Time delayed overcurrent
protection
Features • Definite time characteristic
• Phase segregated output starting signals
• Special functional input for blocking the trip
signal only
Application The time delayed overcurrent protection,
TOC, operates at different system conditions
for currents exceeding the preset value and
which remains high for longer than the delay
time set on the corresponding timer. The
function can also be used for supervision and
fault detector for some other protection func-
tions, to increase the security of a complete
protection system. It can serve as a reserve
function for the line distance protection, if
Functionality The current measuring element continously
measures the current in all three phases and
compares it to the set operate value IP>. A fil-
ter ensures immunity to disturbances and dc
components and minimizes the transient
overreach. If the current in any of the three
phases is above the set value IP>, a common
start signal STP and a start signal for the
actual phase(s) are activated. The timer tP is
activated and the phase overcurrent trip sig-
nal TRP is activated after set time.
The TOC current function block can also con-
tain a time delayed residual current function.
Both the phase overcurrent and the residual
current function (if included) can activate the
trip signal TRIP.
TOC
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Issued: December 2000
Status: New
Data subject to change without notice
• Very low overreach of the measuring ele-
ments
• Wide current setting range
• Optional time delayed residual current
function
activated under fuse failure conditions which
has disabled the operation of the line distance
protection.
The time delayed residual overcurrent protec-
tion is intended to be used in solidly earthed
systems. The time delayed residual overcur-
rent protection is suitable as back-up protec-
tion for phase to earth faults, normally tripped
by operation of the distance protection. The
protection function can also serve as protec-
tion for resistive phase to earth faults.
The input signal BLOCK blocks all func-
tions.The input signal BLKTR blocks both
trip signals TRP and TRIP.
As the time delayed residual overcurrent
function is integrated together with the time
delayed phase overcurrent function some sig-
nals are common: TOC--BLOCK which
blocks both functions and TOC--TRIP which
is a common trip from both functions. There
is also a separate trip signal TOC--TRN
which is a separate trip from the time delayed
residual overcurrent function.
If the residual current is detected to be larger
than the setting value TOC--STIN and the set
time has elapsed, a trip is activated at the out-
signals TOC--TRIP and TOC--TRN
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Function block
TOC-- TOC--
TOC TOC
BLOCK TRIP BLOCK TRIP
BLKTR TRP BLKTR TRP
TRN STP
STP STL1
STL1 STL2
STL2 STL3
STL3
STN xx00000681.vsd

xx00000197.vsd Figure 2: TOC function block phase overcurrent ele-

ment, ordering number
Figure 1: TOC function block including all options, 1MRK 001 457-BA
ordering numbers 1MRK 001 457-BA,
1MRK 001 456-XA

TOC--
TOC
BLOCK TRIP
BLKTR TRN
STN
xx00000709.vsd

Figure 3: TOC function block residual overcurrent

element, ordering number
1MRK 001 456-XA

Input and output Table 1: Input signals for the OCP (OCP--) function block
signals Signal Description
BLOCK Block of the phase overcurrent function. It also blocks the
residual overcurrent function if it is included in the TOC cur-
rent protection.
BLKTR Block of trip from the overcurrent function. It also blocks the
trip from the residual overcurrent function if it is included in
the TOC current protection.

Table 2: Output signals for the TOC (TOC--) function block

Signal Description
TRIP Trip by time delayed phase overcurrent function. Trip also by
time delayed residual current function if it is included in the
TOC protection function.
TRP Trip by time delayed phase overcurrent function
TRN Trip by the time delayed residual overcurrent protection
STP Start phase overcurrent
STL1 Start phase overcurrent, phase L1
STL2 Start phase overcurrent, phase L2
STL3 Start phase overcurrent, phase L3
STN Start of the time delayed residual overcurrent protection
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Technical data Table 3: TOC - Time delayed overcurrent protection

Function Setting range Accuracy
Operate current I> Phase measuring ele- (10-400) % of Ir in +/- 2.5 % of Ir at I ≤ Ir
ments steps of 1 % +/- 2.5 % of I at I >Ir
Residual measuring (10-150) % of Ir in +/- 2.5 % of Ir at I ≤ Ir
elements steps of 1 % +/- 2.5 % of I at I >Ir
Time delay Phase measuring ele- (0.000-60.000) s in +/- 0.5 % of t +/- 10
ments steps of 1 ms ms
Residual measuring (0.000-60.000) s in +/- 0.5 % of t +/- 10
elements steps of 1 ms ms
Dynamic overreach at τ< 100 ms - <5%

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