3 SETUP AND USE FRONT PANEL

269 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3 SETUP AND USE 3.1 FRONT PANEL

Once the 269 Plus has been wired and control power applied, it is ready to be programmed. Programming is
accomplished using the 12-key keypad and 48-character alphanumeric display shown below. The function of
the keypad and indicators is briefly explained in the CONTROLS AND INDICATORS table in the next section.

Figure 3–1: FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

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3.2 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Table 3–1: CONTROLS AND INDICATORS (Sheet 1 of 4)

NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
1 FUNCTION: The [ACTUAL VALUES] key allows the user to examine all of the actual
motor operating parameters. There are seven pages of Actual Values data:
ACTUAL
VALUES page 1: Phase Current Data
page 2: RTD Temperature Data
page 3: Motor Capacity Data
page 4: Statistical Data
page 5: Pre-trip Data
page 6: Learned Parameters
3 page 7: Metering Data
EFFECT: This key places the relay into Actual Values mode. The flash message,
ACTUAL VALUES HAS SEVEN
PAGES OF DATA

is displayed for 2 seconds, then the beginning of Actual Values page 1 is shown:
PAGE 1: ACTUAL VALUES
PHASE CURRENT DATA

USE: This key can be pressed at any time, in any mode to view actual motor values.
To go from page to page the [PAGE V] and [PAGE W] keys can be used. To go from
line to line within a page the [LINE V] and [LINE W] keys can be used.
2 FUNCTION: The [SETPOINTS] key allows the user to examine and alter all trip,
alarm, and other relay setpoints. There are seven pages of setpoints data:
SET
POINTS page 1: Motor Amps Setpoints
page 2: RTD Setpoints
page 3: O/L Curve Setpoints
page 4: Relay Configuration
page 5: System Configuration
page 6: GE Multilin Service Codes
page 7: Metering Setpoints
EFFECT: This key places the relay into SETPOINTS mode. The flash message,
SETPOINTS HAS SEVEN
PAGES OF DATA
is displayed for 2 seconds and the beginning of Setponts page 1 is shown:

PAGE 1: SETPOINTS VALUES

MOTOR AMPS SETPOINTS

USE: This key can be pressed any time, in any mode, to view or alter relay
setpoints. Use the [PAGE V] / [PAGE W] keys to navigate between pages, the [LINE
V] / [LINE W] keys to scroll between lines in a page, and the [VALUE V] / [VALUE
W] keys to alter setpoints. All setpoints increment/decrement to pre-determined
limits. When the desired value is reached, use the [STORE] key to save the new
setpoint. If an altered setpoint is not stored, the previous value remains in effect. If
the access jumper is not installed, a store will not be allowed and the flash message
ILLEGAL ACCESS will be displayed for 2 seconds.

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Table 3–1: CONTROLS AND INDICATORS (Sheet 2 of 4)

NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
3 FUNCTION: The [HELP] key allows the user to obtain information on the function
and use of each of the other keys on the keypad and on each of the ACTUAL
HELP VALUES, SETPOINTS, and TRIP/ALARM messages.

EFFECT: Pressing this key will put the relay into HELP mode. If this key is pressed
with the first line of a page (i.e. a page header) on the display the message,

Press KEY of interest or

3
HELP again for details

is displayed. To obtain information on the function of a particular key, the key must
be pressed. To obtain information on previously displayed Actual Values, Setpoints,
or TRIP/ALARM messages, the [HELP] key should be pressed again. If this key is
pressed with any other message shown on the display, only information on the
previous line will be available.
USE: This key has no effect when a flash message or HELP message is displayed.
Once HELP mode is entered, the [LINE V] / [LINE W] keys can be used to view the
HELP message. The [CLEAR] key exits from HELP mode. The [ACTUAL VALUES]
and [SETPOINTS] keys may also be used to exit HELP mode.
4,5 FUNCTION: The [PAGE V] / [PAGE W] keys scan the next or previous Actual
Values or Setpoints pages. If either key is held for more than 0.5 second, the next/
previous pages are selected at a faster rate.
PAGE
EFFECT: The [PAGE W] key displays the first line of the next page of information,
whereas the the [PAGE V] key displays the first line of the previous page.
PAGE USE: These keys can be used any time the relay is in either the ACTUAL VALUES
or SETPOINTS modes.

6,7 FUNCTION: The [LINE W] and [LINE V] keys scan the next or previous lines of the
selected page. To scroll at a faster rate, hold either key for more than 0.5 seconds.

LINE EFFECT: Pressing [LINE W] displays the next line of the selected page. Pressing
[LINE V] displays the line immediately in front of the displayed line.
USE: These keys can be used at any time in any mode of operation. If the last line of
LINE a page is displayed, the [LINE W] key has no effect. Likewise, if the the first line of a
page is displayed, the [LINE V] key has no effect.

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Table 3–1: CONTROLS AND INDICATORS (Sheet 3 of 4)

NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
8,9 FUNCTION: The [VALUE V] / [VALUE W] keys alter the currently selected setpoint.
To increment/decrement at a faster rate, hold for more than 0.5 seconds. If held for
more than 2 seconds, the value increments/decrements at a very fast rate.
VALUE
EFFECT: The [VALUE V] / [VALUE W] increments/decrements the displayed
setpoint value. For YES/NO questions, pressing either key changes the answer. Any
VALUE changed setpoint is not used internally until the [STORE] key is pressed.
USE: These keys can be pressed any time a setpoint is displayed or a YES/NO
question is displayed. Use the [STORE] key to save the desired setpoint value. If an
altered setpoint is not stored, the previous value remains in effect.
3 10 FUNCTION: The [RESET] key allows resets the 269 Plus after any of the latched
output relays have become active so that a motor start can be attempted.
RESET
EFFECT: Pressing this key resets (i.e. returns to an inactive state) any of the active
output relay contacts if motor conditions allow (see below). The message,

RESET NOT POSSIBLE –

Condition still present

will be displayed if any active output relays cannot be reset

USE: A latched relay cannot be reset if the trip/alarm condition persists (e.g. an
OVERLOAD TRIP lock-out or a high RTD temperature). Pre-trip motor values may
be viewed in Actual Values page 5 (pre-trip data). If an immediate restart is required
after an OVERLOAD or INHIBIT LOCKOUT, the Emergency Restart terminals (see
the EMERGENCY RESTART TERMINALS section in Chapter 2) may be shorted
together. This will reduce the lock-out time to 0.
11 FUNCTION: In SETPOINTS mode, the [CLEAR] key returns an altered, non-stored
setpoint to its original value. In HELP mode, it returns to the previous display mode.
CLEAR
EFFECT: When this key is pressed in SETPOINTS mode, any altered, currently
displayed setpoint is returned to its original value. In HELP mode, this key returns
the to the line and page of the mode active when the [HELP] key was pressed.
USE: This key can be used in SETPOINTS or HELP modes only. In SETPOINTS
mode, it can only be used when a displayed setpoint has been changed with the
[VALUE V] / [VALUE W] keys but not stored. After a setpoint has been stored, the
[CLEAR] key has no effect. In HELP mode, the [CLEAR] key can be used any time
there is a HELP message on the display.

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Table 3–1: CONTROLS AND INDICATORS (Sheet 4 of 4)

NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
12 FUNCTION: The STORE key stores new setpoints into the relay's internal memory.
EFFECT: When pressed in SETPOINTS mode, the displayed setpoint is stored and
STORE
immediately comes into effect, and the following flash message is displayed

NEW SETPOINT STORED

In ACTUAL VALUES mode, the [STORE] key can clear the maximum actual
temperature data. To do this, the following YES/NO message from Actual Values
page 2 must be changed from NO to YES with the [VALUE V] / [VALUE W] keys:
3
CLEAR LAST ACCESS DATA?
YES

Then, when the [STORE] key is pressed the following flash message is displayed:

last access data cleared

The maximum actual temperature data (see the STATISTICAL DATA FEATURES
section in this chapter) will be cleared. The [STORE] key can also start a new motor
commissioning (i.e. clear statistical data). To do this, the following YES/NO message
from Actual Values page 4 must be changed from NO to say YES:

START COMMISSIONING?
YES

Then, when the [STORE] key is pressed the following flash message is displayed:

COMMISSIONING DATA
cleared

All statistical data will then be cleared cleared.

USE: The [STORE] key can be used only in SETPOINTS mode to store new
setpoints or in ACTUAL VALUES mode to clear the maximum actual temperature
data or start a new commissioning. This key has no effect unless the access
terminals are shorted together.
13 Q TRIP LED indicator used to show the state of the Trip output relay. When on, the trip relay
is active. When off, the Trip relay is inactive.
14 Q ALARM LED indicator used to show the state of the Alarm output relay. When on, the Alarm
relay is active. When off, the Alarm relay is inactive.
15 Q AUX. 1 LED indicator used to show the state of Auxiliary relay #1. When on, Aux. Relay #1
is active. When off, Aux. Relay #1 is inactive.
16 Q AUX. 2 LED indicator used to show the state of Auxiliary relay #2. When on, Aux. Relay #2
is active. When off, Aux. Relay #2 is inactive.
17 Q SERVICE LED indicator used to show the result of the self-test feature. When flashing, the
relay has failed the self-test and service is required. When on steady, the supply
voltage may be too low. This LED may be on momentarily during relay power up.

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3.3 RELAY DISPLAY MODES

The 269 Plus display is used for viewing actual motor values, setpoint values, HELP messages, and TRIP/
ALARM messages. This is accomplished by having the relay in one of four possible modes of operation:
1. ACTUAL VALUES mode
2. SETPOINTS mode
3. HELP mode
4. TRIP/ALARM mode
The relay operates correctly, giving full motor protection, regardless of which display mode is in effect. The dif-
ferent modes affect only the data that appears on the 48-character alphanumeric display.
3 The TRIP/ALARM mode can only be entered by having one or more of the trip or alarm level setpoints
exceeded. The other display modes can be entered using the ACTUAL VALUES, SET POINTS, or HELP keys
(see the CONTROLS AND INDICATORS section in this chapter for details).
The ACTUAL VALUES and SETPOINTS modes are based on a book-like system of “pages” and “lines”. One
line from any page may be displayed at any given time. To “turn” a page, the [PAGE V] and [PAGE W] keys
are used. To scan the lines on a page the [LINE V] and LINE W] keys are used. In the HELP and TRIP/
ALARM modes only the [LINE V] and [LINE W] keys are needed.
When control power is applied to the relay the following power up message will be displayed:

MULTILIN 269 PLUS RELAY

REVISION XXX XX.XXX

After this the display will show (factory default settings)

I1= XXX I2= XXX

I3= XXX (AMPS)

which is in page 1 of ACTUAL VALUES mode.

A description of each display mode is given in the following sections.

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3.4 ACTUAL VALUES MODE

a) MENUS
In ACTUAL VALUES mode, any of the parameters monitored or calculated by the 269 Plus may be viewed by
the user. This mode is divided into seven separate pages of data, each of which contains a different group of
actual motor values. The contents of these pages are shown in the table below:

Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 1 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
ACTUAL VALUES PAGE 1: PHASE CURRENT DATA
1 1 ACTUAL VALUES page 1 header.
PAGE 1: ACTUAL VALUES
PHASE CURRENT DATA 3
1 2 MOTOR STARTING Motor starting current level (seen only during a
###1###2###3###4###5###6 motor start).

1 3 I1= XXXX I2= XXXX Motor phase current data.

I3= XXXX (AMPS) --- (--- becomes RUN when motor is running.)
If Actual Values page 1, line 2 is set to be displayed,
it will only show when the motor is starting, then
default to this line. Programming the line the display
defaults to is done in Setpoints page 5.
1 4 I(3 ph avg) = XXXX AMPS Average of 3 phase currents. Thermal capacity
Max Stator RTD = XXX C used. This line is shown only if the answer to the
question ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO.

I(3 ph avg) = XXXX AMPS Average of 3 phase currents. Thermal capacity

T.C. USED = XXX PERCENT used. This line is shown only if the answer to the
question ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO
1 5 UNBALANCE RATIO (In/Ip) Ratio of negative to positive sequence currents.
U/B = XXX PERCENT

1 6 Actual ground fault current

GROUND FAULT CURRENT
G/F = XX.X AMPS

1 7 ST/HR TIMERS (MIN) Starts/hours timers; see the STARTS/HOUR TIMER

XX XX XX XX XX section for details

1 8 TIME BETWEEN STARTS Time between starts timer; see the TIME BETWEEN
TIMER = XX MIN STARTS TIMER section for details

1 9 QQQ1QQQ2QQQ3QQQ4QQQ5QQQ6
This line can be examined to ensure that all pixels in
QQQ1QQQ2QQQ3QQQ4QQQ5QQQ6
the 40 character display are functional.

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 2 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
1 10 END OF PAGE ONE Last line of page 1.
ACTUAL VALUES

ACTUAL VALUES PAGE 2: RTD TEMPERATURE DATA

2 1 PAGE 2: ACTUAL VALUES Actual Values page 2 header. In all page 2
RTD TEMPERATURE DATA messages, temperatures are displayed in °C
(indicated by C) or °F (indicated by F) depending on
the Setpoints page 2, line 2 value.

3 2 2 NO RTDs ARE CONNECTED This line is shown only if the answer to the question
ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO. This
TO THE 269Plus
setpoint is located on Setpoints page 2, line 3.
2 3‡ HOTTEST STATOR RTD Maximum stator RTD temperature.
RTD # X = XXX C

2 4‡ RTD #1 temperature.
STATOR TEMPERATURE
RTD #1= XXX DEGREEES C
or
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #1= XXX DEGREES C

2 5‡ STATOR TEMPERATURE RTD #2 temperature.

RTD #2= XXX DEGREEES C
or
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #2= XXX DEGREES C

2 6‡ RTD #3 temperature.
STATOR TEMPERATURE
RTD #3= XXX DEGREEES C
or
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #3= XXX DEGREES C

2 7‡ STATOR TEMPERATURE RTD #4 temperature.

RTD #4= XXX DEGREEES C
or
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #4= XXX DEGREES C

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 3 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
2 8‡ RTD #5 temperature.
STATOR TEMPERATURE
RTD #5= XXX DEGREEES C
or
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #5= XXX DEGREES C

2 9‡ STATOR TEMPERATURE RTD #6 temperature.

RTD #6= XXX DEGREEES C
or 3
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #6= XXX DEGREES C

2 10 ‡ RTD #7 temperature.
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #7= XXX DEGREEES C

2 11 ‡ RTD #8 temperature.
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #8= XXX DEGREEES C

2 12 ‡ RTD #9 temperature.
RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #9= XXX DEGREEES C

2 13 ‡ RTD #10 temperature.

RTD TEMPERATURE
RTD #10= XXX DEGREEES C
or
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE Seen when RTD #10 is used for ambient sensing.
RTD #10= XXX DEGREES C

2 14 ‡ Maximum stator RTD temperature since last access.

MAX. STATOR SINCE LAST
ACCESS: RTD# X = XXX

2 15 ‡ MAXIMUM RTD#7 TEMP SINCE Maximum RTD #7 temperature since last access.
LAST ACCESS = XXX C

2 16 ‡ Maximum RTD #8 temperature since last access.

MAXIMUM RTD#8 TEMP SINCE
LAST ACCESS = XXX C

2 17 ‡ Maximum RTD #9 temperature since last access.

MAXIMUM RTD#9 TEMP SINCE
LAST ACCESS = XXX C

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 4 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
2 18 ‡ Maximum RTD #10 temperature since last access.
MAXIMUM RTD#10 TEMP SINCE
LAST ACCESS = XXX C

2 19 ‡ Used to clear the data in the last 5 lines (see the

CLEAR LAST ACCESS DATA?
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS section for details).
XXX

2 20 Last line of page 2.

END OF PAGE TWO
ACTUAL VALUES

3 ACTUAL VALUES PAGE 3: MOTOR CAPACITY DATA

3 1 Actual Values page 3 header.
PAGE 3: ACTUAL VALUES
MOTOR CAPACITY DATA

3 2 Estimated time to overload trip under present

ESTIMATED TIME TO
conditions (seen only during overloads).
TRIP = XXX SECONDS

3 3 Actual motor current as a percentage of full load.

MOTOR LOAD AS A PERCENT
FULL LOAD = XXX PERCENT

3 4 Percentage of motor thermal capacity used.

THERMAL CAPACITY
USED = XXX PERCENT

3 5 Last line of page 3.

END OF PAGE THREE
ACTUAL VALUES

ACTUAL VALUES PAGE 4: STATISTICAL DATA

4 1 Actual Values page 4 header.
PAGE 4: ACTUAL VALUES
STATISTICAL DATA

4 2 Total motor running hours since last commissioning.

