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Customer Benefits
• Trip circuit can be
supervised with breaker
open or closed
• Mis-tripping of breaker by
accidental short-circuits
avoided
• No false alarms given
due to protection
operation
• Ensures the integrity of
the protection scheme
AREVA T&D
DESCRIPTION If the trip relay fails to reset due possibly to failure of
the circuit breaker tripping mechanism, the alarm is
initiated.
Type MVAX12 is a single unit which is connected
across the trip circuit supply as shown in Figure 2(a). Type MVAX 31 consists of three units connected as
The unit is normally energised and drops off if the trip shown in Figure 2(c). Under healthy conditions with the
voltage is lost or falls below approximately 40% of circuit breaker closed, units RL2 and RL1 are
nominal. The unit picks up below 80% of rated voltage. energised and the operation is the same as type
To avoid operation due to voltage dips caused by faults MVAX 21.
in other circuits a time delay circuit is incorporated to
give 100ms delayed drop off. When the circuit breaker is open, unit RL3 is also
Type MVAX 21 consists of two units connected as energised via the normally closed auxiliary switch and
shown in Figure 2(b). Under healthy conditions with unit RL1 is held in by contact RL3–1. Unit RL3 will
the circuit breaker closed, both units are energised. If detect trip circuit abnormalities with the circuit breaker
the trip circuit becomes open or the supply fails, unit open, in a similar manner to unit RL2 with the circuit
RL2 drops off and opens contact RL2–1 to de-energise breaker closed.
unit RL1. When the circuit breaker is open, the
auxiliary switch shunts contact RL2–1 to hold in unit The units are delayed a total of 400ms on drop off, as
RL1. in type MVAX 21.
The units are delayed (by means of copper slugs) on
drop-off for a total of 400ms, to prevent a false alarm Type MVAX 91 consists of three separate MVAX 31’s
due to voltage dips caused by faults in other circuits or connected as shown in Figure 2(d).
during a normal tripping operation, when unit RL2 is
momentarily short circuited by the self
reset trip relay contact.
Case earth
Vx
1 2 Viewed from front _
3 4
+
2 1
5 6
4 3
R ext 13 R1 14
RL1
2
13 14
C1 R2
21 22
27 28
b) Short terminals break before (c)
27 RL2-1
2 RL1-2 4 Alarm
contacts
5 RL1-3 7
Note: Contact arrangement shown is typical only.
+ _
Trip supply (Vx (2))
Trip relay 52-a
52
T
CB Aux
switches
Rext (2) 13 14 Rext (3) 21 22
RL2 RL3
52-b
Alarm supply (Vx (1)) _
+
27 RL3-1 28 Rext (1)
RL1
3
RL2-1
1 RL1-13
2 RL1-2 4 Alarm
contacts
5 RL1-3 7
Note: Contact arrangement shown is typical only.
+ _
49 RL3-1 50 Rext (1)
RL1
3
RL2-1
Phase B
+ _
Trip supply (Vx (2))
Trip relay 52-a 37 RL1-1 39
52
T
CB Aux
38 RL1-2 40 Alarm
Rext (2) 53 54 Rext (3) 51 52 contacts
RL2 RL3
52-b 41 RL1-3 43
Alarm supply (Vx (1))
+ _
55 RL3-1 56 Rext (1)
RL1
3
RL2-1
Phase C
+ _
Trip supply (Vx (2))
Trip relay 52-a 1 RL1-1 3
52
T
CB Aux
2 RL1-2 4 Alarm
Rext (2) 25 26 Rext (3) 23 24 contacts
RL2 RL3
52-b 5 RL1-3 7
Alarm supply (Vx (1))
+ _
27 RL3-1 28 Rext (1)
RL1
3
RL2-1
Figure 2 (e) MVAX 31 Trip circuit supervision relay with pre-closing supervision (ac)
Case earth
1 2 Front mounted facing front
3 4 Rear mounted facing rear Rear mounted facing rear viewed from front
5 6 viewed from front viewed from front 1
7 8 3
2 5
9 10 A A 4 7
11 12
13 14 RL1
RL3 RL2 3
22 14 28
27 28 V V V
21 R1 13 R2 27 RL2-A
Module terminal block Vx + Vx + Vx +
viewed from rear
RL3-A
Note 1
(a) CT shorting links make
before (b) & (c) disconnect
(b) Short terminals break before (c)
(c) Long terminals
4>5
Front mounted facing front
Rear mounted facing rear Rear mounted facing rear viewed from front
viewed from front viewed from front 29
31
30 33
A A 32 35
V V V
45 R1 47 R2 49 RL2-A
Vx + Vx + Vx +
RL3-A
V V V
51 R1 53 R2 55 RL2-A
Vx + Vx + Vx +
RL3-A
V V V
23 R1 25 R2 27 RL2-A
Vx + Vx + Vx +
RL3-A
Figure 2 (f) MVAX 91 Trip circuit supervision relay with pre-closing supervision (ac)
MVAX 12 MVAX 21, 31 and 91 (see note) • Make and carry for 3s
Trip Alarm ac 1250VA with maxima of 5A or 300V
Rating dc 1250W with maxima of 5A or 300V
mA W mA W mA W
(V dc) • Make and carry
24/27 45 1.23 55 1.5 80 2.5 ac 7500VA with maxima of 30A or 300V
30/34 36 1.22 35 1.5 80 3 dc 7500W with maxima of 30A or 300V
48/54 23 1.25 20 1 80 4 • Break
110/125 15 1.9 20 2.5 63 8 ac 1250VA with maxima of 5A or 300V
220/250 9 2.3 20 4.5 60 15 dc 100W (resistive)
50W (inductive)
Notes:
with maxima of 5A or 300V
1. All the burdens are at the maximum rated value
2. All burdens are less than the figures quoted
3. With the circuit breaker open the trip supply burden
> Cases
of the MVAX 21 is zero
4. MVAX 91 = 3 x MVAX 31 (mA/W) , 3 separate units
Type MVAX 12 is available in a size 2 case, see
Figure 3. Types MVAX 21 and MVAX 31 are available
> Maximum pilot loop resistance of alarm supply in size 3 cases see Figure 4. Type MVAX 91 is
available in a size 8 case, see Figure 5.
Rating Maximum
(V dc) pilot loop resistance
in ohms
24/27 100
30/34 200
48/54 400
110/125 400
220/250 400
Design pedigree
resulting from AREVA’s manufacture
of a million auxiliary relays
6>7
INFORMATION REQUIRED
WITH ORDER 4 holes ø4.4
13
24
45
32 212 25 min.
Reset
51 Flush mounting
All dimensions in mm
26
4 holes ø 4.4 23.5
71
168 159
Push button 73
projection 10 max
Panel cut-out:
Flush mounting fixing details
32 212 25 min.
Reset
77 Flush mounting
All dimensions in mm
155.4
4 holes ø 4.4 24
200
168 159
32 212 25 min.
Reset
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