Railway applications - Fixed installations - D.C. switchgear -- Part 7-1: Measurement, control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems - Application guide

This European Standard provides assistance, guidance and requirements for the design of protection, control and measuring systems in d.c. installations intended to provide a power supply to traction systems. This application guide identifies the characteristics and parameters of equipment used in the measurement, control and protection of d.c. traction systems.
Guidance is given concerning the appropriate application of electrical protection systems.

Bahnanwendungen - Ortsfeste Anlagen - Gleichstrom-Schalteinrichtungen -- Teil 7-1: Mess-, Steuer- und Schutzeinrichtungen in Gleichstrom-Bahnanlagen - Anwendungsleitfaden

Diese Europäische Norm stellt Unterstützung, Anleitung und Anforderungen für die Auslegung von Schutz-, Steuer- und Messsystemen in Gleichstromanlagen zur Bahnenergieversorgung bereit. Der vorliegende Anwendungsleit¬faden kennzeichnet die Merkmale und Parameter von Einrichtungen, die zur Messung, Steuerung und dem Schutz in Gleichstrom-Bahnnetzen eingesetzt werden.
Es wird Hilfestellung für die richtige Verwendung von Schutzeinrichtungen gegeben.

Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes - Appareillage à courant continu -- Partie 7-1: Appareils de mesure, de commande et de protection pour usage spécifique dans les systèmes de traction à courant continu - Guide d'application

La présente Norme européenne fournit une aide, les lignes directrices et les prescriptions de conception pour les systèmes de protection, de commandes et de mesures utilisés dans les installations d'alimentation des réseaux de traction en courant continu. Le présent guide d'application identifie les caractéristiques et les paramètres des matériels de mesure, de commande et de protection des systèmes de traction en courant continu.
Les lignes directrices s'applique plus particulièrement aux systèmes de protection électrique.

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Railway applications - Fixed installations - D.C. switchgear -- Part 7-1: Measurement,
control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems - Application guide
Bahnanwendungen - Ortsfeste Anlagen - Gleichstrom-Schalteinrichtungen -- Teil 7-1:
Mess-, Steuer- und Schutzeinrichtungen in Gleichstrom-Bahnanlagen -
Anwendungsleitfaden
Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes - Appareillage à courant continu -- Partie 7-1:
Appareils de mesure, de commande et de protection pour usage spécifique dans les
systèmes de traction à courant continu - Guide d'application
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50123-7-1:2003
ICS:
29.130.99 Druge stikalne in krmilne Other switchgear and
naprave controlgear
29.280 (OHNWULþQDYOHþQDRSUHPD Electric traction equipment
SIST EN 50123-7-1:2003 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 50123-7-1:2003
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50123-7-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2003

ICS 29.130.99;29.280 Supersedes ENV 50123-7-1:1998

English version


Railway applications –
Fixed installations – D.C. switchgear
Part 7-1: Measurement, control and protection devices
for specific use in d.c. traction systems –
Application guide

Applications ferroviaires –  Bahnanwendungen –
Installations fixes – Ortsfeste Anlagen –
Appareillage à courant continu Gleichstrom-Schalteinrichtungen
Partie 7-1: Appareils de mesure, Teil 7-1: Mess-, Steuer- und
de commande et de protection Schutzeinrichtungen in Gleichstrom-
pour usage spécifique dans Bahnanlagen –
les systèmes de traction Anwendungsleitfaden
à courant continu –
Guide d'application



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Foreword
This European Standard was prepared by SC 9XC, Electric supply and earthing systems for
public transport equipment and ancillary apparatus (fixed installations), of the Technical
Committee CENELEC TC 9X, Electrical and electronic applications for railways.
The text of the draft was submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 50123-7-1 on 2002-09-01.
This European Standard supersedes ENV 50123-7-1:1998.
The following dates were fixed:
- latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
 at national level by publication of an identical
 national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2003-09-01
- latest date by which the national standards conflicting
 with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2005-09-01
This Part 7-1 is to be used in conjunction with EN 50123-1:2003.
Annexes designated “informative” are given for information only.
In this standard, annexes A, B and C are informative.
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Contents
Page
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative references. 4
3 Definitions. 4
4 Measurement. 4
4.1 General. 4
4.2 Current. 4
4.3 Voltage dividers. 7
5 Control systems. 7
5.1 General. 7
5.2 Anti-pumping. 7
5.3 Auto-reclose with variable reclose time and final lock out. 7
5.4 Line test device. 8
5.5 Undervoltage close inhibit . 9
6 Protection systems. 10
6.1 General. 10
6.2 Protection system for line circuit breakers (L) . 10
6.3 Protection system for rectifier circuit breaker (R). 11
6.4 Direct acting (series trip). 12
6.5 Indirect acting. 15

