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EN - 150
13.10. VERIFY OF PROTECTION COORDINATION L-L, L-N AND L-PE
Purpose of the test
Test the coordination of protective devices (typically MCB or fuse) present in a Single-
phase or Three-phase installation as a function of the limit time of fault extinction by the
protection set by the user and the calculated value of the short-circuit current.
Parts of the system to be checked
The test must be performed at the point in which the minimum short-circuit current is
possible, normally at the end of the line controlled by the protection device in the normal
condition of the line. The test must performed between Phase-Phase in the Three-phase
installations and between Phase-PE or Phase-PE in the Single-phase installation
Allowable values
The instrument performs the comparison between the calculated value of short-circuit
current and the
Ia
= tripping current of the protection device within the specified time,
accordinf to to following expressions:
a
Min
L
L
SC
I
I
2
_
Three-phase system
Loop L-L impedance
a
Min
N
L
SC
I
I
_
Single-phase system
Loop L-N impedance
a
Min
PE
L
SC
I
I
_
Single-phase system
Loop L-PE impedance
where:
Isc L-L_Min2F
= Prospective short-circuit current minimum double phase L-L
Isc L-N_Min
= Prospective short-circuit current minimum L-N
Isc L-PE_Min
= Prospective short-circuit current minimum L-PE
The calculation of prospective short-circuit current is performed by the instrument based
on the fault loop impedance measurement in compliance with the following relationships
derived from standard EN60909-0:
L
L
NOM
L
L
MIN
Min
L
L
SC
Z
U
C
I
2
_
N
L
NOM
N
L
MIN
Min
N
L
SC
Z
U
C
I
_
PE
L
NOM
PE
L
MIN
Min
PE
SC
Z
U
C
I
_
L
Phase – Phase
Phase – Neutral
Phase – PE
Measured voltage
U
NOM
C
MIN
230V-10% < Vmeasured < 230V+ 10%
230V
0,95
230V+10% < Vmeasured < 400V- 10%
Vmeasured
1,00
400V-10% < Vmeasured < 400V+ 10%
400V
0,95
where:
U L-L
= Nominal Phase-Phase voltage
U L-N
= Nominal Phase-Neutral voltage
U L-PE = Nominal Phase-PE voltage
Z L-L
= Impedance Phase-Phase measured
Z L-N
= Impedance Phase-Neutral measured
Z L-PE = Impedance Phase-PE measured