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PD Pole discordance (contact and

current based)
1MRK 580 043-BEN
Issued: January 2001
Status: New
Data subject to change without notice
Features Reliable detection of breaker pole discor-
dance condition
Supervises the position of the circuit
breaker auxiliary contacts
Optional automatic pole discordance
detection from unsymmetrical current mea-
surement
High sensitivity secures operation down to
10% of terminal rated current
Application Breaker pole position discordance can occur
on the operation of a breaker with indepen-
dent operating gears for the three poles. The
reason may be an interruption in the closing
or trip coil circuit, or a mechanical failure
resulting in a stuck breaker pole. A pole dis-
cordance can be tolerated for a limited time,
for instance during a single-phase trip-reclose
cycle. The pole discordance function detects
a breaker pole discordancy not generated by
auto-reclose cycle and issues a trip signal for
the circuit breaker.
Functionality The operation of the pole discordance logic,
PD, is based on checking the position of the
breaker auxiliary contacts. Three parallel nor-
mally open contacts in series with three nor-
mally closed contacts in parallel of the
respective breaker poles form a condition of
pole discordance, connected to a binary input
dedicated for the purpose.
In addition, there is an automatic detection
criterion based on comparision of currents in
the breaker poles. This function is enabled for
just a few seconds after close or trip com-
mands to the breaker in order to avoid
unwanted operation in unsymmetrical load
conditions.
Function block
Input and output
signals
Table 1: Input signals for the PD (PD---) function block
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PD---
PD
BLOCK
1POPEN
BC
TRIN
POLDISC
TRIP
Signal Description
BLOCK Block of pole discordance function
1POPEN One phase open
BC Breaker closing
TRIN Activate from external trip
POLDISC Pole discordance signal from the circuit breaker
Pole discordance (contact and
current based)
PD
1MRK 580 043-BEN
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Table 2: Output signals for the PD (PD---) function block
Technical data Table 3: PD - Pole discordance, contact and current based
Manufacturer
Signal Description
TRIP Trip by pole discordance function
Function Setting range Accuracy
Auxiliary-contact-based
function - time delay
(0-60) s in steps of 1 ms +/- 0.5% +/- 10 ms
Operate current 10% of I
b
+/- 2.5 % of I
r
Time delay (0-60) s in steps of 1 ms +/- 0.5 % +/- 10 ms
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