MRS1 - Negative sequence relay

L1 L2 L3 I2

> >> RS

SELECT/RESET

I 2W
ENTER
tW
I 2S
CHAR
TRIP
T

MRS1
Contents

1. Introduction and application 7. Technical data

7.1 Measuring input circuits
2. Features and characteristics 7.2 Common data
7.3 Setting ranges and steps
3. Design 7.4 Tripping characteristics
3.1 Connections 7.5 Output contact ratings
3.1.1 Analog inputs
3.1.2 Output relays 8. Order form
3.1.3 Blocking input
3.1.4 External reset input Important:
3.2 Display For additional common data of all MR relays please
3.3 LEDs refer to manual "MR-Digital Multifunctional Relays".

4. Working principle
4.1 Analog circuits 1. Introduction and application
4.2 Digital circuits
4.3 Principle of negative sequence protection The MRS1 relay is a negative sequence protection re-
4.3.1 Measuring principle lay with universal application. It serves for negative
sequence protection of three-phase generators. With a
5. Operations and settings large number of different tripping characteristics and
5.1 Adjustable parameters adjustment possibilities, the tripping characteristic can
5.2 Setting procedure be made suitable for almost every type of generator
5.2.1 Pickup value for negative sequence with regard to its special thermal time-constant.
warning current (I2W)
5.2.2 Time-delay for unbalanced load There is a choice between an independent or an in-
warning (tW) verse time tripping characteristic. In case of low un-
5.2.3 Pickup value for negative sequence balanced load, a warning is given after an adjustable
current (I2S) time delay. In case of inadmissible high unbalanced
5.2.4 Tripping characteristic (CHAR) load, the MRS1 relay trips in accordance with the set
5.2.5 Trip delay/thermal time-constant (T) characteristic.
5.2.6 Rated frequency
5.2.7 Adjustment of the slave address
5.3 Indication of measuring values and 2. Features and characteristics
fault data
5.3.1 Indication of measuring values • Digital filtering of the measured values by using dis-
5.3.2 Indication of fault data crete Fourier analysis to suppress the high frequency
5.4 Reset harmonics and DC components caused by faults or
system operations
6. Relay testing and commissioning • Selectable protective functions between:
6.1 Power-on definite time overcurrent protection and
6.2 Testing the output relays inverse time overcurrent protection
6.3 Checking the set values • Consideration of the thermal constant of the genera-
6.4 Secondary injection test tor
6.4.1 Test equipment • Storage of trip values
6.4.2 Example of test circuit for MRS1 relay
6.4.3 Checking the input circuits and
measured values
6.4.4 Checking the operating and resetting
values of the relay
6.4.5 Checking the relay operating time
6.4.6 Checking the extern blocking and reset
functions
6.5 Primary injection test
6.6 Maintenance

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3. Design

3.1 Connections

Fig. 3.1: Connection diagram

3.1.1 Analog Inputs 3.1.3 Blocking input

The three phase currents are connected to the analog The tripping output relay and the signal relay for nega-
input current transformers: IL1 (B3 - B4), IL2 (B5 - B6), tive sequence current will be blocked if the auxiliary
IL3 (B7 - B8). voltage is connected to (terminals) D8/E8.

The constantly detected current measuring values are

galvanically decoupled, filtered and finally fed to the 3.1.4 External reset input
analog / digital converter.
Please refer to 5.4.

3.1.2 Output Relays

The MRS1 has 4 output relays, one of them with two

change-over contacts is used for tripping, the other re-
lays with one change-over contact each are used for
indication.
• Tripping output relay C1, D1, E1, C2, D2, E2
• Indication selfsupervision C7, D7, E7
• Warning for negative sequence current
(I2W) C4, D4, E4
• Alarm for negative sequence current pickup
(I2S) C5, D5, E5

All trip and alarm relays are working current relays, the
relay for selfsupervision is an idle current relay

