Substation Automation Products

Distributed busbar protection REB500

including line and transformer protection
Product Guide
Substation Automation Products
Distributed busbar protection REB500
including line and transformer protection
Main features Low-impedance busbar protection
Stub and T-zone protection
High functional reliability due to two inde-
pendent measurement criteria:
- stabilized differential current algorithm
- directional current comparison algorithm
Phase-by-phase measurement
Reduced CT performance requirements
High through-fault stability even in case of
CT saturation
Full solid-state busbar replica
No switching of CT circuits
Only one hardware version for
- 1 and 5 A rated currents
- all auxiliary supply voltages between
48 V DC and 250 V DC
- nominal frequencies of 50, 60 and
16.7 Hz
Short tripping times independent of the
plants size or configuration
Centralized layout: Installation of hardware
in one or several cubicles
Distributed layout: Bay units distributed
and, in the case of location close to the
feeders, with short connections to CTs, iso-
lators, circuit breakers, etc.
Connections between bay units and central
unit by fiber-optic cables
- maximum permissible length 1200 m
- for distributed and centralized layout
fiber-optic connections mean interference-
proof data transfer even close to HV power
cables
Replacement of existing busbar protection
schemes can be accomplished without re-
strictions (centralized layout) in the case of
substation extensions e.g. by a mixture of
centralized and distributed layout
Easily extensible
Additional REB500sys combines the well-proven numer-
ical busbar and breaker failure protection
main features
REB500 of ABB with Main 2 or back-up pro-
tection for line or transformer feeders. The
Main 2 / Group 1 or back-up protection is
based on the well-proven protection function
library of ABB line and transformer protection
for 50, 60 and 16.7 Hz.
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User-friendly, PC-based human machine
interface (HMI)
Fully numerical signal processing
Comprehensive self-supervision
Binary logic and timer in the bay unit
Integrated event recording
Integrated disturbance recording for power
system currents
A minimum of spare parts needed due to
standardization and a low number of vary-
ing units
Communication facilities for substation
monitoring and control systems via
IEC 61850-8-1, IEC 60870-5-103 and LON
IEC 62439 standard redundant station bus
communication
IEC 61850-9-2 LE process bus communi-
cation
Cyber security to support
- User Access Management
- User Activity Logging
Options
Breaker failure protection (also separately
operable without busbar protection)
End fault protection
Definite time overcurrent protection
Breaker pole discrepancy
Current and voltage release criteria
Disturbance recording for power system
voltages
Separate I0 measurement for impedance-
grounded networks
Communication with substation monitoring
and control system (IEC 61850-8-1 /
IEC 60870-5-103 / LON)
Internal user-friendly human machine inter-
face with display
Redundant power supply for central units
and/or bay units
Main 2 / back-up bay protection
Definite and inverse time over- and under-
current protection
Directional overcurrent definite and inverse
time protection
Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protec-
tion
Definite time over- and undervoltage pro-
tection
Substation Automation Products
Distributed busbar protection REB500
including line and transformer protection
Application
Three-phase current and three-phase volt-
age plausibility
Main 2 / back-up bay protection:
Line protection
High-speed distance protection
Directional sensitive earth fault protection
for grounded systems against high resis-
tive faults in solidly grounded networks
Directional sensitive earth fault protection
for ungrounded or compensated systems
Autoreclosure for
- single-pole / three-pole reclosure
- up to four reclosure sequences
Synchrocheck with
- measurement of amplitudes, phase
angles and frequency of two voltage
vectors
REB500
The numerical busbar protection REB500 is
designed for the high-speed, selective protec-
tion of MV, HV and EHV busbar installations
at a nominal frequency of 50, 60 and 16.7 Hz.
The structure of both hardware and software
is modular enabling the protection to be easily
configured to suit the layout of the primary
system.
The flexibility of the system enables all config-
urations of busbars from single busbars to
quadruple busbars with transfer buses, ring
busbars and 1 breaker schemes to be pro-
tected.
In 1 breaker schemes the busbars and the
entire diameters, including Stub/T-Zone can
be protected. An integrated tripping scheme
allows to save external logics as well as wir-
ing.
The capacity is sufficient for up to 60 feeders
(bay units) and a total of 32 busbar zones.
The numerical busbar protection REB500
detects all phase and earth faults in solidly
grounded and resistive-grounded power sys-
tems and phase faults in ungrounded systems
and systems with Petersen coils.
The main CTs supplying the currents to the
busbar protection have to fulfil only modest
performance requirements (see page 18). The
protection operates discriminatively for all
faults inside the zone of protection and
remains reliably stable for all faults outside the
zone of protection.
- checks for dead line, dead bus, dead
line and bus
Group 1 / back-up bay protection:
Transformer protection
High-speed transformer differential protec-
tion for 2- and 3-winding and auto-trans-
formers
Thermal overload
Peak value over- and undercurrent protec-
tion
Peak value over- and undervoltage protec-
tion
Overfluxing protection
Rate of change frequency protection
Frequency protection
Independent T-Zone protection with trans-
former differential protection
Power protection
REB500sys
The REB500sys is foreseen in MV, HV and
EHV substations with nominal frequencies of
16.7, 50 Hz or 60 Hz to protect the busbars
and their feeders. The bay protection func-
tions included in REB500sys are used as
Main 2 / Group 1 - or back-up protection.
The system REB500sys is foreseen for all sin-
gle or double busbar configurations (Line vari-
ants L-V1 to L-V7 and Transformer variant T-
V1 to T-V4). In 1 breaker configurations,
variant L-V5 can be used for the bay level
functions autoreclosure and synchrocheck.
The capacity is sufficient for up to 60 feeders
(bay units) and a total of 32 busbar zones.
The REB500sys detects all bus faults in sol-
idly and low resistive-grounded power sys-
tems, all kind of phase faults in ungrounded
and compensated power systems as well as
feeder faults in solidly, low resistive-grounded,
compensated and ungrounded power sys-
tems.
The protection operates selectively for all
faults inside the zone of protection and
remains reliably stable for all faults outside the
zone of protection.
REB500sys is perfectly suited for retrofit con-
cepts and stepwise upgrades. The bay unit is
used as a stand-alone unit for bay protection
functions (e.g. line protection, autoreclosure
and synchrocheck or 2- and 3 winding trans-
former protection or autonomous T-zone pro-
tection). The central unit can be added at a
later stage for full busbar and breaker failure
protection functionality.
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Distributed busbar protection REB500
including line and transformer protection
Application (contd)
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Depending on the network voltage level and
the protection philosophy the following protec-
tion concepts are generally applied:
Two main protection schemes per bay
and one busbar protection.
With REB500sys the protection concept
can be simplified. Due to the higher inte-
gration of functionality one of the main pro-
tection equipment can be eliminated.
One main protection and one back-up
protection scheme per bay, no busbar
protection.
With REB500sys a higher availability of the
energy delivery can be reached, due to the
implementation of busbar and breaker fail-
ure protection schemes where it hasn't
been possible in the past because of eco-
nomical reasons.
Nine standard options are defined for Main 2/
Group 1 or back-up bay level functions:
Line protection
- Line variant 1 (L-V1)
directional, non-directional overcurrent and
directional earth fault protection
- Line variant 2 (L-V2)
as line variant L-V1 plus distance prot.
- Line variant 3 (L-V3)
as line variant L-V2 plus autoreclosure
- Line variant 4 (L-V4)
as line variant L-V3 plus synchrocheck
Fig. 1
- Line variant 5 (L-V5)
as line variant L-V1 plus autoreclosure and
synchrocheck.
- Line variant 6 (L-V6) for 16.7 Hz
non-directional overcurrent, distance protec-
tion, autoreclosure.
- Line variant 7 (L-V7) for 16.7 Hz
as line variant L-V6 plus directional earth
fault protection for grounded systems
Transformer protection
- Transformer variant 1 (T-V1)
2- or 3 winding transformer differential pro-
tection, thermal overload, current functions;
applicable also as autonomous T-zone pro-
tection.
- Transformer variant 2 (T-V2)
2-winding transformer differential protec-
tion, thermal overload, current functions,
overfluxing protection, neutral overcurrent
(EF).
- Transformer variant 3 (T-V3)
Distance protection for transformer back-up
or 2-winding transformer differential protec-
tion, thermal overload, current functions,
voltage functions, frequency functions,
power function, overfluxing protection.
- Transformer variant 4 (T-V4)
Transformer oriented functions/ back-up
functions -> thermal overload, current func-
tions, voltage functions, frequency func-
tions, power function, overfluxing protection.
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Distributed busbar protection REB500

including line and transformer protection

Table 1 Overview of the functionalities REB500 / REB500sys

Transformer Variant 1 (T-V1) 50/60 Hz

Transformer Variant 2 (T-V2) 50/60 Hz
Transformer Variant 3 (T-V3) 50/60 Hz
Transformer Variant 4 (T-V4) 50/60 Hz
Line Variant 1 (L-V1) 50/60Hz
Line Variant 2 (L-V2) 50/60Hz
Line Variant 3 (L-V3) 50/60Hz
Line Variant 4 (L-V4) 50/60Hz
Line Variant 5 (L-V5) 50/60Hz
Line Variant 6 (L-V6) 16.7 Hz
Line Variant 7 (L-V7) 16.7 Hz
Protection function

IEC61850

Standard
Option
IEEE
Main functionality
Busbar protection 87B BBP PDIF z
Busbar protection with neutral current 87BN I0 PDIF z
Breaker failure protection inlcluding neutral current detection 50BF BFP RBRF z
End-fault protection 51/62EF EFP PTOC z
Breaker pole discrepancy 51/62PD PDF PTOC z
Overcurrent check feature 51 PTOC z
Voltage check feature 59/27 PTOV/PTUV z
Check zone 87CZ BBP CZ PDIF z
Current plausibility check - - - z
Overcurrent protection (def. time) 51 OCDT PTOC z
Trip command re-direction 94RD - z
Software matrix for inputs / outputs / trip matrix - - z
Event recording up to 1000 events - ER - z
Disturbance recorder (4 x I) 95DR DR RDRE z
Disturbance recorder (4 x I, 5 x U) up to 10 s at 2400 Hz 95DR DR RDRE z
Communication interface IEC 61850-8-1/
- Com - z
LON / IEC 60870-5-103
Time synchronization - - z
Redundant power supply for central- and/or bay units - - z
Isolator supervision - - z
Differential current supervision - - z
Comprehensive self-supervision - - z
Dynamic Busbar replica with display of currents - - z
WEB - Server - - z
Testgenerator for commissioning & maintenance - - z
Remote-HMI - - z
Delay / Integrator function - - z
Binary logic and Flip-Flop functions - - z
Definite time over- and undercurrent protection 51 OCDT PTOC z z z z z z z z z z z
Inverse time overcurrent protection 51 OCINV PTOC z z z z z z z z z
Definite time over- and undervoltage protection 59/27 OVDT PTUV/PTOV z z z z z z z z z
Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection 51N I0INV PTOC z z z z z z z z z
Directional overcurrent definite time protection 67 DIROCDT PTOC z z z z z z z
Directional overcurrent inverse time protection 67 DIROCINV PTOC z z z z z z z
Three phase current plausibility 46 CHKI3PH PTOC z z z z z z z z z
Three phase voltage plausibility 47 CHKU3PH PTUV z z z z z z z
Test sequenzer - - z z z z z z z z z z z
Direct. sensitive EF prot. for grounded systems 67N DIREFGND PDEF z z z z z z z z
Direct. sensitive EF prot. for ungrounded or compensated
32N DIREFISOL PSDE z z z z z
systems
Distance protection 21 DIST PDIS z z z z z z
Autoreclosure 79 AR RREC z z z z z
Synchrocheck 25 SYNC RSYN z z
Transformer differential protection 2 winding 87T DIFTRA PDIF z z z 
Transformer differential protection 3 winding 87T DIFTRA PDIF z
Thermal overload 49 TH PTTR z z z z z z z z z
Peak value over- and undercurrent protection 50 OCINST PTUC/PTOC z z z z
Peak value over- and undervoltage protection 59 OVINST PTUV/PTOV z z z z z z z
Definite time overfluxing protection 24 U/fDT PVPH z z z
Inverse time overfluxing protection 24 U/fINV PVPH z z z
Rate-of-change frequency protection 81 df/dt PVRC z z
Frequency protection 81 Freq PTOF/PTUF z z
Power protection 32 P PDUP/PDOP z z

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Distributed busbar protection REB500

including line and transformer protection

Mode of There are three versions of installing the numerical busbar protection REB500 and the numeri-
installation cal station protection REB500sys:

Distributed installation station and are connected to the central pro-

In this case, the bay units (see Fig. 24) are cessing unit by optical fiber cables. The cen-
installed in casings or cubicles in the indivi- tral processing unit is normally in a centrally
dual switchgear bays distributed around the located cubicle or in the central relay room.

Fig. 2 Distributed installation

Centralized installation for upgrading existing stations, since very

19" mounting plates with up to three bay units
each, and the central processing unit are
mounted according to the size of the busbar
system in one or more cubicles (see Fig. 23).
A centralized installation is the ideal solution
little additional wiring is required and com-
pared with older kinds of busbar protection,
much more functionality can be packed into
the same space.

Fig. 3 Centralized installation

Combined centralized and distributed

installation
Basically, the only difference between a dis-
tributed and a centralized scheme is the
mounting location of the bay units and there-
fore it is possible to mix the two philosophies.

