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Numerical

Station Protection System

REB500 /
REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben

Busbar Protection with


integrated Breaker Failure,
Line and Transformer Protection

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Issued: December 2008
Changed since October 2007
Data subject to change without notice

REB500sys - Station protection with distributed architecture

Main features

Low-impedance busbar protection


Stub and T-zone protection
High functional reliability due to two independent measurement criteria:
- stabilized differential current algorithm
- directional current comparison algorithm
Phase-by-phase measurement

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 interferenceproof data transfer even close to HV power
cables

Full solid-state busbar replica

Replacement of existing busbar protection


schemes can be accomplished without restrictions (centralized layout) in the case of
substation extensions e.g. by a mixture of
centralized and distributed layout

No switching of CT circuits

Easily extensible

Only one hardware version for

User-friendly, PC-based human machine


interface (HMI)

Reduced CT performance requirements


High through-fault stability even in case of
CT saturation

- 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

Fully numerical signal processing


Comprehensive self-supervision
Binary logic and timer in the bay unit
Integrated event recording

Short tripping times independent of the


plants size or configuration

Integrated disturbance recording for power


system currents

Centralized layout: Installation of hardware


in one or several cubicles

A minimum of spare parts needed due to


standardization and a low number of varying units

Distributed layout: Bay units distributed


and, in the case of location close to the
feeders, with short connections to CTs, isolators, circuit breakers, etc.

Communication facilities for substation


monitoring and control systems via
IEC 61850-8-1, IEC 60870-5-103 and LON

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Main features (contd)

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

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

Additional
main features

REB500sys combines the well-proven numerical busbar and breaker failure protection
REB500 of ABB with Main 2 or back-up protection 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.
Main 2 / back-up bay protection
Definite and inverse time over- and undercurrent protection
Directional overcurrent definite and inverse
time protection
Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection
Definite time over- and undervoltage protection
Three-phase current and three-phase voltage plausibility
Main 2 / back-up bay protection:
Line protection
High-speed distance protection
Directional sensitive earth fault protection
for grounded systems against high resistive faults in solidly grounded networks
Directional sensitive earth fault protection
for ungrounded or compensated systems

Application

REB500
The numerical busbar protection REB500 is
designed for the high-speed, selective protection 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 configurations of busbars from single busbars to
quadruple busbars with transfer buses, ring
busbars and 1 breaker schemes to be protected.

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Separate I0 measurement for impedancegrounded networks


Communication with substation monitoring
and control system (IEC 61850-8-1 /
IEC 60870-5-103 / LON)
Internal user-friendly human machine interface with display
Redundant power supply for central units
and/or bay units

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
- checks for dead line, dead bus, dead
line and bus
Group 1 / back-up bay protection:
Transformer protection
High-speed transformer differential protection for 2- and 3-winding and auto-transformers
Thermal overload
Peak value over- and undercurrent protection
Peak value over- and undervoltage protection
Overfluxing protection
Rate of change frequency protection
Frequency protection
Independent T-Zone protection with transformer differential protection
Power protection

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 wiring.
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 systems and phase faults in ungrounded systems
and systems with Petersen coils.

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Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

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.

REB500sys
The REB500sys is foreseen in MV, HV and
EHV substations with nominal frequencies of
50 Hz resp. 60 Hz to protect the busbars and
their feeders. The bay protection functions
included in REB500sys are used as Main 2 /
Group 1 - or back-up protection.
The system REB500sys is foreseen for all
single or double busbar configurations (Line
variants L-V1 to L-V5 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 solidly and low resistive-grounded power systems, all kind of phase faults in ungrounded
and compensated power systems as well as
feeder faults in solidly, low resistivegrounded, compensated and ungrounded
power systems.
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
concepts 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
transformer protection or autonomous T-zone
protection). The central unit can be added at a
later stage for full busbar and breaker failure
protection functionality.
Depending on the network voltage level and
the protection philosophy the following protection 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 integration of functionality one of the main
protection equipment can be eliminated.

