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Differential Protection Riddle Explained

The document discusses a scenario in a low voltage substation where a short circuit occurred in one of the transformer windings, leading to a failure of the low voltage circuit breaker to operate in time. Various authors provide insights into potential reasons for this inactivity, including the transformer vector group and the behavior of circuit breakers under fault conditions. The discussion highlights the importance of proper relay coordination and the need for effective protection systems in electrical installations.

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Differential Protection Riddle Explained

The document discusses a scenario in a low voltage substation where a short circuit occurred in one of the transformer windings, leading to a failure of the low voltage circuit breaker to operate in time. Various authors provide insights into potential reasons for this inactivity, including the transformer vector group and the behavior of circuit breakers under fault conditions. The discussion highlights the importance of proper relay coordination and the need for effective protection systems in electrical installations.

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Protection riddle no. 10 – Differential protection and auto transfer system
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In a low voltage substation, including two incomings and a coupling circuit
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breakers, incoming [Link] are connected to two individual power transformers
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The two low voltage bus bars are equipped by a fast auto transfer system which
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Also each transformer is protected by standard differential relay that must trip
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The problem observed when a short circuit occurred in one of two transformer
windings. The differential relay operated and only relevant medium voltage
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circuit breaker tripped. The fault clearing stage was done successfully and
» Protection Riddles 8 related low voltage bus bar was dead. In this case the auto transfer system
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closed the low voltage coupling circuit breaker, and the short circuit point
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Indeed, the relevant low voltage C.B of faulty transformer couldn't open on
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How can you explain the reason of low voltage C.B inactivity?
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Author : Hamid - From: Iran
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Transformer vector group is to be looked in to. If it is delta/star and the fault is
» Protection Riddles 30 in M.V. side winding l.v. side C.b. may not operate
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Why?
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Author : Hamid
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Tue, September 16, 2008 - 07:28 #3
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As M.V. side is in delta connection, E/f in this winding produces no fault
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Author : V.K. Nambiathiri - From: INDIA
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» Protection Riddles 46 When the higher voltage circuit breaker is tripped after a heavy internal fault,
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by protection which cannot conveniently provide an auxiliary contact with a
dwell time long enough to ensure correct tripping of the lower voltage circuit
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differential where both the HV and LV circuit breakers are to be tripped
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» Protection Riddles 51 The HV circuit breaker may be expected to trip more quickly than the LV
» Protection Riddles 52 breaker. So the tripping signal is maintained by the delayed resetting, to ensure
complete clearance by the fault may have been cleared largely by the HV
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circuit breaker and the protection has started to reset.
» Protection Riddles 54 Therefore a good solution is applying of trip relay with suitable drop off time in
» Protection Riddles 55 LV voltage side for remaining of protection system trip command on LV circuit
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Author : Hamid - From: IRAN
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» Protection Riddles 59 Tue, November 25, 2008 - 14:20 #6


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I agree with the author that any fault between the zone protected by differential
» Protection Riddles 61 CTs ie Primary and Secondary of transformer will give trip command to both
» Protection Riddles 62 MV and LV breakers siomultaneously sothat transformer is isolated. The
differential relay 87T will operate for the faults within the zone and not any
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fault occuring out side the zone.
» Protection Riddles 64 If there is a fault after the protected zone of 87T occuring say at LV bus and if
» Protection Riddles 65 the protective relay gives trip command only to MV breaker then LV breaker
will not operate and bus fault continues even after ATs [Link] may be the
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reason of the case described here.
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Author : [Link]
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