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Distributed busbar protection REB500

including line and transformer protection

System design Bay unit (500BU03) cess data are transferred at regular intervals
The bay unit (see Fig. 4) is the interface from the bay units to the central processing
between the protection and the primary sys- unit via the process bus.
tem process comprising the main CTs, isola-
tors and circuit-breaker and performs the Every bay unit has 20 binary inputs and 16
associated data acquisition, pre-processing, relay outputs. The binary I/O module detects
control functions and bay level protection and processes the positions of isolators and
functions. It also provides the electrical insula- couplers, blocking signals, starting signals,
tion between the primary system and the external resetting signals, etc. The binary
internal electronics of the protection. input channels operate according to a pat-
ented pulse modulation principle in a nominal
The input transformer module contains four range of 48 to 250 V DC. The PC-based HMI
input CTs for measuring phase and neutral program provides settings for the threshold
currents with terminals for 1 A and 5 A. Addi- voltage of the binary inputs. All the binary out-
tional interposing CTs are not required, put channels are equipped with fast operating
because any differences between the CT relays and can be used for either signaling or
ratios are compensated by appropriately con- tripping purposes (see contact data in Table
figuring the software of the respective bay 8).
units.
A software logic enables the input and output
Optional input transformer module also con- channels to be assigned to the various func-
tains five input voltage transformers for the tions. A time stamp is attached to all the data
measurement of the three-phase voltages and such as currents, voltages, binary inputs,
two busbar voltages and recording of voltage events and diagnostic information acquired by
disturbances or 6 current transformers for a bay unit.
transformer differential protection. (see
Fig. 12). Where more binary and analog inputs are
needed, several bay units can be combined to
In the analog input and processing module, form a feeder/bus coupler bay (e.g. a bus cou-
the analog current and voltage signals are pler bay with CTs on both sides of the bus-tie
converted to numerical signals at a sampling breaker requires two bay units).
rate of 48 samples per period and then
numerically preprocessed and filtered accord- The bay unit is provided with local intelligence
ingly. Zero-sequence voltage and zero-current and performs local protection (e.g. breaker
signals are also calculated internally. The Pro- failure, end fault, breaker pole discrepancy),
bay protection (Main 2 or back-up bay protec-
tions) as well as the event and disturbance
recording.

Bay Unit (500BU03) Central Unit (500CU03)

DC
DC Real-time SAS/SMS RS 232
Optical Interface Interface
Clock
Interface DC
DC
Local HMI
Process-bus
Local HMI
CPU
Uhr I nte rf ace I nte rf ace

M odul
M odul

M odul Mod ul
CPU
Kopp ler E/ A Ko pp ler E/ A

Module

Central Unit DP (500CU03)

CIM
DSP
DC
Re a l -ti m e S A S/ SM S RS 23 2
Cl o c k In t e rfa c e I n te rf a c e
DC

c es s- bu s
Local HMI

CP U
M o d u le

C IM

tp u t

CP U CP U
M odule M odule

Mem St a r-
c o u p le r
Bi n a ry
I/ O
St ar
c o u p le r

Binary in/output
registers
A/D
CPU CPU
Module Module

Filter Filter

Star- Binary Star

coupler I/O coupler

Electrical
insulation

Fig. 4 Block diagram of a bay unit and a central unit

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Distributed busbar protection REB500
including line and transformer protection
System design (contd)
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In the event that the central unit is out of oper-
ation or the optical fiber communication is dis-
rupted an alarm is generated, the bay unit will
continue to operate, and all local and bay pro-
tection as well as the recorders (event and
disturbance) will remain fully functional
(stand-alone operation).
The hardware structure is based on a closed,
monolithic casing and presented in two
mounting solutions:
Without local HMI: ideal solution if conve-
nient access to all information via the cen-
tral unit or by an existing substation
automation system is sufficient.
With local HMI and 20 programmable LEDs
(Fig. 5): ideal solution for distributed and
kiosk mounting (AIS), since all information
is available in the bay.
For the latter option it is possible to have the
HMI either built in or connected via a flexible
cable to a fixed mounting position (see
Fig. 28).
In the event of a failure, a bay unit can be eas-
ily replaced. The replacement of a bay unit
can be handled in a simple way. During sys-
tem start-up the new bay unit requests its
address, this can be entered directly via its
local HMI. The necessary setting values and
configuration data are then downloaded auto-
matically.
Additional plug-and-play functionality
Bay units can be added to an existing
REB500 system in a simple way.
Fig. 5 Bay unit
Central unit (500CU03)
The hardware structure is based on standard
racks and only a few different module types
for the central unit (see Fig. 4).
The modules actually installed in a particular
protection scheme depend on the size, com-
plexity and functionality of the busbar system.
A parallel bus on a front-plate motherboard
establishes the interconnections between the
modules in a rack. The modules are inserted
from the rear.
The central unit is the system manager, i.e. it
configures the system, contains the busbar
replica, assigns bays within the system, man-
ages the sets of operating parameters, acts as
process bus controller, assures synchroniza-
tion of the system and controls communica-
tion with the station control system.
The variables for the busbar protection func-
tion are derived dynamically from the process
data provided by the bay units.
The process data are transferred to the cen-
tral processor via a star coupler module. Up to
10 bay units can be connected to the first cen-
tral processor and 10 to the others. Central
processors and star coupler modules are
added for protection systems that include
more than 10 bay units. In the case of more
than 30 bay units, additional casings are
required for accommodating the additional
central processors and star coupler modules
required.
All modules of the central unit have a plug-
and-play functionality in order to minimize
module configuration.
One or two binary I/O modules can be con-
nected to a central processing unit.
The central unit comprises a local HMI with 20
programmable LEDs (Fig. 6), a TCP/IP port
for very fast HMI500 connection within the
local area network.
Fig. 6 Central unit
Substation Automation Products

Distributed busbar protection REB500

including line and transformer protection

Functionality Busbar protection where N is the number of feeders. The follow-

The protection algorithms are based on two ing two conditions have to be accomplished
well-proven measuring principles which have for the detection of an internal fault:
been applied successfully in earlier ABB low-
impedance busbar protection systems: IDiff
k st k st max (3)
a stabilized differential current measure- IRest
ment
the determination of the phase relationship
between the feeder currents (phase com- IDiff IK min (4)
parison)

The algorithms process complex current vec- where

tors which are obtained by Fourier analysis
and only contain the fundamental frequency
component. Any DC component and harmon-
ics are suppressed.
The first measuring principle uses a stabilized
differential current algorithm.
The currents are evaluated individually for
each of the phases and each section of bus-
bar (protection zone).
Differential
current
( | | )
Restraint
area
IK m in
kst stabilizing factor
kst max stabilization factor limit.
A typical value is kst max = 0.80
IK min differential current pick-up value
The above calculations and evaluations are
performed by the central unit.
The second measuring principle determines
the direction of energy flow and involves com-
k=1
paring the phases of the currents of all the
feeders connected to a busbar section.
in g
K setting = The fundamental frequency current phasors
ip p
Tr a kst max
a r e 1..n (5) are compared. In the case of an in-
ternal fault, all of the feeder currents have al-
most the same phase angle, while in normal
operation or during an external fault at least
one current is approximately 180 out of
phase with the others.

0
0 Restraint current
ImI
(||)
n arctan Ln (5)
Fig. 7 Tripping characteristic of the stabilized ReILn
differential current algorithm.

The algorithm detects an internal fault when

In Fig. 7, the differential current is the difference between the phase angles of all
the feeder currents lies within the tripping
angle of the phase comparator (see Fig. 8).
N
IDiff ILn (1)
n1

and the restraint current

N
IRest ILn (2)
n1

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including line and transformer protection

Functionality (contd) tripping coil on the circuit-breaker and a

Case 1: External fault = 144 remote tripping signal transmitted to the sta-
Im tion at the opposite end of the line.
Busbar
= 144

I2
This first timer operates in a stand-alone
I1 Re mode in the bay unit.

If the fault still persists at the end of the sec-

Operating characteristic
Case 2: Internal fault = 36 ond time delay, the breaker failure function
180 uses the busbar replica to trip all the other
Im
Phase-shift feeders supplying the same section of busbar
Restraint area

via their bay units.
74 max = 74 I1 Re

Tripping area I2
A remote tripping signal can be configured in
0 = 36 the software to be transmitted after the first or
Case 1 2
second timer.
Fig. 8 Characteristic of the phase comparator for Phase-segregated measurements in each bay
determining energy direction
unit cope with evolving faults.

The task of processing the algorithms is End fault protection

shared between the bay units and the central In order to protect the dead zone between
processing unit. Each of the bay units continu- an open circuit-breaker and the associated
ously monitors the currents of its own fee-der, CTs, a signal derived from the breaker posi-
preprocesses them accordingly and then fil- tion and the close command is applied.
ters the resulting data according to a Fourier
function. The analog data filtered in this way The end fault protection is enabled a certain
are then transferred at regular intervals to the time after the circuit-breaker has been open-
central processing unit running the busbar ed. In the event of a short circuit in the dead
protection algorithms. zone the nearest circuit-breakers are tripped.

Depending on the phase-angle of the fault, This function is performed in a stand-alone

the tripping time varies at Idiff/Ikmin5 bet- mode in the bay unit.
ween 20 and 30 ms including the auxiliary
tripping relay. Overcurrent function
A definite time overcurrent back-up protection
Optionally, the tripping signal can be inter- scheme can be integrated in each bay unit.
locked by a current or voltage release criteria (The operation of the function, if para-meter-
in the bay unit that enables tripping only when ized, may start the local breaker failure pro-
a current above a certain minimum is flowing, tection scheme).
respectively the voltage is below a certain
value. This function is performed in a stand-alone
mode in the bay unit.
Breaker failure protection
The breaker failure functions in the bay units Current release criteria
monitor both phase currents and neutral cur- The current release criteria is only performed
rent independently of the busbar protection. in the bay unit. It is effective for a busbar pro-
They have two timers with individual settings. tection trip and for an intertripping signal
(including end fault and breaker failure) and
Operation of the breaker failure function is
prevents those feeders from being tripped that
enabled either:
are conducting currents lower than the setting
internally by the busbar protection algo- of the current release criteria.
rithm (and, if configured, also by the inter-
nal line protection, overcurrent or pole Voltage release criteria
discrepancy protection features) of the bay The voltage criterion is measured in the bay
level unit. The function can be configured as
externally via a binary input, e.g. by the line release criterion per zone through internal
protection, transformer protection etc.
linking in the central unit. This necessitates
After the delay of the first timer has expired, a the existence of one set of voltage transform-
tripping command can be applied to a second ers per zone in one of the bay units. Tripping

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Distributed busbar protection REB500
including line and transformer protection
is only possible if the voltage falls short of
(U<) or exceeds (U0>) the set value.
Additionally this release criterion can be con-
figured for each feeder (voltage transformers
must be installed). For details see Table 22.
Check zone criterion
The check zone algorithm can be used as a
release criterion for the zone-discriminating
low-impedance busbar protection system. It is
based on a stabilized differential current mea-
surement, which only acquires the feeder cur-
rents of the complete busbar. The isolator /
breaker positions are not relevant for this cri-
terion.
Neutral current detection I0
Earth fault currents in impedance-grounded
systems may be too low for the stabilized dif-
ferential current and phase comparison func-
tions to detect. A function for detecting the
neutral current is therefore also available, but
only for single phase-to-earth faults.
Pole discrepancy
A pole discrepancy protection algorithm
supervises that all three poles of a circuit-
breakers open within a given time.
This function monitors the discrepancy bet-
ween the three-phase currents of the circuit-
breaker.
When it picks up, the function does not send
an intertripping signal to the central unit, but, if
configured, it starts the local breaker failure
protection (BFP logic 3).
This function is also performed in a stand-
alone mode in the bay unit.
Event recording
The events are recorded in each bay unit. A
time stamp with a resolution of 1ms is attach-
ed to every binary event. Events are divided
into the three following groups:
system events
protection events
test events
The events are stored locally in the bay unit or
in the central unit.
Disturbance recording
This function registers the currents and the
binary inputs and outputs in each bay. Volt-
ages can also be optionally registered (see
Table 14).
A disturbance record can be triggered by
either the leading or lagging edges of all
binary signals or by events generated by the
internal protection algorithms. Up to 10 gen-
eral-purpose binary inputs may be configured
to enable external signals to trigger a distur-
bance record. In addition, there is a binary
input in the central and the bay unit for starting
the disturbance recorders of all bay units.
The number of analog channels that can be
recorded, the sampling rate and the recording
period are given in Table 14. A lower sampling
rate enables a longer period to be recorded.
The total recording period can be divided into
a maximum of 15 recording intervals per bay
unit.
Each bay unit can record a maximum of 32
binary signals, 12 of which can be configured
as trigger signals.
The function can be configured to record the
pre-disturbance and post-disturbance states
of the signals.
The user can also determine whether the re-
corded data is retained or overwritten by the
next disturbance (FIFO = First In, First Out).
This function is performed in a stand-alone
mode in the bay unit (see page 7).
Note:
Stored disturbance data can be transferred via
the central unit to other computer systems for
evaluation by programs such as PSM505 [3].
Files are transferred in the COMTRADE for-
mat.
After retrieving the disturbance recorder data,
it is possible to display them graphically with
PSM505 directly.
Communication interface
Where the busbar protection has to communi-
cate with a station automation system (SAS),
a communication module is added to the cen-
tral unit. The module supports the interbay
bus protocols IEC 61850-8-1, IEC 60870-5-
103 and LON.
The IEC 61850-8-1 interbay bus transfers via
either optical or electrical connection:
differential current of each protection zone
monitoring information from REB500 cen-
tral unit and bay units
binary events (signals, trips and diagnostic)
trip reset command
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Functionality (contd) disturbance recording data (via MMS file (protection zones). The system monitors any
transfer protocol) inconsistencies of the binary input circuits
time synchronization with Simple Network connected to the isolator auxiliary contacts
Time Protocol (SNTP) and generates an alarm after a set time delay.

two independent time servers are sup-
ported. Server 2 as backup time
The LON interbay bus transfers via optical
connection:
In the event of an isolator alarm, it is possible
to select the behavior of the busbar protec-
tion:
blocked

differential currents of each protection zone zone-selective blocked

binary events (signals, trips and diagnostic) remain in operation

trip reset command

disturbance recording data (via HMI500) Table 2
time synchronization N/O N/C
contact: contact:
Isolator position
The IEC 60870-5-103 interbay bus transfers Isolator Isolator
via either optical or electrical connection: CLOSED OPEN
open open Last position stored
time synchronization
(for busbar protection)
selected events listed in the public part + delayed isolator
alarm, + switching pro-
all binary events assigned to a private part
hibited signal
all binary events in the generic part open closed OPEN
trip reset command closed open CLOSED
closed closed CLOSED
Test generator
+ delayed isolator
The HMI program (HMI500) which runs on a
alarm, + switching pro-
PC connected to either a bay unit or the cen- hibited signal
tral processing unit includes a test generator.

