MiCOM P126 and P127

Directional/Non Directional Overcurrent Relays

The MiCOM P126 and P127 relays provide protection to HV Key features
and MV electrical system networks and systems having
• Effective directional/non-
insulated neutral or neutral earthed through low, medium-high directional overcurrent and
resistance or Petersen Coil. earth fault relays
• Signed Active and Reactive
• DMT and IDMT (IEC, ANSI IEEE, Energy measurements (P127)
RI and RECT) curves with reset • Integrated programmable logic
time against the intermittent
faults. Protection
• Directional elements and • 3 independent directional/non-
blocking logic providing directional phase overcurrent
selectivity. thresholds (50/51/67). P126:
• Compact design and functional (50/51)
integration minimising panel • 3 independent directional/non-
space. directional earth fault thresholds
(50N/51N/67N)
• Simple system integration through • 2 earth fault wattmetric
a choice of communication thresholds (32N/lecos)
protocols including Modbus
• 1 undercurrent threshold (37)
The MiCOM P126 and P127 relays and IEC60870-5-103.
are powerful directional/non- • 3 negative sequence
• Fast fault diagnosis utilising fault overcurrent thresholds (46)
directional phase overcurrent and
information, disturbance and • 2 thermal overload thresholds
directional/non-directional earth
event records. (49)
fault relays.
• True RMS and energy • Broken conductor detection
They include large monitoring (BC)
measurements.
capacities and greater protection • 2 undervoltage thresholds (27)
providing both efficiency and • Maximise protection availability (P127 only)
control. The relays are compact and through extensive self-monitoring • 2 overvoltage thresholds (59)
combine simplicity and quality and system supervision. (P127 only)
ensuring cost reduction. • 1 residual overvoltage
• Two setting groups.
In addition, the relays offer the threshold (59N)
• Draw out case with CT short
following benefits: • 4 shot reclosing function (79)
circuits.
• Circuit breaker failure detection
• Standardised relay selection for
Software tools (MiCOM S1) allow (50BF)
all applications.
intuitive interface to the relay and • Trip circuit supervision
greatly reduces training and • Cold load pick-up
documentation requirements. • Blocking logic
• Start contacts

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Phase CTs Earth CT Phase CTs Earth CT

50 50N 50 50N
BC 49 37 46 67N BC 67 49 37 46 67N
51 51N 51 51N

Zero Zero sequence/

sequence 50BF 79 TCS 59N 32N phase voltage 50BF 79 TCS 27 59 59N 32N
voltage VTs
2U+Ue
3U

P126 P127

Measurement and recording • Triggers: any selected protection Communications

facilities alarm and threshold, logic input,
• EIA RS485 rear port providing
remote command
• All records are time tagged to a remote communications
resolution of 1ms • Data: input and output states, (Modbus, and IEC60870-5-103)
AC input channels.
• Measurement and display of all • EIA RS232 front port providing
analogue and calculated Thresholds range local communication
quantities
• Phase fault current: Hardware description
Event records from 0.1In to 40 In
• A back-lit crystal display
• Up to 75 time-tagged events • Earth fault current:
from 0.002 In to 40 In • 8 LEDs (4 programmable)
records in battery backed
memory in three ranges • Battery (supervised)
Trip circuit supervision (TCS) • N/C watchdog contact
Fault records
• Supervision of the trip circuit in • 7 optically isolated
Last 5 faults stored in battery programmable inputs
both breaker open and closed
backed memory
states • 2 C/O and 6 N/O trip rated
• Record number programmable outputs
Circuit breaker state
• Fault date and time monitoring • Case size: 30 TE
• Active setting group • Alarm generated in case of Ratings
• Fault phase (A, B, C) discrepancy between the open • 1A/5A dual rated CTs
and closed contacts of the circuit

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• Protection thresholds breaker • AC voltage 57V to 130V
• Fault magnitudes 220V to 480V
Circuit breaker condition
• Current, voltage, power (P127) • Operative range 45Hz to 65Hz
monitoring ©
• Rated frequency 50/60Hz
Disturbance records • Monitoring the number of
Pub.: P12y/EN DS/Cc

breaker operations and • Auxiliary voltage:

• 5 records of 3s each
operation time 24V to 60V dc; 48V to 150V dc
• 32 samples per cycle 130V to 250V dc/110V to
• Recording the sum of the broken
• Pre and post time 100ms to 3s current quantity 250V ac

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