RUNNING HOURS SINCE LAST
COMMISSIONING XXXXX HRS

4 3† Total megawatt hours since last commissioning

MEGAWATTHOURS SINCE LAST
(Displayed only if Meter option is enabled)
COMMISSIONING XXXXX MWHR

4 4 Total number of motor starts since last

# OF STARTS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 5 Total number of relay trips since last commissioning.

# OF TRIPS SINCE LAST
COMMISSIONING XXX

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 5 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
4 6 Total number of relay overload trips since last
# O/L STARTS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 7 Total number of relay undercurrent trips since last

# U/C TRIPS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 8 Total number of relay rapid trips since last

# RAPID TRIPS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 9
# U/B TRIPS SINCE LAST
Total number of relay unbalance trips since last 3
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 10 Total number of relay ground fault and differential

# G/F TRIPS SINCE LAST
input trips since last commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 11 Total number of relay RTD trips since last

# RTD TRIPS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 12 Total number of relay short circuit trips since last

# S/C TRIPS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 13 Total number of relay acceleration time and speed

# START TRIPS SINCE LAST
switch trips since last commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 14 Total number of undervoltage trips since last

# U/V TRIPS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 15 Total number of overvoltage trips since last

# O/V TRIPS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 16 Total number of power factor trips since last

# PF TRIPS SINCE LAST
commissioning.
COMMISSIONING XXX

4 17 Total number of voltage phase reversals since last

VOLTAGE PHASE REVERSALS
commissioning.
SINCE COMMISSIONING XXX

4 18 Used to clear the data in the previous lines by

START NEW COMMISSIONING
storing YES (see the CONTROLS AND
XXX
INDICATORS section for details).
4 19 Last line of page 4.
END OF PAGE FOUR
ACTUAL VALUES

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 6 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
ACTUAL VALUES PAGE 5: PRE-TRIP DATA
5 1 Actual page 5 header.
PAGE 5: ACTUAL VALUES
PRE-TRIP DATA

5 2 This message is only displayed (and defaulted to)

XXXXXXXXXXX
when a trip or alarm occurs and describes the trip/
alarm condition. Refer to the TRIP/ALARM
MESSAGES AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS table for
details. See also the CAUSE OF LAST TRIP section
3 in this chapter.
5 3 Describes the cause of the last detected event (see
CAUSE OF LAST EVENT:
the CAUSE OF LAST EVENT section for details).
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Updated when an event occurs (trip or inhibit).
5 4 Describes the cause of the last trip. It is updated
CAUSE OF LAST TRIP:
when a trip occurs. See the CAUSE OF LAST TRIP
XXXXXXXXXXXX
section for details.
5 5 Average motor phase current prior to last relay trip.
PRE-TRIP AVERAGE MOTOR
CURRENT = XXXXX AMPS

5 6 I1 motor phase current prior to last relay trip.

PRE-TRIP PHASE CURRENT
I1 = XXX AMPS

5 7 I2 motor phase current prior to last relay trip.

PRE-TRIP PHASE CURRENT
I2 = XXX AMPS

5 8 I3 motor phase current prior to last relay trip.

PRE-TRIP PHASE CURRENT
I3 = XXX AMPS

5 9 Ratio of negative to positive sequence currents prior

PRE-TRIP U/B RATIO
to last relay trip.
(In/Ip) XXX PERCENT

5 10 Ground fault current prior to last relay trip.

PRE-TRIP G/F CURRENT
(= will be > if delay is set to 0.0, 0.25, or 0.5)
G/F = XXX AMPS

5 11 Maximum stator RTD temperature prior to last relay

PRE-TRIP MAX STATOR RTD
trip. Message displayed only if the answer to ARE
RTD# X = XXX C
THERE ANY RTDs CONNECTED? is YES (setpoint
located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).
5 12 † Average voltage prior to last relay trip
PRE-TRIP AVERAGE VOLTAGE
VOLTS = XXXXX

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 7 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
5 13 † KW prior to last relay trip (see the POWER
PRE-TRIP KWATTS
MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS figure).
KW = +XXXXX

5 14 † Kvars prior to last relay trip (see the POWER

PRE-TRIP KVARS
MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS figure).
KVAR = +XXXXX

5 15 † Power factor prior to last relay trip. The lead or lag

PRE-TRIP POWER FACTOR
messages are also captured and displayed prior to
PF = X.XX LAG
last relay trip.
5 16 † Frequency prior to last relay trip 3
PRE-TRIP FREQUENCY
HZ = XX.X

5 17 Clears all pre-trip data, cause of last event, and

CLEAR PRE-TRIP DATA?
cause of last trip. Data can be cleared before or after
NO
the reset of a trip or alarm.
Pre-trip data is cleared by changing NO to YES and
storing. Once cleared, the flash message PRE-TRIP
DATA CLEARED is displayed for a few seconds, then
the cause of last event and cause of last trip
messages are blanked, all pre-trip data set to zero,
the PF sign reset to Lag, and the pre-trip kW and
kvar signs reset to “+”. See the STATISTICAL DATA
FEATURES section in this Chapter for details.
5 18 Last line of page 5.
END OF PAGE FIVE
ACTUAL VALUES

ACTUAL VALUES PAGE 6: LEARNED PARAMETERS

6 1 ACTUAL VALUES page 6 header.
PAGE 6: ACTUAL VALUES
LEARNED PARAMETERS

6 2 LEARNED Istart (AVG. OF 4 Learned average motor starting current of 4 starts.

STARTS) = XXX AMPS

6 3 LEARNED Istart (last one) Learned motor starting current from last start.
= XXX AMPS

6 4 LEARNED K FACTOR Learned value of negative-sequence K factor.

K = XX.X

6 5 Learned motor cooling time with motor running (see

LEARNED RUNNING COOL
the THERMAL CAPACITY ALARM section).
TIME = XXX MIN.

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 8 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
6 6 Learned motor cooling time with motor stopped (see
LEARNED STOPPED COOL
the THERMAL CAPACITY ALARM section).
TIME = XXX MIN.

6 7 Learned motor acceleration time.

LEARNED ACCEL. TIME
ACCEL. TIME = XX.X SEC.

6 8 Learned motor thermal capacity used since last

LEARNED Start Capacity
start. See the THERMAL CAPACITY ALARM
Last Start T.C. = XXX %
section for details on using this value to adapt the
3 relay to the motor.
6 9 Learned motor thermal capacity used on start. This
LEARNED Start Capacity
value is learned after 5 successful starts. The start
required = XX PERCENT
thermal capacity for each of the last five starts are
added together and divided by 4. This allows a
margin of 24% to be built into the value. Each start is
limited between 10% and 70% of the thermal
capacity used on start.
This learned parameter is used with the start inhibit
function on Setpoints page 5. See the THERMAL
CAPACITY ALARM section for details.
6 10 Last line of page 6.
END OF PAGE SIX
ACTUAL VALUES

ACTUAL VALUES PAGE 7: METERING DATA

7 1 ACTUAL VALUES page 7 header
PAGE 7: ACTUAL VALUES
METERING DATA

7 2 Appears if meter not on-line (see Setpoints page 7,

METER MODULE
line 2)
NOT INSTALLED

7 3 Appears whether or not the meter is online. When

PHASE TO PHASE
the meter is online, this message displays the VT
VOLTAGE CONNECTION
configuration as connected to the meter. See the
wiring diagrams in Chapter 2 for details.
This message is displayed when the meter's VTs are
wired to measure for phase to phase voltage.
7 3† This message is displayed when the meter's VTs are
PHASE TO NEUTRAL
wired for phase to neutral voltage measurement.
VOLTAGE CONNECTION

7 4 Appears whether or not the meter is online. Three

Vab = XXXX Vbc = XXXX
phase to phase voltages are displayed when the VT
Vca = XXXX AVG.= XXXX V
configuration above is phase to phase.
† Available only if a meter is online.
‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

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Table 3–2: 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES (Sheet 9 of 9)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE DESCRIPTION
7 4† Three phase to neutral voltages are displayed only
Van = XXXX Vbn = XXXX
when the VT configuration is phase to neutral.
Vcn = XXXX AVG.= XXXX V

7 5† Positive or negative 3 phase kwatts. See the

3 PHASE KWATTS
POWER MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS figure.
KW = +XXXXX

7 6† Positive or negative 3 phase kvars. See the POWER

3 PHASE KVARS
MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS figure.
KVAR = +XXXXX

7 7†
POWER FACTOR
Power factor and Lead or Lag sign. See the POWER 3
MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS figure.
PF = X.XX LAG

7 8† Frequency
FREQUENCY
HZ = XX.X

7 9 Last line of page 7

END OF PAGE SEVEN
ACTUAL VALUES

† Available only if a meter is online.

‡ Messages not shown if the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO (located on Setpoints page 2, line 3).

To place the relay in Actual Values mode, the [ACTUAL VALUES] key must be pressed. When this is done the
following flash message appears for 2 seconds,

ACTUAL VALUES HAS SEVEN

PAGES OF DATA

The display will then show the beginning of page 1:

PAGE 1: ACTUAL VALUES

PHASE CURRENT DATA

If the relay is in Setpoints mode or Actual Values mode and no key is pressed for more than four minutes the
display will change to, (factory default settings)

I1= XXX I2= XXX

I3= XXX (AMPS)

which is the second line in Actual Values page 1. This default display line can be changed in Setpoints page 5.
When in this mode the [PAGE V], [PAGE W], [LINE V], and [LINE W] keys (see the CONTROLS AND INDI-
CATORS section for details) can be used to examine all of the actual motor data outlined above.

b) STARTS/HOUR TIMER
An individual starts/hour timer is activated each time a motor start condition is detected and starts to time out
beginning from 60 minutes. All starts/hour timers can be viewed in Actual Values page 1, line 7. If the number
of starts/hour programmed in Setpoints page 1, line 7 is exceeded within one hour, a start/hour inhibit is initi-
ated with a lockout time equal to the smallest start/hour timer. A maximum of five starts/hour may be pro-
grammed, or the setpoint can be turned OFF.

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In the case of an emergency, when the lockout time has to be bypassed and an additional start is required, the
Emergency Restart button can be pushed (Terminals #54 and 55 temporarily shorted) making the smallest
start/hour timer zero, resetting the inhibit and effectively allowing an additional start. Note that the other timers
continue to time out unaffected.
Every time the Emergency Restart button is pushed, another timer is emptied and an additional start/hour is
allowed. For example, pushing the Emergency Restart button again will empty the second timer and two more
starts/hour are allowed before another start/hour inhibit is initiated.

c) TIME BETWEEN STARTS TIMER

This timer corresponds to the TIME BETWEEN STARTS TIME DELAY feature in Setpoints page 5, line 24. The time
displayed is the actual lockout time that the user has to wait before an additional start can be performed.

3 This timer is updated continuously until it expires, then a zero is displayed. When the timer expires, this indi-
cates to the user that a start is allowed immediately after a motor stop without any lockout time.
The time between starts timer is equal to zero in the following two cases:
1. If the timer has expired and therefore there's no lockout time prior to starting again after a motor stop con-
dition is detected.
2. If the TIME BETWEEN STARTS TIME DELAY feature is set to OFF in Setpoints page 5, line 24.

d) CAUSE OF LAST TRIP

The message in Actual Values page 5, line 3 describes the cause of the last trip. It will be updated when a trip
occurs. XXXXXXXXXXX in the message represents one of the following trips:

• Overload Trip • Speed Switch Trip

• Short Circuit Trip • Differential Trip
• Rapid Trip • Single Phase Trip
• Stator RTD Trip • Spare Input Trip
• RTD Trip • Power Factor Trip
• Ground Fault Trip • Undervoltage Trip
• Acceleration Trip • Overvoltage Trip
• Phase Reversal Trip • Undercurrent Trip

e) CAUSE OF LAST EVENT

An event is defined as a TRIP or an INHIBIT. If the last event was a trip, then the message CAUSE OF LAST
EVENT and the following message CAUSE OF LAST TRIP are the same, mainly displaying the cause of the trip.
However, it is possible to have a trip which is immediately followed by an inhibit such as starts/hour or time
between starts,. In this case INHIBIT LOCKOUT is displayed as the CAUSE OF LAST EVENT message and the
cause of the trip is displayed as the CAUSE OF LAST TRIP message. Sometimes only an inhibit activates the
TRIP, AUX1, or TRIP and AUX1 relays. This may happen when the motor is intentionally stopped, but more
often, it happens accidentally on an unloaded motor when current drops below 5% of CT. 5% of CT is the cutoff
point for the 269 Plus, where a motor stop condition is registered. In this case, the cause of the last trip is not
updated. Only the cause of last event message is updated to show INHIBIT LOCKOUT.
This message should greatly assist in the diagnosis of the problem, because the activation of the TRIP relay
will not be misunderstood and treated as an actual trip. Instead, the solution may be fairly simple to implement,
and it may only require that a 52b contact for a breaker, or equivalent for a contactor, be wired to terminals 44
and 45 on the 269 Plus, and the setpoint SPARE INPUT TO READ 52B? on Setpoints page 5 be changed to YES.

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3.5 SETPOINTS MODE

In SETPOINTS mode any or all of the motor trip/alarm setpoints may be either viewed or altered. This mode is
divided into seven separate pages of data each of which contains a different group of relay setpoints.
The [SETPOINTS] key must be pressed to enter SETPOINTS mode. If no key is pressed for more than four
minutes in this mode, the display automatically goes into ACTUAL VALUES mode (see the ACTUAL VALUES
MODE section above for details). Press the [SETPOINTS] key to return to SETPOINTS mode. When pressed,
the following flash message will appear on the display,

SETPOINTS HAS SEVEN

PAGES OF DATA

The display will then show, 3

PAGE 1: SETPOINT VALUES
MOTOR AMPS SETPOINTS

which is the first line of Setpoints page 1. The [PAGE V] [PAGE W], [LINE V], and [LINE W] keys (see the
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS section earlier for details) may then be used to view the setpoints data.
The [VALUE V], [VALUE W], [STORE], and [CLEAR] keys (see the CONTROLS AND INDICATORS section)
are used to change setpoints. Before any setpoints can be changed, however, the access terminals must first
be shorted together (see the PROGRAMMING ACCESS TERMINALS section in Chapter 2). The [PAGE V],
[PAGE W], [LINE V], and [LINE W] keys are used to scroll between setpoints. The setpoint values changed
with the [VALUE V] / [VALUE W] keys. The [CLEAR] key returns setpoints to their original values. When the
setpoint value is chosen, press the [STORE] key to save the value into the relay memory. When the STORE
key is pressed, the following flash message is displayed and the new setpoint value implemented,

new setpoint stored

If an attempt is made to save a new setpoint value without the access terminals shorted together, the new
value is ignored and the flash message is displayed,

ILLEGAL ACCESS

To ensure that setpoints are tamper-proof, the access terminals should be shorted together only when set-
points are to be changed. Setpoints may be changed while the motor is running; however, it is recommended
that the motor is stopped before important protection parameters are changed. Setpoints are stored indefinitely
in non-volatile memory even when control power to the unit is removed.
All seven pages of data and the lines in each page are as shown in the following table. Also shown are the
default settings, the ranges and increments for each setpoint. It should be noted that the 269 Plus motor pro-
tection parameters are based on the data entered by the user. Thus this data must be complete and accurate
for the given system.

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 1 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
SETPOINTS PAGE 1: MOTOR AMPS SETPOINTS
1 1
PAGE 1: SETPOINT VALUES
MOTOR AMPS SETPOINTS

1 2 Range: 1, 5
PHASE CT RATIO
Factory Value: 5; Manual Reference: 3.8
CT SECONDARY = X AMP

1 3 Range: 20 to 1500 in steps of 1

PHASE CT RATIO
3 CT PRIMARY = XXXX:X
Factory Value: 100; Manual Reference: 3.8

1 4 Range: 10 to 1500 A in steps of 1

MOTOR FULL LOAD CURRENT
Factory Value: 10 A; Manual Reference: 3.8
FLC= XXXX AMPS

1 5 Range: 1.05 to 1.25 x FLC in steps of 0.01

O/L PICKUP LEVEL
Factory Value: 1.05 x FLC
LEVEL = 1.05 x FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
1 6 Range: 0.5 to 125.0 seconds or OFF in steps of 0.5
ACCEL.TIME= XXX.X SECONDS
Factory Value = 10.0 sec.; Manual Reference: 3.9
Consult motor data sheet

1 7 Range: 1 to 5 starts or OFF in steps of 1

STARTS/HOUR= X
Factory Value = 3; Manual Reference: 3.10
Consult motor data sheet

1 8 Range: 4 to 30% or OFF in steps of 1%

UNBALANCE ALARM LEVEL
Factory Value = 10%; Manual Reference: 3.11
U/B ALARM= XX PERCENT

1 9 Range: 3 to 255 in steps of 1 second

U/B ALARM TIME DELAY
Factory Value = 5 sec.; Manual Reference: 3.11
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC

1 10 Range: 4 to 30% or OFF in steps of 1%

UNBALANCE TRIP LEVEL
Factory Value = 15%; Manual Reference: 3.11
U/B TRIP= XX PERCENT

1 11 Range: 3 to 255 seconds in steps of 1

U/B TRIP TIME DELAY
Factory Value = 5 sec.; Manual Reference: 3.11
U/B DELAY= XXX SECONDS

1 12 Range: YES (5 A secondary), NO (GE Multilin

G/F CT RATIO :5 ? XXX
50:0.025 A CT with ratio of 2000:1)
(NO indicates 2000:1)
Factory Value: NO; Manual Reference: 3.12
1 13 Range: 20 to 1500 in steps of 1
GROUND CT PRIMARY
(Not seen if ratio is 2000:1)
GROUND CT = XXX:5
Factory Value = 100; Manual Reference: 3.12
1 14 Range: For 50:0.025A (2000:1 ratio) CT, 1.0 to 10 A
GROUND FAULT ALARM LEVEL
or OFF, in steps of 1
G/F ALARM= XXX AMPS
Factory Value = 4 A; Manual Reference: Section 3.12

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 2 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
1 15 Range: For 5 A secondary CT, 0.1 to 1.0 x CT rating
GROUND FAULT ALARM LEVEL
or OFF, in steps of 0.1 (not seen if ratio is 2000:1)
G/F ALARM= XXX xCT
Factory Value = 0.4 x CT; Manual Reference: 3.12
1 16 G/F ALARM TIME DELAY Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC Factory Value = 10 seconds; Manual Reference: 3.12

1 17 Range: For 50:0.025A (2000:1 ratio) CT, 1.0 to 10.0 A

GROUND FAULT TRIP LEVEL
or OFF, in steps of 1 A
G/F TRIP = XXX AMPS
Factory Value = 8; Manual Reference: Section 3.12
1 18 Range: For 5 A secondary CT, 0.1 to 1.0 x CT rating
3
GROUND FAULT TRIP LEVEL
or OFF, in steps of 0.1 (not seen if ratio is 2000:1)
G/F TRIP = XX xCT
Factory Value = 0.8; Manual Reference: Section 3.12
1 19 Range: 0.0 (Instantaneous) to 20.0 seconds in steps
G/F TRIP TIME DELAY
of 0.5. Additional time delay of 0.25 sec. after 20.0.
G/F DELAY= XX.X SECONDS
Factory Value = 0.0 sec.; Manual Reference: 3.12
1 20 Range: 1 to 1000 amps or OFF, in steps of 1 A
UNDERCURRENT ALARM LEVEL
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.14
U/C ALARM= XXXX AMPS

1 21 Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1

UNDERCURRENT ALARM DELAY
Factory Value = 10 sec.; Manual Reference: 3.14
TIME DELAY= XX SECONDS

1 22 Range: 1 to 1000 amps or OFF, in steps of 1

UNDERCURRENT TRIP LEVEL
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.14
U/C TRIP = OFF AMPS

1 23 Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1

UNDERCURRENT TRIP DELAY
Factory Value = 5 sec.; Manual Reference: 3.14
TIME DELAY= XXX SECONDS

1 24 Range: 1.5 to 6.0 × FLC or OFF, in steps of 0.5

MECHANICAL JAM ALARM
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.15
ALARM LEVEL= XXX xFLC

1 25 Range: 0.5 to 125.0 seconds in steps of 0.5

MECH. JAM ALARM TIME
Factory Value = 5.0; Manual Reference: 3.15
DELAY = XXX.X SECONDS

1 26 Range: 1.5 to 6.0 × FLC or OFF, in steps of 0.5

RAPID TRIP / MECH. JAM
Factory Value = 2.5 × FLC; Manual Reference: 3.15
TRIP LEVEL= X.X x FLC

1 27 Range: 0.5 to 125.0 seconds in steps of 0.5 sec.

