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2.0 RESPONSIBLITIES

- Anyone working in testing location during commission stage must follow the safety
requirements as per SEC rules and CSD employees are responsible for applying
safety rules in all places which they working in.
- Project site engineer is responsible for committing the contractor to prepare testing
and commissioning places to be done in proper climate conditions as per Company
policies, procedures and accepted temperatures the relays, devices and test
equipment can be tested or operated within it.
- Any of CSD staff is responsible for testing activities according to approved
specification and design and he shall not start any test for any Line & Cable
Differential Protection Relay (87L/87C) until providing the following:

o Approved test forms.

o Factory Tests certificates.
o Updated Approved final settings.
o All relays must be configured.
o Relay manual.
o Approved schematic drawings.
o Protection requirement.
o Test equipment valid calibration certificates.
o Approved Contractor organization chart.
o Contractor staff approved qualification certificates.

- Its responsibility of the commissioning contractors to provide all testing Line &
Cable Differential Protection Relay (87L/87C) with its valid calibration certificates
that will maybe require applying the testing / commissioning procedure in proper
manner.
- Its responsibility of the CSD Engineer/Technician to check and witness all activities
required for Line & Cable Differential Protection Relay (87L/87C) following all of
this work instruction.
- CSD Engineer/Technician is responsible for recording status of any test for Line &
Cable Differential Protection Relay (87L/87C) in its check list and test form as per
the following work instruction.
- Each check list and test form shall be signed by CSD engineer/technician and
testing contractor engineer.

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3.0 Work Instruction of Line & Cable Differential Protection (87L/87C)

Commissioning and Testing

3.1 General Mechanical checks and visual inspection

Reference / criteria
Item Description
limit
1. General Visual Inspection WI-NG-6460-002-056

3.2 Electrical Tests

Reference / criteria
Item Description
limit
WI-NG-6460-002-057
1. General electrical tests & WI-NG-6460-002-
058
Check Measurements:
2.
Secondary & primary values of V and I for all phases.
3. Check Differential Protection
3.1 Check I –DIFF > pick up and its time
3.2 Check Under switch on condition if applicable
3.3 Check I –DIFF >> pick up and its time
3.4 Bias Characteristic Testing
3.5 Unrestrained Current Pick-up Test and its time
3.6 Check Inrush restrain current
2nd harmonic blocking test: Inject one phase current as an
3.6.1 example (1A - 60 HZ and 0.22 A - 120 HZ) the relay will
not trip because of second harmonic inrush block
Cross blocking test: Inject one phase current as an
example ( 1A - 60 HZ and 0.22 A - 120 HZ) and another
3.6.2
phase by (1A – 60 HZ) The relay will trip after the
summation of time by cross blocking with 2nd harmonic
3.7 Check 5th harmonic test
4. Check Thermal over load protection
4.1 Check with memory
Check with memory without preload Before injection you
4.1.1
a. Calculate the trip time for thermal relay must reset the
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b. Calculate the thermal alarm time (stage 88%) temperature rise

Check with memory with preload
4.1.2 a. Calculate the trip time for thermal relay
b. Calculate the thermal alarm time (stage 88%)
Check that the differential element blocking with
5.
communication failure
Capacitive charging current test procedure: If applicable
a. Activate the VTS and set value for line
susceptance.
b. Applied voltage at the local relay without current
and read from the relays the differential current and
base current.
c. Repeat the above steps with change the values of
the voltage and susceptance.
Current transformer supervision test procedure: If applicable
a. Simulate CTS state at local relay by inject –ve
sequence current.
b. Increase currents gradually till reach the setting.
c. Check the block state of the relay and measure the
block time.
d. Check the restrain state of the relay.
e. Check the alarms appear at the relay at local &
remote ends.
f. Check the value of the relay operates (Is1CTS).
g. Simulate CTS, then decrease currents gradually till
the relay reset CTS state
h. Check the value of relay operates.
Repeat the above steps for remote end
Check Back Up Over Current Protection As per WI-NG-6460-
6.
002-064
Check there is +ve can be sent from test socket while test For some relays
plug inserting to block the relay in order to prevent wrong which there were bad
7.
operation. history of wrong
operation

