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U
f
Ipn
Isn
Ir
Isc
kVb
MVAb
l
A
Rct
Eal
Ealreq

SYMBOLS & UNITS

Nominal Voltage
System Supply Frequency
Rated Primary CT Current
Rated Secondary CT Current
Rated Current of the Protection IED
Primary Short Circuit Current
Base Voltage
Base MVA
Single conductor length from CT to Relay
Cross Sectional Area of Conductor
Secondary Resistance of the CT
Rated equivalent secondary e.m.f of CT

kV
Hz
A
A
A
A
kV
MVA
m
mm2

Maximum of the required e.m.f

Int

Rated Primary current of the Power Transformer

Itf

Max. primary fundamental frequency current that passes two main CT's and the power transformer

Vk

Minimum required knee point voltage

2.0.0

DESIGN INPUTS

2.1.1

System Parameters
Nominal System Voltage

Vsys

400

kV

System Supply Frequency

50

Hz

Primary Short Circuit Current

ISC

40

kA

Primary winding voltage

UPN

400

kV

Secondary winding voltage

USN

220

kV

Rated Power of the transformer

SN

100

MVA

Impedance voltage at rated current as a percentage

uz

12.5

%
Refer IS 2026 (Part I) - 1977, Table-3, Pg-9

Transformer Impedance at Negative tap of 0.9

2.1.2

%Zlt

11.25

CT Parameters
CT's on HV Side or LV Side

LV Side

CT Ratio
Selected Tap-HV Side

IPN-HV

2000

Selected Tap-LV Side

IPN-LV

600

Nominal Secondary Current

ISN

CT Secondary Winding Resistance-HV Side

RCT-HV

CT Secondary Winding Resistance-LV Side

RCT-LV

10

CT Lead Details
Maximum operating temperature of Copper wires

20

Single conductor length from HV side CT to Relay

lHV

360

Single conductor length from LV side CT to Relay

lLV

300

Number of runs of conductor

Cross Sectional Area of Conductor

2.5

mm2

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Unit AC Lead Resistance

2.1.3

rL

#NAME?

Relay Make

AREVA

Relay Model

#NAME?

Relay Parameters

Rated burden of the protection IED

SR

#NAME?

VA

Rated current of the protection IED

IR

Resistance of the protection IED

Rrelay

SR / IR2

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SYSTEM CALCULATIONS

2.1.1

Resistance of the secondary wire

2.1.2

2.1.3

Resistance of the secondary wire and additional load

Transformer full load current,

Therefore, Rated primary current of the power transformer

2.1.4

Calculation of maximum through fault current, Itf

Rlead

Rb'

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(2*rL*l)/1000

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Rlead + Rrelay

#NAME?

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FLC :

Trafo. Rating/[sqrt(3) x Vsys]

100MVA / [1.732 x 400kV]

144.34

144.34

Fault MVA / [sqrt(3) x Vsys]

Trafo. Rating / % Imp. at Lowest tap

100 / 0.1125

888.889

Int

Where,
Fault MVA

Therefore, Maximum through fault current

Itf-max :
:

MVA

888.889*10^6 / [1.732 x 220*10^3]

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE

1.0.0

SYMBOLS & UNITS

2.0.0

REFERENCE STANDARDS

3.0.0

ASSUMPTIONS

4.0.0

DESIGN INPUTS

5.0.0

CALCULATION

6.0.0

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1.0.0

SYMBOLS & UNITS

Eal
Rated equivalent secondary e.m.f of CT

Ealreq

Maximum of the required e.m.f

IPN

CT Primary current

ISN

Nominal Secondary current

SR

Burden of protection IED

VA

IR

Rated current of the protection IED

RL

Resistance of Secondary wire and additional load

Int

Rated Primary current of the Power Transformer

Itf

Max. primary fundamental frequency current that

passes two main CT's and the power transformer

2.0.0

REFERENCE STANDARDS
IEC 60044-1
IEC 60044-6

3.0.0

ASSUMPTIONS
NA

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KNEE POINT VOLTAGE CALCULATION

Condition: 1
Rated equivalent secondary e.m.f. of CT, Eal Ealreq
Eal :

{30*Int*Isn/Ipn}*{RCT+Rb'}

:
:

#NAME?
#NAME?

