{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"59n-residual-or-neutral-overvoltage","name":"Residual or neutral overvoltage","kind":"function","abbreviation":"59N","aliases":["neutral displacement","residual overvoltage","broken delta overvoltage","ANSI 59N","IEEE 59N"],"category":"measurement-protection","drawingTypes":["SLD","Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["IEEE / ANSI","Manufacturer"],"summary":"Supervises a residual or neutral voltage used by the selected earth-fault or neutral-displacement scheme.","description":["Supervises a residual or neutral voltage used by the selected earth-fault or neutral-displacement scheme.","The drafting record should connect this function to the broken-delta VT, neutral VT or calculated residual-voltage source, then trace the neutral-displacement alarm or earth-fault trip. Keep the complete designation and equipment tag together so that the SLD, relay logic and terminal schedule describe the same implementation.","The cited mapping is a public manufacturer example (SEL public device-number table). Suffixes are not universal equivalences across products, and this reference supplies neither a protection setting nor certification of the selected scheme."],"readingNotes":["Identify the broken-delta VT, neutral VT or calculated residual-voltage source.","Trace the neutral-displacement alarm or earth-fault trip."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the broken-delta VT, neutral VT or calculated residual-voltage source.","Cross-reference the neutral-displacement alarm or earth-fault trip.","Retain the complete suffix, selected device tag and manufacturer manual revision."],"distinction":"A residual-voltage function is not ordinary phase overvoltage; source and scaling depend on the VT arrangement.","facts":[{"label":"Function designation","value":"59N"},{"label":"Base function","value":"59 — Overvoltage"},{"label":"Published mapping","value":"SEL public device-number table"},{"label":"Suffix scope","value":"Application or manufacturer specific; check the complete drawing legend and selected device manual."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pub-function-sel-numbers","relevance":"Public primary-source function or application mapping used to identify this designation; wording and drafting notes are original."},{"sourceId":"ieee-functions","relevance":"Device-number and suffix convention. This page is not a reproduction of the full licensed standard."}],"related":["59-overvoltage","voltage-transformer"],"artwork":"pub-function-box","publishedOn":"2026-10-13","updatedOn":"2026-10-13","provenance":"independent-public-research","url":"https://eloragrid.ai/protection-functions/59n-residual-or-neutral-overvoltage","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/library/illustrations/59n-residual-or-neutral-overvoltage.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pub-function-sel-numbers","title":"ANSI device-number and suffix reference table","publisher":"Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories","url":"https://selinc.com/pt/products/tables/ansi/","type":"manufacturer","scope":"Public Portuguese-language base-number and application-suffix table. Used to cross-check public number associations. Application-specific and historical labels need the selected drawing legend; this table is not a substitute for the licensed IEEE standard.","checkedOn":"2026-10-13","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public primary-source function or application mapping used to identify this designation; wording and drafting notes are original."},{"id":"ieee-functions","title":"IEEE C37.2-2022: power-system device function numbers","publisher":"IEEE","url":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9984140","type":"standard","scope":"Device function numbers, acronyms and contact designations. The full publication may require access through IEEE.","checkedOn":"2026-10-13","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Device-number and suffix convention. This page is not a reproduction of the full licensed standard."}]}