-ETHOD OF OPERATION3*
6
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-ULTI SHOT DELAYED AUTO RECLOSURE
4HE INTERNAL AUTO RECLOSE FEATURE IN 3* WILL ALSO
PERMIT MULTI
SHOT RECLOSURE UP TO CONSECUTIVE
$!2
CYCLES 4HE ACTION TIME CAN BE INDEPENDENTLY
SET FOR THESE $!2 CYCLES
$IFFERENT NUMBERS OF $!2 CYCLES CAN BE SET FOR SING
LE
PHASE FAULTS AND MULTI PHASE FAULTS 4HE SET
NUMBER OF $!2 CYCLES DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FIRST 2!2
CYCLE
4HE DEAD TIMES CAN BE INDIVIDUALLY SET FOR TRIP AFTER
SINGLE
PHASE FAULTS AND MULTI PHASE FAULTS
%ACH NEW PICK
UP RESTARTS THE ACTION TIME
$!2 4
!#4 WITHIN WHICH A TRIPPING COMMAND MUST
OCCUR !FTER FAULT CLEARANCE THE DEAD TIME BEGINS !T
THE END OF THIS THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IS GIVEN A NEW
CLOSING COMMAND 3IMULTANEOUSLY THE RECLAIM TIME
4
2%#,!)- 3ECTION IS STARTED
!S LONG AS THE PERMITTED NUMBER OF CYCLES HAS NOT
BEEN REACHED THE RECLAIM TIME IS RESET BY EACH NEW
PICK
UP AND RECOMMENCES WITH THE NEXT CLOSING
COMMAND
)F ONE OF THE CYCLES IS SUCCESSFUL THAT IS AFTER RECLOS
URE THE FAULT IS NO LONGER PRESENT THE RECLAIM TIME
4
2%#,!)- EQUALLY RUNS OUT AND ALL FUNCTIONS RE
TURN TO THE QUIESCENT CONDITION 4HE NETWORK FAULT IS
CLEARED
)F NONE OF THE !2
CYCLES HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL THEN
THE SHORT
CIRCUIT PROTECTION CARRIES OUT A FINAL DIS
CONNECTION AFTER THE LAST PERMISSIBLE CYCLE IN THE
STAGE THAT IS VALID FOR FINAL TRIP 4HE LOCK
OUT TIME
4
,/#+ 3ECTION IS STARTED &OR THIS TIME
CLOSE COMMAND FROM THE !2
FUNCTION IS LOCKED
4HE SUBSEQUENT CYCLES $!2 CAN BE BLOCKED BY A
BINARY INPUT
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