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3.3 Related Tests

Item Description Remarks

1. Final Setting as per approved setting
2. Stability & Sensitivity Test by simulation of external and (if possible with
internal faults high burden
primary injection
set for short power
cables)
3. Function Test & Scheme Check
4. Final Trip Test
5. End to End test (by secondary
injection,
especially if
Stability &
Sensitivity test via
primary injection is
not possible)
6. On Load Test

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4.0 REFERENCES

Index Number /
Title
Reference Number
PR-NG-6460-002 Project Commissioning Procedure
WI-NG-6460-002-056 Protection Relays general mechanical checks & visual inspection
WI-NG-6460-002-057 Protection Relays general electrical tests
WI-NG-6460-002-058 Guidelines for Testing Digital & Numerical Protection & Control
Relays and IEDs
WI-NG-6460-002-064 Over-current & Earth Fault Protection Relay
CL-NG-6460-002-72 Checklist for Line & Cable Differential Protection (87L87C)

5.0 REVISION HISTORY

Version Date Brief Description of Change / Annual Review

00 2015-07-01 First issue.

This document shall comply in accordance with the existing Company’s Rules and Regulations.
Any modifications therein found not conformance with the document shall be declared invalid.
For clarification and verification on this document, contact the following:

Engr. Tarek Mohammad Ahmad

Technical Support and Coordination Division
Commissioning Services Department
Technical Services Business Unit
Extension No. 77469 Email: 69608@ngrid.sa

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1.0 Equipment General Data and Information

Substation
Bay/Panel
Equipment Serial No

2.0 General Mechanical checks and visual inspection

Item Description Done Remarks

General Visual Inspection. (marked check list CL-NG-6460-002-
1.
056 should be attached )

3.0 Electrical Tests

Item Description Done Remarks

General Electrical Tests. (marked check lists CL-NG-6460-002-
1.
057 And CL-NG-6460-002-058 should be attached )
Check Measurements:
2.
Secondary & primary values of V and I for all phases.
3. Check Differential Protection.
3.1 Check I –DIFF > pick up and drop off and its time.
3.2 Check Under switch on condition if applicable.
3.3 Check I –DIFF >> pick up and drop off and its time.
3.4 Bias Characteristic Testing.
3.5 Unrestrained Current Pick-up Test and its time.
3.6 Check Inrush restrain current.
2nd harmonic blocking test: Inject one phase current as an
3.6.1 example (1A - 60 HZ and 0.22 A - 120 HZ) the relay will not trip
because of second harmonic inrush block.
Cross blocking test: Inject one phase current as an example (
1A - 60 HZ and 0.22 A - 120 HZ) and another phase by (1A –
3.6.2
60 HZ) The relay will trip after the summation of time by cross
blocking with 2nd harmonic.
3.7 Check 5th harmonic test.
4. Check Thermal over load protection.
4.1 Check with memory.
4.1.1 Check with memory without preload
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a. Calculate the trip time for thermal relay

b. Calculate the thermal alarm time (stage 88%)
Check with memory with preload
4.1.2 a. Calculate the trip time for thermal relay
b. Calculate the thermal alarm time (stage 88%)
Check that the differential element blocking with
5.
communication failure
Capacitive charging current test procedure:
a. Activate the VTS and set value for line susceptance.
b. Applied voltage at the local relay without current and read
from the relays the differential current and base current.
c. Repeat the above steps with change the values of the
voltage and susceptance.
Current transformer supervision test procedure:
a. Simulate CTS state at local relay by inject –ve sequence
current.
b. Increase currents gradually till reach the setting.
c. Check the block state of the relay and measure the block
time.
d. Check the restrain state of the relay.
e. Check the alarms appear at the relay at local & remote
ends.
f. Check the value of the relay operates (Is1CTS).
g. Simulate CTS, then decrease currents gradually till the relay
reset CTS state
h. Check the value of relay operates.
Repeat the above steps for remote end
Check Back Up Over Current Protection. (marked check list
6.
CL-NG-6460-002-064 should be attached )
Check there is +ve can be sent from test socket while test plug
7. inserting to block the relay in order to prevent wrong operation.

4.0 Related Tests

Item Description Done Remarks

1. Final Setting as per approved setting
2. Stability & Sensitivity Test by simulation of external and
internal faults
3. Function Test & Scheme Check
4. Final Trip Test

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5. End to End test

6. On Load Test

CSD Contractor T&C Contractor

Name
Sign.

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