During commissioning and system mainte- Differential current supervision

nance, the test generator function enables the
user to:
activate binary input and output signals
monitor system response.
test the trip circuit up to and including the
circuit-breaker
test the reclosure cycles
establish and perform test sequences with
virtual currents and voltages for the bay
protection of the REB500sys
The test sequencer enables easy testing of
the bay protection without the need to decom-
mission the busbar protection. Up to seven
se-quences per test stage can be started. The
sequences can be saved and reactivated for
future tests.
Isolator supervision
The isolator replica is a software feature with-
out any mechanical switching elements. The
software replica logic determines dynamically
the boundaries of the protected busbar zones
The differential current is permanently super-
vised. Any differential current triggers a time-
delayed alarm. In the event of a differential
current alarm, it is possible to select the
behavior of the busbar protection:
blocked
zone-selective blocked
remain in operation
Trip redirection
A binary input channel can be provided to
which the external signal monitoring the cir-
cuit-breaker air pressure is connected. Trip-
ping is not possible without active signal.
When it is inactive, a trip generated by the
respective bay unit is automatically redirected
to the station at the opposite end of the line
and also to the intertripping logic to trip all the
circuit-breakers connected to the same sec-
tion of busbar.
The trip redirection can also be configured
with a current criterion (current release crite-
ria).

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Human machine interface (HMI)
The busbar protection is configured and main-
tained with the aid of human machine inter-
faces at three levels.
Local HMI
The local display interface installed in the cen-
tral unit and in the bay units comprises:
a four-line LCD with 16 characters each for
displaying system data and error mes-
sages
keys for entering and display as well as 3
LEDs for the display of trips, alarms and
normal operation.
in addition 20 freely programmable LEDs
for user-specific displays on the bay unit
500BU03 and central unit 500CU03.
The following information can be displayed:
measured input currents and voltages
measured differential currents (for the bus-
bar protection)
system status, alarms
switchgear and isolator positions (within
the busbar protection function)
starting and tripping signals of protection
functions
Additional Bay level functions
functionalities These functions are based on the well estab-
lished and well-proven functions built in the
ABB line and transformer protection. The bay
level functions contain all the relevant addi-
tional functions, which are normally requested
of a line and transformer protection scheme.
External HMI (HMI500)
More comprehensive and convenient control
is provided by the external HMI software run-
ning on a PC connected to an optical interface
on the front of either the central unit or a bay
unit. The optical interface is completely
immune to electrical interference. The PC
software facilitates configuration of the entire
busbar protection, the set-ting of parameters
and full functional checking and testing. The
HMI500 can also be operated via the LON
Bus on MicroSCADA for example, thus elimi-
nating a separate serial connection to the cen-
tral unit.
The HMI runs under MS WINDOWS NT, WIN-
DOWS 98, WINDOWS 2000 and WINDOWS
XP. The HMI500 is equipped with a comfort-
able on-line help function. A data base com-
parison function enables a detailed
comparison between two configuration files
(e.g. between the PC and the central unit or
between two files on the PC).
Remote HMI
A second serial interface at the rear of the
central unit provides facility for connecting a
PC remotely via either an optical fiber, TCP/IP
or modem link. The operation and function of
HMI500 is the same whether the PC is con-
nected locally or remotely.
The line protection functions (L-V1 - L-V7) are
used as Main 2 or back-up for lines as well as
for transformer bays. The transformer protec-
tion functions (T-V1 - T-V4) are used as Group
2 or back-up bay protection for transformer
bays or as an independent T-Zone protection.
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Additional functional-
ities (contd)
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High-speed distance protection
Overcurrent or underimpedance starters
with polygonal characteristic
Five distance zones (polygon for forwards
and reverse measurement)
Load-compensated measurement
Definite time overcurrent back-up protec-
tion (short-zone protection)
System logic
- switch-onto-fault
- overreach zone
Voltage transformer circuit supervision
Power swing blocking function
HF teleprotection. The carrier-aided
schemes include:
- permissive underreaching transfer trip-
ping
- permissive overreaching transfer trip-
ping
- blocking scheme with echo and tran-
sient blocking functions
Load-compensated measurement
- fixed reactance slope
- reactance slope dependent on load
value and direction (ZHV<)
Parallel line compensation
Phase-selective tripping for single and
three-pole autoreclosure
Four independent, user-selectable setting
groups.
In the supervision mode the active and reac-
tive power with the respective energy direction
is displayed by the HMI500.
Autoreclosure
The autoreclosure function permits up to four
three-phase autoreclosure cycles. The first
cycle can be single phase or three-phase.
If the REB500sys autoreclosure function is
employed, it can be used as a back-up for the
autoreclosure realized externally (separate
equipment or in the Main 1 protection).
When the autoreclosure function is realized
outside of REB500sys, all input and output
signals required by the external autoreclosure
equipment are available in order to guarantee
correct functionality.
Synchrocheck
The synchrocheck function determines the dif-
ference between the amplitudes, phase
angles and frequencies of two voltage vec-
tors. The synchrocheck function also contains
checks for dead line and dead bus.
Transformer differential protection
For two- and three-winding transformers
Auto transformers
Three-phase function
Current-adaptive characteristic
High stability for external faults and current
transformer saturation
No auxiliary transformers necessary
because of vector group and CT ratio com-
pensation
Inrush restraint using 2nd harmonic
The transformer differential protection function
can also be used as an autonomous T-zone
protection in a 1 breaker scheme.
Thermal overload
This function protects the insulation against
thermal stress. This protection function is nor-
mally equipped with two independently set
levels and is used when oil overtemperature
detectors are not installed.
Peak value over- and undercurrent protec-
tion
These functions are used for current monitor-
ing with instantaneous response and where
insensitivity to frequency is required.
Peak value over- and undervoltage protec-
tion
This function is used for voltage monitoring
with instantaneous response and where in-
sensitivity to frequency is required.
Frequency function
The function is used either as an over-/ under-
frequency protection, or for load-shedding in
the event of an overload. Several stages of
the frequency protection are often needed.
This can be achieved by configuring the fre-
quency function several times.
Rate of change frequency protection df/dt
This function is used for the static, dynamic
and adaptive load-shedding in power utilities
and industrial distribution systems. The func-
tion supervises the rate-of-change df/dt of one
voltage input channel. Several stages of the
rate-of-change frequency protection are often
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needed. This can be achieved by configuring
the rate-of-change frequency function several
times.
Definite time overfluxing protection
This function is primarily intended to protect
the iron cores of transformers against exces-
sive flux. The function works with a definite
time delay. The magnetic flux is not measured
directly. Instead the voltage/frequency-ratio,
which is proportional to the flux is monitored.
Inverse time overfluxing protection
This function is primarily intended to protect
the iron cores of transformer against exces-
sive flux. The function works with an inverse
time delay. The inverse curve ca be set by a
table of 10 values and the times t-min and t-
max. The magnetic flux is not measured di-
rectly. Instead the voltage/frequency-ratio,
which is proportional to the flux is monitored.
Power function
This function provides single, or three phase
measurement of the real or apparent power.
The function can be configured for monitoring
reverse, active or reactive power (power
direction setting). Phase angle errors of the
CT/VT inputs can be compensated by setting.
The operating mode can be configured either
to underpower or to overpower protection.
Logics and delay/integrator
These functions allow the user the engineer-
ing of some easily programmable logical func-
tions and are available as standard also in the
REB500 functionality.
Directional sensitive earth fault protection
for grounded systems
A sensitive directional ground fault function
based on the measurement of neutral current
and voltage is provided for the detection of
high-resistance ground faults in solidly or low-
resistance grounded systems. The scheme
operates either in a permissive or blocking
mode and can be used in conjunction with an
inverse time earth fault overcurrent function.
In both cases the neutral current and voltage
can be derived either externally or internally.
This function works either with the same com-
munication channel as the distance protection
scheme or with an independent channel.
Directional sensitive earth fault protection
for ungrounded or compensated systems
The sensitive earth fault protection function for
ungrounded systems and compensated sys-
tems with Petersen coils can be set for either
forwards or reverse measurement. The char-
acteristic angle is set to 90
(U0 I0 sin ) in ungrounded systems and to
0 or 180 (U0 I0 cos ) for systems with
Petersen coils. The neutral current is always
used for measurement in the case of systems
with Petersen coils, but in ungrounded sys-
tems its use is determined by the value of the
capacitive current and measurement is per-
formed by a measuring CT to achieve the
required sensitivity. To perform this function
the BU03 with 3I, 1MT and 5U is required.
Definite time over- and undercurrent pro-
tection
This function is used as Main 2 or as back-up
function respectively for line, transformer or
bus-tie bays. This function can be activated in
the phase- and/or the neutral current circuit.
Inverse time overcurrent protection
The operating time of the inverse time over-
current function reduces as the fault current
increases and it can therefore achieve shorter
operating times for fault locations closer to the
source. Four different characteristics accord-
ing to British Standard 142 designated normal
inverse, very inverse, extremely inverse and
long time inverse but with an extended setting
range are provided. The function can be con-
figured for single phase measurement or a
combined three-phase measurement with
detection of the highest phase current.
Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protec-
tion
The inverse time earth fault overcurrent func-
tion monitors the neutral current of the sys-
tem. Four different characteristics according
to British Standard 142 designated normal
inverse, very inverse, extremely inverse and
long time inverse but with an extended setting
range are provided.
Directional overcurrent definite / inverse
time protection
The directional overcurrent definite time func-
tion is available either with inverse time or def-
inite time overcurrent characteristic. This
function comprises a voltage memory for
faults close to the relay location. The function
response after the memory time has elapsed
can be selected (trip or block).
Definite time over- and undervoltage pro-
tection
This function works with a definite time delay
with either single or three-phase measure-
ment.
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Additional functional- Three-phase current plausibility
ities (contd) This function is used for checking the sum and
the phase sequence of the three-phase cur-
rents.
Additional Self-supervision
All the system functions are continuously
features monitored to ensure the maximum reliability
and availability of the protection. In the event
of a failure, incorrect response or inconsis-
tency, the corresponding action is taken to
establish a safe status, an alarm is given and
an event is registered for subsequent diag-
nostic analysis.
Important items of hardware (e.g. auxiliary
supplies, A/D converters and main and pro-
gram memories) are subjected to various
tests when the system is switched on and also
during operation. A watchdog continuously
monitors the integrity of the software functions
and the exchange of data via the process bus
is also continuously supervised.
The processing of tripping commands is one
of the most important functions from the reli-
ability and dependability point of view. Accord-
ingly, every output channel comprises two
redundant commands, which have to be
enabled at regular intervals by a watchdog. If
the watchdog condition is not satisfied, the
channels are blocked.
Extension of the system
The system functions are determined by soft-
ware, configured using the software configu-
ration tool.
The system can be completely engineered in
advance to correspond to the final state of the
station. The software modules for new bays or
features can be activated using the HMI500
when the primary plant is installed or the fea-
tures are needed.
Additional system functions, e.g. breaker fail-
ure, end fault protection or bay level
back-up / Main 2 functions can be easily acti-
vated at any time without extra hardware.
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Three-phase voltage plausibility
This function is used for checking the sum and
the phase sequence of the three-phase volt-
ages.
Resetting the trip commands/-signals
The following resetting modes can be selec-
ted for each binary output (tripping or signal
outputs):
Latches until manually reset
Resets automatically after a delay
Inspection/maintenance
A binary input is provided that excludes a bay
unit from evaluation by the protection system.
It is used while performing maintenance
respectively inspection activities on the pri-
mary equipment.
Redundant power supplies (Option)
Two power supply modules can be fitted in a
redundant arrangement, e.g. to facilitate
maintenance of station batteries. This is an
option for the central unit as well as for the
bay unit.
Time synchronization
The absolute time accuracy with respect to an
external time reference depends on the
method of synchronization used:
no external time synchronization:
accuracy approx. 1 min. per month
periodic time telegram with minute pulse
(radio or satellite clock or station control
system): accuracy typically 10 ms
periodic time telegram as above with sec-
ond pulse: accuracy typically 1 ms
a direct connection of a GPS or DCF77 to
the central unit is possible: accuracy typi-
cally 1 ms
Furthermore, the time synchronization can
be done, if available, via the interbay bus
IEC103, LON or SNTP (in case IEC61850-
8-1 is used)
The system time may also be synchronized by
a minute pulse applied to a binary input on the
central unit.
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Requirements Optical fiber cables Please observe the permissible bending

A distributed busbar protection layout re- radius when laying the cables.
quires optical fiber cables and connectors with
the following characteristics: The following attenuation figures are typical
values which may be used to determine an
2 optical fiber cores per bay unit approximate attenuation balance for each
glass fibers with gradient index bay:
diameter of core and sheath 62.5, Typical
respectively 125 m Optical equipment
attenuation
maximum permissible attenuation 5 dB for gradient index (840 nm) 3.5 dB/km
FST connector (for 62.5 m optical fibers) per connector 0.7 dB
rodent protected and longitudinally water- per cable joint 0.2 dB
proof if in cable ducts

Central unit 1200 m Bay unit

1m 1m

FST-connector FST-connector

dB

Fig. 9 Attenuation

Isolator auxiliary contact
Auxiliary contacts on the isolators are con-
nected to binary inputs on the bay units and
control the status of the busbar replica in the
numerical busbar protection.
One potentially-free N/O and N/C contact are
required on each isolator. The N/O contact
signals that the isolator is CLOSED and the
N/C contact that the isolator is OPEN. Dur-
ing the closing movement, the N/O contact
must close before the isolator main contact
gap reaches its flashover point.
Conversely, during the opening movement,
the N/O contact must not open before the iso-
lator main contact gap exceeds its flashover
point.
If this is not the case, i.e. the contact signals
no longer closed beforehand, then the N/C
contact may not signal OPEN before the
flashover point has been exceeded.

Open Close
end position end position

Close isolator

Open isolator
Isolator

Auxiliary contacts:
Flashover gap
CLOSED
normally open

OPEN
normally closed

must be closed
may be closed
must be open

Fig. 10 Switching sequence of the auxiliary contacts that control the busbar replica

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Requirements (contd) Circuit-breaker replica where:

When the circuit-breaker replica is read in the IKmax = max. primary through-fault current
feeder or the bus-tie breaker, the circuit-
I1N = rated primary CT current
breaker CLOSE command must also be con-
nected.
Taking the DC time constant of the feeder into
Main current transformer account, the effective n' becomes:
The algorithms and stabilization features used
make the busbar protection largely insensitive (2) n' 10for TN 120 ms, or
to CT saturation phenomena. Main CTs types n' 20for 120 ms <TN 300 ms.
TPS (B.S. class x), TPX, TPY, 5P.. or 10P.. are
where:
permissible.
TN = DC time constant
TPX, TPY and TPZ CTs may be mixed within
one substation in phase-fault schemes. The
relatively low CT performance needed for the Example: IKmax = 30000 A
busbar protection makes it possible for it to I1N = 1000 A
share protection cores with other protection TN 120 ms
devices.

