Functions

2.9 Thermal Overload Protection 49

2.9

Thermal Overload Protection 49

The thermal overload protection is designed to prevent thermal overloads from damaging the protected equipment. The protection function represents a thermal replica of the equipment to be protected (overload protection with memory capability). Both the previous history of an overload and the heat loss to the environment are
taken into account.

Applications
In particular, the thermal overload protection allows the thermal status of motors, generators and transformers to be monitored.
If an additional thermal input is available, the thermal replica may take the actual ambient or coolant temperature into account.

2.9.1

Description

Thermal Replica
The device calculates the overtemperature in accordance with a single-body thermal replica, based on the following differential equation:

with

Present overtemperature related to the final overtemperature at maximum allowed phase

current k INom Obj

th

Thermal time constant of the protected object's heating

Present true r.m.s value of phase current

kfactor indicating the maximum permissible constant phase current referred to the nominal
current of the protected object

INom Obj.

Nominal current of protected object

with
u

Measured ambient temperature or coolant temperature

Nom

Temperature at object nominal current

If the ambient or coolant temperature is not measured, a constant value of u = 40C is assumed so that u' = 0.
The protection function therefore represents a thermal replica of the equipment to be protected (overload protection with memory capability). Both the previous history of an overload and the heat loss to the environment
are taken into account.

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SIPROTEC, 7SK80, Manual

E50417-G1140-C344-A5, Release date 11.2012