Protective relay

 Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) have been
evolving to a mature technology with high power rating.
 This technology has wide spread application, became a top
rate, most reliable one, based on power electronics. The
main purpose of these systems is to supply the network as
quickly as possible with inductive or capacitive reactive
power that is adapted to its particular requirements, while
also improving transmission quality and the efficiency of
the power transmission system.
 With the progression and development in power
electronics application not only improved the performance
of AC systems but also make it feasible for long distance.

 Introduction
 What is relay ?
 Fundamental of relay
 Operating principle
 Single line diagram
 Types of relay
 Importance
 Why a system needs protection ?
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Conclusion

 Protective relay is a device designed
to trip a circuit breaker when fault is
detected
 Protective relay were electromagnetic
device
 It is operating on moving parts to
provide detection of abnormal
condition

 Electromechanical protective relay
use at hydroelectrical plant.
 The relay are in round glass cases.
 The need to act quickly to protect
circuit to protect equipment and
trip a breaker with in a few
thousands of seconds.

What is relay?
A relay is a
automatic device
which senses an
abnormal
condition of
electric circuit
and closes its
contacts

PROTECTIVE
RELAY
Current
Voltage
Insulation
Temperature
Pick up levels
Time
Visual
indication
Warning alarm
Remove power
output
input
setting
A protection relay is a smart device that receive inputs,
compares them to set points, and provide outputs .
Inputs can be current ,voltage ,resistance or temperature.
Outputs can include visual feedback in the form of
indicator lights.
A diagram is shown below.
Relay

INPUT:- A relay needs information from the system to
make decision.
SETTING:- The user programs setting that allow relay to
make decision.
PROCESS:- Once input are connected and setting are
program, the relay compares there and make decision.
OUTPUT:- The relay will operate a switch to indicate that
the input has surpassed a setting. Or the relay can provide
notification through visual feedback such as a meter or LED.

Reliability:- It must operate when it is required. Inherent reliability is a
matter of design based on experience.
This can be achieved partly by
1. Simplicity and robustness in construction
2. High contact pressure
3. Dust free enclosures
4. Good contact material
5. Good workmanship
6. Careful maintenance
Selectivity:- it should be possible to select which part of the system is
faulty and which is not and should isolate the faulty part of the system.It
is achieved by two ways:
1. Unit system of protection
2. Non unit system of protection

Speed:- A protective relay must operate at required speed.It should neither
be too slow nor too fast may result in undesired operation during transient
fault.
Sensitivity:- A relay should be sufficiently sensitive so that it operates
reliably when require under the actual condition in the system which produce
the least tendency for operation.

Pick up level of actuating signal:-The value of actuating quantity
(voltage or current) which on threshold above which the relay initiates to
be operated.
Reset level:- The value of electric current or voltage below which a relay
open its contacts and comes in original position.
Operating time of relay:-The time which elapses between the instant
when actuating quantity exceeds the pick up value to the instant when the
relay contacts close.
Reset time:-The time which elapses between the instant when the
actuating quantity becomes less than the reset value to the instant when
relay contacts return to its normal position.
Primary relay:-The relay which are connected directly in the circuit to
be protected.

Secondary relays:- The relay which are connected in the circuit
to be protected through current and potential transformer.
Auxiliary Relays:- The relay which operate in response to
opening or closing of its operating circuit to assist another relay in
the performance of its function.
Reach:- A distance relay operates whenever the impedance seen
by the relay is less than a pre specified value.
Under reached value:- The tendency of relay to restrain at the
set value of impedance or impedance lower than the set value is
known as under reached.
Over reached:- The tendency of the relay to operate at
impedances larger than its setting.

 There are really only two fundamentally different
operating principles,
1. Electromagnetic attraction
2. Electromagnetic induction
 Electromagnetic attraction relays operate by virtue of a
plunger being drawn into a solenoid.
 Electromagnetic induction relays use the principle of
the induction motor whereby torque is developed by
induction in a rotor.

•The two fundamental relay operations are to isolate faulted
sections of the power system while maintaining the power
delivery capability in the rest of the power system.
•Relays can have numerous inputs on which to determine
if a trip signal is required.
• DC power is needed to supply relay power as well as to
provide trip coil power for the power circuit breaker.
•Other inputs can modify relay behavior
to speed up or inhibit operations.
• Relay communications also allows remote control and
event retrieval.

