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User´s Manual and Technical Description
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SPER 1B1 C4
OK
FAULT
U c = 40...265 V –
I c = 1.5 mA
U aux = 40...265 V –
0291B
RS 485 004-AA
Made in Finland
1MRS 750231
SPER 1B1 C4
Issued 1995-12-27
Modified 2007-03-22
Version E SPER 1C1 and 1C2
Supervision relay
Data subject to change without notice
Features Continuous monitoring of circuit breaker trip Continuous self-supervision of the auxiliary
circuits and other control circuits supply voltage of the relay
Preset operate time preventing unwanted alarm High immunity to interference and galvanically
signals at circuit-breaker operation isolated electronics
Indication of relay operation with LED indica- COMBIFLEX design or base mounting, de-
tor on the front panel, output relay for signal- pending on relay type
ling
Application SPER series supervision relays are used for moni- nections, increased transfer resistance in the
toring important control circuits such as circuit contacts, welding of the control contact, dis-
breaker and disconnector control circuits, sig- appearing control voltage and voltage failures
nalling circuits, etc., in power installations. One in the relay itself.
contact circuit is monitored by one relay. If sev-
eral branches of a circuit are to be monitored, The relay is available in three versions: two
the required number of relays can be connected COMBIFLEX versions with different supply
to the same control circuit. voltage ranges, to be mounted in a rack, and
one version provided with a base to be mounted
The supervision relay detects interruptions, too on a rail or on a plane surface.
high resistances caused by galvanically bad con-
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Description of The supervision relay contains the following - triggering circuit
operation functional units: - time circuit
(modified 2007-03) - constant current generator - LED indicators
- opto-isolator - output relay
2 10
+ -
5
Supply voltage
+ 1
ALARM
3
I 4
11
9
3s
8
7
- 1
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FAULT OK
SPER 1B1 C4
18 28
+ -
11
+ Supply voltage
16
ALARM
15
I 17
26
25
3s
27
21
- 1
FAULT OK
SPER 1C1
Fig. 2. Block diagram for supervision relays SPER 1C1 and SPER 1C2
The circuit to be monitored and the constant galvanically isolated from each other, isolation
current generator, the measuring circuit and the level 2 kV, 50 Hz, 1 min.
change-over contacts of the output relay are
3
+
Ic≈ 1.5 mA
5
+
I
I
f ≥40 Vdc
Uc
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-
Rc
SPER 1B1 C4
Fig. 3. Current and voltages of the circuit monitored. For further information about relay types
see next page
The constant current generator (I) of the driver To secure operation, the control voltage over the
circuit feeds a small Ic current of some 1.5-5 driver circuit is not allowed to fall below 40 V
mA, depending on the relay type used, through dc for SPER 1B1 C4 and SPER 1C1 type re-
the circuit to be monitored. The contact inputs lays. For the SPER 1C2 relay the minimum
5-7 of SPER 1B1 C4 or 11-21 of SPER 1C1 or control voltage is 20 V dc.
SPER 1C2 are connected over the NO control
contact (f ) and so the measuring current flows The control voltage over the driver circuit can
between the poles of the control voltage (see Figs be calculated using the following expression:
1, 2 and 3).
Uc - (Rc x Ic) > 40 V dc for SPER 1B1 C4 and
To avoid spurious CB tripping, for instance, in SPER 1C1 or
the event of a short circuit in the control cir- Uc - (Rc x Ic) > 20 V dc for SPER 1C2,
cuit, the constant current generator circuit of
SPER relays contain an internal current limit- where
ing series resistor. Uc = control voltage
Ic = measuring current
Rc = resistance of the coil controlled
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The measuring current is measured by an opto- ted due to interruption, unreliable connection
isolator circuit in the measuring circuit of the or activated trip contact, the output relay will
relay. In normal service the green LED "OK" drop off when a time delay of about 3 s has
on the front panel is lit and the output relay of expired. The red LED indicator "FAULT" is lit,
SPER 1B1 C4 is operated, the change-over con- the green LED indicator "OK" goes out and
tacts 1-3 and 9-11 being closed. In the same the contacts 1-4 and 8-11 of SPER 1B1 C4
way the output relay of SPER 1C1 and SPER close. The output relay of the relays SPER 1C1
1C2 is operated, and the change-over contacts and SPER 1C2 operates in the same manner
15-16 and 25-26 are closed. Should the control and the contacts 16-17 and 26-27 are closed.
voltage fall below the minimum value permit-
The voltage over the circuit monitored A fuse has blown, battery failure, etc.
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disappears.
Failure in the auxiliary voltage supply. See section "Auxiliary voltage" later in the text.
The NO contact of the monitored circuit, Contact welding if the tripping protection
through which the supervision relay is relay does not reset in time.
connected, remains closed longer than
required for the operation.
