US1906477A - Protective relay - Google Patents

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US1906477A
US1906477A US501516A US50151630A US1906477A US 1906477 A US1906477 A US 1906477A US 501516 A US501516 A US 501516A US 50151630 A US50151630 A US 50151630A US 1906477 A US1906477 A US 1906477A
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Doret Andre Matthey
Stoecklin Josef
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H7/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions
    • H02H7/26—Sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, e.g. for disconnecting a section on which a short-circuit, earth fault, or arc discharge has occured
    • H02H7/30—Staggered disconnection

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  • This invention relates to improvements in protective relays and particularly to relays for selectively disconnecting portions of an electric transmission or distribution line in dependence on the impedance of the line in such manner that the line section directly affected by a fault is put out of operation before the unaffected portions of the line can be cut out.
  • the circuit breakers connecting the several portions of an electric line are usually provided with releasing coils which permit the circuit breaker to open under the action of a spring or other suitable force when the coil is energized.
  • Various current responsive, resistance or impedance responsive devices have already been proposed to control the operation-or the energization of such releasing coils.
  • the selective relays used heretofore require an element which differentiates in the direction of the flow of energy occurring in case of a disturbance, which element may be a portion of the relay itself or may be an additional relay acting on the selective relay in such manner that the circuit breaker controlled is released only upon the occurrence of an energy flow away from the source of supply. Such differentiation in the direction of energy flow is generally necessary to obtain a proper selective action.
  • Selective relays may also be constructed which will operate in different direct-ions of energy flow in different ways and with different time delays dependent on the direction of the energy flow.
  • the energy direction responsive device should operate immediately upon the occurrence of an abnormal energy flow and not only at the end of pro-determined time. Determination of the direction of energy flow immediately before closing of the relay contacts, under some network conditions or in cases of disturbances, may give rise to erroneous operation or, in case of loss of synchronism of power stations, may lead to the undesired operation of the relay. Erroneous operation. of the relay always occurs if the direction of energy flow changes during the time in which the relay is operating in either direction.
  • the present invention proposes a structure by which such erroneous or undesired operation of the circuit breakers may be avoided by the use of an arrangement in which the direction sensitive element of the relay operates in response to the direction of energy at the beginning of the relay action and therefore at the beginning of the variable releasing time for the relay.
  • Such action is obtained by the provision of a relay wliich will automatically adapt itself to the momentary disturbance conditions if such condition changes during operation of the relay as when the impedance of the damaged network portion decreases or the direction of energy flow reverses.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a selective relay in which the direction responsive element may reverse its direction of operation during movement of the relay in any direction before reaching the end of the previous movement.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a selective relay in which undesirable contact closing operations are avoided upon momentary reversal of the direction of energy flow and therefore of reversal of operation of the relay.
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary portion of the selective relay shown in side view.
  • the reference numeral 1 designates a section of an elec tric line to be protected.
  • the line section 1 may be isolated from other sections by the opening of a circuit breaker 2 under the influence of a spring 3 upon the retraction of a latch 4 due to the energization of a releasing coil 6 which is energized from a source of current 7 upon the bridging of a pair of contacts 8.
  • the contacts 8 are opened or bridged by a contact member 9 mounted on a lever 11 which is operated by the co-action of a reactance responsive or impedance responsive tripping or operating initiating element and an impedence responsive or time delay element acting against a spring 12 secured to the lever 11.
  • the lever 11 is formed with an elongated slot into which a pivot 10 extends for the purpose of permitting rotation of the lever 11 about the point 10 during at least a portion of its rotation and to permit lateral movement of the contact member 9 from the point 10 to bridge contacts 8.
  • the tripping element includes a pair of rotatable armatures 13 and 14 mounted on a common spindle 16. Armature 13 is rotated by the action of a coil 17 on a core 18, the coil being connected with the secondary winding of a current transformer 19 and armature 14 is controlled by the action of a coil 21 on a core 22, the coil being supplied from a voltage transformer 23.
  • the spindle has mounted thereon an arm 24 which controls the release of a clockwork mechanism 27 driving a pinion 26 engaging with a gear sector 28 pivotally connected with lever 11 at 30 and ivotally mounted at 10 and extending laterally from the lever 11. It will thus be seen that the tripping time is dependent on the ratio of voltage to current.
