(MR) 9 Measurements and Recording Disturbance Recorder

3 DISTURBANCE RECORDER
The integral enhanced disturbance recorder has an area of memory specifically set aside
for record storage. The number of records that may be stored by the relay is dependent
on the selected recording duration and the installed software release.
The relay can typically store a pre-set minimum number of records, each of a pre-set
duration. These may vary between different MiCOM products.
Disturbance records continue to be recorded until the available memory is exhausted, at
which time the oldest record(s) are overwritten to make space for the newest one.
The recorder stores actual samples that are taken at a rate of pre-defined number of
samples per cycle. Again, this may vary between different MiCOM products.
Each disturbance record consists of a number of analog data channels and digital data
channels.
The relevant CT and VT ratios for the analog channels are also extracted to enable
scaling to primary quantities. If a CT ratio is set less than unity, the relay will choose a
scaling factor of zero for the appropriate channel.
The minimum number of records and duration is as follows:
x For Software Release 47/57 V/W/X and earlier:
minimum of 20 records, each of 1.5 seconds duration
x For Software Release A0/B0:
minimum of 15 records, each of 3.0 seconds duration
The recorder stores actual samples that are taken at a rate of 48 samples per cycle.
The number of analog data channels and 32 digital data channels for each disturbance
record is as follows:
x For Software Release 47/57 V/W/X and earlier:
12 analog data channels and 32 digital data channels
x For Software Release A0/B0:
20 analog data channels and 128 digital data channels
There are now four additional DDB Group Sig x Nodes that can be mapped to individual
or multiple DDBs in the PSL. These can then be set to trigger the DR via the
DISTURBANCE RECORD menu.
These "Nodes" are general and can also be used to group signals together in the PSL for
any other reason. These four nodes are available in each of the four PSL setting groups.
1. For a control input, the DR can be triggered directly by triggering directly from the
Individual Control Input (e.g. Low to High (L to H) change)
2. For an input that cannot be triggered directly, or where any one of a number of
DDBs are required to trigger a DR, map the DDBs to the new PSL Group sig n and
then trigger the DR on this.
e.g. in the PSL:

In the DR Settings:
x Digital Input 1 is triggered by the PSL Group Sig 1 (L to H)
x Digital Input 2 is triggered by Control Input 1 (L to H)
If triggering on both edges is required map another DR channel to the H/L as well
Digital Input 4 is triggered by the PSL Group Sig 1 (H to L)
Digital Input 5 is triggered by Control Input 1 (H to L)

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