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H. Horstmann GmbH.Faulted Circuit Indicators

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F C I – L T ‐ L M U N D E R G R O U N D

Faulted Circuit Indicator for Underground Applications ‐ Catalogue #’s

#29‐6028‐000 PPZ, #29‐6015‐000 PPZ, #29‐6228‐000, #29‐6215‐000

Description

The Navigator LT‐LM (Load Tracking, Load Memory) is the latest generation of faulted circuit indicators, utilizing many years of experience, from the Horstmann Company.

Designed for underground distribution circuits, the LT‐LM PPZ fault indicator quickly and accurately aids trouble crews in determining the status of the system and the location of faults. Installed on bare or covered conductor the unique design allows for easy installation and/or removal with a hot stick or Grip All Tool. These FCI’s are held in place by an extremely strong spring loaded mechanism for mounting surfaces, the Navigator can be mounted at any angle from vertical to horizontal.

The LT‐LM housing is sealed to operate in adverse outdoor conditions. The housing materials are corrosion and UV protected polyamide, polycarbonate and stainless steel. There are no moving mechanical parts to wear or fatigue, therefore trip current calibration remains constant throughout the life of the indicator.

FCI ‐ LT ‐ LM Series Fault Indicators are primarily designed for utility underground

cables, where phase to phase spacing is limited. The closed core, cable clamping

mechanism is designed to significantly reduce the proximity effect of adjacent cables

and for easy installation and/or removal with a hot stick.

Coordination with circuit protection devices is accomplished through the use of a

single fault trip curve. The shape of the curve is referred to as Protection Mated.

Protection Mated (PM) means the curve’s shape is designed to coordinate with to‐

day’s electronic protection devices and to avoid improper indication on circuit inrush.

Through closer coordination and PPZ reset the frequency of false tripping is greatly

reduced.

Constantly monitoring current magnitude (load), the fault indicator is installed at a point on the cable where the

ground current return path has no influence. The fault curve is adjusted electronically in relation to the load and

thus referred to as load tracking (LT).

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Load Memory (LM) describes how quickly the characteristic curve is adjusted. The highest continuous current

sensed for at least 60 seconds will establish a fault curve position in memory and hold it for 72 hours. If the load‐current reaches or exceeds the stored value, a new fault curve position is registered and the memory time

of 72 hours starts again. If load current does not meet or exceed the established level for 72 hours, the LT‐LM

will then sense and re‐establish a new lower fault curve position.

The electronic system is encapsulated in a resin compound enabling the fault indicator to operate fully submersed

according to IEEE standard. There are no moving mechanical parts to wear. Not dependent on cable size, “one size

fits all”.

Fault detection is indicated by a super bright flashing RED LED, giving excellent all round visibility.

All Version LT ‐ LM indicators are reset by time, factory set at 4 hours.

Catalogue 29‐6028‐000 units also reset by current during a one‐time sequence

known as Pulse‐Pause‐Zero. After detection of a fault (Pulse) and a 28 second delay (Pause), a current sensor is enabled for a further 28 seconds to reset the

FCI if cur‐rents > 5 A, 60 Hz. are detected. If currents < 5 A are detected (Zero) no reset signal is sent. Thereafter the current sensor is disabled from resetting

the FCI, and reset occurs by timing out of the counter or by manual means.

Remote indication is available as a separate fiber‐optic cable assembly that is

in‐stalled on a standard single phase unit by the end user (three phase not available). For connection to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

(SCADA) systems a Distribution Automation (D/A) relay is available and may be added by the end user at any time.

The LT‐LM UNDERGROUND NAVIGATOR detects fault events and provides a digital LED Strobe demonstrating that

the fault has passed the given point.

The load leveling (LM) and load memory feature enables the unit to automatically set fault trip current rating in

relation to peak load current. Once the unit detects fault current above its trip current rating the FCI sends signal

to the Red Strobe LED and the RED LED begins to flash. Cold Load pickup will not falsely trigger the flash.

The LT‐LM Navigator detects fault current with an indication of a Red strobe light. The feature of load leveling

with load memory (LM) enables the unit to automatically set the fault trip threshold in relation to peak load

current. Once the unit identifies fault current above its trip rating threshold, the Navigator LT‐LM sends a signal

to the LED Strobe Light to begin reporting of the condition. Local fault indication is provided by a bright red

flashing LED. Two combinations of reset methods are available including current, time and manual.

Fault Indication Function

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The LT‐LM Navigator has a single characteristic trip curve. The shape of the characteristic trip curve is referred to

as Protection Mated. Protection Mated (PM) means the curve’s shape is designed to coordinate with today’s

electronic protection devices and to avoid improper indication on circuit inrush. The Navigator constantly

monitors the load current on the conductor and electronically adjusts the trip curve position accordingly. We

refer to this action of self‐adjusting as load tracking. The initial or out of the box position of the trip curve is

displayed on the next page. Its location is described by the time ‐ current coordinates of 200 amps @ 200 MS

and the green color. This is the position of the trip curve for conductor amperages zero to thirty amps. The table

located at the bottom of the figure shows data for other positions the curve would assume when currents larger

than thirty amps are detected by the Navigator.

It should be noted that while the characteristic curve and load levelling position of the curve has been designed

for today’s protection devices, utility operating practices may dictate that load levelling will not coordinate in

100% of all operational circumstances. For those cases a (non‐adjusting) PM curve of fixed magnitude can be

provided.

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