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3.2 Display

Function Display shows Pressed pushbutton Corresponding LED

Normal operation SEG
Measured operating Actual measured value, <SELECT/RESET> L1, L2, L3, I2
values related to IN one time for each value
Setting values:
negative sequence current pickup value <SELECT/RESET> I2W
warning I2W related to IN <+><->
time delay for negative setting value in seconds <SELECT/RESET> tW
sequence current warning
negative sequence current pickup value <SELECT/RESET> I2S
tripping I2S related to IN
tripping characteristics DEFT <SELECT/RESET> CHAR
INVS
thermal time constant/ Thermal time constant in <SELECT/RESET> T
tripping time case of „INVS“ or tripping
time in case of „DEFT“ in
seconds
Function blockade EXIT <+> until max. setting LED of blocked parameter
value
Nominal frequency f = 50; f = 60 <SELECT/RESET>
<+><->
Slave address of serial in- 1 - 32 <SELECT/RESET> RS
terface
Recorded fault data IL1, IL2, IL3, I2 <SELECT/RESET> L1, L2, L3, I2, >, >>
one time for each phase
Save parameter? SAV? <ENTER>
Save parameter! SAV! <ENTER> for about 3 s
Software version First part (e.g. D02-) <TRIP>
Sec. part (e.g. 6.01) one time for each part
Manual trip TRI? <TRIP>
three times
Inquire password PSW? <SELECT/RESET>
<+><-><ENTER>
Relay tripped TRIP <TRIP>
or after fault tripping
Secret password input XXXX <SELECT/RESET>
<+><-><ENTER>
System reset SEG <SELECT/RESET> for
about 3 s

Table 3.1: possible indication messages on the display

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 4. Working principle

4.1 Analog circuits

The incoming currents from the main current transform-

L1 L2 L3 I2
ers of the protected object are converted to voltage
> >> RS signals in proportion to the currents via the burdened
input transformers. The noise signals caused by induc-
tive and capacitive coupling are supressed by an ana-
SELECT/RESET
log R-C filter circuit.

I 2W
ENTER
The analog voltage signals are fed to the A/D-
tW
converter of the microprocessor and transformed to
I 2S
digital signals through Sample- and Hold- circuits. The
CHAR
TRIP analog signals are sampled at fn = 50 Hz (60 Hz)
T
with a sampling frequency of 800 Hz (960 Hz),
namely, a sampling rate of 1.25 ms (1.04 ms) for
every measuring quantity.

4.2 Digital circuits

MRS1
The essential part of the MRS1 relay is a powerful mi-
crocontroller. All of the operations, from the analog
digital convertion to the relay trip decision, are carried
Fig. 3.2: Front plate out by the microcontroller digitally. The relay program
is located in an EPROM (Electrically Programmable
Read-Only-Memory).
3.3 LEDs
The calculated actual negative sequence current values
The LEDs L1, L2, L3 and I2 left to the display are bi- are compared with the relay settings. If a negative se-
colored LED. Green indicates measuring, red fault val- quence current exceeds the pickup value, an alarm is
ues. given and after the set trip delay has elapsed, the cor-
responding trip relay is activated.
The LED marked with letters RS lights up during setting
of the slave address of the device for serial data com- The relay setting values for all parameters are stored in
munication. a parameter memory (EEPROM - Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read Only Memory), so that the actual
In accordance with the display 5 LEDs under the relay settings cannot be lost, even if the power supply
<SELECT/RESET> pushbutton indicate the selected is interrupted.
menu point.
The microprocessor is supervised through a built-in
The LEDs > and >> indicate pickup of the alarm relay "watchdog" timer. In case of a failure the watchdog
(LED >) or trip relay (LED >>). timer resets the microprocessor and gives an alarm
signal via the output relay "self supervision".

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4.3 Principle of negative sequence
protection

An unbalanced-load can be caused due to unequal

distribution of current in the grid on account of unequal
loading, unsymmetrical line-to-line short-circuits (one
phase and two phase), line interruption and also
switching operations.

Through the unbalanced-load, negative sequence cur-

rents occur in the stator, which cause higher harmonics
with odd numbers in the stator winding and higher
harmonics with even numbers in the rotor winding. The
rotor is particularly endangered in this because the
higher harmonics put extra load on the rotor winding
and induce eddy currents in massive iron content of
the rotor which can even lead to melting of the metal
or to the destruction of the metal structure.

An unbalanced-load is, however, permissible in certain

limits and with regard to the thermal loading limit of
the generator. In order to avoid a premature outage of
the generator in case of unbalanced-load, the tripping
characteristic of the negative sequence protection
should be adapted to the thermal characteristic of the
generator.

