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Plug Setting Multiplier and Time Setting Multiplier are used only AC Circuit
for Electromechanical Relays. These terms or parameters are Digital Electronics
not so used in Numerical Relays but they are conceptually used Electrical Drives
and incorporated in Numerical Relays too but the way of their Power Electronics
implementation is quite different than that of Electromechanical EM Theory
Relays. In this post we will focus on the concept and
implementation of Plug Setting Multiplier and Time Setting
Multiplier for Electromechanical Relays.
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As shown in figure above, the plug is kept at 5. This means that
pick-up current of relay will be 5 times of rated CT Secondary
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It shall be noted here that we shall not bother about PSM for
instantaneous relay rather we shall consider PSM for relays
having characteristics of Inverse Time, Very Inverse Time etc.
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Well, assume that plug is set at 5 and TSM at 0.5 s. For finding
the actual time of operation of relay we need to refer the Graph
between the Operating Time and PSM which is generally
provided on the Relay cover itself but in our figure it is not given.
So we consider a graph between Operating Time and PSM as
shown below.
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For our case, PSM = 10 (Please see the calculation and case
considered above in our discussion of PSM) and TSM = 0.5 s.
Therefore,
= 3 x0.5 s =1.5 s
— christian erick
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December 14, 2016 at 8:37 pm
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1. — admin
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September 8, 2018 at 9:21 am
— Peter
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September 11, 2018 at 3:07 pm
for a CT: 400/5A, CDG relay or IDMT relay with plug setting of 5A. what
can be my time setting multiplier? please show calculations.
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1. — admin
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September 11, 2018 at 7:46 pm
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