Annex A (informative) Electronic protection relay features . 20
A.1 Scope. 20
A.2 Failures. 20
Annex B (informative) Rate of rise and ΔI relay Examples for fault characteristic and
setting parameter selection . 22
B.1 Scope. 22
B.2 Rate of rise detection. 22
B.3 ∆I Protection . 23
B.4 Combined di/dt and ΔI protection. 24
Annex C (informative) Bibliography on relays in use. 25
Figure 1 – Example of a split form hall effect sensor .6
Figure 2 – Basic circuit for line test device.8
Figure 3 – Typical impedance device (electromagnetic) - Characteristics and setting .14
Figure 4 – Frame fault protection systems .18
Figure B.1 – Example of rate of rise and ΔI relay discrimination.23

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1 Scope
This European Standard provides assistance, guidance and requirements for the design of
protection, control and measuring systems in d.c. installations intended to provide a power
supply to traction systems. This application guide identifies the characteristics and parameters of
equipment used in the measurement, control and protection of d.c. traction systems.
Guidance is given concerning the appropriate application of electrical protection systems.
2 Normative references
This European Standard makes reference to other parts of the EN 50123 series.
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this European standard the terms and definitions given in EN 50123-1. apply.
4 Measurement
4.1 General
Two types of measurements are made on traction systems:
a) measurements of current and voltage for connections to instruments and metering;
b) current and voltage signals used for operating protection devices.
NOTE 1  It is necessary to take care that inductive circuits can alter the inherent di/dt response.
NOTE 2  In traction systems with trains supplying regenerative energy and in double end fed line sections, the
current measurement device should be capable of measuring forward and reverse currents.
4.2 Current
4.2.1 d.c. shunt
A shunt is usually used for measurement purposes, but, when used for protection where accuracy
of response is required, the device is preferably of the non-inductive type.
Use of an isolating transducer permits operation of secondary devices at lower voltage and with
lower rated insulation. This is preferable to taking full mains voltage into what may otherwise be
low voltage compartments.
It should be noted that shunts can run very hot when carrying their rated normal current, with one
terminal hotter than the other, dependant on the direction of current flow. Where they are used
inside switchgear assemblies, then temperature rise tests of the assemblies should take this fact
into account.

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4.2.2 Isolating transducer
See EN 50123-7-2 and EN 50123-7-3.
This device requires an auxiliary power supply which should be derived from a guaranteed
source whose loss of supply should initiate an alarm.
The output signal is usually not of the same level as the input and is dependant on the
requirements of the secondary device.
4.2.3 Hall effect sensor
This device requires an auxiliary power supply which should be derived from a guaranteed
source whose loss of supply should initiate an alarm.
This device provides an isolated output. The primary insulation is generally provided by
encapsulation of the iron circuit and sensors. The device is sometimes constructed in a split form
for ease of fitting to a main conductor. See Figure 1 for typical example of a split form of Hall
effect sensor.
The output signal from the device is proportional to the current in the main conductor. This
signal is very low in magnitude and usually requires amplification to provide a suitable input to
the secondary device. Thus an auxiliary power supply is required.
Reliability and overall accuracy can be improved by using an average value obtained from
multiple devices. Placing devices at different locations around a conductor can reduce proximity
effects.