Basically it is established that the better the cooling of

the rotor, the lower are generally the permissible nega-
tive sequence values. This is due to the fact that with
better rotor-cooling the maximum permissible symmetri-
cal load can be chosen higher, however in relation to
that, an unbalanced-load is permissible to a lesser ex-
tent. For turbo-generators the value of the permissible
unbalanced-load is relatively low. Usual values are
approx. 10 - 15 % of the load which is permissible
with symmetrical load.

The negative sequence relay MRS1 has a large num-

ber of adjustable tripping characteristics. Protection of
almost every type of generator is thereby possible.

In case of unsymmetrical short-circuits in the grid the

negative sequence protection relay normally also picks
up. In order to ensure selectivity, to the extent the over-
load carrying capacity of the generator permits it, a
tripping time longer than that of the mains protection
(e.g. overload protection) is to be selected.

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4.3.1 Measurement principle

A rotating three-phase system can be split according to

the method of "Symmetrical Components" into a posi-
tive-sequence system, a negative-sequence system and
a zero-sequence system. The current in the negative-
sequence system is a measure for the magnitude of the
unbalanced-load. The MRS1 relay produces a nega-
tive-sequence system by rotating the current-vector IL2 by
240° and the current-vector IL3 by 120°.

I L1 I L1’

I L2’

240° I L1’

120° I L3’
I L3 I L2 I L2’ I L3’

Fig. 4.1: Symmetrical components

A rotating field is produced with opposite direction of

rotating field. If the currents of this negative-sequence
system are added, the sum is zero in case of a sym-
metrically load (Fig. 4.1).

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 I L1 I L1’

I L2’

I L3’
I L2’ I L2’ I L1’
3 x I2
I L3 I L3’ I L3’

I L2

Fig. 4.2: Three-phase system with unbalanced load

Fig. 4.2 shows the current vectors of an unsymmetri- For generator with air-cooling, following values are
cally loaded generator. The MRS1 relay forms the common:
negative-sequence system by rotation and adding of
the current vectors. Tripping takes place according to Generator capacity <100 MVA <20 MVA
the adjusted tripping-characteristic. For exact rotation Continuously permissi- approx. approx.
of the current vectors by 120° or 240°, the accurate ble unbalanced-load K2 8...10 % x IN 40 % x IN
setting of the system frequency is necessary. (Refer to Generator constant K1 30 60
chapter 5.2.6)
Further values can be taken from DIN 57 530
part 1 / IEC VDE 0530 part 1.
Definition of the inverse current (I2)
The maximum permissible time tperm of the negative se-
The inverse current (negative sequence current) is the quence current I2 is given by:
resultant current in the negative-sequence system after
splitting an unsymmetrical system in three symmetrical T
components. Example: In case of a three-phase ge- tperm = ;mit T = K1/ K 22
nerator which is loaded with rated current in only one (I2 / I2S ) 2
−1
phase, there is an inverse current of I2 = 1/3 x IN.
The functional relationship is described graphically in
chapter 7.4. In case of an occurance of unbalanced-
Adaptation to the generator load, the thermal load of the generator prior to it, is
taken into account. Should after a pickup of MRS1 re-
For matching the MRS1 relay to the respective genera- lay, the I2s value drop, the time elapsed is calculated
tor-type, two important generator-parameters are re- backwards exponentially.
quired from the generator manufacturer:

a) The continuously permissible negative sequence re-

lated to the rated current (IN) of the generator.

K2 = I2S/IN

This is usually given in % where I2S is the continuously

permissible negative sequence current.

b) The generator-constant which is dependent on design

2
K1 = K2 x t

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Example of setting 5. Operations and settings
The following parameters may be given: 5.1 Adjustable parameters
Nominal current of generator: 800 A
Current-transformer ratio: 1000/5 The user can adjust 5 parameters in all:
Continuously permissible
Unbalanced-load K2: 40 % I2W - Negative sequence current which leads
2
Thermal generator constant K1: K2 x t = 60 s to a warning
tW - Time-delay for the warning signal
At first the calculation is done for the generator nomi- I2S - Continuously permissible negative
nal current related to the secondary side of current sequence current
transformer: CHAR - Tripping characteristic (Inverse-time or
definite time)
INsec = 800 A x 5 / 1000 = 4 A T - Thermal time-constant of the generator in
case of inverse-current dependent
The continuously permissible negative sequence current characteristic or tripping time in case of
related to the secondary side of the current transformer independent characteristic
amounts to:

