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ABB / Transformer differential protection (T2WPDIF and T3WPDIF) _ Setting & highlights _ AB2119

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Overview

The “Transformer differential protection” is provided with internal CT ratio matching, vector group compensation and settable zero sequence current elimination.

For more detailed information on “Transformer differential protection”, refer to ABB, Relion 670 Series manuals.

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Function Identification

Function description IEC 61850
identification
IEC 60617
identification
ANSI/IEEE C37.2
device number
Transformer differential protection, two-winding T2WPDIF 3Id/I 87T
Transformer differential protection, three-winding T3WPDIF 3Id/I 87T

Signals & Setting Parameters


T2WPDIF function block

T2WPDIF function block

T2WPDIF Input signals

T2WPDIF Input signals
Name Type Default Description
I3PW1CT1 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding primary CT1
I3PW1CT2 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding primary CT2
I3PW2CT1 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding secondary CT1
I3PW2CT2 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding secondary CT2
TAPOLTC1 INTEGER 1 Most recent tap position reading on OLTC 1
OLTC1AL BOOLEAN 0 OLTC1 alarm
BLOCK BOOLEAN 0 Block of function
BLKRES BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for restrained differential feature
BLKUNRES BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for unrestrained differential feature
BLKNSUNR BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for unrestr. neg. seq. differential feature
BLKNSSEN BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for sensitive neg. seq. differential feature

T2WPDIF Output signals

T2WPDIF Output signals
Name Type Description
TRIP BOOLEAN General, common trip signal
TRIPRES BOOLEAN Trip signal from restrained differential protection
TRIPUNRE BOOLEAN Trip signal from unrestrained differential protection
TRNSUNR BOOLEAN Trip signal from unrestr. neg. seq. diff. protection
TRNSSENS BOOLEAN Trip signal from sensitive neg. seq. diff. protection
START BOOLEAN Common start signal from any phase
STL1 BOOLEAN Start signal from phase L1
STL2 BOOLEAN Start signal from phase L2
STL3 BOOLEAN Start signal from phase L3
BLK2H BOOLEAN Common second harmonic block signal from any phase
BLK2HL1 BOOLEAN Second harmonic block signal, phase L1
BLK2HL2 BOOLEAN Second harmonic block signal, phase L2
BLK2HL3 BOOLEAN Second harmonic block signal, phase L3
BLK5H BOOLEAN Common fifth harmonic block signal from any phase
BLK5HL1 BOOLEAN Fifth harmonic block signal, phase L1
BLK5HL2 BOOLEAN Fifth harmonic block signal, phase L2
BLK5HL3 BOOLEAN Fifth harmonic block signal, phase L3
BLKWAV BOOLEAN Common block signal, waveform criterion, from any phase
BLKWAVL1 BOOLEAN Block signal, waveform criterion, phase L1
BLKWAVL2 BOOLEAN Block signal, waveform criterion, phase L2
BLKWAVL3 BOOLEAN Block signal, waveform criterion, phase L3
IDALARM BOOLEAN Alarm for sustained diff currents in all three phases
OPENCT BOOLEAN An open CT was detected
OPENCTAL BOOLEAN Open CT Alarm output signal. Issued after a delay …
IDL1 REAL Value of the instantaneous differential current, phase L1
IDL2 REAL Value of the instantaneous differential current, phase L2
IDL3 REAL Value of the instantaneous differential current, phase L3
IDL1MAG REAL Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L1
IDL2MAG REAL Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L2
IDL3MAG REAL Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L3
IBIAS REAL Magnitude of the bias current, which is common to all phases
IDNSMAG REAL Magnitude of the negative sequence differential current

T2WPDIF Group settings (basic)

T2WPDIF Group settings (basic)
Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description
Operation Off
On
Off Operation Off / On
SOTFMode Off
On
On Operation mode for switch onto fault
tAlarmDelay 0.000 – 60.000 s 0.001 10.000 Time delay for diff currents alarm level
IDiffAlarm 0.05 – 1.00 IB 0.01 0.20 Dif. cur. alarm, multiple of base curr, usually W1 curr.
IdMin 0.10 – 0.60 IB 0.01 0.30 Section1 sensitivity, multi. of base curr, usually W1 curr.
IdUnre 1.00 – 100.00 IB 0.01 10.00 Unrestr. prot. limit, multiple of Winding 1 rated current
CrossBlockEn Off
On
On Operation Off/On for cross-block logic between phases
NegSeqDiffEn Off
On
On Operation Off/On for neg. seq. differential protections
IMinNegSeq 0.02 – 0.20 IB 0.01 0.04 Neg. seq. curr. must be higher than this level to be used
NegSeqROA 30.0 – 120.0 Deg 0.1 60.0 Operate Angle for int. / ext. neg. seq. fault discriminator

