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Neutral Protection - MicroLogic X User Guide 2023-05-11 18-23-03

The document discusses neutral protection for MicroLogic X control units. It provides information on the availability of neutral protection for different control units and circuit breakers. Neutral protection can be full, half, oversized, or turned off depending on the circuit breaker type and configuration. The neutral protection operates similarly to phase protection with long-time, short-time, and instantaneous thresholds. Neutral protection is set through the control unit interface or software.

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Neutral Protection - MicroLogic X User Guide 2023-05-11 18-23-03

The document discusses neutral protection for MicroLogic X control units. It provides information on the availability of neutral protection for different control units and circuit breakers. Neutral protection can be full, half, oversized, or turned off depending on the circuit breaker type and configuration. The neutral protection operates similarly to phase protection with long-time, short-time, and instantaneous thresholds. Neutral protection is set through the control unit interface or software.

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/ MicroLogic X User Guide / Pact Series MasterPact MTZ - MicroLogic X Control Unit – User Guide / Protection Functions

/ Standard Protection Functions / Neutral Protection

DOCA0102EN-08
Neutral Protection
Presentation
A long time overcurrent protection function is dedicated to the neutral protection.

Availability
Neutral protection is available on:

MicroLogic 2.0 X, 5.0 X, 6.0 X, and 7.0 X control units for IEC standard
MicroLogic 3.0 X, 5.0 X, and 6.0 X control units for UL standard
3-pole circuit breakers with the ENCT option (External Neutral Current Transformer) to measure
the neutral current
4-pole circuit breakers

Description
Where the cross-sectional area of the neutral conductor is at least equivalent to that of the phase
conductor, and the current in the neutral is expected not to exceed the value in the phase conductor, it
Pact Series MasterPact MTZ -  for theneutral
 conductor.
is not necessary to provide overcurrent protection
MicroLogic X Control Unit –

The
User
neutral
Guideconductor must have protection against overcurrent if:

The cross-sectional area of the neutral conductor is less than the cross-sectional area of the
phase conductors
Non-linear loads generating third order harmonics (or multiples thereof) are installed

It may be necessary to switch off the neutral for operational reasons (multiple source diagram) or
safety reasons (working with power off).

To summarize, the neutral conductor can be:

Non-distributed (3-pole circuit breaker)


Distributed, not switched off and not protected (3-pole circuit breaker)
Distributed, not switched off but protected (3-pole circuit breaker with ENCT option)

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Distributed, switched off and protected (4-pole circuit breaker)

MicroLogic X control units are suitable for all protection types. They incorporate the oversized neutral
(OSN) function, which manages protection of the neutral conductor when third-order harmonic
currents (and multiples thereof) are present.

Circuit Breaker Possible Types Neutral Protection

3-pole circuit breaker 3P, 3D Off

3-pole circuit breaker with ENCT 3P, 3D Off


option
3P, 3D + N/2 Half neutral

3P, 3D + N Full neutral

3P, 3D + OSN Oversized neutral

4-pole circuit breaker 4P, 3D Off

4P, 3D + N/2 Half neutral

4P, 4D Full neutral

4P, 4D + OSN Oversized neutral

P: Pole, D: Control unit, N: Neutral protection

Operating Principle
Neutral protection has the same characteristics as phase protection:

Its threshold is proportional to the long-time protection threshold Ir.


It has the same tr time delay values as long-time protection.
Its short-time and instantaneous protections are identical.

Declaring the External Neutral Current Transformer (ENCT) on 3-Pole Circuit


Breakers
On 3P circuit breakers the ENCT option must be declared in one of the following ways:

On the MicroLogic X display screen, at Home > Configuration > Measures > System Type >
ENCT
With EcoStruxure Power Commission software
By sending a setting command using the communication network (password-protected).

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Setting the Neutral Protection for 3-Pole and 4-Pole Circuit Breakers
Set the type of neutral protection in one of the following ways:

On the MicroLogic X display screen, at Home > Protection > Neutral


With EcoStruxure Power Commission software (password-protected)
By sending a setting command using the communication network (password-protected).

The following table shows the setting values of the neutral long-time protection and threshold for the
type of neutral protection selected:

Neutral protection type Neutral long-time threshold value

OFF No long-time protection for neutral

N/2 (factory setting) Ir/2

N Ir

Oversized N 3-pole (ENCT) 1.6 x Ir

4-pole 1.6 x Ir limited to In

Contact Information Legal Information

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