GE LPS-D User manual

LPS-D
Line Protection™ System
Instruction Manual
Firmware Revision: V0004.04AA33 (Rev. A models)
Firmware Revision: V0005.01AA10 (Rev. B models)
Manual P/N: GEK-106159B
Copyright © 2001 GE Power Management
GE Power Management
215 Anderson Avenue, Markham, Ontario
Canada L6E 1B3
Tel: (905) 294-6222 Fax: (905) 294-8512
Internet: http://www.GEindustrial.com/pm
Note: All relays must be powered up at least once per year to
avoid deterioration of electrolytic capacitors and subsequent
relay failure.
Manufactured under an
ISO9002 Registered system.
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GE Power Management


These instructions do not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment nor provide
for every possible contingency to be met in connection with installation, operation, or
maintenance. Should further information be desired or should particular problems arise
which are not covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purpose, the matter should be referred
to the General Electric Company.
To the extent required the products described herein meet applicable ANSI, IEEE, and
NEMA standards; but no such assurance is given with respect to local codes and
ordinances because they vary greatly.


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1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1 GETTING STARTED
1.1.1 UNPACKING THE RELAY......................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2 PASSWORDS: FACTORY SET ................................................................ 1-1
1.1.3 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS VIA LOCAL PC ....................................... 1-2
1.1.4 PASSWORDS WITH ALPS-LINK.............................................................. 1-2
1.1.5 ORDERING................................................................................................ 1-3
1.2 INTRODUCTION
1.2.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.2 APPLICATION ........................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.3 PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ..................................................................... 1-4
1.2.4 GROUND QUADRILATERAL CHARACTERISTICS.................................1-6
a REACTANCE CHARACTERISTIC ............................................................ 1-7
b RESTRICTED DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTIC .................................. 1-8
c RIGHT RESISTIVE BLINDER ................................................................... 1-9
1.2.5 LINE PROTECTION SCHEMES................................................................ 1-9
1.3 CUSTOM PROGRAMMABILITY
1.3.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1-10
1.3.2 CONFIGURABLE INPUTS ...................................................................... 1-10
1.3.3 CONFIGURABLE OUTPUTS .................................................................. 1-11
1.3.4 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC...................................................................... 1-12
1.4 AUXILIARY PROTECTION FUNCTIONS
1.4.1 POTENTIAL TRANSFORMER FUSE FAILURE (PTFF)......................... 1-13
1.4.2 LINE PICKUP........................................................................................... 1-14
a THREE PHASE TRIPPING...................................................................... 1-14
b SINGLE PHASE TRIPPING..................................................................... 1-15
1.4.3 REMOTE-OPEN DETECTOR ................................................................. 1-15
1.4.4 OUT-OF-STEP BLOCKING..................................................................... 1-16
1.5 OTHER FEATURES
1.5.1 FLASH MEMORY.................................................................................... 1-18
1.5.2 LINE OVERLOAD.................................................................................... 1-18
1.5.3 CURRENT UNBALANCE DETECTION................................................... 1-18
1.5.4 FAULT LOCATION.................................................................................. 1-18
1.5.5 FAULT REPORT...................................................................................... 1-18
1.5.6 OSCILLOGRAPHY.................................................................................. 1-18
1.5.7 PLAYBACK.............................................................................................. 1-19
1.5.8 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS....................................................................... 1-19
1.5.9 EQUIPMENT DUTY................................................................................. 1-19
1.5.10 SELECTABLE GROUPS OF SETTINGS................................................ 1-19
1.5.11 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION..................................................................... 1-20
1.5.12 TRIP BUS CHECK................................................................................... 1-20
1.5.13 TRIP CIRCUIT MONITOR....................................................................... 1-21
1.5.14 ALARMS.................................................................................................. 1-21
1.5.15 METERING.............................................................................................. 1-21
1.5.16 BREAKER CONTROL............................................................................. 1-21
1.6 COMMUNICATIONS
1.6.1 KEYPAD AND DISPLAY.......................................................................... 1-22
1.6.2 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS.................................................................. 1-22
1.6.3 SCADA DIGITAL TO ANALOG (DTA) INTERFACE................................ 1-23
1.7 SELF-TEST FEATURES
1.7.1 START-UP SELF-TESTS........................................................................ 1-24
1.7.2 RUN-TIME SELF-TESTS......................................................................... 1-24
1.7.3 CONTINUOUS MONITOR....................................................................... 1-25
1.8 PROTECTION SCHEME DESCRIPTIONS
1.8.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1-26

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1.8.2 STEP DISTANCE .................................................................................... 1-26
1.8.3 PERMISSIVE UNDERREACH TRANSFER TRIP (PUTT) ...................... 1-28
1.8.4 PERMISSIVE OVERREACH TRANSFER TRIP (POTT1)....................... 1-30
1.8.5 PERMISSIVE OVERREACH TRANSFER TRIP WITH BLOCKING
FUNCTIONS (POTT2)............................................................................. 1-30
1.8.6 BLOCKING SCHEME.............................................................................. 1-33
1.8.7 HYBRID SCHEME................................................................................... 1-36
1.8.8 OUT-OF-STEP OSCILLOGRAPHY CAPTURE.......................................1-38
1.9 SINGLE PHASE TRIPPING
1.9.1 PHASE SELECTION ............................................................................... 1-39
1.9.2 OPEN POLE DETERMINATION ............................................................. 1-40
1.9.3 OPEN POLE OPERATION...................................................................... 1-41
1.9.4 RECLOSE CONTROL ............................................................................. 1-41
1.10 RECLOSER (OPTIONAL)
1.10.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 1-42
1.10.2 RECLOSING MODE................................................................................ 1-42
1.10.3 RECLOSING PROGRAMS...................................................................... 1-42
1.10.4 RECLOSER INPUTS...............................................................................1-43
a BREAKER STATUS.................................................................................1-43
b SINGLE POLE RECLOSE INITIATE (1PRI)............................................1-43
c THREE POLE RECLOSE INITIATE (3PRI)............................................. 1-43
d HOLD....................................................................................................... 1-44
e RECLOSE CANCEL ................................................................................ 1-44
f LOCKOUT................................................................................................ 1-44
g
RESET..................................................................................................... 1-44
1.10.5 RECLOSER OUTPUTS........................................................................... 1-44
a CLOSE..................................................................................................... 1-44
b THREE POLE TRIP ENABLE.................................................................. 1-45
c RECLOSE IN PROGRESS (RIP) ............................................................1-45
d LOCKOUT................................................................................................ 1-45
1.10.6 SYNCHRONISM CHECK (OPTIONAL)................................................... 1-45