T2WPDIF Group settings (advanced)

T2WPDIF Group settings (advanced)
Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description
EndSection1 0.20 – 1.50 IB 0.01 1.25 End of section 1, multiple of Winding 1 rated current
EndSection2 1.00 – 10.00 IB 0.01 3.00 End of section 2, multiple of Winding 1 rated current
SlopeSection2 10.0 – 50.0 % 0.1 40.0 Slope in section 2 of operate-restrain characteristic, in %
SlopeSection3 30.0 – 100.0 % 0.1 80.0 Slope in section 3 of operate-restrain characteristic, in %
I2/I1Ratio 5.0 – 100.0 % 0.1 15.0 Max. ratio of 2nd harm. to fundamental harm dif. curr. in %
I5/I1Ratio 5.0 – 100.0 % 0.1 25.0 Max. ratio of 5th harm. to fundamental harm dif. curr. in %
OpenCTEnable Off
On
Off Open CT detection feature. Open CTEnable Off/On
tOCTAlarmDelay 0.100 – 10.000 s 0.001 3.000 Open CT: time in s to alarm after an open CT is detected
tOCTResetDelay 0.100 – 10.000 s 0.001 0.250 Reset delay in s. After delay, diff. function is activated
tOCTUnrstDelay 0.10 – 6000.00 s 0.01 10.00 Unrestrained diff. protection blocked after this delay, in s

T2WPDIF Non group settings (basic)

T2WPDIF Non group settings (basic)
Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description
GlobalBaseSelW1 1 – 12 1 1 Global base selector for winding 1
GlobalBaseSelW2 1 – 12 1 1 Global base selector for winding 2
ConnectTypeW1 WYE (Y)
Delta (D)
WYE (Y) Connection type of winding 1: Y-wye or D-delta
ConnectTypeW2 WYE (Y)
Delta (D)
WYE (Y) Connection type of winding 2: Y-wye or D-delta
ClockNumberW2 0 [0 deg]
1 [30 deg lag]
2 [60 deg lag]
3 [90 deg lag]
4 [120 deg lag]
5 [150 deg lag]
6 [180 deg]
7 [150 deg lead]
8 [120 deg lead]
9 [90 deg lead]
10 [60 deg lead]
11 [30 deg lead]
0 [0 deg] Phase displacement between W2 & W1=HV winding, hour notation
ZSCurrSubtrW1 Off
On
On Enable zer. seq. current subtraction for W1 side, On / Off
ZSCurrSubtrW2 Off
On
On Enable zer. seq. current subtraction for W2 side, On / Off
TconfigForW1 No
Yes
No Two CT inputs (T-config.) for winding 1, YES / NO
CT1RatingW1 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 1, on transf. W1 side
CT2RatingW1 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary in A, T-branch 2, on transf. W1 side
TconfigForW2 No
Yes
No Two CT inputs (T-config.) for winding 2, YES / NO
CT1RatingW2 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 1, on transf. W2 side
CT2RatingW2 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 2, on transf. W2 side
LocationOLTC1 Not Used Winding 1 (W1)
Winding 2 (W2)
Not Used Transformer winding where OLTC1 is located
LowTapPosOLTC1 0 – 10 1 1 OLTC1 lowest tap position designation (e.g. 1)
RatedTapOLTC1 1 – 100 1 6 OLTC1 rated tap/mid-tap position designation (e.g. 6)
HighTapPsOLTC1 1 – 100 1 11 OLTC1 highest tap position designation (e.g. 11)
TapHighVoltTC1 1 – 100 1 1 OLTC1 end-tap position with winding highest no-load voltage
StepSizeOLTC1 0.01 – 30.00 % 0.01 1.00 Voltage change per OLTC1 step in percent of rated voltage

