GE Multilin g60

GE Multilin G60 Generator Protection System 5-245
5 SETTINGS 5.7 CONTROL ELEMENTS
5
c) THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION
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PROTECTION 1(2)
The thermal overload protection element corresponds to the IEC 255-8 standard and is used to detect thermal overload
conditions in protected power system elements. Choosing an appropriate time constant element can be used to protect dif-
ferent elements of the power system. The cold curve characteristic is applied when the previous averaged load current over
the last 5 cycles is less than 10% of the base current. If this current is greater or equal than 10% than the base current, then
the hot curve characteristic is applied.
The IEC255-8 cold curve is defined as follows:
(EQ 5.48)
The IEC255-8 hot curve is defined as follows:
(EQ 5.49)
In the above equations,
• t
op
= time to operate.
• τ
op
= thermal protection trip time constant.
• I = measured overload RMS current.
• I
p
= measured load RMS current before overload occurs.
• k= IEC 255-8 k-factor applied to I
B
, defining maximum permissible current above nominal current.
• I
B
= protected element base (nominal) current.
 THERMAL
 PROTECTION 1
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
FUNCTION: Disabled
Range: Disabled, Enabled
MESSAGE
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
SOURCE: SRC1
Range: SRC 1, SRC 2, SRC 3, SRC 4
MESSAGE
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
BASE CURR: 0.80 pu
Range: 0.20 to 3.00 pu in steps of 0.01
MESSAGE
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
k FACTOR: 1.10
Range: 1.00 to 1.20 in steps of 0.05
MESSAGE
THERM PROT 1 TRIP
TIME CONST: 45 min.
Range: 0 to 1000 min. in steps of 1
MESSAGE
THERM PROT 1 RESET
TIME CONST: 45 min.
Range: 0 to 1000 min. in steps of 1
MESSAGE
THERM PROT 1 MINIM
RESET TIME: 20 min.
Range: 0 to 1000 min. in steps of 1
MESSAGE
THERM PROT 1 RESET:
Off
Range: FlexLogic™ operand
MESSAGE
THERM PROT 1 BLOCK:
Off
Range: FlexLogic™ operand
MESSAGE
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
TARGET: Self-reset
Range: Self-reset, Latched, Disabled
MESSAGE
THERMAL PROTECTION 1
EVENTS: Disabled
Range: Disabled, Enabled
t
op

op
I
2
I
2
kI
B

2
–
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

ln=
t
op

op
I
2
I
p
2
–
I
2
kI
B

2
–
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


ln=