Digital Protective - Relays Spec EN

Specification for Tender 406230360.
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General Specification for Digital
Protective Relay of MV Switchgear
This specification defines:
Requirements for the Manufacturer
Basic requirements for the Digital Protective Relay
Digital Protective Relay functional description
Tender documents
Testing, commissioning, maintenance requirements
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Specification for Tender 406230360.doc
Table of contents:
1. General …………………………………………………………………………………......... p. 3
2. Requirements for the manufacturer ……………………………………………………….. p. 3
2.1 Certifications……………………………………………………………………………........ p. 3
2.2 Experience………………………………………………………………………….……....... p. 3
2.3 Local support…………………………………………………………………........................ p. 3
3. Basic requirements for the Digital Protective Relay………………………......................... p. 4
3.1 General requirements ………………………………………………………………….......... p. 4 5
3.2 General Digital Protective Relay design requirements ………………………....................... p. 5 6
3.3 Digital Protective Relay general and practical operating requirements…………..... ………. p. 7
3.4 Digital Protective Relay installation rules and requirements ……………….......................... p. 7 8
4. Digital Protective Relay description ………………………………...................................... p. 8
4.1 Protection……………………………………………………................................................. p. 8 9
4.2 Control and Monitoring…………………………………………………………................... p. 9
4.3 Metering…………………………………………………………........................................... p. 10
4.4 Network, Machine and Switch gear diagnosis…………………………………………….... p. 10 11
4.5 Relay diagnosis ………………………………………………............................................... p. 12
4.6 Programming and configuration software …………………………………………............... p. 12
4.7 User Machine Interface…………………………………....................................................... p. 13
4.8 Communication …………………………………………………………………................... p. 13 14
4.9 Digital Protective Relay hardware architecture platform………………………………....... p. 14
5. Tender documents ……………………………………………………………………........... p. 14
6. Protection relay testing , commissioning and maintenance …………………………........ p. 14
6.1 Testing ……………………………………………………………………………………..... p. 14
6.2 Commissioning tests ………………………………………………….....................……...... p. 14 15
6.3 Maintenance………………………………………………………….................................... p. 15
7. Annexes ……………………………………………………………………………………..... p. 16
7.1 Annex A1……………………………………………………………………………….…..... p. 16
7.2 Annex A2………………………………………………………............................................. p. 17
7.3 Annex A3………………………………………………………………….............................. p. 18
7.4 Annex A4…………………………………………………………………............................. p. 19
7.5 Annex A5………………………………………………………………….............................. p. 20
7.6 Annex A6………………………………………………………………….............................. p. 21
7.7 Annnex A7…………………………………………………………………............................ p. 22
1. General
This part of the specification describes the general requirements for a Digital Protective Relay, to comply
with National, IEC, EN, CSA and NEMA standards and for use in the low voltage compartment of a
Medium Voltage switch gear cubicle or a in separate control panel.
It also defines Low, Mid and Highend solutions to protect the following Medium Voltage Low, Mid, High
power applications:
1.1 Substation (feeder or incomer type)
1.2 Transformer
1.3 Motor
1.4 Generator
1.5 Busbar
1.6 Capacitor bank
2. Requirements for the manufacturer
2.1 Certifications
The Digital Relay manufacturer shall have a valid ISO 9001 (2000 version) certification and an applicable
Quality Assurance and Quality Control system.
The Digital Relay manufacturer shall have the Environment Certification ISO 14001 and shall be able to
supply the Product Environmental Profile (P.E.P) on the engineer’s request.
2.2 Experience
The Digital relay manufacturer shall have a long term experience in designing and manufacturing Digital
Protective Relays and have relevant business volume and references in order to provide credibility in his
commitments and a long term support capability.
2.3 Local support
The manufacturer/supplier shall have a permanent representative office with a trained and skilled support
staff, in the country or in the region where the Digital Relays are delivered, in order to prove his
commitment for local or regional support and to provide a channel for communication.
The local or regional support team shall be easily reached and shall be able to arrive on site whenever
accessible within (x x) hour’s notice.
The engineers employed by the supplier’s local or regional office shall be certified by the manufacturer and
provide startup service including physical inspection of the Digital Relay, connected wiring and final
adjustment, to ensure that the Digital Relay meets the required performance.
The manufacturer shall be able to offer commissioning of the Digital relay to be carried out by the local or
regional office.
The most common spare parts shall be available within (x x) Hours/days from the notification through the
local or regional service centre of the supplier.
3. Basic requirements for the Digital Protective Relay
3.1 General requirements
The Digital Protective Relay shall comply with the most relevant national, international standards and
recommendations for industrial electrical distribution (IEC, EN, UL, CSA) as per table (1)