RAPID TRIP TIME DELAY
Factory Value = 10.0 sec.; Manual Reference: 3.15
DELAY= XXX.X SECONDS

1 28 Range: 4 to 12 × FLC or OFF, in steps of 1 × FLC

SHORT CIRCUIT TRIP LEVEL
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.16
S/C TRIP= XX x FLC

1 29 Range: INST (instantaneous) or 0.5 to 20.5 seconds

SHORT CIRCUIT TIME DELAY
in steps of 0.5 sec.
S/C DELAY= XX.X SECONDS
Factory Value = INST; Manual Reference: 3.16

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 3 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
1 30 Range: 1.01 to 1.50 ×FLC or OFF, in steps of 0.01
IMMEDIATE OVERLOAD
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.17
LEVEL = X.XX x FLC

1 31
END OF PAGE ONE
SETPOINT VALUES

SETPOINTS PAGE 2: RTD SETPOINTS

2 1
PAGE 2: SETPOINT VALUES
3 RTD SETPOINTS

2 2 Range: 100 OHM PLATINUM, 10 OHM COPPER,

RTD SENSOR TYPE
100 OHM NICKEL, 120 OHM NICKEL.
TYPE = 100 OHM PLATINUM
Displays the RTD type accepted by the relay. To
change, contact the factory. Manual Reference: 3.18
2 3 Range: YES or NO
ARE THERE ANY RTDs
If set to NO, RTD messages in Setpoints and Actual
CONNECTED? XXX
Values are not displayed. If no RTDs are connected
and Alarm and Trip levels are set, trips will occur.
Factory Value = YES; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 4 Range C (° Celsius) or F (° Fahrenheit)
RTD MESSAGE DISPLAY = C
Factory Value = C; Manual Reference: 3.18
(C:CELSIUS/F:FAHRENHEIT)

2 5 Range: 0 to 6 in steps of 1
# OF STATOR RTDS USED
Factory Value = 6; Manual Reference: 3.18
# OF RTDs = X

2 6 STATOR #1 ALARM LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C

= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #1 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 7 STATOR #1 HIGH ALARM Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #1 HIGH ALARM
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 8 STATOR #1 TRIP LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #1 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 4 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
2 9 STATOR #2 ALARM LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C (32 to 392°F
= XXX DEGREES C in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #2 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 10 STATOR #2 HIGH ALARM Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)

or
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18 3
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #2 HIGH ALARM
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 11 STATOR #2 TRIP LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #2 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 12 STATOR #3 ALARM LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #3 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 13 STATOR #3 HIGH ALARM Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #3 HIGH ALARM
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 14 STATOR #3 TRIP LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #3 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 5 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
2 15 STATOR #4 ALARM LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #4 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 16 STATOR #4 HIGH ALARM Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
(32 to 392 °F in steps of 1 °F if Fahrenheit)
3
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #4 HIGH ALARM
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 17 STATOR #4 TRIP LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #4 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 18 STATOR #5 ALARM LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #5 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 19 STATOR #5 HIGH ALARM Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #5 HIGH ALARM
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 20 STATOR #5 TRIP LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #5 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 6 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
2 21 STATOR #6 ALARM LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #6 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 22 STATOR #6 HIGH ALARM Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)

or
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18 3
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #6 HIGH ALARM
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
LEVEL = XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 23 STATOR #6 TRIP LEVEL Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
= XXX DEGREES C (32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
or
Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #6 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.18
2 24 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #7 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19
2 25 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #7 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19
2 26 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #8 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19
2 27 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #8 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19
2 28 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #9 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19
2 29 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #9 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19
2 30 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #10 ALARM LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19
2 31 Range: 0 to 200°C or OFF, in steps of 1°C
RTD #10 TRIP LEVEL
(32 to 392°F in steps of 1°F if Fahrenheit)
= XXX DEGREES C
Factory Value = OFF; Manual Reference: 3.19

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 7 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
2 32
END OF PAGE TWO
SETPOINT VALUES

SETPOINTS PAGE 3: O/L CURVE SETPOINTS

3 1 NOTE: Lines 4 through 25 are not seen when
PAGE 3: SETPOINT VALUES
using a standard curve.
O/L CURVE SETPOINTS

3 2 Range: 1 to 8 step 1
3
CUSTOM CURVE? XXX
Factory Value = 4; Manual Reference: 3.20
YES voids selected curve

3 3 Range: 1 to 8 step 1
SELECTED CURVE NUMBER
Factory Value = 4; Manual Reference: 3.20
CURVE # = X
This line is not seen when using a custom curve.
3 3 This line is not seen when using a standard curve
Check all custom curve
entries before exiting

3 4 Range: 1 to 12000 sec., step 1

TRIP TIME @ 1.05 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 5 Range: 1 to 12000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 1.10 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 6 Range: 1 to 12000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 1.20 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 7 Range: 1 to 12000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 1.30 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 8 Range: 1 to 12000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 1.40 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 9 Range: 1 to 12000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 1.50 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 10 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 1.75 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 11 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 2.00 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 12 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 2.25 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve

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3 13 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 2.50 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 14 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 2.75 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 15 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 3.00 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 16 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
3
TRIP TIME @ 3.50 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 17 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 4.00 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 18 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 4.50 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 19 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 5.00 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 20 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 5.50 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 21 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 6.00 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 22 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 6.50 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 23 Range: 1 to 1000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 7.00 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 24 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 7.50 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 25 Range: 1 to 2000 sec., step 1
TRIP TIME @ 8.00 X FLC
Manual Reference: 3.20
= XXXXX SECONDS
This line is not seen when using a standard curve
3 26
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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
SETPOINTS PAGE 4: RELAY CONFIGURATION
4 1
PAGE 4: SETPOINT VALUES
RELAY CONFIGURATION

This page assigns trip and alarm functions to the output relays. Each trip/alarm function is
assigned separately to the appropriate relay or to "NO" relay. If an alarm is assigned to no
relay, it can still become active (i.e. cause the appropriate alarm message to be displayed)
but no output relay activation occurs. Possible assignments are shown below.
Only one TRIP may occur at any time. TRIP functions/inhibits must therefore be used to trip
3 or lockout the motor. Once a trip or inhibit function is active, no other trip or inhibit may occur.
4 2 ASSIGN XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX relay

FEATURE POSSIBLE ASSIGNMENTS FACTORY VALUE COMMENTS

O/L TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
U/B TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
S/C TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
U/C TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
RAPID TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
STATOR RTD TRIP † TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
RTD TRIP † TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
G/F TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
ACCEL. TIME TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
PHASE REVERSAL TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY METER OPTION
INHIBIT LOCKOUTS TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 AUX. 1 RELAY
SPEED SWITCH TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
DIFFERENTIAL TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY
SINGLE PHASE TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY METER OPTION
U/V TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY METER OPTION
O/V TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY METER OPTION
POWER FACTOR TRIP TRIP or AUX. 1 or TRIP & AUX. 1 TRIP RELAY METER OPTION
O/L WARNING ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY
G/F ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY
U/B ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY
U/C ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY
MECHANICAL JAM ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 1 RELAY
STATOR RTD ALARM † ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY
STATOR RTD HIGH ALARM † ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 1 RELAY
RTD ALARM † ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 1 RELAY
RTD HIGH ALARM † ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 1 RELAY
NO SENSOR ALARM † ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 1 RELAY
LOW TEMP. ALARM † ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 1 RELAY
SPARE INPUT ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO NO RELAY
T.C. ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO NO RELAY
U/V ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY METER OPTION
O/V ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY METER OPTION
PF ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY METER OPTION
KVAR ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO ALARM RELAY METER OPTION
METER ALARM ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 2 RELAY
SELF TEST FAIL ALARM or AUX. 1 or AUX. 2 or NO AUX. 2 RELAY
† These messages are displayed only when there are RTDs are connected to the relay.

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
SETPOINTS PAGE 5: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
5 1
PAGE 5: SETPOINT VALUES
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

This page configures the relay to exactly match the motor and motor system being protected.
Various special features can be selected, defeated, or adjusted in this page of setpoints.
5 2
NORMAL RUN DISPLAY SHOWS
LINE = LINE XX
3
This setpoint determines the line of the selected Actual Values page to display if no key is
pressed for more than four minutes and no trips or alarms are present.
Range: 1 to 40 – line number in selected page (see the 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES table)
Factory Value = 2
5 3
NORMAL RUN DISPLAY SHOWS
PAGE = PAGE XX

This setpoint determines the Actual Values Page to display if no key is pressed for more than
four minutes and no trips or alarms are present.
Range: 1 to 6 (see the 269 Plus ACTUAL VALUES table)
Factory Value = page 1
5 4
DEFEAT NO SENSOR ALARM?
XXX

This setpoint enables or defeats the Broken RTD Sensor Alarm. This alarm will only become
active for open circuit RTDs chosen for use. This message is not displayed if the ARE THERE
ANY RTD CONNECTED? setpoint (page 2, line 3) is set to NO.
Range: YES (defeated); NO (enabled)
Factory Value = YES
5 5
ENABLE LOW TEMPERATURE
ALARM? XXX

This setpoint is used to enable or defeat the RTD LOW TEMP. ALARM. This alarm will only
become active for RTDs measuring 0°C (32°F) (see Sections 3.18 and 3.19). This message
is not displayed if the ARE THERE ANY RTD CONNECTED? setpoint (page 2, line 3) is set to NO.
Range: YES (enabled); NO (disabled)
Factory Value = NO

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 6
ENABLE STATOR RTD VOTING
(2 RTDs>=TRIP)? XXX

This setpoint enables or defeats the stator RTD voting feature. If enabled, any one Stator
RTD alone will not trip the motor even when it exceeds its trip setpoint. A minimum of two
stator RTDs must exceed their individual trip setpoints before a trip signal is issued. The
second stator RTD above its trip setpoint causes the trip. In addition, a reset of a stator RTD
trip will not be allowed unless both stator RTD temperatures are below their respective
setpoints. Stator RTD Alarms are not affected by this feature. Stator RTD Alarms will still be
3 issued based on individual RTD temperatures. This message is not displayed if the ARE
THERE ANY RTD CONNECTED? setpoint (page 2, line 3) is set to NO.
If the number of stator RTDs is programmed to 1, then no stator RTD voting takes place.
Range: YES (RTD Voting enabled); NO (RTD Voting disabled)
Factory Value = YES
5 7
DEFEAT RTD INPUT TO
THERMAL MEMORY ? XXX

This setpoint enables or defeats the thermal memory RTD bias feature (see the THERMAL
MEMORY section in this chapter). With this feature defeated, the effect of the stator RTD
temperature is not included in the thermal memory. This message is not displayed if the ARE
THERE ANY RTD CONNECTED? setpoint (page 2, line 3) is set to NO.
Range: YES (defeated), NO (enabled)
Factory Value = YES
5 8
RTD BIAS CURVE MINIMUM
VALUE = XXX C

Not displayed when RTD INPUT TO THERMAL MEMORY (Setpoints page 5, line 7) is defeated –
see Section 3.18.
This setpoint sets the RTD bias minimum value (see the STANDARD OVERLOAD CURVES
WITH OVERLOAD PICKUP figure in this chapter); this setpoint is typically programmed as
the ambient temperature.
Range: 0°C to (RTD Bias Center Temp – 1) in °C or °F
Factory Value = 40°C
5 9
RTD BIAS CENTER T.C.
VALUE = XX PERCENT

Not seen when RTD INPUT TO THERMAL MEMORY (Setpoints page 5, line 7) is defeated.
This is the thermal capacity value for the center point of the two part curve. This level may be
set as the percentage difference of the hot motor thermal damage curve to the cold motor
thermal damage curve.
Hot Motor Stall Time
Center T.C. = 1 – --------------------------------------------------------- × 100%
Cold Motor Stall Time
Range: 1 to 99% in steps of 1%
Factory Value = 15

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 10
RTD BIAS CENTER TEMP.
VALUE = XXX C

Not seen when RTD INPUT TO THERMAL MEMORY (Setpoints page 5, line 7) is defeated.
This is the temperature value for the center point of the two part curve.
Range: (RTD Bias Min Temp + 1) to (RTD Bias Max Temp – 1) in °C or °F
Factory Value = 110 °C
5 11
RTD BIAS CURVE MAXIMUM
VALUE = XXX C
3
Not seen when RTD INPUT TO THERMAL MEMORY (Setpoints page 5, line 7) is defeated.
This setpoint sets the RTD bias maximum value (see the STANDARD OVERLOAD CURVES
WITH OVERLOAD PICKUP figure in this chapter).
Range: (RTD Bias Center Temp + 1) to 200 °C (392 °F)
Factory Value = 155 °C
5 12
DEFEAT U/B INPUT TO
THERMAL MEMORY ? XXX

This code defeats or enables the unbalance bias function. With this feature defeated, the
effect of negative-sequence unbalance is not included in the thermal memory:
This setpoint should not be changed to NO until the 269 Plus has learned a
value for K. The K factor is used to bias the thermal memory as explained in
NOTE
the THERMAL MEMORY section in this chapter. The learned K factor can be
examined in Actual Values page 6.

Range: YES (Unbalance bias defeated, thermal memory affected by average of three phase
currents); NO (Unbalance bias enabled, thermal memory affected by equivalent
motor heating current, including negative sequence contribution).
Factory Value = YES
5 13
DEFEAT K VALUE = XX

Select a value for the negative-sequence unbalance K factor (see Section 3.22). This
message is not seen if setpoint DEFEAT U/B INPUT TO THERMAL MEMORY is set to Yes.

175 I LR (amps)
K = ---------2- where I LR is the locked rotor current value in per unit; I LR = ------------------------------
-
I LR I FLC (amps)

Range: 1 to 19 in steps of 1 or OFF (OFF indicates that learned K value is to be used)

Factory Value = 6

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 14
DEFEAT LEARNED
COOL TIME? XX

This setpoint tells the 269 Plus to use the learned motor cooling time values. (see Actual
Vales page 6). When learned values are not used, the user entered values are used.
Range: YES (default cool times); NO (learned cool times from Actual Values page 6)
This setpoint should not be changed unless the 269 Plus has learned
reasonable motor cool down times.

3
NOTE
Factory Value = YES
5 15
ENTER RUNNING
COOL TIME = XX MINUTES

This setpoint is seen when the learned motor cooling times are not used. It represents the
time for the thermal memory to discharge from 100% to 0% with the motor running in a non-
overload condition:
Range: 1 to 45 minutes in steps of 1 minute (cooling time in minutes)
Factory Value = 15 minutes
5 16
ENTER STOPPED
COOL TIME = XXX MINUTES

This setpoint is seen when the learned motor cooling times are not used. This value
represents the time for thermal memory to discharge from 100% to 0% with the motor
stopped. The OVERLOAD TRIP lockout time is 85% of this value (see Section 3.22).
Range: 5 to 213 minutes in steps of 1 minute (cooling time in minutes)
Factory Value = 30 minutes
5 17
RTD10 AMBIENT SENSOR ?
XXX

This setpoint is used to select RTD10 as an ambient air temperature sensor; see Section
3.22. This message is not displayed if the ARE THERE ANY RTD CONNECTED? setpoint (page 2,
line 3) is set to NO.
Range: YES, NO
Factory Value = NO
5 18
ENABLE DIFFERENTIAL
TRIP? XXX

This setpoint enables or defeats the Differential Trip function. The 269 Plus does not have an
87 element but can accept contact closures from an external differential relay at Terminals 48
& 49 to issue a differential trip. When this value is NO, a contact closure at Terminals 48 & 49
has no effect. Changing this setpoint to NO after a differential trip has the same effect as
when Terminals 48 and 49 are open-circuited and the [RESET] key is pressed, i.e. the
differential trip is automatically reset.
Range: YES (enabled); NO (disabled)
Factory Value = NO

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 19
DEFEAT SPEED SWITCH
XXX

This setpoint is used to defeat or enable the Speed Switch trip.

