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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RELAYS AND PROTECTION SYSTEMS 

COURSE DESCRIPTION :


Introduction

 Introduction to Protective Relays, Importance of Selection of Relays, Correct Relay Settings and Co-ordination.

Types of Relays

 Non-directional and directional over current relays, voltage relays, frequency relays, power relays, impedance
 relays, instantaneous over current relays.

Application of Various types of IDMT Relays

 Types of IDMT over current relays - Normal Inverse, Extremely Inverse, Very Inverse, Long Time Inverse.

NEMA device numbers

 NEMA device numbers for various function protection and control relays.

Stages in Fault Clearance

 Devices for protection system. Requirement for successful fault clearance.

Primary and Backup Protection

 Definition of primary protection and backup protection. Examples, Zones of protections.

Need for Co-ordination of over current relays

 Why co-ordination is required. Discrimination by current, discrimination by time and discrimination by both time
 and current. Examples of each type.

Protection of Transformer

 Recommended protection for delta-star transformer of various ratings. Recommended protection for star-star
 transformer.

 Transformer differential protection, transformer restricted earth fault protection.

Protection of Rectiformers

 Typical protection schemes for rectiformers

Protection of motors

 LT motor protection : Fuse and relay co-ordination, selection of correct type of relay.

 HT motor protection : Thermal protection, stalling protection, unbalance protection, short circuit phase and
 ground protection.

Protection of feeders

 Pilot wire protection, Requirements of pilot wire protection.

AC connection diagram of over current relays

 Schemes for three over current and one earth fault, two over current and earth fault. Residual / CBCT connection
 of earth fault relays.

Typical DC connection diagram

 How to read schematic diagrams, cross references on drawings.

Understanding typical protection schemes

 Power circuit, control circuit, reading of drawings.

Importance of maintenance of DC system

 DC control supply and its importance.

Auxilliary Power Supply

 Universal voltage relays, relays with external droppers resistor.

Introduction and Application of current transformer for protection relay

 Metering class CT, general purpose protection class CT, special purpose protection class CT. Instruments safety
 factor, knee point voltage, excitation current, accuracy limit factor, burden of CTs.

CT Performance and its influence of Relay Operation

 Selection of CT specification.

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