Digital Protective Relay Standards Table 1
Requirements Standards Level
Protection relays IEC 60255
Electro Magnetic Emission tests
Compatibility (EMC) Disturbing field emission IEC 6025525
EN 55022 A
Conducted field emission IEC 6025525/EN 55022
Immunity tests
Radiated disturbances IEC 60255223 III
– radiated fields IEC 6100043
ANSI C37.90.2
– electrostatic discharge IEC 60255222, ANSI C37.90.3
– to power magnetic fields at IEC 6100048
network frequency 4
Conducted disturbances
– RF disturbances IEC 60255226
– fast transient bursts IEC 60255224 III
IEC 6100044 A and
ANSI C37.90.1 B
– damped oscillating waves IEC 60255221, ANSI C37.90.1 IV
– surges IEC 6100045
– voltage interruptions IEC 6025511
III
Environmental In operation
Mechanical constraints – vibrations IEC 60255211 2
IEC 6100026 Fc
– shocks IEC 60255212 2
– earthquakes IEC 60255213 2
Deenergised
– vibrations IEC 60255212 2
– shocks IEC 60255212 2
– jolts IEC 60255212 2
Safety Enclosure tests
– Mechanical protection degree IEC 60529 IP52

NEMA Type
– Fire withstand IEC 60695211 12
Electrical tests
– earth continuity IEC 611312
– 1.2/50µs impulse wave IEC 602555
– dielectric at network frequency IEC602555, ANSI C37.90
Climatic conditions In operation
– to cold IEC 6106821 Ad
– to dry heat IEC 6106822 Bd
– to damp heat IEC 61068278 Cab
– salt mist IEC 61068252 Kb/2
– corrosion influence/Gas test IEC 61068260
In storage
– temperature variation IEC 61068214 Nb
– to cold IEC 6106821 Ab
– to dry heat IEC 6106822 Bb
– to damp heat IEC 61068278 Cab
IEC 61068230 Db
Certification (*) CE EN 50263 harmonised standard
European directive
UL UL508
CSA CSA C22.2
GOST
Low Voltage electrical IEC 60364
installations
Functional Safety of IEC61508
electronic safety related
systems
Communication Data transmission industrial IEC 61158 Field Bus foundation
protocol: Modbus RTU
Between protective relay and EC 8705 series and
control system inside a power IEC 8705103 – DNP3
station
For power substation automation IEC 61850
inside the substation
(*) The Digital Protective Relay shall be CE marked, conforming to European Low Voltage (73/23 EEC and
93/68 EEC) and EMC (89/336/EEC) Directives, UL/CSA marked according to UL 508C and shall have
GOST marking for Russia and Eastern Europe.
3.2 General Digital Protective Relay design requirements
3.2.1 Technology and Functionality:
The Digital Protective Relay design shall be based on a microprocessor technology and shall accommodate a
hardware and software architecture consisting of a multifunction protection and control platform with
logic/analogue inputs and outputs, including Protections, Metering, Control and Monitoring, User Machine
Interface with alphanumeric display, Communication Interface, Network, Machine, Switch gear and relay
diagnosis functionalities.
3.2.2 Safety and Dependability (Functional Safety)
The Digital Protective Relay design shall be part of a safety and dependability design process of the
manufacturer, associating the four R.A.M.S parameters:
3.2.2.1 Reliability:
To define a predictive calculated and field measured MTTF, determine a  Failure Rate and a useful life
time of the digital relay.
3.2.2.2 Availability:
To prevent any nuisance or unwanted tripping by selecting the adequate settings and improve the continuity
of service.

3.2.2.3 Maintainability:
To define the Time to repair and spare part requirements in the maintenance process.
3.2.2.4 Safety:
To increase the level of protection safety without lowering the process availability according to IEC 61508
requirements and determine a S.I.L (Safety Integrity Level) capability, a P.F.D ( Probability of Failure on
Demand) and a S.F.F (Safe Failure Fraction) measuring the percentage of failures seen by the Watchdog
leading to a safe position.

