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An Example of the Effectiveness of Directional Overcurrent Relays (ANSI 67, 67N) | EEP
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overcurrent relays, this is accomplished by the use of voltage transformers, which provide a voltage
signal to the relay and allow it to distinguish the current direction.
The details of polarization methods are not discussed here.
Solid-state 67N relays usually must be polarized the same way but do sometimes offer a choice of
either method. Microprocessor-based relays typically offer a choice of either method and, in some
cases, can self-polarize by calculating the zero-sequence voltage from the measured three-phase line
voltage.
An Example
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protective relaying for those circuit breakers are shown in Figure 1 below.
In Figure 1 the bus tie circuit breaker is normally-closed, paralleling the two utility feeds. Each main
circuit breaker and the bus tie circuit breaker are protected via 51 and 51N relays. The mains also
have 67 and 67N relays. Note that the 67 relays are polarized via the line voltage transformers, and
auxiliary voltage transformers connected in wye-broken delta are supplied for polarization of the 67N
relays.
The polarization results in the indicated tripping directions for these relays.
The need for the 67 and 67N relays can be demonstrated by considering a fault on one of the utility
feeds. Should utility feed #2, for example, experience a fault, the fault current will be supplied both
from the upstream system feeding utility feed #2 and from utility feed #1 through circuit breakers
52-M1, 52-T, and 52-M2. Because the 51 and 51N relays for 52-M1 and 52-M2 are likely
set identically, they will both respond to the fault at the same time, tripping 52-M1 and 52-M2 and deenergizing the entire downstream system.
To avoid this, the 67 and 67N relays are set to coordinate with the 51 and
51N relays, respectively, so that the 67 and 67N relays trip first.
For a fault on utility feed #2, the 67 and 67N relays for 52-M1 will not trip due to the fact that the
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