OPERATION OF IDMT PROTECTION FUNCTIONS

The following sections detail the individual protection functions.

Overcurrent protection
The inverse time delayed characteristics comply with the following formula:

t = Operation time
= Constant
M = /s
K = Constant
= Measured current
s = Current threshold setting
= Constant
L = ANSI/IEEE constant (zero for IEC curves)
T = Time multiplier setting for IEC curves
TD = Time dial setting for IEEE curves
C = Definite time adder (zero for standard curves)
Curve Description

Standard

Constant

Constant

L Constant

Standard Inverse

IEC

0.14

0.02

Very Inverse

IEC

13.5

Extremely Inverse

IEC

80

Long Time Inverse

UK

120

Rectifier

UK

45900

5.6

Moderately Inverse

IEEE

0.0515

0.02

0.114

Very Inverse

IEEE

19.61

0.491

Extremely Inverse

IEEE

28.2

0.1217

Inverse

US

5.95

0.18

Short Time Inverse

US

0.16758

0.02

0.11858

Note: The IEEE and US curves are set differently to the IEC/UK curves, with regard to the
time setting.
A time multiplier setting (TMS) is used to adjust the operating time of the IEC curves,
whereas a time dial setting is employed for the IEEE/US curves. The menu is arranged such
that if an IEC/UK curve is selected, the "> Time Dial" cell is not visible and vice versa for the
TMS setting. For both IEC and IEEE/US type curves, a definite time adder setting is available
that will effectively increase the operating time of the curves by the set value.

Note: The IEC/UK inverse characteristics can be used with a definite time reset
characteristic, however, the IEEE/US curves may have an inverse or definite time reset
characteristic. The following equation can used to calculate the inverse reset time for
IEEE/US curves:

Where:
TD = Time dial setting for IEEE curves
S = Constant
M = /s ( I =measured current during trip, Is= current setting)

Curve Description
Moderately Inverse

Standard
IEEE

S Constant
4.85

Very Inverse

IEEE

21.6

Extremely Inverse

IEEE

29.1

Inverse

US

5.95

Short Time Inverse

US

2.261