3. Setting up an electrical protection system
3.1 Notions of "protection chains and functions
An electrical protection system is made up of a number of strings of identical structure, each of which performs a specific protective function, e.g. against overcurrents or abnormal voltage or frequency excursions.
Each chain consists of the following components (figure 2 ).
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards
- Rotating electrical machines – Part 1: Rated characteristics and operating characteristics. - IEC 60034-1 - 2022
- Isolation coordination – Part 1: definitions, principles and rules. - NF EN IEC 60071-1 - 2019
- Relais de mesure et dispositifs de protection (plusieurs dates d'édition selon les parties). - IEC 60255 -
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Regulations
European Commission Regulation 2016/631 of April 14, 2016 establishing a network code on requirements for the connection of electricity generating installations to the grid.
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
You can refer to the websites of the manufacturers of protection systems, for example :
ABB – GENERAL ELECTRIC – ICE Protection & Control – MICROENER – MITSUBISHI – SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC – SIEMENS – TOSHIBA
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