32 - Directional Power Relay

List of device numbers and acronyms 32L - Low Forward Power

32N - Wattmetric Zero-Sequence Directional
1 - Master Element 32P - Directional Power
2 - Time-delay Starting or Closing Relay 32R - Reverse Power
3 - Checking or Interlocking Relay 33 - Position Switch
4 - Master Contactor 34 - Master Sequence Device
5 - Stopping Device 35 - Brush-Operating or Slip-ring Short Circuiting Device
6 - Starting Circuit Breaker 36 - Polarity or Polarizing Voltage Device
7 - Rate of Change Relay 37 - Undercurrent or Underpower Relay
8 - Control Power Disconnecting Device 37P - Underpower
9 - Reversing Device 38 - Bearing Protective Device / Bearing Rtd
10 - Unit Sequence Switch 39 - Mechanical Condition Monitor
11 - Multifunction Device 40 - Field Relay / Loss of Excitation
12 - Overspeed Device/Protection 41 - Field Circuit Breaker
13 - Synchronous-Speed Device 42 - Running Circuit Breaker
14 - Underspeed Device 43 - Manual Transfer or Selector Device
15 - Speed or Frequency Matching Device 44 - Unit Sequence Starting Relay
16 - Communication Networking Device 45 - Atmospheric Condition Monitor
17 - Shunting or Discharge Switch 46 - Reverse-Phase or Phase Balance Current Relay or Stator Current
Unbalance
18 - Accelerating or Decelerating Device
47 - Phase-Sequence or Phase Balance Voltage Relay
19 - Motor Starter / Starting-to-Running Transition Contactor
48 - Incomplete Sequence Relay / Blocked Rotor
20 - Electrically-Operated Valve
49 - Machine or Transformer Thermal Relay / Thermal Overload
21 - Distance Relay
49RTD - RTD Biased Thermal Overload
21G - Ground Distance
50 - Instantaneous Overcurrent Relay
21P - Phase Distance
50BF - Breaker Failure
22 Equalizer circuit breaker
50DD - Current Disturbance Detector
23 Temperature control device
50EF - End Fault Protection
24 Volts per hertz relay
50G - Ground Instantaneous Overcurrent
25 Synchronizing or synchronism-check device
50IG - Isolated Ground Instantaneous Overcurrent
26 Apparatus thermal device
50LR - Acceleration Time
27 Undervoltage relay
50N - Neutral Instantaneous Overcurrent
27P - Phase Undervoltage
50NBF - Neutral Instantaneous Breaker Failure
27S - DC undervoltage relay
50P - Phase Instantaneous Overcurrent
27TN - Third Harmonic Neutral Undervoltage
50SG - Sensitive Ground Instantaneous Overcurrent
27TN/59N - 100% Stator Earth Fault
50SP - Split Phase Instantaneous Current
27X - Auxiliary Undervoltage
50_2 - Negative Sequence Instantaneous Overcurrent
27 AUX - Undervoltage Auxiliary Input
50/27 - Accidental Energization
27/27X - Bus/Line Undervoltage
50/51 - Instantaneous / Time-delay Overcurrent relay
27/50 - Accidental Generator Energization
50Ns/51Ns - Sensitive earth-fault protection
28 - Flame Detector
50/74 - Ct Trouble
29 - Isolating Contactor
50/87 - Instantaneous Differential
30 - Annunciator Relay
51 - AC Time Overcurrent Relay
31 - Separate Excitation Device
51 - Overload
 51G - Ground Time Overcurrent 67N - Neutral Directional Overcurrent
51LR - AC inverse time overcurrent (locked rotor) protection relay 67Ns Earth fault directional
51N - Neutral Time Overcurrent 67P - Phase Directional Overcurrent
51P - Phase Time Overcurrent 67SG - Sensitive Ground Directional Overcurrent
51R - Locked / Stalled Rotor 67_2 - Negative Sequence Directional Overcurrent
51V - Voltage Restrained Time Overcurrent 68 - Blocking Relay / Power Swing Blocking
51_2 - Negative Sequence Time Overcurrent 69 - Permissive Control Device
52 AC circuit breaker 70 - Rheostat
52a - AC circuit breaker position (contact open when circuit breaker 71 - Liquid Switch
open) 72 - DC Circuit Breaker
52b - AC circuit breaker position (contact closed when circuit breaker 73 - Load-Resistor Contactor
open)
74 - Alarm Relay
53 - Exciter or Dc Generator Relay
75 - Position Changing Mechanism
54 - Turning Gear Engaging Device
76 - DC Overcurrent Relay
55 - Power Factor Relay
77 - Telemetering Device
56 - Field Application Relay
78 - Phase Angle Measuring or Out-of-Step Protective Relay
57 - Short-Circuiting or Grounding Device
78V - Loss of Mains
58 - Rectification Failure Relay
79 - AC Reclosing Relay / Auto Reclose
59 - Overvoltage Relay