Current transformer requirements for sta- Applying relationships (1) and (2):
bility during external faults (Busbar protec-
tion) 30000
(1) n ---------------- = 6
The minimum CT requirements for 3-phase 5000
systems are determined by the maximum fault
current. (2) n' 10
The effective accuracy limit factor (n') must be Selected: n' 10
checked to ensure the stability of the busbar
protection during external faults. The current transformer requirements for
REB500sys for Line and Transformer protec-
The rated accuracy limit factor is given by the tion are described in a separate publication
CT manufacturer. Taking account of the bur- [1].
den and the CT losses, the effective accuracy
limit factor n' becomes: Pick-up for internal faults
In the case of internal busbar faults, CT sa-
turation is less likely, because each CT only
PN PE
n' n conducts the current of its own feeder.
PB PE
Should nevertheless CT saturation be possi-
where: ble, it is important to check that the minimum
n = rated accuracy limit factor fault current exceeds the setting for Ikmin.
PN = rated CT power
PE = CT losses Note:
PB = burden at rated current For systems that measure I0, the REB500
questionnaire 1MRB520371-Ken should be
In the case of schemes with phase-by-phase filled in and submitted to ABB, so that the CT
measurement, n' must satisfy the following requirements can be checked in order to
two relationships: ensure proper I0 measurement.

1 I Kmax
(1) n ------------------
-
5 I 1N

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Technical data Table 3 General data

Temperature range:
- operation -10C...+ 55C IEC 60255-1 (2009), EN60255-1 (2010)
IEC 60255-27 (2005), EN 60255-27 (2006)
- storage and - 40C...+ 85C IEC 60255-1 (2009), EN60255-1 (2010)
transport IEC 60255-27 (2005), EN 60255-27 (2006)
Climate tests
- Cold -25C / 16 h EN 60068-2-1 (2008), IEC 60068-2-1 (2007),
- Dry heat +70C / 16 h EN 60068-2-2 (1993), IEC 60068-2-2 (2007),
- Change of tempera- -25 to 70C, 1/min, 2 cycles EN 60068-2-14 (2010), IEC 60068-2-14 (2009)
ture EN 60068-2-78 (2002), IEC 60068-2-78 (2001)
- Damp heat +40C; 93% rel. hum. / 10
(long-time) days
Thermal withstand of insulating materials EN 60950 (1995) Sec. 5.1
Clearance and creepage distances EN 60255-5 (2001), IEC 60255-5 (2000),
EN 60950 (1995), IEC 60950 (1995)
Insulation resistance tests 0.5 kV / >100 MOhm EN 60255-5 (2001), IEC 60255-5 (2000),
VDE 0411
Dielectric tests 2 kV AC or 3 kV DC / 1 min EN 60255-5 (2001), IEC 60255-5 Cl.C (2000)
1 kV AC or 1.4 kV DC / 1 min EN 60950 (1995), IEC 60950 (1995)
(across open contacts) BS 142-1966, ANSI/IEEE C37.90-1989
Impulse test 1.2/50 s/0.5 Joule EN 60255-5 (2001), IEC 60255-5 (2000)
5 kV AC

Table 4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Immunity
1 MHz burst disturbance 1.0/2.5 kV, 1 MHz IEC 60255-22-1, Cl. 3 (2007),
tests 400 Hz rep. freq. ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1-1989
Immunity Industrial environment EN 50263 (2000)
Electrostatic discharge test Class 3 EN 61000-4-2 (2009),
(ESD) IEC 61000-4-2 (2008)
- air discharge 8 kV EN 60255-22-2 (2009),
- contact discharge 6 kV IEC 60255-22-2 (2008)
Fast transient test (burst) Class 4 EN 61000-4-4 (2005),
2/4 kV IEC 61000-4-4 (2004)
EN 60255-22-4 (2009),
IEC 60255-22-4 (2008)
Power frequency magnetic Class 4 EN 61000-4-8 (2009),
field immunity test (50/60 Hz) IEC 61000-4-8 (2009)
- continuous field 30 A/m
- short duration 300 A/m
Radio frequency interference Class 3 EN 61000-4-6 (2009), IEC 61000-4-6
test (RFI) 0.15 - 80 MHz, 80% ampli- (2008)
tude modulated 10 V
80 - 1000 MHz, 80% ampli- EN 61000-4-3 (2011), IEC 61000-4-3
tude modulated 10 V/m (2002)
900 MHz, pulse modu-
lated 10 V/m
Emission Industrial environment EN 55022 (1998), CISPR 22 (1990)
- Conducted RFI Test procedure
- Radiated RFI
Surge Class 3 EN 60255-21-3 (1995), IEC 60255-21-3
1kV / 2kV (1993),
IEEE 344; 2004

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Technical data (contd) Table 5 Mechanical tests

Vibration and shock
Vibration EN 60255-21-1 (1996),
- reponse test 10 to 150 Hz / 0.5 gn IEC 60255-21-1 (1988)
- endurance test 10 to 150 Hz / 1 gn EN 60068-2-6 (2008) IEC 60068-2-6 (2007)
IEEE 344; 2004
Shock and bump Class 1 EN 60255-21-2 (1996),
- shock A = 15 gn; D = 11 ms pulse/ IEC 60255-21-2 (1988)
axis = 3 EN 60068-2-27 (2010),
- bump A = 10 gn; D = 16 ms pulse/ IEC 60068-2-27 (2008)
axis = 1000 IEEE 344; 2004
Seismic (SSE) 1 to 35 Hz, 1/2 gn EN 60255-21-3 (1995),
IEC 60255-21-3 (1993),
IEEE 344; 2004

Table 6 Enclosure protection classes

Bay unit 19" central unit Cubicle (see Table 12)
IP40 IP20 IP40-50

Hardware modules

Table 7 Analog inputs (Bay unit)

Currents
4/ I1, I2, I3, I4/
6/ I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6/
8/ I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I7, I8/
9 input channels I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I7, I8, I9
Rated current (IN) 1 A or 5 A by choice of terminals,
adjustable CT ratio via HMI500
Thermal ratings:
continuous 4 x IN EN 60255-6 (1994),
IEC 60255-6 (1988),
VDE 0435, part 303
for 10 s 30 x IN
for 1 s 100 x IN EN 60255-6 (1994),
IEC 60255-6 (1988),
VDE 0435, Part 303
1 half-cycle 250 x IN (50/60 Hz) (peak)
Burden per phase 0.02 VA at IN = 1 A
0.10 VA at IN = 5 A
Voltages (optional)
1/ U1/ 500BU03
3/ U1, U2, U3/
5 input channels U1, U2, U3, U4, U5
Rated voltage (UN) 100 V, 50/60 Hz, 16.7 Hz
200 V, 50/60 Hz
VT ratio adjustable via HMI500
Thermal ratings:
continuous 2 x UN EN 60255-6 (1994),
IEC 60255-6 (1988),
for 10 s 3 x UN VDE 0435, part 303
Burden per phase 0.3 VA at UN
Common data
Rated frequency (fN) 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 16.7 Hz
adjustable via HMI500

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Table 8 Binary inputs/outputs (Bay unit, Central unit)

Binary outputs
General
Operating time 3 ms (typical)
Max. operating voltage 250 V AC/DC
Max. continuous rating 8 A
Max. make and carry for 0.5 s 30 A
Max. making power at 110 V DC 3300 W
Binary output reset response, programma- - latched
ble per output - automatic reset (delay 0...60 s)
Heavy-duty N/O contacts CR08...CR16, 500BU03
Heavy-duty N/O contacts CR01...CR04, CR07...CR09 - 500CU03
Breaking current for (L/R = 40 ms)
1 contact U < 50 V DC 1.5 A
U < 120 V DC 0.3 A
U < 250 V DC 0.1 A
2 contacts in series U < 50 V DC 5 A
U < 120 V DC 1 A
U < 250 V DC 0.3 A
Signalling contacts CR01...CR07, 500BU03
Signalling contacts CR05, CR06 - 500CU03
Breaking current U < 50 V DC 0.5 A
U < 120V DC 0.1 A
U < 250V DC 0.04 A
Binary inputs
Number of inputs per bay unit 20 optocouplers
9 groups with common terminal
Number of inputs for central unit 12 optocouplers per binary I/O module (max. 2)
3 groups with common terminal
Voltage range (Uoc) 48 to 250 V DC
Pick-up setting via HMI500
Pick-up current 10 mA
Operating time <1 ms

Table 9 Auxiliary supply

Module type Bay unit Central unit
Input voltage range (Uaux) 25% 48 to 250 V DC 48 to 250 V DC
Fuse no fuse 10 A slow
Load 11 W 100 W
Common data
Max. input voltage interruption during >50 ms; IEC 60255-11 (1979), VDE 0435, Part 303
which output voltage maintained
Frontplate signal green "standby" LED
Switch ON/OFF
Redundancy of power supply optional in bay and in central unit

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Technical data (contd) Table 10 Optical interfaces

Number of cores 2 fiber cores per bay unit
Core/sheath diameter 62.5/125 m (multi-mode)
Max. permissible attenuation 5 dB (see Fig. 9)
Max. length approx. 1200 m
Connector Type FST for 62.5 m optical fiber cables

Table 11 Mechanical design

Mounting
Bay unit flush mounting on frames or in cubicles
HMI integrated or separately mounted
Central unit flush mounting on frames or in cubicles

Table 12 Cubicle design

Cubicle Standard type RESP97 (for details see 1MRB520159-Ken)
Dimensions w x d x h 800 x 800 x 2200 mm (single cubicle)
1600 x 800 x 2200 mm (double cubicle)
2400 x 800 x 2200 mm (triple cubicle) *)
*) largest shipping unit
Total weight (with all units inserted) approx. 400-600 kg per cubicle
Terminals Terminal type Connection data
Solid Strand
CTs Phoenix URTK/S 0.5 - 10 mm2 0.5 - 6 mm2
VTs Phoenix URTK/S 0.5 - 10 mm2 0.5 - 6 mm2
2
Power supply Phoenix UK 6 N 0.2 - 10 mm 0.2 - 6 mm2
Tripping Phoenix UK 10-TWIN 0.5 - 16 mm2 0.5 - 10 mm2
Binary I/Os Phoenix UKD 4-MTK-P/P 0.2 - 4 mm2 0.2 - 2.5 mm2
Internal wiring gauges
CTs 2.5 mm2 stranded
VTs 1.5 mm2 stranded
Power supply 1.5 mm2 stranded
Binary I/Os 1.5 mm2 stranded

Recording facilities
Table 13 Event recorder
Event recorder Bay unit Central unit
System events
Protection events 100 total 1000 total
Test events

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Table 14 Disturbance recorder

Analog channel Recording period
Sample rate selectable
Options 4 currents 4 currents 802 Hz (16.7 Hz) 401 Hz (16.7 Hz) 600 Hz (50 Hz)
or and 2400 Hz (50 Hz) 1200 Hz (50 Hz) 720 Hz (60 Hz)
9 currents 5 voltages 2880 Hz (60 Hz) 1440 Hz (60 Hz)
Standard X X*) 1.5 s 3s 6s
Option 1 X X 6s 12 s 24 s
Option 2 X X 10 s 20 s 40 s
Number of disturbance records = total recording time / set recording period (max.15)
Independent settings for pre-fault and post-fault period (min. setting 200 ms).
Format: COMTRADE 91 and COMTRADE 99
*) in Standard, voltage channels are recorded, if existing

Table 15 Interbay bus protocols

IEC 61850-8-1
IEC 61850-8-1 interbay bus supports - Time synchronization via SNTP: typical accuracy 1 ms
- Two independent time servers are supported. Server 2 as
backup time
- Optical or electrical connection
- Differential current of each protection zone
- Monitoring information from REB500 central unit and bay unit
- Binary events (signals, trips and diagnostic)
- Trip reset command
- Single connection point to REB500 central unit
- Disturbance recorder access via MMS file transfer protocol
- Export of ICD - file, based on Substation Configuration
Language SCL
LON
LON interbay bus supports - Time synchronization: typical accuracy 1 ms
- Optical connection
- Differential currents of each protection zone
- Binary events (signals, trips and diagnostic)
- Trip reset commands
- Single connection point to REB500 central unit
- Disturbance recorder data (via HMI500)
IEC 60870-5-103
IEC 60870-5-103 interbay bus sup- - Time synchronization: typical accuracy 5 ms
ports - Optical or electrical connection
- Subset of binary events as specified in IEC
Private range: Support of all binary events
Generic mode: Support of all binary events
- Trip reset command
- Disturbance recording data
Address setting of station address 0...254
Sub address setting, common address 0...255 (CAA)
of ADSU CAA per bay unit freely selectable

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Technical data (contd) Software modules

Station level functions
(Applicable for nominal frequencies of 50, 60 and 16.7 Hz)
Table 16 Busbar protection (87B)
Min. fault current pick-up setting (Ikmin) 500 to 6000 A in steps of 100 A
Neutral current detection 100 to 6000 A
Stabilizing factor (k) 0.7 to 0.9 in steps of 0.05
Differential current alarms
current setting 5 to 50% x Ikmin in steps of 5%
time delay setting 2 to 50 s in steps of 1 s
Isolator alarm
time delay 0.5 to 90 s
Typical tripping time 20 to 30 ms at Idiff/Ikmin 5 incl. tripping relays; for fN = 50, 60 Hz
30 to 40 ms at Idiff/Ikmin 5 incl. tripping relays; for fN = 16.7 Hz
CT ratio per feeder 50 to 10 000/1 A,
50 to 10 000/5 A, adjustable via HMI
Reset time 30 to 96 ms (at 1.2 <Ik/Ikmin <20); for fN = 50, 60 Hz
45 to 159 ms (at 1.2 <Ik/Ikmin <20);for fN = 16.7 Hz

Table 17 Breaker failure protection (50BF)

Measurement:
Setting range 0.1 to 2 x IN in steps of 0.1 x IN
Accuracy 5%
Timers:
Setting range for timers
t1: 10 to 5000 ms in steps of 10 ms
t2: 0 to 5000 ms in steps of 10 ms
Accuracy 5%
Remote trip pulse 100 to 2000 ms in steps of 10 ms
Reset ratio typically 80%

Table 18 End-fault protection (51/62EF)

Timer setting range 100 to 10,000 ms in steps of 100 ms
Current setting range 0.1 to 2 x IN in steps of 0.1 IN
Reset ratio 95%
Reset time 17 to 63 ms (at 1.2 <I/Isetting <20); for fN = 50, 60 Hz

Table 19 Overcurrent protection (51)

Characteristic definite time
Measurement:
Setting range 0.1 to 20 x IN in steps of 0.1 x IN
Setting range time delay 10 ms to 20 s in steps of 10 ms
Reset ratio typically 95%
Reset time 20 to 60 ms (at 1.2 <I/Isetting <20); for fN = 50, 60 Hz

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Table 20 Breaker pole discrepancy protection (51/62PD)

Setting range 0.1 IN to 2.0 IN in steps of 0.1 IN, default 0.2 IN
Time delay 100 ms to 10000 ms in steps of 100 ms, default 1500 ms
Discrepancy factor 0.01* Imax to 0.99 * Imax in steps of 0.01 * Imax, default 0.6 * Imax
For feeders with single phase tripping and autoreclosure, the time setting for the breaker pole discrepancy
protection must be greater than the reclosure time. The discrepancy factor is the maximum permissible
difference between the amplitudes of two phases.

