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INTRODUCTION
The instruction manuals for the SEL-387 and SEL-387A Current Differential and Overcurrent
Relays give directions for performing single-phase testing of the restrained differential element.
The application guide “Single-Phase Testing of the SEL-787 Differential Element” (AG2011-09),
available at https://www.selinc.com, gives similar instructions for the SEL-787 Transformer
Protection Relay.
Some users prefer to perform three-phase testing of the restrained differential element.
Three-phase testing requires injecting currents different in both magnitude and angle from
single-phase test currents. This application guide provides instructions for selecting the proper
currents to inject in order to test the SLP1 and SLP2 settings using three-phase testing.
The Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet available for download with this application guide is provided
to assist users in calculating test points for these tests.
The first step in the SLP1 test is to determine an acceptable restraint value. The selected test point
restraint value must be greater than the intersection of SLP1 and the minimum operate restriction,
O87P. Below this restraint value, the relay does not operate on SLP1. The restraint value also
must be less than IRS1, the breakpoint between SLP1 and SLP2. Therefore, the restraint value
selected for a test point must meet the following criteria:
100
O87P • < IRT < IRS1 (4)
SLP1
The magnitudes of the expected currents for Winding 1 and Winding 2 at the restrained
differential element SLP1 threshold for the selected test point (IRT) are then calculated.
The magnitude of the Winding 1 test current in amperes is calculated as follows:
SLP1 k
=
IW1 IRT • 1 + • • TAP1 (5)
100 • k 2
The magnitude of the Winding 2 test current in amperes is calculated as follows:
SLP1 k
=
IW2 IRT • 1 − • • TAP2 (6)
100 • k 2
Angles must be calculated for the test point currents based on the current transformer (CT)
compensation settings. If PHROT = ABC, the value ANGW2 is calculated as follows:
=
ANGW2 ( CTC1 − CTC2 ) • 30° − 180° (7)
If PHROT = ACB, the value ANGW2 is calculated as follows:
=
ANGW2 ( CTC2 − CTC1) • 30° + 180° (8)
The final SLP1 threshold test points depend upon PHROT, as shown in Table 2.
Any calculated angle can be adjusted by 360° or –360° as needed for test set ranges.
Calculate the Winding 2 initial current for the test using the following equation:
TAP2
IW2init = IW1 • (9)
TAP1
Equation (7) determines the current necessary for zero operating current (IOP = 0) given the IW1
calculated in (3).
Caution: The continuous rating of the current inputs is 3 • Inom. If any current in this test
will exceed this rating, either reduce the TAPn values as needed or reduce the
test length to stay within specifications and prevent possible damage to the input
circuits.
Inject the three-phase currents shown in Table 2 for IW1 and IW2, using IW2init as the initial
current for IW2. Decrease the magnitude of IW2 for all three phases until the 87R1, 87R2, and
87R3 elements assert.
CONCLUSION
The equations presented in this application guide can be used to calculate the necessary test
currents for three-phase testing of the restrained differential thresholds for the SEL-387,
SEL-387A, and SEL-787. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet available for download with this
application guide can be used to automate this process. The instruction manuals for the SEL-387
and SEL-387A give directions for performing the remaining recommended differential element
tests. The SEL application guide “Single-Phase Testing of the SEL-787 Differential Element”
(AG2011-09) gives similar instructions for the SEL-787. Three-phase tests can also easily be
performed to test the unrestrained differential element (U87P) and differential element pickup
(O87P) using the angles shown in Table 2.
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