46
Current unbalance / negative sequence
A current phase-balance or reverse-phase function used in documented protection applications.
Protection functions
Protection functions · 46PD
Phase-discontinuity protection
Uses current-sequence relationships to detect a phase-discontinuity condition.
SLD / Schematic · 46PD
What it represents
Uses current-sequence relationships to detect a phase-discontinuity condition.
The drafting record should connect this function to the three phase CT circuits and current-unbalance ratio reference, then trace the open-phase alarm or trip logic. 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 (ABB Relion 620 function mapping). Suffixes are not universal equivalences across products, and this reference supplies neither a protection setting nor certification of the selected scheme.
How to read it
- Identify the three phase CT circuits and current-unbalance ratio reference.
- Trace the open-phase alarm or trip logic.
Information to show or reference
- Label the three phase CT circuits and current-unbalance ratio reference.
- Cross-reference the open-phase alarm or trip logic.
- Retain the complete suffix, selected device tag and manufacturer manual revision.
A distinction that matters
ABB's 46PD application is phase discontinuity; a phase-order relay and an ordinary overcurrent element address different conditions.
Sources you can follow
These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.
Relion 620 series: published protection function and designation mappings
Public primary-source function or application mapping used to identify this designation; wording and drafting notes are original.
IEEE C37.2-2022: power-system device function numbers
Device-number and suffix convention. This page is not a reproduction of the full licensed standard.
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