Appendix B
ANSI/IEC Symbols FUNCTIONS ANSI IEC 61850
Other Common
Designations
Arc flash Detector AFD SARC
The most common methods for indicating protection device Automatic Tap Change Control ATCC AVR
functions are defined by the IEEE (ANSI) C37-2, which uses Autoreclose 79 RREC DAR
an alphanumeric code and IEC61850, which uses a numeric
Blocking (eg. Power Swing
code. There are also other common designations, some of 68 RPSB PSB, OST, OOS
Blocking) or “out-of-step”
which originate from IEC 60617. A list of common ANSI Breaker Failure 50BF RBRF BFP
device numbers and their equivalents is given in this appendix. Broken Conductor 46BC PTOC I2/I1>
Busbar Differential 87BB PDIF Idiff>
Circuit Breaker 52 XCBR CB
Circuit Breaker Closed Auxiliary
52a XCBR
Contacts
Circuit Breaker Open Auxiliary
52b XCBR
Contacts
Circuit Switch 89 XSWI
Clock or Timing Source CLK
Closing Coil CC
Cold Load Pick-Up 51CLP CLP
Current Transformer Supervision RVCS CTS
Data Communications Device 16
Digital Fault Recorder DFR RDRE, RADR, RBDR
Delta Directional Comparison I / V
Directional Earth Fault
67N PTOC IN>, t>, DEF
Overcurrent
Directional Over Power 32O PDOP P>
Directional Overcurrent 67P PTOC I>
Directional Under Power 32U PDUP P<
Distance 21 PDIS Z
Distance Aided Schemes 21/85 PSCH
Disturbance Recorder DDR RDRE, RADR, RBDR DR
Dynamic Line Rating 49DLR PTTR DLR
Earth Fault Overcurrent 51N PTOC IN>
Ethernet Switch 16ES
Fault Locator 21FL RFLO DTF
Fuse Fail Overcurrent 51FF PTOC
Generator Differential 87G PDIF Idiff>
High Impedance Earth Fault
HIZ PHIZ Hi-Z
Detection
Human Machine Interface HMI IHMI
Instantaneous Overcurrent 50 PTOC I>
Interlocked Overcurrent Busbar
51BB PTOC
Protection Scheme
Interlocking 3 CILO
Interturn Fault 50 PDIF
Line Differential 87L PDIF Idiff>
Load Restoration 81R PTOF
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FUNCTIONS ANSI IEC 61850 FUNCTIONS ANSI IEC 61850
Designations Designations
Lockout Relay 86 Rotor Thermal Overload 49R PTTR
Loss of Field / Under Excitation 40 PDUP Router 16ER
Loss of Life LoL MMTR Sensitive Directional Earth Fault
67SEF PTOC Isef>
Overcurrent
Motor Anti-Backspin ABS
Sequence of Events Recorder SER SOE
Motor Differential 87M PDIF Idiff>
Switch on to Fault SOTF PSOF
Motor Emergency Restart 66/86
Stator Earth Fault 64S PTOC
Motor Locked Rotor 51LR PMRI/PMSS
100% Stator Earth Fault - 3rd
Motor Number of Starts 66 PMRI/PMSS
harmonic undervoltage, 3rd 27TN, 59TN,
Motor Reacceleration PTUV/PTOV/PEFI
27LV harmonic overvoltage, low 64S
Authorisation frequency injection
Motor Restart Inhibition 49, 66 PMRI Stator Thermal Overload 49S PTTR
48, 51LR, Stub Bus Protection 50ST PTOC
Motor Starting Time Supervision PMRI/PMSS
49R
Substation Metering MET MMTR, MMXU
Negative Sequence Overvoltage 47 PTOV V2>
Synchronism Check 25 RSYN CS
Negative Phase Sequence
46T PTTR Thermal Device (eg. RTD,
Thermal 26 PTTR RTD
thermistor)
Neutral Admittance YN
Thermal Overload 49 PTTR
Neutral Displacement Voltage
59N PTOV VN> Through Fault Monitoring Thru MMXU TF
(Residual Overvoltage)
Time Delay 2 t>, TD
Out of Step Trip (Pole Slip) 78 PPAM OST, OOS
Time Overcurrent (eg. IDMT) 51 PTOC I>, t>
Overfrequency 81O PTOF f>
Transformer Differential 87T PDIF Idiff>
Overspeed 12 Z>
Transformer Inrush Detection 68 PHAR
Overtemperature 26 PTTR ˥>
Transient Earth Fault PTEF TGF
Overvoltage 59 PTOV V>
Trip Circuit Monitor / Supervision TCM TCS
Phase Angle 78 M>
Trip Coil TC
Phase Comparison 87P PDIF
Tripping Relay 94 PTRC
Phase-Balance (eg. Negative
46 PTOC I2> Turbine Abnormal Frequency 81AB PTAF
Sequence) Current
Undercurrent 37 PTUC I<
Phasor Data Concentrator PDC
Underfrequency 81U PTUF f<
Phasor Measurement Unit PMU
Pilot-Wire or Carrier
Underspeed or Zero Speed Device 14 PZSU Z<
85 PSCH
Communications Undervoltage 27 PTUV V<
Point-on-Wave Switching CPOW POW Unintentional Energisation (Dead
50/27 PDMP
Machine Protection)
Pole Dead (Circuit Breaker Open) PTUV
Voltage Balance 60 PTOV
Positive Sequence Undervoltage 47 PTUV V1<
Voltage Dependent Overcurrent 51V PVOC
Power Factor (Over) 55O POPF PF>, cosM>
Volts per Hertz Overfluxing 24 PVPH V/Hz
Power Factor (Under) 55U PUPF PF<, cosM<
Voltage Transformer Supervision VTS RVCS
QFVR, QITR, QIUB,
Power Quality Monitor PQM PQ
QVTR, QVUB, QVVR Voltage Vector Shift PVSP V
Push Button PB Wattmetric Earth Fault 64W PSDE PN>
Rate of Change of Frequency 81R PFRC df/dt
Remote Terminal Unit / Data
RTU
Concentrator
Restricted Earth Fault (Biased) 64N PDIF Idiff>, REF
Restricted Earth Fault (High Imp.) 64N PDIF Idiff>, REF
Reverse Power 32R PDOP
Rotor Earth Fault 64R PEFI
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