DIgSILENT Technical Documentation

ABB REF 542+

Power Factory
Relay model description
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ABB REF 542+

Power Factory
Relay model description

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Table of Contents

1 MODEL GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 4

2 RELAY NOT SUPPORTED FEATURES ...................................................................................................................... 6

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1 Model general description

The following functionalities are modelled:

 Overcurrent protection:

 2 directional time defined phase overcurrent elements (“I> ->”, “I>> ->” block)

 3 time defined phase overcurrent elements (“I>”, “I>>”, “I>>>” block)

 1 IDMT phase overcurrent element (“Phase IDMT” block)

 2 time defined earth current elements using the measured earth current (“EF> meas”, “EF>> meas” block) ,2 time
defined earth current elements using the calculated earth current (“EF> calc”, “EF>> calc” block)

 2 directional time defined earth current elements using the measured earth current (“EF> -> meas”, “EF>> ->
meas” block), 2 directional time defined earth current elements using the calculated earth current (“EF> -> calc”,
“EF>> -> calc” block).

NOTE: when the “Net Type” parameter is set to “earthed” the ” Max Torque angle” parameter in the “Earth dir” block
must be set equal to 0; when the “Net Type” parameter is set to “isolated” the ”Max Torque angle” parameter in the
“Earth dir” block must be set equal to -90.

 1 sensitive directional time defined earth current element (“EF> sens”)

 1 IDMT earth overcurrent element using the calculated earth current (“Earth IDMT calc” block), 1 IDMT earth
overcurrent element using the measured earth current (“Earth IDMT meas” block). NOTE: in the model the “Angle
operating sector” variable is equal to 90°- “Angle alpha”.

 Voltage protection:

 3 overvoltage elements for the phase-ground voltage (“U> phase”, “U>> phase”, “U>>> phase” block)

 3 overvoltage elements for the line-line voltage (“U> line”, “U>> line”, “U>>> line” block)

 3 undervoltage elements for the phase-ground voltage (“U< phase”, “U<< phase”, “U<<< phase” block)

 3 undervoltage elements for the line-line voltage (“U< line”, “U<< line”, “U<<< line” block),

 Frequency protection:

 6 overfrequency / underfrequency elements (“Frequency1”, “Frequency2”…,”Frequency6” block)

 6 frequency gradient elements (“dfdt1”,”dfdt2”…”dfdt6” block).

NOTE: The frequency and the frequency gradient output can be put together by an “AND” condition using the “Logic
Frequency 1 AND” , “Logic Frequency 2 AND”… “Logic Frequency 6 AND” blocks. If the “AND” logic isn’t used “Logic

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Frequency 1 AND” , “Logic Frequency 2 AND”… “Logic Frequency 6 AND” must be disabled and “Logic Frequency 1
OR” , “Logic Frequency 2 OR”… “Logic Frequency 6 OR” must be used instead.

 Distance protection:

 5 distance zones (“Zone 1”,”Zone 2”, “Zone 3”, “Zone Overreach”, “ Autoreclose” block)

 Starting logic (“Starting” block). The starting logic implemented in the model is a simplified version: only the
overcurrent starting is available.

 Directional backup trip (“Dir backup Time” block)

 Starting backup trip

 Differential:

 1 Differential block implementing a double I bias differential characteristic with 2nd and 5th harmonic restraint,
unrestrained differential characteristic and CT ratio internal compensation (“Differential”, “Winding 1 adapter”,
“Winding 2 adapter” block). Note: the differential “Restraint percentage 1” (slope of the Slightly biased region) must
be calculated manually taking care of the values of the “Threshold current “ and of the “Slightly biased region
threshold” relay setting.

 1 Restricted differential (“Restricted Differential” block)

 Automatic reclosing (“Ph Reclosing”, “Earth reclosing” ,”Z reclosing” block) for the overcurrent and the distance
protective elements. Please configure the “Tab page” of the “79” block to set the reclosing/lockup logic. Only a
simplified version of the “Start and trip Controlled” operation mode is supported (no “Specific times” settings are
available)

Please note that for any protective block only one “Setting set” is supported.

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The following features are not supported:

 Inrush blocking

 Motor protection

 Unbalanced load protection

 Low load protection

 Directional power protection

 Frequency supervision

 Synchronism check

 Switching resonance protection

 High harmonic protection

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