Stub protection function

Budapest, March 2012.

Stub protection function

Stub protection function

There are short sections of the current path within a substation that are not properly protected
by the general protection system. These sections are called stubs and they are usually
between the circuit breaker and the current transformer.

The general protection system measures the current of the current transformer and if fault is
detected, a command is generated to open the circuit breaker. If, however, the fault is
between the circuit breaker and the current transformer, then opening the circuit breaker
cannot clear the fault; it is fed via the current transformer from the other side of the protected
object. This location is within the back-up zone of the other side protection and, accordingly, it
is cleared by a considerable time delay.

The task of the stub protection function is to detect the fault current in the open state of the
circuit breaker and to generate a quick trip command to the other side circuit breaker.

Another usual application is in the one-and-a-half circuit breaker arrangement. Here the
current transformers are located either before or after the circuit breakers. Additionally, the
voltage transformer is either on the bus side or on the line side of the isolator. In the last case
the stub is also the section between the circuit breakers and the open line isolator, since if a
fault occurs in this section, the detected voltage is independent of the fault; it is unchanged
and cannot be applied for the distance protection.

The stub protection function is basically a high-speed overcurrent protection function that is
enabled by the open state of a circuit breaker or maybe an isolator. If any of the phase
currents is above the start current and the binary status signal activates the operation, then
after a user-defined time delay the function generates a trip command.

The function can be disabled by programming the blocking signal.

Technical data
Function Range Accuracy
Current accuracy 20 2000% of In 1% of In

Parameters
Enumerated parameters
Parameter name Title Selection range Default
Disabling or enabling the operation of the function
STB50_Oper_EPar__ Operation Off, On Off

Integer parameter
Parameter name Title Unit Min Max Step Default
Start current setting
STB50_StCurr_IPar_ Start Current % 10 400 1 50

Timer parameters
Parameter name Title Unit Min Max Step Default
Time delay for the zones individually:
STB50_Del_TPar_ Time Delay msec 0 60000 1 100

VERSION 1.0 2/3 12.03.2012. Gyula Pka

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Binary output status signals

Binary output status signals Signal title Explanation
Indication of starting the function in phase L1
STB50_StL1_GrI_ Start L1 Indication of starting the function in phase L1
Indication of starting the function in phase L2
STB50_StL2_GrI_ Start L2 Indication of starting the function in phase L2
Indication of starting the function in phase L3
STB50_StL3_GrI_ Start L3 Indication of starting the function in phase L3
General indication of starting the function
General OR connection of the phase starting
STB50_GenSt_GrI_
Start indications
General trip command
General Trip command generated at time-out of the
STB50_GenTr_GrI_
Trip dedicated timer

Binary input status signals

The binary input signals are the results of logic equations graphically edited by the user.
Binary input status signal
Disabling the function
STB50_Blk_GrO_
Activating status signal
STB50_Activate_GrO_
Signal title Explanation
The programmed True state of this input
Disable
disables the operation of the function
The programmed True state of this signal
Activate indicates the open state of the circuit breaker or
maybe the isolator.

VERSION 1.0 3/3 12.03.2012. Gyula Pka