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ABB REL 561

Power Factory
Relay model description
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ABB REL 561

Power Factory
Relay model description

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 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

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

3 REFERENCE MATERIAL ......................................................................................................................................... 7

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1 Model general description

The ABB REL 561 relay model consists of a main relay model and 8 sub relays:

- EF4
- IOC
- TEF
- TOC
- TOC2
- TOC3
- Voltage
- WEF1

The main relay contains the sub relays, the measurement elements, the starting element, the polarizing elements, the
directional element for the distance elements, the differential element and the output logic.

More in detail the following functionalities are modelled in the main relay.

 Two measurement units (“Measure” and “Delta Measure” block). Please don’t forget to insert the nominal current and
the nominal voltage in all blocks.
 One starting unit implementing the phase selection logic (“Starting” block)
 One directional element (“Dir-Z” block).

 One power swing unit (“Power Swing” block)

 Two polarizing blocks (“Polarizing” and”Polarizing20” block). Please note that no user input is usually needed in these
blocks.

 Five trips zone for the phase loops each of them associated to a timer(“Z1P” and “ZT1P”, “Z2P” and “ZT2P”, “Z3P”
and “ZT3P”, “Z4P” and “ZT4P” , “Z5P” and “ZT5P”block)

 Five trips zone for the ground loops each of them associated to a timer(“Z1G” and “ZT1G”, “Z2G” and “ZT2G”, “Z3G”
and “ZT3G”, “Z4G” and “ZT4G” , “Z5G” and “ZT5G”block)

 One differential element with CT ratio adaption feature (“Differential” block, the CT ratio can be adapted changing the
“CTFact” variable value in the “Logic” tab page of the “CTFactor” block. The default value is 1)

 One trip logic unit (“Output Logic” block)

The following functionalities are modelled in the subrelays:

“EF4” sub relay:

 Three directional time defined zero sequence overcurrent elements (“EF4 Step 1”, “EF4 Step 2” and ”EF4 Step 3”,
block)
 One directional inverse characteristic zero sequence overcurrent element with minimum activation threshold and
additional trip delay (“EF4 Step 4”, “EF4 tLow” and “EF4 Step 4 Imin” block)

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“IOC” sub relay:

 One time defined phase overcurrent element (“Ioc Phase” block)
 One time defined residual overcurrent element (“Ioc residual” block)

“TEF” sub relay:

 One directional inverse characteristic zero sequence overcurrent element with minimum activation threshold and
additional trip delay (“TEF”, “TEF tLow” and “TEF Imin” block)

“TOC” subrelay:
 One inverse characteristic phase overcurrent element (“TOC Phase” block)
 One inverse characteristic residual overcurrent element (“TOC Residual” block)

“TOC2” sub relay:

 One not directional inverse characteristic phase overcurrent element with minimum activation threshold and
additional trip delay (“Toc2”, “Toc2 tLow” and “Toc2 I>Low” block)
 One time defined phase overcurrent element (“Toc2 I>High” block)

“TOC3” sub relay:

 One not directional inverse characteristic phase overcurrent element with minimum activation threshold and
additional trip delay (“Toc3”, “Toc3 tLow” and “Toc3 I>Low” block)
 One time defined phase overcurrent element (“Toc3 I>High” block)

“Voltage” sub relay:

 One phase overvoltage time defined element (“TOV Phase” block)
 One zero sequence overvoltage time defined element (“TOV Ground” block)
 One phase undervoltage time defined element (“TUV Phase” block)

“WEF1” sub relay:

 One directional time defined characteristic zero sequence overcurrent element (“WEF1 Dir” and “WEF1 delay” block)

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The following features are not supported:

 scheme communication logic for residual overcurrent protection (EFC)

 current reversal and weak end infeed logic for residual overcurrent protection (EFCA)
 thermal overloadprotection (THOL)
 pole slip protection
 radial feeder protection (PAP)
 automatic reclosing feature
 pole discordance protection (RPLD, 52 PD)
 current reversal and WEI logic for distance protection (ZCAL)
 scheme communication logic for distance protection (ZCOM)
 unbalance protection for capacitor banks (TOCC)
 breaker failure protection (BFP)
 power system and secondary system supervision
 directional sensitive power protection (WEF2)
 Loss of voltage check(LOD)
 Overload supervision (OVLD)
 Dead line detection (DLD)
 Fuse failure supervision (FUSE)
 Voltage transformer supervision (TCT)
 Synchrocheck
 broken conductor check (PTOC, 46)

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3 Reference material
The model implementation has been based on the information available in the “Application manual ProtectIT Line differential
and distance protection terminal REL 561*2.3 Document No: 1MRK 506 113-UEN Issued: August 2003” document.

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