T2WPDIF Monitored data

T2WPDIF Monitored data
Name Type Values (Range) Unit Description
IDL1MAG REAL A Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L1
IDL2MAG REAL A Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L2
IDL3MAG REAL A Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L3
IBIAS REAL A Magnitude of the bias current, which is common to all phases
IDNSMAG REAL A Magnitude of the negative sequence differential current

T3WPDIF function block

T3WPDIF function block

T3WPDIF Input signals

T3WPDIF Input signals
Name Type Default Description
I3PW1CT1 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding primary CT1
I3PW1CT2 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding primary CT2
I3PW2CT1 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding secondary CT1
I3PW2CT2 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding secondary CT2
I3PW3CT1 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding tertiary CT1
I3PW3CT2 GROUP SIGNAL Three phase winding tertiary CT2
TAPOLTC1 INTEGER 1 Most recent tap position reading on OLTC 1
TAPOLTC2 INTEGER 1 Most recent tap position reading on OLTC 2
OLTC1AL BOOLEAN 0 OLTC1 alarm
OLTC2AL BOOLEAN 0 OLTC2 alarm
BLOCK BOOLEAN 0 Block of function
BLKRES BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for restrained differential feature
BLKUNRES BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for unrestrained differential feature
BLKNSUNR BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for unrestr. neg. seq. differential feature
BLKNSSEN BOOLEAN 0 Block of trip for sensitive neg. seq. differential feature

T3WPDIF Output signals

T3WPDIF Output signals
Name Type Description
TRIP BOOLEAN General, common trip signal
TRIPRES BOOLEAN Trip signal from restrained differential protection
TRIPUNRE BOOLEAN Trip signal from unrestrained differential protection
TRNSUNR BOOLEAN Trip signal from unrestr. neg. seq. diff. protection
TRNSSENS BOOLEAN Trip signal from sensitive neg. seq. diff. protection
START BOOLEAN Common start signal from any phase
STL1 BOOLEAN Start signal from phase L1
STL2 BOOLEAN Start signal from phase L2
STL3 BOOLEAN Start signal from phase L3
BLK2H BOOLEAN Common second harmonic block signal from any phase
BLK2HL1 BOOLEAN Second harmonic block signal, phase L1
BLK2HL2 BOOLEAN Second harmonic block signal, phase L2
BLK2HL3 BOOLEAN Second harmonic block signal, phase L3
BLK5H BOOLEAN Common fifth harmonic block signal from any phase
BLK5HL1 BOOLEAN Fifth harmonic block signal, phase L1
BLK5HL2 BOOLEAN Fifth harmonic block signal, phase L2
BLK5HL3 BOOLEAN Fifth harmonic block signal, phase L3
BLKWAV BOOLEAN Common block signal, waveform criterion, from any phase
BLKWAVL1 BOOLEAN Block signal, waveform criterion, phase L1
BLKWAVL2 BOOLEAN Block signal, waveform criterion, phase L2
BLKWAVL3 BOOLEAN Block signal, waveform criterion, phase L3
IDALARM BOOLEAN Alarm for sustained diff currents in all three phases
OPENCT BOOLEAN An open CT was detected
OPENCTAL BOOLEAN Open CT Alarm output signal. Issued after a delay …
IDL1 REAL Value of the instantaneous differential current, phase L1
IDL2 REAL Value of the instantaneous differential current, phase L2
IDL3 REAL Value of the instantaneous differential current, phase L3
IDL1MAG REAL Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L1
IDL2MAG REAL Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L2
IDL3MAG REAL Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L3
IBIAS REAL Magnitude of the bias current, which is common to all phases
IDNSMAG REAL Magnitude of the negative sequence differential current

T3WPDIF Group settings (basic)

T3WPDIF Group settings (basic)
Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description
Operation Off
On
Off Operation Off / On
SOTFMode Off
On
On Operation mode for switch onto fault feature
tAlarmDelay 0.000 – 60.000 s 0.001 10.000 Time delay for diff currents alarm level
IDiffAlarm 0.05 – 1.00 IB 0.01 0.20 Dif. cur. alarm, multiple of base curr, usually W1 curr.
IdMin 0.10 – 0.60 IB 0.01 0.30 Section1 sensitivity, multi. of base curr, usually W1 curr.
IdUnre 1.00 – 100.00 IB 0.01 10.00 Unrestr. prot. limit, multi. of base curr. usually W1 curr.
CrossBlockEn Off
On
On Operation Off/On for cross-block logic between phases
NegSeqDiffEn Off
On
On Operation Off/On for neg. seq. differential protections
IMinNegSeq 0.02 – 0.20 IB 0.01 0.04 Neg. seq. curr. limit, mult. of base curr, usually W1 curr.
NegSeqROA 30.0 – 120.0 Deg 0.1 60.0 Operate Angle for int. / ext. neg. seq. fault discriminator

