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Power System Protection Manual
Power System Protection Manual
Manual
Note:
This manual is in the formative stage. Not all the experiments have been covered
here though they are operational in the laboratory. When the full manual is ready,
we will make it available here.
Experiment No-1
Radial Feeder Protection
Theoretical Background:
Whole of the power system can be subdivided in to number of radial feeders fed from one
end. Generally such radial feeders are protected by over current and earth fault relays
used as primary relays for 11 kV and 66 kV lines. For lines of voltage rating beyond 66
kV, distance protection is applied as a primary protection whereas over current and earth
fault relays are used as back up relays.
A simplified radial feeder network without transformers (in actual practice transformers
do exist at substations) is shown in single line diagram of fig. 1.1 below.
Section I
Section II
Section III
S
Source
Transmission
Line
A
R1
B
R2
D
R3
Fuse
To
Load
in this aspect too. Instantaneous o/c relays are not immune to ZS/ZL ratio. Definite time
o/c relays are 100 % immune to this ratio. Very inverse relays can be used with an
additional advantage while protecting a machine or a transformer as they match with the
heating characteristic of equipment better than their normal inverse equivalent. Extremely
inverse relays can best co-ordinate with the fuse characteristic. The aim of this
experiment is to reveal these facts experimentally.
Laboratory Simulations:
Referring to a.c. circuit of fig. 1.3. a live model of a radial feeder fed from one end can be
self-understood.
Section - I
10/5
C1-1
Section - II
10/5
C2-1
Section - III
10/5
C3-1
A
R1
230 V, 50 Hz
1-phase,
V
ac supply
R2
S1
MCB
R3
S2
S3
550
(Load)
18
(Fault resistance)
This is only a single phase version of a radial feeder. Transmission lines are simulated by
9 ohms resistors as we are studying only the steady state behavior of the relays and the
network. Circuit breakers are simulated by contactors. Distributor is protected by a 0.5
Amp M.C.B. Semaphore indicators on the panel show the status of the contactor(whether
ON or OFF). Visual neon lamp indictors are also used. Faults in different sections can be
created by switches S1, S2 and S3. Fault limiting resistance of 18 ohms is used for
practical purposes only, as otherwise the source would get shorted for a fault at start of
the first section. For fault in distributor, Ohmic value of load rheostats can be decreased.
MCB simulates fuses or MCCB. In actual practice C.T. secondary rated current (1 Amp
or 5 Amp) and relay rating should be same. Here C.T. secondary rating is 5 Amp and
relay rating is 1 Amp. This is contradicting the practice for for practical purpose.
A1-1
L1
A2-1
L2
C1
110 V
DC
Supply
C1-2
A3-1 PB-3
L3
C2
PB-1
PB-3
C2-2
R1-1
C3
A1-2
PB-3
R2-1
A2-2
T3
R3-1
A3-2
C3-2 PB-1
PB-1
A1
PB-2
T2
PB-2
A2
A3
PB-2
(a)
C1-3
C2-3
C3-3
Buzzer
110 V
DC Supply
bulb
S-1
S-2
S-3
A2-3
A1-3
A3-3
(b)
Referring to control circuit of figure 1.4(a) and (b), any section can be manually charged
or made off using start (PB1) and stop (PB2) push buttons, which are spring loaded.
On occurrence of fault, the corresponding section relay will operate and the concerned
auxiliary relay A1, A2 or A3 will energize giving signal to the concerned contactor and
making it off. This will also activate the buzzer and bulb which can be reset using
Accept pushbutton PB3. Back up can be shown by using switches T1 and T2 on the
panel. Time of operation of relays can be measured by a time interval counter connected
as shown in fig. 1.4 (c).
S1
A1-4
S2
A2-4
S3
A3-4
To timer
Start
terminals
To timer
Stop
terminals
(c)
Fig. 1.4 Control Circuit in the Experiment.
Observations and calculations:
1. Measure the fault currents for extreme faults in sections I, II and III by adjusting the
corresponding rheostat in minimum (zero resistance) and maximum (full resistance)
positions and using the corresponding fault-switch S1, S2, or S3 (refer fig. 1.3).
Maximum fault currents in sections I, II and III are denoted by F1, F2, F3 respectively
and the minimum fault currents by F1, F2, F3 respectively. Deactivate the relays for
this purpose. Record the readings in table 1:
Fault Location
F1
F1
F2
F2
F3
F3
is a simulation and hence the distributor current is 0.5 Amp. In actual practice it may
be 500 Amp or more or less):
Number of distributors: 1, 2, 3 or 4.