The Digital Protective Relay shall therefore be fitted with an internal selftest monitoring system
(“Watchdog”) testing the relay power supply, the acquisition of current and voltages signals, the processing
unit (memories, processor(s)), software/hardware watchdog, logic inputs/outputs.
In case of an internal failure making the relay inoperant, the relay shall be set in failsafe position leading to
a fallback position and shall not trip the circuit breaker equipped with shunt trip coil (e.g: loss of internal or
external power supply). All the relays outputs and logic inputs shall be locked in deactivated position.
The watchdog function shall be able to activate a vertical backup protection architecture based on an
upstream protective relay rescuing a downstream defective relay.
Any minor safe internal failure shall enable the relay to normally perform its protection functions in a
downgrading mode.
3.2.3 Programming and Configuration

The Digital Protective Relay shall be programmable and configurable with an appropriate userfriendly
setting software using a MS Windows program running on a standard PC. The programming and
configuration shall be carried out locally (front access) through a RS 232 port or remotely through a
communication network, mainly an Engineering LAN (ELAN) with adequate passwords to prevent any
unwanted intrusion.
Programming and configuration shall also be able to be prepared on a PC file directly (unconnected mode)
and downloaded locally or remotely into the relay.
3.2.4 Hardware and Software architecture
The hardware and software architecture shall be modular and disconnectable to adapt the protection and
control unit to the required level of complexity of the MV applications.
The architecture shall allow future extensions by simple and easy hardware and firmware upgrading of the
protection and control unit and shall be designed to enable upward compatibility between Digital Protective
Relay of different generations of the manufacturer.
The architecture shall provide easy cost efficient maintenance operations when changing modules.
The Protective Digital relay shall accommodate digital and isolated inputs/outputs. The inputs shall be used
to monitor the status of the complete MV panel as well as receive external signal (e.g: Buchholz, intertrip,
etc,) while the outputs shall be used for circuit breaker or contactor control, intertripping between panels
and remote alarms.
3.3 Digital Protective Relay general and practical operating requirements
The Protective Digital Relay shall operate according to the following conditions:
Temperature: 25°C to +70°C
External auxiliary power supply: From AC/AC UPS system or dual battery charger
For Low and Midend solutions/ applications 24V250V DC and 110V240V AC (50Hz/60Hz)
For Highend solutions/applications: 24V250V DC
Current sensors: In/1A or In/5A current transformers, LPCT( Low Power
Current Transformer) , Core Balance CT’s or interposing
ring CT
Voltage sensors: 100V, 110V, 100V/ 3, 110V/3 and voltages as per IEC
60 2556
3.3.1 The circuit breaker control output relay contact shall be capable of withstanding a 30A DC current for
0.2seconds and 2000 operating cycles according to ANSI C37.90clause 6.7.
3.3.2 Other logic output relay contacts shall be capable of withstanding a 8A DC/AC steady state current
3.3.3 Logic input pilot voltage shall be rated as per the auxiliary power supply of external driven digital
signals from the control system (RTU or PLC) and shall comply with IEC 6001132.
3.3.4 Current carrying terminal from current sensors shall be automatically short circuited when withdrawing
current sensor modules.
3.3.5 Provisions shall be made in the switch gear cubicle for testing and calibrating the relay by current
injection using an external source, without disconnecting the permanent wiring.
3.3.6 CT/VT and Trip coil supervision facilities shall be provided to check the wiring circuit continuity with
relevant alarms and messages.
3.3.7 The Digital Protective Relay shall be continuously rated and shall maintain the setting accuracy
without setting drift over time and full range of auxiliary voltage variations as per the requisition.
3.3.8 The Digital Protective Relay shall be capable of withstanding the output current of the associated
current transformers corresponding to a primary current equal to the specified short circuit withstand current
and time of the assembly ( 4 In permanent, 100 In 1 second).
3.3.9 The Digital Protective Relay shall have a constant 150 year minimum design MTTF during its useful
life time which shall not be less than 15 years in proper temperature and environmental operating conditions.
3.3.10 Any component substitution because of component obsolescence shall not affect the upward
compatibility between relays on duty
3.4 Digital Protective Relay installation rules and requirements
The Digital Protective Relay shall be able to be flush mounted or mounted inside the Low Voltage
compartment and shall have an IP52 mechanical protection degree according to IEC 60529.
To operate properly and to achieve satisfactory operating quality, the Digital Protective Relay shall be
installed so that it shall be protected against EMC, and the following points shall be required:
3.4.1 A single equipotential earth system used as the site potential reference
3.4.2 A power distribution with TNS earthing system
3.4.3 Separation of different kinds of cables (power, power supply, auxiliary, data, measures)
3.4.4 Use of equipotential metallic structure for cable trays
3.4.5 Use of screened cables for data and measure
3.4.6 A power supply protection (filtering, over voltage protection)
3.4.7 Equipment and installation protection against the indirect effects of lightning
4. Digital Protective Relay description
4.1 Protection
The Digital Protective Relay shall integrate all the necessary ANSI code protections according to the
different levels of applications (as per the protection selection guide in Annex A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6) and
shall provide wide setting ranges mainly for current protections and a large choice of tripping curves through
two setting groups (normal/backup mode network) operated by logic input:

