Type MVAJ Tripping and Control Relays

Type MVAJ Tripping and Control Relays

Figure 1: Type MVAJ relay withdrawn from case

Features
High speed operation High and low burden alternatives Low burden models suitable for ac and dc operation Models surge proof against high capacitance discharge currents in the dc supply system, are available Control relays immune to ac can be supplied

Table 1 lists the general characteristics and includes information on how the relay burden is modified at, or just after operation. Economy indicates that the burden is reduced to a low value. Instantaneous cut off is a feature of some hand and electrically reset elements and reduces the burden to zero, whilst others incorporate a time delay to enable series elements to operate. This time delay is 40ms to 60ms in all cases except that of the types MVAJ 26 and 56 in which the delay is 2s. All low burden relays are suitable for ac or dc operation. All high burden relays are for dc operation only.

circuits. In particular they can be used in distributed tripping or control relay contact logic schemes, where the initiating contact may be remote from the relay. The relays have a high burden which is either cut off at operation or economised to a low figure, either instantaneously or after a time delay. The high burden provides immunity to capacitance discharge currents, which can result at the inception of an earth fault on battery wiring and immunity to the subsequent leakage current. The high burden also permits the use of supervision relays such as type MVAX where the wiring is at risk and provides reliable operation of series elements such as repeat relays type MCAA. For the latter purpose type MVAJ relays can be provided with a time delayed economising feature.

Models Available
Type MVAJ relays may broadly be divided into three groups: High burden tripping relays complying with ESI 48-4 Class EB2 Low burden tripping relays which comply with ESI 48-4 Class EB1 Control relays which meet the requirements of National Grid Company SPEC.NGTS 2.19:1996

Application
High Burden Tripping Relays Types MVAJ 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 These relays are suitable for use in high security circuit breaker tripping
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Relay type MVAJ 11 MVAJ 13 MVAJ 14 MVAJ 15 MVAJ 17 MVAJ 21 MVAJ 23 MVAJ 24 MVAJ 25 MVAJ 26 MVAJ 27 MVAJ 28 MVAJ 29 MVAJ 34

Contact mechanism SR HR ER H/ER SR SR HR ER H/ER SR HR ER H/ER ER

AC/DC operation AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC DC DC DC DC DC DC DC DC DC

Operation indicator H/R H/R H/SR H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H.R H/R S/R

Cut off

Specifications

Group

Outgoing contacts single double stack stack 5 5 5* 5* 5 5 4 4* 4* 5 10 10 10* 10* 10 10 9 9 10 9 8 8 7 4 stacks

Case size single double stack stack 4 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Economy Instantaneous Instantaneous Instantaneous Economy Economy Instantaneous Instantaneous Instantaneous Time delay Economy Time delay Time delay Time delay Instantaneous

ESI48-4 EB1 ESI48-4EB1 ESI48-4EB1 ESI48-4EB1

Low burden Low burden Low burden Low burden

NGC SPEC. NGTS 3.6.3:1992 Low burden ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 NGC SPEC. NGTS 2.19:1996 ESI48-4EB1 ESI48-4EB1 ESI48-4EB1 ESI48-4EB1 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 ESI48-4EB2 High burden High burden High burden High burden High burden High burden High burden High burden Control in/out Lowburden Low burden Lowburden Lowburden Highburden High burden High burden High burden High burden High burden High burden High burden

MVAJ 41 MVAJ 43 MVAJ 44 MVAJ 45 MVAJ 51 MVAJ 53 MVAJ 54 MVAJ 55 MVAJ 56 MVAJ 57 MVAJ 58 MVAJ 59

SR HR ER H/ER SR HR ER H/ER SR HR ER H/ER

AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC DC DC DC DC DC DC DC DC

H/R H/R H/SR H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R H/R

Economy Instantaneous Instantaneous Instantaneous Economy Instantaneous Instantaneous Instantaneous Time delay Economy Time delay Time delay Time delay

20 Contacts 20 Contacts * * 18 Contacts 18 Contacts 20 Contacts 20 Contacts 18 Contacts 18 Contacts 20 Contacts 18 Contacts 16 Contacts 16 Contacts All in size 8 cases

KEY SR - Self reset HR - Hand reset ER - Electrical reset H/ER - Hand/electrical reset H/SR - Hand/self reset

Note: Relay types indicated * do not have continuously rated reset coils or internally wired cut-off contacts. If required, one pair of outgoing contacts may be wired externally for this duty; this will obviously reduce the number of available contacts.

