Trip Circuit Supervision

Trip Circuit Supervision

 Operating Principle

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
operating principle

Supervision
current
Mechanical
Command

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
operating principle

Disappearance
of supervision
current
mechanical
Tripping circuit Command
interruption

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
operating principle

Alarm
mechanical
Command

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 Applications

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Applications

• Improve the security and availality of the tripping circuit

by a permanent continuity control.
• In case of circuit interruption, an alarm is generated
• Without this control, the interrupted circuit will only be
detected after a fault without correct clearance.

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Applications
• Applicable if the trip coil of circuit breaker is activated
with a DC polarity
• In other cases, an interruption of the trip circuit will
cause an immediate trip.
• Special application cases must be studied when using
auxiliairy tripping contacts or lock-out relays

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Applications

• Will allow a reduction of cyclic maintenance costs

• Will allow a more important delay between real circuit
breaker tests.
These tests become only required for the mechanical
part control of the CB

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Applications

• Need to be coordinated with the circuit breaker

manufacturer :
- The maximum permanent current depends on the
coil impedance,
- The maximum permanent current must not cause any
coil heating,
- The electrical scheme of the CB tripping circuit
must be in acordance with the selected trip
circuit supervision scheme

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 Comparison
of different existing schemes

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Scheme n° 1

+ +
Relay
Advantages

Relay
2 cables only between
relay and circuit breaker

- -

Alarm Alarm

Circuit Breaker
Disadvantages
Circuit Breaker

No trip circuit control if

CB open
52a
52a

Contct position
when equipment
energised

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Scheme n° 2
+ +
Relay

Relay
Advantages
2 cables only between
relay and circuit breaker.

- - Wire up to the CB,

whatever the position.
Alarm Alarm

Circuit Breaker
Disadvantages
Circuit Breaker

(1)
No trip circuit control if
CB open
52b

52b
52a

52a

Requires additional
resistance into the CB
Contct position control box (1)
when equipment
energised
(1) Avoid a Battery short circuit when the CB is already open but trip
order still present.
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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Scheme n° 3

+ +
Advantages

Relay
Relay

The trip coil is controlled

whatever the CB position

- -

Alarm Alarm
Disadvantages
Requires 3 wires
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker

between relay and CB.

52b

52b
52a
52a

Tripping cable between

relay and CB not
controlled if CB open
Contct position
when equipment
energised

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Scheme n° 4
+ +
Relay

Relay
Advantages
The trip coil is controlled
whatever the CB position

- -

(1) Alarm Alarm

Disadvantages
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker

Requires 3 wires
between relay and CB.
52a

52a

Tripping cable between

relay and CB not
controlled whatever the
CB position (1) - only the
Contct position
when equipment coil is controlled
energised
(1) if interrupted, the current value becomes identical of the current circulation when CB is
open.
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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Scheme n° 5

+ +
Advantages

Relay
Relay

The trip coil is controlled

whatever the CB position

- -

(1) Alarm Alarm

Disadvantages
Requires 3 wires
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker

between relay and CB.

Tripping cable between

52a
52a

relay and CB not

controlled whatever the
CB position (1) - only the
Contct position
when equipment coil is controlled.
energised

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
Scheme n° 6
+ +

Relay

Relay
Advantages
2 cables only between
relay and circuit breaker.
Triping contact
CB Tripping coil
Logic Input
controlled whatever the
(Opto)
- - CB position

Alarm Alarm Tripping cable between

relay and CB controlled
whatever the CB position
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker

(1)
Disadvantages
52b

52b
52a

52a
Requires installation of
additional resistance into
the CB control box (1)

Contct position
when equipment
energised (1) avoid any damage of the tripping coil when trip order still present and circuit
breaker already open.

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 Practical exemple
with overcurrent relays

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
with overcurrent relays
Delay timer

Logical input (Opto)

Opto
ET Alarm trip
& circuit faulty
Trip contact
energised

Trip contact energised =1 if Opto does not Avoid any intempestive

detect any current alarm in case of
during TSUP timer permanent trip orders.

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
with overcurrent relays - scheme 1

+
Relay

Alarm Overcurrent relay

Circuit Breaker

Trip coil
52a

Trip coil control

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
with overcurrent relays - scheme 2

+
Relay

-
Overcurrent relay
Alarme
Circuit Breaker

Trip coil Resistance

52b
52a

Trip coil and auxiliary contacts control

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
with overcurrent relays - scheme 6 (optimal)

+
Relay

Logical input

-
Overcurrent relay

Alarme
Circuit Breaker

Resistance
Trip coil
52a

52b

Trip coil and auxiliary contacts ontrol whatever the CB

position

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 Practical Exemple
with Programmable scheme logics

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
with Programmable Scheme Logics (Px40 range
relay)
+
Relay

Alarm
Disjoncteur

Release timer
52a

52b

Contct position
when equipment
energised

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 MVAX Trip Circuit Supervision Relay

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
MVAX relays
¾2 types :
•MVAX 12 : Trip supply supervision only
•MVAX 21 : Complete trip circuit and supply supervision,
with CB closed only
•MVAX 31 and MVAX 91:Complete trip circuit and
supply supervision, with CB in either state

¾MVAX91 is 3 MVAX31 identical circuits in the same box.

¾MVAX91 is dedicated to single pole CB and MVAX31 is

dedicated to 3 poles CB

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
MVAX relays

¾MVAX31 / MVAX91 operation :

•CB healthy and CB closed, both units RL1 RL2 are
energized
•If circuit is open or power supply fails, RL2 drops off
and opens contact RL2-1 to de energize RL1
•When CB is open, RL3 is also energized via the NC
auxiliary switch, and RL1 is held by contact RL3-1
•RL3 will detect abnormal trip circuit with CB open in a
similar manner to RL2 with CB closed.
•RL units are delayed of 400ms

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
MVAX relays
¾MVAX 31 connection diagram :

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
MVAX relays

¾MVAX 91
connection
diagram :

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 Trip Circuit Supervision
MVAX relays
¾MVAX 31 External resistance values depending on supply
voltage :

¾Caution : 4,1kOhm resistance can be of 2 resistance

8,2kOhm in parallel

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