1.10.7 LPS-D RECLOSING PROGRAM SUMMARY ......................................... 1-46
1.11 ELEMENTARY DIAGRAMS
2. CALCULATION OF
SETTINGS 2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.1.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 2-1
a GENERAL SETTINGS CATEGORIES ...................................................... 2-1
b PROTECTION SETTINGS CATEGORIES................................................ 2-1
2.2 GENERAL SETTINGS
2.2.1 CONFIGURATION.....................................................................................2-3
101: UNITID - Unit ID Number........................................................................ 2-3
102: SYSFREQ - System Frequency..............................................................2-3
103: PHASRROTATE - Phase Rotation ......................................................... 2-3
104: TIMESYNCH - Select Time Synchronization.......................................... 2-3
105: NUM_BKR - Number of Breakers...........................................................2-3
106: NUM_TC - Number of Trip Circuits.........................................................2-3
107: NUM_MON - Trip Outputs To Be Monitored...........................................2-4
108: DISPLAYVAL - Present Value Display Mode .........................................2-5
109: LANGUAGE............................................................................................ 2-5
110: SYSTEM INPUTS - Virtual Inputs........................................................... 2-5
2.2.2 COMMUNICATIONS .................................................................................2-6
201: COMPORT1 - Communications Port 1...................................................2-6
202: COMPORT2 - Communications Port 2...................................................2-6
203: COMPORT3 - Communications Port 3...................................................2-6
204: PROTOCOL1 - Communication Port No. 1 Protocol..............................2-6
205: PROTOCOL2 - Communication Port No. 2 Protocol..............................2-6
206: PROTOCOL3 - Communication Port No. 3 Protocol..............................2-6

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2.2.3 OSCILLOGRAPHY.................................................................................... 2-7
301: NUMFAULTS - Number Of Faults To Be Captured................................ 2-7
302: PREFAULT - Number Of Pre-Fault Cycles To Capture.......................... 2-7
303: SPLITREC - Split Oscillo
g
raphy Record For Lon
g
Duration Faults........ 2-7
2.2.4 EQUIPMENT DUTY................................................................................... 2-8
401: EXPONENT - Exponent x to use in Ixt Calculation................................. 2-8
402: MAX_OP - Maximum Number Of Breaker Operations Permitted........... 2-8
403: MAX_IXT - Maximum Breaker Duty........................................................ 2-8
404: IXTPHASEA - Accumulated Duty, Breaker Phase A.............................. 2-8
405: IXTPHASEB - Accumulated Duty, Breaker Phase B.............................. 2-8
406: IXTPHASEC - Accumulated Duty, Breaker Phase C.............................. 2-8
407: NUM_OP - Present Number Of Breaker Operations.............................. 2-8
408: NUM_OP_A - Present Number of Breaker Operations for Phase A....... 2-9
409: NUM_OP_B - Present Number of Breaker Operations for Phase B....... 2-9
410: NUM_OP_C - Present Number of Breaker Operations for Phase C ...... 2-9
2.2.5 PROGRAMMABLE INPUTS...................................................................... 2-9
501: CC1 - Contact Converter 1..................................................................... 2-9
507: CC7 - Contact Converter 7..................................................................... 2-9
502: CC2 - Contact Converter 2..................................................................... 2-9
508: CC8 - Contact Converter 8..................................................................... 2-9
503: CC3 - Contact Converter 3..................................................................... 2-9
509: CC9 - Contact Converter 9..................................................................... 2-9
504: CC4 - Contact Converter 4\.................................................................... 2-9
510: CC10 - Contact Converter 10................................................................. 2-9
505: CC5 - Contact Converter 5..................................................................... 2-9
511: CC11 - Contact Converter 11................................................................. 2-9
506: CC6 - Contact Converter 6..................................................................... 2-9
512: CC12 - Contact Converter 12................................................................. 2-9
2.3 PROTECTION SETTINGS
2.3.1 Z1DISTance............................................................................................. 2-10
101: Z1PHASE - Zone 1 Phase Distance Functions.................................... 2-10
102: Z1PREACH........................................................................................... 2-10
103: NOT USED ........................................................................................... 2-10
104: Z1GROUND - Zone 1 Ground Distance Functions............................... 2-10
105: Z1GRDREACH - Zone 1 Ground Reach Settin
g
.................................. 2-10
106: Z1GRDCHAR - Zone 1 Ground Characteristic..................................... 2-11
107: Z1SUREACH - Mho Supervision of Ground Reactance Function........ 2-11
108: Z1GROUNDK0 - Z1GROUND Zero Sequence Compensation Factor. 2-12
109, 110: NOT USED ................................................................................... 2-12
111: Z1GCHARANG - Zone 1 Ground Characteristic Timer An
g
le.............. 2-12
112: Z1RGREACH - Zone 1 Resistive Ground Reach................................. 2-12
2.3.2 ZONE 2, 3, AND 4 DISTANCE FUNCTIONS..........................................2-13
2.3.3 Z2DISTANCE........................................................................................... 2-14
201: Z2PHASE - Zone 2 Phase Distance Function...................................... 2-14
202: Z2PHREACH - Zone 2 Phase Distance Reach.................................... 2-14
203: Z2PCHARANG - Zone 2 Phase Characteristic An
g
le .......................... 2-15
204: Z2GROUND - Zone 2 Ground Distance Function ................................ 2-15
205: Z2GRDCHAR - Zone 2 Ground Function Characteristic...................... 2-15
206: Z2GRDREACH - Z2 Ground Distance Function Reach ....................... 2-15
207: Z2GCHARANG - Z2 Ground Distance Function Characteristic An
g
le . 2-15
208: Z2TIMERS - Z2 Timers......................................................................... 2-16
209: Z2P_TIME - Z2 Phase Timer................................................................ 2-16
210: Z2G_TIME - Z2 Ground Timer.............................................................. 2-16
211: Z2RGREACH - Zone 2 Resistive Ground Reach................................. 2-16
2.3.4 Z3DISTANCE........................................................................................... 2-16
301: Z3PHASE - Select Zone 3 Phase......................................................... 2-16
302: Z3PHREACH - Zone 3 Phase Reach................................................... 2-16
303: Z3PCHARANG - Zone 3 Phase Characteristic An
g
le .......................... 2-17
304: Z3GROUND - Select Zone 3 Ground...................................................2-17
305: Z3GRDREACH - Zone 3 Ground Reach.............................................. 2-17
306: Z3GCHARANG - Zone 3 Ground Characteristic An
g
le ........................ 2-17
307: Z3P_TIME - Z3 Phase Timer................................................................ 2-17
308: Z3G_TIME - Z3 Phase Timer ............................................................... 2-17

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309: Z3GRDCHAR - Zone 3 Ground Characteristic.....................................2-18
310: Z3RGREACH - Zone 3 Resistive Ground Reach ................................. 2-18
2.3.5 Z4DISTANCE........................................................................................... 2-18
401: Z4PHASE - Zone 4 Phase Distance.....................................................2-19
402: Z4PHREACH - Zone 4 Phase Distance Reach....................................2-20
403: Z4PCHARANG - Zone 4 Phase Characteristic An
g
le........................... 2-21
405: Z4GRND - Zone 4 Ground Distance.....................................................2-21
406: Z4GRDREACH - Z4 Ground Reach ..................................................... 2-21
407: Z4GCHARANG - Zone 4 Ground Characteristic An
g
le ........................ 2-22
408: Z4DIRECTN - Zone 4 Direction............................................................2-23
409: Z4_TIMERS - Zone 4 Timers................................................................2-23
410: Z4P_TIME - Zone 4 Phase Time..........................................................2-23
411: Z4G_TIME - Zone 4 Ground Timer....................................................... 2-23
