ABB REF601 - ANSI C37.112 IDMT Characteristic; RI Type Characteristic

Section 4 1MDU07212-YN Rev. C
Protection and Control Function
32 REF601 / REJ601
Application Manual
4.10.3 ANSI C37.112 IDMT characteristic
The relationship between current and time for standard moderate inverse, normal
inverse, very inverse, extremely inverse complies with the ANSI C37.112
standards and can be expressed as follows:
Where:
= 

󰇡


󰇢

−1
+∗
Where,
t = operate time in seconds
K = time multiplier
I = measured current value
Iset = set start current value
The slope of the time/current characteristics shall be determined by the
constants a and b and g as indicated below:
Table 20: Values of constant a, b and g
Slope of the time/current curve set
a
b
g
ANSI – Moderate inverse 0.02 0.0515 0.1140
ANSI – Normal inverse 0.02 0.0086 0.0185
ANSI – Very inverse 2.0 19.61 0.491
ANSI – Extremely inverse 2.0 28.2 0.1217
4.10.4 RI type characteristic
The RI-type characteristic is a special characteristic used mainly in combination
with existing mechanical relays. The characteristic is based on the following
mathematical expression:
=

−(


)
Where,
t = operate time in seconds
K = time multiplier
I = measured current value
Iset = set start current value
α = 0.339
β = 0.236