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daly, 1991
‘Supersedes DB 41-231, pages 1-4,
dated March, 1972
Mailed to: E, D, C/41-3008
‘ABB Power TAD Company Ine.
Rolay Division
Coral Springs, FL
Allentown, PA
Single Phase
Device Number: 876
Descriptive Bulletin
41-302E
Page 1
Type CA
Generator
Differential Relay
Application
The Westinghouse CA generator ditleren
tial relay is single phase, induction dise
sype with inverse timing charactorstics. I
in provided with one opersting winding
Sand two restaining windings without taps.
The type CA has a constant percentage
ferential characteristic, with ether 10%
‘or 25% sensitivity, which represents the
Deroentage of the emaller of the two re
Svsining currents equited to wip the relay.
‘The 10% relay is used where curent tans
former ratio errors ate smal. The 25%
teloy is used where the cutrent transformer
performance may produce sor currents in
txcett of the pickup of the 10% type. A
Study of curent translormer performance
Under fault conditions wil inate whether
the 10% oF the 2586 olay should be
applied
Figure 2 shows tha diferental charactor
iste of the 10% telay, and Figure 3 shows
that of the 255 relay” Note in Figure 2
that 10% of the smaller resvaining current
‘rust flow in the operating col to couse
tripping when the restraining currents are
in phase. Similar, m Figure 3, 25% of the
Silla straining eurent 16 fequited For
the rolay to close its contacts. Thus this
ralay is relavely insensitive to error cur
Tents flowing in the operating winding as
2 result of high extemal fault curents,
Invert time characteristics are shown in
Figures 4 and 5, with restraint curronts
160" out of phase. These curves also apoly
‘where current flows in only ane restraint
oll and the operating col
Construction
The CA generator diferential relay con
sists of an induction die type diflerentat
Unit and an lndicating Contactor Switch
Refercing 10 Figure 1, the differential unit
isan induction eise element with an elec
twomagnet that has poles both above and
below the aise, Two restraining eas. con:
nected in seis, are ploced on the lower
Tott-nand pole. The series connection june.
tion point is connected 10 the operating
foil which is mounted on the lower fight
hand pole. A trenstormer winding 1s also
Supplied on both the left-hand and right
hand lower poles, and these ave connected
im paralel to supply current to the upper
pole windings
‘The magnetic flux generated by the upper
pole windings is in quasrature with the
Tower pole resultant flux. and these two
fluxes Foaet to produce a torque an the
dso
Current in the operating col circuit pro
duces a contact closing-closing torque
Converse, current flowang inthe "0 Te
straining windings in the same diteciion
produces contact opening torque,
Operation
Under normal operating conditions current
wil flow in the restaining coi circuits and
Very ii any, current wil flow in the
‘operating col greult
Under extenal fault conditions, the
stiaining coll currents will inerease But wil
be in the same diection and will produce
a strong retaining torque. The curren
bat flows 4a the operating col eircut un
der thie condition would Be due 10 the
Unbalance in current twansfotmer pertorm
fnce under fault current conditions. In ap
Pheations where this unbalance curtont
‘would exceed 10% of the smaller restaint
urrent, the less sensitive 25% celay should
be used
Under internal fault conditions. the cusront
invone restraint circuit will rvarse and 3
relatively lager eutrent will flow io the
operating col! cxcuit producing contact
closing torque and tipping the relay
‘Time of operation is inversely proportional
to the current in the operating and re
aint cieuits, 06 shown in Figures 4
an.
When the relay tips, the de Incicating
Contactor Switch is energized, bridging
the main relay contacts and relieving them
of canying the relatively lage tnp coll
futrent When the Indieating Contactor
Switeh closes, is armature defiacts a
pring which allows an aperauon ind!
tating target to crop. This target i res
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41-302E
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sic Curves
Characteristic: 10% Relay
Contact clove whan operating
‘Stcweds te vow shown by 0
Inverse Time Characteristic: 25% Relay
Inverse Time Characteristic: 10% Relay
fe Dis Sating Number
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External Wi
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Pos.
Figure 10
Device Number Chart
ADR
FAIDED
Characteristics
Operating Time
Seo Figutes 4 and 6,
ss
10%
sitivity
oF 25% (no ratio tans).
Diferentat Characteristics
Soo Figures 2 ond 3,
Minimum Trip
418 amps for 10% clay
(148 amps for 255 relay
Burden
See Figuies 6 and 7
‘Theemal Capacity
Rstiain excuits 10 amps continuous
‘Operating cicuis:
Saturation Characteristics
Rolay Settings
Na setting is Yequited for the percentage
lfrental unt excopt that of the time
‘ial whieh should be set to the number ¢
Each relay is designed for its specif
positivity and once the covet relays
chosen fora given application. na futher
‘adjustment 18 necessary. However, the
Spting tonsion conteling minimum oper
ating current may be altered slightly it
required
Jn general, the aforementioned study of
the cuttentyonsiormer characteristic curves
Under short eireut conitions should ne
tate whether the high sensitivity (10%) ot
lows sensitivity (25%) relay should be used.
Ie saturation causes more than 1%
fatio error in either set of current
formers, use the 25% relay
Further information
Ust Prices: PL 41-020
Technical Data: 41-025.
Application Data: AD 41-3016
Instructions: IL 41-331,2
FT-21 Case Dimensions: DB 41-076
Other Protective Relays:
“Application Selector Guide, TO 41-016
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Relay Division ‘41-302E
Coral Springs, FL.
‘Alentown, PA Page 5
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