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N STR
  TRUU T  ON
ONSS

TIM E OV ER C UR RE N T RELAYS

TYPES

I AC S   A F O R M   A N D UP
IA C S B FO RM   A N D UP
I AC S  A F OR M   AN D UP
I A C5  B F OR M   A ND UP

L LE TR I  
G EN ER E
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T LE OF CON
ONTTENTS
EN TS

P GE
D E SC R IP
IPT
T IO
IONN
 
A P PL I CA T IO
IONN
CO
CONN STR
STRUCTIO
UC TION
N
R A TI
TING
NGS
S
5
T IME
ME  OV
OVERC
ERCUR
URRR EN
ENTT UN IT
5
INS
INSTT N T NEO US U N IT
NEOUS
6
T R GET AN D S EA L IN U N IT
7
 

CON
CO NT  CT
CTSS
7
 URDEN
DENS
8
CH A RA CT E RIS TIC S
9
R EC E IVI N G HAN
ANDLI
DLIN
NG A ND

 
ST
STO
OR  GE
9
  CCE PT NC
NCEE TE
TESS TS
9
VI
VISSUA
UAL L INSPE
IN SPE CT IO
ION N   10
MECH NIC  IC  L I N SP
SPE E CT ION   10
E LE
LECC T R ICA L TE
DR AW OU T R ESTS ST SY S  10
 

LA
LAY GENERER  L
10
P O W E R R E QUQUIRE
IREMEMEN N TS
TS   GEN
GENER L   11
TIM
TIME E O VEVERR CURR
CU RRE E NT U NINITT   11
TIM
TIME E SE
SETT TI
TINNG   11
PIC KU P TES EST T   12
TI
TIMM E T E ST
  12
INST
ST NT NT  NEOU
 N EOUS S U N IT
  12
SETTI
SE TTI N G THE INST IN ST NTNT   NEOUS
NE OUS UN
UNIT
IT   12
PICK U P TETES ST   12
T RGET AND S E AL   IN U NI
NITT   13
PIC KU P AN D DRO ROPOU
POUTT T ES
ESTT 13
INS TA
 

TALL LA
LAT T IO
ION N  
14
TIME
TIM E OVE
VERCU
RCURR
RREENT UNUNIIT  
14
T  RGE T AN D SE AL IN U N IT
GET
  14
INS
INSTT NT
N T NEO US U N IT
EOUS
14
P E RIO DIC CHECKS A ND ROUTIROUTINE
NE M  IN
INTTEN NCE 15
T IM
IMEE OVERC
RCU ENT U NIT
URRENT
  15
INS
INSTT NT NEO US UN
NEOUS UNIIT   15
GET AN D SE L—IN U NI
T  RGET NIT
T  
15
CONT CT CL E NIN
NINGG  

  15
SYST
YSTEM T E ST
15
S ER V IC I NG
  16
TIME
TI ME OVOVE E RCURR
RC URREN
ENTT U NIT   16
PICK UP T E STS
ST S    
16
TI
TIMM E T ES
ESTTS  

INST NT
ST NT  NEOU
 N EOUS S U N IT 1 7
 
17
T RGET AND SE AL IN U N IT   18
RE NE W A L P R TS
  18
LI ST OF FIGU RES
RE S   19

 C o ve r p  t 8 0 4 13 1 6
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TIMEE OVERC RENT
URREN
OVERCUR LA YS
T RELAY

SC R IP
D E SCR IPTT IO
IONN

Th e Ty p e I A C5 1 an d 1A C 52
1AC relays are s in g l e — p h as e   r ent—
c u r rent—
o p erated A C d e v i c e s w it h i n v e r s e ti m e c u r re n t ch ara c teri teris stics
tics    Th e y
a re zed
utilized
utili to prote ct
otec c o m m e rc i a l   indu
ndus stria
trial l  an d ut ty p ow e r
distri
stribbutio
utionn s y st e m s against eit
eithher m u lti — ph as e or ph a se — to — gr o u nd

fa
fauults
Ea ch re l a y co
consnsist
istss of a b a s ic in d u ct i o n — d is k ti m e — o v e r c ur r e n t
un it
unit a nd a d u a l — ra te d t a r g e t s e a l — i n unit nit    a nd m ay in c l u d e a h ing e —
t y p e in s t a n t a n e o u s — o v e r c u r r e n t unit B ot h r r e n t uni
th e ti m e — o v e r c u rr unit t

