ANSI/IEEE PROTECTION CODES

1 Master Element

26 Apparatus Thermal Device

2 Time Delay Starting or Closing Relay

27 Undervoltage Relay

3 Checking or Interlocking Relay

28 Flame detector

4 Master Contactor

29 Isolating Contactor or Switch

5 Stopping

30 Annunciator Relay

6 Starting Circuit Breaker

31 Separate Excitation

7 Rate of Change Relay

32 Directional Power Relay or Reverse Power Relay

8 Control Power Disconnecting Device

33 Position Switch

9 Reversing Device

34 Master Sequence Device

10 Unit Sequence Switch

35 Brush-Operating or Slip-Ring Short-Circuiting Device

11 Multi-function Device

36 Polarity or Polarizing Voltage Devices

12 Overspeed Device

37 Undercurrent or Underpower Relay

13 Synchronous-speed Device

38 Bearing Protective Device

14 Underspeed Device

39 Mechanical Condition Monitor

15 Speed or Frequency, Matching Device

40 Field (over/under excitation) Relay

16 Data Communications Device

41 Field Circuit Breaker

17 Shunting or Discharge Switch

42 Running Circuit Breaker

18 Accelerating or Decelerating Device

43 Manual Transfer or Selector Device

19 Starting to Running Transition Contactor

44 Unit Sequence Starting Relay

20 Electrically Operated Valve

45 Abnormal Atmospheric Condition Monitor

21 Distance Relay

46 Reverse-phase or Phase-Balance Current Relay

22 Equalizer Circuit Breaker

47 Phase-Sequence or Phase-Balance Voltage Relay

23 Temperature Control Device

48 Incomplete Sequence Relay

24 Volts Per Hertz Relay

49 Machine or Transformer, Thermal Relay

25 Synchronizing or Synchronism-Check Device

50 Instantaneous Overcurrent Relay

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50N- Instantaneous Earth Over Current Relay (Residual

66 Notching or Jogging Device

Method)

67 AC Directional Overcurrent Relay

50G- Instantaneous Earth Over Current Relay (Neutral CT

68 Blocking Relay

Method)

69 Permissive Control Device

51 AC Inverse Time Overcurrent Relay

70 Rheostat

51N- AC Inverse Time Earth Overcurrent Relay(Residual

71 Liquid Level Switch

Method)

72 DC Circuit Breaker

51G- AC Inverse Time Earth Overcurrent Relay(Neutral CT

73 Load-Resistor Contactor

Method)

74 Alarm Relay

52 AC Circuit Breaker

75 Position Changing Mechanism

52a- AC Circuit Breaker ON

76 DC Overcurrent Relay

52b- AC Circuit Breaker OFF

77 Telemetering Device

53 Exciter or DC Generator Relay

78 Phase-Angle Measuring Relay or "Out-of-Step" Relay

54 Turning Gear Engaging Device

79 AC Reclosing Relay (Auto Reclosing)

55 Power Factor Relay

80 Flow Switch

56 Field Application Relay

81 Frequency Relay

57 Short-Circuiting or Grounding Device

82 DC Reclosing Relay

58 Rectification Failure Relay

83 Automatic Selective Control or Transfer Relay

59 Overvoltage Relay

84 Operating Mechanism

60 Voltage or Current Balance Relay

85 Communications,Carrier or Pilot-Wire Relay

61 Density Switch or Sensor

86 Lockout Relay

62 Time-Delay Stopping or Opening Relay

87 Differential Protective Relay

63 Pressure Switch

88 Auxiliary Motor or Motor Generator

64 Ground Detector Relay

89 Line Switch

65 Governor

90 Regulating Device

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91 Voltage Directional Relay

PDC Phasor Data Concentrator

92 Voltage and Power Directional Relay

PMU Phasor Measurement Unit

93 Field Changing Contactor

PQM Power Quality Monitor

94 Tripping or Trip-Free Relay

RIO Remote Input/Output Device

95 For specific applications where other numbers are not

RTU Remote Terminal Unit/Data Concentrator

suitable

SER Sequence of Events Recorder

96 Busbar Trip Lockout relay

TCM Trip Circuit Monitor

97 For specific applications where other numbers are not

suitable

98 For specific applications where other numbers are not

suitable

99 For specific applications where other numbers are not

suitable

150 Earth Fault Indicator

AFD Arc Flash Detector

CLK Clock or Timing Source

DDR Dynamic Disturbance Recorder

DFR Digital Fault Recorder

DME Disturbance Monitor Equipment

ENV Environmental Data

HIZ High Impedance Fault Detector

HMI Human Machine Interface

HST Historian

LGC Scheme Logic

MET Substation Metering