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Figure 1 – Example of a split form hall effect sensor

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4.3 Voltage dividers
Dividers have the same insulation voltage requirements as the main circuit. Isolating transducers
should be employed if the secondary device can not withstand the main circuit insulation level.
NOTE  Failure to open circuit of the footing resistor will result in approximately full mains voltage appearing on the
output side of the divider. A voltage limiter connected in parallel to the footing resistor may be employed for
protection against overvoltages
5 Control systems
5.1 General
Control systems are usually only those which involve the electrical closing of switchgear devices.
Their effect is to permit or inhibit a closure depending on the status of the system and the
compliance with specified requirements.
5.2 Anti-pumping
This system permits the closing device to effect a single attempt while the signal to close is
maintained. If the device fails to complete a satisfactory close operation whilst the close signal is
maintained, then attempts at further reclosing (pumping) are inhibited.
Anti-pumping can be achieved in the closing control circuit in various ways, either by using
mechanism auxiliary switches or a timing relay. It only allows a single closing pulse to the
closing device, which resets when the initial closing signal is released.
Anti-pumping should be explicitly requested by the purchaser and may be applied to all types of
switchgear closing device.
5.3 Auto-reclose with variable reclose time and final lock out
Auto-reclose is only applied to the line circuit breaker L. Its purpose is to reclose the line circuit
breaker automatically after an overcurrent release operation.
On traction systems especially light-rail or trolleybus systems, overcurrent release operations of
line circuit breakers are often due to overcurrents at simultaneous accelerations of vehicles or due
to temporary short circuits. An auto-reclose system can enhance the reliability of the system.
Auto-reclose is usually associated with a timing device which initiates several attempts at
reclosing with varying adjustable intervals of circuit dead time. After a prescribed number of
unsuccessful recloses, then a lock out of the reclosing circuit is instigated. This lock out is either
electrically or manually resettable.

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The purchaser should specify the need for an auto-reclose device and provide the following
information:
a) number of recloses: e.g. 2 recloses then lock out;
b) time interval between each attempt: e.g. 15 s, followed by 60 s, followed by 180 s;
c) lock out reset: i.e. local or remote.
5.4 Line test device
This system is used on line circuit breakers L before closing, to prevent the line circuit breaker
closing onto an overload or a short circuit condition. A typical basic line test device circuit is
shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 – Basic circuit for line test device
This is achieved by inserting a resistor by means of a suitably rated contactor between the
switchboard busbars and the contact line. An auxiliary supply is alternatively used as the test
voltage. The load impedance acts as a footing resistance to the inserted resistor and, by
measuring the voltage between feeder and return circuit, it can allow/inhibit a close signal.

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When the measured voltage is below a prescribed level, then there is an overload on the line and
the close is inhibited. When this voltage is above a prescribed level, a close is permitted.
Line test device systems may be either of the low resistance or the high resistance type. The
problem with line testing measurements is the effect of the negative voltage drop which can
appear on the return circuit, due to currents in the return circuit from loads external to the line
test device zone, which can give misleading interpretation of the line testing measurements.
Where negative voltage drop in the return circuit can give this effect, it can be minimised by
resorting to the low resistance system which tends to swamp out this effect.
The line test device can be coupled with auto-reclose schemes, thereby inhibiting a reclose if the
original trip was due to a fault which had not cleared itself in the dead time.
The line test device can be by-passed if the line is already live from the line circuit breaker at the
remote end.
The purchaser should specify the need for a Line test device system and provide the following
information:
a) high or low value of the resistor: i.e. involving a current value to be chosen from 1 A to
400 A;
b) whether line test device is combined with auto-reclose.
5.5 Undervoltage close inhibit
Operation of undervoltage close inhibit is usually achieved by the fitting of an undervoltage
release to the circuit breaker. Alternatively undervoltage relays with accurate pick up and drop
off voltage levels, operating on to shunt trip devices and close inhibits, can achieve similar
effects.
When fitted to a rectifier circuit breaker, this device has the effect that the circuit breaker cannot
be closed unless the rectifier is live. The voltage source is the output of the rectifier.
When fitted to a line circuit breaker, the voltage source is that of the busbar. Unless the busbar is
live the circuit breaker cannot be closed.
The purchaser should specify the requirements for undervoltage close inhibit and provide the
following information:
a) direct acting undervoltage trip relay;
b) indirect acting via undervoltage relay;
c) minimum pick up voltage (V);
d) maximum drop off voltage (V).
NOTE  Direct acting devices require a very wide operating voltage range.

