Use protection CT for metering
Use protection CT for metering
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Hi all, my company uses protection CTs for both protection and metering. Is it a common practice for utilities? How do I know its accuracy (e.g. <0.3%) of metering normal loading current (not fault current)? Thank you.






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David Castor
www.cvoes.com
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It is common (IEEE/CSA markets) to have CTs with both protection and metering ratings, e.g. C800/0.3B1.8.
DPC...bushing CTs with metering ratings are very common (we make a lot of them). The problem generally comes when a ratio below around 600:5A is needed. That's pretty much the cut-off where metering accuracy can be achieved with conventional core material. We do make some bushing CTs with high-accuracy (0.15 class or better) with ratios as low as 400:5A, but either nickel or nano-cores must be used and the price goes up substantially.
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I have seen tests of protection CTs with accuracy of 1% at normal loading current.
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You're exactly correct on the requirement, but in actuality, the performance will likely be much better at rated current.
For instance a CT rated 5P20 - 60 VA, will likely have 0.5% or 0.2% performance at rated current.
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during CT routine tests I always found 10P20-(0.8%,1%).
My problem is that I do not know requirements of operational measuring.
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I just did a quick design calc on a normal 5P20 - 60 VA bushing CT about the size needed for a 115 kV bushing and it's about 0.5% current error at I nom and at 60 VA. Of course, a metering circuit (and a protection circuit for that matter) doesn't typically have 60 VA burden for a 1A rated secondary.
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We always use 10P20-5A secondary.In ANSI std 10B200,10B100 for protection are very common.
I wonder how you calculate it, if it is appropriate to disclose the calculation.
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how about protection CTs for others operational measuring: governor, AVR and synchronization? Do you use it too?
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We have calculation software that gives all kind of parameters are various current levels. Not something I can really post on here.
However, C100, C200, C400, C800 are the common protection classes in IEEE. The common metering rating for MV and HV units is 0.3B1.8.
Almost any C100...C800 CT will also meet 0.3B1.8. The trick is that it's not measured as a routine test, so you don't really know for sure.
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1- about calculation, no problem.
2- The trick is that it's not measured as a routine test, so you don't really....
I guess I can investigate this . We have many CTs in inspection now.
Any how , I did not find any Std of operational measuring.
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I haven't come across such a case as of now. But I was wondering as to what will happen to the metering instruments when you use a protection class Core for a metering one. The metering core saturates much before a protection core does. And most of the meters have a amplitude limiting factor of 1.2. So, aren't there any possibilities of damage to the metering instruments when a protection core is used for a metering purpose?
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No problem. In this case metering instruments are the relay equipment. Numerical digital relays can record all electrical quantitaties during normal operation and short circuits.
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That depends on the standard to which the meter is built. IEEE/ANSI meters are required to have a much higher surge rating than IEC meters...typically. That's why you often see IEC metering class CTs specified with a security factor (factor by which the CT must saturate), whereas, such a rating doesn't exist under IEEE for metering class CTs.
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I do not understand your answer. We're talking about measuring instruments connected to CT of protection. That CTs must have factor by which the CT must saturate about 20.
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Then if I understand it right, you cannot use a Protection CT for metering purpose in IEC world.Is it?
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Depends on the specific meter I guess, but normally it's not done.
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my opinion was precipitated. I think it is up to Leoliu answer your question because it is who has the experience.
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I know its not normally done, at least in my country (India). Hence was confused when it was told that it can be done. Anyway thank you guys for your time.
Leoliu,
Can you please throw some light on the discussion?
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It is very common to have dual rated CTs (like C800/0.3B1.8) used for revenue metering in IEEE markets.
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However, protection demands that the CT maintain accuracy at very high currents
Revenue grade metering CTs must maintain accuracy at very low currents.
Some CTs may meet both requirements.
Bill
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Jimmy Carter
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I am understand that at same core of CT I can connect protection device(10B100= 4VA) and metering device(0.3B1.8 = 1.8VA).
this combination is very difficult to prove because the greater burden of the cable and will not serve the purpose.
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I'm saying that the CT can be both rated with a protection rating and a metering rating. I didn't say you should connect one CT to both a meter and a relay (you can do that too, but that's not the focus of this thread).
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Can you please throw some light on the discussion?
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15 (fifteen) Current Transformer,, 8000-5-5-5 A, 60Hz, 10B400, 10B400 and 0.3C50, 24kV, 110kV(BIL), 46.5kA(Isc).
1- Ratio 8000-5 , Rated burden 100VA , protection core
- 1.0 * I secondary rated , Maximum Current Error: -0.68 %
- 20.0 * I secondary rated , Maximum Current Error: 1.135%
2- Ratio 8000-5 , Rated burden 50VA , metering core
- 1.0 * I secondary rated , Maximum Current Error: 0.02 %
- 0.1 * I secondary rated , Maximum Current Error: -0.25%
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brazilian Std is like IEEE Std .
The manufacturer according to IEC TC projects but adequate to brazilian Std.
There a some TCs type TPY according to IEC. The accuracy of results are the same but the saturation curve
is different. The knee voltage of TPY are very high.
E% = error protection
Saturation current Io =
Io <= F * isn * Cl / 100
F = 20; Isn = 5A, Cl = 10%
E% = (Io * 100) / (F * isn))
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Too much information to sort through? The very first answer from jghrist is your key. You've never stated whether the metering you are speaking of is for monitoring or revenue.
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