Table 1: List of MVAJ types available

Low burden tripping relays types MVAJ 11, 13, 14, 15, 41, 43, 44, 45

circuit to be connected directly to the dc supply via case terminals. Since this reduces the necessary break duty on the associated protection output relay, this feature is particularly useful when several tripping relays are operated in parallel.
Control relay type MVAJ 34

Description
High burden tripping relays types MVAJ 21, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59

These relays are suitable for applications where immunity to capacitance discharge and high minimum operation currents are not required.
Low burden self-reset tripping relay type MVAJ 17

The type MVAJ 17 is a low burden self-resetting tripping relay which complies with the provisions of NGC SPEC. NGTS3.63:1996. Its main feature is the facility which allows the economising element

This is a dual-rated electrically reset relay, the main function of which is to switch protection and autoreclosing equipment in and out of service from a remote point via pilot wires. It complies with NGC SPEC. NGTS2.19:1996.
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All relays use common standardised parts. Versions have one, two or four contact stacks depending upon the number of output contacts required.
Types MVAJ 21, 51 high burden self-resetting relays

These relays use a contact on the main contact stack to energise a separate, rear-mounted economising

element. After operation this reduces the burden by switching in resistance in series with the main element and switching out shunt resistance. Figure 2 shows a typical circuit diagram for self-resetting relays of this type with high speed economy. When the main attracted armature unit RL1 is energised by the protection contact PR, a contact RL1-a energises auxiliary element RL2. When contacts RL2-a and RL2-b open, resistor R4 is put in series with RL1 while the circuit to resistor R2 is broken.
Types MVAJ 23, 24, 25, 53, 54, 55 high burden tripping relays with instantaneous cut-off

mechanical latching of the contacts has occurred. Types MVAJ 23 and 53 hand reset whilst the types MVAJ 24 and 54 have a second coil which, when energised, unlatches the relay resetting mechanism. Types MVAJ 25 and 55 may be reset either by hand or electrically, by means of the same design of mechanism. See Figure 3.
Type MVAJ 26 and 56 time delay on drop-off relays

conveniently provide an auxiliary contact with a dwell time long enough to ensure correct tripping of the lower voltage circuit breaker. Typically the relay is initiated by transformer protection, such as overall differential, restricted earth fault, and Buchholz relays, in arrangements where both the HV and LV circuit breakers are to be tripped simultaneously. The HV circuit breaker may be expected to trip more quickly than the LV breaker. So the tripping signal is maintained by the delayed resetting, to ensure complete clearance by the LV circuit breaker, even though the fault may have been cleared largely by the HV circuit breaker and the protection has started to reset. The MVAJ 26 and 56 relays can accept either a fleeting initiation or persistent initiation. With the latter, the relay will provide a tripping signal of corresponding duration plus the 2 seconds delay.

The types MVAJ 26 and 56 relays have been specially designed for applications requiring a tripping relay which is self-resetting after a nominal delay of 2 seconds. This relay may be used, for example, for intertripping between the higher voltage and lower voltage circuit breakers of a large three phase power transformer. This may become necessary when the higher voltage circuit breaker is tripped after a heavy internal fault, by protection which cannot

These relays incorporate a break contact in series with the operate coil. Located on the main contact stack, it is arranged to break the coil circuit once the relay mechanism has completely operated. This reduces the relay burden to zero as soon as

Note 1

Left hand

Right hand
13 15 17 19 21 23 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 3 5 7 9 11

Combination of output contacts Combination L. Hand 7 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 R. Hand 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 10M 9M 8M 7M 6M 5M

(a) (b) (c)

CT shorting links make before (b) & (c) disconnect Short terminals break before (c) Long terminals
RL2-A R4