(Calculations of the plug setting shall be done w.r.t. following considerations.)
(I) The plug setting shall be more than or equal to the maximum full-load current
passing through the relay.
(II) The pick up of the relay varies from 1.05 to 1.3 times the plug setting of the relay.
(III) For back up, relay R1 shall reach for the fault F2 and R2 for the fault F3.
3. Time Settings. (Normal Inverse Relays)
For deciding time-settings, co-ordinate the characteristic of relay R3 with that of an
MCB.( Refer figures 1.5 and 1.6.)
Use discriminating time-interval of 1.0 second between two characteristics. This will
decide TMS of R3. Why discrimination time of 1.0 second? (Try answer to this
question.)
For coordinating R2 with R3, use the worst possible current to decide TMS of R2 (F3
in table:1.1). Similarly decide TMS of R1 by using F2 and setting of R2. Use
discriminating time interval between two successive relays as 0.4 seconds (why 0.4
seconds?) for these calculations. Tabulate the results as follows:
Normal inverse Relays.
Relay
R1
R2
R3
P.S.
TMS
Relays
Table 1.4
Difference in time of operation of relays for extreme
faults.
Section
R1
R2
R3
Observed
Calculated
I
II
III
Questions:
1. Explain the circuit of the experiment.
2. What is the function of semaphore indicator?
3. Why are the settings of the earth-fault relays lower than the settings of the overcurrent
relays?
4. Draw an a.c. circuit and d.c. control circuit for two overcurrent and one earth-fault
scheme of protection of a feeder used in practice. How does our experimental scheme
differ from that? Why?
5. What do you understand by time discrimination?
6. What do you understand by overshoot of a relay?
7. What is the significance of resetting time of a relays?
8. What do you understand by back-up protection? Explain remote back-up protection.
9. How does the source impedance affect the choice of relay to be used in radial feeder
protection?
10. Why are the IDMT relays popular in practice?
11. What are the factors to be considered for deciding settings of phase relays and ground
relays?
1.3
EXPERIMENT NO. 2
PARELLEL FEEDER PROTECTION
Theoretical Background:
In power systems, power is also fed by parallel feeders. A simplified single-line diagram
of parallel feeder network (without transformers) is shown in fig. 1. Referring to the fig. 1
let the fault occur at F1. There are two paths for the fault current.
(I) AF1 and (II) DCBF1
F1
R1
B
R3
Source
F2
D
R2
To
Load
R4
Fig. 1 Parallel feeder network
It is required that for fault at F1, CB 1 and 2 should trip. Similarly CB 3, 4 should trip for
fault at F2. In this scheme if we use all overcurrent relays, the following problem arises:
If fault occurs at F1, R3 should operate and R4 should give back-up to relay R3. This
means, time of operation of R4 should be more than that of R3, current being same. Let
the settings be done according to this criterion. Now, for the fault at F2, it is required that
relay R4 operate and relay R3 operates to provide backup. This fact requires that relay R3
should operate later than R4. But the relay settings are not satisfying this condition. Hence
by using simple IDMT o/c relays it is impossible to fulfill both the criteria.
To solve this problem we have to introduce an additional directional feature in the relays
R3 and R4. These relays will operate only if the fault current is flowing away from the
bus. Relays R1 and R2 are kept as non-directional IDMT o/c relays.
Now, for the fault at F2 since the current through R3 is in the non-operative direction, the
relay doest not operate. Relay R4 operates as the directional criterion is satisfied. Hence
for fault at F2, R2 and R4 operate and if R4 fails to operate R1 provides the backup. Relays
operate on similar lines for fault at F1.
Laboratory Simulations:
Referring fig. 2, a model for parallel feeders fed from one end is self explanatory. This is
a single-phase version of the parallel feeders. One feeder is simulated by two 9 , 12 A
rheostats in series. Load is simulated using a 185 , 1.1 A rheostat.
Faults are simulated using switches S1 and S2 and a limiting resistance of 9, 12 A is
used to limit the fault current. The control circuit is similar to that in the radial feeder
simulation (Refer to fig. 3, 4 and 5) except for the additional PT to feed directional
overcurrent relay. Remote backup can be seen by closing a CT secondary shorting switch
at the rear of the panel (thus, making the corresponding relay non-operational).
Procedure:
1.
2.
1.
3.
Questions:
1. Draw at least three single line diagrams of power system network where Directional
feature is required.
2. What are the problems of Directional relays.
3. What do you understand by Zero Torque Line, Maximum Torque Line, MTA
characteristic, Dead Zone, Characteristic Angle?
