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The new era in overcurrent protection

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Argus protection

Wide range of IDMTL curves and DTL

Three independent high set/low set

characteristics

Sensitive/restricted earth fault

Circuit breaker fail protection

Delayed or instantaneous reset

Low AC and DC burdens

True RMS measurement

Combined 1A and 5A current inputs

Full communications to IEC 60870-5-103

Self supervision/monitoring features

Trip circuit supervision

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Harmonics
Normal

With Harmonics

Reyrolle
Protection

Reduced
Sampling

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Characteristics-more than just IDMTL!

Time

IDMTL
Low
set IDMTL
current
setting current
setting setting

Highset
setting
(1)

Highset
setting
(2)

Current
Current

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Circuit breaker fail protection
Typical setting 1.5 - 2 x C.B.
operating time

Protection
algorithm
operated

&

DTL 1
0.01 - 20 s

Trip output
relays
operated

DTL 2
0.01 - 20s

R1
R1

R7

R7

Output relay matrix

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Trip circuit supervision
+ve

Fuse

Trip contacts

External resistor

52a

S /T coil

link

- ve

52a

Status input (50V)

52b

R1

C.B.

R7

Output relay matrix

External resistor = 2K7 ohms for 110V DC supply

If the trip circuit is not healthy the relay LCD displays
TRIP CCT FAIL

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Control features-more than just IDMTL

7 user programmable output contacts (expandable to 11)

Output contacts can be self, hand or electrically reset

1 user programmable status input (expandable to 9)

Operation in conjunction with an auto reclose controller

Remote alteration of relays settings and configurations

Remote control of circuit breakers

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Applications-more than just IDMTL

Blocking schemes for faster clearance

Busbar zone schemes for low cost busbar protection

Delayed reset for flashing / pecking faults

2

I summation for circuit breaker condition monitoring / maintenance

Status inputs can be time lagged for pick-up and/or drop-off

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Flashing fault condition

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Instrumentation and conditioning monitoring more than just IDMTL

Ammeter displays showing primary or

relay current magnitudes in each pole

Indication of the condition of status inputs

and output relays

Trip count
2

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Summation of I values at the time of trip

Starter pick-up/drop-off indication

Time and date

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Instrumentation and condition monitoring
16 characters

Primary Current

A = 233.4
C = 234.0

B = 235.6
E = 000.7

Secondary Current

a = 00.53
c = 00.53

b = 00.53
e = 00.00

Output Relays

Trip Counter

2 lines

Relay Status
1101010
No. of Operations
0023

I Summation
2
Sum of I
023178 (MA) 2

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The Argus fault recorder
Fault triggers data storage

Five fault records

available from
relay facia

500 event
records available
over comms link

Five waveform
records available
over comms link

04/25 14:26:38
Trip AE
Press > for more
detailed scrolling
fault data display

95/04/27 14:26:38.247
Pole A HIS Trip

Fault 0
<<< fault data >>>

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Reydisp Evolution

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Communications

Communications to IEC60870-5-103 protocol

Fibre optic with SMA connectors

May be connected in a loop with 254 relays

Fibre optic hub available for star configuration

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Communications
Ring configuration

Master / SCADA/ DCS

Sigma 3 Fibre optic to

electric interface

IEC 60870-5-103 protocol

Optical fibre loop
ARGUS
1

PROTECTION HEALTHY

I> Is

ARGUS
1

PROTECTION HEALTHY

TRIP
I> Is

TRIP

ARGUS
2

PROTECTION HEALTHY

I> Is

T RIP

ARGUS
2

OHMEGA
PROTECTION HEALTHY

I> Is

T RIP

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Communications
Star configuration

Master / SCADA/ DCS

Sigma 1 Fibre optic hub

IEC 60870-5-103 protocol

ARGUS
1

PROTECTION HEALTHY

I> Is

ARGUS
1

PROTECTION HEALTHY

TRIP
I> Is

TRIP

ARGUS
2

PROTECTION HEALTHY

I>Is

ARGUS
2

OHMEGA
PROTECTION HEALTHY

T RIP

I>Is

T RIP

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Conceptual diagram of Argus relay

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Argus family of relays

Argus 2 - directional overcurrent and earth fault with bi-directional

elements

Argus 3/4 - integrated overcurrent, earth fault & autoreclose 4 shot

autoreclose fully programmable with different sequences for phase fault,
earth fault and from an external signal

Argus 5/6 - directional overcurrent and earth fault with autoreclose

Argus 7 - check synchronising relay with independent settings for check

and system synchronising, dead line/bus switching and manual close
guard feature

Argus 8 - Under/overvoltage relay

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