412: Z4GRDCHAR - Zone 4 Ground Characteristic.....................................2-23
413: Z4RGREACH - Zone 4 Resistive Ground Reach ................................. 2-23
2.3.6 CURSUPVISN ......................................................................................... 2-24
501: IT_PICKUP - Trip Supervision Current.................................................2-24
502: IB_PICKUP - Block Supervision Current .............................................. 2-24
503: IPT_PICKUP - GDOC Trip Current....................................................... 2-24
504: IPB_PICKUP - GDOC Block Current.................................................... 2-24
505: IPBKFACTOR - IPB I1 Restraint........................................................... 2-25
506: NT_OFFSET: NT/NB Offset..................................................................2-26
507: UNBALALARM - Unbalanced Current Alarm........................................2-26
2.3.7 OVERCURRNT........................................................................................ 2-27
601: 50 - Phase Instantaneous Overcurrent.................................................2-27
602: 50_DIRCNL - Directional Control Of 50................................................ 2-27
603: 50PICKUP - 50 Pickup Settin
g
............................................................. 2-27
604: 50PICKUPFF - 50 Pickup Durin
g
Fuse Failure..................................... 2-27
605: 50G - Ground Instantaneous Overcurrent ............................................2-27
606: 50G_DIRDNL - Directional Control Of 50G ..........................................2-27
607: 50GPICKUP - 50G Pickup Settin
g
........................................................ 2-28
608: 50GPCKUPFF - Pickup Durin
g
Fuse Failure........................................ 2-28
609: 50GRESTNT - 50G Restraint Settin
g
................................................... 2-28
610: 51G - Select Ground Time Overcurrent (TOC).....................................2-28
611: 51G_DIRCNL - Select Directional Control of TOC ............................... 2-28
612: 51GPICKUP - Ground Time Overcurrent Settin
g
................................. 2-28
613: 51GPCKUPFF - 51G Pickup Durin
g
Fuse Failure................................ 2-29
614: 51GCURVE - Select 51G Characteristic Curve.................................... 2-29
615: 51GTIMDIAL - Ground Time Overcurrent Time Dial.............................2-29
616: DEFTIMDELY - Definite Time Delay..................................................... 2-29
617: 51G_RESET - Select Time Overcurrent Reset Characteristic.............. 2-29
2.3.8 VOLTAGE................................................................................................ 2-29
701: RATEDVOLTS - Rated Per Unit Volta
g
e.............................................. 2-29
702: PHASEOVER - Select Phase Overvolta
g
e........................................... 2-29
703: PHOVPICKUP - Phase Overvolta
g
e Pickup......................................... 2-29
704: PHOVTMDLY - Phase Overvolta
g
e Time Delay................................... 2-29
705-713: NOT USED .................................................................................... 2-29
714: FUSEFAIL - Potential Fuse Failure Blockin
g
........................................ 2-30
2.3.9 BLK RECLOS .......................................................................................... 2-31
801: ALL_BELOW - Block Reclosin
g
for all Selectable Functions................ 2-31
802: OUTOFSTEP - Block For Out Of Step.................................................. 2-31
803: ALL_3_Z2PH - Block For Three Phase Faults...................................... 2-31
804: 50G_BLOCK - Block For 50G...............................................................2-31
805: Z2TIMETRIP - Block For Zone 2 Time-Delayed Trip............................2-31
806: Z3TIMETRIP - Block For Zone 3 Time-Delayed Trip............................2-31
807: Z4TIMETRIP - Block For Zone 4 Time-Delayed Trip............................2-31
808: Z1PHASTRIP - Block For Zone 1 Phase Trip.......................................2-31
809: ANYZ2PHASE - Block For Any Zone 2 Phase Fault............................ 2-31
810: CONFGTRIP - Block For Confi
g
urable Trip Lo
g
ic................................ 2-31
2.3.10 LINEPICKUP............................................................................................ 2-32
901: LINEPICKUP - Select Line Pickup........................................................ 2-32
902: BYPASSTL3 - Bypass Line Pickup Time Delay.................................... 2-33
903: I1PICKUP - I1 Pickup Settin
g
............................................................... 2-33
2.3.11 REMOTEOPEN ....................................................................................... 2-33

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1001: REMOTEOPEN - Select Remote Open Detector............................... 2-34
1002: TL20PICKUP - Remote Open Detector Time Delay........................... 2-34
2.3.12 LINEOVRLD............................................................................................. 2-34
1101: LINEOVERLD - Select Line Overload Protection............................... 2-34
1102: LEVEL1PU - Level 1 Pickup Current.................................................. 2-34
1103: LEVEL2PU - Level 2 Pickup Current.................................................. 2-34
1104: LEVEL1TDLY - Level 1 Time Delay ................................................... 2-34
1105: LEVEL2TDLY - Level 2 Time Delay ................................................... 2-34
2.3.13 SCHEME.................................................................................................. 2-35
1201: PICKSCHEME - Select Scheme Lo
g
ic............................................... 2-35
1202: NUMRCVR - Select Number Of Receivers......................................... 2-35
1203: TRIPMODE - Select 1-Phase / 3-Phase Trip Mode............................ 2-35
1204: CARRSTART - Function to Start Carrier in BLOCKING Scheme....... 2-35
1205: WKINFTRIP - Select Weak Infeed Trippin
g
in HYBRID Scheme ....... 2-35
2.3.14 SCHMTIMERS......................................................................................... 2-36
1301: TL1PICKUP - Trip Inte
g
rator .............................................................. 2-36
1302: TL4PICKUP: POTT1 Coordination Timer Pickup ............................... 2-36
1303: TL4DROPOUT - POTT1 Coordination Timer Dropout ....................... 2-36
1304: TL5PICKUP - BKR1 b sw Coordination Timer Pickup........................ 2-37
1305: TL5DROPOUT - BKR1 b sw Coordination Timer Dropout ................. 2-38
1306: TL6PICKUP - BKR2 b sw Coordination Timer Pickup........................ 2-38
1307: TL6 DROPOUT - BKR2 b sw Coordination Timer Dropout ................ 2-38
1308: TL16PICKUP - Weak Infeed Trip Timer ............................................. 2-38
1309: TL24DRPOUT - GDOC Blockin
g
Timer.............................................. 2-38
1310: TL25DRPOUT - Distance Blockin
g
Timer .......................................... 2-38
1311: TL26PICKUP - Repeat Delay Timer................................................... 2-39
2.3.15 LINE INFO ............................................................................................... 2-39
1401: POSSEQANG - Positive Sequence Impedance An
g
le....................... 2-39
1402: ZERSEQANG - Zero Sequence Impedance An
g
le ............................ 2-39
1403: ZLINE - Positive Sequence Line Impedance...................................... 2-40
1404: ZEROSEQK0 - Zero Sequence Current Compensation..................... 2-40
1405: LINELENGTH - Line Len
g
th............................................................... 2-40
1406: LINEUNIT - Unit Of Len
g
th................................................................. 2-40
1407: CTRATIO - Current Transformer Ratio............................................... 2-40
1408: PTRATIO - Potential Transformer Ratio.............................................2-40
2.3.16 SCADA DTA ............................................................................................ 2-40
1501: FLTLOCK - Hold Time........................................................................ 2-41
1502: FLTRESET - Fault Location Reset Time............................................ 2-41
2.3.17 OS BLOCKING ........................................................................................ 2-41
1601: MOBZONE - Coordinatin
g
Zone......................................................... 2-42
1602: MOBCHARANG - MOB Characteristic An
g
le..................................... 2-42
1603: BLOCKWHAT - Functions to Block durin
g
Out-of-Step Trippin
g
........ 2-42
1604: BLOCKZ1 - Block All Zone 1 Functions.............................................. 2-42
1605: BLOCKZ2 - Block All Zone 2 Functions.............................................. 2-42
1606: BLOCKZ3 - Block All Zone 3 Functions.............................................. 2-42
1607: BLOCKZ4 - Block All Zone 4 Functions.............................................. 2-42
2.3.18 RECLOSER............................................................................................. 2-42
