Distance Relays 101
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Distance Relays 101
30th AnnualHands-On Relay School
March 2013
Jon F. DaumeBPA (Retired)
March 12, 2013
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Distance Relays• Common protective relay for non radial
transmission lines• Fast and consistent trip times
– Instantaneous trip for faults within zone 1– Operating speed little affected by changes
in source impedance• Detect multiphase faults• Ground distance relays detect ground
faults• Directional capability
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Transmission Line Impedance• Z ohms/mile = Ra + j (Xa + Xd)• Ra, Xa function of conductor type, length• Xd function of conductor spacing, length• Xa + Xd >> Ra at higher voltages
Ra j(Xa+Xd)
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Line Angles vs. Voltage LevelZ = [Ra
2 + j(Xa+Xd)2]θ = tan-1 (X/R)
Voltage Level Line Angle (θ )7.2 - 23 kV 20 - 45 degrees23 - 69 kV 45 - 75 degrees69 - 230 kV 60 - 80 degrees230 - 765 kV 75 - 89 degrees
θ generally used to set relay maximum torque angle (MTA)
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Typical Line Protection
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Instrument Transformers• Zsecondary = Zprimary x CTR / VTR• The PT location determines the point from
which impedance is measured• The CT location determines the fault
direction• Very important consideration for
– Transformer terminated lines• If PTs and CTs on different sides of transformer,
must consider transformer turns ratio– Series capacitors
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Original Distance Relay• True impedance characteristic
– Circular characteristic concentric to RX axis• Required separate directional element• Balance beam construction
– Similar to teeter totter– Voltage coil offered restraint– Current coil offered operation
• Westinghouse HZ– Later variation allowed for an offset circle
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Impedance Characteristic
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mho Characteristic• Most common distance element in use• Circular characteristic
– Passes through RX origin– No extra directional element required
• Maximum torque angle, MTA, usually set at line angle, θ – MTA is diameter of circle
• Different techniques used to provide full fault detection depending on relay type– Relay may also provide some or full
protection for ground faults
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3 Zone mho CharacteristicX
R
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
3 Zone Distance Elements Mho Characteristic
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Overlapping & Redundant Systems
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Typical Reaches
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Coordination Considerations • Zone 1
– 80 to 90% of Line impedance– Account for possible errors
• Line impedance calculations• CT and PT Errors• Relay inaccuracy
– Instantaneous trip
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Coordination Considerations• Zone 2
– 125% or more of line impedance• Consider strong line out of service• Consider lengths of lines at next substation
– Time Delay Trip• > 0.25 seconds (15 cycles)• Greater than BFR clearing time at remote bus• Must be slower if relay overreaches remote zone
2’s.– Also consider load encroachment– Zone 2 may be used with permissive
overreach transfer trip w/o time delay
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Coordination Considerations• Zone 3
– Greater than zone 2• Consider strong line out of service• Consider lengths of lines at next substation
– Time Delay Trip• > 1 second• Greater than BFR clearing time at remote bus• Must be longer if relay overreaches remote zone
3’s.– Must consider load encroachment
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Coordination Considerations• Zone 3 Special Applications
– Starter element for zones 1 and 2– Provides current reversal logic for permissive
transfer trip (reversed)– May be reversed to provide breaker failure
protection– Characteristic may include origin for current
only tripping– May not be used
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Problems for Distance Relays• Fault in front of relay• Apparent Impedance• Load encroachment• Fault resistance• Power swings
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3 Phase Fault in Front of Relay
• No voltage to make impedance measurement– Use a potential memory circuit in distance
relay• Use a non-directional, instantaneous
overcurrent relay (50-Dead line fault relay)• Utilize switch into fault logic
– Allow zone 2 instantaneous trip
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Apparent Impedance• 3 Terminal lines with apparent impedance or
infeed• Fault resistance also looks like an apparent
impedance • Most critical with very short or unbalanced
legs• Results in
– Shorter zone 1 reaches– Longer zone 2 reaches and time delays
• Pilot protection may be required• Fault studies necessary to determine settings
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Apparent ImpedanceBus A Bus BZa = 1 ohm
Ia = 1
Zb = 1
Ib = 1
Z apparent @Bus A = Za +
ZcIc/Ia= 3 Ohms
Apparent Impedance
Ic = Ia + Ib = 2 Zc = 1
Bus C
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Coordination Considerations• Zone 1