I2Ssec = 0,4 x 4 A = 1,6 A 5.2 Setting procedure

The pickup value I2S of the negative sequence currents For parameter setting a password has to be entered
(related to IN = 5A) can be calculated to: first. (Please refer to 4.4 of description "MR-Digital
Multifunctional Relays")
I2S = 1,6 A / 5 A = 0,32

The time-constant T for the selection of the tripping 5.2.1 Pickup value for negative sequence
characteristic can be calculated as follows: warning current (I2W)

T = K1 / K2 = 60 s / 0,16 = 375 s ⇒ 360 s

2
At the time of the adjustment of the pickup value of the
negative sequence warning current (I2W), an indication
value related to the nominal current (IN) appears on the
The adjustable time-constant on the MRS1 relay display.
amounts to 360 s. I.e.
Pickup value (I2W) = indicated value x nominal current
(IN)
For the warning stage I2W, a somewhat lower value The desired pickup value can be adjusted with the
than I2S (e.g. 35 %) is used. The setting value I2W then pushbuttons <+> and <-> in the range of
works out as follows: 0.02 to 0.5 x IN. LED I2W lights up during the adjust-
ment.
I2W = 35 % x IN / Current-transformer ratio / INsec

0.35 x 800 A 5.2.2 Time delay for negative sequence

I = = 0.28
2W 1000 warning (tW)
x5A
5
At the time of the adjustment of the time delay for the
It is recommended that the time-delay tW for the negative negative sequence warning (tW), an indication value in
sequence warning has to be adjusted to about 5 s. seconds appears on the display. The desired time de-
lay can be set with pushbuttons <+> and <-> in the
range of 0.1 to 20 s. LED tW lights up during the
adjustment.

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5.2.3 Pickup value for negative sequence 5.3 Indication of measuring values and
current (I2S) fault data

At the time of adjustment of the pickup value for the 5.3.1 Indication of measuring values
negative sequence current (I2S), an indication value re-
lated to the nominal current (IN) appears on the dis- • Phase current in phase 1 (LED L1)
play. The desired pickup value can be selected with • Phase current in phase 2 (LED L2)
pushbuttons <+> and <-> in the range of 0.02 to 0.5 • Phase current in phase 3 (LED L3)
x IN. LED I2S lights up during the adjustment. • Negative sequence current (LED I2)

5.2.4 Tripping characteristic (CHAR) 5.3.2 Indication of fault data

At the time of the adjustment of the tripping characteris-

tic (CHAR), either the letters "DEFT" for independent or All faults detected by the relay are indicated on the
"INVS" for an inverse-current dependent tripping char- front plate optically. LEDs I2, > and >> are available
acteristic appear on the display. The desired tripping for this purpose. At the time of an unbalanced load
characteristic can be selected with the pushbuttons warning, LED ">" flashes for the duration of the time
<+> and <->. LED CHAR lights up during the adjust- delay and then changes over to steady light.
ment.
In case of a negative sequence activation, the LEDs ">"
and ">>" flash for the duration of the time delay and
5.2.5 Trip delay / thermal time-constant (T) then both of them change to steady light. After trip-
ping, the LED "I2" lights up with an additional steady
If an independent tripping characteristic has been cho- red light.
sen as described in chapter 5.2.4 the value shown on
the display corresponds to the trip delay in seconds. If
an inverse current dependent tripping characteristic 5.4 Reset
has been chosen the displayed value corresponds to
the thermal time-constant in seconds. The desired value Unit MRS1 has the following three possibilities to reset
can be adjusted with the pushbuttons <+> and <->. the display of the unit as well as the output relay at
LED T lights up during the adjustment. jumper position J3=ON.

Manual Reset
5.2.6 Rated frequency • Pressing the pushbutton <SELECT/RESET> for some
time (about 3 seconds)
By pressing <SELECT> the display shows "f=50" or
"f=60". The desired nominal frequency can be ad- Electrical Reset
justed by <+> or <-> and then stored with <ENTER>. • Through applying auxiliary voltage to C8/D8

Software Reset
5.2.7 Adjustment of the slave address • The software reset has the same effect as the
<SELECT/RESET> pushbutton (see also communica-
Pressing pushbuttons <+> and <-> the slave address tion protocol of RS485 interface).
can be set in the range of 1 -32.
The display can only be reset when the pickup is not
present anymore (otherwise "TRIP" remains in display).

