Protection functions · 67P

Directional phase-overcurrent

Combines phase-current overcurrent operation with the scheme's direction criterion.

SLD / Schematic · 67PDirectional phase-overcurrent: original educational illustration
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What it represents

Combines phase-current overcurrent operation with the scheme's direction criterion.

The drafting record should connect this function to the phase CT and polarising voltage references and forward-direction definition, then trace the directional phase trip and any pilot-scheme interface. 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 E-Series 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 phase CT and polarising voltage references and forward-direction definition.
  • Trace the directional phase trip and any pilot-scheme interface.

Information to show or reference

  • Label the phase CT and polarising voltage references and forward-direction definition.
  • Cross-reference the directional phase trip and any pilot-scheme interface.
  • Retain the complete suffix, selected device tag and manufacturer manual revision.

A distinction that matters

Directional phase overcurrent 67P supervises phase quantities; neutral and ground variants use their specified residual or ground inputs.

Sources you can follow

These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.

E-Series protective relays: public family comparison brochure

Public primary-source function or application mapping used to identify this designation; wording and drafting notes are original.

Eaton · Public reference checked 13 October 2026 · Link only

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.

IEEE · Public reference checked 13 October 2026 · Link only

About this graphic

This illustration was authored independently by Elora Grid to explain the concept. It is not reproduced from a customer drawing, an official standard graphic or a manufacturer CAD file. Its correspondence to an exact IEC or IEEE symbol identifier has not been certified.

SVG and DXF downloads contain this original artwork. DXF uses unscaled drawing units; a GA envelope supplies no product dimensions, clearances or fabrication information. Original artwork is available under CC BY 4.0. Third-party references retain their own terms.

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