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Monday, January 17, 2011

Electrical Network Protection Guide (Merlin Gerin)

Electric Grid
Contents of the technical guide:

Power-system architecture
Selection criteria
Examples of architectures

Neutral earthing
Five neutral earthing systems
Isolated neutral
Resistance earthing
Low reactance earthing
Compensation reactance earthing
Solidly earthed neutral

Short-circuit currents
Introduction to short-circuits
Types of short-circuit
Short-circuit across generator terminals
Calculation of short-circuit currents
Equipment behaviour during short-circuits


Sensors
Phase-current sensors (CT)
Phase-current sensors (LPCT)
Residual-current sensors
Voltage transformers (VT)

Protection functions
General characteristics
List of functions
Associated functions

Discrimination
Time-based discrimination
Current-based discrimination
Logic discrimination
Directional protection discrimination
Differential protection discrimination
Combined discrimination

Power-system protection
Single-incomer power systems
Dual-incomer power systems
Open loop power systems
Closed loop power systems
Busbar protection
Types of faults and protection functions

Link (line and cable) protection
Types of faults and protection functions

Transformer protection
Types of faults
Protection functions
Recommended settings
Examples of applications

Motor protection
Types of faults
Protection functions
Recommended settings
Examples of applications

Generator protection
Types of faults
Protection functions
Recommended settings
Examples of applications

Capacitor protection
Types of faults
Protection functions
Recommended settings and examples of applications







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