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ARGUS 1-6 - Protection Functions

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Phase and Earth Fault Characteristics
TIME

4 Independent Stages
1 x transient free LOWSET, 0.1 - 52.5 In, 0 - 20 sec
1 x SHAPED, 0.1 - 2.5In, T.M. 0.025 - 1.6
NI, EI, VI, LTI, DTL
2 x transient free HIGHSET , 0.1 - 52.5 In, 0 - 20 sec
SHAPED

HS1

24ms

LS

HS2
CURRENT

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Grading with Electro-Mechanical Relays
R3

R2

Argus (Inst. Reset)

TRIP

% of Algorithm

Disc Travel

Electro-mechanical Relay

FAULT
R1 Clashing conductors or re-sealing cable

Time

Argus (DTL Reset)

TRIP

Time

Loss of grading /discrimination may occur:

If R2 Electromechanical & R1 Inst. reset or if R2 DTL reset and R1 electromechanical
Some compromise may be necessary where more than two relay points are in series

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C.B. Failure Protection

F a u lt tr ig g e r
o u tp u t re la y
o p e ra te d

T im e D e la y > C B O p e r a tin g T im e +
S a fe ty M a r g in

&

DTL 1
0 - 20s

DTL 2
0 - 20s

P r o te c tio n
a lg o r ith m
o p e ra te d
R L1

O u tp u t re la y s a rra n g e d to trip
u p s tr e a m c ir c u it b r e a k e r

RL1

RL11

R L11

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Trip circuit supervision - H6 Scheme
E x te r n a l re s is to r = 2 K 7 O h m s
1 1 0 V s y s t e m 5 0 V S t a t u s In p u t

Recom m ended
S .I. S e t t in g s :

ARG US
+

Fuse

52a

2 0 m s p .u .
4 0 0 m s d .o .
O /P 1 - 3 (N C c o n ta c t)

L in k

T R IP
T R IP C C T F A IL

C .B .

If t r ip c ir c u it n o t h e a lt h y r e la y
d is p la y s " T R IP C C T F A IL "

T C S c a n b e s e t fo r e a c h s ta tu s in p u t a n d
th e re fo re c a n b e u s e d to m o n ito r:
1 s t a n d 2 n d trip c o ils o r ,
a ll p h a s e s o f p h a s e s e g re g a te d C B

52a

52b

2K7

T R IP
C O IL

R L1

R L11

R e m o te A la r m

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Status Inputs
Initiate output relays
Time delayed pick-up
Time delayed drop-off
Inhibit characteristic (except starters)
Change settings groups
Reset LEDs and Output Contacts
Trigger Waveform Storage

Opto-isolated inputs

Synchronise Clock

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Argus protection summary
Wide range of IDMTL curves and DTL
Three independent high set/low set characteristics
Sensitive/restricted earth fault
Circuit breaker fail protection
Delayed or instantaneous reset
Low AC and DC burdens
True RMS measurement
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Combined 1A and 5A current inputs

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Argus Applications

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Blocking scheme
logic

HS1
50ms
DTL

Power Flow

HS1
50ms
DTL

Block

Inst. LS

Block

Inst. LS

Metallic connection required between relaying points

IDMT characteristic of relays toward source have a supplementary HS1 tripping
characteristic with a DTL of 50ms
Inst. LS output of downstream relay arranged to block upstream HS1 characteristic
If metallic link is lost graded IDMT protection is not affected
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Busbar Protection
Settings
SI1

INHIBIT LS
FWD. P/F BLOCK SETTING

938A
250A

2400A, 0.15s
320A, 0.15s

190A
30A

938A
250A

SI1

2400A, 0.15s
320A, 0.15s

2400A, 0.15s
320A, 0.15s

BLOCK SIGNAL

780A

P/F LS TRIP SETTING

E/F LS TRIP SETTING

P/F BLOCK
E/F BLOCK

SI1

780A
120A

560A
80A

480A
80A

480A
80A

240A
40A

938A
250A

84A
12A

938A
250A

Output from RL1 P/F & E/F Starters, Instantaneous operation

CAPACITOR 2

GEMFACTOR 2

PAY OFF
REEL

STAND 1

STAND 2

STAND 3

STAND 4

STAND 5

TENSION
REEL

CAPACITOR 1

GEMFACTOR 1

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Alternative setting groups

Start
generators
Trip non-essential loads
Local
Generation

Industrial system draws power from grid system during

normal operation

Select alternate settings group

Argus relays normally use settings group 1

On loss of mains:
Local generation switched in.
Non essential loads tripped
Argus relays on essential circuits switched to settings
group 2 to reflect new load and fault currents
RADIAL SUBSTATION

