220kV relay protection operating time
For high fault resistance ground faults, the operating time of the protection is usually stepped from m 1–3 seconds and operating times are harmonised with the protection of the main grid. The 110 and 220 kV lines of the main grid are protected by means of two primary protection schemes (two distance relays or a distance and a differential line relay) or a primary protection relay (distance relay) and a backup protection relay (overcurrent and earth fault relay). Time-graded protection is implemented using overcurrent relays with either definite time characteristic or inverse time characteristic. The numerical terminals referred as IED (Intelligent electronic device) contain apart. In case of Long Line, followed by Short Line, the above mentioned Formula may not give us margin against possible underreaching. Inverse time delay, on the other hand, depends on the current magnitude so, the higher the current, the shorter the delay.
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