Spad 346
Spad 346
1MRS 750398-MBG
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Issued: April 1999
Status: New
Data subject to change without notice
Features • Integrated three-phase differential relay, • Second harmonic restraint for prevention of
three-phase overcurrent relay and multi- unwanted relay operations at transformer
configurable earth-fault relay inrush currents
• Alarm channels activated by normally open • Fifth harmonic restraint for prevention of
or normally closed contact unwanted relay operations at transformer
overexcitation. The fifth harmonic restraint
• Stabilized differential relay module provid-
can be aborted if the ratio of the fifth har-
ing winding short-circuit and interturn fault
monic and the basic frequency component
protection for two-winding power trans-
rises too high at dangerous overvoltages
formers and generator-transformer units,
and interwinding short-circuit protection for • Wide CT ratio correction range: accurate
generators correction through digital setting
• Earth-fault relay module providing protec- • No interposing current transformers
tion for transformer HV and LV side accord- needed for the protection of two-winding
ing to the principle selected: stabilized power transformers: numerical vector
differential current principle, high-imped- group matching on HV and LV side
ance principle, residual current principle or
• Four heavy-duty output relays for circuit
neutral current principle
breaker tripping and five output relays for
• Three-stage overcurrent module providing signalling
protection for power transformers and gen-
• Five programmable external control inputs
erators and two-stage back-up earth-fault
intended for alarm and trip signals from gas
protection
relays, oil temperature sensors and other
• Short operate time even at partial satura- sensors of transformer auxiliary devices
tion of the current transformers
• Integrated circuit-breaker failure protection
• Operation characteristic of differential relay with adjustable operate time
module easily adapted for different applica-
• Differential relay and earth-fault relay mod-
tions
ules provided with integrated disturbance
• Stabilized against unwanted operations at recorder functions for analog and digital
faults occurring outside the protected area signals: signals to be used for triggering
and at transformer inrush currents selectable
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• Sensitive phase current and phase angle • Powerful software supports relay parame-
displays facilitate checking of energizing terization and reading of measured and
circuit connections and vector group recorded values and event data
matchings
• Member of the SPACOM product family,
• High immunity to electrical and electromag- ABB’s Distribution Automation system and
netic interference allows the relay to be ABB’s Panorama concept
used in severe environments
• CE marking according to the EC directive
• High availability and system reliability due for EMC
to continuous supervision of hardware and
software
Application The stabilized differential relay SPAD 346 C is supplied from the same direction, and for
is designed for protecting two-winding power the protection of compensating chokes and
transformers and generator-transformer units short cable lines.
against winding short-circuit, interturn fault,
earth fault and short circuit, and generators No interposing transformers are needed for
and motors against interwinding faults and the protection of two-winding power trans-
pole short circuit. In addition, the relay can be formers, as the relay allows the vector group
used for the protection of three-winding matching, the elimination of the zero-
power transformers, provided 75% of the sequence component of the phase currents
short circuit power to the power transformer and the CT ratio corrections to be carried out
numerically.
Design The feeder protection relay is provided with The instantaneous, non-stabilized differential
six energizing inputs for phase currents and current unit functions as an ultra-fast protec-
inputs for residual or neutral currents. The tion unit with an operate time less than 30 ms
relay is also equipped with nine output relays at heavy faults.
for CB control, signalling, etc.
The circuit-breaker failure protection unit is
The differential relay consists of three protec- activated by the main trip signal of the other
tion relay modules, i.e. a differential relay protection units and it provides a second trip
module, an earth-fault relay module and a signal to be routed to a back-up circuit
combined overcurrent and earth-fault relay breaker if the main CB fails to operate.
module. The modules are withdrawable as are
the power supply module and the I/O relay The differential relay module also incorpo-
module located behind the system front rates a digital disturbance recorder module.
panel. The module continuously monitors the object
protected and stores pre- and post-fault net-
work information, which can be used for
Differential relay module post-fault analysis.
SPCS 3D53
The differential relay module includes three
protection units, i.e. a stabilized differential Earth-fault relay module
current unit, an instantaneous differential cur- SPCD 2D55
rent unit and a circuit-breaker failure protec- The earth-fault relay module measures the
tion unit. In addition, the module contains a neutral current and/or residual current on both
disturbance recorder unit. sides of the object protected. The earth-fault
protection can be implemented by four differ-
The stabilized differential current unit consti- ent principles, i.e. the high-impedance princi-
tutes the main differential protection. The ple, the numerical stabilized differential
unit is provided with second and third har- current principle, the residual overcurrent
monic restraint, selectable transformer vector principle or the neutral overcurrent principle.
group, zero-sequence current elimination, Both sides of the object can be protected
numerical correction of CT ratios and flexible independent of each other, which means that
configuration of tripping, blocking and con- the protection principle on one side does not
trol signals. have to be the same as that of the other side.
