Automatic Reclosing

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Automatic Reclosing
Radial feeders supplying overhead lines, with or without line sectionalizing, sometimes employ automatic reclosing for better service continuity. Relaying for this type of application is used for open-wire overhead circuits which are prone to develop non-persistent faults. A series of three or four attempts to close a breaker at variable times may either be programmed with an immediate initial reclosure, or an initial time-delay reclosure. A multi-shot automatic reclosure option is applied for this function. The use of the immediate initial reclosure option is not recommended on feeders serving large motors or on feeders originating on a generator bus. Frequently, the automatic reclosing relay is used to block an instantaneous overcurrent relay (50 or 50N) after the initial trip for part or all of the reclosing schedule. This function may also be incorporated as part of a multi-function microprocessor-based protection system which is directional or non-directional.

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