-ETHOD OF OPERATION6+
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3INGLE POLE AUTO RECLOSURE
7HEN ONLY SINGLE POLE AUTO RECLOSURE IS CARRIED
OUT 6+ ISSUES THE CONTINUOUS OUTPUT SIGNAL
2!2 P 0ROG WHICH INDICATES THAT RECLOSURE WILL
BE CARRIED OUT ONLY IN CASE OF SINGLE
POLE TRIP 4HE
2!2 FUNCTION OF 6+ INFORMS THE FEEDER PROTEC
TION ABOUT READINESS FOR RECLOSURE BY ITS OUTPUT SIG
NAL
2!2 :ONE 2EL AND ISSUES OUTPUT SIGNAL
P 4RIP 0ERM IE SINGLE POLE TRIP PERMIS
SION THE LOGICAL INVERSION OF THREE
POLE COUPLING
4HE ACTION TIME REFER TO 3ECTION OF THE 2!2
FUNCTION IS STARTED WITH THE FAULT DETECTION SIGNAL OF
THE FEEDER PROTECTION VIA THE BINARY INPUT
3TART
!2
4HE FEEDER PROTECTION TRIPS SINGLE
POLE IF A SINGLE
PHASE FAULT IS DETECTED IN THE STAGE VALID FOR 2!2
4HE !2
FUNCTION OF 6+ IS INFORMED VIA THE
BINARY INPUTS
4RIP , !2 OR 4RIP , !2
OR 4RIP , !2 2!2 FUNCTION IS INITIATED PRO
VIDED TRIPPING OCCURS WITHIN THE ACTION TIME REFER TO
3ECTION 7ITH FAULT CLEARANCE THE SETTABLE
DEAD TIME 2!2 4
0/, COMMENCES FOR SINGLE
POLE 2!2 THE OUTPUT SIGNAL P 4RIP 0ERM DIS
APPEARS !FTER THE DEAD TIME THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RE
CEIVES A CLOSING COMMAND THE DURATION OF WHICH IS
SETTABLE 3IMULTANEOUSLY THE SIGNAL
2!2 :ONE
2EL
DISAPPEARS AND THE SETTABLE RECLAIM TIME
4
2%#,!)- 3ECTION IS STARTED
)F THE FAULT IS CLEARED SUCCESSFUL 2!2 THE RECLAIM
TIME 4
2%#,!)- 3ECTION EXPIRES AND ALL
FUNCTIONS OF 6+ RESET TO THE QUIESCENT CONDI
TION 4HE NETWORK FAULT IS CLEARED THE !2 FUNCTIONS
ARE READY FOR A NEW FAULT
)F THE FAULT HAS NOT BEEN CLEARED UNSUCCESSFUL !2
THEN FEEDER PROTECTION CARRIES OUT A FINAL DISCONNEC
TION IN THE STAGE THAT IS VALID WITHOUT 2!2 !LSO EVERY
FAULT DURING THE RECLAIM TIME WILL RESULT IN FINAL DISCON
NECTION
!FTER UNSUCCESSFUL !2 FINAL DISCONNECTION THE
LOCK
OUT TIME 4",/#+ $9. 3ECTION IS
STARTED &OR THIS TIME ANY CLOSE COMMAND FROM
6+ IS LOCKED
!FTER OCCURRENCES OF MULTI
PHASE FAULTS THE SHORT
CIRCUIT PROTECTION TRIPS FINALLY THREE POLE %VERY
THREE
POLE TRIP IS A FINAL TRIP 4HE LOCK OUT TIME
4",/#+ $9. 3ECTION IS STARTED &OR THIS TIME
ANY CLOSE COMMAND FROM 6+ IS LOCKED
)N THIS MODE ONLY SINGLE
SHOT AUTO RECLOSURE IS
POSSIBLE
3INGLE AND THREE POLE AUTO
RECLOSURE
4HE 2!2 FUNCTION OF 6+ INFORMS THE FEEDER PRO
TECTION ABOUT READINESS FOR RECLOSURE BY ITS OUTPUT
SIGNAL
2!2 :ONE 2EL IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE FEED
ER PROTECTION TO TRIP IN ITS 2!2 ZONE IF AVAILABLE AND
ISSUES OUTPUT SIGNAL
P 4RIP 0ERM IE SING
LE
POLE TRIP PERMISSION THE LOGICAL INVERSION OF
THREE
POLE COUPLING 4HE ACTION TIME REFER TO 3EC
TION OF THE 2!2 FUNCTION IS STARTED WITH THE FAULT
DETECTION SIGNAL OF THE FEEDER PROTECTION VIA THE
BINARY INPUT
3TART !2
4HE FEEDER PROTECTION TRIPS SINGLE
POLE FOR SINGLE
PHASE FAULTS AND THREE POLE FOR MULTI PHASE FAULTS
4HE !2
FUNCTION OF 6+ IS INFORMED VIA THE
BINARY INPUTS
4RIP , !2 OR 4RIP , !2
OR 4RIP , !2 2!2 FUNCTION IS INITIATED PRO
VIDED TRIPPING OCCURS WITHIN THE ACTION TIME REFER TO
3ECTION 7ITH FAULT CLEARANCE THE SETTABLE
DEAD TIME 2!2 4
0/, COMMENCES FOR SINGLE
POLE 2!2 OR THE SEPARATELY SETTABLE DEAD TIME
2!2 4
0/, FOR THREE POLE 2!2 THE OUTPUT SIGNAL
P 4RIP 0ERM DISAPPEARS !FTER THE DEAD TIME
THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RECEIVES A CLOSING COMMAND THE
DURATION OF WHICH IS SETTABLE 4HE SETTABLE RECLAIM
TIME 4
2%#,!)- 3ECTION IS STARTED
)F THE FAULT IS CLEARED SUCCESSFUL 2!2 THE RECLAIM
TIME 4
2%#,!)- 3ECTION EXPIRES AND ALL
FUNCTIONS OF 6+ RESET TO THE QUIESCENT CONDI
TION 4HE NETWORK FAULT IS CLEARED THE !2 FUNCTIONS
ARE READY FOR A NEW FAULT
)F THE FAULT HAS NOT BEEN CLEARED UNSUCCESSFUL !2
THEN THE FEEDER PROTECTION CARRIES OUT A FINAL DISCON
NECTION IN THE STAGE THAT IS VALID WITHOUT 2!2 !LSO
EVERY FAULT DURING THE RECLAIM TIME WILL RESULT IN FINAL
DISCONNECTION
!FTER UNSUCCESSFUL !2 FINAL DISCONNECTION THE
LOCK
OUT TIME 4",/#+ $9. 3ECTION IS
STARTED &OR THIS TIME ANY CLOSE COMMAND FROM
6+ IS LOCKED
4HE ABOVE SEQUENCE COMES INTO EFFECT WITH SINGLE
SHOT 2!2 7ITH 6+ MULTIPLE !2 ATTEMPTS UP
TO$!2
SHOTS REFER TO 3ECTION ARE ALSO POS
SIBLE !DDITIONALLY IT IS POSSIBLE TO SKIP THE 2!2 CYCLE
BY A SIGNAL VIA A BINARY INPUT OF THE DEVICE )N THIS
CASE ONLY $!2 IS EFFECTIVE REFER TO 3ECTION