Type MVAP 22

Voltage Selection Relay

Features

● Detects voltage circuit failures

● Can be used to switch to an
alternative supply if the main
supply fails
● Compact design
● Mechanically stable

Application
The MVAP 22 is essentially a fuse
failure relay with changeover output
contacts enabling its use for either
voltage selection or fuse failure
protection. A typical application as
a voltage selection relay is the
automatic connection of metering
equipment to an alternative supply if
the normal or preferred supply fails.
As a fuse failure relay it will monitor
the output of a voltage transformer
and give an alarm or disconnect
protection circuits for VT fuse failure.
The relay monitors the three phase
voltage supply and operates if the
supply is interrupted or becomes
unbalanced due to failure of the
voltage transformers primary or
secondary fuses.
Voltage failure detection on
generator VT’s
The Type MVAP 22 relay can be
applied to provide an equivalent
function to the voltage balance relay
by using one MVAP 22 per voltage
transformer and connecting the output
contacts of the two MVAP 22 relays
as shown in Figure 3. The relay
combination can be used to block
relays or other devices that will
operate incorrectly when a voltage
transformer primary and/or
secondary fuse(s) blow or to give
an alarm for the faulty voltage
transformer.
Figure 1: Type MVAP 22 relay withdrawn from case.
Each relay is supplied from its own
voltage transformer and will detect
blown fuses in either the primary or
secondary windings of the voltage
transformer or if the voltage supply
becomes interrupted.
In the event of a generator short
circuit causing the voltage supplied
to the relays to become appreciably
unbalanced the relays will operate,
but the trip circuit via the generator
protective relays (ie., devices 21, 32
and 40) will be maintained through
the normally closed contacts on the
two changeover contacts A–1 and
B–1, and an alarm will be prevented
via the normally closed contacts A–3
and B–2.
Failure of any voltage transformer
supply will cause operation of the
appropriate MVAP 22 relay and
block tripping of the associated
generator relays which may be
adversely affected by the loss of
voltage supply via contacts A–1 or
B–1 and give an alarm via A–2 or
B–3.
Description
Two attracted armature units are
employed as shown in Figure 3.
Unit A is fed from a resistance/
capacitance network which under
healthy conditions with negligible
harmonics has zero output.
An operating voltage appears across
the coils of unit A when the secondary
voltages become unbalanced due to
loss of any one primary or secondary
phase. Unit B has six changeover
contacts for voltage selection and is
normally energised via the normally
closed contact on unit A from two
phases of the supply. Unit B drops off
on operation of unit A, on complete
loss of supply, or on loss of two
primary or secondary phases.
If three limb core type star connected
voltage transformers are used, the
relay will not operate correctly if the
star points of the primary windings
are connected to neutral or earth.

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 Preferred supply A
A

C C B
RLB contacts are closed Phase rotation
A B C when supply is healthy.

15
N
16 Metering
n equipment
22
RV1
R3 RLA
a b c
23 C1

13
RLB-1
17

25 R1

14 RLA-A
RLB-2
18
OV Relay
RLB
27 R2
C2

20
RLB-3 R4

24

2
RLB-4
6

8
RLB-5
12 Output
contacts
a b c 10

1
n RLB-6
5
N 3

A B C

A A Note 1. Earthing connections are typical only.

Where a 3 winding VT has only a
B 3 limb core, then primary VT earth
should be omited if detection of
C primary fuse failure is required.
Alternative supply C B
Phase rotation

Figure 2: Application diagram: MVAP 22

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 A
A
B
C

C B
Phase rotation

MVAP 22
23 (A)
25
27

MVAP 22
23 (B)
25
27

Generator

MVAP 22 MVAP 22
+ (A) (B)

A-1 B-1
2 2
4 4 21
Trip
6 6
32

40
A-2
8
B-2
10 8
Alarm A
12 10
12

A-3
1
B-3
3 1
5 3
5
Alarm B

Figure 3: Application diagram: Connection of MVAP 22 relays to provide an equivalent function to

a voltage balance relay on generator VT’s.

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Technical Data

Ratings
Voltage Ratings: 110/125V ac
220/250V
415/440V

Burdens Less than 0.1 amp per phase at rated

voltage

Frequency 50 or 60Hz

Operating boundaries 80% – 125% of lower rating

Contacts Six pairs of isolated self reset

Make and carry continuously
Make and carry for 3 seconds
Break
changeover contacts are provided for
voltage selection switching.
ac 1250VA with maxima of
5A and 660V
ac 7500VA with maxima of
30A and 660V
ac 1250VA with maxima of
5A and 660V

Voltage withstand
Dielectric
IEC 255-5
High voltage impulse
IEC 255-5
High frequency disturbance
IEC 255-22-1 Class III
2kV rms for 1 minute between all case
terminals connected together and the
case earth terminal
2kV rms for 1 minute between
independent circuits including contact
circuits.
1kV rms for 1 minute across normally
open outgoing contact pairs.
Pilot wire relays only:
5kV for 1 minute between all pilot
circuits and all other circuits and the
case.
5kV peak, 1.2/50µs, 0.5J between
all terminals and case earth and
between adjacent terminals.
Static relays only:
2.5kV peak between independent
circuits 2.5kV peak between circuits
and case earth.
1MHz bursts decaying to 50% of
circuits peak value after 3 to 6 cycles
Repetition rate: 400 per second.

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 Environmental withstand
Temperature
IEC 68-2-1
IEC 68-2-2 Storage and transit –25°C to +70°C
Operating –25°C to +55°C.

Humidity
IEC 68-2-3 56 days (at 93% RH and +40°C)

Enclosure protection
IEC 529 IP50 (dust protected)
(individual relays)
Vibration
IEC 255-21-1 Class 1 0.5g between 60Hz and 300Hz,
0.07mm peak–peak between
10Hz and 60Hz.

Mechanical durability
Loaded contact 10,000 operations minimum
Unloaded contact 100,000 operations minimum

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Case Information

Type MVAP 22 relays are housed in

size 4 cases (see Figure 4).

Information required with order

Rated voltage
Rated frequency

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.

Reset
103 11
Flush mounting.

Figure 4: Case outline size 4.