How “Start Inhibit” Function works in Multilin SR469 Relay

Prepared By: Lim K.C.

OME/42

23-7-2018
 Fundamental of Start Inhibit function

• This function “Thermal Capacity used(TCU)/ Start Inhibit“ will limit starts when the motor is already
Hot

• Upon the start, the inrush current (motor starting current) is about the motor’s full load current
causing the thermal capacity used within the motor to rise rapidly

• The motor relay SR469 learns the amount of thermal capacity used at start

• If the motor is hot, thus having some thermal capacity used, the relay will not allow a start if the
available thermal capacity is less than the required thermal capacity for a start

• This is to ensure that there is enough thermal capacity within the motor for successful start before a
start is attempted
 TCU / Start Inhibit Example

To ease for explanation, let this water tank to determine as a motor total Thermal Capacity Used to heat up the motor

Motor maximum Thermal Capacity Used 100%

e.g. Motor Thermal Capacity Used 27% during starting

Thermal Capacity Used (TCU) is a criterion selected in thermal model to evaluate

thermal condition of the motor. TCU is defined as percentage of motor thermal limit
utilized during starting operation. A running motor will have some level of thermal
capacity used due to motor losses
 TCU / Start Inhibit Example

Motor actual thermal capacity used during starting is 27%

Motor maximum thermal capacity 100%

Thermal Capacity Used 27% then corrected

to 33.75% because of the margin set at the Thermal Capacity Used margin set at the relay, said 25%
relay. Thus the motor will generate 33.75%
thermal during starting recorded by the relay

For the last 5 starts, the relay will use the highest Thermal Capacity Used, which is 27%
 TCU / Start Inhibit Example

Motor maximum thermal capacity 100%

When the motor has cooled and the level of

thermal capacity used has fallen to 66.25%, a
33.75% 20% start will be permitted

66.25%
Available Thermal Capacity 20% remaining which is not enough to start the
motor. Starting this motor required 33.75% as calculated by the relay. Thus
allow motor to start one time only if the Thermal Capacity Used has cooled
80% - 66.25% = 13.75% down by 13.75%
 Starts/Hr Function

• Jogging Block Function is another feature that to prevent operators from jogging the motor
(multiple starts and stops performed in rapid succession). It consists of two distinct elements
that can be set in the relay. Starts/Hour and Time Between Starts

• Starts/Hour setting allows operator to start the motor in hour e.g. Starts/Hour = 2 means
allow only 2 start in one hour. 3rd start will be block

• Time Between Starts setting will not allow operator to do 2nd start within the set time e.g.
Time Between Starts = 20 min means the motor will block for 20 min after the motor started.
If the motor 1st start is not successfully, the 2nd start will only allow after 20 min passed

• However, in your application. It is not in used

SR469 settings at PM 310 Pump
SR469 settings at PM 310 Pump

Thermal Model Cooling Motor tripped

Thermal Capacity Used in %

80%
Cool Time Constant stopped = 240
min
TC used = 80%
Hot/Cold Ratio = 0.3
Overload Pick-up = 1.05 FLA
TC Used End = 0%

240 min
Time in Minutes
 SR469 settings at PM 310 Pump

In the previous example, motor tripped and Thermal Thermal Model Cooling Motor tripped
Capacity Used reached 80%. Time that required to have
another start is calculated as follow;

Thermal Capacity Used in %

𝑡
80%
𝑇𝐶𝑈 = 𝑇𝐶𝑈𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 − 𝑇𝐶𝑈𝑒𝑛𝑑 (𝑒  ) + 𝑇𝐶𝑈_𝑒𝑛𝑑
−
Cool Time Constant stopped = 240
min
Re-arrange the equation above to find t TC used = 80%
Hot/Cold Ratio = 0.3
66.65%
𝑡= × −𝐼𝑛
𝑇𝐶𝑈−𝑇𝐶𝑈_𝑒𝑛𝑑 Overload Pick-up = 1.05 FLA
𝑇𝐶𝑈𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 −𝑇𝐶𝑈_𝑒𝑛𝑑
TC Used End = 0%

0.6665−0
𝑡 = 240 × −𝐼𝑛 = 43.82 minutes
0.8000−0
Time = ? 240 min
Thus, it is required to wait 43.82 minutes to allow us to start Time in Minutes
the motor after tripping at the Thermal Capacity Used at 80%
 SR469 settings at PM 310 Pump
To find TCU during starting
Thermal Model Cooling Motor tripped
Cool Time Constant running = 90 min
TC used = 0%

Thermal Capacity Used in %

Hot/Cold Ratio = 0.3
Overload Pick-up = 1.05 FLA 100%

𝑡
−
𝑇𝐶𝑈 = 𝐼𝑒𝑞 − 𝐼𝑝 (1 − 𝑒 ) + 𝐼𝑝

𝐼12 + 𝑀(𝐼22 )
𝐼𝑒𝑞 =
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝐼 >

𝑀 = 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝐼1 = 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝐼2 = 𝑁𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 Time = ? 90 min
𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝐼 > = 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑆𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 Time in Minutes
𝐼𝑝 = Initial Thermal State
 SR469 settings at PM 310 Pump
To find TCU during starting. Assume that the starting time is 5 minutes
Thermal Model Cooling Motor tripped
Cool Time Constant running = 90 min
TC used = 0%
100%

Thermal Capacity Used in %

Hot/Cold Ratio = 0.3
Overload Pick-up = 1.05 FLA
Starting Current = 650% of FLA
𝑡
−
𝑇𝐶𝑈 = 𝐼𝑒𝑞 − 𝐼𝑝 (1 − 𝑒 ) + 𝐼𝑝

6.52 + 𝑀(02 )
𝐼𝑒𝑞 =
1.05 33.35%
𝐼𝑒𝑞 = 6.19 𝑝𝑢

5
𝑇𝐶𝑈 = 6.19 − 0 1− 𝑒− + 0 = 0.3345 𝑝𝑢 𝑜𝑟 33.45% Starting Time = 5 min 90 min
90
Time in Minutes