5.

PANEL 8 933kW COMPRESSOR MOTOR

5.1 THERMAL PROTECTION
Running motor (stator) as well as locked rotor hot and cold thermal damage curves have
been provided by the motor manufacturer, Siemens. Since there is a step change from the
running to the locked rotor curves (at a current of about 3.2p.u.), two sets of thermal curves
were decided upon in the !" utilising the #hermal Settings $ and #hermal Settings 2.
#hermal Settings $ will cater for the running condition and #hermal Settings 2 for the locked
rotor (stall protection). #he stall curves will have faster tripping times than the running motor
curves. #he time constants for the running and stall curves were chosen so that the curves lie
%ust under the respective damage curves with a sufficient margin of safety for motor starting.
Thermal Setti!" 1 # R$i!
Re&uire the heat rise tripping setpoint to be $.'( ) *+, (allowing for (- .+). #his implies a
setting of $.'(
2
/ $.$ or 0s2 / $$'-. ,larm setpoint to be set to $.''
2
/ $.'' or 0s$ /
$''-. ,larm output to be used for testing purposes only.
, time constant of 212 was chosen for the hot running motor curve. #his curve is in effect for
stator current in the range $.'(23b 4 3 4 3.223b.
#he position of the #hermal Setting $ cold curve relative to the hot curve is determined by the
value of 0s' which is determined as follows5

= 2 0s e ' 0s
2
3
3
2
3
3
b
re&
$ #
re&
t
b
re&
((.$)
where
3re& / current value at which a given trip time is specified
tre& / trip time re&uired at 3re&
#$ / time constant in seconds
(see #hermal .verload for achines on page $'( of 6$7)
8ill use tre& / 92'.'s and 3re& / $!', (3.2 p.u.). #his is a point chosen from the cold curve
such that it is sufficiently close to the cold damage curve. #$ / 212min and so,
( ) ( ) ( ) "" . ' $ . $ e ' 0s
2
2 . (9
$!'
2
2 . (9
$!'
9' 212
92'
= =

I%LA & 5'.(A )"et *ith +a"e C$rret )I,- "etti! General Characteristics
*i./*-
E"1 & 901 )heat ri"e alarm "et2/it3 E"1-
E"( & 1101 )heat ri"e tri22i! "et 2/it & 1.1 /r 1101 here-
T1 & (9( )heati! time 4/"tat-
T( & 3(0 )4//li! time 4/"tat a" 2er Sieme"-
E"0 & 551 )iitial heat ri"e 6al$e-
Thermal Setti!" ( # Stall
Re&uire the heat rise tripping setpoint to be $.'( ) *+, (allowing for (- .+). #his implies a
setting of $.'(
2
/ $.$ or 0s2 / $$'-. ,larm setpoint to be set to $.''
2
/ $.'' or 0s$ /
$''-. ,larm output to be used for testing purposes only.
#he stall curves are only operative for stator current 3 where 3.2p.u. 4 3 4 Stage $ .: ;#
pickup. , time constant of $'" was selected for the stall curves. #his ensures that the hot stall
curves lies %ust under the hot rotor damage curve and hopefully high enough to avoid spurious
tripping on startup. #hese settings may need to be revised once the motor is in service and
more accurate in service data is available.
#he position of the #hermal Setting 2 cold curve relative to the hot curve is determined by the
value of 0s' and is determined as follows5

= 2 0s e ' 0s
2
3
3
2
3
3
b
re&
$ #
re&
t
b
re&
((.2)
where
3re& / current value at which a given trip time is specified
tre& / trip time re&uired at 3re&
#$ / time constant in seconds
(see #hermal .verload for achines on page $'( of 6$7)
8ill use tre& / 3$.2'<s and 3re& / 33".1,.
( ) ( ) ( ) 13 . ' $ . $ e ' 0s
2
2 . (9
1 . 33"
2
2 . (9
1 . 33"
9' $'"
2'< . 3$
= =

,gain will use a cooling time constant of 32'min as per the manufacturer=s data.
> factor5 where
3'2 . 1 $
9 . (
3'''
21!" 3'''
$
$
" . '
2 $
3
3
s
$
#
#
2 >
2
2
*+,
+R,
rated
rated
start
=

=

#rated / rated tor&ue
#start / starting tor&ue
Srated / rated slip
3+R, / +ocked rotor current / starting current
3*+, / full?load amps
#he relay only has ', 2.(, <.( and 1 as possible >?factor settings and so > / 1.
I%LA & 5'.(A )"et *ith +a"e C$rret )I,- "etti! General Characteristics
*i./*-
E"1 & 901 )heat ri"e alarm "et2/it3 E"1-
E"( & 1101 )heat ri"e tri22i! "et 2/it & 1.1 /r 1101 here-
T1 & 105 )heati! time 4/"tat-
T( & 3(0 )4//li! time 4/"tat-
E"0 & 931 )iitial heat ri"e 6al$e-
7 & 9 )e!ati6e "e8$e4e 9a4t/r-