Condition: 2
Rated equivalent secondary e.m.f. of CT, Eal Ealreq
Eal :

{2*Itf*Isn/Ipn}*{RCT+Rb'}

:
:
Rated Knee point e.m.f.,

Eknee :

#NAME?
#NAME?

Eal/1.2

#NAME?

#NAME?

5.0.0

RESULT

5.1.1

Relay make

ABB

5.1.2

Relay type

RET670

5.1.3

Selected tap

2000

5.1.4

Nominal Secondary Current

5.1.5

Cross Sectional Area of Conductor

2.5

mm2

5.1.6

Knee Point Voltage

#NAME?

SHEET

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SYMBOLS & UNITS

2.0.0

REFERENCE STANDARDS

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ASSUMPTIONS

4.0.0

DESIGN INPUTS

5.0.0

CALCULATION

6.0.0

RESULT

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2.0.0

SYMBOLS & UNITS

Vk

Minimum required knee point Voltage

Ipn

CT Primary current

Isn

Nominal Secondary current

SR

Burden of protection IED

VA

IR

Rated current of the protection IED

Rlead

Resistance of Secondary wire and additional load

Rrelay

Relay burden

Single conductor length from CT to relay

Area of cross section of conductor

mm2

REFERENCE STANDARDS
IEC 60044-1
IEC 60044-6

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ASSUMPTIONS
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DESIGN INPUTS
Sn-HV

Connected burden on HV side CT

10

VA

Sn-LV

Connected burden on LV side CT

VA

Rb

Rated resistive burden

VA

KSSC

Rated symmetrical Short Circuit Current Factor

20

Ktd

Transient Dimensioning Factor

( For Transformer, Busbar & Line )

5.0.0

KNEE POINT VOLTAGE CALCULATION

5.1.1

Maximum symmetical short-circuit current,

5.1.5

5.1.6

5.1.7

ISCCmax(ext.fault) :

K'SSC

Required symmetrical short-circuit current factor,

K'SSC

Effective symmetrical short-circuit current factor,

SN/(SQRT(3)*U*uz)

100*10^3 / (SQRT(3)*220*0.125)

2099.46

Ktd*ISCCmax(ext.fault)/Ipn

3*2099.46/600

10

KSSC*(RCT+Rb) / (RCT+R'b)

#NAME?

#NAME?

Minimum required knee point voltage, Vk = Ktd.(ISCCmax(ext.fault)/1.3*Ipn)*(RCT+R'b)*Isn

Vk =

#NAME?

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RESULT

6.1.1

Relay make

SIEMENS

6.1.2

Relay type

7UT613

6.1.3

Selected tap

2000

6.1.4

Nominal Secondary Current

6.1.5

Cross Sectional Area of Conductor

2.5

mm2

6.1.6

Knee Point Voltage

#NAME?

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2.0.0

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3.0.0

ASSUMPTIONS

4.0.0

DESIGN INPUTS

5.0.0

CALCULATION

6.0.0

RESULT

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2.0.0

SYMBOLS & UNITS

Vk

Minimum required knee point Voltage

Ipn

CT Primary current

Isn

Nominal Secondary current

SR

Burden of protection IED

VA

IR

Rated current of the protection IED

Rlead

Resistance of Secondary wire and additional load

Rrelay

Relay burden

Single conductor length from CT to relay

Area of cross section of conductor

mm2

REFERENCE STANDARDS
IEC 60044-1
IEC 60044-6

3.0.0

ASSUMPTIONS
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X/RHV Transformer X/R Ratio-HV Side

20

X/RLV Transformer X/R Ratio-LV Side

17

Vk

0.14*(If * X/R)*(RCT+Rb')*ISN/IPN

#NAME?

#NAME?

5.0.0

KNEE POINT VOLTAGE CALCULATION

5.1.5

Minimum required knee point voltage

Phase fault differential protection,

6.0.0

RESULT

6.1.1

Relay make

AREVA

6.1.2

Relay type

MICOMP633

6.1.3

Selected tap

2000

6.1.4

Nominal Secondary Current

6.1.5

Cross Sectional Area of Conductor

2.5

mm2

6.1.6

Knee Point Voltage

#NAME?