1801: RECLMODE - Select Reclosin
g
Option.............................................. 2-42
1802: RECLTYPE - Select Reclosin
g
Type.................................................. 2-43
1803: NUM1P - Number of Attempts followin
g
Sin
g
le-Pole Trip .................. 2-43
1804: 1PDELAY1 - Sin
g
le Pole First Reclose Delay....................................2-43
1805: 1PDELAY2 - Sin
g
le Pole Second Reclose Delay............................... 2-44
1806: 1PDELAY3 - Sin
g
le Pole Third Reclose Delay...................................2-44
1807: 1PDELAY4 - Sin
g
le Pole Fourth Reclose Delay.................................2-44
1808: NUM3P - Number Of Attempts Followin
g
a Three-pole Trip .............. 2-44
1809: 3PDELAY1 - Three Pole First Reclose Delay..................................... 2-44
1810: 3PDELAY2 - Three Pole Second Reclose Delay ............................... 2-44
1811: 3PDELAY3 - Three Pole Third Reclose Delay ................................... 2-44
1812: 3PDELAY4 - Three Pole Fourth Reclose Delay ................................. 2-44
1813: RESETTIME - Reset Time.................................................................. 2-44
1814: DWELLTIME - Contact Dwell Time .................................................... 2-45
1815: HOLD: Inhibit Hold Select................................................................... 2-45
1816 HOLDTIME - Inhibit Hold Time............................................................ 2-45
1817 HOLDSENSE - Contact Input Status................................................... 2-45

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1818: SYNCCHECK - Synch Check Supervision Select.............................. 2-45
1819: CLOSEANG - Closin
g
An
g
le............................................................... 2-45
1820: SLIPFREQ - Slip Frequency...............................................................2-45
1821: BUSLINE - Bus or Line Volta
g
e..........................................................2-45
1822: SYNCPHASE - Volta
g
e used by SYNCHECK....................................2-46
1823: SYNCHOLD - SYNCHECK Hold Time............................................... 2-46
1824: SP1PDELAY2 - Supervise Second Reclose.......................................2-46
1825: SP1PDELAY3 - Supervise Third Reclose...........................................2-46
1826: SP1PDELAY4 - Supervise Fourth Reclose ........................................ 2-46
1827: SP3PDELAY1 - Supervise First Three-pole Reclose .........................2-46
1828: SP3PDELAY2 - Supervise Second Three-pole Reclose....................2-46
1829: SP3PDELAY3 - Supervise Third Three-pole Reclose........................2-46
1830: SP3PDELAY4 - Supervise Fourth Three-pole Reclose...................... 2-46
1831: SYNCMANCLS - Supervise Manual Close.........................................2-46
1832: VBUSLIVE - Live Bus Volta
g
e............................................................ 2-46
1833: VBUSDEAD - Dead Bus Volta
g
e........................................................ 2-47
1834: VLINELIVE - Live Line Volta
g
e........................................................... 2-47
1835: VLINEDEAD - Dead Line Volta
g
e....................................................... 2-47
1836: LBUSDLINE - Live Bus Dead Line......................................................2-47
1837: DBUSLLINE - Dead Bus Live Line...................................................... 2-47
1838: DBUSDLINE - Dead Bus Dead Line...................................................2-47
1839: DELTAV - Volta
g
e Difference ............................................................. 2-47
1840: DELTAVBLK - Block Synch Check by DELTAV.................................2-47
2.3.19 NONCRIT_AL .......................................................................................... 2-47
1901: NCAIN1 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #1 ................................................2-47
1902: NCAIN2 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #2 ................................................2-47
1903: NCAIN3 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #3 ................................................2-47
1904: NCAIN4 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #4 ................................................2-47
1905: NCAIN5 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #5 ................................................2-47
1906: NCAIN6 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #6 ................................................2-47
1907: NCAIN7 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #7 ................................................2-47
1908: NCAIN8 - Non-Critical Alarm Input #8 ................................................2-47
2.3.20 OUTPUTS................................................................................................ 2-48
2025: CONFTRIP - Initiate Three Pole Trip.................................................. 2-48
2026: CONFOSC - Tri
gg
er Oscillo
g
raphy..................................................... 2-48
2001: T1 - T1 Contact...................................................................................2-48
2013: A7 - A7 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2002: T2 - T2 contact....................................................................................2-48
2014: A8- A8 Contact ...................................................................................2-48
2003: T3 - T3 Contact...................................................................................2-48
2015: A9 - A9 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2004: T4 - T4 Contact...................................................................................2-48
2016: A10 - A10 Contact ..............................................................................2-48
2005: T5 - T5 Contact...................................................................................2-48
2017: A11 - A11 Contact ..............................................................................2-48
2006: T6 - T6 Contact...................................................................................2-48
2018: A12 - A12 Contact ..............................................................................2-48
2007: A1 - A1 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2019: C1 - C1 Contact.................................................................................. 2-48
2008: A2 - A2 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2020: C2 - C2 Contact.................................................................................. 2-48
2009: A3 - A3 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2021: KT1 - KT1 Contact..............................................................................2-48
2010: A4 - A4 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2022: KT2 - KT2 Contact..............................................................................2-48
2011: A5 - A5 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2023: KT3 - KT3 Contact..............................................................................2-48
2012: A6 - A6 Contact ..................................................................................2-48
2024: KT4 - KT4 Contact..............................................................................2-48
2.4 INVERSE CURVES
2.5 REFERENCE TABLES
2.5.1 INDEX NUMBERS...................................................................................2-52
2.5.2 PROTECTION SETTINGS GUIDE..........................................................2-61

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2.5.3 GENERAL SETTINGS GUIDE ................................................................ 2-70
2.5.4 PROTECTION SETTINGS DATA SHEETS ............................................2-73
2.5.5 GENERAL SETTINGS DATA SHEET..................................................... 2-82
3. HARDWARE
DESCRIPTION 3.1 CASE ASSEMBLY
3.1.1 CONSTRUCTION...................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND WIRING.......................................... 3-3
3.1.3 IDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................... 3-4
3.1.4 SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM..................................................................... 3-4
3.2 INSTALLATION
3.2.1 RECEIVING, HANDLING, AND STORAGE ..............................................3-5
3.2.2 ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................ 3-5
3.2.3 MOUNTING ............................................................................................... 3-5
3.2.4 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS .................................................................... 3-5
3.2.5 SURGE GROUND CONNECTIONS.......................................................... 3-5
3.3 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULES
3.3.1 WARNING.................................................................................................. 3-6
3.3.2 BASIC CONSTRUCTION.......................................................................... 3-6
3.3.3 MODULE IDENTIFICATION...................................................................... 3-6
