Question: Consider a 3 - phase, 1 1 kV , 3 5 MVA star - connected generator protected by differential ( 8 7 G ) and

Consider a 3-phase, 11kV,35MVA star-connected generator protected by differential (87G) and earth-fault (50N) relays. The CTs used are rated at 2000/5.
For differential relay (87G), the operating current of differential relay (I_set ) is 150 mA . The protection engineer noticed that the CTs exhibit a voltage difference where the CT_1 has a voltage of 80% of CT_2. The relay, with a resistive impedance (R_r ) of 90, is connected to the midpoint of the pilot wires. The distance between the two CTs is 200 meters, and the pilot wire has a resistance of 0.005/ meter.
The direct through-fault ( I_f ) is calculated to be 25379 A
a) Determine the stabilizing resistance (R_stab ) needed to be connected in series with the relay to achieve a stability factor of 3. For the earth-fault relay (50N);
b) Determine the value of the earth resistor needed to allow only 15% of the winding to be left unprotected. c)Considering the calculated resistor in (b) what would be the maximum earth-fault current?

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