During resetting of the display the parameters are not

affected.

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6. Relay testing and 6.2 Testing the output relays
commissioning

The following test instructions should help to verify the Note !

protection relay performance before or during commis- Prior to commencing this test, always block the output
sioning of the protection system. To avoid a relay circuits or interrupt in another way the output circuits
damage and to ensure a correct relay operation, be which can cause the tripping of the circuit breaker if
sure that: the breaker operation during this test is not desired.
• the auxiliary power supply rating corresponds to the
auxiliary voltage on site. By pressing the pushbutton <TRIP> once the display
• the rated current and rated voltage of the relay cor- shows you the first part of the software version of the
respond to the plant data on site. relay (e.g. „D08-“). By pressing the pushbutton <TRIP>
• the current transformer circuits and voltage trans- twice the display shows the second part of the soft-
former circuits are connected to the relay correctly. ware version of the relay (e.g. „4.01“). The software
• all signal circuits and output relay circuits are con- version should be quoted in all correspondence. After
nected correctly. you have got a message "PSW?" on the display by
pressing the pushbutton <TRIP> once more please en-
ter the correct password to proceed with the test. After
6.1 Power-On that the message "TRI?" will follow. Confirm this testing
by means of pressing pushbutton <TRIP> again. All
NOTE! output relays should then be activated and the self su-
Prior to switch on the auxiliary power supply, be sure pervision alarm relay (watchdog) be deactivated one
that the auxiliary supply voltage corresponds with the after another with a time interval of 1 second. Thereaf-
rated data on the type plate. ter, reset all output relays back to their normal positions
by pressing the pushbutton <SELECT/RESET>.
Switch on the auxiliary power supply to the relay and
check that the message "ISEG" appears on the display
and the self supervision alarm relay (watchdog) is en- 6.3 Checking the set values
ergized (Contact terminals D7 and E7 closed).
By repeatedly pressing the pushbutton <SELECT> all
relay set values may be checked and set value
modification can be done with the pushbutton <+><->
and <ENTER>. For detailed information about that,
please refer to chapter 5.

For a correct relay operation, be sure that the fre-

quency set value (f=50/60) has been selected cor-
rectly according to your system frequency
(50 or 60 Hz).

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6.4 Secondary injection test

6.4.1 Test equipment

• Ammeter with class 1 or better

• Auxiliary power supply with the voltage correspond-
ing to the rated data on the type plate
• Single-phase current supply unit or three-phase cur-
rent supply unit with adjustable phase shifting (ad-
justable from 0 to ≥ 1x IN)
• Timer to measure the operating time (Accuracy class
≤ ±10 ms)
• Switching device
• Test leads and tools

6.4.2 Example of test circuit for MRS1

relay

For testing MRS1 relays, you need usually a three

phase current test circuit with adjustable phase shifting
to simulate various asymmetrical system conditions. Yet
you can also use a single-phase test circuit. The figure
6.1 shows a simple example of a single phase test
circuit with adjustable current energizing the MRS1 re-
lay under test.

Versorgung Extern Reset Blockiereingang

Supply External Reset Blocking Input

L+/L L-/N L+/L L-/N L+/L

C9 E9 D9 C8 D8 E8

2 3 4 MRS1
B3
A ~
~ 1
B4
IR =
B5
Versorgung
IS Supply +
B6
B7
D1
Auslösen C1
IT Trip Signal
B8 E1
+ Timer
Start D2
- 5 C2
E2
D4
I2W C4
- E4
Stop Warnung / Anzeige D5
Alarm / Indication I2S C5
E5

Selbstüberwachung D7
Selfsupervision C7
E7
Serielle Schnittstelle
Serial Interface
6 N N
G G
P P

