Protection

Description

Functions
Sepam series 80

Directionalpowerprotection Machine protection functions

functions
ANSI 37 - Phase undercurrent

ANSI 32P - Directional active overpower

Protection of pumps against the consequences of a loss of priming by the detection

of motor no-load operation.
It is sensitive to a minimum of current in phase 1, remains stable during breaker
tripping and may be inhibited by a logic input.

Two-way protection based on calculated active power,

for the following applications:
b active overpower protection to detect overloads and
allow load shedding
b reverse active power protection:
v against generators running like motors when the
generators consume active power
v against motors running like generators when the
motors supply active power.

ANSI 48/51LR - Locked rotor / excessive starting time

Protection of motors against overheating caused by:

b excessive motor starting time due to overloads (e.g. conveyor) or insufficient
supply voltage.
The reacceleration of a motor that is not shut down, indicated by a logic input, may be
considered as starting.
b locked rotor due to motor load (e.g. crusher):
v in normal operation, after a normal start
v directly upon starting, before the detection of excessive starting time, with
detection of locked rotor by a zero speed detector connected to a logic input, or by
the underspeed function.

ANSI 32Q - Directional reactive

overpower

Two-way protection based on calculated reactive

power to detect field loss on synchronous machines:
b reactive overpower protection for motors which
consume more reactive power with field loss
b reverse reactive overpower protection for generators
which consume reactive power with field loss.

ANSI 66 - Starts per hour

Protection against motor overheating caused by:

b too frequent starts: motor energizing is inhibited when the maximum allowable
number of starts is reached, after counting of:
v starts per hour (or adjustable period)
v consecutive motor hot or cold starts (reacceleration of a motor that is not shut
down, indicated by a logic input, may be counted as a start)
b starts too close together in time: motor re-energizing after a shutdown is only
allowed after an adjustable waiting time.

ANSI 37P - Directional active underpower

Two-way protection based on calculated active power
Checking of active power flows:
b to adapt the number of parallel sources to fit the
network load power demand
b to create an isolated system in an installation with its
own generating unit.

ANSI 40 - Field loss (underimpedance)

Protection of synchronous machines against field loss, based on the calculation of

positive sequence impedance on the machine terminals or transformer terminals in
the case of transformer-machine units.

DE51843

Characteristics
b 2 circular characteristics defined by reactances Xa, Xb and Xc

2 circular tripping characteristics of ANSI 40 protection.

b tripping when the machines positive sequence impedance enters one of the
circular characteristics.
b definite (DT) time delay for each circular characteristic
b setting assistance function included in SFT2841 software to calculate the values
of Xa, Xb and Xc according to the electrical characteristics of the machine (and
transformer, when applicable).

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