Range: YES (speed Switch function disabled); NO (speed Switch function enabled)
Factory Value = YES
5 20
SPEED SWITCH

3
TIME DELAY = XXX.X SEC.

This setpoint sets the time delay for the operation of the speed switch function. This setpoint
is not seen if the Speed Switch function is disabled.
Range: 0.5 to 100.0 seconds in steps of 0.5 seconds
Factory Value = 2.0 sec.
5 21
ANALOG OUTPUT PARAMETER
= XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

This setpoint is used to select the analog current output function.

Range: Motor Load (Motor current as a percentage of full load), Thermal Memory (Motor
thermal capacity used), Max Stator RTD (Hottest stator RTD temperature, 0 to
200°C), RTD #7 (RTD #7 temperature 0 to 200°C), Bearing RTD, CT secondary (CT
secondary current as a percentage of CT secondary amps rating).
Factory Value = Max Stator RTD
5 22
ANALOG OUTPUT TYPE
TYPE = X-XX mA

This setpoint is used to select the analog output range.

Range: "4-20 mA", "0-20 mA", "0-1 mA"
Factory Value = "4-20 mA"
5 23
MOTOR LOAD ANALOG OUTPUT
FULL SCALE = XXX % FLC

This setpoint is used when the ANALOG OUTPUT PARAMETER setpoint is set to MOTOR LOAD.
Motor load as a percent of full scale can then be represented by the analog output signal.
Range: 25% to 250% in steps of 1%.
Factory Value = 100%.
5 24
Enable Single-shot
restart? XXX

This setpoint is used to enable or disable the single-shot restart feature.

Range: YES, NO.
Factory Value = NO.

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 25
Enable start inhibit?
XXX

This setpoint is used to enable or disable the start inhibit feature.

This setpoint should not be changed until a reasonable value has been obtained for the
LEARNED START CAPACITY REQUIRED (Actual Values page 6)
Range: YES, NO.
Factory Value = NO
3 5 26
INITIAL START CAPACITY
T.C. required = XXX%

This line is only seen when the start inhibit feature is enabled.
The LEARNED START THERMAL CAPACITY actual value is obtained from this setpoint. This is
done after the motor is started and then stopped. The relay updated the LEARNED START
THERMAL CAPACITY with this setpoint value and uses it in the calculation of any lockout time
required for a start inhibit (see the THERMAL MEMORY section for details).
Range: 10 to 80% in steps of 1%.
Factory Value = 40%.
5 27
Enable special external
reset function? XXX

This setpoint is used to enable or disable the special external reset feature described in the
RAPID TRIP / MECHANICAL JAM SETPOINTS section in this chapter.
Range: YES, NO.
Factory Value = NO.
5 28
RELAY ALARM
LATCHCODE = XX

This values sets the output relay latch attributes. A latched output relay must be manually
reset. An unlatched relay is automatically reset when the condition causing the relay
activation goes away. This setpoint allows alarm functions to be manually or automatically
reset. The Immediate O/L Alarm function is automatically reset regardless of the Latchcode.
Trip functions must always be manually reset regardless of the Latchcode
value chosen here.
NOTE

Range: 1 to 7 step 1 (see table below)

latched = manual reset; unlatched = automatic reset)
VALUE TRIP ALARM AUX. 1 AUX. 2
1 latched unlatched unlatched latched
2 or 3 latched latched unlatched latched
4 or 5 latched unlatched latched latched
6 or 7 latched latched latched latched
Factory Value = 1

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 29
DRAWOUT FAILSAFE ACCESS
CODE = 0 (See manual)

This setpoint appears only if the relay is a drawout. Entering value from factory for this
setpoint allows access of the failsafe codes for approximately 3 minutes.
FOR PROPER OPERATION OF A DRAWOUT UNIT, HARDWARE CHANGES MAY
BE REQUIRED IF THE FAILSAFE CODE IS CHANGED (CONTACT FACTORY).
NOTE

Factory Value = 0
5 30
3
RELAY FAILSAFE
CODE = X

This message does not appear on drawout versions unless proper code is entered for the
previous setpoints. This code allows the choice of output relay fail-safe attributes.
FS = fail-safe, NFS = non-fail-safe (see Glossary).

VALUE TRIP ALARM AUX. 1 AUX. 2

1 FS NFS NFS FS
2 NFS FS NFS FS
3 FS FS NFS FS
4 NFS NFS FS FS
5 FS NFS FS FS
6 NFS FS FS FS
7 FS FS FS FS
8 NFS NFS NFS FS

Factory Value = 1
Due to the drawout relay hardware configuration, this code cannot be changed
without corresponding hardware change.
NOTE
In locations where system voltage disturbances cause voltage levels to dip
below the range specified in the TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS in Chapter 1,
WARNING any relay contact programmed failsafe may change state. Therefore, in any
application where the “process” is more critical than the motor, it is
recommended that the trip relay contacts be programmed non-failsafe. In this
case, it is also recommended that the AUX2 contacts be monitored for relay
failure. If, however, the motor is more critical than the “process”, the trip
contacts should be programmed failsafe. See the WIRING DIAGRAM FOR
CONTACTORS and WIRING DIAGRAM FOR BREAKERS in this chapter.

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 31
SPARE INPUT TO READ
52B CONTACT? XXX

This setpoint is designed to read the 52B contact of a breaker or equivalent normally closed
auxiliary contact of a contactor to determine a motor "stop" condition.
For proper relay operation, it is required that a 52B contact be wired to terminals 44 and 45
and this setpoint programmed to YES. The 269 Plus will determine a “stop” condition if motor
current is less than 5% CT primary and the 52b contact is closed. Only if the spare input
terminals are to be used for trip or alarm purposes (see next two setpoints), should this
3 setpoint be programmed to NO. Setting to YES defeats the Spare Input Alarm and Trip.
If this setpoint is NO, the 269 Plus detects a motor stop condition when current drops below
5% of CT. This may result in nuisance lockouts if the motor (synchronous or induction) is
running unloaded or idling, and if the starts/hour or time between starts are programmed.
Range: YES, NO
Factory Value = NO (enable Spare Input Alarm and Trip)
5 32
SPARE INPUT ALARM
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC.

This line sets the Spare Input Alarm time delay (see the SPARE INPUT TERMINALS in
Chapter 2 for details). Seen only if SPARE INPUT TO READ 52 CONTACT? is set to NO.
Range: 1 to 254 seconds in steps of 1 sec. or OFF
Factory Value = OFF.
5 33
SPARE INPUT TRIP
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC.

This line sets the Spare Input Trip time delay.(see the SPARE INPUT TERMINALS in
Chapter 2 for details). Seen only if SPARE INPUT TO READ 52 CONTACT? is set to NO.
Range: 1 to 254 seconds in steps of 1 sec. or OFF
Factory Value = OFF.
5 34
BACKSPIN TIMER
TIME DELAY = XXX MIN.

This setpoint is designed as an inhibit to prevent starting a motor for a set period of time after
the motor stops (for applications on pumps, for instance).
Range: 1 to 254 minutes in steps of 1 min. or OFF
Factory Value = OFF.
5 35
TIME BETWEEN STARTS
TIME DELAY

This setpoint is used to inhibit the current start attempt if the time specified has not elapsed
since the most recent start.
Range: 1 to 254 minutes or OFF, in steps of 1 (OFF disables this function)
Factory Value = OFF

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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
5 36
FLC THERMAL CAPACITY
REDUCTION = XX PERCENT

This setpoint sets the level which the thermal memory will discharge to when the motor is
running at full load current. This level may be set as the percentage difference of the hot
motor thermal damage curve to the cold motor thermal damage curve; see Section 3.22.
Hot Motor Stall Time
TCR = 1 – --------------------------------------------------------- × 100%
Cold Motor Stall Time
Range: 0 to 90% in steps of 1% (0 disables this feature)
Factory Value = 15%
3
5 37
THERMAL CAPACITY USED
ALARM LEVEL = XXX%

This line sets the level to which the thermal capacity will be compared. If the thermal capacity
equals or exceeds this setpoint for the specified time delay, an alarm will occur.
Range: 1 to 100% or OFF, in steps of 1%
Factory Value = OFF
5 38
THERMAL CAPACITY USED
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC

This setpoint is used to set the time delay for operation of the Thermal Capacity Alarm
function.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 5 seconds
5 39
SLAVE ADDRESS = XXX

This setpoint is used to set the address of the relay to distinguish it from other devices in a
serial communications link (see the RS485 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS TERMINALS
section in Chapter 2 for details).
Range: 1 to 254 or OFF
Factory Value = 254
5 40
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PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
SETPOINTS PAGE 6: GE MULTILIN SERVICE CODES
6 1
PAGE 6: SETPOINT VALUES
GE MULTILIN SERVICE CODES

This page is used for 269 Plus relay testing both in the field and at the GE Multilin. The first
five lines of this page are available to the user for testing the relay once it is installed. The
other lines in this page are only accessible to GE Multilin service personnel by entering an
access code.

3 6 2
PLACE 269 PLUS IN
TEST MODE? XXX

All statistical values in Actual Values page 4 and all learned parameters in Actual Values
page 6 are not updated when this setpoint is set to YES; i.e. as long as the relay remains in
test mode. Normal updating of these Actual Values resumes once the 269 Plus is placed in
normal running mode by changing this setpoint to NO.
Range: YES, NO
Factory Value = NO
6 3
EXERCISE RELAY :
XXXXXX

This line tests the operation of the output relay contacts and any connected switchgear. This
can only be done when the motor is stopped and not tripped. With the access terminals
shorted, pressing the [VALUE V] or [VALUE W] keys, followed by the [STORE] key, causes
different output relays to change state:
Range: NO (no output relays activated), TRIP (Trip relay activated)
ALARM (Alarm relay activated), AUX.1 (Aux. 1 relay activated)
AUX.2 (Aux. 2 relay activated), ALL (All output relays activated)
6 4
TEMPERATURE= XXX C FOR
FORCED RTD # X

This line forces the relay to read a single RTD. The RTD number is chosen by pressing the
[VALUE V] or [VALUE W] keys.
Range: 1 to 10 in steps of 1 (RTD number to be read continuously)
This message is not displayed if the answer to the question ARE THERE ANY RTDS
CONNECTED? is NO (see Setpoints page 2, line 3).
6 5
ANALOG OUT FORCED
TO: XXXXXX SCALE

This line is used to force the analog current output of the 269 Plus relay to a certain value to
test the relay and any associated meters.
Range: NORMAL (unchanged), ZERO (forced to zero), MID (forced to middle of scale)
FULL (forced to full scale output)

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 20 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
6 6
STATUS = XXXXXX
FOR: XXXXXXXXXXXX SWITCH

This line checks the status (either OPEN or SHORT) of any of the following terminals:
Reset: EXT.RESET, EMG.RESTART, ACCESS, SPEED, DIFF., SPARE
6 7
SOFTWARE ACCESS = OFF
ACCESS STATUS: ENABLED

This line displays the access status as ENABLED or DISABLED, reflecting whether setpoints
may be stored or not. Setting this value of OFF the software access feature. Access is then
3
strictly a function of the access jumper. Once the status is ENABLED, a value between 1 and
500 may be stored to activate the software access feature. The stored value is displayed
until the user moves to a new line, presses the [CLEAR] button, or access is disabled. The
access status remains enabled for approximately 4 minutes after the last key is pressed, or
until the access jumper is removed. To enable access again, the user must ensure the
access jumper is installed and then store the software access code.
Range: 0 to 500 or OFF, in steps of 1 (OFF disables the software access feature).
Factory Value = OFF
6 8
SERVICE USE ONLY
CODE = XX

This line is used by GE Multilin service personnel for calibration and service.
6 9
CAN.SERVICE: 905-294-6222
http://www.gemultilin.com

Canadian and United States service phone number and web site.
6 10
ENCRYPTED SECURITY
ACCESS CODE = XXX

In the event that the user should forget or lose the software access code, this value may be
used by GE Multilin service personnel for deciphering.
6 11
MULTILIN 269 PLUS RELAY
REVISION 269P.XX.X

This is the 269 Plus relay firmware revision identifier line.

6 12
269 PLUS SERIAL NUMBER
SERIAL #: E52 X XXXX

This is the 269 Plus relay serial number identifier, where:

E: Hardware revision 52: Product code
X: Last digit of production year XXXX: Four digit serial number

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 21 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
6 13
END OF PAGE SIX
SETPOINT VALUES

SETPOINTS PAGE 7: METERING SETPOINTS

7 1
PAGE 7: SETPOINT VALUES
METERING SETPOINTS

This page enable the 269 Plus to display and/or trip and alarm on voltage or power values
3 received from a GE Multilin MPM meter.
7 2
METERING SETPOINTS SET
AND METER ONLINE? XXX

This setpoint enables 269 Plus communications with a GE Multilin meter.

NOTE: The CT and VT ratio must be programmed before "YES" is entered for this
setpoint.
Range: YES (initiates communication and enables all page 7 setpoints)
NO (disables communicates and disables all page 7 setpoints).
Factory Value = NO
7 3
METER MODULE
NOT INSTALLED

This message is shown when the answer to the question in the above setpoint is NO; i.e. the
meter is not online.
7 4
METER PHASE CT
PRIMARY = XXXX AMPS

Enter the phase CT primary value of the current transformers connected to the meter.
NOTE: Failure to enter a correct value for CT primary will result in incorrect values
from the meter!
Range: 20 to 1500 A in steps of 1 A.
Factory Value = 100
7 5
PHASE VT RATIO
VT RATIO = XXX:1

Enter the phase VT ratio of the voltage transformers connected to the meter.
VT Primary
VT Ratio = -------------------------------------- (round to one decimal place)
VT Secondary
Failure to enter a correct value for VT ratio will result in incorrect values from
the meter.
NOTE
Range: 1 to 255 in steps of 1
Factory Value = 1

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 22 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
7 6
METER PHASE VT SECONDARY
VT SECONDARY = XXX VOLT

Enter the VT secondary of the voltage transformer connected between the system and the
meter. All under and overvoltage protection is expressed as a percent of this setpoint.
Range: 40 to 240 V in steps of 1 V
Factory Value = 120 volts
7 7
3
ENABLE U/V TRIP & ALARM
IF AVG. VOLTS=0? XXX

This setpoint should be used if an undervoltage alarm or trip is desired on a dead bus, i.e.
when the average voltage of all three phases is zero.
Range: YES (Enables undervoltage trip & alarm features if the average voltage received
from the meter is zero. Reset of an U/V trip or alarm is only possible if the average
voltage goes above the setpoints).
NO (If the bus is de-energized or dead, no undervoltage trip or alarm is issued. If an
undervoltage trip or alarm condition existed prior to the average voltage becoming
zero, these conditions may be reset after the average voltage becomes zero)
7 8
UNDERVOLTAGE ALARM LEVEL
U/V ALARM = XX %VT

This line sets the threshold for the undervoltage alarm as a percentage of VT primary. The
alarm level programmed here is compared to the average voltage received from the meter.
To detect an undervoltage trip upon complete loss of all three phases, the ENABLE U/V TRIP &
ALARM IF AVG. VOLTS=0? setpoint must be set to YES.
Range: 30 to 95% of VT or OFF, in steps of 1%
Factory Value = OFF
7 9
U/V ALARM TIME DELAY
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC

This setpoint sets the time that an undervoltage alarm condition must persist in order to
facilitate an alarm.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 10 seconds
7 10
UNDERVOLTAGE TRIP LEVEL
U/V TRIP = XX %VT

This line sets the threshold for the undervoltage trip condition as a percentage of VT primary.
This value is compared to the average voltage received from the meter.
To detect an undervoltage trip upon complete loss of all three phases, the ENABLE U/V TRIP &
ALARM IF AVG. VOLTS=0? setpoint must be set to YES.
Range: 30 to 95% of VT or OFF, in steps of 1%
Factory Value = OFF

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 23 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
7 11
U/V TRIP TIME DELAY
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC

This line sets the time for an undervoltage trip condition to persist in order to facilitate a trip.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 5 seconds
7 12
OVERVOLTAGE ALARM LEVEL

3 O/V ALARM = XXX %VT

This line sets the threshold for the overvoltage alarm as a percentage of VT primary. The
alarm level programmed here is compared to the average voltage received from the meter.
Range: 101 to 115% of VT or OFF, in steps of 1%
Factory Value = OFF.
7 13
OVERVOLTAGE ALARM TIME
DELAY = XXX SEC

Sets the time that an overvoltage alarm must persist in order to facilitate an alarm. The alarm
level programmed here is compared to the average voltage received from the meter.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 10 seconds
7 14
OVERVOLTAGE TRIP LEVEL
O/V TRIP = XXX %VT

This line sets the threshold for the overvoltage trip condition as a percentage of VT primary.
The trip level programmed here is compared to the average voltage received from the meter.
Range: 101 to 115% of VT or OFF, in steps of 1%
Factory Value = OFF
7 15
O/V TRIP TIME DELAY
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC

