Autoreclosing
Autoreclosing
Handbook
ABB Group - 1 -
15-Sep-17
ABB Group - 2 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Autoreclosing
Auto reclosing Cycle
OH-lines
High fault-rate
(80-90%)
Fast
simultaneous
Fault clearing
ABB Group - 3 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
AUTORECLOSING CYCLE
OH-lines
Intermittent faults
(80-90%)
Successful
AR-rate :
High (80-90%)
ABB Group - 4 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Auto reclosing principles
AR- Autorecloser
BFR- Breaker failure
relay
COM- Communication
COND-CB condition
DLC SC-Dead line check
and synchronism check
LP- Line protection
MAN- Manual CB control
PD- Pole discordance
relay
ABB Group - 7 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Auto reclosing principles
Protections that start autoreclosing
Main 1 protection
Main 2 protection
Protections that block autoreclosing
CB fail detected by Breaker fail relay & Pole discrepancy relay
CB not ready
Delayed tripping ( Zone2 or3 of distance relay , Back up relay)
Manual CB operation
Communication fail
Direct transfer trip receive , BB protection , O/V protection, Reactor
protection
ABB Group - 8 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Circuit-breaker Contact Travel
Contact position
t2 t6
Closed Closed
Open Time
t1 t3 t4 t5
ABB Group - 9 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Dead time for Automatic Reclosing Equipment
A B
t t2A t
1A 6A
Closed
Contact position
Open A
t t
1B 2B Dead time
Closed
Open t B
6B
Interruption time
t Time
0
ABB Group - 10 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Single-pole Reclosing
Single-Pole Reclosing
A B C A B C
ABB Group - 11 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Temporal Description of Automatic Reclosing
HSR = High-Speed Automatic Reclosing
DR = Delayed Automatic Reclosing
R = Automatic Reclosing
SR = Slow Automatic Reclosing
DR
HSR
R SR
TD
0.1 3 s
ABB Group - 12 -
1 10 100
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Classical Three-pole Reclosing
A B
F
t
1A
Open A
t
6A
Interruption time
Closed
t2B Open
t t B
1B 6B
ABB Group - 13 -
t Time
0
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Factors affecting extinction of Primary Arc
Fault current magnitude
Fault clearance time
Coupling from energized conductors
Closing or opening of resistors
Magnitude of reenergizing voltage
Point of wave for reenergizing
Magnetic forces on the fault current
Length of insulating string
Weather conditions
ABB Group - 14 -
300
200
System Voltage
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Double Fault on a Double-circuit Line
A B C A B C
L1
L R
L2
ABB Group - 17 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Capacitive Coupling and Single-pole Tripping
A B C C p
A B C
C p C p
L R
Ce Ce Ce
ABB Group - 18 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Secondary arc
ABC ABC
L R
Lp Lp Lp
Ln
ABB Group - 22 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Secondary Arcing Time (Haubrich)
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
Is
ABB Group - 23 -
50 100 150 A
15-Sep-17
ABB Group - 24 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Autoreclosing
Auto reclosing in one and a half breaker
system
ABB Group - 25 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Auto reclosing in one and a half breaker
system
ABB Group - 26 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Special problems
Memory Circuit
Priority circuit
Autoreclosure out of service
ABB Group - 27 -
15-Sep-17
ABB Group - 28 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
Autoreclosing
Synchronism and Energizing check
UBus
Time required for the de-ionising of the fault path depends on:- arcing
time, fault duration, wind conditions, circuit voltage, capacitive
coupling to adjacent conductors, etc.
Single phase dead time of 1.0 sec is recommended for both 400kV
and 220kV system.
ABB Group - 34 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
2.2 Reclaim Time
If reclosing shot has been carried out and the line is energized and a
new fault occurs before the reclaim time has elapsed, the auto-reclosing
equipment is blocked and a signal for definite tripping of the breaker is
obtained.
The reclaim time must not be set to such a low value that the intended
operating cycle of the breaker is exceeded, when two faults incidents
occur close together.
ABB Group - 35 -
15-Sep-17
Autoreclosing
If the breaker is closed manually, the auto reclosing equipment is
blocked and cannot start again until the reclaim time has elapsed.
Autoreclosing