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Inthedesignofelectricalpowersystems,theANSIstandarddevicenumbers(ANSI/IEEEStandard
C37.2StandardforElectricalPowerSystemDeviceFunctionNumbers,Acronyms,andContact
Designations)identifiesthefeaturesofaprotectivedevicesuchasarelayorcircuitbreaker.Thesetypesof
devicesprotectelectricalsystemsandcomponentsfromdamagewhenanunwantedeventoccurs,suchas
anelectricalfault.Devicenumbersareusedtoidentifythefunctionsofdevicesshownonaschematic
diagram.Functiondescriptionsaregiveninthestandard.
Onephysicaldevicemaycorrespondtoonefunctionnumber,forexample"29IsolatingSwitch",orasingle
physicaldevicemayhavemanyfunctionnumbersassociatedwithit,suchasanumericalprotectiverelay.
Suffixandprefixlettersmaybeaddedtofurtherspecifythepurposeandfunctionofadevice.
ANSI/IEEEC37.22008isoneofacontinuingseriesofrevisionsofthestandard,whichoriginatedin1928.

Listofdevicenumbersandacronyms
1MasterElement
2TimedelayStartingorClosingRelay
3CheckingorInterlockingRelay
4MasterContactor
5Stopping
6StartingCircuitBreaker
7RateofChangeRelay
8ControlPowerDisconnectingDevice
9ReversingDevice
10UnitSequenceSwitch
11MultifunctionDevice
12OverspeedDevice
13SynchronousspeedDevice
14UnderspeedDevice
15SpeedorFrequency,MatchingDevice
16DataCommunicationsDevice
17ShuntingorDischargeSwitch
18AcceleratingorDeceleratingDevice
19StartingtoRunningTransition
Contractor
20ElectricallyOperatedValve
21DistanceRelay
22EqualizerCircuitBreaker
23TemperatureControlDevice
24VoltsPerHertzRelay
25SynchronizingorSynchronizeCheck
Device
26ApparatusThermalDevice
27UndervoltageRelay
27sDCundervoltageRelay
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28Flamedetector
29IsolatingContactororSwitch
30AnnunciatorRelay
31SeparateExcitation
32DirectionalPowerRelayorReverse
PowerRelay
33PositionSwitch
34MasterSequenceDevice
35BrushOperatingorSlipRingShort
CircuitingDevice
36PolarityorPolarizingVoltageDevices
37UndercurrentorUnderpowerRelay
38BearingProtectiveDevice
39MechanicalConditionMonitor
40Field(over/underexcitation)Relay
41FieldCircuitBreaker
42RunningCircuitBreaker
43ManualTransferorSelectorDevice
44UnitSequenceStartingRelay
45DCovervoltageRelay
46ReversephaseorPhaseBalanceCurrent
Relay
47PhaseSequenceorPhaseBalance
VoltageRelay
48IncompleteSequenceRelay
49MachineorTransformer,ThermalRelay
OLR
50InstantaneousOvercurrentRelay
50GInstantaneousEarthOverCurrentRelay
(NeutralCTMethod)
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50NInstantaneousEarthOverCurrentRelay
(ResidualMethod)
50BFBreakerfailure
51ACInverseTimeOvercurrentRelay
51GACInverseTimeEarthOvercurrent
Relay(NeutralCTMethod)
51NACInverseTimeEarthOvercurrent
Relay(ResidualMethod)
52ACCircuitBreaker
52aACCircuitBreakerPosition(Contact
OpenwhenBreakerOpen)
52bACCircuitBreakerPosition(Contact
ClosedwhenBreakerOpen)
53ExciterorDCGeneratorRelay
54TurningGearEngagingDevice
55PowerFactorRelay
56FieldApplicationRelay
57ShortCircuitingorGroundingDevice
58RectificationFailureRelay
59OvervoltageRelay
60VoltageorCurrentBalanceRelay
61DensitySwitchorSensor
62TimeDelayStoppingorOpeningRelay
63PressureSwitch
64GroundDetectorRelay
64RRestrictedearthfault
64SStatorearthfault
65Governor
66NotchingorJoggingDevice
67ACDirectionalOvercurrentRelay
68BlockingRelay
69PermissiveControlDevice
70Rheostat
71LiquidLevelSwitch
72DCCircuitBreaker
73LoadResistorContactor
74AlarmRelay
75PositionChangingMechanism
76DCOvercurrentRelay
77TelemeteringDevice
78PhaseAngleMeasuringRelayor"Out
ofStep"Relay
79ACReclosingRelay(AutoReclosing)
80FlowSwitch
81FrequencyRelay
82DCReclosingRelay
83AutomaticSelectiveControlorTransfer
Relay