  • the impedance responsive element includes a pair of voltage coils 31 and 32 connected with the secondary winding of the voltage transformer 23 and current coils 33, 34 and 36 connected with the current transformer 19.
  • a spindle 37 carries vanes 38 and 39 which are magnetized by the coil 34 surrounding the spindle which coil is connected in series with the coils 33 and 36.
  • the spindle 37 carries a plate 41 which is formed with smooth outer curved surfaces 42 and 43 and is provided with a curved slit the one edge 44 of which is smooth while the other edge 46 thereof is serrated.
  • plate 41 is also formed with a plurality of curved slots 47, 48 and 49 which are serrated on one edge thereof as shown.
  • a stop 51 is pre z erably located adjacent edge 42 of the plate 41 to limit the movement of the plate in the one direction of rotation.
  • the lever 11 is provided at the upper end thereof with a knife edged pin 52 secured on a lever 53 pivoted in the ears 54 formed on lever 11.
  • the pin 52 normally rests on a flattened portion of the plate edge 44, as shown, when the relay is at rest.
  • plate 41 Wlll tend to rotate in the counter-clockwlse direction toward a definite position depending upon the ratio of voltage and current in the coils 31, 32 and 33, 36. Such movement is retarded by the presence of a pin 52 which slides on edge 44 while lever 11 is moving in a clockwise direction.
  • the knife edge 52 is secured on lever 53 which is pivoted at 54 in such manner that clockwise rotation of plate 41 in contact with knife edge 52 will tilt the knife edge out of its original position to avoid locking engagement thereof with the serrated edge 46 of the plate and the pin slides on the forward side of the plate and resumes its normal position after leaving edge 43. Lever 11 then completes its clockwise movement without further effect. If it is assumed that the direction of energy reverses repeatedly and an immediate release of circuit breaker 2 is desired, the reversals of energy flow will cause plate 41 to oscillate which, by its counter-clockwise movement, will permit pin 52 to drop into slots 47, 48 or 49 whereupon pin 52 engages in the serrated edge of the slot. Such engagement causes counterclockwise rotation of lever 11 under the action of clockwork 27 as above described which results in opening of circuit breaker 2 also as above described.
  • a relay operable to disconnect a section of said circuit, of a relay comprising a timing element operable to control said disconnection operation of the circuit breaker, an element for initiating movement of said timing element, a time-delay element operable in one and another direction responsive to and in dependence upon the direction of energy flow in said circuit and in extent in dependence upon the ratio of the voltage to the current of suit circuit upon the occurrence of a fault connection therein, the movement of said time-delay element in the said one direction thereof being operable to control the duration of movement of said timing element from the moment of initiation of its moven'ient to the moment of carrying outthe same, and means actuated by said timedelay element upon movement thereof a predetermined tent in the said another direction follou'i movement thereof in the one direction during movement of said timing element operable to prevent said disconnection operation of said circuit breaker by said timing element.
  • a relay comprising a timing element operable to cause said disconnection operation of the circuit breaker, an element for initiating movement of said timing element, a time-delay element operable in one and another direction responsive to and in dependence upon the direction of energy flow in circuit and in extent in dependence upon the ratio of the voltage to the current of said circuit upon the occurrence of a fault connection tierein, the movement of said time-delay element in the said one direction thereof being operable to control the dura tion of movement of said timing element to cause disconnection operation of said circuit breaker in time in dependence upon the ratio of the voltage to the current of said circuit, and means carried by said timing element co-acting with said time-delay element upon movement thereof a predetermined extent in the said another direction following movemeut thereof in the said one direction during movement of said timing element for causing said disconnection operation of the circuit breaker in time in dependence upon the extent
  • a relay comprising a timing element operable to cause disconnection operation of the circuit breaker, an element operable upon the ocrurrence of a fault connection in said line for initiating movement of said timing element, a time-delay element movahis in one and another direction responsive to and in dependence upon the direction of energy flow in said circuit and in extent in dependence upon the ratio of the voltage to the current of said circuit upon the oocurrence of a fault connection therein, the movement of said time-delay element in the said one direction thereof being efiective to control the duration of movement of said timing element to cause disconnection operoperable to prevent said disconnection operation of the circuit breaker upon the occurrence of movement of said time-delay element in the said another direction in extent greater than said predetermined extent following movement thereof in the said one direction during movement of said timing element.

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US2712043A (en) * 1951-03-22 1955-06-28 Maupas Charles Francois Emile Instantaneous-acting relay for controlling the strength of a current

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