Non-essential
loads
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Applications Summary
Blocking schemes for faster clearance

Busbar zone schemes for low cost busbar protection

Alternative protection setting groups

Status inputs can be time lagged for pick-up and/or drop-off and operate
output contact(s)

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Argus family of relays
Argus 2 - directional overcurrent and earth fault with bi-directional elements
Argus 3/4 - integrated overcurrent, earth fault & autoreclose 4 shot
autoreclose fully programmable with different sequences for phase fault, earth
fault and from an external signal
Argus 5/6 - directional overcurrent and earth fault with autoreclose
Argus 7 - check synchronising relay with independent settings for check and
system synchronising, dead line/bus switching and manual close guard
feature
Argus 8 - Under/overvoltage Under/overfrequency relay

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Argus 2
C .A .
+900

Dual Directional Elements

Independent FWD. And REV. Settings
Independent control for each characteristic
Separate outputs for FWD. And REV.
20ms operating time for directional detection

F o rw a rd z o n e
le a d in g b o u n d a ry
+ 8 7 .5 0

FW D.
ZO NE

REV.
ZO NE

Directional P/F
300 or 450 deg. (I w.r.t. V)

C h a r a c te ris tic
A n g le (C .A .)

Directional E/F
00, -150, -450,-650, -900 (I w.r.t. V)
Directional SEF
-900
C .A .
+900

2 out of 3 Gate Overcurrent Logic

F o rw a rd z o n e
le a d in g b o u n d a ry
+ 8 7 .5 0

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Argus 4/6
4 pole relay with auto-reclose
1 to 4 shots (instantaneous or IDMT), 5th is Lockout IDMT
A.R. sequences for P/F, E/F, SEF, External
Supports sequence reclosing
Frequent operations counter
Trip and Lockout (Supervisory)
Hot line Working
CB Open/Closed Status Indication
9 Status Inputs, 7 Output Contacts
User Configurable Alarm Inputs
13 alphanumeric characters
R6 / R8 Case

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Argus 4/6 - Sequence Co-ordinated Reclosing

Reduces supply interruption to local

customers on occurrence of remote fault

2 Inst +
Time Lag

Local
Consumers
Pole Mounted
Recloser

PMR

2 Inst + Graded
Time Lag

2 'Delayed' Inst +
Graded Time Lag

Argus

Reset
before trip

Argus
Count
Argus 4/6 configured for sequence co-ordination
Consumers
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Argus 7 - Key Features
Check and system synchronising relay for 50Hz or 60Hz
systems
Independent phase angle (Line and Bus Voltages), slip
frequency (Line and Bus Freq) and slip timer settings
Independent undervoltage blocking and differential
voltage blocking (Line and Bus)
Split system detection with split timer (90-170 Deg)
Options for dead line and/or dead bus charging (Sync
bypass logic)
Integrated manual close guard function
Line & bus voltage trimming

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Argus 7 - Close guard feature
Prevents an operator from initiating a manual circuit breaker close before the check
synchronising relay operates
Removes the need for additional relays e.g. B66

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Argus 8 product variants
AG8 - 104-112
Three phase 4 stage under/overvoltage + negative sequence overvoltage
AG8 - 204-212
Three phase 4 stage under/overvoltage + negative sequence overvoltage + 4 stage
under/overfrequency
AG8 - 101-103
Single phase 4 stage under/overvoltage + neutral voltage displacement
AG8 - 201-203
Single phase 4 stage under/overvoltage + neutral voltage displacement + 4 stage
under/overfrequency