This line sets the time that an overvoltage trip must persist in order to facilitate a trip.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 5 seconds
7 16
BLOCK PF PROTECTION
ON START? XXX

When programmed to YES, the PF PROTECTION DELAY setpoint is not shown. Instead, the
BLOCK PF ALARM & TRIP ON START setpoint is shown.
Range: YES (BLOCK PF ALARM & TRIP ON START BY is shown and may be enabled; PF
PROTECTION DELAY is not shown), NO (BLOCK PF ALARM & TRIP ON START BY is not
shown; PF PROTECTION DELAY is shown and may be enabled)
Factory Value = NO

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 24 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
7 17
BLOCK PF ALARM & TRIP
ON START BY: XXX SECONDS

When enabled, Power Factor alarm and trip protection are blocked from the time the motor
starts until the time delay programmed expires.
Range: 1 to 254 seconds or OFF, in steps of 1 sec. (OFF disables this function)
Factory Value = OFF
7 18
PF PROTECTION DELAY
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC
3
When enabled after a successful start, the power factor must be within range of the power
factor lead/lag trip levels for this time before the power factor trip & alarm features are active.
Range: 1 to 254 seconds or OFF, in steps of 1 sec. (OFF disables this function)
Factory Value = OFF
7 19
POWER FACTOR LEAD
ALARM LEVEL = X.XX

This line sets the power factor "lead" alarm threshold level for a power factor alarm condition.
Range: 0.05 to 0.99 in steps of 0.01 or OFF. Factory Value = OFF
7 20
POWER FACTOR LAG
ALARM LEVEL = X.XX

This line sets the power factor "lag" alarm threshold level for a power factor alarm condition.
Range: 0.05 to 0.99 or OFF, in steps of 0.01
Factory Value = OFF
7 21
POWER FACTOR ALARM
TIME DELAY = XXX

This line sets the time that a power factor alarm condition must persist to facilitate an alarm.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 10 seconds
7 22
POWER FACTOR LEAD
TRIP LEVEL = X.XX

This line sets the power factor "lead" trip threshold level for a power factor trip condition.
Range: 0.05 to 0.99 or OFF, in steps of 0.01
Factory Value = OFF
7 23
POWER FACTOR LAG
TRIP LEVEL = X.XX

This setpoint sets the power factor "lag" trip threshold level for a power factor trip condition.
Range: 0.05 to 0.99 or OFF, in steps of 0.01
Factory Value = OFF

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TABLE 3–3: 269 PLUS SETPOINTS (SHEET 25 OF 25)

PAGE LINE INFORMATION LINE
7 24
POWER FACTOR TRIP
TIME DELAY = XXX

This line sets the time that a power factor trip condition must persist to facilitate a trip.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 5 seconds
7 25
POSITIVE KVAR ALARM
LEVEL = +XXXXX KVARS
3 This setpoint is used to set the positive KVAR limit threshold for a kvar alarm condition.
Range: 100 to 25000 KVARS or OFF, in steps of 100
Factory Value = OFF
7 26
NEGATIVE KVAR ALARM
LEVEL = -XXXXX KVARS

This setpoint is used to set the negative KVAR limit threshold for a kvar alarm condition.
Range: 100 to 25000 KVARS or OFF, in steps of 100
Factory Value = OFF
7 27
KVAR ALARM
TIME DELAY = XXX SEC

This setpoint is used to set the time that a KVAR alarm condition must persist for in order to
facilitate an alarm.
Range: 1 to 255 seconds in steps of 1 sec.
Factory Value = 5 seconds
7 28
ENABLE VOLTAGE PHASE
REVERSAL? XXX

This line enables or disables the phase reversal trip feature as detected from the meter
monitoring the line voltages.
Range: YES - enable voltage phase reversal; NO - disable voltage phase reversal
7 29
ANALOG OUT SCALE FACTOR
100KWxXXX 30KVARxXXX

This line sets the full scale value for the meter's analog output (kW and kvars).
Range: 1 to 255 in steps of 1. Factory Value = 1
7 30
END OF PAGE SEVEN
SETPOINT VALUES

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 3 SETUP AND USE HELP MODE

3.6 HELP MODE

This display mode should be used whenever help is required using the 269 Plus. The [HELP] key provides
information on the proper function and use of each key and the currently displayed ACTUAL VALUES, SET-
POINTS, or TRIP/ALARM message. Pressing [HELP] has no effect when a flash message or HELP message
is displayed.
If the [HELP] key is pressed on the first line of a page the following message appears:

Press KEY of interest or

HELP again for details

Press the key for which instruction is required or press [HELP] again for information on the previously dis-
played ACTUAL VALUES, SETPOINTS, or TRIP/ALARM message. When the desired key is pressed, the fol- 3
lowing message appears:
Press LINE DOWN for
info or CLEAR to exit

The [LINE W] key displays the requested HELP message.

If the [HELP] key is pressed when any line that is not a page header is displayed, the message shown will be
for the previously displayed ACTUAL VALUES, SETPOINTS, or TRIP/ALARM message.
Pressing the [CLEAR] key at any time during the HELP message returns the display to the page and line of the
mode in effect when the [HELP] key was originally pressed. The [ACTUAL VALUES] and [SETPOINTS] keys
may also be pressed to exit HELP mode.
3.7 TRIP/ALARM MODE

The TRIP/ALARM mode can only be entered when an actual motor value exceeds a setpoint value or an alarm
becomes active. Every trip and alarm condition has a separate message to easily identify the exact nature of
the problem.
TRIP/ALARM mode is entered whenever a setpoint is exceeded or an alarm condition arises regardless of
whether an output relay activation occurs. For example, if the STATOR RTD ALARM LEVEL setpoint is exceeded,
but this function is assigned to NO output relay, the 269 Plus will enter TRIP/ALARM mode but no output relay
activation will occur.
To leave TRIP/ALARM mode, press the [ACTUAL VALUES], [SETPOINTS], or [HELP] keys. This will not
change the state of the output relays, but allows access to other motor and relay information so the cause of
the trip may be determined. The active TRIP/ALARM messages are found in Actual Values page 5, immedi-
ately preceding the pre-trip motor data. If any trip/alarm function is active and no keypress occurs for 20 sec-
onds, the display returns to the appropriate TRIP/ALARM message.
Only one type of relay trip can occur at any time. However, a trip and an alarm, or multiple alarms, can occur
simultaneously. In this case, the TRIP/ALARM message for the trip or alarm with the highest priority is dis-
played. Any other active messages can be examined by using the [LINE W] key. The complete set of TRIP/
ALARM messages is shown in the following table. The messages are shown in order of display priority.
Only one TRIP function or inhibit can occur at any one time. TRIP functions must therefore be
used to trip out the motor. Once one TRIP function or Inhibit is active no other trips can occur.
NOTE
If multiple alarms occur, other ALARM messages may be viewed with the LINE DOWN key.

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Table 3–4: TRIP/ALARM MESSAGES AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS

PRI INFORMATION LINE EXPLANATION SUGGESTIONS MANUAL
SECTION
1 Problem in A/D circuit detected by Return relay for service. 3.24
SELF TEST ALARM
internal self-test. Service required.
A/D H/W FAIL
Problem in RTD circuit detected by Return relay for service.
SELF TEST ALARM
internal self-test. Service required.
RTD H/W FAIL. RTDs OFF Number of stator RTDs is set to 0,
and all RTD setpoints are set to OFF.
Problem in RAM detected by internal Return relay for service.
SELF TEST ALARM
self-test. Service required.
3 RAM FAIL
Problem in NOVRAM detected by Return relay for service.
SELF TEST ALARM FAC-
internal self-test. Service required.
TORY
S O S O
2 Short Circuit Trip Level exceeded for Check for motor winding 3.15
PHASE S/C TRIP
a time greater than the Short Circuit shorts.
Time Delay.
3 Rapid trip / Mech. Jam Trip Level Check system for jams / 3.14
RAPID TRIP
exceeded for a time greater than the excessive load.
Rapid Trip Time Delay.
4 Unbalance of over 30% present for a Check continuity of 3.11
SINGLE PHASE TRIP
time greater than 4 seconds. incoming three phase
supply.
5 Ground Fault Trip Level exceeded Check for motor winding to 3.12
GROUND FAULT TRIP
for a time greater than the Ground case or ground shorts.
Fault Trip Time Delay. Check motor for moisture
or conductive particles.
6 Motor thermal capacity exceeded. Excessive load with motor 3.19
OVERLOAD TRIP
Motor lock-out time is also shown. running or locked rotor on
LOCKOUT TIME = XXX start.
Wait for motor to cool.
7 Insufficient thermal capacity Wait for motor to cool. 3.21
START INHIBIT
available for motor to start (i.e. less
LOCKOUT TIME = XXX than Learned Start Capacity)
8 Total number of motor starts over the Reduce number of starts 3.10, 3.4a
STARTS/HOUR
past hour greater than Number of during normal motor
LOCKOUT TIME = XXX Starts per Hour setpoint. operation.
9 Time elapsed since the last start has Wait until Inhibit expires. 3.4a
TIME BETWEEN STARTS
not exceeded Time Between Starts
LOCKOUT TIME = XXX MIN setpoint.
10 Time elapsed since motor has Wait until inhibit expires.
BACKSPIN TIMER
stopped has not exceeded the
LOCKOUT TIME = XXX MIN Backspin Timer setpoint
11 Unbalance Trip Level exceeded for a Check incoming supply 3.11
UNBALANCE TRIP
time greater than the Unbalance Trip phases for unbalance;
Time Delay (all phases > 0.1 × FLC). Check for motor winding
shorts; Increase Trip Level
if required.
• Available only if a GE Multilin meter (MPM) is installed and on-line (see Setpoints page 7, line 2)

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Table 3–4: TRIP/ALARM MESSAGES AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS (Continued)

PRI INFORMATION LINE EXPLANATION SUGGESTIONS MANUAL
SECTION
12 Stator RTD Trip Level temperature Check motor ventilation 3.17
STATOR RTD TRIP
exceeded on at least 1 stator RTD. and ambient temperature.
RTD # X = XXX C Allow motor to cool.
13 RTD Trip Level temperature 3.18
RTD TRIP
exceeded.
RTD # X = XXX C
14 Motor did not enter a normal running Excessive load or locked 3.9
ACCEL. TIME TRIP
state (i.e. phase current < FLC) rotor on start.
within Acceleration Time setpoint.
15•
PHASE REVERSAL TRIP
Phases not connected to motor in Check incoming phase 3.20 3
proper sequence. sequence and VT polarity.

16 Phase current less than U/C Trip Check system for loss of 3.13
UNDERCURRENT TRIP
setpoint for a time period greater load.
than the U/C trip time delay.
17 Non-closure of speed switch Locked motor on start 2.16
SPEED SWITCH TRIP
contacts within Speed Switch Time
Delay
18 Closure of differential relay contacts. Differential relay trip 2.15
DIFFERENTIAL INPUT
TRIP
19 Spare Input contact closure Check device connected
SPARE INPUT TRIP
to Spare Input terminals

20• Low incoming voltage from Adjust transformer tap

UNDERVOLTAGE TRIP
substation. changer.

21• High incoming voltage from Adjust transformer tap

OVERVOLTAGE TRIP
substation. changer.

22• Fault in excitation control system. Check excitation.

POWER FACTOR TRIP

23 Phase current greater than Reduce motor load. 3.16

OVERLOAD WARNING
Immediate O/L Level setpoint.
TIME TO TRIP = XXXXX
24 Ground Fault Alarm Level exceeded Check motor windings for 3.12
GROUND FAULT ALARM
for a time greater than the Ground shorts, moisture, or
G/F = XX PERCENT Fault Time Delay. conductive particles.
25 Unbalance Alarm Level exceeded Check incoming phases 3.11
UNBALANCE ALARM
for a time greater than the for unbalance.
U/B = XX PERCENT Unbalance Time Delay.
26 Phase current less than Check system for loss of 3.13
UNDERCURRENT ALARM
Undercurrent Alarm Level for a time load.
I(3 ph avg) = XXXX A greater than the Undercurrent Alarm
S Time Delay.
• Available only if a GE Multilin meter (MPM) is installed and on-line (see Setpoints page 7, line 2)

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Table 3–4: TRIP/ALARM MESSAGES AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS (Continued)

PRI INFORMATION LINE EXPLANATION SUGGESTIONS MANUAL
SECTION
27 Phase current exceeded Mechanical Check system for jams/ 3.14
MECHANICAL JAM ALARM
Jam Alarm Level for a time greater excessive load.
I(3 ph avg) = XXX AMPS than the Mechanical Jam Alarm
Time Delay.
28 Stator RTD Alarm Level temperature Check motor ventilation 3.17
STATOR RTD ALARM
exceeded on at least one stator and ambient temperature.
RTD # XX = XXX C RTD.
29 RTD Alarm Level temperature 3.18
RTD ALARM
exceeded.
3 RTD # XX = XXX C
30 Stator RTD High Alarm Level Check motor ventilation 3.17
STATOR RTD HIGH ALARM
temperature exceeded. and ambient temperature.
RTD # XX = XXX C
31 RTD High Alarm Level temperature 3.18
RTD HIGH ALARM
exceeded.
RTD # XX = XXX C
32 Open circuit on RTD. Check continuity of RTDs. 3.17,
BROKEN RTD LINE
3.18
see RTD ACTUAL VALUES
33 Indicates a possibly shorted RTD in Check continuity of RTDs.
LOW TEMPERATURE ALARM
ambient temperature above 0°C.
RTD # XX
34 Spare Input contact closure Check device connected 2.21
SPARE INPUT ALARM
to Spare Input terminals

35 Thermal capacity used equals or 3.20

THERMAL CAPACITY ALARM
exceeds setpoint
USED = XXX PERCENT
36• Low incoming voltage from Adjust transformer tap
UNDERVOLTAGE ALARM
substation. changer.
V(3 ph avg) = XXXXX
37• High incoming voltage from Adjust transformer tap
OVERVOLTAGE ALARM
substation. changer.
V(3 ph avg) = XXXXX
38• Fault in excitation control system. Check excitation.
POWER FACTOR ALARM
PF = XX.XX LAG
39• Machine KVAR limit exceeded. Adjust excitation.
KVAR LIMIT ALARM
KVAR = +XXXXX
40• Meter is not connected or not Check meter control
METER FAILURE
responding. power; Check meter wiring
(COMMUNICATION HARD-
)
41• Meter firmware is an older revision Upgrade meter firmware
METER FAILURE
than the 269 Plus firmware.
(INCOMPATIBLE REVI-
S O S)
• Available only if a GE Multilin meter (MPM) is installed and on-line (see Setpoints page 7, line 2)

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 3 SETUP AND USE PHASE CT & MOTOR FULL LOAD CURRENT SETPOINTS

3.8 PHASE CT & MOTOR FULL LOAD CURRENT SETPOINTS

The PHASE CT RATIO is entered in Setpoints page 1. This value must be entered correctly for the relay to read
the actual motor phase currents. The choice of phase CTs depends on the motor Full Load Current. The Phase
CTs should be chosen such that the Full Load Current is not less than 50% of the rated phase CT primary. For
maximum accuracy, the motor FLC should be equal to the phase CT primary, but never more (see the PHYSI-
CAL DIMENSIONS and PHASE CT INPUTS sections). The maximum phase CT primary current is 1500 A. For
higher ratings, please contact GE Multilin.
The MOTOR FULL LOAD CURRENT is used as the maximum continuous current that the motor can draw without
overheating and should be taken from the motor nameplate or data sheets. It is entered in Setpoints page 1.
If the motor has a service factor, it may be accommodated using the OVERLOAD PICKUP LEVEL setpoint; see
Sections 3.20 and 3.22 for additional information.
3
When the relay detects a current greater than the OVERLOAD PICKUP LEVEL × FLC, the time/overload curve
comes into effect and the Trip relay activates after a time determined by the overload curve shape, the amount
of phase current unbalance present and the RTD bias (when enabled), and the thermal memory contents.

3.9 ACCELERATION TIME SETPOINT

The acceleration time of the drive system is entered in Setpoints page 1. This feature is strictly a timer that can
be used to protect the equipment driven by the motor. This time does not affect the thermal memory calculated
by the relay.
The acceleration time is used by the relay as the maximum allowable time between a motor start attempt and
the beginning of normal running operation. A motor start attempt is detected by the 269 Plus when an average
phase current greater than one full load current is detected within one second following a motor stop condition.
A normal running condition will be detected by the relay when the phase current drops below overload pickup
× FLC for any length of time following a start. When the phase current drops below 5% of CT primary rated
amps a motor stop will be detected. In the case where a motor may idle at less than 5% of rated CT primary
Amps (i.e. synchronous motor) it is imperative that a 52b contact is input to the 269 Plus (52b contact reflects
the opposite state of the breaker). The 269 Plus will then determine a "STOP" condition if motor current is less
than 5% of CT primary and the 52b contact is closed (see the INHIBITS section).
To protect against a locked rotor condition the 269 Plus relay allows its thermal memory (see the THERMAL
MEMORY section) to fill during a start. Thus if the heat produced by a locked rotor condition causes the ther-
mal capacity of the motor to be exceeded, an overload trip will be initiated. The acceleration time setpoint can
only be used for driven load protection, not locked rotor protection.
If the ACCEL. TIME function is not required, the setpoint should be set to OFF.

