5. Important terms
• Pick up current: It is the
minimum current in the
relay coil at which the
relay starts to operate.
• Current setting:
Pick-up current = Rated
secondary current of
C.T. × Current setting
6. Plug-setting multiplier (P.S.M.):
• P.S.M. = Fault current in relay coil / Pick - up
current
= Fault current in relay coil/
(Rated secondary current of CT × Current
setting)