T3WPDIF Group settings (advanced)

T3WPDIF Group settings (advanced)
Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description
EndSection1 0.20 – 1.50 IB 0.01 1.25 End of section 1, multi. of base current, usually W1 curr.
EndSection2 1.00 – 10.00 IB 0.01 3.00 End of section 2, multi. of base current, usually W1 curr.
SlopeSection2 10.0 – 50.0 % 0.1 40.0 Slope in section 2 of operate-restrain characteristic, in %
SlopeSection3 30.0 – 100.0 % 0.1 80.0 Slope in section 3 of operate-restrain characteristic, in %
I2/I1Ratio 5.0 – 100.0 % 0.1 15.0 Max. ratio of 2nd harm. to fundamental harm dif. curr. in %
I5/I1Ratio 5.0 – 100.0 % 0.1 25.0 Max. ratio of 5th harm. to fundamental harm dif. curr. in %
OpenCTEnable Off
On
Off Open CT detection feature. Open CTEnable Off/On
tOCTAlarmDelay 0.100 – 10.000 s 0.001 3.000 Open CT: time in s to alarm after an open CT is detected
tOCTResetDelay 0.100 – 10.000 s 0.001 0.250 Reset delay in s. After delay, diff. function is activated
tOCTUnrstDelay 0.10 – 6000.00 s 0.01 10.00 Unrestrained diff. protection blocked after this delay, in s

T3WPDIF Non group settings (basic)

T3WPDIF Non group settings (basic)
Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description
GlobalBaseSelW1 1 – 12 1 1 Global base selector for winding 1
GlobalBaseSelW2 1 – 12 1 1 Global base selector for winding 2
GlobalBaseSelW3 1 – 12 1 1 Global base selector for winding 3
ConnectTypeW1 WYE (Y)
Delta (D)
WYE (Y) Connection type of winding 1: Y-wye or D-delta
ConnectTypeW2 WYE (Y)
Delta (D)
WYE (Y) Connection type of winding 2: Y-wye or D-delta
ConnectTypeW3 WYE (Y)
Delta (D)
Delta (D) Connection type of winding 3: Y-wye or D-delta
ClockNumberW2 0 [0 deg]
1 [30 deg lag]
2 [60 deg lag]
3 [90 deg lag]
4 [120 deg lag]
5 [150 deg lag]
6 [180 deg]
7 [150 deg lead]
8 [120 deg lead]
9 [90 deg lead]
10 [60 deg lead]
11 [30 deg lead]
0 [0 deg] Phase displacement between W2 & W1=HV winding, hour notation
ClockNumberW3 0 [0 deg]
1 [30 deg lag]
2 [60 deg lag]
3 [90 deg lag]
4 [120 deg lag]
5 [150 deg lag]
6 [180 deg]
7 [150 deg lead]
8 [120 deg lead]
9 [90 deg lead]
10 [60 deg lead]
11 [30 deg lead]
5 [150 deg lag] Phase displacement between W3 & W1=HV winding, hour notation
ZSCurrSubtrW1 Off
On
On Enable zer. seq. current subtraction for W1 side, On / Off
ZSCurrSubtrW2 Off
On
On Enable zer. seq. current subtraction for W2 side, On / Off
ZSCurrSubtrW3 Off
On
On Enable zer. seq. current subtraction for W3 side, On / Off
TconfigForW1 No
Yes
No Two CT inputs (T-config.) for winding 1, YES / NO
CT1RatingW1 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 1, on transf. W1 side
CT2RatingW1 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary in A, T-branch 2, on transf. W1 side
TconfigForW2 No
Yes
No Two CT inputs (T-config.) for winding 2, YES / NO
CT1RatingW2 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 1, on transf. W2 side
CT2RatingW2 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 2, on transf. W2 side
TconfigForW3 No
Yes
No Two CT inputs (T-config.) for winding 3, YES / NO
CT1RatingW3 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 1, on transf. W3 side
CT2RatingW3 1 – 99999 A 1 3000 CT primary rating in A, T-branch 2, on transf. W3 side
LocationOLTC1 Not Used Winding 1 (W1)
Winding 2 (W2)
Winding 3 (W3)
Not Used Transformer winding where OLTC1 is located
LowTapPosOLTC1 0 – 10 1 1 OLTC1 lowest tap position designation (e.g. 1)
RatedTapOLTC1 1 – 100 1 6 OLTC1 rated tap/mid-tap position designation (e.g. 6)
HighTapPsOLTC1 1 – 100 1 11 OLTC1 highest tap position designation (e.g. 11)
TapHighVoltTC1 1 – 100 1 1 OLTC1 end-tap position with winding highest no-load voltage
StepSizeOLTC1 0.01 – 30.00 % 0.01 1.00 Voltage change per OLTC1 step in percent of rated voltage
LocationOLTC2 Not Used Winding 1 (W1)
Winding 2 (W2)
Winding 3 (W3)
Not Used Transformer winding where OLTC2 is located
LowTapPosOLTC2 0 – 10 1 1 OLTC2 lowest tap position designation (e.g. 1)
RatedTapOLTC2 1 – 100 1 6 OLTC2 rated tap/mid-tap position designation (e.g. 6)
HighTapPsOLTC2 1 – 100 1 11 OLTC2 highest tap position designation (e.g. 11)
TapHighVoltTC2 1 – 100 1 1 OLTC2 end-tap position with winding highest no-load voltage
StepSizeOLTC2 0.01 – 30.00 % 0.01 1.00 Voltage change per OLTC2 step in percent of rated voltage