Table 21 Current release criteria (51)

Setting range (per feeder) 0.1 IN to 4.0 IN in steps of 0.1 IN, default 0.7 IN
If the current release criteria is not activated, the tripping command (21110_TRIP) is given independent
of current (standard setting).
The current release criteria only allows the trip of a circuit breaker if the feeder current value is above the
setting value of the enabling current. This value can be individually selected for each bay.

Table 22 Voltage release criteria (27/59)

U< Setting range (per feeder) 0.2 UN to 1.0 UN in steps of 0.05 UN, default 0.7 UN
U0> Setting range (per feeder) 0.1 UN to 1.0 UN in steps of 0.05 UN, default 0.2 UN
If the voltage release criteria is not activated the tripping command (21110_TRIP) is given independent
of voltage (standard setting).
The voltage release criteria is used as an additional criterion for busbar protection (as well as for the other
station protection functions) and operates per zone. It can be used as U< or U0> or in combination.

Table 23 Check zone criterion (87CZ)

Min. fault current pick-up setting (Ikmin) 500 to 6000 A in steps of 100 A
Stabilizing factor (k) 0.0 to 0.90 in steps of 0.05
CT ratio per feeder Feeder 50 to 10 000/1 A,
50 to 10 000/5 A, adjustable via HMI500
The check zone is used as an additional release criterion for busbar protection and operates zone-inde-
pendent.

Table 24 Delay/integrator
For delaying pick-up or reset or for integrating 1 binary signal
Provision for inverting the input
4 independent parameter sets
Settings:
Pick-up or reset time 0 to 300 s in steps of 0.01 s
Integration yes/no

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Technical data (contd) Table 25 Logic

Logic for 4 binary inputs with the following 3 configurations:
1. OR gate
2. AND gate
3. Bistable flip-flop with 2 set and 2 reset inputs (both OR gates), resetting takes priority
4 independent parameter sets.
All configurations have an additional blocking input.
Provision for inverting all inputs.

Bay level functions for Back-up/Main 2 REB500sys

Table 26 Definite time over- and undercurrent protection (51)

Over- and undercurrent detection
Single or three-phase measurement with detection of the highest, respectively lowest phase current
2nd harmonic restraint for high inrush currents
4 independent parameter sets
Settings:
Pick-up current 0.2 to 20 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Delay 0.02 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Accuracy of the pick-up setting (at fN) 5%
Reset ratio
overcurrent >94% (for max. function)
undercurrent <106% (for min. function)
Max. operating time without intentional delay 60 ms
Inrush restraint optional
pick-up setting 0.1 I2h/I1h
reset ratio 0.8

Table 27 Inverse time overcurrent protection (51)

Single or three-phase measurement with detection of the highest phase current
4 independent parameter sets
Inverse time characteristic t = k1 / ((I/IB)C - 1)
(acc. to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 with extended
setting range)
normal inverse c = 0.02
very inverse c=1
extremely inverse c=2
long time inverse c=1
or RXIDG characteristic t = 5.8 - 1.35 In (I/IB)
Settings:
Number of phases 1 or 3
Base current IB 0.04 to 2.5 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Pick-up current Istart 1 to 4 IB in steps of 0.01 IB
Min. time setting tmin 0 to 10 s in steps of 0.1 s
k1 setting 0.01 to 200 s in steps of 0.01 s
Accuracy classes for the operating time
according to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 E 5.0
RXIDG characteristic 4% (1 - I/80 IB)
Reset ratio 95%

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Table 28 Definite time over- and undervoltage protection (59/27)

Over- and undervoltage detection
Single or three-phase measurement with detection of the highest, respectively lowest phase voltage
4 independent parameter sets
Settings:
Pick-up voltage 0.01 to 2.0 UN in steps of 0.01 UN
Delay 0.02 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Accuracy of the pick-up setting (at fN) 2% or 0.005 UN
Reset ratio (U 0.1 UN)
overvoltage >96% (for max. function)
undervoltage <104% (for min. function)
Max. operating time without intentional delay 60 ms

Table 29 Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection (51N)

Neutral current measurement (derived externally or internally)
4 independent parameter sets
Inverse time characteristic t = k1 / ((I/IB)C - 1)
(acc. to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 with extended setting
range)
normal inverse c = 0.02
very inverse c=1
extremely inverse c=2
long time inverse c=1
or RXIDG characteristic t = 5.8 - 1.35 In (I/IB)
Settings:
Number of phases 1 or 3
Base current IB 0.04 to 2.5 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Pick-up current Istart 1 to 4 IB in steps of 0.01 IB
Min. time setting tmin 0 to 10 s in steps of 0.1 s
k1 setting 0.01 to 200 s in steps of 0.01 s
Accuracy classes for the operating time
according to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 E 5.0
RXIDG characteristic 4% (1 - I/80 IB)
Reset ratio 95%

Table 30 Directional overcurrent definite time protection (67)

Directional overcurrent protection with detection of power flow direction
Back-up protection
4 independent parameter sets
Three-phase measurement
Suppression of DC and HF components
Definite time characteristic
Voltage memory for near faults
Selectable response when power direction no longer valid (trip or block)
Settings:
Current 0.02 to 20 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Angle -180 to +180 in steps of 15
Delay 0.02 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Wait time 0.02 to 20 s in steps of 0.01 s

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Technical data (contd) Memory duration 0.2 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s

Accuracies:
Measuring accuracies are defined by:
Frequency range 0.91.05 fN
Sinusoidal voltage including 3., 5., 7. and 9. harmonic
Accuracy of pick-up value 5%
Reset ratio 95%
Accuracy of angle measurement (at 0.971.03 fN) 5
Voltage input range 0.005 to 2 UN
Voltage memory range <0.005 UN
Accuracy of angle measurement at voltage memory 20
Frequency dependence of angle measurement at
voltage memory 0.5/Hz
Response time without delay 60 ms

Table 31 Directional overcurrent inverse time protection (67)

Directional overcurrent protection with detection of power flow direction
Back-up for distance protection
4 independent parameter sets
Three-phase measurement
Suppression of DC and HF components
Inverse time characteristic
Voltage memory for near faults
Selectable response when power direction no longer valid (trip or block)
Settings:
Current 1 to 4 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Angle -180 to +180 in steps of 15
Inverse time characteristic t = k1 / ((I/IB)C - 1)
(acc. to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 with extended setting
range)
normal inverse c = 0.02
very inverse c=1
extremely inverse c=2
long time inverse c=1
t-min 0 to 20 in steps of 0.01
IB-value 0.04 to 2.5 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Wait time 0.02 to 20 s in steps of 0.01 s
Memory duration 0.2 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Accuracies:
Measuring accuracies are defined by:
Frequency range 0.91.05 fN
Accuracy of pick-up value 5%
Reset ratio 95%
Accuracy of angle measurement (at 0.971.03 fN) 5
Voltage input range 0.005 to 2 UN
Voltage memory range <0.005 UN
Accuracy of angle measurement at voltage memory 20
Frequency dependence of angle measurement at
voltage memory 0.5/Hz
Response time without delay 60 ms

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Table 32 Directional sensitive EF protection for ungrounded or compensated systems

(32N)
Determination of real or apparent power from neutral current and voltage
Settings:
Pick-up power SN 0.005 to 0.1 SN in steps of 0.001 SN
Reference value of the power SN 0.5 to 2.5 UN IN in steps of 0.001 UN IN
Characteristic angle -180 to +180 in steps of 0.01
Phase error compensation of current input -5 to +5 in steps of 0.01
Delay 0.05 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Reset ratio 30 to 95% in steps of 1%
Accuracy of the pick-up setting 10% of setting or 2% UN IN (for protection CTs)
3% of setting or 0.5% UN IN (for measuring CTs)
Max. operating time without intentional delay 70 ms
The directional sensitive EF protection for ungrounded or compensated systems requires the BU03 type
with 3I + 1MT + 5U

Table 33 Three-phase current plausibility / Three-phase voltage plausibility (46/47)

A plausibility check function is provided for the three-phase current and three-phase voltage input which
performs the following:
Determination of the sum and phase sequence of the 3 phase currents or voltages
4 independent parameter sets
Accuracy of the pick-up setting at rated frequency 2% IN in the range 0.2 to 1.2 IN
2% UN in the range 0.2 to 1.2 UN
Reset ratio 90% whole range
>95% (at U > 0.1 UN or I > 0.1 IN)
Current plausibility settings:
Pick-up differential for sum of internal summation current 0.05 to 1.00 IN in steps of 0.05 IN
Amplitude compensation for summation CT -2.00 to +2.00 in steps of 0.01
Delay 0.1 to 60 s in steps of 0.1 s
Voltage plausibility settings:
Pick-up differential for sum of internal summation voltage 0.05 to 1.2 UN in steps of 0.05 UN
Amplitude compensation for summation VT -2.00 to +2.00 in steps of 0.01
Delay 0.1 to 60 s in steps of 0.1 s

Table 34 Directional sensitive earth fault protection for grounded systems (67N)
Detection of high-resistance earth faults
Current enabling setting 3I0
Direction determined on basis of neutral variables (derived externally or internally)
Permissive or blocking directional comparison scheme
Echo logic for weak infeeds
Logic for change of energy direction
4 independent parameter sets
Settings:
Current pick-up setting 0.1 to 1.0 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Voltage pick-up setting 0.003 to 1 UN in steps of 0.001 UN
Characteristic angle -90 to +90 in steps of 5
Delay 0 to 1 s in steps of 0.001 s
Accuracy of the current pick-up setting 10% of setting

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Table 35 Distance protection (21)
Five measuring stages with polygonal impedance characteristic forward and backward
All values of settings referred to the secondaries, every zone can be set independently of the others
4 independent parameter sets
Impedance measurement -300 to 300 /ph in steps of 0.01 /ph
Zero-sequence current compensation 0 to 8 in steps of 0.01,
-180 to +90 in steps of 1
Mutual impedance for parallel circuit lines 0 to 8 in steps of 0.01,
-90 to +90 in steps of 1
Time step setting range 0 to 10 s in steps of 0.01 s
Underimpedance starters -999 to 999 /ph in steps of 0.1 /ph
Overcurrent starters 0.5 to 10 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Min. operating current 0.1 to 2 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Back-up overcurrent 0 to 10 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Neutral current criterion 0.1 to 2 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Neutral voltage criterion 0 to 2 UN in steps of 0.01 UN
Low-voltage criterion for detecting, for exam- 0 to 2 UN in steps of 0.01 UN
ple, a weak infeed
VT supervision
NPS/neutral voltage criterion 0.01 to 0.5 UN in steps of 0.01 UN
NPS/neutral current criterion 0.01 to 0.5 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Accuracy (applicable for current time con-
stants between 40 and 150 ms)
amplitude error 5% for U/UN >0.1
phase error 2 for U/UN >0.1
Supplementary error for
- frequency fluctuations of +10% 5%
- 10% third harmonic 10%
- 10% fifth harmonic 10%
Operating times of the distance protection
function (including tripping relay)
minimum 20 ms
typical 25 ms
(see also isochrones)
Typical reset time 25 ms
VT-MCB auxiliary contact requirements
Operation time <15 ms

Remark: Distance protection operating times on next page

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Isochrones

Single phase fault (min) Single phase fault (max)

1 1

0.8 0.8 31ms

0.6 0.6

ZF/ZL
ZF/ZL

0.4 0.4
18ms 29ms
0.2 0.2
17ms
18ms

0 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000 0.1 1 10 100 1000
SIR (ZS/ZL) SIR (ZS/ZL)

Two phase fault (min) Two phase fault (max)

1 1

0.8 0.8 32ms

19ms

0.6 0.6
ZF/ZL
ZF/ZL

0.4 0.4

0.2 0.2
17ms
18ms 29ms
0 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000 0.1 1 10 100 1000
SIR (ZS/ZL) SIR (ZS/ZL)

Three phase fault (min) Three phase fault (max)

1 20ms 1

0.8 0.8 33ms

0.6 0.6
ZF/ZL
ZF/ZL

0.4 0.4

0.2 0.2
17ms 18ms 29ms

0 0
0.1 1 10 100 1000 0.1 1 10 100 1000
SIR (ZS/ZL) SIR (ZS/ZL)

Abbreviations: ZS = source impedance

ZF = fault impedance
ZL = zone 1 impedance setting

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Technical data (contd) Table 36 Autoreclosure (79)

Single and three-phase autoreclosure
Operation in conjunction with distance, overcurrent and synchrocheck functions and also with external
protection and synchrocheck relays
Logic for 1st and 2nd main protections, duplex and master/follower schemes
Up to four fast or slow reclosure shots
Detection of evolving faults
4 independent parameter sets
Settings:
1st reclosure none
1P fault - 1P reclosure
1P fault - 3P reclosure
1P/3P fault - 3P reclosure
1P/3P fault - 1P/3P reclosure
2nd to 4th reclosure none
two reclosure cycles
three reclosure cycles
four reclosure cycles
Single phase dead time 0.05 to 300 s
Three-phase dead time 0.05 to 300 s
Dead time extension by ext. signal 0.05 to 300 s
Dead times for 2nd, 3rd and 4th reclosures 0.05 to 300 s
Fault duration time 0.05 to 300 s
Reclaim time 0.05 to 300 s
Blocking time 0.05 to 300 s
Single and three-phase discrimination times 0.1 to 300 s
All settings in steps of 0.01 s