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3.10 INHIBITS

An Inhibit is a feature that becomes active only once a motor STOP condition has been detected and prevents
motor starting until the Inhibit has timed out. There are four Inhibit features in the 269 Plus. They are STARTS/
HOUR, TIME BETWEEN STARTS, START INHIBIT, and BACKSPIN TIMER. These four features are assigned to output
relays in one group as Inhibits. After a motor has stopped, if any of the Inhibits are active, the output relay(s)
assigned to Inhibits will activate and the message that appears will represent the Inhibit with the longest lock-
out time remaining. Neither of the Inhibits will increment any of the statistical values of page four of actual val-
ues, and all of the Inhibits are always auto-reset, unless they are assigned to AUX1 and the Special External
Reset function in Setpoints page 5 is enabled (see Sections 2.13 and 3.23 for details).
The allowable number of motor Starts per Hour is entered in Setpoints page 1. The relay keeps a record of the
number of motor starts over the past hour and causes an output relay activation when this value is equal to the
3 setpoint value. An Inhibit will occur only after the motor is stopped. This setpoint value should be obtained from
the motor manufacturer's data sheets. If more than 5 starts/hour are allowed, this setpoints should be stored as
OFF. The relay starts/hour counter will be saved if power is lost to the unit. Note that the relay must detect all
motor start attempts (see the ACCELERATION TIME SETPOINT section above) in order for this feature to
operate correctly.
A value in minutes for the TIME BETWEEN STARTS feature is entered in Setpoints page 5. The time between
starts timer is loaded during a start condition and begins to decrement (Actual Values page 1, line 7). Once the
motor stops, if the timer has not decremented to zero, an Inhibit will occur. The Inhibit will time out when the
timer decrements to zero, and another start will be possible. The START INHIBIT feature is explained in detail in
Section 3.22.
A value in minutes for the BACKSPIN TIMER is entered in Setpoints page 5. This timer prevents motor starts
while the rotor continues to rotate. In the case of a pump motor, the rotor may actually spin backwards when
the pump is stopped, creating a very hazardous condition for a motor start. If this setpoint is enabled, the timer
is loaded once the motor starts and the inhibit becomes active. The inhibit will time out when the Backspin
Timer is zero and another start will be possible.
It is recommended that a very liberal time be set for the BACKSPIN TIMER as it is only a timer
and cannot sense motor rotation!
WARNING
Due to the nature of the Inhibit features, they fall into the class of 269 Plus Trip features and
therefore they must be active only during a motor 'STOP' condition (ONLY ONE TRIP OR
NOTE
INHIBIT MAY OCCUR AT ANY ONE TIME). The detection of a motor 'STOP' condition is impor-
tant. In the case where a motor may idle at less than 5% of rated CT primary amps (i.e. syn-
chronous motors), it is imperative that a 52B contact is input to the spare terminals (44, 45) to
detect a motor 'STOP' condition (52B contact reflects the opposite state of the breaker).
Enabling the 52B contact setpoint in page 5 of setpoints will allow the 269 Plus to determine a
'STOP' condition if motor current is less than 5% CT primary and the 52B contact is closed.
It is recommended that the trip functions and inhibit features be assigned to different relays. For example, all
the trip functions may be assigned to activate the TRIP relay when a trip condition is met. The Inhibit Lockout
should then be assigned to activate the AUX1 relay when the motor stops and an inhibit is issued by the 269
Plus. Separating TRIPs and INHIBITs in this manner makes it easier for operators to properly diagnose prob-
lems and take appropriate corrective action.
Also, the CAUSE OF LAST EVENT message seen on Actual Values page 5 clearly shows whether the last event
was a TRIP or an INHIBIT.
Inhibit lockouts are assigned to the AUX1 relay as a factory default. Ensure that AUX1 contac-
tors are properly wired in your control circuit. See the WIRING DIAGRAM FOR CONTACTORS
and WIRING DIAGRAM FOR BREAKERS figures in this chapter for wiring details.
NOTE

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 3 SETUP AND USE UNBALANCE SETPOINTS

3.11 UNBALANCE SETPOINTS

Unbalanced three-phase supply voltages are a major cause of induction motor thermal damage. Unbalance is
caused by a variety of factors and is common in industrial environments. Causes can include increased resis-
tance in one phase due to pitted or faulty contactors, transformer faults, and unequal tap settings, or non-uni-
formly distributed three phase loads. The incoming supply to a plant may be balanced, but varying single
phase loads in the plant can cause voltage unbalance at the motor terminals. The most serious case of unbal-
ance is single phasing which is the complete loss of one phase of the incoming supply. This can be caused by
a utility supply problem or by a blown fuse in one phase and can seriously damage a three phase motor.
Unbalance at the motor terminals means an increase in the applied negative sequence voltage. This results in
a large increase in the negative sequence current drawn by the motor due to the relatively small negative
sequence impedance of the rotor. This current is normally at about twice the power supply frequency and pro-
duces a torque in the opposite direction to the desired motor output. For small unbalances the overall output 3
torque will remain constant, but the motor will be developing a large positive torque to overcome the negative
sequence torque. These opposing torques and the high negative sequence current produce much higher rotor
losses and consequently greatly increased rotor heating effects. Stator heating is increased as well, but to a
much smaller extent. The amount of unbalance that a given motor can tolerate is therefore dependent on the
rotor design and heat dissipation characteristics.
Persistent, minor voltage unbalance can thus lead to rotor thermal damage while severe unbalance such as
single phasing can very quickly lead to a motor burnout.
For phase currents above 100% FLC, the 269 Plus calculates the ratio of the negative to positive sequence
currents (In /Ip) and uses this ratio in two seperate protective functions. It is used to bias the 269 Plus thermal
memory which represents the thermal capacity of the motor as a whole (enabled in Setpoints page 5). The
method of determining In /Ip is independent of actual line frequency or phase current lead/lag characteristics,
and when enabled is used to bias the thermal memory. This negative sequence unbalance method provides
readings similar to the NEMA unbalance calculation but gives more realistic results for the thermal effect of
unbalance on the motor (for an unbalance example see Appendix A). For phase currents below 100% FLC, the
relay calculates the ratio of In to full load current (In /IFLC) and uses this to provide protection. This avoids nuis-
ance trips due to relatively high levels of In with lower levels of Ip that may create high U/B levels at low loads.
For unbalance protection, trip and alarm In /Ip ratios may be chosen along with appropriate persistence times
(time delays) in Setpoints page 1. If no separate unbalance protection is desired, the trip and alarm levels
should be set to OFF. The delay times will then be disregarded by the relay. Above 100% FLC, if an unbalance
of more than 30% persists for more than 4 seconds, a SINGLE PHASE TRIP will result. Below 100% FLC, if motor
load is greater than 25%, and any one phase reads zero, this will also be considered a single phase condition.
The single phase time delay can be adjusted by contacting the factory.
If the UNBALANCE TRIP LEVEL is set to OFF, single phase protection will be turned off.

NOTE
It should be noted that a 1% voltage unbalance typically translates into a 6% current unbalance. For example,
if the supply voltage is normally unbalanced up to 2%, the current unbalance seen by a typical motor would be
2 × 6 = 12%. Set the alarm pickup at 15% and the trip at 20% to prevent nuisance tripping; 5 or 10 seconds is
a reasonable delay.
Other factors may produce unbalanced phase currents. Cyclic, pulsating and rapidly changing loads have
been observed to create unbalance in motors driving machines such as ball mill grinders, shredders, crushers,
and centrifugal compressors, where the load characteristics are constantly and rapidly changing.
Under such circumstances, and in order to prevent nuisance unbalance trips or alarms, the pickup level should
not be set too low. Also, a reasonable time delay should be set to avoid nuisance trips or alarms. It is recom-
mended that the unbalance input to thermal memory be used to bias the thermal model, thus accounting for
motor heating that may be caused by cyclic short term unbalances.

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 GROUND FAULT (EARTH LEAKAGE) SETPOINTS 3 SETUP AND USE

3.12 GROUND FAULT (EARTH LEAKAGE) SETPOINTS

Aging and thermal cycling can eventually cause a lowering of the dielectric strength of the insulation in the sta-
tor winding. This can produce a low impedance path from the supply to ground resulting in ground fault cur-
rents which can be quite high in solidly grounded systems. In resistance grounded systems there is a
resistance in series with the supply source to limit ground fault current and allow the system to continue oper-
ating for a short time under fault conditions. The fault should be located and corrected as soon as possible,
however, since a second fault on another phase would result in a very high current flow. In addition to damag-
ing the motor, a ground fault can place the motor casing above ground potential thus presenting a safety haz-
ard to personnel.
On the occurrence of a ground fault caused by insulation breakdown, an unprotected motor will commonly suf-
fer severe structural damage and have to be replaced. The fault could also shut down the power supply bus to
3 which the faulty motor is connected.
Ground faults can occur in otherwise good motors because of environmental conditions. Moisture or conduc-
tive dust, which are often present in mines, can provide an electrical path to ground thus allowing ground fault
current to flow. In this case, ground fault protection should shut down the motor immediately so that it can be
dried or cleaned before being restarted.
For ground fault protection by the 269 Plus, all three of the motor conductors must pass through a separate
ground fault CT (see the GROUND CT INPUT section in Chapter 2). The CT may be either GE Multilin’s
50:0.025A (2000:1 ratio) or 50:5 up to 1500:5 and is chosen in Setpoints page 1. Separate ground fault trip and
alarm levels, and persistence times (time delays) may also be set. The ground fault trip can be instantaneous,
or up to 20.0 seconds of time delay can be chosen to allow the 269 Plus to be coordinated with other protective
devices and switchgear.
The amount of current that will flow due to a fault depends on where the fault occurs in the motor winding. A
high current flow will result if a short to ground occurs near the end of the stator winding nearest the terminal
voltage. A low ground fault current will flow if a fault occurs at the neutral end of the winding since this end
should be a virtual ground. Thus a low level of ground fault pickup is desirable to protect as much of the stator
winding as possible and to prevent the motor casing from becoming a shock hazard. In resistance grounded
systems the ground fault trip level must be set below the maximum current limited by the ground resistor or
else the relay will not see a large enough ground fault current to cause a trip.
The ground fault trip level should be set as low as possible, although too sensitive a setting may cause nui-
sance trips due to capacitive current flow. If nuisance trips occur with no apparent cause the trip level should be
increased; conversely if no nuisance trips occur a lower fault setpoint may be desirable.
Care must be taken when turning on this feature. If the interrupting device (circuit breaker or
contactor) is not rated to break ground fault current (low resistance or solidly grounded sys-
WARNING tems), the trip setpoint should be set to OFF. The feature may be assigned to the AUX1 relay
and connected such that it trips an upstream device that is capable of breaking the fault cur-
rent.

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 3 SETUP AND USE CONTACTOR/BREAKER WIRING

3.13 CONTACTOR/BREAKER WIRING

Figure 3–2: WIRING DIAGRAM FOR CONTACTORS

Figure 3–3: WIRING DIAGRAM FOR BREAKERS

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 UNDERCURRENT SETPOINTS 3 SETUP AND USE

3.14 UNDERCURRENT SETPOINTS

These setpoints are located in Setpoints page 1 and are normally used to detect a decrease in motor current
flow caused by a loss of, or decrease in, motor load. This is especially useful for indication of loss of suction for
pumps, loss of airflow for fans, or a broken belt for conveyors. When the current falls below the setpoint value
for the setpoint time, the relay assigned to the undercurrent trip or alarm function will become active.
If this feature is used for loss of load detection, the UNDERCURRENT ALARM LEVEL or UNDERCURRENT TRIP LEVEL
setpoints should be chosen to be just above the motor current level for the anticipated reduced load condition.
If the feature is not desired, the alarm and trip levels should be set to OFF. The delay time setpoint, will then be
ignored by the relay.
If the motor is normally operated at a current level below its rated full load current, this feature may be used for
3 a pre-overload warning. This is accomplished by setting the UNDERCURRENT ALARM LEVEL to be above the nor-
mal operating current of the motor but below the rated full load current. In this way the undercurrent function
will cause the relay assigned to it to become inactive if the motor current increases above the UNDERCURRENT
setpoint level. This would indicate an abnormal loading condition prior to an actual motor overload.
The output relay assigned to the undercurrent alarm function will automatically reset itself when the motor
stops (i.e. when the phase current becomes zero) unless this relay is programmed as latched (see RELAY
ALARM LATCHCODE, Setpoints page 5). The undercurrent trip function is always latched and a reset is required
to clear the trip.
3.15 RAPID TRIP / MECHANICAL JAM SETPOINTS

These setpoints are found in Setpoints page 1 and are used to protect the driven mechanical system from
jams. If used, this feature is active only after the motor has successfully started, and will cause relay activation
in the event of a stall while the motor is running.
A current surge of 150% to 600% of motor full load from 0.5 to 125.0 seconds during motor operation, depend-
ing on the setpoints chosen, will cause the relay assigned to the Rapid Trip or Mechanical Jam alarm functions
to become active. To disable the Rapid Trip or Mechanical Jam alarm functions, the RAPID TRIP/MECH. JAM TRIP
LEVEL or MECHANICAL JAM ALARM LEVEL setpoints should be set to OFF. The RAPID TRIP TIME DELAY and
MECHANICAL JAM TIME DELAY setpoints will then be disregarded by the relay.
These features are not recommended for use with systems that experience overloads as part
of normal operation.
NOTE
3.16 SHORT CIRCUIT SETPOINTS

The Short Circuit protective function provides overriding protection for any large phase current. Complete pro-
tection from phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground faults is provided with this feature. This feature is active at
all times, including during motor starts, unless the SHORT CIRCUIT TRIP LEVEL is set to OFF. The setpoints are in
Setpoints page 1.
The phase current short circuit trip level can be set from 4 to 12 times motor full load current. The trip can be
instantaneous or can be delayed by up to 20.5 seconds to facilitate coordination with system switchgear. If this
feature is not desired the SHORT CIRCUIT TRIP LEVEL setpoint should be set to OFF. If this is done the relay will
disregard the SHORT CIRCUIT TIME DELAY setpoint.
When using this feature be certain that the interrupting device can safely open to break the
short circuit duty. Otherwise this setpoint must be set to OFF. Other means of interrupting fault
WARNING currents must then be used (e.g. fuses).

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 3 SETUP AND USE IMMEDIATE OVERLOAD ALARM SETPOINT

3.17 IMMEDIATE OVERLOAD ALARM SETPOINT

The IMMEDIATE OVERLOAD ALARM LEVEL setpoint is located at Setpoints page 1, line 30. It is adjustable from
1.01 to 1.50 × FLC. An output relay activation will occur immediately when the average phase current goes
over the setpoint value. This function can never cause latched (manual reset) relay operation. An Immediate
Overload Alarm will not be issued when the motor is started. This function is only active when the motor is in
the run mode.
3.18 STATOR RTD SETPOINTS

The 269 Plus is ordered with one of the following RTD types: 100 Ω platinum, 10 Ω copper, 100 Ω nickel, or
120 Ω nickel. Setpoints page 2, line 2, indicates the type of RTD built into the relay. It is possible to operate the
269 Plus without connecting any RTDs. Setpoints page 2, line 3, asks the question:
3
ARE THERE ANY RTDs
CONNECTED? NO

If the answer is NO, the 269 Plus hides all RTD related setpoints and actual values, making it easier to program
the application. If Alarm and Trip Levels are set prior to setting this setpoint to NO, alarms and trips will still
remain active.
The 269 Plus displays temperatures in either degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit depending on the RTD MESSAGE
DISPLAY setpoint. If Fahrenheit option is chosen, the increment can vary between 1 and 2° due to the conver-
sion from Celsius to Fahrenheit and the rounding of the result.
CARE MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO ENTER CELSIUS VALUES FOR SETPOINT PARAMETERS
WHEN IN FAHRENHEIT MODE AND VICE-VERSA.
WARNING

The 269 Plus has 6 sets of 4 terminals available for the connection of RTDs to monitor the temperature of the
stator windings. If fewer than 6 RTDs are to be used they must be connected to the lowest numbered RTD con-
nections on the rear of the relay. The stator RTD setpoints are found in Setpoints page 2. The # OF STATOR
RTDS USED setpoint should be chosen to represent the number of RTDs actually connected to the motor stator
windings. Thus if 3 RTDs are connected to the stator, the # OF STATOR RTDS USED setpoint should be set to 3,
and the 3 RTDs must be connected to the terminals for RTD1, RTD2, and RTD3 (Terminals 1 to 12).
There are individual trip, alarm, and high alarm setpoints for each stator RTD, and trip and alarm setpoints for
other (e.g. bearing) RTDs. For stator RTDs, a TRIP relay activation will occur when at least two stator RTDs
exceed their corresponding setpoints. This is the case when the STATOR RTD VOTING scheme is in effect. Other
RTDs are not affected by the voting feature. Trip relay activation for other RTDs will occur when any one of the
RTD temperatures goes over its setpoint value. This is also the case for stator RTDs if voting is defeated. Sta-
tor RTD alarms and high alarms, and other RTD alarms, are also issued based on individual RTD setpoints.
The maximum stator RTD temperature at any time will be used for relay thermal calculation
The RTD temperature readings may be displayed in Actual Values mode. If no connection is made to the RTD
terminals, the display for that RTD reads "no RTD". If the answer to ARE THERE ANY RTDS CONNECTED? is NO,
the display shows NO RTDS ARE CONNECTED TO THE 269 PLUS. If the # OF STATOR RTDS USED setpoint is 3, only
the maximum temperature from RTD1, RTD2, and RTD3 will be used for motor temperature calculations.
Thus, in this case, RTD4, RTD5, and RTD6 may be used for any other RTD temperature monitoring function
desired.
If a stator RTD becomes open-circuited during use, the actual values display for that RTD reads "no RTD". The
disconnected RTD will then be ignored. The 269 Plus will enter TRIP/ALARM mode to warn the user of the
faulty RTD if the NO SENSOR ALARM is enabled (see Setpoints page 5). Similarly, if the LOW TEMPERATURE
ALARM is enabled (see Setpoints page 5) the relay enters Trip/Alarm mode to warn the user of any one RTD
measuring 0°C (32°F). This setpoint can be used to detect shorted RTDs given that the normal running tem-

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perature of the motor's stator, bearing and other RTDs is not 0°C or less. After a stator RTD temperature trip,
alarm, or high alarm setpoint is exceeded, the 269 Plus will not allow the active output relays to be reset until
the temperature has fallen 4°C below the exceeded setpoint.