4.1.1 Definite Time (DT) curve
4.1.2 IDMT curves set by T time delay or TMS factor, including:
IEC curves (SIT, VIT/LTI, EIT)
IEEE curves (MI, VI, EI)
Usual curves (UIT, RI, IAC)
4.1.3 Customised tripping curve possibilities shall be available for specific Phase, Earth fault over current
and directional Phase, Earth fault applications or revamping
ANSI code Tripping Threshold Tripping time delay

curve
50/51(Highend DT Is set point 0,05 to 24 In Inst: 0,05 sec to 300 sec
solutions/applications) IDMT 0,05 to 2,4In 0,1 sec to 12,5 sec at 10
Is
50N/51N (Highend DT Is0 set point 0,01 to 15 In0 (min Inst: 0,05 sec to 300sec
solutions/applications) IDMT 0,1A) 0,1sec to 10 Is0
0,1 to 1 In0 (min 0,1A)
50/51(Low, Midend DT Is set point 0,1 to 24 In Inst: 0,05 sec to 300 sec

solutions/applications) IDMT 0,1 to 2,4In 0,1 sec to 12,5 sec at 10
Is
50N/51N(Low, Mid DT Is0 set point 0,1 to 15 In0 Inst: 0,05 sec to 300sec
end solutions IDMT 0,1 to 1 In0 0,1sec to 10 Is0
/applications)
4.1.4 Overload protection shall be based on RMS current value (Minimum 13th Harmonic) and shall take the
ambient temperature into account.
4.1.5 Phase over current and earth fault protection shall have an adjustable timer hold to allow restriking
fault detection
4.1.6 Earth fault protection shall integrate a H2 Harmonic restraint for transformer startup inrush current to
be activated or inhibited
4.1.7 Differential protection shall integrate H2 and H5 Harmonic restraint to prevent a transformer nuisance
tripping during the energising period
4.1.8 Alternative over current setting groups shall be selectable by logical conditions through logic inputs, to
adapt a fast protection plan change as well as setting facilities for thresholds and time delay adjustment.
4.1.9 The Digital and protective Relay shall allow the use of upstream and logic discrimination in a
cascading scheme or closed loop applications.
4.2 Control and Monitoring
The Digital Protective Relay shall basically carry out all the ANSI code Control and Monitoring functions
necessary to control the Circuit Breaker or Contactor for electrical operations.
These operations shall be performed from predefined functions using logic inputs/outputs and shall be
processed from internal and external data for:
4.2.1 Circuit breaker/Contactor control ANSI 94/69
4.2.1.1 On/Off control whatever the type of tripping coil (shunt trip or under voltage release)
4.2.1.2 Inhibit tripping
4.2.1.3 Remote control
4.2.2 Latching /acknowledgement ANSI 86
4.2.2.1 Latch individually all the tripping outputs and logic inputs
4.2.2.2 Used as “Lockout relay”
4.2.3 Local annunciation ANSI 30
4.2.3.1 LED indication (relay status)
4.2.3.2 Local annunciation on the relay display (events, alarms, messages)
4.2.3.3 Alarm processing
4.2.4 Logic discrimination ANSI 68
4.2.4.1 Provide full tripping discrimination and faster tripping of circuit breakers close to the source in a
cascading scheme
4.2.4.2 Send and receive blocking orders between Protective Digital Relays of the cascading scheme
4.2.5 Setting groups Switching (normal to backup mode network) with logic input
4.2.6 Output relay testing
Each output relay shall be activated for 5 seconds to check output connections and connected switch gear
operation
4.2.7 Automation functions
Mid and Highend Digital Protective Relay shall be able to provide specific control and monitoring functions
carried out with Logic Equations and/or Ladder Logic
4.3 Metering
The Digital Protective Relay shall include accurate measurement processing functions and shall display the
metering data on the User Machine Interface to operate the different applications and carry out
commissioning and maintenance as per the following table (2):
Metering functions Table 2
Designation Lowend solutions / Midend Highend
Applications solutions/ solutions/
Current or Voltage Applications Applications
Phase current I1, I2, I3 RMS   
Calculated residual current I0Σ   
  