Auxiliary voltage To operate the supervision relay needs a con- The supervision relay can be connected to re-
tinuous auxiliary voltage. The supply voltage ceive the supply voltage from the control cir-
range of the relays type SPER 1B1 C4 and SPER cuit monitored, over the connection wires of
1C1 is 40-265 V dc, whereas that of the relay the driver circuit. A condition, however, is that
type SPER 1C2 is 20-60 V dc. In general, the the control coil of the circuit monitored is not
auxiliary supply voltage and the voltage of the affected by the increased current consumption
circuit monitored are identical. The circuits are of about 7-16 mA, depending on the type of
galvanically separated. Separate voltage sources supervision relay, and that the residual voltage
can be used for the auxiliary voltage supply to over the circuit monitored is above 40 V dc
the relay and for the voltage of the circuit moni- when SPER 1B1 C4 or SPER 1C1 is used and
tored. 20 V dc, when SPER 1C2 is used.
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Connection
diagram
+
2 10
5 + -
+ Supply voltage
I
f
3s
7
- 1
Rc
SPER 1B1 C4
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Fig. 4. Supervision relay SPER 1B1 C4 receiving its auxiliary voltage from the control circuit and
the monitored circuit
+ +
2 10
5 + -
+ Supply voltage
I
f
3s
7
- 1
Rc
SPER 1B1 C4
Fig. 5.Supervision relay SPER 1B1 C4 supplied from a separate voltage source
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Connections Table 2. Connection of relays SPER 1B1 C4, SPER 1C1 and SPER 1C2.
SPER 1C2 11 (+) and 21 (-) Voltage of the circuit monitored (control circuit)
20-60 V dc.
The positive pole (+) of the dc voltage supply is connected
to terminal 11.
SPER 1B1 C4 1 - 3 - 4 and Output relay with two change-over contacts.
8 - 9 - 11 The relay operates on the closed circuit principle and in
normal duty the contacts 1 - 3 and 9 - 11 are closed.
When a fault occurs, the contacts 1 - 4 and 8 - 11 of the
output relay are closed.
SPER 1C1 and 15 - 16 - 17 and Output relay with two change-over contacts.
SPER 1C2 25 - 26 - 27 The relay operates on the closed circuit principle and in
normal duty the contacts 15 - 16 and 25 - 26 are closed.
When a fault occurs, the output relay contacts 16 - 17
and 26 - 27 close.
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Technical data Circuit monitored
(modified 2002-10) Voltage of the circuit monitored
- SPER 1B1 C4 and SPER 1C1 40-265 V dc
- SPER 1C2 20-60 V dc
Measuring current
- SPER 1B1 C4 and SPER 1C1 1.5 mA, typ.
- SPER 1C2 5 mA, typ.
Min. residual voltage over the circuit monitored
- SPER 1B1 C4, terminal 5-7 >40 V dc
- SPER 1C1, terminal 11-21 >40 V dc
- SPER 1C2, terminal 11-21 >20 V dc
- 48 V dc 2.2 kΩ/4 W
Time circuit
Operate delay, typ. 3s
Reset time, typ 1s
Output relay
Contact outputs, change-over contact
- SPER 1B1 C4 1-3-4/8-9-11
- SPER 1C1 and SPER 1C2 15-16-17/25-26-27
Rated voltage 250 V ac/dc
Carry continuously
Breaking capacity for dc when the control circuit
time constant L/R ≤ 40 ms at the control voltage levels
- 220 V dc 0.15 A
- 110 V dc 0.25 A
- 48 V dc 1A
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Test voltages
Insulation test voltage acc. to IEC 60255-5
and SS 436 15 03 2 kV, 50 Hz, 1 min
Impulse test voltage acc. to IEC 60255-5
and SS 436 15 03 5 kV, 1.2/50 µs, 0.5 J
Disturbance tests
High-frequency test voltage acc. to IEC 60255-5
and SS 436 15 03 2.5 kV, 1 MHz
Fast transients acc. to IEC 61000-4-4 2 kV, 5/50 ns, 1 min.
Spark interference test voltage acc. to SS 436 15 03 4-8 kV
Environmental conditions
Service temperature range -10°C…+55°C
Transport and storage temperature range (IEC 60068-2-2) -40°C…+70°C
Damp heat test (IEC 60068-2-30) RH = 92-96%
+25°C/+55°C, 6 x 24 h
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Applications One supervision relay is able to monitor one each of these circuits has to be provided with its
circuit. When separate, parallel contact circuits own relay.
of the same control circuit are to be monitored,
Example 1
+
5 5 5
+ + +
I I I
f f f
7 7 7
- - -
n x ~1 mA
Rc
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When the supervision relays are connected in such a level that the difference between the aux-
parallel, it should be noticed that each relay iliary voltage of the control circuit and the volt-
drives a current of about 1.5-5 mA, depending age drop over the control coil, that is, the re-
on the type of relay used, through the control sidual voltage over the circuit monitored, is be-
circuit monitored. The currents are summed low 40 V dc or 20 V dc, depending on the relay
up in the trip or relay coil controlled by the cir- type used.
cuit. To avoid the operation of the control relay
coil being affected by these currents, the number Lower voltage values are an indication of a fault
of parallel supervision relays has to be limited. in the circuit, for instance, poor galvanic con-
The voltage drop over the control coil increases tact, and will produce an alarm signal via the
with the number of supervision relays connected contact of the output relay.
