Multifunction Protection

and
Switchbay Control Unit
REF542plus
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REF542plus success story

„ Market launch 2000
„ Delivered units approx. 50,000
„ Applications ranging from low
voltage to high voltage
„ In service worldwide
„ Many different protection and
control functions
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Human machine interface (HMI)

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Control
Control and
and
protection
protection functions
functions
„„ Control,
Control,interlocking
interlocking
„„ Supervision,
Supervision,alarm
alarmhandling
handling
„„ Local control and indication
Local control and indication
„„ Metering
Metering
„„ Protection
Protection
„„ Virtual
Virtualpush
pushbutton
buttonfor
forcontrol
control
and commands
and commands
„„ Changeable
Changeableparameter
parametersetssets
„„ Programmable e-key
Programmable e-key

Supervision
Supervision functions
functions Indication
Indication functions
functions
„„ Grid
Griddisturbances „„ Single
disturbances Singleline
linediagram
diagramofofthe
thebay
bay
„„ Measurement
Measurementcircuit
circuitsupervision
supervision „„ Metering values
Metering values
„„ REF542plus faults „„ Plain
REF542plus faults Plaintext
textpresentation
presentation
„„ Switchgear
Switchgearfaults „„ Parameters
faults Parametersand andsettings
settings
„„ Faults
Faults of thedata
of the datatransmission
transmission
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Protection
Protection functions
functions
„„ Overcurrent
Overcurrentprotection
protection
„„ Overvoltage
Overvoltage /undervoltage
/ undervoltage
time protection
time protection
„„ Earthfault
Earthfaultprotection
protection
„„ Distance protection
Distance protection
„„ Differential
Differentialprotection
protectionfor
for
Transformer
Transformerand andmotor
motor
„„ Restricted
RestrictedEarthfault
Earthfault

Aditional
Aditional functions
functions Motor
Motor protection
protection
„„ Synchro-check
Synchro-checkfunction „„ Thermal
function Thermaloverload
overloadprotection
protection
„„ Trip circuit supervision
Trip circuit supervision „„ Directional power protection
Directional power protection
„„ Auto-reclosing
Auto-reclosing(5 (5cycles) „„ Unbalanced
cycles) Unbalancedload
loadprotection
protection
„„ Logic functions
Logic functions „„ Low load protection
Low load protection
„„ Frequency
Frequencysupervision „„ Inrush
supervision Inrushblocking
blocking
„„ Fault recording
Fault recording
„„ Power
Powerquality
qualityfunctions
functions
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ATEX is a must for REF542plus motor protection

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Communication concept for station automation systems:

„ IEC 61850-8-1
„ SPA BUS 2.5 interface
„ LON per LAG1.4 with profile according
to IEC 60 870-5-101/103 including
interbay communication
„ IEC 60 870-5-103 including control function according
to VDEW recommendation
„ Modbus RTU interface
„ Ethernet interface with WEB-Server functionality
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Analogue input board

Mainboard
Communication board
Analogue input or
output board

1... 3 x I/O Board

Power supply board HMI

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