4.5 Time Overcurrent Protection for Earth Current (Starpoint Current)
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4.5 Time Overcurrent Protection for Earth Current (Starpoint Current) 
Characteristics 
Current Stages 
Definite-time stages DT I
E
>>, I
E
>
Inverse time stages
(acc. to IEC or ANSI)
IT I
EP
The same characteristics apply as for time 
overcurrent protection for phase and residual 
currents in accordance with the preceding 
section
Reset characteristics
 with disk emulation
IT The same reset time characteristics apply as 
for time overcurrent protection for phase and 
residual currents in accordance with the pre-
ceding section
High current stage I
E
>> 0.05 A to 35.00 A
1)
or ∞ (ineffective)
Steps 0.01 A
T
IE>>
0.00 s to 60.00 s
or ∞ (no trip)
Steps 0.01 s
Definite time current element 
(50Ns-2, 50Ns-1)
I
E
> 0.05 A to 35.00 A
1)
or ∞ (ineffective)
Steps 0.01 A
T
IE>
0.00 s to 60.00 s
or ∞ (no trip)
Steps 0.01 s
Inverse current element (51Ns-
IEC)
I
EP
0.05 A to 4.00 A
1)
Steps 0.01 A
T
IEP
0.05 s to 3.20 s
or ∞ (no trip)
Steps 0.01 s
Inverse current element (51Ns-
ANSI)
I
EP
0.05 A to 4.00 A
1)
Steps 0.01 A
D
IEP
0.50 s to 15.0 s
or ∞ (no trip)
Steps 0.01 s
Tolerances with definite time
currents 3 % of setting value or 1 % nominal current
times 1 % of setting value or 10 ms
Tolerances with inverse time (IEC)
currents Pickup with
1.05 ≤ I/I
EP
 ≤ 1.15; 
times
5% ± 15 ms
5% ± 45 ms
at f
N
 = 50/60 Hz 
for f
N
 = 16.7 Hz
for 2 ≤ I/I
EP
 ≤ 20
and T
IEP
/s ≥ 1
Tolerances with inverse time (ANSI)
times
5% ± 15 ms
5% ± 45 ms
at f
N
 = 50/60 Hz 
for f
N
 = 16.7 Hz
for 2 ≤ I/I
EP
 ≤ 20
and D
IEP
/s ≥ 1
The set times are pure delay times. 
1)
 Secondary values for I
N
 = 1 A; for I
N
 = 5 A the currents must be multiplied by 5.