7SR210 & 7SR220 Commissioning & Maintenance Guide
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1.1.1.1 Element Blocking
The  Phase  Overcurrent  elements  can  be  blocked  by  Binary  Input  Inhibit,  VT  Supervision  and  Inrush  Detector
operation, as well as 79 Autoreclose settings for Inst/Delayed. The Characteristic can be modified by Cold Load
(51-n  only)  and  Voltage  Controlled  Overcurrent  and  can  be  made  non-directional  by  VT  Supervision.  This
functionality should be checked.
Element BI Inhibits VTS action Inrush Detector 79 Autoreclose
51-1
51-2
51-3
51-4
50-1
50-2
50-3
50-4
.
2.1.1.1 ANSI Reset
If  the  element is  configured  as an  ANSI  characteristic,  it may have  an  ANSI  (decaying)  reset  delay  applied.  If
ANSI reset is selected for an IEC characteristic element, the reset will be instantaneous.
ANSI reset times from operated condition to fully reset are as follows for zero applied current and Time multiplier
(TM) = 1.0. The reset curve characteristic type and TM is defined by the operating characteristic.
Curve Fully operated to reset with Zero current applied & TM=1 (secs)
ANSI-MI 4.85
ANSI-VI 21.6
ANSI-EI 29.1
Apply current in the following sequence, a) 2x setting for a time to ensure element operation, b) Zero current for
the reset time above (xTM), c) 2x setting for a time to ensure element operation. Check that the second operation
(c) is similar to the first (a) and in line with the expected operate time for the element at this current level.
Repeat the test with the reset time (b) reduced to 50% of the previous value. Ensure that the second operate time
(c) is 50% of the first (a) operate time.
Check correct indication, trip output, alarm contacts, waveform record.
Operate time
(expected)
Reset time
(calculated)
Operate time
(measured)
50% Reset
Time
(calculated)
50% operate
time
(calculated)
50% operate
time
(measured)
First test (c) Second Test (c)