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Relay Functions
ANSI Designations
100

These white tags can be applied by an individual without contacting the tagging authority

What is a Caution Tag?

100

This voltage level is identified as being OVER 600V 

What is high voltage?

100

Potential hazards like tap changer or bushing failure, backfeeds, & explosions and fire from failure could occur when working on this piece of equipment.

What is a transformer?

100

This relay function will quickly trip a breaker at a remote station for a local condition

What is Direct Transfer Trip?

100

This ANSII number indicates an undervoltage condition

What is 27?

200

These Safety Tags are applied to high voltage equipment, which allows the worker named on the tag to operate the equipment for test or adjustment?

What is a Permissive tag?

200

This roundabout bus configuration uses multiple breakers and disconnects to maintain a reliable power flow.

What is a ring bus?

200

The bypassing of this tag was the root cause of the Woodbury incident

What is a red tag?

200

This relay compares the voltage and current to determine the direction of the fault.

What is a directional relay?

200

This ANSII number identifies an AC Time Overcurrent relay.

What is 51?

300

These Safety Tags are applied to low voltage equipment (less than 600 volts) and locally logged by a worker whenever isolating equipment for maintenance work?

What is a Workers Blocking tag?

300

This bus configuration utilizes a main bus as well as a transfer bus

What is main & transfer bus?

300

This test device must be used when testing for potential on a 230kV line

What is a Fameca?

300

This relay will trip on time delay curve, which is dependent on the amount of fault current. 

What is overcurrent?

300

This ANSII number is used for an AC circuit breaker

What is 52?

400

This pre-job briefing may include identification of hazards in the work zone, delegation of job tasks, or a discussion of the tools required for the job 

What is a TAILBOARD?

400

This bus configuration has a single bus with a tie breaker

What is single bus with tie breaker?

400

Tightly bound shock absorbing sections is what you should find when inspecting this piece of safety equipment before use

What is a shock absorbing lanyard?

400

This piece of protective equipment acts like a fuse, but has protection enabled along with reclosing and can be found on a branch circuit

What is a fuse saver?

400

This ANSII number is used for a lock out relay device like a multi-trip

What is 86?

500

You must do this to your high voltage rubber gloves when damage is detected during testing of PPE prior to use, when any tear or puncture is evident or when any cut or abrasion exposes the second color of the rubber. 

What is replace them? 

500

Relay protection can be found on this type of one line schematic

What is the one-line control?

500

The operation of these audio and visual indications is expected when testing a known live source with the Tag 200?

What are the LEDs and buzzer?

500

This device is used on a distribution line to compensate for voltage loss.

What is a capacitor?

500

This ANSI number is used for a reclosing relay

What is 79?