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Auto Recloser

02/25/2010 9:09 AM

Hi all,

We have 4, 11 kv Auto reclosers installed for a 33/11 Kv ss.The AR(Auto recloser) have 3 sectionalisers each(Loads break switch) down the line in series.Each being supposed to trip when its alloted trip/fault sense count is exceeded,for example the the nearest SECT(sectionaliser). having trip count of 1,second one 2 and 3rd 3 as trip count.The AR locks Out(opens permenantly and needs manual reclosing)after 3rd triping(as commissioned).The

Surprisingly the FTU R100(for AR) is recording faults(fault currents) and reclosing as it is suposed to,but none of the sectionalisers are showing any faults for all the 4 AR.More astonishingly 2 days back in the early morning one of the AR locked out without any of the Sectionalisers tripping.

Can it be supposed that the fault is between the 1st SECT. (all the time). and AR for all the 4 ARs.but again it looks a bit weird.

please help me out.

Thanx in advance

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Re: Auto Recloser

02/27/2010 7:39 AM

please check out wit the reclaim time set for the relays. if the tripping count limit is crossed before the reclaim time is elapsed, then it would be in the lock out.

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Re: Auto Recloser

03/25/2010 12:10 PM

could be due to your AR sensitivity settings. try checking yr AR sensitivity settings. happens to me before, and problem goes off after i program the correct setting to my AR.

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Re: Auto Recloser

03/26/2010 12:16 AM

well the peculiar problem arising with the all the AR's Sectionalisers is although the AR is recording the fault events but none of the sectionalisers is noting the same,morover it was asumed that the load on the 2nd and 3rd sectionalisers is too less for a fault current to exceed the pickup value.The load on 3rd sectionalisers of two of the ARs i almost zero amps,hence we brought down the fault pick up value for phase and ground accordingly,still only the AR is picking up and not the Sects.We also increased the AR fault detction time from 0.05 to 0.08 secs and for Sects 0.05 secs .

Please help me out.

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