51
Time overcurrent
An overcurrent function with a documented time characteristic.
Protection functions
Protection functions · 51X
Measured ground time-overcurrent
Applies time-overcurrent protection to a separately measured ground or neutral input in the cited Eaton family.
SLD / Schematic · 51X
What it represents
Applies time-overcurrent protection to a separately measured ground or neutral input in the cited Eaton family.
The drafting record should connect this function to the dedicated CT input and external ground/neutral sensor, then trace the measured earth-fault timing element and trip circuit. 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 (Eaton ETR family). 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 dedicated CT input and external ground/neutral sensor.
- Trace the measured earth-fault timing element and trip circuit.
Information to show or reference
- Label the dedicated CT input and external ground/neutral sensor.
- Cross-reference the measured earth-fault timing element and trip circuit.
- Retain the complete suffix, selected device tag and manufacturer manual revision.
A distinction that matters
A measured ground input can have different sensitivity and CT requirements from calculated residual current.
Sources you can follow
These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.
ETR-4000 and ETR-5000 transformer protection function tables
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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