Fig. 6.1: Single-phase test circuit

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6.4.3 Checking the input circuits and
measured values
The negative sequence current to be measured should
Inject a current of rated value (1A or 5 A) in phase 1 have the same value as in test of phase 1.
(terminals B3-B4, as shown in figure 1), and check the By using an RMS-metering instrument, a greater devia-
measured currents on the display by pressing the push- tion may be observed if the test current contains har-
button <SELECT>. The current in phase 1 (LED L1) monics. Because the MRS1 relay measures only the
should be indicated on display as about 1.0 (x IN), fundamental component of the input signals. The har-
while the currents in phase 2 and 3 (LED L2 and L3) monics will be rejected using a DFFT-digital filter.
should be zero. Compare the reading of current in Whereas the RMS-metering instrument measures the
display with the reading in ammeter. The deviation RMS-value of the input signals.
must not exceed 5 %. The negative sequence current In the following table, the negative sequence currents
(LED I2) should be indicated on display as about in different cases are summarised. If you have a three-
0.33 x IN. The current can be also injected into the phase test circuit with phase shifting in each output,
other current input circuits (Phase 2: terminals B5 - B6, this table will help you to check the relay under various
Phase 3: terminals B7 - B8) in the same manner. asymmetrical system conditions:

Negative
Input currents Sequence
current
IR (x IN) Angle (°) IS (x IN) Angle (°) IT (x IN) Angle (°) I2 (x IN)
1.00 - 0 - 0 - 0.33
0 - 1.00 - 0 - 0.33
0 - 0 - 1.00 - 0.33
1.00 0 1.00 240 1.00 120 1.00
1.00 0 1.00 120 1.00 240 0
1.00 0 1.00 180 0.00 - 0.578
0 - 1.00 0 1.00 120 0.33

6.4.4 Checking the operating and reset- 6.4.5 Checking the relay operating time
ting values of the relay

Inject a current which is less than 3-times the relay set To check the relay operating time, a timer must be
values in phase 1 of the relay and gradually increase connected to the trip output relay contact. The timer
the current until the relay starts, i.e. at the moment should be started simultaneously with the current injec-
when the LED I2 lights up. Read the operating current tion in the current input circuit and stopped by the trip
indicated by the ammeter. The operating negative se- relay contact. Set the current to a value corresponding
quence current I2 can be calculated by dividing the to twice the operate value and inject the current instan-
indicated operating current with three. (Note the dif- taneously. The operating time measured by timer
ference between the operating current and the operat- should have a deviation about < 3 % of the set value
ing negative sequence current.) The deviation of the or < 20 ms.
operating negative sequence current I2 must not ex- Repeat the test on the other phases or with the inverse
ceed 5 % of the set value. time characteristics in the similar manner.
Furthermore, gradually decrease the current until the re- In case of inverse time characteristics the injected cur-
lay resets, i.e. the LED I2 stop flashing quickly and be- rent should be selected according to the characteristic
gin to flashing slowly. Check that the resetting current curve, e.g. two times I2s. The tripping time may be red
is greater than 0.95 times the operating current. from the characteristic curve diagram or calculated
Repeat the test on phase 2, phase 3 current input cir- with the equations given under "technical data". The
cuits in the same manner. operating time for inverse time characteristics meas-
ured by timer should have a deviation about < 7.5 %.
Please observe that test current during the secondary
injection test must be very stable, not deviating more
than 1 %. Otherwise the test results may be wrong.

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6.4.6 Checking the extern blocking and 6.6 Maintenance
reset functions

By MRS1 relays, the trip elment will be inhibited by Maintenance testing is generally done on site at regu-
extern blocking input. To test the blocking function ap- lar intervals. These intervals vary among users depend-
ply auxiliary supply voltage to extern blocking input of ing on many factors: e.g. the type of protective relays
the relay (terminals E8/D8). Inject a test current which employed; the importance of the primary equipment
could cause a tripping. Observe that there is no trip being protected; the user's past experience with the re-
and alarm. lay, etc.
For electromechanical or static relays, maintenance
Remove the auxiliary supply voltage from the blocking testing will be performed at least once a year accord-
input. Inject test current to make the relay tripped ing to the experiences. For digital relays like MRS1,
(Message „TRIP“ on the display). Interrupt the test cur- this interval can be substantially longer. This is be-
rent and apply auxiliary supply voltage to extern reset cause that:
input of the relay (terminals C8/D8). The display and
LED indications should be reset immediately. • the MRS1 relays are equipped with very wide self-
supervision functions, so that many faults in the relay
can be detected and signalized during the service.
6.5 Primary injection test Important: The self-supervision output relay must be
connected to a central alarm panel!
Generally, a primary injection test could be carried out • the combined measuring functions in MRS1 relay
in the similar manner as the secondary injection test enable supervision the relay functions during service.
above described, with the difference that the protected • the combined TRIP test function of the MRS1 relay al-
power system should be, in this case, connected to the lows to test the relay output circuits by power system
installed relays under test „on line“, and the test cur- interrupt.
rents and voltages should be injected to the relay
through the current and voltage transformers with the A testing interval of two years for maintenance will,
primary side energized. Since the cost and potential therefore, be recommended.
hazards are very high for such a test, primary injection
tests are usually limited to very important protective re- During a maintenance testing, the relay functions in-
lays to the power system. cluding the operating values and relay tripping charac-
teristics as well as the operating time should be tested.
Because of its powerful combined indicating and
measuring functions the MRS1 may be tested in the
manner of a primary injection without extra expendi-
tures and time consumption.