3.19 OTHER RTD SETPOINTS

A total of 10 RTD inputs are provided with the 269 Plus. Any RTD inputs not used for stator RTD protection can
be used for other temperature monitoring functions. These will commonly be used for motor and load bearings.
Separate alarm and trip level temperatures can be selected for each RTD in Setpoints page 2.
Trip and alarm level setpoints should be set to OFF for any unused RTD terminals. When no connection is
made to a set of RTD terminals or if a sensor becomes damaged, the actual values display for that RTD will
read "no RTD". If the NO SENSOR ALARM is enabled (see Setpoints page 5) the relay will enter TRIP/ALARM
3 mode to warn the user of any open RTD connection that does not have its trip and alarm level setpoints stored
as OFF. Similarly, if the LOW TEMPERATURE ALARM is enabled (see Setpoints page 5) the relay will enter Trip/
Alarm mode to warn the user of any one RTD measuring 0°C (32°F). The 269 Plus can detect shorted RTDs in
motors where the normal running temperature, hence stator RTD and bearing RTD temperature, is not 0°C
(32°F) or less. If an RTD becomes shorted, and the LOW TEMPERATURE ALARM setpoint is enabled, the 269
Plus will detect that shorted RTD, and displays a message indicating a LOW TEMPERATURE ALARM for that spe-
cific RTD. The RTD number is also displayed for ease of troubleshooting. This feature is not recommended to
be used in harsh environments where normal running motor temperature (stator and bearing RTD temp-
erature) can go to 0°C or less.
RTDs connected to the 269 Plus RTD terminals must all be of the same type. After an RTD temperature trip or
alarm setpoint is exceeded, the 269 Plus will not allow the activated output relays to be reset until the temper-
ature has fallen 4°C below the exceeded setpoint.
To use RTD #10 for ambient air temperature sensing a setpoint in Setpoints page 5 must be changed (see the
STARTS/HOUR TIMER sub-section earlier in this chapter).
Once correct control power is applied to the 269 Plus relay, a clicking sound will be heard approxi-
mately every second. This normal operation indicates that the relay is scanning through the RTDs
NOTE
regardless if RTDs are in use.

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 3 SETUP AND USE OVERLOAD CURVE SETPOINTS

3.20 OVERLOAD CURVE SETPOINTS

The overload curve is chosen in Setpoints page 3. The curve will come into effect when the motor phase cur-
rent goes over the Overload Pickup level × FLC (see the figure below). When this is true the motor thermal
capacity will be decreased accordingly; the output relay assigned to the OVERLOAD TRIP function will acti-
vate when 100% of the available thermal capacity has been exhausted. Thermal capacity may be reduced by
the presence of unbalance and RTD bias as well as overload (if the U/B and RTD inputs to thermal memory
are enabled). Thus the times on the overload curve may be reduced due to phase current unbalance (see the
THERMAL MEMORY section). A choice of eight standard curves, as shown in the STANDARD OVERLOAD
CURVES figure, is available for the 269 Plus.

Figure 3–4: STANDARD OVERLOAD CURVES WITH OVERLOAD PICKUP

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 OVERLOAD CURVE SETPOINTS 3 SETUP AND USE

Protection of a motor with a service factor that is not 1.0 may use the OVERLOAD PICKUP LEVEL setpoint to
ensure the overload curve does not pick up until the desired level. This setpoint determines where the overload
curve picks up as a percent of FLC; it effectively cuts off the overload curve below the setpoint x FLC.
If one of the standard curves is desired for the given application, then the CUSTOM CURVE? setpoint should be
NO. In this case, the desired curve can be chosen from one of the eight standard curves. If a different curve is
required, then the CUSTOM CURVE? setpoint should be YES. In this case, the following lines in the setpoints page
will be the choice of breakpoints as shown in Section 3.5. These points should be entered and checked care-
fully since motor overload protection will be largely based on the chosen curve.
After a standard curve has been chosen, the numerical values for the breakpoints can be viewed by storing a
YES for the CUSTOM CURVE? setpoint and then examining the next few lines of setpoint values. The overload
levels and trip times are shown in the following table.

3 If a new standard curve number or custom curve point is stored while the motor is running,
the new curve or point will not come into effect until the motor has stopped.
NOTE

Table 3–5: STANDARD OVERLOAD CURVE TRIP TIMES (IN SECONDS)

OVERLOAD GE MULTILIN CURVE NUMBER
LEVEL
1 2 3 4* 5 6 7 8
1.05 853 1707 2560 3414 5975 7682 10243 12804
1.10 416 833 1249 1666 2916 3749 4999 6249
1.20 198 397 596 795 1391 1789 2385 2982
1.30 126 253 380 507 887 1141 1521 1902
1.40 91 182 273 364 637 820 1093 1366
1.50 70 140 210 280 490 630 840 1050
1.75 42 84 127 169 296 381 508 636
2.00 29 58 87 116 203 262 349 436
2.25 21 43 64 86 150 193 258 322
2.50 16 33 49 66 116 149 199 249
2.75 13 26 39 53 92 119 159 198
3.00 10 21 32 43 76 98 131 163
3.50 7 15 23 30 54 69 92 115
4.00 5 11 17 23 40 52 69 87
4.50 4 9 13 18 31 40 54 67
5.00 3 7 10 14 25 32 43 54
5.50 2 5 8 11 20 26 35 43
6.00 2 4 7 9 17 22 29 36
6.50 2 4 6 8 14 18 24 30
7.00 1 3 5 7 12 16 21 27
7.50 1 3 4 6 10 13 18 22
8.00 1 2 3 5 9 11 15 19
* Factory preset value.

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CURVE 8
CURVE 7

CURVE 6

CURVE 5

CURVE 4

CURVE 3

CURVE 2

CURVE 1

FULL LOAD CURRENT SETPOINT MULTIPLES OF FULL LOAD CURRENT SETPOINTT

968516A7.CDR

Figure 3–5: STANDARD OVERLOAD CURVES

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 OVERLOAD CURVE SETPOINTS 3 SETUP AND USE

If the standard curves do not sufficiently match the motor data, the 269 Plus allows for the creation of a custom
overload curve. Motors with non-standard overload characteristics can be fully protected since almost any
curve shape can be entered. The 269 Plus accepts 22 points and will internally form a smooth curve through
these points. If the custom curve requires a discontinuity (shown in B below), the 269 Plus will insert it at the
appropriate place. A discontinuity occurs when a time entered is greater than the time entered for the previous
overload level. Examples of custom curves and breakpoints are shown below:

A: smooth
curve

B:
discontinuity

Figure 3–6: CUSTOM CURVE EXAMPLES

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 3 SETUP AND USE THERMAL CAPACITY ALARM

3.21 THERMAL CAPACITY ALARM

The Thermal Capacity Alarm setpoint level determines the threshold that thermal capacity must equal or
exceed for an alarm condition to exist. The time delay set determines the amount of time that these conditions
must persist before an actual alarm occurs.

3.22 THERMAL MEMORY

a) DESCRIPTION
The 269 Plus uses an internal thermal memory register to represent the thermal capacity of the motor. To “fill”
this register, the square of the equivalent motor heating current is integrated over time. This equivalent current
is a biased average of the 3 phase currents. The biasing factor is derived from the amount of negative-
sequence current flowing into the motor if the U/B Input to TC is enabled. The rate at which the memory fills is
thus dependent on the amount of overload, the unbalance present, as well as the RTD bias. The RTD bias can
3
be defeated in Setpoints page 5. When the thermal memory register fills to a value corresponding to 100%
motor thermal capacity used, an OVERLOAD TRIP will be initiated. This value is determined from the overload
curve.
Thermal memory is emptied in certain situations. If the motor is in a stopped state the memory will discharge
within the MOTOR STOPPED COOL TIME (factory value = 30 minutes). If the motor is running at less than full load,
thermal memory will discharge at a programmed rate to a certain value. This value is determined by the FLC
THERMAL CAPACITY REDUCTION setpoint. For example, a value of 25% may be chosen for this setpoint. If the
current being drawn by the motor drops below full load current to 80%, then the thermal memory will empty to
80% of the FLC THERMAL CAPACITY REDUCTION setpoint, namely, 20% (0.8 × 25%). In this way the thermal
memory will discharge to an amount related to the present motor current in order to represent the actual tem-
perature of the motor closely. Thermal memory will discharge at the correct rate, in an exponential fashion,
even if control power is removed from the 269 Plus.
Thermal memory can be cleared to 0% by using the Emergency Restart feature (see the EMERGENCY
RESTART section in this chapter).
If the phase current is between 1.00 × FLC and the Overload Pickup level × FLC, one of two thermal model
algorithms can be observed. If the THERMAL CAPACITY USED is less than the phase current (as a multiple of
FLC) × the FLC Thermal Capacity Reduction setpoint, the THERMAL CAPACITY USED will rise to that value. If, on
the other hand, the THERMAL CAPACITY USED is above that value, it will remain unchanged (neither increase nor
decrease) unless RTD BIAS is enabled, in which case the greater of the two values will be used.
Thermal capacity reduction may be calculated using the following formula:

Hot Motor Stall Time

TCR = 1 – --------------------------------------------------------- × 100%
Cold Motor Stall Time

b) U/B INPUT TO THERMAL MEMORY

When U/B input to thermal memory is defeated, the 269 Plus will use the average of the three phase currents
for all overload calculations (i.e. any time the overload curve is active). When U/B input to thermal memory is
enabled the relay will use the equivalent motor heating current calculated as shown:

I eq = I avg (with U/B input to thermal memory disabled; factory preset)

2 2
I eq = I p + K ⋅ I n (with U/B input to thermal memory enabled)

175
where: K = ----------------------------------
( I start ⁄ I FLC ) 2

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Ieq = equivalent motor heating current

Iavg = average of three phase currents
IFLC = motor full load current
Istart = learned motor starting current (average of last 4 starts)
Ip = positive sequence component of phase current
In = negative sequence component of phase current
Thus the larger the value for K the greater the effect of current unbalance on the thermal memory of the 269
Plus relay.

c) RTD INPUT TO THERMAL MEMORY

When the hottest Stator RTD temperature is included in the thermal memory (Setpoints page 5, factory preset
disabled), the maximum measured stator RTD temperature is used to bias (correct) the thermal model. The
3 RTD Bias curve acts as a double check of the thermal model based on feedback from the actual stator temper-
ature (as measured from the RTDs). When the hottest stator temperature is at or above the RTD BIAS CURVE
MAXIMUM value (Setpoints page 5, line 11) the thermal capacity used is 100%. When the hottest stator RTD
temperature is below the RTD BIAS CURVE MINIMUM value (Setpoints page 5, line 8), there is no effect on the
thermal capacity used. Between these two extremes, the thermal capacity used is determined by looking up
the value of the Hottest Stator RTD on the user's curve (RTD BIAS Min, Center, Max temperatures, RTD BIAS
Center Thermal Capacity) and finding the corresponding Thermal Capacity used. The Hottest Stator RTD
value for Thermal Capacity used is compared to the value of THERMAL CAPACITY USED generated by the ther-
mal model, (overload curve and cool times). The larger of the two values is used from that point onward. This
feedback provides additional protection in cases where cooling is lost, the overload curve was selected incor-
rectly, the ambient temperature is unusually high, etc.
The two-part curve allows for easy fitting of HOT/COLD curves to the RTD Bias feature. The minimum value
could be set to the designed ambient temperature of the motor (e.g. 40°C), the center point for thermal capac-
ity could be set to the difference between the hot and cold curves (e.g. 15%), the center point temperature
could be set for hot running temperature (e.g. 110°C), and, the maximum value could be set to the insulation
rating (e.g. 155°C) The RTD bias can be set as liberally or conservatively as the user desires.
The thermal capacity values for the RTD bias curve must increase with temperature. For this reason, there is
range checking on the temperature setpoints (e.g. the minimum setpoint cannot be larger than the center tem-
perature setpoint). It may take a couple of attempts to set the parameters to the desired values (it is best to
start with the minimum or maximum value).
It should also be noted that RTD bias may force the THERMAL CAPACITY USED value to 100%, but it will never
alone cause a trip. If the RTD bias does force THERMAL CAPACITY USED to 100%, when the motor load
increases above the overload pickup value, a trip will occur immediately (see Appendix B). A trip by RTDs will
only occur when the RTD values exceed the user's trip level for RTD trip, as defined in page 2 of setpoints.
Additionally, RTD bias may artificially sustain lockout times for the O/L feature as it is based on thermal capac-
ity.

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Figure 3–7: HOT MOTOR THERMAL CAPACITY REDUCTION

d) LEARNED COOLING TIMES

Through various measurement and averaging techniques the 269 Plus “learns” a number of motor parameters.
All learned values can be examined in Actual Vales page 6. If RTDs are used to monitor the temperature of the
motor stator the relay will learn the running and stopped cooling times of the motor. In this way the 269 Plus
provides increased accuracy in the thermal modeling of the protected motor. When RTD #10 is used for ambi-
ent air temperature monitoring even greater thermal protection is provided since the cooling air temperature is
known. In this case the learned cool times are based on the difference between the ambient temperature and
the average stator RTD temperature. When no ambient sensing is used the learned cool times are based only
on the average stator RTD temperature. If no stator RTDs are used, or if the DEFEAT LEARNED COOL TIME set-
point (Setpoints page 5) is left as YES, the relay will use the default stopped and running cool time setpoints.
The learned cooling times should not be enabled until the 269 Plus has had sufficient time to learn
the actual motor cooling times. The time required will vary between motors, however several start/
NOTE
stop cycles will be necessary.

The 269 Plus learns the motor cooling times over various temperature ranges. Thus the times shown in page 6
of ACTUAL VALUES mode (LEARNED RUNNING COOL TIME, LEARNED STOPPED COOL TIME) will reflect the total
cooling time as a combination of the cooling times over each temperature range.

e) START INHIBIT
An OVERLOAD TRIP caused by the exhaustion of motor thermal capacity will cause a lock-out. A relay reset is
not allowed until the memory has discharged to 15% thermal capacity used. At this point the relay can be reset.
If the Start Inhibit feature is enabled (Setpoints page 5), a motor start will not be allowed until the thermal mem-
ory has discharged sufficiently to make the start possible. The 269 Plus uses the LEARNED START CAPACITY
REQUIRED (Actual Values page 6) to determine if a start is possible. If sufficient thermal capacity is available for
a start, the start will be successful. Thus the START INHIBIT lock-out time is adjusted to allow for optimum
motor usage. To override a START INHIBIT or OVERLOAD TRIP lock-out condition the Emergency Restart

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feature can be used. If the Start Inhibit feature is disabled the OVERLOAD TRIP lock-out time will not be
adjusted by the learned starting capacity value and will represent the time for the thermal memory to discharge
to 15% thermal capacity used. Thus the lockout time will equal 85% of the STOPPED COOL TIME when Start
Inhibit is disabled. When Start Inhibit is enabled the OVERLOAD TRIP lock-out time will represent the time for
the thermal memory to discharge to the LEARNED START CAPACITY REQUIRED value.
Before the 269 Plus learns the actual Start Capacity required by the motor, this value defaults to 40%.
The LEARNED START CAPACITY REQUIRED is the thermal capacity used and learned by the relay over the last
five starts. To ensure successful completion of the longest and most demanding starts, a safe margin between
the actual start capacity required and the learned value is built-in. This safety margin can be as high as 24%.
Every start is examined and its thermal capacity is captured and shown Actual Values page 6 as the LEARNED
START CAPACITY, LAST START TC. If the value learned is less than 10%, it is forced to 10% when it is used in cal-
3 culating the LEARNED START CAPACITY REQUIRED over the last 5 starts. It is forced to a maximum of 70% if the
TC learned for the last start is more than 70%. It is recommended that the “Start inhibit” feature should not be
enabled until the 269 Plus has had sufficient time to learn the actual motor start thermal capacity under normal
operating conditions. The time required should include at least five start/stop cycles. To prevent the 269 Plus
from learning bogus numbers when it is being tested, or upon commissioning, the relay should be placed in
“Test mode”. This can be done on Setpoints page 6:

PLACE 269 PLUS IN

TEST MODE? YES

When in this mode, the 269 Plus suspends all learning functions and stops updating the learned parameters on
Actual Values page 6 and the statistical parameters Actual Values page 4. Ensure that the 269 Plus is returned
to normal running mode by changing the above setpoint to NO.
If it is desired to enable the “Start inhibit” after the first true start, the INITIAL START CAPACITY, TC REQUIRED (Set-
points page 5) can be programmed to match the LEARNED START CAPACITY, LAST START TC value. A few per-
centage points may be added to this value as a safety margin.
When the INITIAL START CAPACITY, TC REQUIRED setpoint is programmed, the 269 Plus replaces the LEARNED
START CAPACITY REQUIRED value with it and uses it to calculate any lockout time that may be required before
the next start, where:
( SC learned + TC – 100 ) × SC
Lockout Time = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
100
where: SClearned = learned start capacity required
TC = thermal capacity used
SC = stopped cool time

3.23 EMERGENCY RESTART

When production or safety considerations become more important than motor protection requirements it may
be necessary to restart a faulted motor. Momentarily shorting together the Emergency Restart terminals will
discharge the thermal memory to 0% so that the relay can be reset after an OVERLOAD TRIP. In this way the
lock-out is avoided. The Emergency Restart feature will also reduce the relay's starts/hour counter by one each
time the terminals are shorted together, so that a STARTS/HOUR INHIBIT can be defeated.
When RTD input to thermal memory (see Setpoints page 5) is enabled and the Emergency Restart feature is
used, thermal capacity will be reduced to 0% only for as long as the Emergency Restart terminals are held
shorted (note: it may take up to 11 seconds for the THERMAL CAPACITY USED display to change to 0%). When
the Emergency Restart terminals are opened again, the thermal capacity will change to what is used according

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to the maximum stator RTD temperature and the POWER MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS figure in this
chapter. Thus, momentarily shorting the Emergency Restart terminals with RTD input to thermal memory
enabled may not reduce the thermal capacity used to 0% when the motor is hot.
Shorting the Emergency Restart terminals together will have no effect unless the motor is stopped. Thus hav-
ing these terminals permanently shorted together will cause the memory to be cleared when the motor stops.
This will allow for an immediate restart after an OVERLOAD TRIP.
Caution is recommended in the use of this feature since the 269 Plus thermal protective func-
tions will be overridden and it is possible to damage the motor if Emergency Restart is used.
WARNING

All of the inhibits will be cleared if the Emergency Restart terminals are shorted.

