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Areva MiCOM P442 User Manual

Areva MiCOM P442
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MiCOM
P441/P442 & P444
Numerical Distance Protection
VC2.x
Technical Guide
P44x/EN T/E44

Table of Contents

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Areva MiCOM P442 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandAreva
ModelMiCOM P442
CategoryOther
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Safety Section

2. Health and Safety

Details information to ensure equipment is properly installed and handled for safe condition.

4. Installing, Commissioning and Servicing

Provides procedures for correct working to ensure safety during installation, commissioning, and servicing.

Update Documentation

P44X Update Documentation

Details changes in hardware and software for firmware version C2.x of P441, P442 & P444.

3. User Interfaces and Menu Structure

Explains how to navigate the menu options via the front panel keypad and LCD.

Application Guide (P44X/EN AP/E33)

1.2 MiCOM distance relay

Introduces MiCOM relays as numerical distance relays for power system plant.

2. Application of Individual Protection Functions

Details individual protection functions and how they are applied to the relay.

2.2 Phase fault distance protection

Describes the five zones of phase fault protection and their characteristics.

2.3 Earth fault distance protection

Details the five zones of earth fault protection and their characteristics.

2.5 General Distance Trip logic

Provides the general equation and logic for distance protection tripping.

2.7 Distance zone settings

Explains how to set the distance zones, including reaches, angles, and timing.

2.8 Distance protection schemes

Discusses various distance protection schemes, including channel-aided and basic schemes.

Relay Description

1. Relay System Overview

Provides an overview of the relay's hardware modules and their functions.

1.1 Hardware overview

Explains the modular hardware design of the relay, composed of essential and optional modules.

1.2 Software overview

Describes the relay's software conceptually split into four elements: operating system, system services, platform, and protection & control software.

2. Hardware Modules

Details the various hardware modules within the relay and their functions.

3. Relay Software

Details the relay's software architecture, including the real-time operating system, system services, platform, and protection & control software.

Distance Algorithms

4.1 Distance and Resistance Measurement

Explains the process of measuring distance and apparent resistance of a fault using equations.

4.2 "Deltas" Algorithms

Describes the patented high-speed algorithm for phase selection and directional decision, based on transient components.

4.3 "Conventional" Algorithms

Details algorithms that use impedance values measured under fault conditions for phase selection and directional determination.

4.5 Tripping Logic

Describes the tripping logic associated with different zones, including time delays and pilot aided tripping.

4.6 Fault Locator

Explains the integral fault locator that uses current and voltage inputs to measure distance to fault.

4.7 Power swing detection

Details the power swing detection element used to selectively prevent tripping during power swings or detect out-of-step conditions.

4.9 DEF Protection Against High Resistance Ground Faults

4.9.1 High Resistance Ground Fault Detection

Explains how high resistance faults are detected using residual voltage and current thresholds or high-speed algorithms.

4.9.2 Directional determination

Describes how fault direction is determined by measuring the angle between residual voltage and residual current derivative.

Technical Data (P44X/EN TD/E33)

1. Ratings

Specifies the ratings for currents, voltages, auxiliary voltage, frequency, logic inputs, output relay contacts, field voltage, loop connections, and wiring.

3. Accuracy

Specifies reference conditions, measurement accuracy, protection accuracy, and influencing quantities.

6. Protection Setting Ranges

Details the setting ranges for various protection functions including distance, overcurrent, negative sequence, broken conductor, and earth fault protection.

6.1 Distance Protection

Specifies setting ranges for line parameters, zones, power swing detection, and distance protection schemes.

6.3 Back-up Overcurrent Protection

Details threshold settings and time delay settings for back-up overcurrent protection.

Installation

5. Relay Wiring

Serves as a guide to selecting appropriate cable and connector types for each terminal on the MiCOM relay.

Commissioning

4. Product Checks

Covers checks for the relay's physical condition, functioning, and input quantity measurements.

5. Setting Checks

Ensures that application-specific relay settings and programmable scheme logic settings have been correctly applied.

5.3 Demonstrate Correct Distance Function Operation

Explains how to perform functional tests for distance protection, including start control and characteristic limits.

5.4 Demonstrate Correct Overcurrent Function Operation

Tests the overcurrent protection function (stage 1) in setting group 1 to verify correct application-specific settings.

Connection Diagrams

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