Demand current I1, I2, I3   
Peak demand current IM1, IM2, IM3
Measured residual current I0, I’0 
Voltage U21, U32, U13, V1, V2, V3   
Residual voltage V0   
  
Positive sequence voltage Vd/rotation  
direction  
Negative sequence voltage Vi
Frequency
Active power P, P1, P2, P3  (P) 
Reactive power Q, Q1, Q2, Q3  (Q) 

Apparent power S, S1, S2, S3  (S) 
Peak demand power PM, QM 
Power factor
Calculated active and reactive energy(±Wh,  
±VAR)
Active and reactive energy by pulse counting  
(±Wh,±VAR)
Phase current I’1, I’2, I’3 RMS 
Calculated I’0 Σ 
Voltage U’21, U’32, U’13, V’1, V’2, V’3, 
V’d, V’i and frequency 

Residual voltage V’0
Temperature   
Rotation speed 
Neutral point voltage Vnt 
Phasor diagram 
4.4 Network, Machine and Switch gear diagnosis
The Digital Protective Relay shall provide diagnosis facilities for process management and maintenance
purpose as per table (3)
4.4.1Network diagnosis
The Digital Protective Relay shall provide network power quality metering functions and all data on detected
network disturbances to record, for analysis purpose.
4.4.2 Machine diagnosis
For maintenance purpose the Digital Protective Relay shall provide data on the operation of the machines ,
predicted data to optimise process management, useful data to facilitate protection functions and
implementation
4.4.3 Switch gear diagnosis
The Digital Protective Relay shall provide information on switch gear mechanical status for
preventive and curative maintenance
Network, Machine, Switch gear diagnosis Table 3
Designation Lowend Midend Highend
solutions / solutions/ solutions/
Applications Applications Applications
Switch gear diagnosis
CT/VT supervision – ANSI 60/60FL   
Trip circuit supervision – ANSI 74   
Auxiliary power supply monitoring 
Cumulative breaking current   
Number of operations, operating time,   
charging time, number of racking out
operations
Network and Machine diagnosis
Tripping context   
Tripping current Trip I1, I2, I3, I0   
Phase fault and earth fault trip counters 
Unbalance ratio / negative sequence current Ii   
Harmonic distortion (THD), current and 
voltage
Ithd, Uthd
Phase displacement φ0, φ’0, φ0 Σ 
Phase displacement φ1, φ2, φ3  
Disturbance recording   
Thermal capacity used   
Remaining operating time before overload   
tripping   
Waiting time after overload tripping
Running hours counter / operating time  
Starting current and time   
Start inhibit time   
Number of starts before inhibition   
Unbalance ratio / negative sequence I’i  
Differential current I diff1, I diff2, Idiff3 
Through current It1, It2, It3 