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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
failure protection schemes where it hasn't
been possible in the past because of economical 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
- Line variant 5 (L-V5)
as Line variant L-V1 plus autoreclosure and
synchrocheck.
Transformer protection

- Transformer Variant 1 (T-V1)


2- or 3 winding transformer differential
protection, thermal overload, current functions; applicable also as autonomous T-zone
protection.
- Transformer Variant 2 (T-V2)
2-winding transformer differential protection, 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 protection, 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 functions, voltage functions, frequency functions, power function, overfluxing
protection.

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Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

Application (contd)

Fig. 1

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Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

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Busbar protection
Measurement of neutral current / detection I0
Breaker failure protection
End-fault protection
Breaker pole discrepancy
Overcurrent check feature
Voltage check feature
Check zone
Current plausibility check
Overcurrent protection (def. time)
Trip command re-direction
Software matrix for inputs / outputs / trip matrix
Event recording up to 1000 events
Disturbance recorder (4 x I)
Disturbance recorder (4 x I, 5 x U) up to 10 s at 2400 Hz
Communication interface IEC61850-8-1/
LON / IEC60870-5-103
Time synchronization
Redundant power supply for central- and/or bay units
Isolator supervision
Differential current supervision
Comprehensive self-supervision
Dynamic Busbar replica with display of currents
WEB - Server
Testgenerator for commissioning & maintenance
Remote-HMI
Delay / Integrator function
Binary logic and Flip-Flop functions
Definite time over- and undercurrent protection
Inverse time overcurrent protection
Definite time over- and undervoltage protection
Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection
Directional overcurrent definite time protection
Directional overcurrent inverse time protection
Three phase current plausibility
Three phase voltage plausibility
Test sequenzer
Direct. sensitive EF prot. for grounded systems
Direct. sensitive EF prot. for ungrounded or compensated
systems
Distance protection
Autoreclosure
Synchrocheck
Transformer differential protection 2 winding
Transformer differential protection 3 winding
Thermal overload
Peak value over- and undercurrent protection
Peak value over- and undervoltage protection
Definite time overfluxing protection
Inverse time overfluxing protection
Rate-of-change frequency protection
Frequency protection
Power protection

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Main functionality

Line Variant 1 (L-V1)

Table 1 Overview of the functionalities REB500 / REB500sys

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Mode of
installation

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

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There are three versions of installing the numerical busbar protection REB500 and the numerical station protection REB500sys:
Distributed installation

In this case, the bay units (see Fig. 24) are


installed in casings or cubicles in the individual switchgear bays distributed around the

Fig. 2

Distributed installation

Centralized installation

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

Fig. 3

station and are connected to the central processing unit by optical fiber cables. The central processing unit is normally in a centrally
located cubicle or in the central relay room.

Centralized installation

Combined centralized and distributed


installation

Basically, the only difference between a distributed and a centralized scheme is the
mounting location of the bay units and therefore it is possible to mix the two philosophies.

for upgrading existing stations, since very


little additional wiring is required and compared with older kinds of busbar protection,
much more functionality can be packed into
the same space.

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

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System design

Bay unit (500BU03)

The bay unit (see Fig. 4) is the interface


between the protection and the primary system process comprising the main CTs, isolators and circuit-breaker and performs the
associated data acquisition, pre-processing,
control functions and bay level protection
functions. It also provides the electrical insulation between the primary system and the
internal electronics of the protection.
The input transformer module contains four
input CTs for measuring phase and neutral
currents with terminals for 1 A and 5 A.
Additional interposing CTs are not required,
because any differences between the CT
ratios are compensated by appropriately configuring the software of the respective bay
units.
Optional input transformer module also contains five input voltage transformers for the
measurement of the three-phase voltages and
two busbar voltages and recording of voltage
disturbances or 6 current transformers for
transformer differential protection. (see
Fig. 12).
In the analog input and processing module,
the analog current and voltage signals are
converted to numerical signals at a sampling
rate of 48 samples per period and then numerically preprocessed and filtered accordingly.
Zero-sequence voltage and zero-current signals are also calculated internally. The Pro-

