IEEE Guide for the Application of

Current Transformers
IEEE Std 90003™-2008
IEEE Std 90003™-2008
Used for
Protective Relaying Purposes

Corrigendum 1: Corrections to
Equation 18 and Equation 19

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 IEEE Std C37.110™-2007/Cor 1-2010
(Corrigendum to
IEEE Std C37.110-2007)

IEEE Guide for the Application of

Current Transformers Used for
Protective Relaying Purposes

Corrigendum 1: Corrections to
Equation 18 and Equation 19

Sponsor

Power System Relaying Committee

of the
IEEE Power & Energy Society

Approved 8 December 2010

IEEE-SA Standards Board

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 Abstract: Errors in Equation (18) and Equation (19) are corrected by this corrigendum.
Keywords: current transformers, IEEE C37.110, protective relaying

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 Introduction

This introduction is not part of IEEE Std C37.110-2007/Cor 1-2010, IEEE Guide for the Application of Current
Transformers Used for Protective Relaying Purposes—Corrigendum 1: Corrections to Equation 18 and Equation 19.

This guide was prepared by Working Group I-15 on Application of Current Transformers for Relaying of
the Relay Practices Subcommittee of the IEEE Power System Relaying Committee. The guide is intended
to assist relay engineers in understanding the operation of current transformers (CTs) and their selection
and application to specify relay protection schemes. The guide was revised to include more comprehensive
examples to aid the relay engineer in the selection and application of CTs.

This corrigendum corrects the errors in Equation (18) and Equation (19).

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At the time this corrigendum was submitted to the IEEE-SA Standards Board for approval, the Working
Group for the Application of Current Transformers Used for Protective Relaying Purposes had the
following membership:

George P. Moskos, Chair

Barry Jackson, Vice Chair

Simon Chano Ljubomir Kojovic Kevin A. Stephan

Ratan Das Bill C. Kotheimer Jim E. Stephens
Charles Fink Prem Kumar Del D. Weers
Harley Gilleland Stan E. Zocholl

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have voted for approval, disapproval, or abstention.

William J. Ackerman Gael Kennedy Charles Rogers

Steven Alexanderson James Kinney Zoltan Roman
Ali Al Awazi J. Koepfinger Steven Sano
G. Bartok Boris Kogan Bartien Sayogo
David Beach Jim Kulchisky Gregory Sessler
Kenneth Behrendt Chung-Yiu Lam Gil Shultz
Martin Best Raluca Lascu James Smith
Steven Brockschink Michael Mcdonald Jerry Smith
Chris Brooks David Mcginn Gary Stoedter
Arvind K. Chaudhary Jeffery Mizener Charles Sufana
Stephen Conrad Brian Mugalian Michael Swearingen
Randall Crellin Randolph Mullikin Richard Taylor
Gary Donner Jerry Murphy S. Thamilarasan
Michael Dood R. Murphy Michael Thompson
Donald Dunn Bradley Nelson Demetrios Tziouvaras
Ahmed Elneweihi Jeffrey Nelson Joe Uchiyama
Gary Engmann Rhonda Netzel Eric Udren
Marcel Fortin Michael S. Newman John Vergis
Jeffrey Gilbert Joe Nims John Wang
Anthony Giuliante T. Olsen D. Weers
Stephen Grier Mohamed Omran Philip Winston
Randall Groves Lorraine Padden Tamatha Womack
David Horvath Allan St Peter Richard Young
James Ingleson Iulian Profir Xi Zhu
R. Jackson Michael Roberts Sandeep Zope

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Robert M. Grow, Chair
Richard H. Hulett, Vice Chair
Steve M. Mills, Past Chair
Judith Gorman, Secretary

Karen Bartleson Young Kyun Kim Ronald C. Petersen

Victor Berman Joseph L. Koepfinger* Thomas Prevost
Ted Burse John Kulick Jon Walter Rosdahl
Clint Chaplin David J. Law Sam Sciacca
Andy Drozd Hung Ling Mike Seavey
Alexander Gelman Oleg Logvinov Curtis Siller
Jim Hughes Ted Olsen Don Wright

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 Contents

4. Current transformer characteristics and classification.................................................................................2

4.5 Dynamic characteristics .......................................................................................................................2

4.5.3 Saturation factor and time-to-saturate..........................................................................................2

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 IEEE Guide for the Application of
Current Transformers Used for
Protective Relaying Purposes

Corrigendum 1: Corrections to
Equation 18 and Equation 19

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 IEEE Std C37.110-2007/Cor 1-2010
IEEE Guide for the Application of Current Transformers Used for Protective Relaying Purposes—
Corrigendum 1: Corrections to Equation 18 and Equation 19

4. Current transformer characteristics and classification

4.5 Dynamic characteristics

4.5.3 Saturation factor and time-to-saturate

There are errors in the numerators of both Equation (18) and Equation (19). Replace the existing
Equation (18) and Equation (19)

⎛ X R + RB ⎞
Vx > I s × Z s ⎜⎜1 + × S ⎟ (18)
⎝ R Z S ⎟⎠

⎛ X R + RB ⎞
I s × Z s ⎜⎜1 + × S ⎟
⎝ R Z S ⎟⎠
Vx > (19)
1 − per unit remanence

with the following revised equations:

⎛ X ⎞ ⎛ R + RB ⎞
V x > I S × Z S × ⎜1 + ⎟ × ⎜⎜ S ⎟⎟ (18)
⎝ R ⎠ ⎝ ZS ⎠

⎛ X ⎞ ⎛ R + RB ⎞⎟
I S × Z S × ⎜1 + ⎟ × ⎜⎜ S
⎝ R ⎠ ⎝ Z S ⎟⎠
Vx > (19)
1 − per unit remanence

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