an d th e in s t a n t a n e o u s unit a re adjus table

djustabl e o v er a ra n g e o f a b o u t   t o
1  Th e ava ilab
vaila ble ra n g e s in a m p e re s of b o th un
uni its as w e ll as
in f o r m a ti o n on thei
th eirr co ntinuo us ra ting
rat conta
ntac ct ra
rati ng
ting an d
t a r g e t s e a l— i n u n it ta p ratings
ratin gs a re g iv e n in th e section
secti on R AT I NG S .

A s t a n d a rd S i c a s e is u s ed t o m ou nt e a ch rel
elay  
ay  T he outline
utlin an d
m o u n ting d im e ns i o n s o f this c a s e a re sh ow n i n F ig u re 12 

Th e basic dif
iffer
fere ence
nces
s be tw e en th e rel
relaays co vered by these
these
in
ins tru ction
struct ionss a r e n o te d in t h e fo l lo w i n g ta ble:
table:

IN S TA NT A NE O US C O NT AC T I NT E R NA L
T YP E
U NIT CIR CU I T   ON N   TI O NS

IA C S A NO   FI GU R E 4

I A C5  B YES   F IGU RE 5

IAC52A
IAC52A NO 2 FIG UR E 6

 B YE S F IGU RE 7
I A C5 2

T h e s e instru ctions do no t pur p ort to cover all detai

nstr uctions ls or vari
de tails varia tions in equ
ations pme nt nor p ro
equiipme rovi
vide forr every
de fo every
possib
ossible contin
le con enc y to b e m et in conne
gency
ting onnect ion with i nstal
ction latio
nst allati o n op
opeerati o n or m ainte
ratio nanc
inten ance.e. Sh o uld furt he r
fu rthe
inf
info rma t ion b e desire
o rmat esired hou ld p ar
d or s houl arti cul ar probl
ticul rob le m rise which a re no t cove
mss a rise sufficientt lly
covered sufficien y f or
or th
thee purcha ser’ss
pu rchaser’
pu rp
rpos es the
oses mattt e
the ma efe rred to the Gene
should be refer
err should El ectri
Gen eral Elec c Com
tric pany
ompan y 
To the ex exte
tent crib ed h ere
ire d the p rod u cts de s cribed
nt req u ired ereiin meet app ap p lica NS I  IEE E and NEM A
lic ab le A NSI
sta ndar d s; but
stan but n o such assuran
ass urancece is g iv en   wit
iven respect to loca
h resp
ith locall  o es anand d ord inan
rdin cess becau
ance eat ly..
causse they vary g reatly
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AP P LIC AT I ON

Th e i n v e r s e ti m e — c u r re n t chara ha rac cteris isttics m ak e th e IAC 51 an d IA CS 2

relays w e ll suiteited fo r m u lt i— p h a se and p h a s e — to — g ro u n d fa
faulul
protecttecti ion of c o m m e r c ia l, in
indudust
stririaal and u t   ty d istri
is tribubuti tio on
s y s te m s , and f r e q u e n tl y f o r o v e r lo a d b a c k - u p protec tection. T h ey a re
parti ticcu larly w e ll suite ted
d fo r app
pplic
licatatio
ionn in lo
fa u l t — c u r r e n t m ag ni tu d e i s d e p e n d e n t m a in ly u p o n th cati
ation
e ons s
locat
loc
w h e re th e
atio
ion n of th e
fau lt relat
elati ive to th e r e la y and o n ly slig
igh h tly upon th e s y s te m
g e n e r a ti n g s e tu p a t t h e t i m e o f t h e fault.