Stage 1:
When conductors with good insulation are exposed to
fault initiators such as moisture, dust, chemicals,
persistent overloading, vibration or just normal
deterioration, the insulation will start to slowly
deteriorate. Such small changes will not be immediately
obvious until the damage is severe enough to cause an
electrical fault. Protective relays can detect that a problem
is developing by identifying slight deviations in current,
voltage, resistance, or temperature. Due to the small
magnitude in change, only a sophisticated device such as a
sensitive protection relay or a monitor can detect these
conditions and indicate that a problem may be developing,
before any further damage has occurred.

Stage 2:
As the problem becomes more severe, further changes take
place such as insulation breakdown, overheating, or
overvoltage. Since the change from normal to abnormal is
great, traditional devices can be used to interrupt power. A
protection relay can also be used to provide additional
protection by detecting the fault contributors (overheating,
overvoltage, etc.) not possible with fuses and circuit breakers.
Stage 3: At this point, the problem has occurred and caused
damage. Different types of protective relays and monitors can
reduce or eliminate damage because they detect problems in
advance of traditional devices.

BUS
PT
CT
COMMUNICATIONS
RELAY
OTHER
STATION
BATTERY
POWER
LINE
CIRCUIT
BREAKER

 Isolate controlling circuit from controlled
circuit.
 Control high voltage system with low voltage.
 Control high current system with low current.
 Logic Functions

TYPES OF RELAY
Types of protection relays are mainly based on their
characteristics ,logic, on actuating parameter &
operation mechanism.
 Based on operation of mechanism
1. Electromagnetic relay
2. Static relay
3. Mechanical relay
 Based on actuating parameter
1. Current relay
2. voltage relay
3. Frequency relay
4. Power relay

 Based on characteristics
1. Definite time relay
2. Inverse time relay with definite minimum
3. Instantaneous relays
4. IDMT with Instrument
5. Stepped characteristics
6. Programmed switches
7. Voltage restraint over electric current relay
 Based on application
1. Primary relay
2. Back up relay

 Based on logic
1. Differential
2. Unbalance
3. Neutral displacement
4. Direction
5. Restricted earth fault
6. Over fluxing
7. Distance scheme
8. Bus bar protection
9. Reserve power relay
10. Loss of excitation
11. Negative phase sequence relay

.Inadequate protection can lead to a major fault
that would have been avoided.
•By adequate protection the damage can be
eliminated or minimized.
•If the faulty part is disconnected quickly the
damage caused by fault is minimum.
•The protective relaying helps in improving
service continuity and its importance to self
evident.

 There is no ‘fault free’ system.
 It is neither practical nor economical to build
a ‘fault free’ system.
 Electrical system shall tolerate certain degree
of faults.
 Usually faults are caused by breakdown of
insulation due to various reasons: system aging,
lighting, etc.

 A protective relay may respond to the magnitude of a
quantity such as voltage or current. Induction types of relay can
respond to the product of two quantities in two fields
 Several operating coils can be used to provide "bias" to the
relay, allowing the sensitivity of response in one circuit to be
controlled by another.
By use of a permanent magnet in the magnetic circuit, a relay
can be made to respond to current in one direction differently
from in another.
. For AC circuits, the principle is extended with a polarizing
winding connected to a reference voltage source.

In our simple relay above, we have two sets of
electrically conductive contacts. Relays may be
“Normally Open”, or “Normally Closed”. One pair of
contacts are classed as Normally Open, An example
of this arrangement is given below.
ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAY

 Relays may be “Normally Open”, or “Normally Closed”.
One pair of contacts are classed as Normally Open,
(NO) or make contacts and another set which are classed
as Normally Closed, (NC) or break contacts .
 In the normally open position, the contacts are closed
only when the field current is “ON” and the switch
contacts are pulled towards the inductive coil.
 In the normally closed position, the contacts are
permanently closed when the field current is “OFF” as the
switch contacts return to their normal position.
 These terms Normally Open, Normally Closed or Make
and Break Contacts refer to the state of the electrical
contacts when the relay coil is “de-energized”, i.e, no
supply voltage connected to the inductive coil.

An induction relay works only with the alternating
current.
It consist of an electromagnetic system which operates on
moving conductors generally in the form of disc or cup
function through the interaction of electromagnetic flux.
These two fluxes which are mutually displaced both in
angle and in position.

