8.21
Date Code 20080213 Instruction Manual SEL-351A Relay
Breaker Monitor and Metering
Demand Metering
Figure 8.11 Response of Thermal and Rolling Demand Meters to a Step Input
(setting DMTC = 15 minutes)
Thermal Demand Meter Response (EDEM = THM)
The response of the thermal demand meter in Figure 8.11 (middle) to the step
current input (top) is analogous to the series RC circuit in Figure 8.12.
Thermal Demand
Meter Response
(EDEM = THM)
Thermal Demand Current (per unit)
0
051015
0.5
0.9
1.0
Time
(Minutes)
Rolling Demand
Meter Response
(EDEM = ROL)
Rolling Demand Current (per unit)
DMTC = 15 minutes
0
051015
.33
.67
1.0
Time
(Minutes)
Step Current
Input
Instantaneous Current (per unit)
0
051015
0.5
1.0
Time
(Minutes)
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