PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
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HI,
Could anybody tell me what protections (Relays: function/type) to be considered for 2000kVA 415v, Solidly earthed generator coupled with diesel engine. Also tell what protections (alrm/trip)are required for engine for safe operation of DG set.
Please also inform articles related to generator protection available on net.
Could anybody tell me what protections (Relays: function/type) to be considered for 2000kVA 415v, Solidly earthed generator coupled with diesel engine. Also tell what protections (alrm/trip)are required for engine for safe operation of DG set.
Please also inform articles related to generator protection available on net.






RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
In addition, please visit the following web
http://www.beckwithelectric.com/infoctr/protect.htm
The referred site contains quite useful documents.
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
In general:
Gen differential
Voltage-controlled overcurrent
Under/overfrequency
Under/overvoltage
ground/neutral overcurrent
Negative sequence current overcurrent
Winding temperature (stator rtds)
bearing overtemperature
synch-check relay if synchronzing is required
Loss-of-field
You can get all this is in a single relay - GE/Multilin SR-489 or similar by Schweitzer and others.
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
A general note to anyone looking for Alstom's relay business: it has been sold to Areva.
http://www.areva-td.com
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
Reverse power
Diode Monitor
are also essential especially with a diesel engine as prime mover, a sudden loss of fuel supply will cause the generator to regenerative motoring or in other words reverse powerBut again it depends on the application, whether island or connected to the grid.
For the diesel engine.
Lube oil pressure alarm/trip
HT cooling water temp.alarm/trip
LT cooling water alarm/trip.
Fuel pressure alarm/trip.
Exhaust temp.alarm/trip.
HT cooling water level alarm
LT cooling water level alarm
Oil mist detection alarm/trip
Main bearing temp.alarm/trip
Overspeed trip.
I hope this was some help to you.Alstom's P343 relay as ScottyUK suggested is an ideal choice for generator protection.
General note:(ScottyUK)Not only the relay business but the whole transmission and distribution business has been sold to Areva.
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
thanks
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
In USA, such generators must comply with NFPA 70, NFPA 110, and NFPA 99 (life safety).
For the generator protection visit:
http://www.basler.com
http://www.ge.com
etc.
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
As mentioned by dpc, the functions that are desirable depend on the application. Isolated standby units typically have much simpler protective relaying. If continuity of service is more important than protecting the generator, such as for life safety applications, less protection is sometimes desirable. Differential protection is unusual on low voltage generators unless it is interconnected with utility. You would normally want ground overcurrent as either an alarm or trip function. Loss of field can have nuisance trips if supplying capacitive load (e.g. UPS).
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
I should have typed "...Alstom's P342 and P343 are worth a look...". I don't know if a type P432 relay even exists - apologies for the error.
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
I also feel MiCOM P343 would be an ideal choice for 2MVA genset.
Cheers
RE: PROTECTION RELAYS FOR ALTERNATOR OF 2000kVA RATING
* is required for hydrogenerator which is to be assessed for the Diesel prime mover.