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What are the main functions of a protection relay?

What are the main functions of a protection relay? The main functions of a protective relay are the following: ·         Detection of the presence of a fault. ·         Detection of…

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What is a protection relay?

    What is a protection relay?     Protection relay is an electrical device used to sense an abnormal condition in a power system and operate a circuit breaker…

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How rating of a circuit breaker for a system is determined?

How rating of a circuit breaker for a system is determined?   The rating of a circuit breaker for a system is determined based on the balanced three phase fault…

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What is a short circuit?

A short circuit is a situation in which two or more different lines (having different voltage levels/ different phase/ different terminals) come in contact and finally leads to the flow…

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What is Buchholz relay? Why is it used?

Buchholz relays are generally used to sense abnormal conditions occurring inside a transformer. It is a type of oil and gas actuated protection relay. It can be seen in all…

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