3.3.4 LOCAL USER INTERFACE (LUI).............................................................. 3-6
3.3.5 INPUT BOARD .......................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.6 MAGNETICS MODULE............................................................................. 3-8
3.3.7 COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE............................................................ 3-9
3.3.8 DIGITAL OUTPUT / POWER SUPPLY BOARD...................................... 3-10
3.3.9 DSP / ANI / COMM / LUI.......................................................................... 3-11
3.3.10 960 CPU BOARD..................................................................................... 3-12
4. ACCEPTANCE/PERIODIC
TESTS 4.1 OVERVIEW
4.1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 TEST EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.3 DRAWINGS AND REFERENCES............................................................. 4-2
4.1.4 EQUIPMENT GROUNDING...................................................................... 4-2
4.1.5 rEQUIRED SETTINGS .............................................................................. 4-3
4.1.6 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS...................................................................... 4-3
4.1.7 SETTING CHANGES................................................................................. 4-4
a EXAMPLE SETTING CHANGE................................................................. 4-4
4.1.8 ENTERING TEST MODE .......................................................................... 4-4
4.1.9 USING COMMUNICATIONS (OPTIONAL) ............................................... 4-5
a HARDWARE SETUP................................................................................. 4-5
b PC SOFTWARE SETUP............................................................................ 4-5
c LOAD & START ALPS-LINK......................................................................4-5
d SET LOCAL PC CONFIGURATION.......................................................... 4-6
e CREATE TEST UNIT DESCRIPTION ....................................................... 4-6
f RELAY SETUP.......................................................................................... 4-6
g
LOGGING INTO THE RELAY.................................................................... 4-6
h SETTING CHANGES................................................................................. 4-7
i ENTERING TEST MODE.......................................................................... 4-7
j EXITING TEST MODE............................................................................... 4-7
k INITIAL TEST SETUP................................................................................ 4-7
4.2 GENERAL RELAY TESTS
4.2.1 T1 – RELAY STATUS AND DISPLAY TESTING ...................................... 4-8
a STATUS CHECK ....................................................................................... 4-8
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4.2.3 T2 – DIGITAL OUTPUT TEST...................................................................4-9
4.2.4 T3 – CONFIGURABLE INPUT AND OUTPUT TEST.............................. 4-11
a TEST T3 PROCEDURE........................................................................... 4-11
4.2.5 T4 – AC SYSTEM INPUT TEST..............................................................4-12
5. FUNCTIONAL TESTS
(FACTORY SETTINGS) 5.1 TEST SUMMARY
5.1.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 5-1
a MEASURING UNIT TESTS....................................................................... 5-1
b ZONE REACH AND TIMER TESTS..........................................................5-1
c PHASE-TO-PHASE ZONE REACH TESTING.......................................... 5-1
5.2 MEASURING UNIT TESTS
5.2.1 T1 – FAULT DETECTOR TEST ................................................................5-2
5.2.2 T2 – IT TRIP SUPERVISION TEST........................................................... 5-3
5.2.3 T3 – IB BLOCKING SUPERVISION TEST................................................5-3
5.2.4 T4 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL TRIP TEST, IPT + NT.............................. 5-4
5.2.5 T5 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL BLOCK TEST, IPB + NB ......................... 5-4
5.2.6 T6 – PHASE INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50 .............................5-5
5.2.7 T7 – GROUND INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50G....................... 5-5
5.2.8 T8 – GROUND TIME OVERCURRENT 51G............................................. 5-6
5.2.9 T9 – UNDERVOLTAGE TEST................................................................... 5-9
5.2.10 T10 – OVERVOLTAGE TEST ................................................................... 5-9
5.3 ZONE REACH AND TIMER TESTS
5.3.1 GENERAL ZONE REACH TESTING CONSIDERATIONS ..................... 5-10
5.3.2 T11 – ZONE 1 GROUND REACH, M1G GROUND FAULTS..................5-11
5.3.3 T12 – ZONE 2 GROUND REACH, MTG GROUND FAULTS ................. 5-12
5.3.4 T13 – ZONE 3 GROUND REACH, M3G GROUND FAULTS..................5-13
5.3.5 T14 - ZONE 4 GROUND REACH, M4G GROUND FAULTS .................. 5-14
5.3.6 T15 – GROUND (ZONE BACKUP) TIMER TESTS................................. 5-15
a ZONE 2 TIMER........................................................................................ 5-15
b ZONE3 TIMER......................................................................................... 5-16
c ZONE4 TIMER......................................................................................... 5-16
5.4 PHASE-TO-PHASE ZONE REACH TESTING
5.4.1 T16 – ZONE 1 PHASE REACH, M1 FAULTS ......................................... 5-17
5.4.2 T17 – ZONE 2 PHASE REACH, M2 FAULTS ......................................... 5-18
5.4.3 T18 – ZONE 3 PHASE REACH, M3 FAULTS ......................................... 5-19
5.4.4 T19 – ZONE 4 PHASE REACH, M4 FAULTS ......................................... 5-20
5.4.5 T20 – PHASE (ZONE BACK-UP) TIMER TESTS ................................... 5-21
a ZONE2 TIMER......................................................................................... 5-21
b ZONE3 TIMER......................................................................................... 5-22
c ZONE4 TIMER......................................................................................... 5-22
5.5 MOB TESTING
5.5.1 T21 – OUT-OF-STEP REACH, MOB....................................................... 5-24
5.5.2 ENDING FUNCTIONAL TESTS .............................................................. 5-24
6. FUNCTIONAL TESTS
(USER SETTINGS) 6.1 LPS-D FUNCTIONAL TESTS
6.1.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 6-1
a GENERAL TESTS .....................................................................................6-1
b MEASURING UNIT TESTS....................................................................... 6-1
c BACKUP PROTECTION TESTS............................................................... 6-1
d ZONE GROUND / PHASE REACH MEASURING UNITS......................... 6-1
6.1.2 DRAWINGS AND REFERENCES............................................................. 6-2
a DRAWINGS ............................................................................................... 6-2
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6.1.3 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS...................................................................... 6-2
6.1.4 ENTERING TEST MODE .......................................................................... 6-3
6.1.5 USING ALPS-LINK (OPTIONAL)............................................................... 6-3
6.2 GENERAL RELAY TESTS
6.2.1 T1 – LUI RELAY STATUS......................................................................... 6-4
6.2.2 T2 – LUI DISPLAY TEST........................................................................... 6-4
6.2.3 T3 – DIGITAL OUTPUT TEST...................................................................6-5
6.2.4 T4 – AC SYSTEM INPUT TEST................................................................ 6-5
6.3 MEASURING UNIT TESTS
6.3.1 WARNING.................................................................................................. 6-6
6.3.2 T5 – IT TRIP SUPERVISION TEST........................................................... 6-6
6.3.3 T6 – IB BLOCKING SUPERVISION TEST (BLOCKING SCHEMES) ....... 6-6
6.3.4 T7 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL TRIP TEST, IPT + NT..............................6-7
6.3.5 T8 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL BLOCK TEST, IPB + NB ......................... 6-8
6.4 BACKUP PROTECTION TESTS
6.4.1 T9 – PHASE INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50 ............................. 6-9
6.4.2 T10 – GROUND INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50G..................... 6-9
6.4.3 T11 – GROUND TIME OVERCURRENT 51G.........................................6-10
6.5 ZONE REACH TESTS
6.5.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................. 6-11