In actual service, for example, the measured current

values on the MRS1 relay display may be compared
phase by phase with the current indications of the
ammeter on the switch-board panel to verify that your
relay works and measures correctly. If you have sym-
metrical three phase load currents in your power sys-
tem, you can check if the negative sequence current
measured on relay display is zero as to verify that the
relay is connected to the power system correctly.

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7. Technical data

MRS1 - Digital Multifunctional Relay for negative sequence protection

7.1 Measuring input circuits

Rated data: Nominal current IN 1A or 5A

Nominal frequency fN 50 Hz; 60 Hz adjustable
Power consumption in
current circuit: at IN = 1 A 0.2 VA
at IN = 5 A 0.1 VA
Power consumption in
voltage circuit: < 1 VA

Thermal withstand capability

in current circuit: dynamic current withstand
(half-wave) 250 x IN
for 1 s 100 x IN
for 10 s 30 x IN
continuously 4 x IN

7.2 Common data

Dropout to pickup ratio: 95 % - 97 %

Returning time: 80 ms
Time lag error class index E: ± 20 ms
Minimum operating time: 100 ms
Transient overreach at
instantaneous operation: ≤5%
Influences to the negative sequence current measuring:
Harmonics: at 20 % of the third harmonic: ≤ 1,2 %
at 20 % of the fifth harmonic: ≤ 0,5 %
Frequency: in the range of 0,9 < f/fN < 1,1: < 2,5 %/Hz

7.3 Setting ranges and steps

Setting range Step Pickup tolerances

I2W 0.02...0.5 x IN 0.005; 0.01; 0.02 x IN ± 5 % of set value
tW 0.1...20 s 0.1; 0.2; 0.5; 1.0 s ± 3 % or ± 10 ms
I2S 0.02...0.5 x IN 0.005; 0.01; 0.02 x IN ± 5 % of set value
T(DEFT) 1...200 s 0.2; 0.5; 1; 2; 5; 10; 20 s ± 3 %
T(INVS) 300...3600 s 30; 60; 120; 300 s ± 7.5 % by I2/I2S = 10

Table 7.1: Setting ranges and steps

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Inverse time current protection

T
t=
(I / I 2S ) − 1
2
2

Where: t = tripping time [s]

T = thermal time-constant
I2 = measured negative sequence current related to IN
I2S = continuously permissible negative sequence current
related to IN

7.4 Tripping characteristic

1000

100
t[s]
T=
3600 s

2400 s
1800 s

1200 s
10

600 s

300 s

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I2/I2S

Fig. 7.1: Tripping characteristic

7.5 Output contact ratings

Number of relays: 4
Contacts: 2 change-over contacts for trip relay
1 change-over contact for alarm relays

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8. Order form

Negative sequence relay MRS1- I

Rated current 1A 1
5A 5
Housing (12TE) 19“-rack A
Flush mounting D

Technical data subject to change without notice!

8. Setting-list MRS1

Project: SEG job.-no.:

Function group: = Location: + Relay code: -

Relay functions: Password:

Date:

Default Actual
Function Unit settings settings
I2w Negative sequence current which leads to a warning x IN 0.02
tw Time delay for I2w s 0.1
I2s Continuously permissible negative sequence current x IN 0.02
CHAR Tripping characteristic DEFT
T Thermal time constant of inverse current (time delay) s 1,0
RS Slave address of serial interface 1

Setting of code jumpers

Code jumper J1 J2 J3
Default setting Actual setting Default setting Actual setting Default setting Actual setting
Plugged
Not plugged X X X

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