14 16 A

R1

RL1 10

(OP) R2

4M 3M 2M

Case earth
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

RL2-B

Rear mounted facing rear viewed from front A RL1-A R3 B

Output contacts to module terminals Contact stack Module terminals

L. hand 13 15 17 19 21 23 14 16 R. hand 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 M M B B B B M B M M M M B B M B M M M M M M M M M B B B B B M B M M M B B B M M M M M B 2 3 4 5 6

RL2

+
Vx

PR

27

7 8

Module terminal block viewed from rear

28

Contact Description M : Make B : Break

Figure 2: MVAJ 21 self-reset with instantaneous economy (high burden) 4

The relay consists of a main attracted armature element with a hand reset operation indicator and one electromagnet with two contact stacks.
Types MVAJ 27, 28, 29, 57, 58, 59 relays with time delayed drop-off.

These relays are hand reset, electrically reset and hand/ electrically reset respectively and all have time delayed cut-off circuits. The burden is reduced to zero 40/ 60ms after energisation by the use of a second attracted armature element mounted in the rear of the case. This time delay allows ample time for any flagging or auxiliary element in series with the tripping relay to operate before cut-off. Figure 4 shows a typical circuit diagram for an electrically reset trip relay with time delayed cut-off feature.

When the contact PR is closed, relays RL1 (operate) and RL2(t) operate. After operation the current in the coil of RL1 (operate) is maintained by contact RL2-a; contacts RL1-a and RL1-b open, whilst RL1-c closes. The opening of RL1-a causes relay RL2(t) to start to reset. This resetting is delayed by 40-60ms by means of a copper slug fitted to the front of RL2(t). When RL2(t) resets, RL2-a opens, reducing the current through RL1 (operate) coil to zero. The relay is now latched mechanically into the operated state. It may now be reset via an external contact or push-button which energises the RL1 (reset) coil via the closed contact RL1-c.

Low burden tripping relays types MVAJ 11, 13, 14, 15, 41, 43, 44, 45

These are low burden versions of types MVAJ 21, 23, 24, 25, 51, 53, 54 and 55 relays respectively. They comply with the less onerous requirements of ESI 48-4, Class EB1.

Case earth
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56

Front mounted facing front viewed from front Left hand Right hand
42 44 A 41 43 45 47 B 30 32 34 36 38 40 29 31 33 35 37 39

Front mounted facing front viewed from front Left hand Right hand
14 16 A 13 15 17 19 B 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 3 5 7 9 11

Table 1 Combination of output contacts RL1 Combination 18M RL2 R. L. R. L. Hand Hand Hand Hand 1 2 1 2

Table 2

Vx PR 27 RL1-A RL2-A R1
RL1 9

Output module to module terminals

(OP) RL2 (OP)

9

28

Contact stack RL1 RL2

Module terminals

LH 41 43 45 47 42 44 RH 29 31 33 35 37 39 30 32 34 36 38 40 LH 13 15 17 19 14 16 RH 1 2 2
13 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12

Module terminal block viewed from rear

Reset 25

RL1-B RL2-B

RL1 RL2

(Reset) (Reset)

26

M M M

M M M

M M M

Note 1 (a) (b) (c)

Contact description M : Make B : Break Note: The numbers quoted in table 1 are for L. hand and R. hand stacks on RL1 and RL2. The code numbers used are for cross references to module terminals in table 2.

CT shorting links make before (b) & (c) disconnect Short terminals break before (c) Long terminals

Figure 3: MVAJ 55 hand and electrically reset (high burden) 5

Front mounted facing front viewed from front Left hand Right hand
A 13 15 17 19 C 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 3 5 7 9 11

Combination of output contacts Combination 8M 7M 6M 5M 4M 3M 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B L. Hand 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 R. Hand 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7

Case earth
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

Vx

PR 27 RL1-B RL2-A Reset 25 RL1-C R1

RL1 8

2M 1M

(OP)

