5 SETTINGS 5.

5 GROUPED ELEMENTS

e) PHASE DIRECTIONAL OVERCURRENT (ANSI 67P)

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„ PHASE PHASE DIR 1 Range: Disabled, Enabled

„ DIRECTIONAL 1 FUNCTION: Disabled
PHASE DIR 1 SIGNAL Range: SRC 1, SRC 2, SRC 3, SRC 4
MESSAGE
SOURCE: SRC 1
PHASE DIR 1 BLOCK: Range: FlexLogic™ operand
MESSAGE
Off
PHASE DIR 1 Range: 0 to 359° in steps of 1
MESSAGE
ECA: 30
PHASE DIR POL V1 Range: 0.000 to 3.000 pu in steps of 0.001
MESSAGE
THRESHOLD: 0.700 pu
PHASE DIR 1 BLOCK Range: No, Yes
MESSAGE
WHEN V MEM EXP: No
PHASE DIR 1 Range: Self-reset, Latched, Disabled
MESSAGE
TARGET: Self-reset
PHASE DIR 1 Range: Disabled, Enabled
MESSAGE
EVENTS: Disabled

The phase directional elements (one for each of phases A, B, and C) determine the phase current flow direction for steady
state and fault conditions and can be used to control the operation of the phase overcurrent elements via the BLOCK inputs
of these elements. 5
S
UT 0
TP
OU
–90°

VAG (Unfaulted) Fault angle

set at 60° Lag

VPol

VAG(Faulted) IA
ECA
set at 30°

VBC

VBC
VCG VBG +90°

Phasors for Phase A Polarization:

VPol = VBC × (1/_ECA) = polarizing voltage

IA = operating current
ECA = Element Characteristic Angle at 30° 827800A2.CDR

Figure 5–70: PHASE A DIRECTIONAL POLARIZATION

This element is intended to apply a block signal to an overcurrent element to prevent an operation when current is flowing
in a particular direction. The direction of current flow is determined by measuring the phase angle between the current from
the phase CTs and the line-line voltage from the VTs, based on the 90° or ‘quadrature’ connection. If there is a requirement
to supervise overcurrent elements for flows in opposite directions, such as can happen through a bus-tie breaker, two
phase directional elements should be programmed with opposite element characteristic angle (ECA) settings.

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To increase security for three phase faults very close to the VTs used to measure the polarizing voltage, a voltage memory
feature is incorporated. This feature stores the polarizing voltage the moment before the voltage collapses, and uses it to
determine direction. The voltage memory remains valid for one second after the voltage has collapsed.
The main component of the phase directional element is the phase angle comparator with two inputs: the operating signal
(phase current) and the polarizing signal (the line voltage, shifted in the leading direction by the characteristic angle, ECA).
The following table shows the operating and polarizing signals used for phase directional control:
PHASE OPERATING POLARIZING SIGNAL Vpol
SIGNAL
ABC PHASE SEQUENCE ACB PHASE SEQUENCE
A angle of IA angle of VBC × (1∠ECA) angle of VCB × (1∠ECA)
B angle of IB angle of VCA × (1∠ECA) angle of VAC × 1∠ECA)
C angle of IC angle of VAB × (1∠ECA) angle of VBA × (1∠ECA)

