ABB RELION RET670 - Generator Continuous Unbalance Current Capability

• Maximum trip time delay for inverse time characteristic, freely settable.
• Inverse reset characteristic which approximates generator rotor cooling rates and
provides reduced operate time if an unbalance reoccurs before the protection
resets.
•
Service value that is, measured negative sequence current value, in primary
Amperes, is available through the local HMI.
9.16.2.2 Generator continuous unbalance current capability
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During unbalanced loading, negative sequence current flows in the stator winding.
Negative sequence current in the stator winding will induce double frequency current
in the rotor surface and cause heating in almost all parts of the generator rotor.
When the negative sequence current increases beyond the generator’s continuous
unbalance current capability, the rotor temperature will increase. If the generator is not
tripped, a rotor failure may occur. Therefore, industry standards has been established
that determine generator continuous and short-time unbalanced current capabilities in
terms of negative sequence current I
2
and rotor heating criteria
2
2
I t
.
T
ypical short-time capability (referred to as unbalanced fault capability) expressed in
terms of rotor heating criterion
2
2
I t K=
is shown below in Table 46.
Table 46: ANSI requirements for unbalanced faults on synchronous machines
Types of Synchronous Machine
Permissible
[ ]
2
2
I t K s=
Salient pole generator 40
Synchronous condenser 30
Cylindrical rotor generators: Indirectly cooled 30
Directly cooled (0 – 800 MVA) 10
Directly cooled (801 – 1600
MVA)
See Figure
292
Fig 292 shows a graphical representation of the relationship between generator
2
2
I t
capability and generator MVA rating for directly cooled (conductor cooled) generators.
For example, a 500 MVA generator would have K = 10 seconds and a 1600 MV
A
generator would have K = 5 seconds. Unbalanced short-time negative sequence current
I
2
is expressed in per unit of rated generator current and time t in seconds.
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Current protection
602 Transformer protection RET670 2.2 ANSI
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