Current displacement θ
Apparent positive sequence impedance Zd 
Apparent phasetophase impedances Z21, 
Z32, Z13
Third harmonic voltage, neutral point or 
residual
Difference in amplitude, frequency and phase 
of voltages compared to for synchrocheck
Capacitor unbalance current and capacitance 
4.5 Relay diagnosis
The Digital Protective Relay shall contain selftest diagnosis facilities to:
4.5.1 Detect internal relay failures that may cause nuisance tripping or failed fault tripping
4.5.2 Set the relay in failsafe position leading to a fallback position to avoid any unwanted tripping if a
major internal failure is detected . A Watchdog relay with change over contact ( NO+NC) shall provide an
alarm or information to activate a backup protection.
Any minor failure shall not interrupt the protection function operations and the relay shall operate in
downgraded mode
4.5.3 Inform for maintenance operation
4.5.4 Detect unplugged connectors resulting in a major internal failure
4.5.5 Check the hardware configuration
The absence or failure of a remote module shall be considered as a minor failure
The absence or failure of a Logic input/output module shall be considered as a major failure
4.6 Programming and configuration software
The Digital Protection Relay shall use a userfriendly setting and operating multilingual software in
Windows environment with menus and icons for fast direct access to the data required, guided navigation to
go through all the data on the same function together in the same screen and with a file management:
4.6.1 Prior to commissioning and without connection to the relay (unconnected mode), to prepare the relay
protection and parameter settings:
– configure the relay and extension modules and entry of general settings
– enable/disable functions and entry of general settings
– adapt predefined control and monitoring functions
– create specific mimic diagrams for local display
4.6.2 During commissioning , on a PC connected pointtopoint to the front panel
– access to all functions available in unconnected mode, after entering the protection settings or parameter
setting password
– transfer of the relay parameters and protection setting file, prepared in unconnected mode, protected by te
parameter setting password
– display of all the measurements and useful information during commissioning
– display of logic inputs, logic outputs and LED status
– test of logic inputs
– display of automation variables
– modification of passwords
4.6.3 During operation, on a PC connected to a set of relays via an ELAN multipoint communication
network
– read relay protection and parameter settings, modifications following entry of protection setting or
parameter password
– display the relay measurement data
– display the timestamped alarm messages
– display the relay, switch gear and network diagnosis data
– retrieve disturbance recording data
4.7 User Machine Interface
4.7.1 The Digital Protective Relay shall incorporate a User Machine Interface (or UMI) with an
alphanumeric graphical LCD and backlight display screen indicating:
Measurement values
Operating messages in major international languages (English native and local language) or shall accept
translation possibilities if not available in the basic relay
System maintenance messages
4.7.2 The UMI shall display a clear information of alarm conditions.
Signalling LED shall be available for alarms and status, including: Circuit Breaker position (open/closed),
relay self test, phase fault and earth fault alarms. The UMI shall accept specific LED assignments
4.7.3 The UMI shall enable to:
Display metering and operating data, alarms and messages
Clear alarms and resetting
Access to protection and parameter settings

