Technical Data
4.4 Ground Fault Differential Protection in Grounded Systems
SIPROTEC, 7SD80, Manual
E50417-G1140-C474-A1, Release date 09.2011
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4.4 Ground Fault Differential Protection in Grounded Systems 
Pickup Values
Operating Times
Time Delays
Emergency Operation
Frequency Operating Range
Standard Precision of Operational Measured Values
Differential current;
87N L: I-DIFF>
I
Nom
 = 1 A 0.10 A to 20.00 A  Increments 0.01 A
I
Nom
 = 5 A 0.50 A to 100.00 A
The operating times depend on the communication speed. The following data require a transmission rate of 512 kbit/s.
Pickup/trip times of the 87N L: I-DIFF> element at 50 Hz 
or 60 Hz approx. 
minimum 35 ms 
typical 37 ms 
maximum 40 ms 
Dropout times of the I87N L: I-DIFF> element approx.  minimum  30 ms 
typical 32 ms 
maximum 34 ms 
Differential current  5 % of setting value or 1 % I
Nom
Delay of the 87N L: I-DIFF> element approx.  1 % of setting value or 10 ms
Frequency range 45 Hz to 55 Hz at 50 Hz 
55 Hz to 65 Hz at 60 Hz 
25 Hz to 45 Hz at 50 Hz  
30 Hz to 55 Hz at 60 Hz 
Increased tolerances 
Tripping delay  87L Trip Delay 0.00 s to 0.10 s Increments 0.01 s
Expiry tolerances 1 % of setting value or 10 ms
The set times are pure time delays.
Communication failure  See section „Time Overcurrent Protection“
Operating Range 0.8 ≤ f/f
N
 ≤ 1.2
stable at machine startup (f = 0 to f
N
) 
The standard accuracy of the operational measured values of the ground fault differential protection of ± 0.5 % of the rated 
operational current is ensured up to a transformer error adjustment of 2:1.