[A Standby eartn faut relay is nothing but an earth aut protection used to protect
the generator, transformer, and motor ffom the extemal earth fault (ert faut
‘outside he zane, fr example gia side earth ful).
[As you know in electrical power system, the fault occurs due to varous factors
‘such as natural alcturbance ightring on the transmission tne. fling wees on the
transmission ines, animal fall on the insulator, insulation fate, cable tale,
‘lectrical equipment fur, te.
In such faut is classified ito two categories on is a symmetrical fault (LLG)
‘and anciner one isan unsymmetical faut (LG, LA, LA-G, LL, and LLG)
Inti, one of he relays is used to protect our system agains L-G, LLG, LLG.
faults. The relays cated he Standby Earth faut ety,
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Its used to protect te system if the neutral curtent or unbalance current reaches,
the predetermined vale, then the standby oath fault relay operate
Ite backup protection for restcted earth fault (REF) relay. operates the C8.
lanen REF Is falled to up the creu Heavy earth faut outside of the REF
protective Zone, and all other ear) faults. Simply we can say. His standby
protect fora other art aus
In Neutral sce, one current iranstorner wil be installed sta neutral side ofthe
transformer or alternator,
“The curent reference wil be taken fram the neural CT. On the pone sid
‘over acurent element willbe recy connected wih the CT reference.
Look at he image below, here he noted NCT is used only or stand by earth faut
protect,
Note:
“To get beter operating perfamnance trom the Standby earth faut ray, we shoul
provide a current reference tothe relay rom indidual CT or separate core output
{tf we use mult.core CT) The CT reference should not be shared with any other
‘equpment.
For ateratrs, we should install the curant transformer separately. ut power
lronstermer of sinbuton transformer comes wth NCT (Neutral cuirent
transfoemer, We can tae the curent reference trom the NCT.
Note: I you do not use the NCT output, then the CT secondary should bein short
conan.
‘Consider the Current inthe three haces are. dy the natural curently
During Normal condition, there is zero current fow inthe neutral
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“The relay does not operate the tip cru associated wih the relay.
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During the abnormal conditions, fo example, her isa faut in phase R, hence the
‘unbalance fat curent goes to the Neutra
“The curent ranstomer reads the unbalance faut current and if the faut curent
‘exceeds the preset value the relay operates,
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Note: In practical, aways some amount of curent flows inthe Newtal typically
15 Amps depending upon the rang ofthe equipment i for 25M aliernator I=
10-18 amps at ful loss, Because all the phases are exacty equal in magnitude
‘ana pas,
“The standby earth faut protection creates @ cass A tip. Hence, Relay S1N
‘operates, Master rp relay 96 operates, and the crust breaker 82 tps.
Note that simple overcurrent relay can be used as standby earth faut protection.
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