Setting Cooper Form3A Recloser Controllers in the Computer-Aided Protection Engineering System (CAPE)

Prepared for CAPE Users' Group

June 20-21, 2000

Electrocon International, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan

Georgia Power Company Atlanta, Georgia

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Application Notes on Setting Cooper Form 3A Recloser Controllers I. Recloser Models

This is a summary of the data a CAPE user must provide for the Cooper Power Systems Form 3A recloser controller. Typical STYLE used in CAPE is as follows: Style Form 3A#KMEB Properties General purpose controller style for model Form 3A, suitable for all Cooper or McGraw-Edison reclosers designed to be used with an electronic controller.

For details of the recloser, refer to the description in the Cooper Publication 280-75. II. Recloser Elements

The recloser contains phase and ground overcurrent elements, with separate settings possible for quick and delayed trip. Element Ground TCC1 Ground TCC2 Phase TCC1 Phase TCC2 III. Description Ground operation quick trip Ground operation delayed trip Phase operation quick trip Phase operation delayed trip

Overcurrent Timing Curves

There are a number of timing curves available, all of which are included in the text tap ranges named ME Curves (GR) and ME Curves (PH). The following table lists the curves included:

Setting Cooper Form 3A Recloser Curve ID 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8* 8 9 11 13 14 15 16 18 Curve ID A B C D E KP L M N P R T V W Y Z

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Description ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR) ME Curves (GR)

Description ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH) ME Curves (PH)

IV.

Recloser Taps

When placing a recloser, set the following taps. Only the settings with Internal Name shown in bold are actually used in the Program Model for this recloser. Tap Name
Reclosing Interval 1 Reclosing Interval 2 Reclosing Interval 3 TCC1 Curve ID - Gnd. TCC1 Operations - Gnd. TCC2 Curve ID - Gnd. TCC2 Operations - Gnd. TCC1 Curve ID - Phs. TCC1 Operations - Phs. TCC2 Curve ID - Phs. TCC2 Operations - Phs. Reset-Delay Time

Internal Name
RECL_INTERVAL_1 RECL_INTERVAL_2 RECL_INTERVAL_3 GND_TCC1_ID GND_TCC1_OPER GND_TCC2_ID GND_TCC2_OPER PHS_TCC1_ID PHS_TCC1_OPER PHS_TCC2_ID PHS_TCC2_OPER RESET_DELAY

Tap Descriptions
1 60, INST 1 60, INST 1 60, INST ME Curves (GR) 0 - 4 ME Curves (GR) 0 - 4 ME Curves (PH) 0 - 4 ME Curves (PH) 0 - 4 10,15,...,180 sec

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Ground Minimum Trip Phase Mininum Trip Ground Instantaneous Multiple Ground Instantaneous Trip Phase Instantaneous Multiple Phase Instantaneous Trip Ground Instantaneous Lockout Phase Instantaneous Lockout Low-Current Ground Trip Minimum Response Time Reclose Block Sequence Coordination GND_MIN_TRIP PHS_MIN_TRIP GND_INST_MULT GND_INST_TRIP PHS_INST_MULT PHS_INST_TRIP GND_INST_LO PHS_INST_LO LOW_CURR_GND_TRIP MIN_RESP_TIME RECLOSE_BLOCK SEQ_COORD

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100,120,...,1120 A 25,35,...,560 A 1.4,2.0,...,5.6, NONE 1 - 1-2-3-4 5.6,8.0,...,22.4, NONE 1 - 1-2-3-4 1.4,2.0,...,5.6, NONE 5.6,8.0,...,22.4, NONE 5.8/10 A, NONE 0.05-0.690 sec, NONE Blk. Options ON/OFF

V.

Element Settings

On the element forms, set only the necessary contact logic codes; other settings are taken from the common taps. You can also change the settings from CAPE CG using the forms or using DRAG_CURVE. The new common taps are computed automatically from the element settings. VI. Contact Logic Contact Logic Code
GND_TCC1 GND_TCC2 PHS_TCC1 PHS_TCC2

Suggested contact logic codes: Element

Ground TCC1 Ground TCC2 Phase TCC1 Phase TCC2

If there are duplicates from other reclosers in the same LZOP, you may add the prefix "FORM3A_" , e.g. "FORM3A_GND_TCC1". The LZOP LOGIC (e.g. FORM3A_TRIP) for all elements is PHS_TCC1 OR PHS_TCC2 OR GND_TCC1 OR GND_TCC2 To prevent an element from tripping the logical breakers in its local zone of protection (LZOP), omit its contact-logic code from this expression. For ground elements alone, the expression would be: GND_TCC1 OR GND_TCC2