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Instrument Security Factor in CTs

The instrument security factor (ISF) of a current transformer is the ratio of its saturation flux density to operating flux density. An ideal ISF is low so that the CT saturates during a fault, preventing high overcurrent from being passed to connected instruments. A low ISF requires an operating flux density close to the saturation density. Maintaining both a high accuracy and low ISF is difficult for a CT, as high accuracy requires a low exciting current and low ISF a higher exciting current. For a CT with accuracy of 0.2%, an acceptable ISF is below 8 instead of the typical requirement of below 5.

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Instrument Security Factor in CTs

The instrument security factor (ISF) of a current transformer is the ratio of its saturation flux density to operating flux density. An ideal ISF is low so that the CT saturates during a fault, preventing high overcurrent from being passed to connected instruments. A low ISF requires an operating flux density close to the saturation density. Maintaining both a high accuracy and low ISF is difficult for a CT, as high accuracy requires a low exciting current and low ISF a higher exciting current. For a CT with accuracy of 0.2%, an acceptable ISF is below 8 instead of the typical requirement of below 5.

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WRITE UP ON INSTRUMENT SECURITY FACTOR.

Instrument security factor ( ISF) : The ISF of the CT is the ratio of the saturation flux density &
Operating flux density . It is applicable only in the metering
CT. The ISF should be ideally be low so that the CT saturates & the
secondary does not reflect the primary
conditions, when there is high over current at the time of fault.
Thus, the over current is not passed on to the Instrument
connected to the secondary of CT. A Low ISF therefore
possible only when the operating flux density is close to the
saturating flux density. As we know that a CT will go to
saturation region when due to increase of 10% of the secondary induced voltage increases
exciting current of core 50%. Operating flux density to be very low(to minimize the low
exciting current) in order to maintain the high accuracy CT. Therefore to maintain ISF in a Low
ratio CT with high accuracy CT is not possible.. High accuracy means low exciting current &
low ISF means comparatively high exciting current. In this case the accuracy is 0.2 which is
very high & therefore we can provide ISF < 8 in place of ISF < 5.

Also Please note that the security factor of all types Meters are also taken care above 10.
Therefore we can go ahead with ISF < 8 .

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