Table 37 Synchrocheck (25)

Determination of synchronism
Single phase measurement. The differences between the amplitudes, phase-angles and frequencies
of two voltage vectors are determined.
Voltage supervision
Single or three-phase measurement
Evaluation of instantaneous values and therefore wider frequency range
Determination of maximum and minimum values in the case of three-phase inputs
Phase selection for voltage inputs
Provision for switching to a different voltage input (double busbar systems)
Remote selection of operating mode
4 independent parameter sets
Settings:
Max. voltage difference 0.05 to 0.4 UN in steps of 0.05 UN
Max. phase difference 5 to 80 in steps of 5
Max. frequency difference 0.05 to 0.4 Hz in steps of 0.05 Hz
Min. voltage 0.6 to 1 UN in steps of 0.05 UN
Max. voltage 0.1 to 1 UN in steps of 0.05 UN
Supervision time 0.05 to 5 s in steps of 0.05 s
Resetting time 0 to 1 s in steps of 0.05 s
Accuracy for 0.9 to 1.1 fN
Voltage difference 5% UN
Phase difference 5
Frequency difference 0.05 Hz

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Table 38 Transformer differential protection (87T)

For two- and three-winding transformers
Three-phase function
Current-adaptive characteristic
High stability for external faults and current transformer saturation
No auxiliary transformers necessary because of vector group and CT ratio compensation
Inrush restraint using 2nd harmonic
Settings:
g-setting 0.1 to 0.5 IN in steps of 0.05 IN
v-setting 0.25 or 0.5 or 0.7
b-setting 1.25 to 2.5 in steps of 0.25 IN
Max. trip time (protected transformer loaded)
- for I >2 IN 30 ms
- for I2 IN 50 ms
Accuracy of pick-up value 5% IN (at fN)
Reset conditions I <0.8 g-setting
Accuracy of pick-up value 5% IN (at fN)
Reset conditions I <0.8 g-setting
Differential protection definitions: Differential protection characteristic

I
I = I1+ I2 + I3
IN

I' I' cos 3

IH 1 2 Operation for
0 I'1
<b
Operation IN
2 or
for cos I'2
<b
for cos IN
1
I'1 = MAX (I1, I2, I3)
I'2 = I1 + I2 + I3 - I'1
v Restraint
g
= (I'1;- I'2) b
1 2 3 IH
IN

Protected I2
I1 unit
I3 HEST 965 007 C

Table 39 Thermal overload (49)

Thermal image for the 1st order model
Single or three-phase measurement with detection of maximum phase value
Settings:
Base current IB 0.5 to 2.5 IN in steps of 0.01 IN
Alarm stage 50 to 200% TN in steps of 1% N
Tripping stage 50 to 200% N in steps of 1% N
Thermal time constant 2 to 500 min in steps of 0.1 min
Accuracy of the thermal image 5% N (at fN)

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Table 40 Peak value over- and undercurrent protection (50)
Maximum or minimum function (over- and undercurrent)
Single or three-phase measurements
Wide frequency range (0.04 to 1.2 fN)
Peak value evaluation
Settings:
Current 0.1 to 20 IN in steps of 0.1 IN
Delay 0 to 60 s in steps of 0.01s
Accuracy of pick-up value (at 0.08 to 1.1 fN) 5% or 0.02 IN
Reset ratio >90% (for max. function)
<110% (for min. function)
Max. trip time with no delay (at fN) 30ms (for max. function)
60ms (for min. function)
Table 41 Peak value over- and undervoltage protection (59)
Maximum or minimum function (over- and undervoltage)
Single or three-phase measurements
Peak value evaluation
Settings:
Voltage 0.01 to 2 UN in steps of 0.01 UN
Delay 0 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Limiting fmin 25 to 50 Hz in steps of 1 Hz
Accuracy of pick-up value (at 0.08 to 1.1 fN) 3% or 0.005 UN
Reset ratio >90% (for max. function)
<110% (for min. function)
Max. trip time with no delay (at fN) 30ms (for max. function)
60ms (for min. function)
Table 42 Frequency function (81)
Maximum or minimum function (over- and underfrequency)
Minimum voltage blocking
Settings:
Frequency 40 to 65 Hz in steps of 0.01 Hz
Delay 0.1 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Minimum voltage blocking 0.2 to 0.8 UN in steps of 0.1 UN
Accuracy of pick-up value 30 mHz at UN and fN
Reset ratio 100%
Starting time <130 ms
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Table 43 Rate of change frequency protection df/dt (81)

Maximum or minimum function (over- and underfrequency)
Minimum voltage blocking
Settings:
df/dt -10 to +10 Hz/s in steps of 0.1 Hz/s
Frequency 0 to 55 Hz in steps of 0.01 Hz at fN = 50 Hz
50 to 65 Hz in steps of 0.01 Hz at fN = 60 Hz
Delay 0.1 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Minimum voltage blocking 0.2 to 0.8 UN in steps of 0.1 UN
Accuracy of df/dt (at 0.9 to 1.05 fN) 0.1 Hz/s
Accuracy of frequency (at 0.9 to 1.05 fN) 30 mHz
Reset ratio 95% for max. function
105% for min. function

Table 44 Definite time overfluxing protection (24)

Single-phase measurement
Minimum voltage blocking
Settings:
Pick up value 0.2 to 2 UN/fN in steps of 0.01 UN/fN
Delay 0.1 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Frequency range 0.5 to 1.2 fN
Accuracy (at fN) 3% or 0.01 UN/fN
Reset ratio >98% (max.), <102% (min.)
Starting time 120 ms

Table 45 Inverse time overfluxing protection (24)

Single-phase measurement
Inverse time delay according to IEEE Guide C37.91-1985
Setting made by help of table settings
Settings:
Table settings U/f values: (1.05; 1.10 to 1.50) UN/fN
Start value U/f 1.05 to 1.20 UN/fN in steps of 0.01 UN/fN
tmin 0.01 to 2 min in steps of 0.01 min
tmax 5 to 100 min in steps of 0.1 min
Reference voltage UB-value 0.8 to 1.2 UN in steps of 0.01 UN
Accuracy of pick-up value 0.8 to 1.2 UN in steps of 0.01 UN
Frequency range 0.5 to 1.2 fN
Reset ratio 100%
Starting time <120 ms

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including line and transformer protection

Technical data (contd) Table 46 Power protection (32)

Measurement of real or apparent power
Protection function based on real or apparent power measurement
Reverse power protection
Over- and underpower
Single or three-phase measurement
Suppression of DC components and harmonics in current and voltage
Compensation of phase errors in main and input CTs and VTs
Settings:
Power pick-up -0.1 to 1.2 SN in steps of 0.005 PN
Characteristic angle -180 to +180 in steps of 5
Delay 0.05 to 60 s in steps of 0.01 s
Power factor comp. (Phi) -5 to +5 in steps of 0.1
Rated power PN 0.5 to 2.5 UN IN in steps of 0.001 UN IN
Reset ratio 30% to 170% in steps of 1% of power pick-up
Accuracy of the pick-up setting 10% of setting or 2% UN IN
(for protection CTs)
3% of setting or 0.5% UN IN
(for core-balance CTs)
Max. operating time without intentional delay 70 ms

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Connection Inputs / outputs central unit

diagrams
Optional I/O board

Binary inputs Binary outputs Binary inputs Binary outputs

500BIO01 500BIO01

Optional redundant power supply

1 1
Alarm 2 Alarm 2
1 3 1
aux aux 3
2 2
4 4
Warning 5 Warning 5
6 6
500PSM03 500PSM03

Fig. 11 Central unit module; Connection of power supply, binary inputs and outputs

Abbreviations Explanation Terminal

Wire gauge/
block/ Explanation
OCxx optocoupler Type
terminals
CRxx Tripping relay
A Binary inputs 1.5 mm2
B Binary outputs 1.5 mm2
P Power supply 1.5 mm2

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Connection diagrams
(contd)
Bay unit types Available inputs/outputs
500BU03_4 (4 I, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) z z z
500BU03_2 (4 I, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) z z z z
500BU03_6 (3 I, 1MT, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) z z z z
500BU03_1 (4 I, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) red. power supply z z z z z
500BU03_5 (3 I, 1MT, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone)red. power supply z z z z z
500BU03_4 (4 I, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) z z z
500BU03_2 (4 I, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) z z z z
500BU03_6 (3 I, 1MT, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) z z z z
500BU03_1 (4 I, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) red. power supply z z z z z
500BU03_5 (3 I, 1MT, 5 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) red. power supply z z z z z
500BU03_8 (9 I, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) z z z
500BU03_7 (9 I, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) red. power supply z z z z
500BU03_8 (9 I, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) z z z
500BU03_7 (9 I, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) red. power supply z z z z

 E

Tx 1
J

I4[1] 1
I

I1[1]
 E

Tx
U

1
I

I1[1]
I1[1]
A 2 I4[5] 2 I1[5] A U1 2 I1[5]
I1[5]
Rx Tx Rx Tx U1[0]
Terminal block/ Function Wire gauge/ 3 I4[0] 3 I1[0]
U2
3 I1[0]
I1[0]
4 I5[1] 4 I2[1] 4 I2[1]
terminals Type Rx
5 I5[5] 5 I2[5]
Rx U2[0]
5
I2[1]
I2[5]
I2[5]
A, B Binary inputs 1.5 mm2 C
6 I5[0] 6 I2[0]
C U3
U3[0] 6 I2[0]
I2[0]
C, D Binary outputs 1.5 mm2 7 I6[1] 7 I3[1]
U4
7 I3[1]
I3[1]

E Optical connection 8 I6[5] 8 I3[5] U4[0] 8 I3[5]

I3[5]
9 I6[0] 9 I3[0] 9 I3[0]
Rx Receive FST plug U5 I3[0]
I4[1]
10 I7[1] 10 U5[0] 10 I4[1]
Tx Transmit FST plug 11 I7[5] 11 11 I4[5]
I4[5]
I, J Currents 2.5 mm2 12 I7[0] 12 12 I4[0]
I4[0]
U Voltages 1.5 mm2 13 I8[1]

P, R Supply 1.5 mm2 14 I8[5]

15 I8[0]
B 16 I9[1] B

17 I9[5]
H H
D D
18 I9[0]

HMI HMI

Abbreviations Explanation DC DC
OCxx Opto-coupler
CRxx Tripping relay I I I I
0 0 0 0
OLxx Optical link
R P R P
+ + + +
- - - -

500BU03 500BU03

Binary Inputs Processbus Current Transformer Current Transformer U Voltage Transformer I Current Transformer
J I
A 1
OC01
1 1 1
Tx E 1 1 1 1
2
5 5 5
OC02 OL01 U1 I1
3 2 I4 2 I1 2
Rx
0 0 0 0
4
3 3 2 3
5
OC03 Binary Outputs
6 1 C 1 1
4
1

OC04 4 4 4
7 CR01 2
5 5 5
5 I5 5 I2 U2 5 I2
8 3
0 0 0 0
9 4 6 6 5 6
OC05
10 CR02 5
OC06 1 1 1
11 6
7 7 7 7
12 7 5
5 5
8 I6 8 I3 U3 8 I3
13 CR03 8
OC07 0 0 0 0
14 9 9 9 8 9
OC08
15 10
CR04 1 1
16 11 10 10
10
CR05
12 5
17
18
OC09
13
11
5
I7
0
U4 11
0
I4 *)
CR06 0
B 1
OC10
14 12 11 12
CR07
15
2
OC11 1
3 13 13
4
OC12
1 D 5
14 I8 U5
5 2
0 0
CR08 3 15 14
6
OC13
CR09
4
7 1
OC14 CR10
5 16 H HMI Interface H HMI Interface
8
OC15 5
9 6
17 I9
10 7
0
CR11
8
18
11
OC16
CR12
12 9
OC17
CR13 10
13 Redundant Power Supply Power Supply Redundant Power Supply Power Supply
OC18
11
R P
14
15 12
R P
+ + 1 + 1 +
16
1 1 _ _
CR14 13 _ _
OC19
CR15 2 2 2 2
17 14
OC20
18 CR16 15

*) 1 Measuring transformer in 500BU03_5 or 500BU03_6

Fig. 12 Wiring diagram of bay units 500BU03, types 1-8

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Bay unit types Available inputs/outputs

500BU03_10 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) z z z z
500BU03_12 (6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) z z z z
500BU03_ 9 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) red. power supply z z z z z
500BU03_11 (6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) red. power supply z z z z z
500BU03_10 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) z z z z
500BU03_12 (6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) z z z z
500BU03_ 9 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) red. power supply z z z z z
500BU03_11(6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) red. power supply z z z z z

E J I E J I
Terminal block/ Function Wire gauge/
Tx 1 I4[1] 1 I1[1] Tx 1 I4[1] 1 I1[1]
terminals Type A 2 I4[5] 2 I1[5] A 2 I4[5] 2 I1[5]
Rx Tx Rx Tx
2 3 I4[0] 3 I1[0] 3 I4[0] 3 I1[0]
A, B Binary inputs 1.5 mm
2 4 I5[1] 4 I2[1] 4 I5[1] 4 I2[1]
C, D Binary outputs 1.5 mm Rx Rx
5 I5[5] 5 I2[5] 5 I5[5] 5 I2[5]
E Optical connection C
6 I5[0] 6 I2[0]
C
6 I5[0] 6 I2[0]
Rx Receive FST plug 7 I6[1] 7 I3[1] 7 I6[1] 7 I3[1]
Tx Transmit FST plug 8 I6[5] 8 I3[5] 8 I6[5] 8 I3[5]
2
I Currents 2.5 mm 9 I6[0] 9 I3[0] 9 I6[0] 9 I3[0]

J Currents and 10 U1 10 10 I7[1] 10

voltages 11 U1[0] 11 11 I7[5] 11
2 12 12 12 I7[0] 12
P, R Supply 1.5 mm
13 U2 13 I8[1]

14 U2[0] 14 I8[5]

15 15 I8[0]
B 16 U3 B 16 U1
17 U3[0] 17 U1[0]
H H
Abbreviations Explanation D 18 D
18
OCxx Opto-coupler HMI HMI

CRxx Tripping relay

OLxx Optical link DC DC

I I I I
0 0 0 0

R P R P
+ + + +
- - - -

500BU03 500BU03

Binary Inputs Processbus Current Transformer Current Transformer J Current Transformer I Current Transformer
J I
1
A 1
OC01
1 1 1
1
Tx E 1 1 1
2 5
OC02 OL01 5 5 5
I4 I1 I4 2 I1
3 2 2 2
Rx 0
4 0 0 0
3 3 3 3
5
OC03 Binary Outputs 1
6 1 C 1 1 1
4
OC04 4 4 4
7 CR01 2 5
5 5 5
5 I5 5 I2 5 I5 5 I2
8 3
0
0 0 0
9 4 6 6 6 6
OC05
10 CR02 5
OC06 1
1 1 1
11 6 7
7 7 7
12 7 5
5 5 5
8 8 8 8 I3
CR03 8
I6 I3 I6
13
OC07 0
0 0 0
9 9 9 9 9
14
OC08
15 10
Voltage Transformer
CR04 1
16 11
10 10
CR05
12
17 5
OC09 U1 11 I7
18 13
CR06 0 0
B 1 14 11 12
OC10
CR07
15
2
OC11 1
3
13 13
OC12
4 1 D 5
U2 14 I8
5 2
0
0
CR08 3 14 15
6
OC13
CR09
4
7
OC14 CR10
16 H HMI Interface Voltage Transformer H HMI Interface
5
8 16
OC15
9 6
U3
10 7 0
U1
CR11 17 0
11 8 17
OC16
CR12
12 9
OC17
CR13 10 Redundant Power Supply Power Supply
13 Redundant Power Supply Power Supply
OC18
11
14
R P R P
15 12 + +
+ + 1 1
1 1 _ _
16 CR14 13 _ _
OC19 2 2
CR15 14 2 2
17
OC20
18 CR16 15

Fig. 13 Wiring diagram of bay units 500BU03, types 9-12

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Connection diagrams Bay unit 500BU03 connection diagrams

(contd)
A detailed description of each variant is given in the application description [2].