in parallel. The voltage drop has to be kept on
Example 2
+
5
~1.5 mA
+
I
f1 f2 fn
7
-
SPER 1B1 C4
Rc
Fig. 7. Simplified supervision of parallel contact circuits using one common supervision relay
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To a certain extent, the number of supervision should be carried out accordingly. Unless the
relays can be reduced by parallelling the con- system is continuously supervised, this method
tacts of the control circuit as illustrated in ex- reduces the reliability of the system.
ample 2. Then the wiring of the installation
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-
SPER 1B1 C4
Rc
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Uc - ( Rc x Ic )
n ≥ 40 V ls
Uc - ( Rc x Ic )
n ≥ 20 V ls
11
+
Ic≈ 1.5 mA 5
I
I
f1 ≥40 Vdc
7
-
Ic≈ 1.5 mA
5
+
≥40 Vdc
f2
I
I
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Rc
7
-
SPER 1B1 C4
-
Fig. 9. Monitoring of a control circuit with series-connected contacts and one relay for each
control contact
Example 5
+
2 10
+ -
5
+ Supply voltage
1
I 3
4
f 11
9
3s
8
7
1
-
FAULT OK
SPER 1B1 C4
2 10
+ -
5
+ Supply voltage
1
I 3
4 ALARM
11
h1 h2 9
3s
8
7
1
-
-
FAULT OK
SPER 1B1 C4
Fig. 10. Two supervision relays in serieswith series-connected contacts with self-holding.
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Example 6 For breaking the control voltage the circuit The resistance is calculated so that the current
breaker control circuit includes an auxiliary con- over the auxiliary contact and the resistor does
tact (h1) connected in series with the control not affect the operation of the control coil, when
coil. the control contact is closed. The voltage drop
over the resistor and the coil must be low
To prevent the supervision relay from provid- enough, to prevent the residual voltage over the
ing spurious alarm signals, for instance, at cir- driver circuit of the supervision relay from fall-
cuit breaker operation, the measuring current ing below the minimum values specified for the
of the control circuit is routed so as to by-pass different relay types.
the break contact (h1), through the auxiliary
contact (h2) and a current limiting resistor Ry. The external current limiting resistor Ry is de-
pending on the auxiliary voltages of the super-
vision relays. The resistances for the most com-
monly used voltages are given in "Technical
data".
+
2 10
+ -
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5
+ Supply voltage
1
ALARM
I 3
4
I> f 11
9
3s
8
7
1
-
Ry *) FAULT OK
SPER 1B1 C4
Fig. 11. Supervision relay with an auxiliary contact (h) and an external current limiting resistor Ry.
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Dimension The supervision relay is available in three ver- The relay types SPER 1C1 and SPER 1C2 are
drawing and sions: SPER 1B1 C4, SPER 1C1 and SPER designed for COMBIFLEX mounting. The re-
mounting 1C2. The relay type SPER 1B1 C4 is enclosed lays require a mounting height corresponding
in a plastic case provided with an 11-pole ter- to 2U (1U = 44.45) and a mounting width cor-
minal base with screw terminals for the con- responding to 6C (1C = 7 mm). Separate ter-
nections. The base is fitted on a rail (DIN minal bases to be mounted in an apparatus frame
50022) or screwed to a plane surface. The ter- or on a rail in a frame, are used for connecting
minal base meets the same requirements con- the relays. The frames and the terminal bases
cerning insulation test voltage as the supervi- are part of the COMBIFLEX system and are
sion relay. available on separate order.
7 6 5
8 4
6 6
7 5 5 7
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8 4 4 8
9 3 3 9
10 2 2 10
11 1 1 11
1 x 2,5 mm2
9 3
(2 x 1,5 mm2) 10 11 2
1
Dimensions
36 (DIN 46277)
65,5
(~3,5)
90
38,5
103
~115*)
*) Depends on the type of the base
Dimensions in mm.
Width = 38.5 mm
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Maintenance When the supervision relay is used under the If the relay malfunctions or the operating val-
and repairs conditions specified in "Technical data", it re- ues differ from those specified, the relay should
quires practically no maintenance. The relay be overhauled. Minor measures can be taken
includes no parts or components that are sensi- by the customer but any major repair involving
tive to physical or electrical wear under normal the electronics has to be carried out by the
operating conditions and the input and output manufacturer. Please contact the manufacturer
circuits are galvanically separated from the other or his nearest representative for further infor-
electronic circuitry of the relay. mation about checking, overhaul and recali-
bration of the relay.
Should the temperature and humidity at the
operating site differ from the values specified, Note!
or the atmosphere contain chemically active Protective relays are measuring instruments and
gases or dust, the relay should be visually in- should be handled with care and protected
spected in association with the secondary test- against moisture and mechanical stress, espe-
ing of the relay. This visual inspection should cially during transport.
focus on:
Quantity
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P.O.Box 699
FI-65101 Vaasa
FINLAND
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