Fusing of Capacitor
Voltage Transformers
The question of whether or not to
fuse the voltage circuits of protect-
ive relaying and metering schemes
is one of philosophy. Several differ-
ing viewpoints exist:
1. Install a voltage distribution
fuse-board in the control room
to provide protection for con-
nected equipment. The fuses
would usually be of a relatively
high value to provide short cir-
cuit pro-tection only and to mini-
mize the possibility of fuse mal-
operation.
2. Install fuses on the CVT itself to
provide short circuit protection
for the CVT. These fuses would
always be a high value for voltage
circuits, about 20A, to minimize
the possibility of fuse malopera-
tion. They will be required to
grade with a distribution fuse-
board if one is fitted, or they may
be the only protection provided
on the voltage circuits.
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3. Do not fuse the voltage circuits
at all. This practice is normally
reserved for protection circuits,
the overall reliability of the pro-
tection system being the critical
factor. Failure or maloperation of
the protection system due to fuse
failure could have catastrophic
results, and in this viewpoint the
CVT and the equipment connect-
ed to it are considered expendible
in the interests of increased sys-
tem reliability.
The choice of fusing policy depends
upon the customer and will vary
with individual circumstances.
Trench types TEVF, TEMF, TEVP,
TEMP, TERP and TETP are de-
signed to withstand their sec-
ondary short circuit currents con-
tinuously without failure of
internal components and so, no
fuses are fitted on these units.
Trench types TEIMF, TEHMP, TEIRF
and TEHMF have a fundamentally
lower internal impedance and cor-
respondingly higher secondary
short circuit current. 20A fuses
can be fitted to provide short cir-
cuit protection for the unit if re-
quested. It must be noted that the
customer must accept responsibili-
ty for CVT damage created by a
fault on connected equipment or
wiring.