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DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONS

Option A5
Directional overcurrent protection
• Description of option
• Functional description
• Parameter list

Document no.: 4189340479B

AGC Option A5, Directional overcurrent protection

This description of options covers the following products:

AGC SW version 3.3X.X or later

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Table of contents

1. WARNINGS AND LEGAL INFORMATION........................................................................ 3

LEGAL INFORMATION AND RESPONSIBILITY .................................................................................... 3
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE AWARENESS ..................................................................................... 3
SAFETY ISSUES ............................................................................................................................ 3
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 3
2. DESCRIPTION OF OPTION .............................................................................................. 4
A5 OPTION ................................................................................................................................... 4
ANSI NUMBERS............................................................................................................................ 5
3. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION........................................................................................... 6
APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................................................. 6
MEASUREMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 7
4. PARAMETER LIST ............................................................................................................ 8
DIRECTIONAL OVERCURRENT PROTECTION .................................................................................... 8

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1. Warnings and legal information

Legal information and responsibility

DEIF takes no responsibility for installation or operation of the generator set. If there is any doubt
about how to install or operate the generator set controlled by the unit, the company responsible for
the installation or the operation of the set must be contacted.

The units are not to be opened by unauthorised personnel. If opened anyway, the
warranty will be lost.

Electrostatic discharge awareness

Sufficient care must be taken to protect the terminals against static discharges during the
installation. Once the unit is installed and connected, these precautions are no longer necessary.

Safety issues
Installing the unit implies work with dangerous currents and voltages. Therefore, the installation
should only be carried out by authorised personnel who understand the risks involved in working
with live electrical equipment.

Be aware of the hazardous live currents and voltages. Do not touch any AC
measurement inputs as this could lead to injury or death.

Definitions
Throughout this document a number of notes and warnings will be presented. To ensure that these
are noticed, they will be highlighted in order to separate them from the general text.

Notes

The notes provide general information which will be helpful for the reader to
bear in mind.

Warning

The warnings indicate a potentially dangerous situation which could result in

death, personal injury or damaged equipment, if certain guidelines are not
followed.

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2. Description of option

A5 option
Option A5 is a software option and therefore not related to any hardware apart from the
standard-installed hardware.

Directional overcurrent protection is only functional in the AGC mains unit.

The directional overcurrent protection is a protection that activates when the current exceeds a
certain limit in a defined direction, either imported from the mains or exported to the mains.

This protection is often used when dictated by the national or regional mains company.

Single AGC plant

If the directional overcurrent protection is needed for the AGC without power management (no
AGC mains is installed), then it is necessary to install a measurement transducer TAS-321DG
(please refer to www.deif.com for details). The transducer will measure the direction of the
current and will send a 4-20mA signal to an analogue input on the AGC.

Option A5 cannot be used in a single AGC (option G5, power management not
selected).

TAS-321DG:

Bi-directional current
transducer

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Engin e CAN
PMS CAN Service port Display

Power
Self check ok
Alarm i nhibit

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ANSI numbers
The ANSI number refers to the IEEE standard: ‘Standard Electrical Power System Device
Function Numbers and Contact Designations’ (IEEE std C37.2-1996).

Protection ANSI no.

AC directional overcurrent protection 67

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3. Functional description

The directional overcurrent protection trips when the current, which is imported or exported to the
mains, exceeds a certain limit.

The directional overcurrent protection is used for tripping either the tie breaker or the mains breaker
controlled by the AGC mains.

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3 E ngine CAN
P MS CA N Service port Display

P ower
S elf check ok
A larm inhibi t

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E ngi ne CA N Engine CA N
P MS CAN S ervice port Di splay PMS CAN S ervice port Display

P ower Power
S elf check ok Self check ok
A larm inhibit Alarm inhibit

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Applications

Parallel mains application

The protection is used when it is not allowed to export power to the mains. In such a system, the
AGC plant is working parallel to the mains and the generators supply part of the load and the mains
supply the remaining part of the load. If the load decreases and the generators produce the same
power, eventually the generators would supply power to the mains and this is not allowed by the
utility company. The set point can be adjusted to activate at a slight current export, e.g. -0.1%

The current measurement is positive when current is supplied from the mains to
the plant. The current measurement is negative when current is being supplied to
the mains.

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Loss of mains protection

Typically, a loss of mains situation will result in activation of one or more of the loss of mains
protections. The directional overcurrent protection is also ranged in the group of loss of mains
protections but does not substitute the traditional loss of mains protections.

When operating parallel to the mains, e.g. in a base load application where the base loaded
generator only is meant to supply the factory load, a disconnected breaker in the HV
transmission line means that the generator plant will be islanded and it will supply power to the
consumers that is connected on the mains side. Then, the differential current relay activates and
trips the MB.

Measurements
The current measurement in the display will be shown with either positive or negative sign.
When the measurement is positive, the current is flowing from the mains to the generator plant.
When the measurement is negative, the current is flowing from the generator plant to the mains.

Measurement principle
The measurement of the AC directional overcurrent protection is based on actual current
measurements on the AGC mains unit. If any of the three current measurements flows to the
mains, then the relay will trip (depending of the set point.)

The setting range of the protection is -200-0 and 0-200%. In the negative range, the current
flows to the mains. In the positive range, the current flows to the application from the mains.

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4. Parameter list

For further information about the structure of the parameter descriptions, please
see the Designer’s Reference Handbook.

Directional overcurrent protection

1600 M I> direct. 1

No. Setting Min. setting Max. setting Factory
setting
1601 M I> direct. 1 Set point -200.0% 200.0% 120.0%
1602 M I> direct. 1 Delay 0.0 sec 100.0 sec 0.1 sec
1603 M I> direct. 1 Relay output A Not used Option Not used
1604 M I> direct. 1 Relay output B Not used dependent Not used
1605 M I> direct. 1 Enable OFF ON OFF
1606 M I> direct. 1 Fail class Block (1) Safety stop (7) Trip MB (6)

1610 M I> direct. 2

No. Setting Min. setting Max. setting Factory
setting
1611 M I> direct. 2 Set point -200.0% 200.0% 130.0%
1612 M I> direct. 2 Delay 0.0 sec 100.0 sec 0.1 sec
1613 M I> direct. 2 Relay output A Not used Option Not used
1614 M I> direct. 2 Relay output B Not used dependent Not used
1615 M I> direct. 2 Enable OFF ON OFF
1616 M I> direct. 2 Fail class Block (1) Safety stop (7) Trip MB (6)

The current measurement is positive when current is supplied from the mains to
the plant. The current measurement is negative when current is being supplied to
the mains.

DEIF A/S reserves the right to change any of the above

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