6.5.2 ZONE 1–4 PHASE-TO-GROUND CALCULATIONS............................... 6-11
a DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................... 6-11
b SETTINGS AND CALCULATIONS.......................................................... 6-12
6.5.3 T12 – ZONE 1 GROUND REACH TEST, M1G GROUND FAULTS .......6-14
6.5.4 T13 – ZONE 2 GROUND REACH, MTG GROUND FAULTS ................. 6-14
6.5.5 T14 – ZONE 3 GROUND REACH, M3G GROUND FAULTS.................. 6-15
6.5.6 T15 – ZONE 4 GROUND REACH, M4G GROUND FAULTS.................. 6-15
6.5.7 ZONE 1 TO 4 PHASE-TO-PHASE REACH CALCULATIONS................ 6-16
c SETTINGS AND CALCULATIONS.......................................................... 6-16
6.5.8 T16 – ZONE 1 PHASE REACH, M1 FAULTS ......................................... 6-18
6.5.9 T17 – ZONE 2 PHASE REACH, MT FAULTS......................................... 6-18
6.5.10 T18 – ZONE 3 PHASE REACH, M3 FAULTS ......................................... 6-19
6.5.11 T19 – ZONE 4 PHASE REACH, M4 FAULTS ......................................... 6-19
6.5.12 ENDING FUNCTIONAL TESTS (USER SETTINGS).............................. 6-20
7. SPECIFICATIONS 7.1 RATINGS
7.1.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 7-1
8. LOCAL USER
INTERFACE 8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.1.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 8-1
8.1.2 DISPLAY and KEYPAD ............................................................................. 8-1
a DISPLAY.................................................................................................... 8-1
b KEYPAD .................................................................................................... 8-1
8.1.3 CONTROL KEYS....................................................................................... 8-2
a METERING/CLEAR KEY [CLR]................................................................. 8-2
b ARROW KEYS........................................................................................... 8-3
c ENTER KEY [ENT].................................................................................... 8-3
d DATA ENTRY KEYS.................................................................................. 8-3
8.1.4 MESSAGES............................................................................................... 8-3
8.1.5 SETTINGS................................................................................................. 8-4
8.1.6 EDIT PROTECTION SETTINGS............................................................... 8-5
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8.1.8 EDIT GENERAL SETTINGS...................................................................... 8-8
8.1.9 SELECT ACTIVE SETTING GROUP ........................................................ 8-8
8.1.10 MODIFY DATE/TIME................................................................................. 8-9
8.1.11 ACTIONS................................................................................................... 8-9
8.1.12 DISABLE OUTPUTS................................................................................ 8-10
8.1.13 ENABLE OUTPUTS.................................................................................8-11
8.1.14 TRIP BREAKER....................................................................................... 8-11
8.1.15 CLOSE BREAKER...................................................................................8-12
8.1.16 RELAY TEST........................................................................................... 8-12
8.1.17 CHANNEL TEST...................................................................................... 8-14
8.1.18 KEYPAD/DISPLAY INTERFACE TEST...................................................8-14
8.1.19 DIGITAL OUTPUT TEST......................................................................... 8-15
8.1.20 PLAYBACK .............................................................................................. 8-16
8.1.21 CHANGE PASSWORD............................................................................ 8-18
8.1.22 ENABLE/DISABLE PASSWORDS ..........................................................8-18
8.1.23 RESET DATA .......................................................................................... 8-18
8.1.24 ADJUST CONTRAST .............................................................................. 8-18
8.2 INFORMATION
8.2.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 8-19
8.2.2 REQUEST STATUS INFORMATION ...................................................... 8-19
8.2.3 REQUEST FAULT INFORMATION......................................................... 8-20
8.2.4 REQUEST PRESENT VALUES .............................................................. 8-21
8.2.5 CONTACT CONVERTER STATUS.........................................................8-21
8.2.6 DIGITAL OUTPUT STATUS.................................................................... 8-22
8.2.7 EVENT INFORMATION........................................................................... 8-22
8.2.8 COMMUNICATION PASSWORDS ......................................................... 8-25
8.2.9 REQUEST STATION/LINE ID .................................................................8-26
8.2.10 REQUEST LPS-D MODEL/VERSION.....................................................8-26
8.2.11 OSCILLOGRAPHY SNAPSHOT ............................................................. 8-26
8.3 ASCII INTERFACE
8.3.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 8-27
8.3.2 RECOMMENDED REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE............... 8-27
8.4 REMOTE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
8.4.1 HARDWARE SWITCHES........................................................................ 8-28
8.4.2 MODEM CONNECTIONS AND SETTINGS............................................8-29
8.4.3 PC MODEM ............................................................................................. 8-29
8.4.4 LPS-D MODEM........................................................................................ 8-30
8.4.5 NULL-MODEM CONNECTIONS ............................................................. 8-31
9. SERVICING 9.1 SPARES
9.1.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 9-1
9.1.2 SERVICING WITH THE RELAY SELF-TEST............................................9-1
9.2 TROUBLESHOOTING
9.2.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 9-3
9.2.2 THE INFORMATION STATUS COMMAND .............................................. 9-3
9.2.3 SERVICING A CRITICAL FAILURE .......................................................... 9-4
9.2.4 LOCATING THE DEFECTIVE BOARD ..................................................... 9-4
9.2.5 SERVICING A NON-CRITICAL FAILURE................................................. 9-5
9.2.6 LOCATING THE DEFECTIVE BOARD ..................................................... 9-5
9.2.7 SERVICE SYSTEM STATUS FAILURES.................................................. 9-5
a FAILURE MESSAGES: 960 CPU BOARD ................................................ 9-5
b FAILURE MESSAGES: MAGNETICS MODULE.......................................9-6
c FAILURE MESSAGES: COMMUNICATIONS WARNINGS ......................9-6
d FAILURE MESSAGES: MISCELLANEOUS FAILURES ........................... 9-6
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f FAILURE MESSAGES: ANI / DSP BOARD ..............................................9-6
10. ALPS TEST PROGRAM 10.1 INTRODUCTION
10.1.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 10-1
10.1.2 STARTING THE PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST TIME............................. 10-1
10.1.3 STARTING PROGRAM AFTER THE FIRST TIME................................. 10-2
10.2 TEST CALCULATIONS
10.2.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 10-3
10.2.2 ENTERING INPUT QUANTITIES............................................................ 10-4
10.2.3 ENTERING A VALUE.............................................................................. 10-4
10.2.4 SELECTING A VALUE ............................................................................ 10-4
10.2.5 M1 PHASE UNITS – ZONE 1.................................................................. 10-5
10.2.6 MT PHASE UNITS – ZONE 2..................................................................10-5
10.2.7 M3 PHASE UNITS – ZONE 3.................................................................. 10-6
10.2.8 M4 PHASE UNITS – ZONE 4.................................................................. 10-6
10.2.9 MOB PHASE UNIT.................................................................................. 10-7
10.2.10 MIG GROUND UNITS – ZONE 1 ............................................................ 10-7
10.2.11 MTG GROUND UNITS – ZONE 2 ........................................................... 10-8
10.2.12 M3G GROUND UNITS – ZONE 3 ........................................................... 10-8
10.2.13 M4G GROUND UNITS – ZONE 4 ........................................................... 10-9
10.3 FILE MENU
10.3.1 NEW TEST FILE.................................................................................... 10-10