Bay unit Protection functions

500BU03 Station level Bay level Measurement value

Direct. sensitive EF prot. for ungr. or comp. systems

Direct. sensitive EF prot. for grounded systems
Directional overcurrent definite time protection

Definite time over and undervoltage protection

Definite time over and undercurrent protection

Directional overcurrent inverse time protection

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

Inverse time overcurrent protection
Pole discrepancy protection

Current plausibility check

Voltage plausibility check
Breaker failure protection

Disturbance recorder
End fault protection

Distance protection
Busbar protection
Analog inputs

Synchrocheck
Voltage check

Currents
1
1

2 5 Phase current L1
I1 zzzz zzzz z (Line)
3 0
4 1
5 5 Phase current L2
I2 zzzz zzzz z (Line)
6 0
7 1
8 5 Phase current L3
I3 zzzz zzzz z (Line)
9 0
10 1
11 5 Neutral current Lo (Y)
I4 z (Line)
12 0

Derived Neutral current derrived

internally z z internally Io=6I L1+I L2+I L3

Voltages
1

Phase voltage L1
U1 zzz z (Line)
2 0
4

Phase voltage L2
U2 zzz z (Line)
5 0
7

Phase voltage L3
U3 zzz z (Line)
8 0
10
Phase voltage L2
U4 z (Bus 1)
11 0
1ph -> L2-E
13
Phase voltage L2
U5 z (Bus 2)
14 0
1ph -> L2-E

Derived Neutral voltage derrived

internally z z internally Uo=6U L1+U L2+U L3

z Current transformer/voltage transformer fixed assignment

Recommended setting/ respectively free for selection (configured via software HMI500-REBWIN)
Only for busbar protection Io-measurement (optional function)
Bay unit types with measuring CT (torroid CT) on input I4

Fig. 14 Bay unit connection diagram 500BU03, 4I, 5U

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Bay unit Protection functions

500BU03 Station level Bay level Measurement value

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

Definite time over and undercurrent protection
Peak value over and undercurrent protection
Inverse time overcurrent protection
Transformer differential protection

Three phase current plausibility

Pole discrepancy protection
Breaker-failure protection

Disturbance recorder
End-fault protection
Busbar protection

Thermal overload
Analog inputs

Currents
1 1
I
2 5 Phase current L1
I1 z z z z z A-side
3 0
4 1
5 5 Phase current L2
I2 z z z z z A-side
6 0
7 1
8 5 Phase current L3
I3 z z z z z A-side
9 0

Derived Neutral current derrived

internally internally Io=6 I L1+I L2+I L3

Currents
1 1
J
2 5 Phase current L1
I4 z B-side
3 0
4 1
5 5 Phase current L2
I5 z B-side
6 0
7 1
8 5 Phase current L3
I6 z B-side
9 0

Derived Neutral current derrived

internally internally Io=6 I L1+I L2+I L3

Currents
10 1
J
11 5 Phase current L1
I7 z C-side (if existing)
12 0
13 1
14 5 Phase current L2
I8 z C-side (if existing)
15 0
16 1
17 5 Phase current L3
I9 z C-side (if existing)
18 0

Derived Neutral voltage derrived

internally internally Uo=6 U L1+U L2+U L3

z Current transformer, fixed assignment

Recommended setting/ respectively free for selection (configured via software HMI500-REBWIN)
Only for busbar protection Io-measurement (optional function)
Configured either on A-side, or on B-side or on C-side respectively
A-side Transformer primary side
B-side Transformer secondary side
C-side Transformer tertiary side

Fig. 15 Bay unit connection diagram 500BU03, 9I

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Connection diagrams
(contd) Bay Unit Protection functions

500BU03 Station level Bay level Measurement value

Direct. sensitive EF prot. for grounded systems

Directional overcurrent definite time protection

Definite time over and undervoltage protection

Definite time over and undercurrent protection

Directional overcurrent inverse time protection

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

Peak value over and undervoltage protection

Peak value over and undercurrent protection

Rate of change frequency protection

Definite time overfluxing protection
Inverse time overcurrent protection

Inverse time overfluxing protection

Transformer differential protection
Three phase voltage plausibility
Three phase current plausibility
Pole discrepancy protection
Breaker failure protection

Disturbance recorder
End fault protection

Distance protection
Busbar protection

Thermal overload
Analog inputs

Frequency
Power
Currents
1 1
I
2 5 Phase current L1
I1 z z z z z A-side
3 0
4 1

5 5 Phase current L2
I2 z z z z z A-side
6 0
7 1
8 5 Phase current L3
I3 z z z z z A-side
9 0

Derrived Neutral current derrived

internally internally Io=6I L1+I L2+I L3

Currents
1 1
J
2 5 Phase current L1
I4 z z z z z B-side
3 0
4 1
5 5 Phase current L2
I5 z z z z z B-side
6 0
7 1
8 5 Phase current L3
I6 z z z z z B-side
9 0

Derrived Neutral current derrived

internally internally Io=6I L1+I L2+I L3

Voltages
10
J
Phase voltage L1
U1 z z z z z A-side or B-side
11 0
13

Phase voltage L2
U2 z z z z z A-side or B-side
14 0
16

Phase voltage L3
U3 z z z z z A-side or B-side
17 0

Derrived Neutral voltage derrived

internally z z internally Uo=6U L1+U L2+U L3

z Current transformer/voltage transformer fixed assignment

Recommended setting/ respectively free for selection (configured via software HMI500-REBWIN)
Only for busbar protection Io-measurement (optional function)
Configured either on A-side, or on B-side respectively

A-side Transformer primary side

B-side Transformer secondary side

Fig. 16 Bay unit connection diagram 500BU03, 6I, 3U

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Bay Unit Protection functions

500BU03 Station level Bay level Measurement value

Definite time over and undercurrent protection

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

Peak value over and undercurrent protection

Inverse time overcurrent protection

Definite time overfluxing protection

Inverse time overfluxing protection
Transformer differential protection
Three phase current plausibility
Pole discrepancy protection
Breaker failure protection

Disturbance recorder
End fault protection
Busbar protection

Thermal overload
Analog inputs

Currents
1 1
I
2 5 Phase current L1
I1 z z z z z A-side
3 0
4 1
5 5 Phase current L2
I2 z z z z z A-side
6 0
7 1
8 5 Phase current L3
I3 z z z z z A-side
9 0

Derrived Neutral current derrived

internally
internally Io=6 I L1+I L2+I L3

Currents
1 1
J
2 5 Phase current L1
I4 z B-side
3 0
4 1
5 5 Phase current L2
I5 z B-side
6 0
7 1
8 5 Phase current L3
I6 z B-side
9 0

Derrived Neutral current derrived

internally internally Io=6 I L1+I L2+I L3

Currents
10 1
J
11 5 Current Lx
I7 z (e.g. Lo)
12 0
13 1
14 5 Current Lx
I8 z (e.g.Lo)
15 0

Voltages
16
J Voltage Lx
U1 z z z (e.g. Phase L1-L2 ->
17 0
Overfluxing protection )

z Current transformer/voltage transformer fixed assignment

Recommended setting/ respectively free for selection (configured via software HMI500-REBWIN)
Only for busbar protection Io-measurement (optional function)
Configured either on A-side, or on B-side respectively
A-side Transformer primary side
B-side Transformer secondary side

Fig. 17 Bay unit connection diagram 500BU03, 8I, 1U

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Connection diagrams REB500: Typical assignment of the in/outputs

(contd)
Binary inputs Binary outputs
Accept bus image alarm 1

OC01 1

External reset 2 2
OC02

CR01 3 Protection blocked / Output relays blocked

3
Block of all protection functions CR02 4
OC03
Test generator active
Block output relays
4 CR03 5 Isolator alarm
OC04

6
5

CR04 7 Switch inhibited

Block busbar protection 7

OC05
8
8
Block breaker failure protection OC06
CR05 9

9
10 System alarm
OC07

11
10

11
OC08
CR06 12 In service
12

13
13
14
OC09

15
14

16 Differential current alarm

OC10
CR07

17 Busbar protection tripped

15

OC11
CR08

16
CR09 18 Breaker failure protection tripped
OC12
17

18

Fig. 18 REB500: Typical assignment of the in/outputs of a central unit for busbar and breaker failure pro-
tection

Binary Inputs Binary outputs

1
Start BFP protection 1 L1 OC01 A C 1
2 CR01 2 In Service
Start BFP protection 1 L2 3
OC02
3
4 4
5
Start BFP protection 1 L3 OC03 CR02 5 Block close command
6 6
rt BFP protection 1 L1L2L3 OC04
7
7
8 CR03 8
9
Start BFP protection 2 L1 OC05 9
10 10
Start BFP protection 2 L2 OC06
11 CR04
11 Remote Trip, channel 1
12 CR05 12
13
Start BFP protection 2 L3 OC07 13
14 CR06
t BFP protection 2 L1L2L3 OC08 14 Remote Trip, channel 2
15
CR07 15
16

17
OC09 1
18 D
2
1
OC10 B CR08 3
2 CR09
OC11 4
3 CR10
OC12 5
4
5 6

7
6
Bus 1 Isolator Q1 off OC13 CR11 Trip Phase L1, trip coil 1
8
7
Bus 1 Isolator Q1 on OC14 CR12 9 Trip Phase L2, trip coil 1
8 Trip Phase L3, trip coil 1
Bus 2 Isolator Q2 off OC15 CR13 10
9
10 11
12
11
OC16
Bus 2 Isolator Q2 on CR14 13 Trip Phase L1, trip coil 2
12
OC17 CR15 14 Trip Phase L2, trip coil 2
13
OC18 CR16 15 Trip Phase L3, trip coil 2
14
15
16
OC19
17
OC20
18

Fig. 19 REB500: Typical assignment of the in/outputs for a double busbar with busbar and breaker failure
protection of a bay unit

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REB500sys: Typical assignment of the in-/outputs

Binary Inputs Binary outputs

Variant L-V4 Variant L-V4
1
Start BFP protection 1 L1 OC01 A C 1
2 CR01 2 In Service
Start BFP protection 1 L2 3
OC02
3
4
4
5
Start BFP protection 1 L3 OC03
CR02 5 Block close command
6
Start BFP protection 1 L1L2L3 OC04 6
7
7
8

9
CR03 8 AR Close Command
Carrier Receive, Distance Prot. OC05
9
10
Carrier Receive, DEF Prot. OC06
10
11
CR04
12 11 Remote Trip, channel 1
CR05
13 12 Carrier Send, Distance Prot.
Bus 1 VT MCB Fail OC07
14 13
Bus 2 VT MCB Fail 15
OC08 CR06
14 Remote Trip, channel 2
CR07
16 15 Carrier Send, DEF Prot.
17
Breaker Q0 Close Command OC09
18
1
1
D
Line VT MCB Fail OC10 B 2
2 CR08 3
CB All Poles Closed for DEF Prot. OC11 Start L1L2L3 to AR in Main 1
3 CR09
OCO Ready for AR Release OC12 4 Trip CB 3-Pole to AR in Main 1
4 CR10
5 Trip CB to AR in Main 1
5
6
6
OC13
Bus 1 Isolator Q1 off 7
7
Bus 1 Isolator Q1 on OC14 CR11 8 Trip Phase L1, trip coil 1
8
Bus 2 Isolator Q2 off OC15 CR12 9 Trip Phase L2, trip coil 1
9
10 CR13 10 Trip Phase L3, trip coil 1
11 11
OC16
Bus 2 Isolator Q2 on 12
12
Breaker Q0 off OC17
13
CR14 13 Trip Phase L1, trip coil 2
Breaker Q0 on OC18
14 CR15 14 Trip Phase L2, trip coil 2
15 CR16 15 Trip Phase L3, trip coil 2
16
OC19
Prepare 3 Pole Trip,from Main1
17
Main 1 Healthy/In Service Mode (Blk. AR) 18
OC20

Fig. 20 REB500sys: Typical assignment of the in-/outputs of line variant L-V4 for 500BU03
(See [2] Application description)

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Connection diagrams
(contd)
Binary inputs Binary outputs
Transformer Transformer
Variant 1 Variant 1
Start BFP phase L1L2L3 1
from prot. group 2 TRIP OC01 A C 1
2 CR01 2
External start BFP OC02
3 In service
from mechanic prot. TRIP
3
4
4
Start BFP phase L1L2L3 5
OC03
from back-up prot. TRIP CR02 5 Block close command
6 breaker Q0 A-side
Spare OC04
7 6

