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The contents of this thesis describe the results of an investigation into the means by which computer aided design (CAD) may be applied to the protection systems of electrical drives, removing much of the repetitive procedures presently used in determining relay settings. To further this aim, a series of algorithms have been devised which allow exploitation of the concept. The areas chosen for demonstration are, direct-on-line started induction motors and transformer fed variable speed drives. In both cases "standard settings' cannot be implemented as the field of application varies enormously. The text discusses an algorithm which utilises several databases containing motor, fuse and cable parameters. Chapter three uses a program derived from this algorithm which allows data to be extracted from the databases and manipulated in order to determine the optimum circuit components. Subsequent chapters examine the implementation of two types of motor protection relay and discusses the algorithms used in modelling them. The text is supported by applications which demonstrate the effectiveness of the derived programs. Chapter six discusses in depth the application of overcurrent relays for the protection of transformers used on variable speed drive installations. The possibility of using overcurrent elements in two or three phases is examined together with the attendant difficulties which may arise. The algorithms are further expanded to incorporate applications which involve the protection of multi-transformer installations supplied from a common point.

Published Article / A company in South Africa is a three-phase induction motor protection relay manufacturer. The function of the protection relay is to capture running data, to provide protection against possible damage, to control an electric motor and to communicate this data to the System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system in a control room. In the case of remote sites e.g. a pump station, the protection relays are used as standalone units. The protection relays are equipped with communication facilities to be used in an instrumentation environment. If a trip occurs or settings need to be changed a technician has to visit the remote site and address the problem. The ideal cost and time effective solution is to perform these tasks remotely via a reliable wireless network. A study was conducted to ascertain the viability of using the standard GSM cellular networks in South Africa to effectively control electric motors and to communicate with the Motor Protection Relays (MPRs) controlling the electric motors in order to determine the status of a motor, settings of the motor, trips that occurred and time of occurrence. It was shown that a node controller could be used to store all the data from various electric motors at a single location. It was also shown that the data from the different electric motors could be analysed at the node controller and that communication can then be initiated from the controller to a responsible person via the GSM network. It was further illustrated that, by making use of the GSM networks in South Africa together with the short message service (SMS), communication and control can be effectively established. SMSs proved to be a reliable means of communication between cellular phones, an embedded network and MPRs. It was shown that software protocols, although slower in communication speed, proved to be reliable and effective for the purpose of transferring information between the node controller and the motor protection relays connected to the electric motors.

Master's thesis deals with use of electronic instrument transformers (sensors) in the protection system in medium-voltage substation. Substation consists of 2 incoming feeders, 2 outgoing feeders for motors, 2 outgoing feeders for power transformers, measuring, bus coupler and bus riser feeder. Incoming feeders are connected to distribution system E.ON by cable lines which were proposed. Protected machines (power transformers and motors with rated power) are connected to switchgear panels of UniGear ZS1 type by cable lines too. Proposed protection system is based on the short-circuit conditions, standard CSN 33 3051 recommendations as well as theoretical backgrounds acquired from technical papers and other publicated literature according to the bibliography. For selected protection functions are defined their parameters. Control, monitoring and protection functions provides REF 542plus relay. Consequently, secondary tests which are part of the commissioning, are given in the practical part of thesis. Secondary tests were performed by relay test system FREJA 300 by Megger. Results of tests are displayed in tripping characteristics.