28

R2 (Reset) 26

Output contacts to module terminals Contact stack Module terminals

6 8 10 12

RL1 8

Rear mounted facing rear

L. hand 13 15 17 19 R. hand 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 1 2 3 4 M M B B B B B M B M M M M B B B M B M M M M M M B M B B B B B B

M M M B B B B

M M M M M B B

A Module terminal block viewed from rear (a) (b) (c) RL1-A Note 1 CT shorting links make before (b) & (c) disconnect Short terminals break before (c) Long terminals R3
RL2

(t)

5 6 7 8 9

Contact Description M : Make B : Break

Figure 4: MVAJ 28 electrically reset with time delayed cut off (high burden)

Table 1

Case earth
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

Front mounted facing front viewed from front Left hand Right hand
14 16 A 13 15 17 19 21 23 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 3 5 7 9 11

Combination of output contacts Combination 10M 9M 8M 7M 6M 5M 4M 3M 2M 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B Table 2 Output contacts to module terminals Contact stack L. Hand 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 R. Hand 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6

RL1-A PR 27

R1

RL1 10

(OP)

Vx
28

Module terminals

Module terminal block viewed from rear Notes 1. (a) (b) (c)

L. hand 13 15 17 19 21 23 14 16 R. hand 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 2 3 M M B B B B M B M M M M B B M B M M M M M M M M M B B B B B M B M M M B B B M M M M M B

CT shorting links make before (b) & (c) disconnect Short terminals break before (c) Long terminals

2. Resistor fitted on 220/250V versions only 3. The numbers quoted for L. hand and R. hand stacks in table1 are code numbers used for cross references to module terminals in table 2

4 5 6 7 8

Contact Description M : Make B : Break

Figure 5: MVAJ 13 hand reset (low burden) 6

Technical Data
Ratings

All relays except MVAJ 17. and MVAJ 34

Rated voltage (Vx) 24/27 30/34* 48/54* 110/125* 220/250

Operative range (V) 14.4 32.4 18 40.8 28.8 64.8 66 150 122 300 66 150 0 pilot 37.5 60 87.5 137.5 122 286 200 pilot 46 56 87.5 137.5 175 275

MVAJ 17 MVAJ 34 dual rated

110/125 48/54 110/125 220/250

*These ranges only are applicable to ESI 48-4

Burdens
Burden (W) To operate Operated Relay Single Double type stack stack MVAJ 11 25 50 10 MVAJ 13 25 50 MVAJ 14 25 50 MVAJ 15 25 50 MVAJ 17 25 (See Note 2 below) MVAJ 21 150 150 10 MVAJ 23 150 150 MVAJ 24 150 150 MVAJ 25 150 150 MVAJ 26 150 150 12.5 MVAJ 27 150 MVAJ 28 150 MVAJ 29 150 MVAJ 34 10 (See 25 Note 3 below) 50 MVAJ 41 50 12.5 MVAJ 43 50 MVAJ 44 50 MVAJ 45 50 MVAJ 51 150 15 MVAJ 53 150 MVAJ 54 150 MVAJ 55 150 MVAJ 56 150 12.5 MVAJ 57 150 MVAJ 58 150 MVAJ 59 150 To reset Single stack 15 15 50 50 Minimum operating current (mA) 25 25 25 25 25 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Double stack 25 25 50 50 50 50 10 25 25 45 45 70 70 70 70

Note 1: Minimum operating current for relays specified in ESI 48-4 Class EB1 is 25mA and in EB2 is 50mA for 110V dc rating Note 2: The burden of the relay before it economises is less than 25W, reducing to 2.1W after. The auxiliary, which is fed from a separate supply, remains at 3.85W. Note 3: The 3 sets of burdens quoted for MVAJ 34 apply to the 48/54, 110/125 and 220/250V versions respectively.
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Operating time

MVAJ 34 (0 pilot) MVAJ 34 (200 pilot) All other types

Not greater than 50ms Not greater than 75ms Not greater than 10ms at rated voltage

Operation indicator

MVAJ 34

The operation indicator follows the relay operation. The number of contacts available is shown in Table 1. They may be any combination of make type and break type but with a maximum of 8 break.

