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Differential Overcurrent Protection Guide

Differential over current protection detects faults within a protected zone by comparing the sum of currents entering and leaving the zone. If the sums are not equal, a fault is indicated. It relies on the principle that under normal operation, the incoming and outgoing currents are equal. Current transformers on all phases of incoming and outgoing feeders have their secondaries connected in parallel. The differential relay coil connected across the secondaries operates if an imbalance in currents is detected, isolating the faulted section.

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Differential Overcurrent Protection Guide

Differential over current protection detects faults within a protected zone by comparing the sum of currents entering and leaving the zone. If the sums are not equal, a fault is indicated. It relies on the principle that under normal operation, the incoming and outgoing currents are equal. Current transformers on all phases of incoming and outgoing feeders have their secondaries connected in parallel. The differential relay coil connected across the secondaries operates if an imbalance in currents is detected, isolating the faulted section.

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Differential Over Current Protection

If the sum of current is not zero, then it is because of short circuit current. Hence this type of
scheme applies to both types of faults, i.e., phase-to-phase fault as well as ground fault.

The protection schemes are based on the simple circulating current principle that under normal
operating or external fault condition the sum of current entering into a bus-bar will be equal to
the sum of current leaving the bus-bar. Schematic diagram of bus differential protection relay is
shown in the figure below. The current transformers are inserted in each phase of the incoming
and outgoing feeders of the bus bars. The secondaries of current transformers are connected in
parallel with due considerations to polarity and phase.

The main drawback of this scheme is that there is the difference in the magnetic conditions of
the iron cored current transformer, which may cause false operation of the relay time of an
external fault.

The relay operating coil is connected to the pilot wire in such a way that the summation current
of secondaries flows through it. The Flow of current in the relay is an indication of a fault within
the protected zone and will initiate the opening of the breakers of each generator and feeders.

Differential Protection Relay

known as linear couplers is employed so that they have a much larger number of secondary
turns that a core iron CT. The secondary relay of CTs is connected in series and the differential
relay coil connected across them as shown in the figure.

Normal operating condition or external fault conditions the sum of voltage induces in the
secondary windings is zero in the event of an internal fault on the bus bar, the voltage of the CTs
in all source circuits adds to cause the flow of current through the secondary windings and the
differential relay operating coil. This scheme provides high schemes, protection for a relatively
small net voltage in the differential current.

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