Em função das limitações apresentadas pelos relés eletromecânicos, a proteção térmica de motores foi historicamente tratada como um problema de coordenação de sobrecorrente, sem levar em consideração a dinâmica e o histórico térmico envolvido na operação contínua do motor. Os atuais relés microprocessados para proteção de motores implementam equações diferenciais de primeira ordem, cujos algoritmos, processados em tempo real, possibilitam uma nova abordagem para uma adequada proteção térmica, utilizando modelos matemáticos. Especialmente para os motores industriais de grande porte e de maior importância operacional, somente os recentes relés de proteção microprocessados e seus algoritmos digitais tem sido efetivamente capazes de fornecer proteção adequada, baseados em modelos térmicos que realisticamente estimam, continuamente e em tempo real, o nível térmico atual do motor. A proteção térmica de motores de indução trifásicos tem sido uma das maiores áreas onde a proteção numérica, baseado em microprocessadores, tem proporcionado um aprimoramento do nível básico das funções de proteção de motores. O método da proteção térmica tem sido aperfeiçoado, de forma a implementar modelos que levam em consideração o aquecimento do motor devido às correntes de seqüência positiva e negativa e as características térmicas de um motor de indução. A capacidade do processamento digital de sinais tem possibilitado a implementação de novas soluções para as deficiências de proteção de motores industriais trifásicos apresentadas pelas tecnologias convencionais de proteção, até então fundamentadas em proteção de sobrecorrente. As principais funções de proteção aplicáveis para motores trifásicos industriais, bem como os aspectos do estado da arte de hardware, software e filtros digitais implementados nos atuais relés de proteção microprocessados são discutidos neste trabalho. O equacionamento de um sistema térmico de primeira ordem e os requisitos de modelo para a implementação da proteção térmica de motores são também aqui analisados. São discutidas as dinâmicas de dois modelos térmicos, um baseado em proteção por sobrecorrente e outro baseado em um sistema térmico de primeira ordem. São simulados e comparados os desempenhos destes dois diferentes algoritmos de proteção térmica de motores, quando submetidos às correntes de carga e de sobrecarga, tanto constantes como cíclicas. / On account of the limitations presented for the electromechanical relays, the motor thermal protection was historically treated as an overcurrent coordination issue, without taking into account the dynamics and the thermal historical involved in the process. The modern microprocessor-based relays for motor protection implement discrete time first-order differential equations, whose algorithms, based on the power of the real time signal processing, make possible a new approach for a proper thermal protection, applying mathematical models. Especially for large and critical operational significance industrial motors, only the recent numerical relays for motor protection and its digital algorithms has been efficiently suitable to provide an adequate protection, based in thermal models that realistically take into account, continuously and in real time, the actual motor thermal level. The thermal protection of three-phase induction motors has been one of the biggest areas where the numerical protection, based in microprocessor-based relays, has provide an improvement of the basic level of the motor protection functions. The method of the thermal protection has been improved, in such wise as to implement models that take into account the motor heating due to both positive and negative sequence currents, and the thermal characteristics of an induction motor. The capacity of the digital signal processing has made possible the implementation of new solutions for the deficiencies of three-phase industrial motors protection, established on the conventional protection technologies, till then based on overcurrent protection. The main applicable protection functions for industrial three-phase motors, as well as the aspects of the state of the art of the hardware, software and digital filters implemented in the actual microprocessor-based protection relays are discussed in this work. The derivation of a first-order thermal system and the requirements of model for the implementation of the motor thermal protection also are studied in this work. The dynamics of two thermal models, one based in overcurrent protection and another based on a first-order thermal system are analyzed. The performances of these two different algorithms of motor thermal protection are simulated and compared, when subjected to both constants and cyclic, load and overload currents.

Em função das limitações apresentadas pelos relés eletromecânicos, a proteção térmica de motores foi historicamente tratada como um problema de coordenação de sobrecorrente, sem levar em consideração a dinâmica e o histórico térmico envolvido na operação contínua do motor. Os atuais relés microprocessados para proteção de motores implementam equações diferenciais de primeira ordem, cujos algoritmos, processados em tempo real, possibilitam uma nova abordagem para uma adequada proteção térmica, utilizando modelos matemáticos. Especialmente para os motores industriais de grande porte e de maior importância operacional, somente os recentes relés de proteção microprocessados e seus algoritmos digitais tem sido efetivamente capazes de fornecer proteção adequada, baseados em modelos térmicos que realisticamente estimam, continuamente e em tempo real, o nível térmico atual do motor. A proteção térmica de motores de indução trifásicos tem sido uma das maiores áreas onde a proteção numérica, baseado em microprocessadores, tem proporcionado um aprimoramento do nível básico das funções de proteção de motores. O método da proteção térmica tem sido aperfeiçoado, de forma a implementar modelos que levam em consideração o aquecimento do motor devido às correntes de seqüência positiva e negativa e as características térmicas de um motor de indução. A capacidade do processamento digital de sinais tem possibilitado a implementação de novas soluções para as deficiências de proteção de motores industriais trifásicos apresentadas pelas tecnologias convencionais de proteção, até então fundamentadas em proteção de sobrecorrente. As principais funções de proteção aplicáveis para motores trifásicos industriais, bem como os aspectos do estado da arte de hardware, software e filtros digitais implementados nos atuais relés de proteção microprocessados são discutidos neste trabalho. O equacionamento de um sistema térmico de primeira ordem e os requisitos de modelo para a implementação da proteção térmica de motores são também aqui analisados. São discutidas as dinâmicas de dois modelos térmicos, um baseado em proteção por sobrecorrente e outro baseado em um sistema térmico de primeira ordem. São simulados e comparados os desempenhos destes dois diferentes algoritmos de proteção térmica de motores, quando submetidos às correntes de carga e de sobrecarga, tanto constantes como cíclicas. / On account of the limitations presented for the electromechanical relays, the motor thermal protection was historically treated as an overcurrent coordination issue, without taking into account the dynamics and the thermal historical involved in the process. The modern microprocessor-based relays for motor protection implement discrete time first-order differential equations, whose algorithms, based on the power of the real time signal processing, make possible a new approach for a proper thermal protection, applying mathematical models. Especially for large and critical operational significance industrial motors, only the recent numerical relays for motor protection and its digital algorithms has been efficiently suitable to provide an adequate protection, based in thermal models that realistically take into account, continuously and in real time, the actual motor thermal level. The thermal protection of three-phase induction motors has been one of the biggest areas where the numerical protection, based in microprocessor-based relays, has provide an improvement of the basic level of the motor protection functions. The method of the thermal protection has been improved, in such wise as to implement models that take into account the motor heating due to both positive and negative sequence currents, and the thermal characteristics of an induction motor. The capacity of the digital signal processing has made possible the implementation of new solutions for the deficiencies of three-phase industrial motors protection, established on the conventional protection technologies, till then based on overcurrent protection. The main applicable protection functions for industrial three-phase motors, as well as the aspects of the state of the art of the hardware, software and digital filters implemented in the actual microprocessor-based protection relays are discussed in this work. The derivation of a first-order thermal system and the requirements of model for the implementation of the motor thermal protection also are studied in this work. The dynamics of two thermal models, one based in overcurrent protection and another based on a first-order thermal system are analyzed. The performances of these two different algorithms of motor thermal protection are simulated and compared, when subjected to both constants and cyclic, load and overload currents.