4. Out of 300 , 600 and 900connection, which would you prefer?
5. Draw figures for phase advancing techniques in phase and ground directional relays.
110 V DC
Supply
110 V DC
Supply
EXPERIMENT NO.3
Principle of Reverse Power Protection:
Motivation: Reversal of power takes place when turbine does not get steam or water (in
thermal/hydro plants). When alternator is connected to infinite bus and its turbine fails,
machine works as synchronous motor driving the turbine as a pump; thus direction of
current reverses. This experiment is designed to understand and demonstrate all possible
conditions of prime-mover failure.
Theoretical Background: When prime mover fails (steam input to turbine gets lost),
generator works as a synchronous motor driving the turbine as the pump but obviously
drawing a very small current w.r.t. its rated value. This condition is not dangerous for the
alternator. The damage occurs to the prime mover. In modern power plants there are low
forward power relays rather than reverse power relays.
This protection is very important as not only it protects the prime mover, but also all
class-B protections are routed through this protection (low forward power protection).
Experimental Model:
The main circuit is shown in fig. 1. The normal operating condition is achieved by
keeping the switches S1 and S2 open. In this case, there are two parallel paths, each with 9
resistance feeding a load simulated by a 185 rheostat. The two paths model two
240V generators in parallel feeding a load of 185 . The generator currents are measured
through CT1 and CT2 and fed to relays D1 and D2 respectively. D1 and D2 are reverse
power relays (in fact, low forward power relays to be precise), and hence are also
provided with a voltage input through a Voltage Transformer (VT) shown in fig. 1. It is
important to note here that D1 and D2 remain energized during normal condition.
Closing of switch S1 will make the current through CT1 equal zero. Closing of S2 will
make the current through CT2 equal zero. Either of these conditions simulates primemover failure and relay will de-energize in response. S1 and S2 are Double Pole Double
Throw (DPDT) switches used simultaneously in the main (fig. 1) and control (fig. 2)
circuits.
The control circuit is shown in fig. 2. It shows that the contactors can be energized by
push buttons PB1 and de-energized by PB2, same as for other experiments. The switch S3
simulates the steam valve interlock. This interlock does not allow the generator to start if
the steam valve feeding steam to the turbine is closed. S3 should be kept open to bypass
the lock, i.e., to let contactors close.
Procedure:
1. Connect the required circuit. Keep S3 open. This means A1 and A2 can never energize.
So, A1-1 and A2-1 are always closed. The steam valve interlock is bypassed.
2. Make the contactors ON with pushbuttons. Circuit will energize and relays D1 and D2
will operate. Now close S3. This means that in the control circuit of fig. 2, D1-1 and
D2-1 will close energizing D1X/D2X. Hence contacts D1X-1 or D2X-1 will open out,
not allowing auxiliary relays A1 and A2 to operate. Thus, contactors remain ON.
3. Now to simulate prime-mover failure, make switch S1 on. Relay D1 will de-energize,
hence D1X, deenrgizes. D1x-1 will close and the auxiliary relay A1 will operate. A1-1
will isolate the faulty turboalternator from bus. Buzzer, bulb and semaphore
indicators operate the same way as for other experiments.
4. Open S1. Then open S3. Now make contactor C1 On with push button.
5. Close S2 to simulate zero power in alternator-2. On similar lines to what is explained
in steps 1-3, contactor C2 will open.
6. Draw your own conclusion.
110 V DC
+
--
EXPERIMENT NO: 4
DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION OF TRANSFORMER
Theoretical Background:
The transformer is one of the most important devices and a very expensive equipment of
a power system. The internal fault current due to short-circuit of winding within a
transformer results in enormous damage to the winding and the core. Hence we use the
most reliable, fast and the selective protective scheme, the differential protection scheme,
which operates only for the internal faults.
Some problems envisaged with differential protection scheme of transformer are listed
below with their remedies:
1. The voltage ratings of both sides of transformer are different; hence the CTs used are
not identical. So there may be some spill current flowing through the relay that may
cause mal-operation.
Remedy: Use biased differential relay.
2. The full load current of transformer primary and secondary are different. CT should
be selected such that the pilot wire current is the same on both sides otherwise maloperation of relay would occur. To achieve this, the CT ratios required on primary
and secondary side are different from the standard ratio.
Remedy: CTs of standard ratios are employed in conjunction with interposing CTs.
3. At no load, the transformer secondary current is zero but the magnetizing current
flows in the primary. Hence mal-operation of relay may occur due to the presence of
spill current.
Remedy: As the magnetizing current is only 1-2% of the rated current the basic
setting of relay is done such that it does not operate at no-load.
