Ground And Sensitive Ground Ct Inputs - GE 869 Instruction Manual

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

Ground and Sensitive Ground CT Inputs

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There are two dedicated ground inputs referred to throughout this manual as the Ground
Current (1A/5A secondary) and the Sensitive Ground (50:0.025) inputs.
Before planning to make any ground connections, be aware that the relay automatically
calculates the neutral (residual) current from the sum of the three phase current phasors,
which is used by the Neutral IOC and TOC which are both suitable for the ground fault
detection.
The following figures show two possible ground connections using the ground current
input (Terminals J7 and J8) and sensitive ground connections using the sensitive ground
current input (Terminals K7 and K8).
The ground input (Terminals J7 and J8) is used in conjunction with a zero sequence CT (core
balance) as a source, or in the neutral of wye-connected source CTs. When using the
residual connection, set the Ground CT Primary setpoint to a value equal to the Phase CT
Primary setpoint. Note that only 1A and 5A secondary CTs may be used for the residual
connection.
Figure 2-22: Ground Current Input Connections
Alternatively, the 50:0.025 ground CT input has been designed for sensitive ground current
detection on high resistance grounded systems where the GE Digital Energy 50:0.025 core-
balance CT is to be used.
For example, in mining applications where earth leakage current must be measured for
personnel safety, primary ground current as low as 0.5 A primary may be detected with
the GE Digital Energy 50:0.025 CT. Only one ground CT input tap must be used on a given
unit. Note that when this CT input is selected for the Ground Fault function, fixed ratio of
50:0.025 A is used by the relay.
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