Transmission Line Protection Setting Calculation
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Transmission Line SettingCalculations − Beyond the Cookook
Michael J. Thompson and Daniel L. Heidfeld,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
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!ntroduction
• Calculations may have 20+ yeas of life
• !tandadi"ed calculations help you
do #ood $o%
• &ou ae moe effective if you undestand
'ac%#ound and philosophies
!denti"y #hen to look eyond the
cookook
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$elay Setting %undamentals&e"ining 'er"ormance
• !electivity
• !peed
• !ensitivity
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$elay Setting %undamentals&e"ining $eliaility
• Dependa'ility
• !ecuity
• Dependa'ility and secuity♦ (sually invesely elated
♦ )ette schemes can impove 'oth
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(E$C )isoperations $eport
• * of misopeations
esulted in false tips
• The est $eefailues to tip o
slo$ tips
• -oal is to educefalse tips $ithout
inceasin# failues
to tip
See "ull report at
nerc*com
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The +rt and Science o" Line 'rotection
• e have t$o /%no's to ad1ust♦ !ensitivity each, pic%up, and so on3
♦ Delay
• 4vey settin# affects pefomance
and elia'ility
♦
!et sensitive 'ut not too sensitive♦ !et fast 'ut not too fast
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The +rt and Science o" Line 'rotection
• !cience 5 find the limits♦ Dependa'ility
♦ !ecuity
• 6t 5 apply ma#ins
♦ (se appopiate ma#ins fo pecision of
calculation and element♦ 7no$ $hich ma#ins can 'e sacificed and
$hich should not
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Contingencies
• 8otection must 'e elia'le fo ♦ Loss of any sin#le element o component 9 5 :3
♦ Hi#h;po'a'ility dou'le contin#encies 9 5 23
• !ome conditions ae altenate nomal,
not contin#encies
• &ou must identify contin#encies appopiatefo chec% at hand
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,ood Calculations
• Documentation may have 20+ yea life♦ Desci'e the citeia and contin#encies
♦ <$n evey $od=even if usin# a template
• T$o styles
♦ Calculate a settin# and chec% it
♦
Calculate secuity and dependa'ility limits andchoose a settin#
• 8ut fault study data $ith each element
• !epaate phase and #ound calculations
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Line $elaying Schemes +re &esigned
+round %ault Types
• 8hase faults
♦ Loada'ility is a concen
♦
!ystem is 'uilt fo positive;se>uence load flo$
• -ound faults most common3
♦ 8ossi'le hi#h fault esistance
♦ Hi#he ?0 impedance
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Transmission Line $elay Schemes
• !tep distance♦ (ndeeachin# elements $ith no delay
♦ <veeachin# elements $ith delay
• Diectional pilot schemes
♦ <veeachin# elements $ith si#nalin#
♦ !i#nals that eithe 'loc% o pemit opeation
• Diffeential
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,eneral Calculations
• CT@ selection
• !ouce impedance
atio !A@3
♦ Chec% 9;0
♦ Chec% 9;:
• Loada'ility citeia
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(E$C Loadaility
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'hase &istance -ones
• !tep ?one :B typically 05*0(ndeeachin#, instantaneous
• !tep ?one 2B typically :205:0<veeachin#, end;"one covea#e $ith delay
• !tep ?one EB typically 200+<veeachin#, time;delayed emote 'ac%up
• 8ilot tippin# "oneCommon to com'ine $ith ?one 2 o ?one E
• 8ilot 'loc%in# "one
Must coodinate $ith emote pilot tippin# "one
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'hase &istance -ones.hy &o .e (eed )argin/
• Lines ae typically not physically 'alanced
• !hot lines have moe eo fo an
out;of;"one fault• (ndeeachin# elements must neve
oveeach
• <veeachin# elements must neveundeeach
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.hen &o .e &isregard
Cookook )argins/
• !tep ?one :
♦ !hot lines
♦ @adial lines
• !tep ?one 2
♦ Lines $ith tapped 'anches
♦
Lon# F shot line aan#ements
• !tep ?one E
♦ )anch 'eyond a emote shaed 'ea%e
♦ !hot lines
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Tapped Branch Eample
