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FURThER DATA ON CT AND GENERAl DEFINITIONS
1.Current transformer, instrument transformer in which the secondary current, in normal conditions of use, is substantially proportional to the primary current and differs in phase from it by an angle which is approximately zero for an appropriate direction of the connections.
2.Rated primary current (Ipr), is the value on the primary current on which the performance of the transformer is based.
3. Rated secondary current (Isr), is the value on the secondary current on which the performance of the transformer is based.
4.Rated short-time thermal current, (Ith) is the r.m.s. value of the primary current which the transformer will withstands, for one second without suffering harmful effects, the secondary winding being short-circuited. Rated times other than one second, such as 0.5 s, 2 s and 3 s may be agreed.
5.Rated dynamic current, (Idyn) is the peak value on the primary current which a transformers will withstand, without being damaged electrically or mechanically by the resulting electromagnetic forces, the secondary winding being short-circuited. The value of the Idyn shall normally be 2.5 times the rated short-time thermal current (Ith) if different must they agreed
6. Rated continuous thermal current (Icth), value of the current which can be permitted to flow continuously in the primary winding, the secondary winding being connected to the rated burden, without the temperature rise exceeding the values
7.Highest voltage for equipment (Um) is the highest r.m.s. phase-to-phase voltage for which a transformer is designed in respect of its insulation.
8.Rated burden, is the value in VA on which the accuracy requirement of this specification are based, depends on the secondary current rated value and must be calculated taking into account the actual burden of the involved instrument plus the load resulting from connecting resistance. The main consumption of connecting cable are in the table 1.
9. Accuracy class, a designation assigned to a current transformer the errors of within specified limits under prescribed condition of use.
The accuracy classes normalized for CT measurement are: 0,1 / 0,2 / 0,2s / 0,5 / 0,5s / 1 / 3 / 5, for the CT protection: P , PR, PX, PXR, TPX, TPY, TPZ.
10.Measuring current transformer, is the current transformer intended to supply indicating instruments, integrating meters and similar apparatus.
11.Limits of current error and phase displacement for CT measuring, this is the limits the current error % and phase displacement (minutes or centiradians) at rated frequency ,that a CT shall not exceed ( Tab.2) when the secondary burden is any value from 25% to 100% of the rated burden.
12.Safety factor, (Fs) (for measurement) is the ratio of rated instrument limit primary current (Ipl) to the rated primary current. Normal values of Fs are 5 – 10 – 15.
13.Protective current transformer, is a CT intended to supply protective relays.
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