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The new era in overcurrent protection

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Directional Argus relay

All features of standard Argus range

Bi-directional elements having separately

settable forward and reverse criteria

Built-in two stage circuit breaker fail logic

Trip circuit supervision

All five status inputs have associated timers

which can be the lag pick-up or time lag
drop-off

Eleven user programmable output relays

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Characteristics
Reverse Zone
Lagging Boundary

CA + 90

Forward Zone
Leading Boundary

MTA - 180

MTA

Timing Characteristic
Reverse Zone
Leading Boundary

CA - 90

Forward Zone
Lagging Boundary

Operate Characteristic
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Argus 2

CA - 90
Forward operating
zone

Reverse operating
zone

Characteristic
angle

CA - 180

CA - 90
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Argus protection

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Wide range of IDMTL curves, also DTL

Three independent highset / lowset

characteristics

Sensitive/restricted earth fault

Circuit breaker fail protection

Delayed or instantaneous reset

Low AC and DC burdens

True RMS measurement

Combined 1A and 5A current inputs

Full communications to IEC 870 - 5

Self supervision / monitoring features

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Control features - more than just IDMTL

7 or 11 user programmable output contacts

Output contacts can be self, hand or electrically reset

5 or 9 user programmable status inputs

Operation in conjunction with an auto reclose controller

Remote alteration of relays settings and configurations

Remote control of circuit breakers

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Applications-more than just IDMTL

Blocking schemes for faster clearance

Busbar zone schemes for low cost busbar protection

Delayed reset for flashing / pecking faults

2

I summation for circuit breaker condition monitoring /

maintenance

Features designed to give minimal substation lifetime costs !

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Improved grading margin - more than just
IDMTL

Time

Time

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Characteristics-more than just IDMTL!

Time

Low set
setting

IDMTL
current
setting

Highset
setting
(1)

Highset
setting
(2)

Current
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Harmonics
Normal

With Harmonics

Reyrolle
Protection

Reduced
Sampling

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Instrumentation and conditioning monitoring
- more than just IDMTL

Ammeter displays showing primary or

relay current magnitudes in each pole

Indication of the condition of status inputs

and output relays

Trip count
2

Summation of I values at the time of trip

Starter pick-up/drop-off indication

Time and date

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16 characters

Primary Current

A = 233.4
C = 234.0

Secondary Current

a = 00.53
c = 00.53

Output Relays

Relay Status
1101010

b = 00.53
e = 00.00

2 lines

Trip Counter
2

B = 235.6
E = 000.7

I Summation

No. of Operations
0023
2
Sum of I
023178 (MA) 2

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The Argus fault recorder
Fault triggers data storage

Five fault records

available from
relay facia

500 event
records available
over comms link

Five waveform
records available
over comms link

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Trip AE
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detailed scrolling
fault data display

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Pole A HIS Trip

Fault 0
<<< fault data >>>

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Event records

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Waveforms and event records

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Communications

Fibre-optic interface with F-SMA connectors

Complete isolation and high reliability
Compatibility with existing Reyrolle products

IEC 870-5

Microprocessor
with on-board
serial port

Fibre Optic
Data Link

F.O.
RS232

Argus Relay

F-SMA
Connectors

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Communication configuration

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Conceptual diagram of directional Argus
relay

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