Contacts

Contact ratings

Make and carry for 3s

ac 7500VA with maxima of 30A and 660V dc 7500W with maxima of 30A and 660V

Make and carry continuously

ac 1250VA with maxima of 5A and 660V dc 1250W with maxima of 5A and 660V

Break

ac 1250V with maxima of 5A and 660V dc 100W resistive 50W inductive with maxima of 5A and 660V

Withstand ratings

MVAJ 17

The relay shall not operate when a 1mf capacitor charged to 150V is discharged into its operate circuit. The relay is continously rated at 150V dc.

MVAJ 34

Operation/resetting does not occur when 100V ac rms 50/60Hz is applied to the respective coil circuits. The relay (at 50V range or above) will operate with pilot wires having a resistance of 200.

MVAJ 21 29 & 51 59

These relays will withstand without operating, the discharge into their operate circuits of a 10F capacitor charged to a voltage equal to the highest in the operative range for the relay All relays are continously rated with the exceptions listed in Table 1.

Specifications

MVAJ 17 MVAJ 34 All other relays

High voltage withstand

NGC SPEC.NGTS.3.63:1992 NGC SPEC.NGTS.2.19:1992 IEC 60255

Dielectric withstand IEC 60255-5:1977

2kV rms for 1 minute between all terminals and case earth. 2kV rms for 1 minute between terminals of independent circuits including contact circuits,with terminals on each independent circuits connected together. 1kV rms for 1 minute across normally open contacts.

High voltage impulse IEC 60255-5:1977

Three positive and three negative impulses of 5kV peak, 1.2/50s, 0.5J between all terminals of the same circuit (except output contacts), between independent circuits and between all terminals connected together and case earth.

Electrical environment

High frequency disturbance IEC 60255-22-1:1988 Class III

2.5kV peak between independent circuits and between independent circuits and case earth. 1.0kV peak across terminals of the same circuit.

EMC compliance 89/336/EEC

Compliance to the European Commission Directive on EMC is claimed via the Technical Construction File route. Generic Standards were used to establish conformity. Compliance with European Commission Low Voltage Directive Compliance is demonstrated by reference to generic safety standards.

EN 50081-2:1994 EN 50082-2:1995 Product safety 72/23/EEC EN 61010-1:1993/A2:1995 EN 60950:1992/A11:1997

Atmospheric environment

Temperature IEC 60255-6:1988 IEC 6068-2-1:1990/A2:1994 IEC 6068-2-2:1974/A2:1994

Storage and transit 25C to +70C Operating 25C to +55C Cold Dry Heat

Humidity IEC 6068-2-3:1969 Enclosure protection IEC 60529: 1989

Mechanical environment

56 days at 93% RH and 40C IP50 (dust protected)

Vibration IEC 60255-21-1:1988 Mechanical durability Loaded contact Unloaded contact

0.5g between 10Hz and 150Hz 10,000 operations minimum 100,000 operations minimum

Cases
MVAJ relays are housed in size 2, 4 or 8 cases as indicated in Table 1. Dimensions for these cases are shown in Figures 6, 7 and 8 respectively.
13 45 4 holes 4.4 23.5

168

159

Push button projection 10 max.

48 Panel cut-out: Flush mounting fixing details.

32

212

25 min.

Figure 6: Case outline size 2

177

157 max.

51 All dimensions in mm.

Flush mounting.

Information Required with Order

Relay type Voltage rating Number and combination of contacts for tripping duties Hand reset operation indicator required Instantaneous or time delayed cut-off contact
10

52 97 4 holes 4.4 23.5

All dimensions in mm. 168 159

Push button projection 10 max.

99 Panel cut-out: Flush mounting fixing details.

32

212

25 min.

177

157 max.
Figure 7: Case outline size 4

103

Reset Flush mounting. 11

200

4 holes 4.4

155.4 24

168

159

Push button projection 10 max.

203 Panel cut-out: Flush mounting fixing details.

32

212

25 min.

177

157 max.

Figure 8: Case outline size 8

206 All dimensions in mm.

Reset Flush mounting. 11

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