Hello All,

This question is specific to setting the GE D60 line protection relay. I'm working with
firmware v5.71 if that makes a difference...
I'm using CAPE to get my fault and apparent impedance values.
I am defining ZL0/ZL1 in my settings file. Both values are obtained from CAPE. My
understanding is that this is being used by the relay to calculate K0 based upon my
Zapp max from CAPE.
When I set my zone 1 ground reach, which I have defined as 0.75 * ZL1 (positive seq.
impedance), I take the primary ZL1 value from CAPE, multiply it by my CT/PT ratio to
get my secondary value, then multiply by 0.75 and enter this value (mag and angle)
into the setting file.
Now, to my actual question:
When I am setting the Z2 ground reach setting, I am using the definition 1.25 * (ZMA
SLG), where ZMA SLG is the maximum apparent impedance from CAPE for a single-line
to ground fault at the remote end. When I use my ZMA SLG value from CAPE I should
also use the CT/PT ratio to find my secondary value. !BUT! do I apply zero-sequence
compensation to this value prior to entering it into the settings file? I know I've already
defined ZO/Z1 in the settings file, which is used for the relay to do zero-sequence
compensation, specifically when it is doing its angle compare functions on measured
vs. memorized values. I'm unsure if I should be using a (K0) compensated value of the
Zapp max SLG value, which CAPE can give me quite easily, or do I simply enter the
Zapp max SLG (secondary) value and let the relay do the compensation on the reach
value on its own.
In summary,
When setting Z2 ground reach setting for the D60 should I apply zero-sequence (K0)
compensation to my reach values prior to entering into the settings file.
Thanks in advance!
marks1080

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RE: GE D60 v5.7x ground distance setting

marks1080 (Electrical)
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27 Jun 16 18:00
Bump.
Interested if anyone has dealt with this before. I had expected to get more replys.
Thanks!
Mark

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RE: GE D60 v5.7x ground distance setting

HamburgerHelper (Electrical) 27 Jun 16 19:05
If I understand you correctly,
The relay trips on the equation for Zground. If you choose k to be very large for some
reason, the impedance will be very sensitive to zero sequence current So, yes the
impedance that you set the relay to trip needs to take k0M and K0 into account but
Z2G normally should be close to Z2P with the same reach. If you are trying to figure
out what the apparent impedance the relay sees due to infeed, plug VA, IA, and I0 into
the equation.

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RE: GE D60 v5.7x ground distance setting

submonkey (Electrical) 27 Jun 16 22:08
Hi marks1080,
The ground reach settings you enter are
in positive sequence secondary ohms. The
relay uses the z0/z1 value to calculate
the z1 impedance between relay and fault,
which is then compared to the ground reach
setting.
It isn't actually possible to apply the
residual compensation as you describe,

because the degree of adjustment depends

on the ground current. The relay only
knows the ground current when the fault
occurs.
I'd suggest once you finish your setting
work - simulate faults of different types
in CAPE and inject the calculated currents
and voltages into the relay. Check that the
relay does what you expect for faults near
the source bus, near the reach point, etc.
It's a very educational thing to do.
Also, note that in the D60 you enter the
ground reach for the quad elements as an
impedance at the line angle, which is both
odd and annoying. For most civilised relays
you just enter the reactance value.
Thanks,
Alan

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RE: GE D60 v5.7x ground distance setting

davidbeach (Electrical) 28 Jun 16 02:35
As far as I know, the vast majority of line relays sold in North America have the ground
quad "X" reach parallel to the line angle. That plus properly set k0 values mean that X
can be set to the same value as the phase mho reaches.

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RE: GE D60 v5.7x ground distance setting

submonkey (Electrical) 28 Jun 16 10:58
Hi David,
Thanks for the comment - I've always
wondered why GE did that. We stopped
using mhos for phase distance years
ago, and from a quad/quad perspective
the input format seems strange.
Thanks,
Alan