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This part of IEC 60255 specifies the minimum requirements for functional and performance evaluation of (longitudinal) differential protection designed for the detection of faults in ac motors, generators and transformers. This document also defines how to document and publish performance test results.

This document covers the differential protection function whose operating characteristic can be defined on a bias-differential plane. It includes specification of the protection function, measurement characteristics, compensation of energizing quantities, additional restraint or blocking methods (for overexcitation and magnetizing inrush), starting and time delay characteristics. This document also covers unrestrained differential protection functions traditionally combined with the restrained (biased) differential element to form a single differential relay.

This document defines the influencing factors that affect the accuracy under steady state conditions and performance characteristics during dynamic conditions. The test methodologies for verifying performance characteristics and accuracy are also included in this document.

This document also includes current transformer requirements for the protection functions.