Auto Re-close and

Sync Check

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Autoreclosing and synchronism-check

to the circuit breaker

Manual close command AR close command SYN close command

Sync. release
>Fault detection for AR

AUTO-
>TRIP L1 for AR
RECLO- SYNCHRO-
>TRIP L2 for AR
SURE
AR sync. request CHECK
>TRIP L3 for AR

>Manual closing > SYN measurement request

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Automatic reclosure: Summary

 Internal automatic reclosure

 optimal coordination with protection functions and synchro check
 up to 9 ARC cycles
 only 1-pole / only 3-pole / 1- or 3-pole
 different response to 1 and multiple pole faults
 Special applications: DLC/RDT and ADT
 Combinable with external devices:

7SA 7SA 7SA Protec- 7SA Protec-

tion tion
or or
internal internal internal
ARC ARC ARC
7VK5

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Example Signal exchange with 2 ARC devices

501 Relay Pickup Relay Pickup 501

515 Relay trip L123
Protection functions

Relay trip L123 515

Protection functions
512 Relay trip 1pol. L1 Relay trip 1pol. L1 512
515 Relay trip L123 Relay trip L123 515
513 Relay trip 1pol. L2 Relay trip 1pol. L2 513
515 Relay trip L123 Relay trip L123 515
514 Relay trip 1pol. L3 Relay trip 1pol. L3 514
383 >enable AR zones (Z1B...) >enable AR zones (Z1B...)383
382 >only 1ph AR allowed >only 1ph AR allowed 382
381 >1pol trip allowed from ext. >1pol trip allowed from ext 381

2889... Release ARC trip zone Release ARC trip zone 2889...
Automatic reclosure

Automatic reclosure
2864 AR 1p trip permission AR 1p trip permission 2864
2711 >ext Start of ARC >ext Start of ARC 2711
2712 >Trip L1 for ARC >Trip L1 for ARC 2712
2713 >Trip L2 for ARC >Trip L2 for ARC 2713
2714 >Trip L3 for ARC >Trip L3 for ARC 2714
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Automatic reclosure with two cycles

Pick-up

Trip

Close
command
1st dead time 2 nd dead time
T-close

3pole: ARC T3POL

1pole: ARC T1POL 2nd dead time
Action time
1st action time 2nd action time

Reclaim time
T recaim
ARC zone released
Z1B active (typical)

Z1, Z2, Z3 etc are active independent of ARC

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Reduced Dead Time (RDT)

S2
S1 CB-A CB-B CB-C

F1 F2
7SA
Z1B
 At A the Z1B is released prior to 1st AR cycle (para 1357)
 All faults (F1) along line A-B are tripped without delay with Z1B at
CB-A
 Non-selective trip for external fault (F2) is possible, but AR will be
carried out
 With RDT, the dead time following non-selective trip can be
minimised. CB-A is reclosed when return voltage from S2 via CB-
B is detected at A after CB-C opens.
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Adaptive Dead Time (ADT)

S1 CB-A S2
CB-B

F1
7SA
Z1B
 At A and B faults along the line are cleared by stepped distance
and tele-protection
 At B the AR is applied with a fixed dead time
 At A the AR is applied with ADT
 When return voltage is detected at A from S2 via CB-B following
successful reclosure at B, the reclose command to CB-A is given
 If the AR at B is not successful because fault F1 is permanent,
the ADT will not detect return voltage at A and reclosure onto the
fault is prevented at A
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Dead Line Check (DLC)

Windpark
S1 CB-A S2
CB-B

F1
7SA
Z1B

 The Fault F1 is cleared by the protection at A and B. The

Windpark must disconnect itself by undervoltage detection.
 Reclosure at A and B may only occur if the Windpark is
disconnected – un-synchronised closure will damage Windpark
 At A and B the DLC feature will only allow reclosure following a
dead line condition (no voltage) for set time (para 3438)

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SIPROTEC 4
Distance protection 7SA

Automatic reclosure (ARC)

Trip Close Trip Close Final

*
1-pole Trip
3-pole

Close

Trip
1st 2nd
t1 dead time t2 dead time tgrading

* ADT = close after successful ARC at remote end

DLC = reclose only when line is dead
RDT = reduced dead time after non-selective trip

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 Synchronism-check

plication examples functions

(separately settable for AR and
combination with internal or manual closing)
external AR
- program selection via parameters:
activation also for manual closing synchro-check / U1 > U2 < /
(settable) U1 < U2 > / U1 < U2 < / overrule

asynchronous switching (settable) - all programs separately settable

via binary inputs
synchronous monitoring time, after which
the closing will be blocked (settable)

rameters measurement

voltages U<, U>, U - evaluation of the fundamental wave

f synchronous switching (0.01 ... 0.03 Hz) - insensitive against harmonics

f asynchronous switching (0.03 ... 1 Hz) - for dead line check all three phases
are controlled
 (1° ... 60°)

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Sync Check Request

SYNC
External: Binary Input Settings used

Manual Close Manual Close

Sync Check Request MC Manual Close
Sync Check Request ARC ARC

Internal

ARC ARC
Control Function Manual Close

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