84OperatingMechanism
85Communications,CarrierorPilotWire
Relay
86LockoutRelay/MasterTrip
87DifferentialProtectiveRelay
88AuxiliaryMotororMotorGenerator
89LineSwitch
90RegulatingDevice
91VoltageDirectionalRelay
92VoltageandPowerDirectionalRelay
93FieldChangingContactor
94TrippingorTripFreeRelay(tripcircuit
supervisionRelay)
95Forspecificapplicationswhereother
numbersarenotsuitable
96BusbarTripLockoutrelay
97Forspecificapplicationswhereother
numbersarenotsuitable
98Forspecificapplicationswhereother
numbersarenotsuitable
99Forspecificapplicationswhereother
numbersarenotsuitable
150EarthFaultIndicator
AFDArcFlashDetector
CLKClockorTimingSource
DDRDynamicDisturbanceRecorder
DFRDigitalFaultRecorder
DMEDisturbanceMonitorEquipment
ENVEnvironmentalData
HIZHighImpedanceFaultDetector
HMIHumanMachineInterface
HSTHistorian
LGCSchemeLogic
METSubstationMetering
PDCPhasorDataConcentrator
PMUPhasorMeasurementUnit
PQMPowerQualityMonitor
RIORemoteInput/OutputDevice
RTURemoteTerminalUnit/Data
Concentrator
SERSequenceofEventsRecorder
TCMTripCircuitMonitor
LRSSLOCAL/REMOTESELECTOR
SWITCH
SOTFSwitchOnToFault

Suffixesandprefixes
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Asuffixletterornumbermaybeusedwiththedevicenumberforexample,suffixNisusedifthedeviceis
connectedtoaNeutralwire(example:59NinarelayisusedforprotectionagainstNeutralDisplacement)
andsuffixesX,Y,Zareusedforauxiliarydevices.Similarly,the"G"suffixcandenotea"ground",hencea
"51G"isatimeovercurrentgroundrelay.The"G"suffixcanalsomean"generator",hencean"87G"isa
GeneratorDifferentialProtectiveRelaywhilean"87T"isaTransformerDifferentialProtectiveRelay."F"
candenote"field"onageneratoror"fuse",asintheprotectivefuseforapickuptransformer.Suffix
numbersareusedtodistinguishmultiple"same"devicesinthesameequipmentsuchas511,512.[1]
Devicenumbersmaybecombinedifthedeviceprovidesmultiplefunctions,suchastheinstantaneous/time
delayACovercurrentrelaydenotedas50/51.[1]
Fordevice16,thesuffixlettersfurtherdefinethedevice:thefirstsuffixletteris'S'forserialor'E'for
Ethernet.Thesubsequentlettersare:'C'securityprocessingfunction(e.g.VPN,encryption),'F'firewallor
messagefilter,'M'networkmanagedfunction,'R'rotor,'S'switchand'T'telephonecomponent.Thusa
managedEthernetswitchwouldbe16ESM.

References
1.AppliedProtectiveRelaying1979byWestinghouseElectricCorporation,2ndPrinting,"AppendixII,Electrical
PowerSystemDeviceNumbersandFunctions"asadoptedbyIEEEstandardandincorporatedinAmerican
StandardC37.21970.

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