4.7.4 Access to setting mode shall be protected by two dedicated passwords of at least four digits: the first
password shall protect access to protection settings, the second one shall protect to parameter settings
4.7.5 The User Machine Interface shall be available as:
Basic UMI including signalling and operating status LED
Advanced integrated or remote UMI monitoring measurement data and messages for local equipment
operation
Mimicbased UMI ( Highend application) with selection of control mode (remote, local, test), animated
mimic diagram
4.8 Communication
4.8.1 The Digital Protective Relay shall be communicating through one or two communication ports and
integratable in a communication architecture with information remote access.
It shall be able to be interfaced to two types of communication networks providing access to data on each
communication port, via:
A multiprotocol based Supervisory Local Area Network (SLAN) to supervise functions regarding the
installation and the electrical network from a supervision system (SCADA or RTU).
Modbus based Engineering Local Area Network (ELAN) to configure, set up the relay, collect operating
and diagnosis information, monitor the status of the electrical network and run diagnostics on electrical
network incidents from the programming and configuration software.
4.8.2 The Digital Protective Relay shall use appropriate communication protocols depending on whether the
relay interfaces an industrial process electrical network or a power substation of electrical distribution.
Modbus RTU, Field bus and Industry data transmission protocol, IEC 61158 foundation compliant,
through TwisterPair cable RS 485 (2wire or 4wire) or Fibre Optic link.
Modbus RTU through Twisted Pair cable RS 485 (2wire or 4wire), over Ethernet TCP/IP 10/100 Mbits
Base Tx or Base Fx, through a multiple entry gateway (average 10 relays per gateway).
IEC 8705103, a companion standard of IEC 8705 series to communicate between the Digital Protective
Relay and the control system (Supervisor or RTU) inside a Utility power substation, through Twisted Pair
cable RS 485 (2wire) or Fibre Optic link.
DNP3, a data transmission protocol for remote control and monitoring of Utility power substations, IEC
8705 series compliant, through Twisted Pair cable RS 485 (2wire) or Fibre Optic link.
IEC 61850 for Utility HV/MV Power Station Automation inside the substation through Ethernet 10//100
Mbits Base Tx or Base Fx , and Fibre Optic link, embedded in the relays or through a multiple entry
gateway.
4.8.3 The Digital Protective Relay and the Supervisor shall transmit operating data protected by password:
Relay to Supervisor: metering and diagnosis information.
Supervisor to Relay: remotecontrol orders.
4.8.4 The Digital Protective Relay shall provide:
timestamped events facilities regarding the status changes of all logic inputs and all remote indications to
timestamp event within one millisecond.
timesetting and synchronisation facilities to ensure a long term stability or to coordinate a number of
relays to be synchronised by an external pulse to a dedicated logic input or via the communication link.
4.8.5 The Digital Protective Relay shall have remote setting possibilities to select protectionsetting groups,
read general parameters, read protection settings remotely, write protection settings remotely to be inhibited
by parameter setting if needed.
4.8.6 The digital Protective Relay shall have network diagnostic information available, recorded in files, to
transmit over the communication link:
disturbancerecording records in COMTRADE format according to IEC 6025523.
tripping contexts.
outofsynchronisation context.
4.9 Digital Protective Relay hardware architecture platform
As per Annexes 7
5. Tender documents
To support its technical offer description, the bidder shall submit the following documents relative to the
Digital Protective Relay:
5.1 Relay architecture single line diagrams
5.2 Technical data sheets
5.3 Catalogues
5.4 User manuals and installation guide
5.5 Test and conformity certificates
5.6 Reference lists for similar application
6. Protection relay testing , commissioning and maintenance
6.1 Testing:
Digital protective relays shall be tested prior to commissioning in order to maximise availability and
minimising the risk of malfunctioning of the assembly being commissioned.
Because of the use of digital technology the relay shall guarantee the reproducibility of announced
performances over time and shall have undergone full factory qualification.
So the Protective Digital Relay shall therefore be ready to operate without requiring any additional
qualification testing that concerns it directly
6.2 Commissioning tests:
The preliminary relay commissioning tests shall be limited to a commissioning check:
6.2.1 Checking of compliance with bill of materials and hardware installation diagrams and rules during a
preliminary general check
6.2.2 Checking of the compliance of the general settings and protection settings entered with the setting
sheets
6.2.3 Checking of current or voltage input connections by secondary injection tests
6.2.4 Checking of logic input and output connections by simulation of input data and forcing output status
All the tests shall be carried out with the MV cubicle completely isolated and the MV circuit breaker racked
out (disconnected and open)
All the test shall be performed in the operating situation with the parameter setting and operating software or
without software for relay with advanced UMI: no wiring or setting changes, even temporary changes to
facilitate testing shall be allowed.
6.3 Maintenance
The Digital Protective Relay shall not need any internal and specific maintenance over time, mainly for
parameter settings and after commissioning.
Nevertheless connections to the relay shall be checked preventively as well as the quality of output relay
contacts to ensure that tripping and closing coils are properly energised and all control logic orders are
properly transmitted .
7. Annexes
7.1 Annex A1
Protection selection guide for Substation applications
ANSI Designation Lowend solutions/ Midend solutions/ Highend

Codes Applications Applications solutions/
Current Voltage Applications
50/51 Phase over current   
50N/51N Earth fault/Sensitive Earth fault   
50G/51G
50BF Breaker Failure   
46 Negative sequence / unbalance   
49RMS Thermal overload for cables 
67 Directional Phase over current  
67N/67NC Directional Earth Fault  
32P Directional active overpower  
37P Directional active under power 
27D Positive sequence under current   
27R Remanent over voltage   
27 Under voltage (LL or LN)   
59 Over voltage (LL or LN)
59N Neutral voltage displacement   
47 Negative sequence over voltage  
81H Over frequency   
81L Under frequency   
81R Rate of change of frequency  
79 Recloser (4cycles)   
25 Synchrocheck 
7.2 Annex A2
Protection selection guide for Busbar applications

Applications
50/51 Phase over current 
50N/51N Earth fault/Sensitive Earth fault 
50G/51G
50BF Breaker Failure 
46 Negative sequence / unbalance 
27D Positive sequence under current  
27R Remanent over voltage  
27 Under voltage (LL or LN)  
59 Over voltage (LL or LN)  
59N Neutral voltage displacement  
47 Negative sequence over voltage 
81H Over frequency  
81L Under frequency  
81R Rate of change of frequency 
25 Synchrocheck 
7.3 Annex A3
Protection selection guide for Transformer applications
ANSI Designation Lowend solutions Midend solutions/ Highend