– Set to 85 % of actual impedance to nearest terminal
• Zone 2– Set to 125 + % of apparent impedance to
most distant terminal– Zone 2 time delay must coordinate with all
downstream relays• Zone 3
– Back up for zone 2
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Load Encroachment• Z Load = kV2 / MVA
– Long lines present biggest challenge– Heavy load may enter relay characteristic
• Serious problem in August, 2003 East Coast Disturbance
• NERC Loading Criteria– 150 % of emergency line load rating – Use reduced voltage (85 %)– 30 Line Angle
• Z @ 30 = Z @ MTA cos (MTA -30 ) for mho characteristic
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Load Encroachment• NERC Loading Criteria
– Applies to zone 2 and zone 3 phase distance• Other overreaching phase distance elements
– All transmission lines > 200 kV– Many transmission lines > 100 kV
• Solutions– Don’t use conventional zone 3 element– Use lens characteristic– Use blinders or quadrilateral characteristic– Tilt mho characteristic toward X axis– Utilize special relay load encroachment
characteristic
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Load EncroachmentX
R
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Load Consideration with Distance Relays
LoadArea
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Lens Characteristic• Ideal for longer transmission lines• More immunity to load encroachment• Less fault resistance coverage• Generated by merging the common area
between two mho elements
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Lens Characteristic
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Quadrilateral Characteristic• High level of freedom in settings• Blinders on left and right can be moved in
or out– More immunity to load encroachment (in)– More fault resistance coverage (out)
• Generated by the common area between– Left and right blinders– Below reactance element– Above directional element
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Quadrilateral Characteristic
R
X
Quadrilateral Characteristic
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Fault Resistance• Most severe on short lines• Difficult for ground distance elements to
detect• Solutions:
– Tilt characteristic toward R axis– Use wide quadrilateral characteristic– Use overcurrent relays for ground faults
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Fault ResistanceX
R
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Fault Resistance Effect on a Mho Characteristic
Rf
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Power Swing• Power swings can cause false trip of 3
phase distance elements• Option to
– Block on swing (Out of step block)– Trip on swing (Out of step trip)
• Out of step tripping may require special breaker• Allows for controlled separation
• Extra, outside element starts timer• Inner element stops timer
– Faults move faster than swings
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Out Of Step BlockingX
R
Zone 1
Zone 2
Typical Out Of Step Block Characteristic
OOSB Outer Zone
OOSB Inner Zone
t = 30 ms?
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Fault Types• 3 Phase fault
– Positive sequence impedance network only• Phase to phase fault
– Positive and negative sequence impedance networks in parallel
• One line to ground fault– Positive, negative, and zero sequence
impedance networks in series• Phase to phase to ground fault
– Positive, negative, and zero sequence impedance networks in parallel
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Sequence Networks
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What Does A Distance Relay Measure?
• Phase current and phase to ground voltageZrelay = VLG/IL (Ok for 3 phase faults only)
• Phase to phase current and phase to phase voltageZrelay = VLL/ILL (Ok for 3 phase, PP, PPG
faults)• Phase current + compensated ground
current and phase to ground voltageZrelay = VLG/(IL + 3KnI0) (Ok for 3 phase, 1LG,
PPG faults)
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Kn - Why?• Using phase/phase or phase/ground
quantities does not give proper reach measurement for 1LG fault
• Using zero sequence quantities gives the zero sequence source impedance, not the line impedance
• Current compensation (Kn) does work for ground faults
• Voltage compensation could also be used but is less common
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Current Compensation, KnKn = (Z0L - Z1L)/3Z1L
Z0L = Zero sequence transmission line impedanceZ1L = Positive sequence transmission line
impedanceIRelay = IA + 3I0(Z0L- Z1L)/3Z1L = IA + 3KnI0
ZRelay = VA Relay/IRelay = VA/(IA + 3KnI0) = Z1L
Reach of ground distance relay with current compensation is based on positive sequence line impedance, Z1L
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Current Compensation, Kn• Current compensation (Kn) does work for
ground faults.• Kn = (Z0L – Z1L)/3Z1
– Kn may be a scalar quantity or a vector quantity with both magnitude and angle
• Mutual impedance coupling from parallel lines can cause a ground distance relay to overreach or underreach, depending upon ground fault location
• Mutual impedance coupling can provide incorrect fault location values for ground faults
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UFOs vs. Power Outages
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Jon F. Daume (retired)System Protection & Control,
Bonneville Power Administration
937-642-4349March 12, 2013