Thermal Overload Operating Times calculation Spreadsheet

This spreadsheet provides a method to calculate the thermal overload operating time.
The thermal overload operating time includes four items:
1.alarm operating time
2. trip operating time
3. alarm reset time
4. trip reset time
The user is required to enter the settings, and for each stage (except the last stage) the equivalent current applied.
The duration also needs to be entered if pre-heat and/or pre-cool is required.

There are four sheets in this spreadsheet. They are described as follows:
cold
This sheet applies when the conditions below are met:
1. The relay's initial injection current is zero.
2. Apply a current above I> for the relay to trip. The trip and alarm times are displayed. The trip time is automatically ent
this stage. (stage 1)
3. When the relay trips, the injection current is automatically removed by the spreadsheet. The expected reset times are d

pre-heat
This sheet applies when the conditions below are met:
1: The relay's initial injection current is zero.
2. Apply a current for a duration which is not sufficient to trip the relay (stage 1)
3. Increase the current above I> for the relay to trip. The trip and alarm times are displayed. The trip time is automatically
in this stage (stage 2)
4. When the relay trips, the injection current is automatically removed by the spreadsheet. The expected reset times are di

pre-heat&cool
This sheet applies when the conditions below are met:
1: The relay's initial injection current is zero.
2. Apply a current for a duration which is not sufficient to trip the relay. (stage 1)
3. Decrease the injection current for a certain duration. (stage 2)
4. Increase the current above I> for the relay to trip. The trip and alarm times are displayed The trip time is automatically e
in this stage. (stage 3)
5. When the relay trips, the injection current is automatically removed by the spreadsheet. The expected reset times are d

thermal ceiling
This sheet applies when the conditions below are met:
1: The relay's initial injection curret is zero.
2: Apply a current above the I> for the relay to get to the thermal ceiling. The expected minimum duration of Stage1 displ
3: Decrease the current under I>, wait the relay trip reset. The expected reset time displayed. (Stage 2)
In each sheet, there is also an instruction to use the spreadsheet.
In general, the yellow boxes are required to enter data, the red boxes display the calculated results.

VERSION CONTROL
Issue
A.1

Author(s)
Ping Ye / Tony Yip

Reason for change

Initial draft.

Date
30-10-2001

RELAY SETTINGS
I> (In)
Alarm (%)
Heating time constant (s)
Cooling time constant (s)
M Factor

1.2
100
60
60
0

APPLIED CURRENT AND DURATION

1. Intial current assumed to zero.
2. Enter the I1 & I2 in the yellow boxes of stage1 to produce Ieq which should be greater
than I> setting.
3. The expected alarm & trip time and alarm reset & trip reset time will be displayed in the
red boxes.
stage1 - Trip
I1 (In)
I2 (In)
1st stage Ieq (In)
1st stage Duration (s)

2.4
0
2.4
17.2609243

stage2 - Reset
2nd stage Ieq (In)
2nd stage Duration (s)

0
3.07759766

Alarm operating time (s)

Trip operating time (s)
Theta1 when trip

17.2609243471
17.2609243471
1

Alarm reset time (s)

Trip reset time (s)
Theta2 when trip resets

3.0775976633
3.0775976633
0.95

RELAY SETTINGS
I> (In)
Alarm (%)
Heating time constant (s)
Cooling time constant (s)
M Factor

1.2
90
3600
60
0

APPLIED CURRENT AND DURATION

1. Intial current assumed to zero.
2. Enter the I1 & I2 in the yellow boxes of stage1 to produce a Ieq which is less than I>
setting. Also enter the duration of this stage.
3. Enter the I1 & I2 in the yellow boxes of stage2 to produce a Ieq which is greater than I>
setting.
4. The expected alarm & trip time and alarm reset & trip reset time will be displayed in the
red boxes.
stage1 - Heating
I1 (In)
I2 (In)
1st stage Ieq (In)
1st stage Duration (s)

0.5
0
0.5
800
Theta1 of the pre- heat

stage2 - Trip
I1 (In)
I2 (In)
2nd stage Ieq (In)
2nd stage Duration (s)

2.4
0
2.4
1004.38526

stage3 - Reset
3rd stage Ieq (In)
3rd stage Duration (s)

0
3.07759766

0.0345942009

Alarm operating time (s)

Trip operating time (s)
Theta2 when trip

886.3419011744
1004.3852633371
1

Alarm reset time (s)

Trip reset time (s)
Theta3 when trip resets

9.7511357699
3.0775976633
0.95

RELAY SETTINGS
I> (In)
Alarm (%)
Heating time constant (s)
Cooling time constant (s)
M Factor

1.2
90
60
60
0

APPLIED CURRENT AND DURATION

1. Intial current assumed to zero.
2. Enter the I1 & I2 in the yellow boxes of stage1 to produce a Ieq which is less than I>
setting. Also enter the duration of this stage.
3. Enter the I1 & I2 in the yellow boxes of stage2 to produce a Ieq which is less than Ieq of
the stage1. Also enter the duration of this stage.
4. Enter the I1 & I2 in the yellow boxes of stage3 to produce a Ieq which is greater than I>
setting.
5. The expected alarm & trip time and alarm reset & trip reset time will be displayed in the
red boxes.
stage1- Heating
I1 (In)
I2 (In)
1st stage Ieq (In)
1st stage Duration (s)
stage2 - Cooling
I1 (In)
I2 (In)
2nd stage Ieq (In)
2nd stage Duration (s)

0.5
0
0.5
600
Theta1 after pre-heat

0.1736032292

Theta2 after cooling

0.1736082115

0.5
0
0.5
60

stage3 - Trip
I1 (In)
I2 (In)
3rd stage Ieq (In)
3rd stage Duration (s)

2
0
2
22.9049817

stage4 - Reset
4th stage Ieq (In)
4th stage Duration (s)

0
3.07759766

Alarm operating time (s)

Trip operating time (s)
Theta3 when trip

19.6214877149
22.9049816962
1

Alarm reset time (s)

Trip reset time (s)
Theta4 when trip resets

9.7511357699
3.0775976633
0.95

RELAY SETTINGS
I> (In)
Alarm (%)
Heating time constant (s)
Cooling time constant (s)
M Factor

1.2
90
60
600
0

APPLIED CURRENT AND DURATION

1. Intial current assumed to zero.
2. Enter the I1 & I2 in the yellow boxes of stage1 to produce Ieq which should be greater
than I> setting.
3. The expected time to the thermal ceilig and reset time will be displayed in the red boxes.

stage1 - Thermal Ceiling

I1 (In)
I2 (In)
1st stage Ieq (In)
1st stage Duration (s)
stage2 - Reset
2nd stage Ieq (In)
2nd stage Duration (s)

8
0
8
6

0.1
865.912095

minimum duration (s)

thermal ceiling

Trip reset time (s)

Theta2 when trip resets

5.6586407683
4

865.9120954037
0.95