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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Stanley E. Zocholl, Holland, PA (US);
Stanley E. Zocholl, Holland, PA (US);
Schweltzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Pullman, WA (US);
Abstract
The protective relay for an induction motor includes a first program function which establishes a first thermal threshold value for a start condition of the motor, using a start condition thermal model. The thermal condition of the motor is determined by measuring the motor's thermal response to stimulus. A comparator compares the start condition thermal representation with the first thermal threshold value and monitors whether the first thermal threshold value is exceeded by the start condition thermal representation. A second thermal threshold value is established for a run condition of the motor, including a selected time constant which results in the time-current curves of the start and run conditions being substantially continuous. A representation of the thermal condition of the motor is then developed in response to stimulus current. A comparator then compares the run condition thermal representation with the second thermal threshold value.