OVERCURRENT PROTECTION PART 3 QUIZ

©Stephen Brooks BEng CEng MIET

 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION PART 3
Identify which circuit breaker will operate first for the following fault..
1600A

For the Incomer, the relay will

pickup at 1.1 ( 1760A on primary ) 1600A A
DIRECTIONAL= FORWARD P1
CURVE = Standard Inverse 1600/1 67
P2 1600A

For the Feeders, the relay will 800A B 800A C 800A D 800A E
pickup at 1.1 ( 880A on primary )
DIRECTION = FORWARD P1 P1 P1 P1
800/1 67 800/1 800/1 67 800/1 67
CURVE = Standard Inverse P2 P2
67
P2 P2
Identify which circuit breaker will operate first….

Io pickup = 1.2 = 960A Io pickup = 1.1 =880A

Time delay = 0.5S Time delay = ZERO
A A Direction = FORWARD
Direction = FORWARD 1200
1600 2000
1200
1600 2000

800

800A
800

800A
FEEDER 1
400
400

A C
0
P1 P2 0
P2 P1

A C
67
Power 67

Source A 1600 2000

A
1200
1600 2000
LOAD
1200
800
800

800A 400
800A
FEEDER 2
400

P1
0
P2 0
P2 P1
B D D
B 67 67

Io pickup = 1.2 = 960A Io pickup = 1.1 = 880A

Time delay = 0.5S Time delay = ZERO
Direction = FORWARD Direction = FORWARD
 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION PART 3
Identify which circuit breaker will operate first….

Power
Source

Time=0.2S Time=1.4S Time=0.6S Time=1.0S Time=1.0S Time=0.6S Time=1.4S Time=0.2S

FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD
Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1
P2 P1 P1 P2 P2 P1 P1 P2 P2 P1 P1 P2 P2 P1 P1 P2
A B C D E F G H
67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67

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 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION PART 3
ANSWER : Identify which circuit breaker will operate first
1600A

For the Incomer, the relay will

pickup at 1.1 ( 1760A on primary ) 1600A A
DIRECTIONAL= FORWARD P1
CURVE = Standard Inverse 1600/1 67
P2 1600A

For the Feeders, the relay will 800A B 800A C 800A D 800A E
pickup at 1.1 ( 880A on primary )
DIRECTION = FORWARD P1 P1 P1 P1
800/1 67 800/1 800/1 67 800/1 67
CURVE = Standard Inverse P2 P2
67
P2 P2

NO BREAKERS WILL OPERATE AS THEY ARE ALL SET IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION
ANSWER : Identify which circuit breaker will operate first….

Io pickup = 1.2 = 960A Io pickup = 1.1 =880A

Time delay = 0.5S Time delay = ZERO
A A Direction = FORWARD
Direction = FORWARD 1200
1600 2000
1200
1600 2000

800

800A
800

800A
FEEDER 1
400
400

A C
0
P1 P2 0
P2 P1

A C
67
Power 67

Source A 1600 2000

A
1200
1600 2000
LOAD
1200
800
800

800A 400
800A
FEEDER 2
400

P1
0
P2 0
P2 P1
B D D
B 67 67

Io pickup = 1.2 = 960A Io pickup = 1.1 = 880A

Time delay = 0.5S BOTH BREAKERS A & B WILL OPERATE TOGETHER, Time delay = ZERO
Direction = FORWARD BREAKERS C & D ARE SET IN THE WRONG DIRECTIONDirection = FORWARD
 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION PART 3
ANSWER : Identify which circuit breaker will operate first….
CIRCUIT BREAKER ‘H’ SEE’S THE
FAULT IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION Power
AND HAS THE LOWEST TIME
Source
SETTINGS SO WILL OPERATE FIRST

Time=0.2S Time=1.4S Time=0.6S Time=1.0S Time=1.0S Time=0.6S Time=1.4S Time=0.2S

FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD
Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1 Io =1.1
P2 P1 P1 P2 P2 P1 P1 P2 P2 P1 P1 P2 P2 P1 P1 P2
A B C D E F G H
67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67

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THANK YOU!!