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6 Protection systems
6.1 General
The protection scheme should address the following requirements:
a) operate for all intended line feeding arrangements:
• feeding only from one source;
• feeding from rectifiers in parallel at the substation;
• dual end feeding (effectively the rectifier(s) and the rectifier(s) in adjacent substations
are operating in parallel);
• feeding from the remote end with an intermediate substation out of service;
b) discriminate between traction currents and fault currents;
c) provide operation in the shortest time;
d) provide discrimination between primary and back-up protection.
The protection scheme comprises devices fitted directly onto the circuit breaker operating
mechanism and separate protection relays.
The electrical faults that require appropriate means of detection are
• positive pole to negative pole, low resistance, short circuit (bolted), in practice only
encountered on the track,
• positive pole to earth fault within the substation, for example, on switchgear, rectifiers, etc.,
• positive and negative pole to earth fault (for systems with both poles insulated to earth).
Consideration should also be given to detection of high resistance (arcing) faults between
positive and negative poles, usually on the track.
6.2 Protection system for line circuit breakers (L)
Protection systems for line circuit breakers may incorporate several characteristics to enable them
to detect correctly all types of line faults for the various severities encountered in the system but
avoiding false tripping.
The basic protection function is the direct acting overcurrent tripping system.

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Depending on the train characteristics and the line impedances, the load current of a line section
can be greater than that of a distant fault or a distant arcing fault and the instantaneous
overcurrent level protection cannot achieve the discrimination between service currents and
distant fault currents. In this case the line circuit breaker should be equipped with protection
devices using some or all of the following additional protection functions:
• protection examining the waveshape of the current (di/dt, ΔI);
• inverse time overcurrent protection;
• inverse time overcurrent protection with thermal imaging;
• undervoltage protection;
• falling voltage impedance protection.
In light-rail systems with overhead contact lines, special attention should be paid to the
requirements for protection against indirect contact as specified in 4.2 of EN 50122-1. In these
systems the maximum expected load current of a line section should be lower than the distant
fault current in the section. The line circuit breakers should be equipped with direct overcurrent
releases; additional protection functions as listed above can be useful for fault detection in
extreme cases as e.g. distant arcing faults.
If shielded feeder cables are used, a cable protection device in accordance with 6.3.4 of
EN 50122-1 should be added.
In practice unidirectional protection is applied only for currents in the overload range.
Bidirectional protection is applied in principle for direct acting short circuit protection (for faults
close to the circuit breaker) at each end of the contact line section, because there can never be a
high reverse short circuit fed from the remote end of the line.
The circuit breaker would then be specified as a U (see 5.2 d) of EN 50123-2). If the remote
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end substation is close enough to supply the line circuit breaker with sufficient current to operate
its high set protection in the reverse direction, then the circuit breaker should be a type U .
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NOTE  Line circuit breakers are not normally specified as a type B because of the additional test requirements of
this category. Type B is only specified when the circuit breaker has to switch short circuits and load currents in both
directions such as an interconnector I circuit breaker.
6.3 Protection system for rectifier circuit breaker (R)
Where the rectifier circuit breaker R is used in series with the line circuit breaker L, the
protection system has to discriminate the operation of the line circuit breaker for a line fault.
Usual feeding arrangements may not make it practicable to utilise the rectifier circuit breaker as
back-up to the line circuit breaker for line faults. In both cases the rectifier circuit breaker is only
fitted with unidirectional protection acting on the reverse current flow to detect faults on the
rectifier.
Since both line and rectifier circuit breakers are of the series trip type, they will not discriminate
for high fault currents. For this reason rectifier circuit breakers are not fitted with forward direct
acting tripping. The circuit breaker would be specified as a type U (see 5.2 d of EN 50123-2).
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The rectifier circuit breaker should have a short time current rating at least equal to the rating of
the rectifier, for a minimum time equal to or greater than the fault clearance time of the
a.c. circuit breaker acting as back-up protection to the line circuit breaker on a close up line fault.
6.4 Direct acting (series trip)
This protection system uses the main circuit current to act directly, through the mechanical
linkage and/or magnetic circuit, on the circuit breaker mechanism. This arrangement provides
overcurrent and/or overload protection.
NOTE  In H and S circuit breakers, typical forms of this device may have an attracted armature iron circuit on a
current carrying conductor which responds to the magnetic field produced by the current. The armature is restrained
by a calibration spring. The armature moves to trip the circuit breaker when the magnetic field from the current
opposes the restraining force. The movement of the armature is independent of the direction of the current and is
therefore inherently bi-directional in its operation. When a polarising coil is fitted to the iron circuit and is
permanently energised to restrain the armature, the movement of the armature reacts to the current which opposes the
restraint, making the device unidirectional.
Another form of this device is an electrically held armature energised permanently by a polarising coil which
opposes a pull off calibration spring. The armature is released to trip the circuit breaker when the magnetic field
from the current opposes the holding force. This device is inherently unidirectional and will trip the circuit breaker
on loss of polarising coil voltage, making it also suitable for undervoltage tripping.
6.4.1 Instantaneous direct acting with adjustable setting range
The device is fitted on line L and interconnector I circuit breakers to provide high speed
operation on high line fault currents near the circuit breaker. It is bi-directional for I and is
type B. For L circuit breaker the trip device is also bi-directional, even if it cannot operate in the
reverse direction because insufficient current is available from the remote end and is type U (see
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6.2).
Both H and S circuit breakers (see EN 50123-2) require this device. V circuit breakers have an
equivalent device.
The purchaser should specify the range of setting: e.g. from 150 % to 200 %.
6.4.2 Instantaneous low set reverse current protection
This device is fitted on rectifier circuit breakers R type U to provide protection in the event of
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faults on the rectifier. It usually has a fixed setting of 50 % for semiconductor rectifiers, as
against 10 % used in the past for mercury arc rectifiers. The higher is this setting, then the higher
is the stability factor against tripping in the forward direction.
The purchaser should specify the reverse setting: e.g. 50 %.