Codes / Applications Applications solutions/
Current Voltage Applications
50G/51G
49RMS Thermal overload for machines  
64REF Restricted Earth Fault 
87T Twowinding transformer 
Differential
67 Directional Phase over current  
32P Directional active overpower 
24 Over fluxing (V/ Hz) 
27D Positive sequence under current 
27R Remanent over voltage 
59 Over voltage (LL or LN)  
26/63 Thermostat/Buchholz   
38/49T Temperature monitoring   
25 Synchrocheck 
7.4 Annex A4

Protection selection guide for Motor applications

Applications
50G/51G
49RMS Thermal overload for machines 
Differential
87M Machine differential 
32Q/40 Directional reactive overpower  
40 Field loss (under impedance)  
37 Phase undercurrent   
48/51LR/1 Excessive starting time, locked   
4 rotor
66 Starts per hour   
78PS Pole slip 
12 Over speed (2 set points) 
14 Under speed (2 set points) 
27D Positive sequence under current  
27R Remanent over voltage  
59 Over volatage (LL or LN)  
47 Negative sequence over voltage 
26/63 Thermostat/Buchholz 
38/49T Temperature monitoring   
7.5 Annex A5
Protection selection guide for Generator applications
ANSI Designation Lowend solution Midend Highend solutions/

Codes / Application solution/ Applications
Application
50/51 Phase over current  
50N/51N Earth fault/Sensitive Earth fault  
50G/51G
50BF Breaker Failure  
46 Negative sequence / unbalance  
49RMS Thermal overload for machines  
64REF Restricted Earth Fault 
Differential
87M Machine differential 
67 Directional Phase over current 
67N/67NC Directional Earth Fault 
32Q40 Directional reactive overpower  
37P Directional active under power 
40 Field loss (under impedance) 
78PS Pole slip 
12 Over speed (2 set points) 
14 Under speed (2 set points)  
50V/51V Voltagerestrained over current 
21B Under impedance 
50/27 Inadvertent energization 
27TN/64G Third H3 Harmonic under 
2 voltage/100%stator Earth Fault 
64G
59 Over voltage ( LL or LN)  
26/63 Thermostat/Buchholz 
38/49T Temperature monitoring  
25 Synchrocheck 
7.6 Annex A6
Protection selection guide for Capacitor applications

Codes Applications Application solutions/
Applications
50G/51G
49 RMS Thermal overload for capacitors 
51C Capacitor bank unbalance 
59 Over voltage ( LL or LN)  
38/49T Temperature monitoring 
7.7 Annnex A7
Digital Protective Relay hardware architecture platform
Designation Lowend solutions Midend Highend

/ Applications solutions/ solutions/
Current or Voltage Applications Applications
Main analogue inputs:
– Phase current: I1, I2, I3  (3) –  (3)  (3)
– Residual current: Io  (1) –  (1)  (1)
– Phase voltage: V1, V2, V3 –  (3)  (3)  (3)
– Residual Voltage: Vo –  (1)  (1)  (1)
Additional analogue inputs ( differential protection)
– Phase current: I’1, I’2, I’3 – – –  (3)
– Residual current: I’o – – –  (1)
– Phase voltage: V’1, V’2, V’3 – – –  (3)
– Residual Voltage: V’o – – –  (1)
User Machine Interface (UMI)
– Basic UMI    –
– Advanced UMI
 integrated    
   
 remote
– – – 
– Mimicbased UMI
– – – 
Removable memory cartridge
– – – 
Backup battery
 (2)
 (1)  (1)  (1)
Communication ports
 (5)
 (4)  (4)  (4)
Logic relay outputs
Additional Logic inputs/outputs  (18)
 ( 4)  ( 4)  ( 4)
– Outputs  (42)
 (10)  (10)  (10)
– Inputs
 (16)
 ( 8)  ( 8)  (16)
Temperature data inputs
 (1)
 ( 1)  ( 1)  ( 1)
Analogue Output

– – –
Synchrocheck (Load sharing)

  
Multiprotocol Communication

  
Programming and configuration local /remote
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