T3WPDIF Monitored data

T3WPDIF Monitored data
Name Type Values (Range) Unit Description
IDL1MAG REAL A Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L1
IDL2MAG REAL A Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L2
IDL3MAG REAL A Magnitude of fundamental freq. diff. current, phase L3
IBIAS REAL A Magnitude of the bias current, which is common to all phases
IDNSMAG REAL A Magnitude of the negative sequence differential current

Logics & highlights


CT group arrangement for differential protection

CT group arrangement for differential protection

Typical CT location and definition of positive current direction

Typical CT location and definition of positive current direction

Fundamental frequency differential currents calculation

Fundamental frequency differential currents

Application Notes

Application Notes

Matrices for differential current calculation (Part 1/2)

Matrices for differential current calculation (Part 1/2)

Matrices for differential current calculation (Part 2/2)

Matrices for differential current calculation (Part 2/2)

Matrix equation for a sample two winding power transformer

Matrix equation for a sample two winding power transformer

Description of the restrained, and the unrestrained operate characteristics

Description of the restrained, and the unrestrained operate characteristics

Fundamental frequency negative sequence differential currents calculation

Fundamental frequency negative sequence differential currents calculation

Operating characteristic of the internal/external fault discriminator

Operating characteristic of the internal/external fault discriminator

Trajectories of Negative Sequence Current Contributions from HV and LV sides of Yd5 power transformer during external fault

Trajectories of Negative Sequence Current Contributions from HV and LV sides of Yd5 power transformer during external fault

Operation of the internal/external fault discriminator for internal fault with CT saturation

Operation of the internal/external fault discriminator for internal fault with CT saturation

Inrush currents to a transformer as seen by a protective IED. Typical is a high amount of the 2nd harmonic, and intervals of low current, and low rate-of change of current within each period.

Inrush currents to a transformer as seen by a protective IED. Typical is a high amount of the 2nd harmonic, and intervals of low current, and low rate-of change of current within each period.

Treatment of measured currents within IED for transformer differential function

Treatment of measured currents within IED for transformer differential function

Transformer differential protection simplified logic diagram for Phase L1

Transformer differential protection simplified logic diagram for Phase L1

Transformer differential protection simplified logic diagram for external/internal fault discriminator

Transformer differential protection simplified logic diagram for external/internal fault discriminator

Transformer differential protection internal grouping of tripping signals

Transformer differential protection internal grouping of tripping signals

Transformer differential protection internal grouping of logical signals

Transformer differential protection internal grouping of logical signals

Differential current alarm logic

Differential current alarm logic

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