Theory Of Operation; Fault Locator; Fault Type Determination - GE C60 Instruction Manual

C60 Breaker Protection System
Chapter 8: Theory of operation

Theory of operation

This chapter outlines advanced information on operation.

8.1 Fault locator

8.1.1 Fault type determination

Fault type determination is required for calculation of fault location. The algorithm uses the angle between the negative
and positive sequence components of the relay currents. To improve accuracy and speed of operation, the fault
components of the currents are used; that is, the pre-fault phasors are subtracted from the measured current phasors. In
addition to the angle relationships, certain extra checks are performed on magnitudes of the negative and zero-sequence
currents.
The single-ended fault location method assumes that the fault components of the currents supplied from the local (A) and
remote (B) systems are in phase. The figure shows an equivalent system for fault location.
Figure 8-1: Equivalent system for fault location
The following equations hold true for this equivalent system.
Eq. 8-1
where
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