Solid-state Relays (SSRs)
SSRs use semiconductor output instead of mechanical
contacts to switch the circuit.
The output device is optically-coupled to an LED light source
inside the relay.
The relay is turned on by energizing this LED, usually with
low-voltage

Numerical Motor Protection
Relay
FEATURES
• Locked Rotor Protection based on
impedance measurement
• Three phase o/c relay with selectable
IDMT /definite time characteristics
• Earth fault relay with selectable IDMT /
definite time characteristics
• Negative sequence relay
• Thermal Overload protection
• Wide setting range
• Suitable for medium and large motors

PROTECTION FUNCTIONS
• THREE PHASE O/C WITH SELECTABLE
IDMT/DEFINITE TIME CHARACTERISTICS
• EARTH FAULT WITH SELECTABLE IDMT /
DEFINITE TIME CHARACTERISTICS
• COLD LOAD PICKUP LOGIC
• CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILURE
• BROKEN CONDUCTOR
CONTROL FUNCTIONS
•MULTI-SHOT (4) AUTORECLOSER
• EACH SHOT IS INDEPENDENTLY PROGRAMABLE
• CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTROL TWO SETTING GROUPS
AUTORECLOSER RELAY

A microprocessor-based digital protection relay can replace
the functions of many discrete electromechanical instruments
These convert voltage and currents to digital form and process
the resulting measurements using a microprocessor.
The digital relay can emulate functions of many discrete
electromechanical relays in one device, simplifying protection
design and maintenance.
Each digital relay can run self-test routines to confirm its
readiness and alarm if a fault is detected.
Numeric relays can also provide functions such as
communications (SCADA) interface, monitoring of contact
inputs, metering, waveform analysis, and other useful features.

Digital Relay
The functions of electromechanical protection systems are
now being replaced by microprocessor-based digital
protective relays, sometimes called "numeric relays".
A microprocessor-based digital protection relay can
replace the functions of many discrete electromechanical
instruments

Relays with moveable coils
This type of relay consists of a rotating movement
with a small coil suspended or pivoted with the
freedom to rotate between the poles of a permanent
magnet. The coil is restrained by two springs which
also serve as connections to carry the current to the
coil.
The torque produced in the coil is given by:
T = B.l.a.N.i
Where:
T= torque
B = flux density
L =length of the coil
a = diameter of the coil
N = number of turns on the coil
i = current flowing through the coil

 Use bimetallic strips to open/close relay contacts
when temperature exceeds/drops to certain
level
 Require certain reaction time
 Inverse time/current relationship

 Fast reaction time
 Use timer for time delay
Such as oil dash pot.
 Inverse time/current relationship
Plunger-type Relays
It is a four pole structure.This has operating, polarising
and restraining coils.

In this relay the operating torque is obtained by current
and restraining torque due to current –voltage
directional element.
For the operation of the relay the reactance seen by the
relay should be smaller than the reactance for which
the relay has been designed.
The characteristic will be as shown in fig:

A typical reactance relay using induction cup structure is
shown in fig below:
It is a four pole structure.This has operating, polarising and
restraining coils.

• Detect system failures when they occur and
isolate the faulted section from the
remaining of the system.
• Mitigating the effects of failures after they occur.
Minimize risk of fire, danger to personal and
other high voltage systems.

 Gas Monitoring Relays:
These relays will sense any amount of gas inside the
transformer. A tiny little amount of gas will cause
transformer explosion.
 Temperature Monitoring Relays:
These relays are used to monitor the winding
temperature of the transformer and prevent
overheating.

For a wave connection, ground fault can be
detected from the grounded neutral wire.

 Electromagnetic Relays (EMRs)
• Simplicity
• Not expensive
• Mechanical Wear
 Solid-state Relays (SSRs)
• No Mechanical movements
• Faster than EMR
• No sparking between contacts
 Microprocessor-based Relay
• Much higher precision and more reliable and durable.
• Improve the reliability and power quality of electrical power
systems before, during and after faults occur.
• Capable of both digital and analog I/O.
Higher cost

 Relays control output circuits of a much higher power.
 Safety is increased
 Protective relays are essential for keeping faults in the
system isolated and keep equipment from being
damaged.
Conclusion

Electrical Power System
:- C. L. Wadhwa
 Switch-gear and Protection
:- Tech max
 Power System Protection
:-T. S. Madhava
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