T he g e n e ra l practic tice is to u se a set of three rela

relays ys fo r
in
inte ter rphase fa
fauult
ltss an d a s e p a ra te rela
elay
y res
esididuuallylly c o n n e c te d , fo r
s i n g le — p h a se — to — gr ou n d fau lts
ts. . Us e o f a s e p a r a te g r ou n d rela
relay y is
a d v a n ta g e o u s because  t c an be a d ju ste d to p ro v i d e m o re — s e n s it i v e
protec ectio
tionn on g ro u n d fa
fauu lt
ltss. T y p ic a l c o n n e c tio n s fo r such an
applic ion a r e sh o wn in F i g u re 1 4 .
lication

A typi
typica
cal
l ap
appl
plic
ica
ati
tion
on a nd e x te rn a l c o n n e c ti o n s of th e IA C5 2 A
w h icta ha s tw o c l o s i n g co
h ke con
ntac
tacts
ts   is sh ow n in F i g u r e 1 5. C a re s h o u l d
be n in a p p ly in g this relrelay
ay    s i n c e s i m u lt a n e o u s c lo s in g o f b o t h
co
conntac ts m ay no t o c c u r.
acts

In th eap
applplicica
atition
on of IA C 51 and 52 re
relalayys w ith a u t o m a t ic
rec
reclo
losi
sing
ng d e v ic e s   t h e reset t im e s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d   Th e resees et
ti m e of al
alll re la y s co vered by th e s e instruructctio
ion ns is a p p r o x im a t e l y
seven secon ds  7 se
secscs   f ro m th e fu ll y — c lo s e d to th e fu ll y — o p e n
ition  w he
pos iti hen
n seset t a t n um b er 10 o n t h e ti m e d ia iall.

W he
hen n set
settinting th e s e r e la y s t o c o o r d in a t e w it h d o w n s tr e a m u
relaylays 
a c o o r d i n a ti o n t i m e o f f ro m 0 . 2 5 t o 0 .4 0 se co nd is gen ene ally a l lo w e d .
erally
T h ese c o o r d i n a t io n ti m e s in c lu d e   in a d d it io n to b r e a k e r — c l e a r in g
t im e , 0 .1 0 se co n d fo r r e la y overt
ertrave
ravell an d 0 .1 7 sec o n d fo r saf
safety
fac
acto
tor.
r. F or ex a m p le , if th e b r e a k e r— c le a r in g t im e is 0 .1 3 s ec o n d
 
cycles  th e c o o r d i n a t i o n t im e w o u l d be 0 .4 0 seco nd . If th e relaelay
y
o p e r a ti n g ti m e is set b y test at t h e c u r r e n t le lev vel in quequestio tion  th e
sa
saffety fact
factoror m ay b e re d u c e d fr o m 0 .1 7 to 0 .0 7 se c o n d w it h rela
elay
y
ove
vertr
rtravavel el o f .1 0 s e c o n d . Th en if th e “ d o w n s tr ea m ” b r e a k e r t im e is 5
c y c le s  0 .0 8 sec a m i nim u m of 0 .2 5 s ec o n d c o u ld be a ll o w e d for
coordinati
tio
on.

  ONS
ON STRU
TR U T ON
ON
 

Th e in d u c t io n unit is th e b a s ic unit in a
F ig u r e s   a n d   sh ow t h e i n d u c ti o n uni nitt m o u n te d inll t h Type c e—I AC
radle.
rela
elays.
T he se
unitsits a re of th e in d u ct io n — d is k c o n s tr u c t io n ty p e . Th e d is k is
a c t u a te d b y a c u r r e n t— o p e r a ti n g coil o n a la m i n a t e d U — m ag ne t.
The
d i s k shaft ca carri
rrieses th e m o v i ng contatac ct w h ic h c o m p le te s t h e a la r m o r
tr ip c ircu ircuit it w hehenn  t to u c h e s th e stat ionary c o n t a c t o r contacts.
tation The
d is k sha
haft
ft is re
reststr
rained
ned by a spiral
iral sp r i n g to g iv e th e p ro p e r
c o n t a c t— c lo si n g curre urrennt  and i ts m o ti o n is re ta r d e d by a p e r m a n e n t
m a gn et act ctin
ingg on t h e d is k t o g iv e t h e corre orrectct t i m e d e l a y  

T h e r e is a target a nd s e a l— i n u n it m o un
te d o n t h e fro ronn t  to th e
le
leff t o f t h e shaft o f t h e t im e — o v er cu rr e n t
unit. T he s e a l — in unit
nit h a s
its
it s coil i n seriserie
es a n d it s c o n t a c t s i n p arall
its lleel w i t h th e cont
contac ts o f
acts