8.7 Differential current supervision...............................................................................................51
Section 9 Special applications of BBP.........................................................................53
9.1 Neutral current measurement................................................................................................. 53
9.2 Blocking measurement of certain CTs...................................................................................56
9.2.1 Bus-tie breaker functions....................................................................................................... 56
9.2.1.1 When the bus-tie breaker is open................................................................................... 56
9.2.1.2 In the event of a protection function (BBP, BFP or EFP) tripping this CB............... 57
9.2.1.3 Short-circuiting of a CT..................................................................................................... 58
9.2.2 Feeder circuit-breakers.......................................................................................................... 60
9.2.3 Breaker reclaim time................................................................................................................ 61
9.2.3.1 Example of when the reclaim time is set too short..................................................... 62
9.2.4 CB CLOSE command (manual close signal)........................................................................ 62
9.2.4.1 Example of a CLOSE CB signal which was not registered..........................................63
9.3 Check zone protection for release of BBP.............................................................................63
9.3.1 Protection zones...................................................................................................................... 64
9.3.2 Measurement principle........................................................................................................... 64
9.3.2.1 Differential current (I
Diff
)...................................................................................................65
9.3.2.2 Stabilisation factor (
k
).......................................................................................................65
9.3.2.3 Operating characteristic...................................................................................................65
9.3.3 Check zone................................................................................................................................ 66
9.3.4 Application of check zone protection.................................................................................. 67
9.3.5 Substation configuration....................................................................................................... 67
9.3.6 Maintenance conditions in connection with CzBBP......................................................... 68
Section 10 Breaker failure protection (BFP)................................................................ 69
10.1 Current setting........................................................................................................................... 69
10.1.1 Iron core transformers (Class TPX) and transformers with residual flux air gap
(Class TPY).................................................................................................................................69
10.1.2 Linearized current transformers (TPZ).................................................................................71
10.2 Time-grading a single or two-stage BFP................................................................................71
10.2.1 Case 1: Tripping by main protection successful.................................................................71
10.2.2 Case 2: Backup trip by BFP..................................................................................................... 72
10.2.3 Case 3: Intertripping of surrounding circuit-breakers by BFP........................................ 72
10.2.4 Timer t
1
setting......................................................................................................................... 73
10.2.5 Timer t
2
setting.........................................................................................................................73
10.2.6 Maximum time t
1max
for backup tripping............................................................................74
10.2.7 Maximum time t
2max
for intertripping................................................................................. 74
10.3 Logic type.....................................................................................................................................75
10.4 BFP L0 system............................................................................................................................. 75
10.4.1 Current setting BFP L0............................................................................................................75
10.4.1.1 Neutral current I
0
caused by CT saturation...................................................................76
10.4.1.2 Neutral current I
0
caused by an open CT circuit........................................................... 77
10.4.1.3 CT inaccuracies................................................................................................................... 78
10.4.2 Time grading for BFP L0 system...........................................................................................78
10.5 External start of BFP..................................................................................................................78
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