One of the major electrical faults of synchronous machines is an interturn short circuit in the stator winding, due to winding insulation failure. A synchronous machine is designed to have electrical and mechanical symmetry in the stator and rotor. An interturn fault in a synchronous machine damages the symmetrical property, thereby inducing abnormal symptoms like varying torque, mechanical vibration, and deviation of stator and rotor terminal currents from their usual waveform. This last symptom is what is studied in this thesis, as an indicator of the presence of an interturn fault. An interturn fault during machine operation can lead to a catastrophic machine failure and consequent long outage, unless it is rapidly detected and the machine shut down. Prevention of such outages is an important concern for machine owners and power system operators. That is why early detection of interturn faults is desirable to prevent such machine failure. Several external sensors can be implemented to detect such interturn fault, which is costly. That is why it is desirable if the interturn fault can be detected by analyzing the measured currents that already are available to a protective relay. In this thesis a simulation approach is presented to observe the pattern and frequency spectrum of rotor field current in presence of a stator inter turn fault. All simulations have been performed using Matlab-based programs written during this thesis work in the Electromagnetic department (ETK) in KTH. The outcome of the thesis is that in the presence of an interturn fault in the stator, several even harmonic components are found in the frequency spectrum of the rotor field current. The presence of these harmonics is not a definitive sign of an interturn fault, as almost the same even harmonics are found in the rotor field current if the stator winding asymmetry is taken into account. / En av de största elektriska felen i synkronmaskiner är en kortslutning mellan varv i statorlindningen, på grund av skadad lindningsisolering. En synkronmaskins konstruktion ger elektrisk och mekanisk symmetri i statorn och rotorn vilket ger en hög effektivitet. Ett varvfel i statorn skadar symmetrin och inducerar onormalt stora strömmarvilket leder till ett tidsvarierande vridmoment, mekanisk vibration, och onormala vågformer av strömmarna vid statorns och rotorns poler. Varvfel under maskinens drift kan snabbt orsaka stora skador, med följd av långa avbrottstider. Förebyggande av sådana avbrott är viktig hos maskinägare och systemansvariga. Därför är snabb detektering av sådana fel, och urdrifttagning av maskinen önskvärd för att minska skadan. Däremot ska detekteringen ha låg sannolikhet att lösa ut i onödan, av annat skäl. Externa sensorer kan användas för att upptäcka sådana fel, men det är tydligt önskvärt om detekteringen kan göras genom att analysera strömmarna som redan mäts av skyddsreläer för synkronmaskiner. I denna avhandling presenteras en metod för att simulera och observera mönster och frekvensspektrum av rotors magnetiseringsström i fall där statorn har varvfel, samt i andra fall som måste kunna skiljas från varvfel. Alla simuleringar har utförts med Matlab hos avdelningen för Elektroteknisk teori och konstruktion (ETK) i Skolan för Elektro- och systemteknik (EES) på KTH.

In dieser Arbeit wird ein Motorschutzsystem vorgestellt, das die Temperaturen in Asynchronmotoren während des Betriebes zuverlässig und sensorarm berechnet und dabei leicht auf andere Motoren übertragbar ist. Neben dem Schutz vor unzulässiger Erwärmung können die auftretenden Wicklungsverluste für eine wirkungsgradoptimale Ansteuerung genauer ermittelt werden. Basis ist ein thermisches 9-Körper-Modell, das die Temperaturverläufe wesentlicher Maschinenteile abbilden kann. Der vorgeschlagene Identifikationsalgorithmus sorgt für eine hohe Übereinstimmung der Temperaturverläufe. Fehler im thermischen Modell oder der Verlustleistungsberechnung können durch die Rückführung eines einzelnen Temperatursensors und eines verbesserten Schätzers der Läuferwicklungstemperatur korrigiert werden. Das Überschreiten definierter Temperaturgrenzen kann mit der vorgeschlagenen Abschaltzeitprognose auch im Fehlerfall frühzeitig erkannt werden.