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Figure 1-6. Three-Phase Connections, Delta-Wye Configuration, Internal Phase Compensation

Problem 5: Zero-Sequence Current Sources Within the Zone of Protection
General

A ground source (grounded transformer winding or zigzag grounding bank) within the zone of protection

can result in differential current being measured during ground imbalances. The most common example

of this is when the zone of protection is around a delta/grounded, wye transformer. If a ground fault or

neutral imbalance occurs on the power system external to the wye side zone of protection, the zero-

sequence components of the current flow through the grounded neutral and are a component of the

current flowing out of the zone of protection. On the delta side, there is no path for the zero-sequence

components to flow and they circulate inside the delta winding. The result is that this component of the

current is not seen entering the zone of protection on the delta side resulting in a differential current that

can cause the relay to operate.

BE1-CDS240 Solution

There are two traditional solutions to this problem. The first is using delta phase-shift compensation on

the grounded side of the zone of protection to block the zero-sequence components from getting to the

differential protection. The second is removing the zero-sequence components from the currents using a

zero-sequence trap to prevent them from getting to the differential protection. The BE1-CDS240 provides

both solutions.
In the previous discussion on compensating for the phase shift on the primary system, the solution is to

combine the currents such that the currents seen by the differential are made up of the same components

at all terminals of the zone of protection. This solution has the added benefit of causing the currents to

match (after magnitude mismatch is eliminated by tap adjustment) under all situations of imbalance

including ground faults. That is, by using delta compensation on the wye side of the power transformer to

mimic the power transformer's delta connection, the zero-sequence currents are blocked from flowing to

the differential protection and circulate in the CT delta just as they circulate in the delta of the power

transformer on the delta side.
The BE1-CDS240 selects the proper phase shift compensation settings to not only provide the correct

phase shift but also to block zero-sequence currents as appropriate.
The second solution of inserting a zero-sequence trap is used in applications where there is a grounding

bank within the zone of protection that is not predicted by the transformer connection information

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