MODE OF OPERATION:
• When the function is “Disabled”, or the operating current is below 5% × CT nominal, the element output is “0”.
• When the function is “Enabled”, the operating current is above 5% × CT nominal, and the polarizing voltage is above
the set threshold, the element output is dependent on the phase angle between the operating and polarizing signals:
– The element output is logic “0” when the operating current is within polarizing voltage ±90°.
– For all other angles, the element output is logic “1”.
• Once the voltage memory has expired, the phase overcurrent elements under directional control can be set to block or
trip on overcurrent as follows:
– When BLOCK WHEN V MEM EXP is set to “Yes”, the directional element will block the operation of any phase
5 overcurrent element under directional control when voltage memory expires.
– When BLOCK WHEN V MEM EXP is set to “No”, the directional element allows tripping of phase overcurrent elements
under directional control when voltage memory expires.
In all cases, directional blocking will be permitted to resume when the polarizing voltage becomes greater than the ‘polariz-
ing voltage threshold’.
SETTINGS:
• PHASE DIR 1 SIGNAL SOURCE: This setting is used to select the source for the operating and polarizing signals.
The operating current for the phase directional element is the phase current for the selected current source. The polar-
izing voltage is the line voltage from the phase VTs, based on the 90° or ‘quadrature’ connection and shifted in the
leading direction by the element characteristic angle (ECA).
• PHASE DIR 1 ECA: This setting is used to select the element characteristic angle, i.e. the angle by which the polariz-
ing voltage is shifted in the leading direction to achieve dependable operation. In the design of the UR-series elements,
a block is applied to an element by asserting logic 1 at the blocking input. This element should be programmed via the
ECA setting so that the output is logic 1 for current in the non-tripping direction.
• PHASE DIR 1 POL V THRESHOLD: This setting is used to establish the minimum level of voltage for which the phase
angle measurement is reliable. The setting is based on VT accuracy. The default value is “0.700 pu”.
• PHASE DIR 1 BLOCK WHEN V MEM EXP: This setting is used to select the required operation upon expiration of
voltage memory. When set to "Yes", the directional element blocks the operation of any phase overcurrent element
under directional control, when voltage memory expires; when set to "No", the directional element allows tripping of
phase overcurrent elements under directional control.
The phase directional element responds to the forward load current. In the case of a following reverse fault,
the element needs some time – in the order of 8 ms – to establish a blocking signal. Some protection ele-
NOTE
ments such as instantaneous overcurrent may respond to reverse faults before the blocking signal is
established. Therefore, a coordination time of at least 10 ms must be added to all the instantaneous protec-
tion elements under the supervision of the phase directional element. If current reversal is of a concern, a
longer delay – in the order of 20 ms – may be needed.

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SETTING
PHASE DIR 1
FUNCTION:
Disabled=0
Enabled=1

SETTING
AND
PHASE DIR 1
BLOCK:
Off=0
SETTING

SETTING PHASE DIR 1 ECA:

PHASE DIR 1 SOURCE: I 0.05 pu AND RUN 0

IA Vpol
1 FLEXLOGIC OPERAND
Seq=ABC Seq=ACB I OR PH DIR1 BLK
SETTING
VBC VCB
PHASE DIR 1 POL V
THRESHOLD: FLEXLOGIC OPERAND
OR PH DIR1 BLK A
-Use V when V Min
-Use V memory when
V < Min MEMORY TIMER
1 cycle
V MINIMUM
1 sec
AND

SETTING USE ACTUAL VOLTAGE

PHASE DIR 1 BLOCK OC

WHEN V MEM EXP:
USE MEMORIZED VOLTAGE
No
Yes

FLEXLOGIC OPERAND
PHASE B LOGIC SIMILAR TO PHASE A PH DIR1 BLK B
5
FLEXLOGIC OPERAND
PHASE C LOGIC SIMILAR TO PHASE A PH DIR1 BLK C

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Figure 5–71: PHASE DIRECTIONAL SCHEME LOGIC

5.5.8 NEUTRAL CURRENT

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„ NEUTRAL CURRENT „ NEUTRAL TOC1

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„ NEUTRAL TOC2
MESSAGE See page 5–126.
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„ NEUTRAL IOC1
MESSAGE See page 5–127.
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„ NEUTRAL IOC2
MESSAGE See page 5–127.
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„ NEUTRAL
MESSAGE See page 5–128.
„ DIRECTIONAL 1
„ NEUTRAL
MESSAGE See page 5–128.
„ DIRECTIONAL 2

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