ABB 615 Series - Page 284

Thermal counter
49T applies the thermal model of two time constants for temperature measurement. The
temperature rise in degrees Celsius (°C) is calculated from the highest of the three-phase
currents according to the expression:
∆Θ
∆
=


















⋅ −








+ −
( )
⋅
−
p
I
I
T e p
ref
ref
t
* *
2
1
1 1
τ
II
I
T e
ref
ref
t








⋅










⋅ −








−
2
2
1
∆
τ
GUID-27A879A9-AF94-4BC3-BAA1-501189F6DE0C V2 EN (Equation 14)
ΔΘ
calculated temperature rise (°C) in transformer
I measured phase current with the highest TRMS value
Iref the set value of the Current reference setting (rated current of the protected object)
Tref the set value of the Temperature rise setting (temperature rise setting (°C) with the steady-state current
I
ref
)
p the set value of the Weighting factor p setting (weighting factor for the short time constant)
Δt time step between the calculation of the actual temperature
t
1
the set value of the Short time constant setting (the short heating / cooling time constant)
t
2
the set value of the Long time constant setting (the long heating / cooling time constant)
The warming and cooling following the two time-constant thermal curve is a
characteristic of transformers. The thermal time constants of the protected transformer are
given in seconds with the Short time constant and Long time constant settings. The Short
time constant setting describes the warming of the transformer with respect to windings.
The Long time constant setting describes the warming of the transformer with respect to
the oil. Using the two time-constant model, the protection relay is able to follow both fast
and slow changes in the temperature of the protected object.
The Weighting factor p setting is the weighting factor between Short time constant τ
1
and
Long time constant τ
2
. The higher the value of the Weighting factor p setting, the larger is
the share of the steep part of the heating curve. When Weighting factor p =1, only Short-
time constant is used. When Weighting factor p = 0, only Long time constant is used.
Section 4 1MAC059074-MB A
Protection functions
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