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5.6 CONTROL ELEMENTS
To make the scheme fully operational as a stand-alone feature, the scheme output operands must be configured to inter-
face with other relay functions, output contacts in particular. Typically, the output operands should be programmed to initiate
a trip, breaker fail, and autoreclose, and drive a user-programmable LED as per user application.
When used in conjunction with the Trip Output element, the scheme is pre-configured to initiate trip, breaker fail, and single-
pole autoreclose actions.
• BLOCK RX CO-ORD PKP DELAY: This setting defines a delay for the forward-looking protection elements used by
the scheme for coordination with the blocking response from the remote end(s). This setting should include both the
response time of the protection elements used to establish a blocking signal and the total transmission time of that sig-
nal including the relay communications equipment interfacing and the communications channel itself.
• TRANS BLOCK PICKUP DELAY: This setting defines a transient blocking mechanism embedded in the Blocking
scheme for coping with the exposure of both the over-reaching Zone 2 and ground directional overcurrent function to
current reversal conditions.
The transient blocking logic applies to the send path only. Identifying the fault as a reverse fault establishes the block-
ing signal. If the reverse fault condition prevails for
extended by the transient blocking timer for
conditions. However, if Zone 1 picks up during the transient blocking condition, the blocking action is removed. This is
done to cope with evolving faults when an external fault is followed by an internal fault. Without the Zone 1 feedback,
the trip would be unnecessarily delayed.
The
TRANS BLOCK PICKUP DELAY
so that the extended blocking action could be established. This should take into account the pickup time of the reverse-
looking elements of the scheme. The delay defined by this setting should not be too short in order to avoid locking up a
spurious reverse fault indication that can occur during internal fault conditions.
• TRANS BLOCK RESET DELAY: This setting defines a transient blocking mechanism embedded in the Blocking
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scheme for coping with the exposure of the overreaching protection functions to current reversal conditions (see also
the
TRANS BLOCK PICKUP DELAY
This delay should be selected long enough to cope with transient conditions including not only current reversals but
also spurious negative and zero-sequence currents occurring during breaker operations (in the case when Neutral
Directional or Negative Sequence Directional overcurrent functions are used). Breaker failure time of the surrounding
protection systems within the reach of the ground directional function used by the Blocking scheme should be consid-
ered to make sure that the ground directional function is not jeopardized during delayed breaker operations.
• BLOCK SCHEME SEAL-IN DELAY: The output FlexLogic™ operand (
Blocking scheme logic. The
pulse. As this operand runs the Trip Table of the Blocking scheme, the trip operands
OP
are sealed-in for the same period of time.
• GND DIR O/C FWD: This setting defines the FlexLogic™ operand (if any) of a protection element used in addition to
zone 2 for identifying faults on the protected line, and thus, for initiating operation of the scheme. Good directional
integrity is the key requirement for an over-reaching forward-looking protection element used as
Even though any FlexLogic™ operand could be used as
various protection elements or to apply extra conditions through FlexLogic™ equations, this extra signal is primarily
meant to be the output operand from either the Negative-Sequence Directional or Neutral Directional Overcurrent ele-
ments. Both these elements have separate forward (
The forward indication should be used (
ment (or elements in combination) should be coordinated with the selection of
external faults seen by an element used as
as
GND DIR O/C REV
• GND DIR O/C REV: This setting defines the FlexLogic™ operand (if any) of a protection element that is used in addi-
tion to zone 4 for identifying reverse faults, and thus, for initiating the blocking signal. Either reverse-looking directional
or non-directional overcurrent protection element may be used as
Even though any FlexLogic™ operand could be used as
various protection elements or to apply extra conditions through FlexLogic™ equations, this extra signal is primarily
meant to be the output operand from either the Negative Sequence Directional, Neutral Directional, or a non-direc-
tional instantaneous overcurrent element.
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TRANS BLOCK RESET DELAY
should not be longer than the fastest possible trip time for faults on an adjacent line
).
BLOCK SCHEME SEAL-IN DELAY
NEG SEQ DIR OC1 FWD
GND DIR O/C FWD
at the other end should pickup and provide a blocking signal.
D60 Line Distance Relay
TRANS BLOCK PICKUP DELAY
. This allows riding through current reversal
DIR BLOCK OP
defines a minimum guaranteed duration of the
enabling the user to combine responses of
GND DIR O/C FWD
) and reverse ( ) output operands.
FWD REV
or
NEUTRAL DIR OC1 FWD
GND DIR O/C REV
at one end of the line, the reverse-looking element used
GND DIR O/C REV
, enabling the user to combine responses of
GND DIR O/C REV
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, the blocking operation will be
) is produced according to the
DIR BLOCK
, , and
DIR BLOCK TRIP A B C
GND DIR O/C FWD
). The selected protection ele-
. For all the forward
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