3.24 RESETTING THE RELAY

3
a) DESCRIPTION
Resetting the 269 Plus after a trip must be done manually by pressing the RESET key or by shorting together
the External Reset terminals. Alarm functions can cause latched (manual reset) or unlatched (automatic reset)
output relay operation depending on the RELAY ALARM LATCHCODE (see Setpoints page 5). A latched relay will
stay activated until the RESET key is pressed or the External Reset feature is used. Remote reset via commu-
nications is also possible. See Chapter 4: COMMUNICATIONS.
If a trip/alarm condition persists (e.g. a high RTD temperature), or if the relay has locked out the motor, press-
ing the RESET key will cause the flash message

RESET NOT POSSIBLE -

Condition still present

to be displayed. However, shorting the Emergency Restart terminals together will reduce the lockout time,
allowing the relay to be reset immediately.
If RTD input to thermal memory is enabled (see Setpoints page 5) the lock-out time may not be
reduced to 0 minutes since the thermal capacity available is dependent on the RTD bias curve
NOTE
and the maximum stator RTD temperature (see the THERMAL MEMORY section earlier in this
chapter)
If the External Reset terminals are permanently shorted together the relay will be reset immediately when
motor conditions allow (e.g. when the lock-out time runs out).
The 269 Plus cannot be reset after a Differential Input Trip or Spare Input Trip until the contacts connected
across the Differential Input or Spare Input terminals have been opened.
If an external 86 Lockout device is used and connected to the 269 Plus, ensure that the relay
is reset prior to attempting to reset the lockout switch. If the relay is still tripped it will immedi-
CAUTION ately re-trip the lockout switch. Also, if the lockout switch is held reset, the high current draw
of the lockout switch coil may cause damage to itself and/or the 269 Plus output relay.

b) SINGLE SHOT RESTART

The 269 Plus has a selectable single-shot restart feature which will allow the motor to be restarted immediately
after an overload trip. To allow the motor to be restarted the relay decreases its internal value for motor thermal
capacity used. However if two overload trips occur within a lock-out time delay (20 minutes), the 269 Plus will
not allow an immediate restart. The displayed lock-out time must be allowed to run out before the motor can be
restarted. This feature can be selected in Setpoints page 5 and is factory preset as disabled.

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c) SPECIAL EXTERNAL RESET

The 269 Plus also has a special external reset feature which can be selected in Setpoints page 5. When this
feature is enabled, shorting the External Reset terminals together will cause all output relays to be reset, while
pressing the keypad reset key will cause all relays except AUX. 1 to be reset. This feature is factory preset as
disabled.
This feature works for 269 Plus relay trip functions only. Trip functions assigned to the TRIP & AUX. 1 output
relays cannot be reset using the reset key.
If the 269 Plus relay trips and then loses control power, the trip function will become active again once control
power is re-applied. For example, if a GROUND FAULT TRIP occurs and then control power for the relay is
removed and later returned, the message GROUND FAULT TRIP will appear on the display and the output relay
assigned to the Ground Fault Trip function will become active.
3 If control power is removed for more than one hour after a trip, the 269 Plus relay may be reset
when power is re-applied (for O/L trips).
NOTE

3.25 RELAY SELF-TEST

The 269 Plus internal circuitry contains three separate self-tests: A/D, RTD, and memory circuitry tests are
continually performed. The A/D test involves sending a known, precise voltage level through the A/D circuitry
and seeing if it is converted correctly. The RTD test involves reading a known, internal resistance and checking
to see if the correct temperature is determined. To test the memory circuitry, test data is stored in the 269 Plus
relay's non-volatile RAM and is then read and compared with the original data.
Should any of these tests indicate an internal circuitry failure, the SERVICE LED will start to flash and the out-
put relay programmed for the self-test feature will activate.
When a relay A/D or memory self-test failure occurs, all metering and protective functions will
be suspended. The actual values display for all parameters will be zero in order to avoid nui-
NOTE
sance tripping. When in this state, the relay will not provide motor protection. If a memory fail-
ure occurs, the factory setpoints will be reloaded into the 269 Plus. If an RTD hardware failure
occurs the # OF STATOR RTDS USED setpoint will be automatically set to 0 and the RTD ALARM
and TRIP levels will be automatically set to OFF; however all current-related functions will
continue to operate normally.

3.26 STATISTICAL DATA FEATURES

The 269 Plus relay offers a record of maximum RTD temperatures and pre-trip current and RTD values in addi-
tion to a full range of motor statistical data. The maximum RTD temperature data is found on Actual Values
page 2 and can be cleared to zero by storing a YES in response to the CLEAR LAST ACCESS DATA? question at
the end of page 2. Pre-trip motor current and temperature values are found in Actual Values page 5. These val-
ues will be updated only when a relay trip occurs. Note that if a trip function setpoint is set to INST. (instanta-
neous) and this type of trip occurs, the values for pre-trip current will not be recorded exactly. This is because
the relay has tripped instantaneously and thus did not have enough time to update the registers holding this
information. The pre-trip values can be cleared to zero by storing a YES in response to the CLEAR PRE-TRIP
DATA? question at the end of Actual Values page 5.
The statistical data (see Actual Values page 4) can be cleared to zero by storing a value of YES in response to
the START NEW COMMISSIONING? question at the end of page 4. The statistics on Actual Values page 4 will reset
to zero after reaching 255. The running hours and MegaWatt hours data will reset to zero after each reaching
the number 65535.

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If a 269 Plus is to be taken out of service for maintenance or testing purposes, the statistical data accumulated
by the relay may be copied to the new relay replacing it. Simply record the information from Actual Values page
4 and call the factory for a detailed procedure on transferring this information to the new relay. The benefit of
this exercise is the ability of the new relay to start with accurate data about the motor and the system to main-
tain a continuity from relay to relay during maintenance or testing of the original 269 Plus.
When the original relay is ready to be reinstalled, the same procedure may be followed to transfer the accumu-
lated statistical data from the replacement relay to the original 269 Plus.

3.27 FACTORY SETPOINTS

The 269 Plus is shipped with default setpoints stored in its non-volatile memory. These values are meant to be
used as a starting point for programming the relay and should be changed as each application requires.
In the event of a non-volatile memory failure, which will be detected by the self-test feature (see the RELAY 3
SELF-TEST section), the relay will reload the factory setpoints but will not provide motor protection. A list of the
motor current, RTD, and overload curve setpoints is given in the PRESET FACTORY RELAY CONFIGURA-
TIONS AND FUNCTIONS table. For other factory setpoints see the 269 PLUS SETPOINTS table earlier in this
chapter.

3.28 METER OPTION

a) DESCRIPTION
The addition of a GE Multilin MPM meter to a 269 Plus provides valuable voltage and power measurement.
These values are good for troubleshooting and protective features.
In order to install the MPM, all connections to the meter must be made. Then, the METER PHASE CT PRIMARY, VT
RATIO and VT SECONDARY setpoints on Setpoints page 7 must be programmed. These setpoints will be sent to
the meter via the communication link for meter calculations.
*** IMPORTANT *** Only after the above steps are complete may the meter be brought on-line
by changing the METER SETPOINTS SET AND METER ON-LINE setpoint (see Setpoints page 7, line 2)
NOTE
to YES. The 269 Plus will then initiate communication with the meter and actual values from
the meter may be displayed.
A value for Megawatt Hours from 0 to 65535 may be displayed in the Statistical data of Actual Values page 4.
Voltage, KWatts, KVARS, Power Factor, and Frequency may be viewed in Actual Values page 7. These values
may also be seen as their pre-trip levels on Actual Values page 5.
The Undervoltage trip and alarm levels determine the threshold that voltage must fall below for an alarm or trip
condition to exist. The time delay set determines the amount of time that these conditions must persist before
an actual trip or alarm occurs.
The Power Factor Lag and Power Factor Lead trip and alarm levels determine the threshold that the power
factor must fall below for an alarm or trip condition to exist. The time delay set determines the amount of time
that these conditions must persist before an actual trip or alarm occurs. Power Factor is commonly used for
synchronous motor protection. Ideally, synchronous motors run at unity power factor. Conditions may exist
where the power factor drops below an acceptable level. This may be caused by several factors, such as the
loss of field to the main exciter, accidental tripping of the field breaker, short circuits in the field currents, poor
brush contact in the exciter, or loss of AC supply to the excitation system. Power Factor Lead and Power Fac-
tor Lag alarm and trip setpoints with programmable time delays can be used to detect such conditions as out of
step, loss of synchronism or loss of field.
Where the motor is started unloaded and the field applied later in the start, the power factor may be poor until
the motor is loaded and synchronous speed is attained. It may then be necessary to block power factor protec-
tion until the motor is up to speed.

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A setpoint on page 7 allows the user to pick one of two methods of blocking power factor protection on start.
Answering NO to the setpoint BLOCK PF PROTECTION ON START? puts the 269 Plus in a mode where the Power
Factor Protection Delay feature may be enabled. So, when programmed, after the motor has successfully com-
pleted a start, this setpoint requires that the measured power factor comes between the user specified POWER
FACTOR TRIP LEAD and POWER FACTOR TRIP LAG setpoints for the specified period of time (user's value for
Power Factor protection delay) before the power factor trip and alarm features become active. A stop condition
resets the algorithm.
Answering YES to BLOCK PF PROTECTION ON START? puts the 269 Plus in another mode where BLOCK PF ALARM
& TRIP ON START BY: XXX SECONDS may be enabled. When this delay is programmed, the 269 Plus blocks
power factor lag and power factor lead alarm and trip protection from start until the time expires. When pro-
gramming this delay, consideration must be given to the time it takes the motor to start, apply the field and the
load.
3 The positive kvar alarm and negative kvar alarm setpoint levels determine the threshold that kvars must
exceed for an alarm or trip condition to exist. The time delay set determines the amount of time that these con-
ditions must persist before an actual trip or alarm occurs.

Figure 3–8: POWER MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS

All motors (synchronous and induction) require vars from the system to run. The 269 Plus displays consumed
vars by the motor as positive vars. Conversely, if a synchronous motor is run overexcited as a synchronous
condenser, it may be capable of supplying vars back to the system. Such motors are typically used to correct a

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poor PF in an industrial plant. The 269 Plus displays motor supplied vars as negative vars when a synchronous
motor is running at synchronous speed, its power factor is unity and the vars required to run the motor are
completely supplied by the field. So, ideally the reactive power for a unity synchronous motor coming from the
AC system is zero. Hence, another way of indicating abnormal running conditions on synchronous and induc-
tion motors is by using the positive kvar alarm and negative kvar alarm levels and the kvar alarm time delay.
Enabling Voltage Phase Reversal allows the 269 Plus to trip or inhibit based on phase reversal sensed from
voltage from the MPM. This allows sensing of phase reversal when the bus is energized before the motor is
started. There is a 3 to 4 second delay for voltage phase reversal, and it is also defeated on starts to prevent
nuisance trips caused by distortion of the bus voltage waveshape.
The ANALOG OUT SCALE FACTOR setpoint is entered to set the full-scale value for the MPM analog outputs
(kWatts and kvars). The value entered here is the multiplier: it is multiplied by 100 kW to determine the MPM
full-scale analog output for kW, or by 30 kvars to determine the MPM analog output Full Scale for kvar. 4 mA
represents 0 kW / 0 kvar and 20 mA represents full-scale. Average RMS current is produced in analog form, 3
where 4 to 20 mA is equivalent to 0 A to 1 × CT rating. Power Factor is produced in analog form where 4 / 12 /
20 mA represents –0 / 1 / +0 power factor values respectively.
If a meter Communications Failure occurs, it may be necessary to press the RESET key to
remove the message if that alarm is assigned to a latching relay.
NOTE

On commissioning of a synchronous motor protected by a 269 Plus and an MPM, correct wiring of the VTs and
CTs is crucial for accurate measurement and protection. Typically, commissioning and testing starts with the
motor unloaded. It is also typical to examine the power factor to verify the wiring and proper operation of the
relays, motor and associated equipment. Under such circumstances, the power factor measured by the MPM
appears to be swinging from a very low lagging value to a very low leading value with the field being constant.
This may mislead you to believe that wiring problems such as reversed CT or VT polarities or wrong connec-
tions exist. More often than not there is nothing wrong with the wiring. In order to understand why the displayed
power factor is swinging from lead to lag, it is important to understand how power factor is determined and why
power factor is not the best indication of proper operation and wiring when the motor is unloaded and the field
applied. Recommendations will be made for commissioning and checking for wiring problems.

b) THE PHENOMENON
By convention, an induction motor consumes watts and vars. This is shown in the 269 Plus as positive watts
and positive vars. A synchronous motor can consume watts and vars or consume watts and generate vars.
This is shown in the 269 Plus as positive watts, positive vars and positive watts, negative vars respectively
(see the diagram below).
Since the motor is unloaded, the real power or kW required to run the machine is at a minimum. The reactive
power or kvar is a function of the field and motor requirement, and is at a high value with the field applied. In
fact the motor will be running extremely overexcited. The apparent power or kVA is the vector sum of both kW
and kvar as seen below, and hence it has a high value with the field applied. The result is a significantly low
power factor with PF = kW / kVA (low value/high value). Because of these unrealistic motor conditions, and
because of digital technology of sampling waveforms, it is possible that the PF sign is detected is either leading
or lagging. This is clearly seen in the POWER MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS figure, where around 270°,
the PF is very low and changes signs with the slightest movement around this angle in either direction.

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kW

kvar

kVA

Figure 3–9: POWER FACTOR PHASOR DIAGRAM

c) RECOMMENDATIONS
3 By examining the POWER MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS diagram, it is very obvious that the only stable
and reliable number that should be checked on commissioning of unloaded synchronous motors with the field
applied is the signed REACTIVE POWER or kvar. Under such circumstances the kvar number should always
be negative with a value significantly larger than that of the real power or kW. Glancing at the kW number, it
should be a very small value with possible fluctuations in the sign from positive to negative. By examining the
apparent power or kVA number, it should always be positive and also relatively large, almost equal to the kvar
number. Consequently, the PF number will be a very small value in the order of 0.02 to 0.2, also with a possi-
ble unstable sign going from leading to lagging.
Once the kvar value is examined and found to be inconsistent with the observations above, it can be safely
assumed that there may be some switchgear wiring problems. However, it is important not to ignore the other
values, since a large kW value (regardless of its sign) is also an indication of wiring problems. Similarly, a large
value for the PF, regardless of its sign, is an indication of wiring problems.

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3.29 PRESET CONFIGURATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

CONFIGURATION / FUNCTION OUTPUT RELAY

TRIP ALARM AUX. 1 AUX. 2 NO
CONFIGURATION
Latched (Manual Reset) ON ON
Unlatched (Automatic Reset) ON ON
Fail-safe ON ON
Non-fail-safe ON ON
ALARM SIGNALS
Immediate O/L Warning OFF
G/F Alarm ON
U/B Alarm ON 3
U/C Alarm OFF
Mechanical Jam Alarm OFF
Stator RTD Alarm OFF
Stator RTD High Alarm OFF
RTD Alarm OFF
RTD High Alarm OFF
Broken Sensor Alarm OFF
Low Temperature Alarm OFF
Spare Input Alarm OFF
TC Alarm
U/V Alarm OFF
O/V Alarm OFF
PF Alarm OFF
KVAR Alarm OFF
Meter Alarm ON
Self Test Alarm ON
TRIP SIGNALS
O/L Trip ON
U/B Trip ON
S/C Trip OFF
U/C Trip OFF
Rapid Trip ON
Stator RTD Trip OFF
RTD Trip OFF
G/F Trip ON
Acceleration Time Trip ON
Phase Reversal Trip OFF
Inhibits ON
Speed Switch Trip OFF
Differential Relay Trip OFF
Single Phase Trip ON
Spare Input Trip OFF
U/V Trip OFF
O/V Trip OFF
Power Factor Trip OFF

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