8.

Commissioning Tests

fig 8.14
Normal working voltage is applied to the relay through a
voltage auto transformer. When the fault contactor is closed the fault
current If is applied to the relay. At the same instant the voltage applied
to the relay collapses to the fault voltage VL. The magnitude of the fault
voltage VL depends on the ratio of the source impedance to line
impedance (Zs / ZL). The voltage auto transformer has 10%and 1%
tapings to allow the line impedance ZL to be matched to the relay ohmic
setting. By varying the source impedance ZS the relay ohmic setting can
be checked over a wide range of voltage and current magnitudes.
Usually the distance relay ohmic setting is checked at actual
line angle. For this a choke and resistance with tapping of the line
impedance ZL are provided. Angles other than line impedance angles
may be chosen for checking the characteristic of mho or reactance
relays. The points usually checked on the mho and reactance relay
characteristic are shown in fig 8.15.

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