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ARGUS Interface and Monitoring

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Operator interface
Alpha Numeric LCD Display
2 rows, 16 characters
5 Pushbuttons
and
available with cover on:
View menu
Reset fault data display
Reset latched output relays
Reset TRIP LED
3 LEDs
Healthy
Trip
Start

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Menu Structure

RELAY
ID E N T IF IE R

LED TEST

FAULT
IN D IC A T IO N S

S E T T IN G S
D IS P L A Y
M O DE

IN S T R U M E N T S
D IS P L A Y
M O DE

FAULT
DATA

SYSTEM
C O N F IG U R A T IO N
P R O T E C T IO N

D ir e c t io n

A u t o - R e c lo s e
R E Y D IS P
E V O L U T IO N

O UTPUT
RELAYS
STATUS
IN P U T S
CO M M S
IN T E R F A C E
DATA
STO RAG E
CB
M A IN T E N A N C E

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Argus 1 - Instrumentation and Monitoring
P r im a r y C u r r e n ts
U s e r in p u t o f C T r a tio s r e q u ir e d

A = 2 3 3 .4 B = 2 3 5 .6
C = 2 3 4 .0 E = 0 0 0 .7

S e c o n d a ry C u rre n ts

a = 0 0 .5 3 b = 0 0 .5 3
c = 0 0 .5 3 e = 0 0 .0 0

O u tp u t R e la y s
1 = r e la y e n e r g is e d
S t a t u s In p u t s
1 = r e la y e n e r g is e d
T r ip C o u n te r
I2 S u m m a t io n
P o le w ith h ig h e s t lo a d

R e la y S ta tu s
11_1_1_
S ta tu s In p u ts
1_ _ _ _

C a n b e s e t a s d e fa u lt b y
s c r o llin g to d e s ir e d m e te r
s c r e e n a n d p r e s s in g E N T E R

T r ip C o u n t = 5

S u m o f I2
0 2 3 1 7 8 (M A )2

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The Argus Fault Recorder

T r ip L E D

F iv e fa u lt r e c o r d s a v a ila b le fr o m r e la y fa c ia

0 2 /2 2 1 5 :2 7 :1 7
T r ip A

TEST/
R ESET

FAULT 1
F a u lt d a ta > > >

D a ta s to r a g e tr ig g e r e d b y :
FAULT 5
F a u lt d a ta > > >

O p e r a tio n o f p r o te c tio n
+
O u tp u t r e la y s
W a v e fo r m tr ig g e r
e n a b le d

F iv e w a v e fo r m r e c o r d s
a v a ila b le o v e r d a ta c o m m s lin k

1 0 0 E v e n t R e c o r d s a v a ila b le o v e r d a ta c o m m s lin k
1 5 :2 7 :1 7 .3 8 5 , 2 2 /0 2 /0 0

Rey

R a is e d

A -H S 2 S ta rte r

1 5 :2 7 :1 7 .5 0 7 , 2 2 /0 2 /0 0

Rey
IE C

R a is e d
R a is e d

A -H S 2 T r ip
A -g e n e r a l tr ip

1 5 :2 7 :1 7 .5 1 0 , 2 2 /0 2 /0 0

Rey

R a is e d

W a v e fo rm s to re d

1 5 :2 7 :1 7 .6 0 0 , 2 2 /0 2 /0 0

IE C

C le a r e d

A -H S 2 S ta rte r

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Communications
Communications to IEC60870-5-103 protocol

Fibre optic with SMA connectors

May be connected in a loop with 254 relays

Fibre optic hub available for star configuration

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Ring Connected Data Comms
Remote
PC

PCs to be equipped with Reydisp software

Up to 254 relays can be connected in single loop
Each relay to have unique address

Sigma
3
RX

RS232
TX

Local
PC
F.O Cables

TX

RX

RX

TX

RX

TX

RX

TX

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Star Connected Data Comms

Star connected data comms

Increased Security

Remote
PC
Sigma
1
Local
PC

Sigma 1 F.O. Hub

F.O Cables

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