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Table 8: Relay module SPCJ 4D28, earth-fault and phase discontinuity unit
Features Stage I0> Stage I0>> Stage ∆I>
Start current 0.1…0.8 × In 0.1…10.0 × In and 10…100% and ∞
∞
Start time, typically 70 ms 50 ms 150 ms
Operate time at definite time 0.05…300 s 0.05…300 s 1…300 s
characteristic
Time/current characteristic at inverse Extremely inverse – –
time mode Very inverse
Normal inverse
Long-time inverse
RI type inverse
RXIDG type
inverse
Time multiplier k 0.05…1.0 – –
Reset time, typically 40 ms 40 ms 80 ms
Retardation time <30 ms <30 ms –
Reset ratio, typically 0.96 0.96 0.90
Operate time accuracy at definite time ±2% of set value or ±25 ms
mode
Accuracy class index E at inverse time 5 – –
mode
Operation accuracy ±3% of set value ±3% of set value ±1 unit ±3% of set
value
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Block diagram
P2 P1 P1 P2
L1
L2
L3
S2 S1 S1
S2
Rx Tx
S1 P1 P1 S1
SPA-ZC_
S2 S2
P2 P2
+ (~)
Uaux
- (~)
X0/15
X0/19
X0/21
X0/14
X0/26
X0/27
X0/13
X0/16
X0/18
X0/25
X0/17
X0/20
X0/38
X0/39
X0/37
X2/1
X2/2
X0/2
X0/5
X0/8
X0/1
X0/3
X0/4
X0/6
X0/7
X0/9
U5
≅
5A
5A
1A
1A
5A
1A
5A
1A
1A
5A
5A
1A
1A
1A
5A
5A
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
+ - SERIAL
PORT
I/O
X2/16
X2/17 IRF
IRF X2/18
U6 +
X2/14
SPAD 346 C Y/∆ U1 IRF SS1 X2/15
+
SS1
SS2 X2/11
Y/∆ SS3 X2/12
BS1 3∆I> SS4 SS2 X2/13
BS2 TS1 +
BS3 3∆I>>
U4 TS2
X1/1 BS4 TS3 X2/9
TS4 X2/10
X1/2 BS1 BS5 SS3
I/O +
139 ±1
Panel
162
136
cut-out
dim300
Semi-flush mounting
a b
Raising frame a b
SPA-ZX 301 219 74
SPA-ZX 302 179 114
SPA-ZX 303 139 154
SFM300_1
Fig. 3 Semi-flush mounting relay case (dimensions in mm)
SPA-ZX304 SPA-ZX306
SPA-ZX305 SPA-ZX307
SPA-ZX201 SPA-ZX317
SPA-ZX318
+0,4 242 306
482,6 –0 (19")
197
ø6
177 –0 (4U)
101,6
7
+0,4
312
292
6
197 98
21,5
304_5_6
Fig. 4 Mounting cabinets and frames as well as projecting mounting (dimensions in mm)
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Order numbers
Stabilized differential relay SPAD 346 C_
SPAD 346 C complete RS 621 002-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPAD 346 C1, incl. modules SPCD 3D53 and RS 621 003-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPCD 2D55
SPAD 346 C2, incl. modules SPCD 3D53 and RS 621 004-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPCJ 4D28
SPAD 346 C3, incl. module SPCD 3D53 RS 621 005-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPAD 346 C4, incl. modules SPCD 2D55 and RS 621 006-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPCJ 4D28
SPAD 346 C5, incl. module SPCD 2D55 RS 621 007-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPAD 346 C6, incl. module SPCJ 4D28 RS 621 008-AA, CA, DA, FA
The last two letters of the order number indicate the AA equals fn = 50 Hz and Uaux = 80…265 V ac/dc
rated frequency fn and the auxiliary voltage Uaux of CA equals fn = 50 Hz and Uaux = 18…80 V dc
the relay as follows:
DA equals fn = 60 Hz and Uaux = 80…265 V ac/dc
FA equals fn = 60 Hz and Uaux = 18…80 V dc
Stabilized differential relay SPAD 346 C_ including a test adapter type RTXP18
SPAD 346 C complete RS 621 202-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPAD 346 C1, incl. modules SPCD 3D53 and RS 621 203-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPCD 2D55
SPAD 346 C2, incl. modules SPCD 3D53 and RS 621 204-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPCJ 4D28
SPAD 346 C3, incl. module SPCD 3D53 RS 621 205-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPAD 346 C4, incl. modules SPCD 2D55 and RS 621 206-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPCJ 4D28
SPAD 346 C5, incl. module SPCD 2D55 RS 621 207-AA, CA, DA, FA
SPAD 346 C6, incl. module SPCJ 4D28 RS 621 208-AA, CA, DA, FA
The last two letters of the order number indicate the AA equals fn = 50 Hz and Uaux = 80…265 V ac/dc
rated frequency fn and the auxiliary voltage Uaux of CA equals fn = 50 Hz and Uaux = 18…80 V dc
the relay as follows:
DA equals fn = 60 Hz and Uaux = 80…265 V ac/dc
FA equals fn = 60 Hz and Uaux = 18…80 V dc