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6.4.3 Undervoltage trip
Loss of busbar voltage would give automatic tripping of all line circuit breakers connected
thereto.
The effect is usually achieved by the fitting of an undervoltage release to the circuit breaker.
Alternatively undervoltage relays with accurate pick-up and drop-off voltage levels, operating on
to shunt trip devices and close inhibits, can achieve similar effects.
Nuisance tripping due to momentary drop in voltage can be prevented by the device having an
associated time delay response. This time delay will be of short duration for direct acting devices,
not longer than 0,1 s. Longer delays to prevent undue tripping may be achieved with
undervoltage relays fitted with time delay elements.
The purchaser should specify
a) the voltage rating of the device,
b) the minimum pick up voltage,
c) the maximum drop off voltage,
d) the minimum drop off time delay.
6.4.4 Shunt trip
This device, attached to the operating mechanism of a mechanically latched circuit breaker, is
used for electrical tripping either by the control system or through the protection relay system.
The device is operated from an auxiliary supply via contacts in the operating devices.
The purchaser should specify the voltage of the auxiliary supply and its operating range.
The supplier should specify:
a) the normal operating time of the device, including the circuit breaker, i.e. the no-load
opening time;
b) the power / current required to operate the device at its nominal voltage and duration.
6.4.5 Instantaneous direct acting falling voltage impedance trip
This device is a variant of that described in 6.4 as the electrically held version, but has current
settings that vary with the system voltage with the latter used to energise the polarising coil.
Figure 3 illustrates a typical set of impedance characteristics and settings.
The setting of the device is chosen to be the highest impedance which will not trip for train
starting currents but shall trip for a low resistance (bolted) distant fault. Preferably it should trip
for some degree of distant high resistance (arcing) fault as shown in Figure 3.

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The current reduces proportionally with the reduction in the voltage, to give approximately a
constant U/I, hence its impedance characteristics. Because a voltage coil which is supplied from
the track system, is used, the device is inherently unidirectional with an undervoltage trip feature.
This device is used on line circuit breakers L making them inherently type U .
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NOTE  This device is favoured on railway systems which utilise switching stations situated between rectifier
substations. Because, for faults near the switching station, the line voltage is forced down to become much lower
than at the adjacent rectifier stations, the trip then has an apparently lower current trip setting, allowing it to
discriminate with the rectifier station. Its unidirectional feature allows only the line circuit bre
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