8 7

9 CR03 8
Mechanic protection TRIP 1 OC05
Transf. prot. trip L1L2L3 group 1
10 9
OC06 Tripping relay (94-1)
Mechanic protection alarm 1
11 10 trip CB A/B/Cside *)
12 CR04
11 Transf. prot. trip start BFP
13 CR05 on C-side *)
Mechanic protection TRIP 2 OC07 12
14
OC08 13
Mechanic protection alarm 2 15 CR06
14 Remote trip 2 to B-side
16
CR07
15 Transf. prot. trip L1L2L3 group 2
A-side breaker Q0 17 Tripping relay (94-2)
manual close command OC09 trip CB A/B/Cside *)
18

Block transformer 1 1
OC10 B D
diff. protection 2
2
Transformer diff. inrush input OC11
CR08 3 Remote trip 1 to B-side
3
Transformer diff. high-set OC12 CR09
4 4 Remote Trip 1 to C-side *)
5 CR10
5 Transf. prot. trip start BFP
6 on B-side
A-side bus 1 isolator Q1 open OC13 6
7
A-side bus 1 isolator Q1 closed OC14 7
8 CR11
A-side bus 2 isolator Q2 open OC15 8 Trip phase L1
9 Trip breaker
CR12 Q0 coil 1 A-side
9 Trip phase L2
10
CR13 10 Trip phase L3
11
A-side bus 2 isolator Q2 closed OC16
11
12
A-side breaker Q0 open OC17
12
13
A-side breaker Q0 closed OC18
14 CR14 13 Trip phase L1
Trip breaker
15 CR15 14 Trip phase L2 Q0 coil 3 A-side
16
Spare OC19 CR16 15 Trip phase L3
17
Spare OC20
18

Legend:

A-side Transformer primary side

B-side Transformer secondary side
C-side Transformer tertiary side *)

*) C-side, if existing

Fig. 21 REB500sys: Typical assignment of the in-/outputs of transformer variant T-V1 for 500BU03
(See [2] application description)

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Dimensioned Bay unit 500BU03

drawings (in mm) 2
Cross section: max. 2.5 mm
2
max. 4.0 mm

Space for wiring

Achtung

Caution

Attention

Atencion

Fig. 22 Bay unit casing for flush mounting, enclosure protection class IP 40 (without local HMI)

2
Cross section: max. 2.5 mm

max. 4.0 mm2

Space for wiring

Fig. 23 Centralized version based on a 19'' mounting plate with up to three bay units.
Optionally with local HMI.

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Dimensioned draw- Bay unit 500BU03

ings (in mm) (contd) 223 Cross section max. 2.5 mm
2
2
max. 4.0 mm

6U=265.8
276
approx. 100

2040.5
Space for wiring

267+0.1
2000.5
189

25

210
Panel cutout

Fig. 24 Dimensional drawing of the bay unit with local HMI, classical mounting
protection type IP40

Central unit
482.6
57.1

6U=265.8
76.2
57.1

465.6
approx. 70

Rear view
approx. 235
212

443
30

Fig. 25 Dimensional drawing of the central unit, protection type IP20

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Cubicle mounting

Fig. 26 Front view of REB500 (example only) Fig. 27 Hinged frame and rear wall

Example with 9 bay units

The cubicles are equipped with gratings for the fixation of incoming cables. For space reasons
there are no cable ducts.

Table 47 Maximum number of units per cubicle (central version)

Quantity of
Cross-section
Unit Quantity of 500BU03 system cables
ext. cable
per bay
Current transformer per bay 4 8 6 9 2.5 mm2 - 6 mm2 1
Voltage transformer per bay 5 1 3 - 1.5 mm2 -6 mm2 1
Binary inputs per bay 20 1.5 mm2 - 2.5 mm2 1-3
Binary outputs per bay 16 1.5 mm2 - 2.5 mm2 1-3
Max. number of bays per 9* * number of bays per cubicle
cubicle with central unit (2200 x 800 x 800 mm)
Max. number of bays per 12* based on the min. cross-section and an
average quantity of cables
cubicle without central unit

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Cubicle mounting Table 48 Unit weights

(contd) Unit Weight
Bay unit 4l, classic (incl. HMI) 5.1 kg
Bay unit 4l, 5U, red. power supply, classic (incl. HMI) 6.2 kg
Bay unit 3l, 1MT, 5U, red. power supply, classic (incl. HMI)
Bay unit 4l, basic version 3.9 kg
Bay unit 4l, 5U, red. power supply, basic version 5.0 kg
Bay unit 3l, 1MT, 5U, red. power supply, basic version
Bay unit 9I, red. power supply, classic (incl. HMI) 6.7 kg
Bay unit 9I, red. power supply, basic version 5.5 kg
Central unit 9.0 kg (Average weight => here 11 feeders
plus communication interface)
Central unit with redundant power supply 10.0 kg

Basic version Basic version with HMI Classic version

Fig. 28 Possible arrangement of the bay unit with HMI

Sample Combined numerical bay and station protec-
specification tion with extensive self-monitoring and ana-
log/digital conversion of all input quantities.
The architecture shall be decentralized, with
bay units and a central unit.
It shall be suitable for the protection of single
and double busbar as well as for the protec-
tion (Main 2 or back-up) of incoming and out-
going bays, lines, cables or transformer bays.
The hardware shall allow functions to be acti-
vated from a software library:
Busbar protection scheme based on low-
impedance principle and at least two inde-
pendent tripping criteria
End fault protection
Breaker failure protection
Breaker pole discrepancy
Additional criteria for the busbar protection
as overcurrent or voltage release
Over-/undercurrent and over-/undervolt-
age back-up bay function (overcurrent
directional or non-directional)

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Ordering
Distance protection function with all rele-
vant additional features, such as switch-on-
to-fault, teleprotection schemes, voltage
supervision, power swing blocking
Earth fault directional function based on
zero components with separate communi-
cation scheme or using the same channel
as the distance protection
Directional sensitive earth fault protection
for ungrounded or compensated systems
Autoreclosure function, single/three pole
and multi-shot
Synchrocheck function with the different
operation modes (dead line and /or dead
bus check)
Thermal overload protection
Peak value over-/undervoltage function
Transformer differential protection for the
protection of two or three-winding trans-
formers and autotransformers
Ordering
When sending your enquiry please provide
the short version of the questionnaire on page
55 in this data sheet together with a single-line
No auxiliary CTs are necessary and the sys-
tem contains internal check of the voltage and
current circuits. The adaptation of the CT-
ratio is done by software.
A modern human machine interface shall
allow the allocation of input and output sig-
nals.
Communication via computer or via interface
to monitoring or control systems allows the
actual configuration of the whole busbar to be
displayed.
Event and disturbance recording shall be
included, collection of data in the bay units,
comprehensive recording available for the
whole station in the central unit.
The proposed system shall be easily extensi-
ble, in case of extensions in the substation.
diagram of the station. This will enable us to
submit a tender that corresponds more accu-
rately to your needs.
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Ordering (contd) Ordering code

REB500-CU03-V76 -S -P -B -CA -CB

Equipped for
10 bay units 10
20 bay units 20
30 bay units 30
40 bay units, incl. 2nd rack 40
50 bay units, incl. 2nd rack 50
60 bay units, incl. 2nd rack 60

Red. Power Supply

No 0
Yes, for 1-30 bay units 1
Yes, for 1-60 bay units 2

2nd Binary Input Module

No (12 inputs / 9 outputs) 0
Yes (24 inputs /18 outputs) 1

Communication Interface A
No 0
LON 1
IEC 103 2
IEC 61850-8-1 3

Communication Interface B
No 0
LON 1
IEC 103 2
IEC 61850-8-1 3

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Short questionnaire

mandatory ordering information

Accessories
HMI software
HMI500 Ver. 7.50/7.60 Operator Quantity 1MRB260027R0076
HMI500 Ver. 7.50/7.60 Configurator * Quantity 1MRB260027R0176
* HMI500 Configurator is including software license for 4 users
(authorization by serial number).
Please note license is only provided for trained customers!

Central unit module

500CIM06 Communication card IEC 103 ,IEC 61850 Quantity 1MRB150077R0111
500CIM06 Communication card IEC 103 ,IEC 61850 , LON Quantity 1MRB150077R0112
500CPU05 Processor unit complete Quantity 1MRB150081R0001
500BIO01 Binary I/O card Quantity 1MRB150005R0001
500PSM03 Power supply 100 W Quantity 1MRB150038R0001
500SCM01 Star coupler module Quantity 1MRB150004R0001

Manuals
Operating instructions REB500/REB500sys in English Quantity 1MRB520292-Uen

Fiber optic cables

2 core FO-cable *5.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0005
2 core FO-cable *10.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0010
2 core FO-cable *20.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0020
2 core FO-cable *100.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0100

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Ordering (contd)
LHMI
500HMI03 * 0.5REB500-BU03-V7-C -A
m, local HMI with 0.5 m cable -P -F -BB Quantity
-IO -R -OC -BFP -EFP
1MRB150073R0052 -PD -DR -L -T
500HMI03 * 3 m, local HMI with 3 m cable Quantity 1MRB150073R0302

Line protection
No 0
Line variant 1 (L-V1)
Miscellaneous 1
Line variant 2 (L-V2) 2
500OCC02 Converter cable (serial) HMI-PC Quantity 1MRB380084R0001
Line variant 3 (L-V3) 3
500OCC03 Converter cable (USB) HMI-PC Quantity 1MRB380084R0003
Line variant 4 (L-V4) 4
Line variant 5 (L-V5) 5
Line variant 6 (L-V6) 6
Mounting parts
Line variant 7 (L-V7) 7
Cover plate 4R 4R (4 divisions) Quantity 1MRB400164 R0004

Transformer protection Cover plate 8R 8R (8 divisions) Quantity 1MRB400164 R0008

No Mounting plate 19" Quantity 1MRB400299 P0101

0
Transformer variant 1 (T-V1) 1
Transformer variant 2 (T-V2) 2
Transformer variant 3 (T-V3) 3
Transformer variant 4 (T-V4) 4

Mounting plate 19", 7U, max. 3 500BU03,

no display cut-out
Mounting plate 19" Quantity 1MRB400299 P0103

Mounting plate 19", 7U, max. 3 500BU03,

with display cut-out

HMI Cover plate HMI Cover plate for mounting on unused dis- Quantity 1MRB400304 R0101
play cut-outs
Mounting plate 19" Quantity 1MRB400130 P0101

Mounting plate 19", 7U, 1 x 500BU03 classic

cut out

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Short questionnaire
1. Client Client Station Client's reference Client's representive, date

2. ABB (filled in by ABB) Tender No.: Order No.: Sales Engineer Project Manager

3. Binding Single line diagram Diagram No. Date Rev. Index Rev. Date Remark :
(must show location and configuration This attachment is
of spare bays) absolutely essential !
4. HV System System Voltage [kV] Neutral Grounding Busbar configuration
Solidly grounded Single 1-1/2 Breaker
Isolated Double Ring bus
Frequency [Hz] Compensated Triple Transfer bus
Low resistance gr. Quadruple

Switchgear Circuit Breaker type

AIS GIS Single pole Three pole
5. Trip circuits Tripping method
One trip coil Two trip coils

6. Type of installation Distributed CU loose delivered Centralized CU and BU loose delivered

BU loose delivered

Distributed CU mounted in cubicle Centralized CU and BU mounted in cubicles

BU mounted in cubicles

mandatory ordering information

Accessories
HMI software
HMI500 Ver. 7.60 Operator Quantity 1MRB260027R0076
HMI500 Ver. 7.60 Configurator * Quantity 1MRB260027R0176
* HMI500 Configurator is including software license for 4 users
(authorization by serial number).
Please note license is only provided for trained customers!

Central unit module

500CIM06 Communication card IEC 103 ,IEC 61850 Quantity 1MRB150077R0111
500CIM06 Communication card IEC 103 ,IEC 61850 , LON Quantity 1MRB150077R0112
500CPU05 Processor unit complete Quantity 1MRB150081R0001
500BIO01 Binary I/O card Quantity 1MRB150005R0001
500PSM03 Power supply 100 W Quantity 1MRB150038R0001
500SCM01 Star coupler module Quantity 1MRB150004R0001

Manuals
Operating instructions REB500/REB500sys in English Quantity 1MRB520292-Uen

Fiber optic cables

2 core FO-cable *5.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0005
2 core FO-cable *10.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0010
2 core FO-cable *20.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0020
2 core FO-cable *100.00 m, indoor, ready made incl. 4 connectors Quantity HESP417456R0100

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Ordering (contd)
LHMI
500HMI03 * 0.5 m, local HMI with 0.5 m cable Quantity 1MRB150073R0052
500HMI03 * 3 m, local HMI with 3 m cable Quantity 1MRB150073R0302

Miscellaneous
500OCC02 Converter cable (serial) HMI-PC Quantity 1MRB380084R0001
500OCC03 Converter cable (USB) HMI-PC Quantity 1MRB380084R0003

Mounting parts
Cover plate 4R 4R (4 divisions) Quantity 1MRB400164 R0004
Cover plate 8R 8R (8 divisions) Quantity 1MRB400164 R0008
Mounting plate 19" Quantity 1MRB400299 P0101

Mounting plate 19", 7U, max. 3 500BU03,

no display cut-out
Mounting plate 19" Quantity 1MRB400299 P0103

Mounting plate 19", 7U, max. 3 500BU03,

with display cut-out
HMI Cover plate for mounting on unused dis- Quantity 1MRB400304 R0101
HMI Cover plate
play cut-outs

Mounting plate 19" Quantity 1MRB400130 P0101

Mounting plate 19", 7U, 1 x 500BU03 classic

cut out

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Mounting parts
Mounting plate 19" Quantity 1MRB400130 P0102

Mounting plate 19", 7U, 2 x 500BU03 classic

cut out

Other relevant [1] CT requirements for REB500 / REB500sys 1KHL020347-AEN

publications [2] Application description REB500sys 1MRB520295-Aen
[3] Data sheet PSM505 1MRB520376-Ben
Operating instructions REB500 / REB500sys 1MRB520292-Uen
Data sheet RESP07 1KHA005034-BEN
Reference list REB500 1MRB520009-Ren
Ordering questionnaire REB500 1MRB520371-Ken

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