Breaker failure protection

BFP
1MRK 580 024-BEN
Page 1 Issued: January 2001 Status: New Data subject to change without notice

Features

Adaptive signal detecting algorithm for detection even during CT saturation 10 ms reset time of current detection elements during all conditions Phase segregated current measurement

Single or three phase start and retrip Independent timers for each phase Three phase backup trip with independent timer

Application

In many protection applications local redundancy is used. One part of the fault clearance system is however never duplicated, namely the circuit breaker. Therefor a breaker failure protection can be used. The breaker failure protection is initiated from trip signals from protection functions within or outside the protection terminal.

When a trip signal is sent to the breaker failure protection first, with no or a very short delay, a re-trip signal can be sent to the protected breaker. If fault current is flowing though the breaker still after a setting time a back-up trip signal is sent to the back-up breakers. This will ensure fault clearance also if the circuit breaker is out of order.

Design

The breaker failure protection function is initiated by the trip commands from protection functions placed either inside the same terminal or externally, by connection to appropriate binary inputs. Three separate functional inputs are available for single-phase starting. A dedicated input is available also for threephase starting. The operate value of the phase segregated current measuring elements is settable within a wide range. Three independent timers t2 are available for phase segregated breaker failure detection.

An additional timer t1 for retrip command is available. Dedicated setting allow to enable or disable the retrip or to perform it by current check or not. Retrip to the faulty circuit breaker can be issued single phase or three phase. Special adaptive algorithm (ASD), together with RMS measurement, allow a fast resetting time of the current measuring elements. The current measurement is stabilised against dc-transients which can cause unwanted operation with saturated current transformers.

Function block
BFP BLOCK START STL1 STL2 STL3 TRBU TRRET TRRETL1 TRRETL2 TRRETL3 xx00000200.vsd

Breaker failure protection

BFP
1MRK 580 024-BEN
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Input and output signals

Table 1: Input signals for the breaker failure protection (BFP--) function block
Signal BLOCK START STL1 STL2 STL3 Description Block function Start function Start phase L1 Start phase L2 Start phase L3

Table 2: Output signals for the breaker failure protection BFP (BFP--) function block
Signal TRBU TRRET TRRETL1 TRRETL2 TRRETL3 Description Backup trip Retrip Retrip by phase L1 Retrip by phase L2 Retrip by phase L3

Technical data

Table 3: Breaker failure protection

Parameter Operate current (one measuring element per phase) Retrip time delay t1 Back-up trip time delay t2 Setting range 5-200% of Ir in steps of 1% 0-60 s in steps of 1 ms 0-60 s in steps of 1 ms Accuracy +/-2.5% of Ir at I Ir +/-2.5% of I at I > Ir +/-0.5% of setting +/-10 ms +/-0.5% of setting +/-10 ms

Parameter Trip operate time Reset time

Value Max 18 ms Max 10 ms

Manufacturer
ABB Automation Products AB Substation Automation Division SE-721 59 Vsters Sweden Tel: +46 (0) 21 34 20 00 Fax: +46 (0) 21 14 69 18