10.3.2 OPEN TEST FILE.................................................................................. 10-10
10.3.3 OPEN SETTING FILE............................................................................ 10-11
10.3.4 CLOSE TEST FILE................................................................................ 10-12
10.3.5 SAVE INPUT QUANTITIES................................................................... 10-12
10.3.6 SAVE INPUT QUANTITIES AS............................................................. 10-13
10.3.7 SAVE OUTPUT AS................................................................................ 10-13
10.3.8 PRINT.................................................................................................... 10-13
10.3.9 PRINT SETUP ....................................................................................... 10-13
10.3.10 LAST 4 OPENED SETTINGS FILES..................................................... 10-13
10.3.11 EXIT....................................................................................................... 10-13
10.4 EDIT MENU
10.4.1 COPY..................................................................................................... 10-14
10.4.2 COPY TEXT ONLY................................................................................ 10-14
10.4.3 COPY MHO CIRCLE ONLY ..................................................................10-14
10.5 VIEW MENU
10.5.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 10-15
10.5.2 TOOLBAR.............................................................................................. 10-15
10.5.3 STATUS BAR ........................................................................................ 10-15
10.6 TOOLS MENU
10.6.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 10-16
10.7 WINDOW MENU
10.7.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 10-18
10.7.2 CASCADE.............................................................................................. 10-18
10.7.3 TILE ....................................................................................................... 10-18
10.7.4 ARRANGE ICONS................................................................................. 10-18
10.7.5 VIEWING MULTIPLE TESTS................................................................ 10-18
10.8 HELP MENU
10.8.1 CONTENTS........................................................................................... 10-19
10.8.2 ABOUT ALPS_TST................................................................................ 10-19

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11. ALPS-LINK USER GUIDE 11.1 OVERVIEW
11.1.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 11-1
11.1.2 WHAT’S INCLUDED IN YOUR ALPS-LINK USER GUIDE.....................11-1
11.1.3 USING ON-LINE HELP............................................................................ 11-1
11.2 ALPS-LINK INSTALLATION
11.2.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 11-2
11.2.2 SUPPORTED ARCHITECTURE ............................................................. 11-2
11.2.3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................. 11-2
11.2.4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................. 11-4
11.3 USING ALPS-LINK
11.3.1 STARTUP ................................................................................................ 11-6
11.3.2 MENU BAR.............................................................................................. 11-6
11.3.3 TOOLBAR................................................................................................ 11-7
11.3.4 STATUS BAR .......................................................................................... 11-7
11.4 SETTING UP YOUR HOST MACHINE
11.4.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 11-8
11.4.2 COM PORT SETUP.................................................................................11-8
11.4.3 MODEM SETUP ...................................................................................... 11-9
11.4.4 PRINTER SETUP .................................................................................. 11-10
11.4.5 DEVICE SETUP..................................................................................... 11-10
11.4.6 ADDING A DEVICE ............................................................................... 11-10
11.5 CONNECTING TO AND LOGGING OUT OF A DEVICE
11.5.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 11-12
11.5.2 CONNECT TO A DEVICE ..................................................................... 11-12
11.5.3 LOGOUT FROM A DEVICE ..................................................................11-12
11.6 SETTINGS
11.6.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 11-13
11.6.2 UPLOAD SETTINGS ............................................................................. 11-13
11.6.3 LOAD LOCAL SETTINGS ..................................................................... 11-14
11.6.4 GET LOGIC ........................................................................................... 11-15
11.6.5 SET DATE AND TIME ........................................................................... 11-15
11.6.6 CHANGE BUS/STATION ID..................................................................11-15
11.6.7 TOC CURVES ....................................................................................... 11-15
11.7 ACTIONS
11.7.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 11-16
11.7.2 ENABLE OUTPUTS...............................................................................11-16
11.7.3 DISABLE OUTPUTS.............................................................................. 11-16
11.7.4 CHANGE PASSWORD.......................................................................... 11-16
11.7.5 RESET DATA ........................................................................................ 11-16
11.7.6 DIGITAL OUTPUT TEST....................................................................... 11-17
11.7.7 RELAY TEST......................................................................................... 11-17
11.7.8 OPEN BREAKER................................................................................... 11-17
11.7.9 CLOSE BREAKER.................................................................................11-17
11.8 INFORMATION
11.8.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 11-18
11.8.2 OPEN REPORT..................................................................................... 11-18
11.8.3 NEW REPORT....................................................................................... 11-18
11.8.4 FAULT REPORT.................................................................................... 11-19
11.8.5 OSCILLOGRAPHY REPORT................................................................ 11-19
11.8.6 BREAKER HEALTH REPORT............................................................... 11-19
11.8.7 DEMAND REPORT ...............................................................................11-19
11.8.8 DIAGNOSTICS REPORT ...................................................................... 11-19
11.8.9 EVENT REPORT................................................................................... 11-19
11.8.10 PRESENT VALUES REPORT............................................................... 11-20

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11.8.11 STATUS REPORT................................................................................. 11-20
11.8.12 CONTACT STATUS REPORT .............................................................. 11-20
11.8.13 LUI PASSWORD REPORT ................................................................... 11-20
11.8.14 OPEN REPORT..................................................................................... 11-20
11.8.15 SAVE REPORT ..................................................................................... 11-20
11.8.16 PRINT REPORT.................................................................................... 11-20
11.9 LOGGING
11.9.1 SESSION LOG ...................................................................................... 11-21
11.9.2 TURN OFF............................................................................................. 11-21
11.9.3 CURRENT SESSION LOG.................................................................... 11-21
11.9.4 OPEN SESSION LOG........................................................................... 11-21
11.9.5 ARCHIVAL............................................................................................. 11-21
11.9.6 ARCHIVE............................................................................................... 11-22
11.9.7 RETREIVE............................................................................................. 11-22
12. ASCII
COMMUNICATIONS 12.1 INTRODUCTION
12.1.1 DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 12-1
12.1.2 ASCII INTERFACE.................................................................................. 12-1
13. XPRESSION BUILDER 13.1 INTRODUCTION
13.1.1 OVERVIEW.............................................................................................. 13-1