80 - Liquid or Gas Flow Relay
59B - Bank Phase Overvoltage
81 - Frequency Relay
59P - Phase Overvoltage
81O - Over Frequency
59N - Neutral Overvoltage
81R - Rate-of-Change Frequency
59NU - Neutral Voltage Unbalance
81U - Under Frequency
59P - Phase Overvoltage
82 - DC Reclosing Relay
59X - Auxiliary Overvoltage
83 - Automatic Selective Control or Transfer Relay
59_2 - Negative Sequence Overvoltage
84 - Operating Mechanism
60 Voltage or current balance relay
85 - Carrier or Pilot-Wire Receiver Relay
60 - Voltage or Current Balance Relay
86 - Locking-Out Relay
60N - Neutral Current Unbalance
87 - Differential Protective Relay
60P - Phase Current Unbalance
87B - Bus Differential
61 - Density Switch or Sensor
87G - Generator Differential
62 - Time-Delay Stopping or Opening Relay
87GT - Generator/Transformer Differential
63 - Pressure Switch Detector
87L - Segregated Line Current Differential
64 - Ground Protective Relay
87LG - Ground Line Current Differential
64F - Field Ground Protection
87M - Motor Differential
64R Rotor earth fault
87O - Overall Differential
64REF Restricted earth fault differential
87PC - Phase Comparison
64S Stator earth fault
87RGF - Restricted Ground Fault
64S - Sub-harmonic Stator Ground Protection
87S - Stator Differential
64TN - 100% Stator Ground
87S - Percent Differential
65 - Governor
87T - Transformer Differential
66 - Notching or Jogging Device/Maximum Starting Rate/Starts Per
Hour/Time Between Starts
87V - Voltage Differential
67 - AC Directional Overcurrent Relay
88 - Auxiliary Motor or Motor Generator
67G - Ground Directional Overcurrent
89 - Line Switch
 90 - Regulating Device BL - Block (Valve)
91 - Voltage Directional Relay BP - Bypass
92 - Voltage And Power Directional Relay BT - Bus Tie
93 - Field-Changing Contactor BU - Backup
94 - Tripping or Trip-Free Relay C - Capacitor, Condenser, Compensator, Carrier Current, Case or
95 For specific applications where other numbers are not suitable Compressor
96 For specific applications where other numbers are not suitable CA - Cathode
97 For specific applications where other numbers are not suitable CH - Check (Valve)
98 For specific applications where other numbers are not suitable D - Discharge (Valve)
99 For specific applications where other numbers are not suitable DC - Direct Current
DCB - Directional Comparison Blocking
Acronyms Description
DCUB - Directional Comparison Unblocking
DD - Disturbance Detector
AFD - Arc Flash Detector
DUTT - Direct Underreaching Transfer Trip
CLK - Clock or Timing Source
E - Exciter
CLP - Cold Load Pickup
F - Feeder, Field, Filament, Filter, or Fan
DDR Dynamic Disturbance Recorder
G - Ground or Generator
DFR Digital Fault Recorder
GC - Ground Check
DME Disturbance Monitor Equipment
H - Heater or Housing
ENV Environmental data
L - Line or Logic
HIZ High Impedance Fault Detector
M - Motor or Metering
HMI Human Machine Interface
MOC - Mechanism Operated Contact
HST Historian
N - Neutral or Network
LGC Scheme Logic
O - Over
MET Substation Metering
P - Phase or Pump
PDC Phasor Data Concentrator
PC - Phase Comparison
PMU Phasor Measurement Unit
POTT - Pott: Permissive Overreaching Transfer Trip
PQM Power Quality Monitor
PUTT - Putt: Permissive Underreaching Transfer Trip
RIO Remote Input/Output Device
R - Reactor, Rectifier, or Room
RTD - Resistance Temperature Detector
S - Synchronizing, Secondary, Strainer, Sump, or Suction (Valve)
RTU Remote Terminal Unit/Data Concentrator
SOTF - Switch On To Fault
SER Sequence of Events Recorder
T - Transformer or Thyratron
TCM Trip Circuit Monitor
TD - Time Delay
LRSS Local/Remote selector switch
TDC - Time-Delay Closing Contact
VTFF - Vt Fuse Fail
TDDO - Time Delayed Relay Coil Drop-Out
Suffixes Description TDO - Time-Delay Opening Contact
TDPU - Time Delayed Relay Coil Pickup
_1 - Positive-Sequence
THD - Total Harmonic Distortion
_2 - Negative-Sequence
TH - Transformer (High-Voltage Side)
A - Alarm, Auxiliary Power
TL - Transformer (Low-Voltage Side)
AC - Alternating Current
TM - Telemeter
AN - Anode
TT - Transformer (Tertiary-Voltage Side)
B - Bus, Battery, or Blower
U - Under or Unit
BF - Breaker Failure
X - Auxiliary
BK - Brake
Z - Impedance