• Chec% ? 688 at each tap 'us
• Chec% system nomal and 9 5 : fom
each teminal
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Tapped Branch Eample-+'' at Station &
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Long Short Line Eample
• Coo%'oo% each on shot lines could causeeGcessive coodination delays
• &ou must incease each on shot line to
assist coodination
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'hase &istance 'ilot Tripping -one
• 9um'e of elay elements is limited• !tep ?one 2 o !tep ?one E can 'e eused
as pilot tippin# "one
• Andependent distance element can 'e used
fo moe feedom in settin# each
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'hase &istance 'ilot Blocking -one
• 8ilot 'loc%in# "one must 'e moe sensitiveto evese faults than emote elay pilot
tippin# "one
• Coodination is 1ust as impotant fohy'id 8<TT as DC)
• &ou must coodinate cuent supevision
pic%up if CT@s ae diffeent
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,round &istance -ones
• !tep ?one :B typically 050(ndeeachin#, instantaneous
• !tep ?one 2B typically :25:0<veeachin#, end;"one covea#e $ith delay
• !tep ?one EB 9F6)ac%up functions ely on I- T<C
• 8ilot tippin# "oneB typically 200+@each same as phase pilot tippin# "one
• 8ilot 'loc%in# "one
Must coodinate $ith emote pilot tippin#
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,round &istance -ones.hy &o .e (eed )ore )argin Than 'hase/
• ?eo;se>uence impedance is %no$n $ith
less pecision
• Can 'e difficult to find $ost;case mutual
couplin# effect
• ault esistance can cause oveeach
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.hen &o .e &isregard
Cookook )argins/
• !ame as fo phase distance@echec% usin# #ound faults 'ecause EA0 $ill
have diffeent disti'ution than phase cuent
• hen line is mutually coupled
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)utual Coupling +""ects $each
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)utual Coupling ,round &istanceCheck Conditions "or $emote Bus %ault
• Minimum chec%s
♦ ? 688 unde nomal conditions
♦
? 688 $hen mutually coupled line is out♦ ? 688 $hen mutually coupled line is out
and #ounded
• Conside 'ute foce method♦ (se fault study to un 9;: cases t$o ties out
♦ Chec% fo minimums and maGimums
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,round 3ercurrent
• Most uncetainty in "eo;se>uence net$o%• Hi#he "eo;se>uence line impedance
• Hi#h fault esistance possi'le
• !peed dichotomy
♦ Little impact on sta'ility and po$e >uality
♦ Hi#h impact on pu'lic safety
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,round 3ercurrent Elements
• Anstantaneous ovecuent♦ !ecuityB :0 of maGimum eGtenal fault
cuent 9 5 23
♦ Dependa'ilityB :0 pic%up fo close;in fault
• Anvese;time ovecuent
♦ !ecuityB a'ove :0 $inte eme#ency
♦ Dependa'ilityB 200KE00 pic%up fo minimum
intenal fault
• 6utomated coodination fo time dial
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'ilot ,round 3ercurrent
• 8ilot 'loc%in# element 5 set it lo$ 'uta'ove :0 $inte eme#ency
• 8ilot tippin# element
♦ !ecuityB 200 ma#in $ith emote pilot
'loc%in#
♦ Dependa'ilityB 200 pic%up fo minimum
intenal fault
• Ma#in ad1ustment if lo$e pic%up
is needed
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!mpedance5Based &irectional Element
• 4lement measues souce impedanceto fault
• o evese faults, impedance is in font
of elay♦ Measued value is at least the line impedance
♦ )ounday 'et$een fo$ad and evese is half
line impedance
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&o (ot 6se +utomatic Settings .hen7
• Thee is lo$ o no line impedance• 8ilot tippin# o pilot 'loc%in# pic%ups ae
'elo$ default cuent thesholds
• 6 pilot scheme is used and CT@s ae
diffeent at each teminal
•&ou ae potectin# seies;compensated othee;teminal lines
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Summary
• Detemine if coo%'oo% settin#s can 'eapplied to potected line
• Calculate appopiate secuity and
dependa'ility limits
• 7no$ $hen to not use 6(T< diectional
settin#s
• (se thoou#h documentation to ecod
you easonin#
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8uestions/