AB 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 ‘manually from the ouiside of the relay caseDescriptive Bulletin 41-302E Page2 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 July, 1991App en Page 3 July, 1991Descriptive Bulletin 41-302E Page 4 External Wi 7 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 aly, 1991‘ABB Power T&D Company Inc. ‘Technical Data Relay Division ‘41-302E Coral Springs, FL. ‘Alentown, PA Page 5 Ste ro avs rnc on —— Type CA Midi E.0, CaT 00h Generator Differential Relay Percentage Differential, inverse Time, Single Phi Wath 0.2720 Amps De Ingiating Contactor Switch (Device Number: 876) Toe picatan Contacts Frwy, Amer Re Seotvty Relay Data here ema isaiseoes Fault inert Sie ee mW Tip. (Deer Schematc Number Sue x Generator Secs S16 One Nene Nene 10% 704553 ZBOBRODADHD —_FT-AT 04s 2ROGEReA'O ow as arg of 15 pt wand in speci pes lla i nm ‘pc in a cna mage mace pte, nen cura i acessary crt pee, (Cena nny on eS ‘Te AOS wt mayb supe pln fm 15 ta (7030 ape ew apes ‘ere oa pees oage rr eae (2iSoanese ate,