13.1.2 INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 13-1
13.2 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
13.2.1 OVERVIEW.............................................................................................. 13-2
13.2.2 BOOLEAN OPERATORS, LATCHES, TIMERS, & COUNTERS ............ 13-2
a BOOLEAN OPERATORS........................................................................ 13-2
b LATCHES ................................................................................................ 13-2
c TIMERS ................................................................................................... 13-3
d COUNTERS............................................................................................. 13-4
13.3 XPRESSION BUILDER FLAGS
13.3.1 CONTACT CONVERTER INPUTS.......................................................... 13-5
13.3.2 iNPUT/OUTPUT FLAGS.......................................................................... 13-6
13.4 CREATING XPRESSION BUILDER LOGIC
13.4.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 13-10
13.4.2 COMPILING AND DOWNLOADING XPRESSION BUILDER LOGIC... 13-12
13.4.3 BREAKER FAILURE EXAMPLE............................................................ 13-12
14. ALPS-SET PC
SOFTWARE 14.1 INTRODUCTION
14.1.1 INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 14-1
14.1.2 STARTING THE PROGRAM................................................................... 14-1
14.1.3 PRINT SETTINGS REPORT................................................................... 14-3
14.1.4 EDIT MENU – COPY SETTINGS REPORT............................................14-4
14.1.5 TOOLS MENU......................................................................................... 14-4
14.1.6 HELP MENU............................................................................................ 14-4
A. FREQUENTLY ASKED
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B. MEMORY MAPPING B.1 MEMORY MAPPING
B.1.1 FIXED VALUES .........................................................................................B-1
B.1.2 COMMAND COILS ....................................................................................B-1
B.1.3 DYNAMIC VALUES ...................................................................................B-2
B.1.4 SETPOINTS...............................................................................................B-5
B.1.5 FORMAT CODES....................................................................................B-32
C. DNP C.1 OVERVIEW
C.1.1 DESCRIPTION ..........................................................................................C-1
C.1.2 MODIFYING SETTINGS USING DNP.......................................................C-1
C.2 DEVICE PROFILE
C.2.1 DNP V3.00 DEVICE PROFILE DOCUMENT ............................................C-2
C.2.2 IMPLEMENTATION TABLE.......................................................................C-4
C.2.3 DEFAULT VARIATIONS............................................................................C-6
C.3 POINT LISTS
C.3.1 DESCRIPTION ..........................................................................................C-7
C.3.2 BINARY INPUT, BINARY INPUT CHANGE ..............................................C-7
C.3.3 BINARY OUTPUT, CONTROL RELAY OUTPUT BLOCK ......................C-13
C.3.4 BINARY COUNTER, FROZEN COUNTER .............................................C-14
C.3.5 ANALOG INPUT, ANALOG INPUT CHANGE.........................................C-15
C.3.6 ANALOG OUTPUT, ANALOG OUTPUT BLOCK ....................................C-23
C.3.7 DATA FORMATS – ANALOG INPUT AND OUTPUT POINTS...............C-32
D. KEYPAD MENUS D.1 KEYPAD MENUS
D.1.1 SET MENU ................................................................................................D-1
D.1.2 ACT KEYPAD MENU.................................................................................D-2
D.1.3 INF KEYPAD MENU..................................................................................D-3
E. TABLES AND FIGURES E.1 TABLES AND FIGURES
E.1.1 LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................E-1
E.1.2 LIST OF TABLES.......................................................................................E-3
F. WARRANTY F.1 WARRANTY INFORMATION
F.1.1 GE MULTILIN WARRANTY.......................................................................F-1

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1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1 GETTING STARTED 1.1.1 UNPACKING THE RELAY
Before attempting to install or use this relay, it is imperative that all WARNINGS and CAU-
TIONS in this manual are reviewed to help prevent personal injury, equipment damage, and/or
downtime.
Unpack the relay, the mounting brackets, and the hardware for attaching the mounting brackets to the sides of
the relay. Examine the relay for any damage sustained in transit, and if damage is evident, notify the shipping
company and the nearest GE sales office immediately.
Prior to applying power, ensure that the model number of the relay listed on the front panel corresponds to the
model ordered. Make sure that the DC supply power matches the rated voltage listed on the front panel. Refer
to the elementary diagram in Figure 1–23: ELEMENTARY DIAGRAM on page 1–48 for the locations of the DC
power inputs.
Instructions on how to use the keypad to change settings and put the relay into test mode can be found in Sec-
tion 4.1.7: SETTING CHANGES on page 4–4. Complete instructions on how to operate the keypad are found
in Chapter 8: LOCAL USER INTERFACE.
GE Power Management contact information:
GE Power Management
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Markham, Ontario
Canada L6E 1B3
Telephone: Toll Free North America: (800) 547-8629
Europe: +34 94 485 88 54
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Emergency: (416) 414-4941
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1.1.2 PASSWORDS: FACTORY SET
The LPS-D relay requires the use of passwords to change Settings or to perform Actions. No password is
required to obtain information from the relay, including viewing the existing settings. The relay is shipped from
the factory with the following Local User Interface (LUI) passwords:
SETTINGS: 123.
ACTIONS: 456.
MASTER: 789.
The decimal point following the digits is part of the password. Factory passwords MUST be
changed before the user can modify settings or initiate Actions!
To change the default password, follow these steps:
1. Press the ACTIONS [ACT] key.
2. Press the ENTER [ENT] key.
3. Scroll to the CHANGE PASSWORD option.
4. Select the Password Privilege level to be changed.
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15. Press [ENT].
6. Enter the factory password (for example: 789. for Master Password).
7. Enter your password.
8. Re-enter your password.
9. Press [END], press [ENT], then press [CLR].
The keypad passwords stored in the relay may be viewed, in encoded format, via remote communications.
1.1.3 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS VIA LOCAL PC
To communicate with the relay via a local PC, connect the relay to a serial port of an IBM compatible computer
with a null-modem cable. Connection can be made either to the 25 pin D-connector on the back of the relay
(PL2A) or the 9 pin D-connector on the front (PL1). Detailed cable diagrams are shown in the following figures:
• Figure 8–2: MODEM CABLE on page 8–27
• Figure 8–3: 25-PIN NULL MODEM CABLE on page 8–27
• Figure 8–4: 25-PIN NULL MODEM CABLE on page 8–31
• Figure 8–5: NULL MODEM CABLE FOR PORT PL1 on page 8–31
The communications software required to access the relay, ALPS-Link, is included on the accompanying GE
Power Management Products CD. Follow instructions in Section 11.2.4: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION on page
11–4 to load ALPS-Link onto the PC.
ALPS-Link is used with both the ALPS and LPS-D series of relays.
1.1.4 PASSWORDS WITH ALPS-LINK
The ALPS-Link program requires the use of passwords to obtain information from the relay, to change Set-
tings, or to perform Actions. The relay is shipped from the factory with the following communications pass-
words:
VIEW: VIEW!
SETTINGS: SETTING!
ACTIONS: CONTROL!
MASTER: MASTER!
The exclamation point following the letters is part of the factory password. The factory pass-
words MUST be changed before the user can modify Settings or initiate Actions. The user can
log into the relay at any password level. After logging into the relay, the password may be
changed under the ACTIONS menu by selecting CHANGE PASSWORD.
Before the user can change another password it is necessary to logout from the LPS-D. The user can then
change the remaining passwords by first logging into the LPS-D using another default password. The commu-
nications passwords may be viewed, in an encoded format, via the keypad with the [INF] (Information) key.
To log into the relay, follow the instructions in Section 4.1.9: USING COMMUNICATIONS (OPTIONAL) on page
4–5. Any one of the factory passwords can be used to log in to the relay. The Unit ID (General Setting 101:
UNITID) is factory set to 0.
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