4. During heavy external faults, CT ratio error will result in significant spill current
flowing through the operating coil of the relay. Hence the relay can mal-operate.
Remedy: Use biased differential relay.
5. 5.The power transformers are always provided with a tap-changing arrangement to
regulate output voltage as demanded by the load. But CTs are chosen with respect to
the normal tap. Hence, tap changing results in a spill current through the relay causing
mal-operation.
Remedy: Use biased differential relay.
6. When the transformer is switched on there is a large magnetizing inrush which
depends on the instant of switching. This current is 8-10 times the normal rated
current. Hence relay will mal-operate and will not allow the switching of transformer.
Remedy: Use of DTIM-11 relay, or any comparable relay that provides second
harmonic restraint.
7. The modern transformers are designed to operate near the knee point voltage of the
B-H curve of their core. Hence 20% voltage rise would cause the rise in magnetizing
current by 400%. This may cause mal-operation of relay. As the wave shape of the
magnetizing current under this condition is rich of 5th harmonic, the 5th harmonic
bypass circuit of the relay avoids the mal-operation.
In early days, a time delay was used to deal with the magnetizing inrush. This
compromised relay performance when the transformer energizes with a fault already
present in the system. The present remedies are:
1. Even harmonic cancellation.
2. Harmonic restraint.
3. Harmonic blocking.
4. De-biasing.
Laboratory Simulation
Fig. 1 shows the main circuit for demonstrating the biased differential protection.
The function of PB1, PB2 and PB3 is to start, stop and to reset the circuit respectively.
The switches S1, S2, and S3 are provided to make the fault at different locations. S1 is
for an external fault, S2 is for an internal fault, and S3 is for a severe internal fault. The
transformer has primary taps for 230V, 199.8 V, 115 V, 53.3 V and secondary taps for
110 V, 95.48 V, 55 V and 25.5 V.
Procedure:
PART-A Application of DTTM-11 for protection of single phase transformer
1. From the rating of the transformer (230/115 V, 1 kVA), the CT ratings (10/5 A on
primary, 20/5A on secondary), calculate the basic and bias settings of the relay, as
well as the setting of the high-set unit.
2. Set the DTTM-11 relay according to calculations. Connect the circuit as shown.
3. Keep the secondary circuit open-circuited. Push PB1 button to energize the
transformer with no load. Observe that the transformer can be energized without the
relay operating. Repeat this process several times and observe the relay never
operates while energizing the transformer. This is because DTTM-11 has the second
harmonic restraint feature. This obviates the necessity of time delay during starting.
4. After switching the circuit off, complete the secondary circuit and make the circuit
ON. Observe that relay does not operate for normal condition.
5. Make S1 ON, and observe that the relay does not operate for external faults as proved
in the calculations. Switch S1 OFF.
6. Energize the circuit. Make S2 ON (internal fault on secondary side), and observe that
relay 87 operates as proved in the calculations. Switch S2 OFF.
7. Energize the circuit. Make S3 ON (internal severe fault) and observe that unit 87 and
the high set unit both operate as proved in the calculations. Switch S3 OFF.
8. Introduce a variable resistance across the secondary of CT on the secondary as shown
in fig. 1. This simulates CT saturation or CT mismatch. Energize the circuit. Create
an external fault using S1. Observe if the relay mal-operates. Decrease the CT
secondary resistance till the relay mal-operates. Now switch off the supply, increase
the bias setting and switch on the circuit again. Observe that for the same external
fault, the relay does not operate.
PART-B Effect of tap-changing and effect of inrush current:
1. Shift the transformer to another table that has similar set-up but has ABB-make type
T relay. This relay does not have second harmonic restraint capability. Set this relay
2.
3.
4.
5.
with the same settings as for DTTM-11 relay. However, simulate the load resistance
with an 18 rheostat.
Repeat step 3 of part-A above. Observe that the relay mal-operates several times. The
intensity of inrush depends on the instantaneous value of the input voltage when the
transformer is energized, hence the relay does not mal-operate all the times. Now
repeat the same process with increased time delay setting (this setting is provided
with this relay). Observe the mal-operation ceases. However, this remedy is
dangerous if the transformer is energized with an existing fault, especially in a part of
system that has high fault levels. Keep the time delay in effect for the rest of the
experiment.
Switch off the circuit and connect the secondary circuit. Switch on the transformer
and observe the relay not operating for normal operation.
Change the primary tap to 199.8 V and repeat step-3. Observe the relay mal-operates.
Increase the bias setting and switch on the circuit. Observe that the relay does not
operate.
Fig. 1