report triggering
condition appears in the EVENT column. These conditions are:
TR
: programmable TRipping variable
DT
: Direct Trip input
OPEN : OPEN command
ER
: programmable Event Report trigger variable
ET
: External Trigger input
TRIG : TRIGGER command