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cess data are transferred at regular intervals


from the bay units to the central processing
unit via the process bus.
Every bay unit has 20 binary inputs and 16
relay outputs. The binary I/O module detects
and processes the positions of isolators and
couplers, blocking signals, starting signals,
external resetting signals, etc. The binary
input channels operate according to a patented pulse modulation principle in a nominal
range of 48 to 250 V DC. The PC-based HMI
program provides settings for the threshold
voltage of the binary inputs. All the binary
output channels are equipped with fast operating relays and can be used for either signaling or tripping purposes (see contact data in
Table 8).
A software logic enables the input and output
channels to be assigned to the various functions. A time stamp is attached to all the data
such as currents, voltages, binary inputs,
events and diagnostic information acquired
by a bay unit.
Where more binary and analog inputs are
needed, several bay units can be combined to
form a feeder/bus coupler bay (e.g. a bus coupler bay with CTs on both sides of the bus-tie
breaker requires two bay units).
The bay unit is provided with local intelligence and performs local protection (e.g.
breaker failure, end fault, breaker pole discrepancy), bay protection (Main 2 or back-up
bay protections) as well as the event and disturbance recording.

Central Unit (500CU03)

Bay Unit (500BU03)

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Optical
Interface

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Local HMI

Process-bus

SAS/SMS
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Real-time
Clock

RS 232
Interface

Local HMI

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CPU
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DSP

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Mem
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registers

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CPU
Module

CPU
Module

Filter

Filter

Starcoupler

Electrical
insulation
Fig. 4

Block diagram of a bay unit and a central unit

Binary
I/O

Star
coupler

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System design (contd)

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

In the event that the central unit is out of


operation or the optical fiber communication
is disrupted an alarm is generated, the bay
unit will continue to operate, and all local and
bay protection 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 convenient access to all information via the
central 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 easily replaced. The replacement of a bay unit
can be handled in a simple way. During system 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 automatically.
Additional plug-and-play functionality

Bay units can be added to an existing


REB500 system in a simple way.

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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, complexity 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, manages the sets of operating parameters, acts as
process bus controller, assures synchronization of the system and controls communication with the station control system.
The variables for the busbar protection function are derived dynamically from the process
data provided by the bay units.
The process data are transferred to the central
processor via a star coupler module. Up to 10
bay units can be connected to the first central
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 plugand-play functionality in order to minimize
module configuration.
One or two binary I/O modules can be connected 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. 5

Built-in HMI directly on the bay unit


500BU03.

Fig. 6

Central unit

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Functionality

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

Busbar protection

The protection algorithms are based on two


well-proven measuring principles which have
been applied successfully in earlier ABB lowimpedance busbar protection systems:

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Differential
current
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Fig. 7

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kst max

(4)

IK min

stabilizing factor
stabilization factor limit.
A typical value is kst max = 0.80
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
comparing the phases of the currents of all
the feeders connected to a busbar section.
The fundamental frequency current phasors
1..n (5) are compared. In the case of an internal fault, all of the feeder currents have almost 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.

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Restraint current
(||)

(3)

where

Im ILn
= arctan

n
Re ILn

0
0

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k st =

the determination of the phase relationship


between the feeder currents (phase comparison)

The first measuring principle uses a stabilized


differential current algorithm.
The currents are evaluated individually for
each of the phases and each section of busbar
(protection zone).

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where N is the number of feeders. The following two conditions have to be accomplished for the detection of an internal fault:

a stabilized differential current measurement

The algorithms process complex current vectors which are obtained by Fourier analysis
and only contain the fundamental frequency
component. Any DC component and harmonics are suppressed.

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(5)

Tripping characteristic of the stabilized


differential current algorithm.

The algorithm detects an internal fault when


the difference between the phase angles of all
the feeder currents lies within the tripping
angle of the phase comparator (see Fig. 8).

In Fig. 7, the differential current is

IDiff =

N
ILn
n=1

(1)

and the restraint current

IRest =

N
ILn
n=1

(2)

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Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

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Case 1: External fault = 144
Im

Busbar

12 = 144
I2

Case 2: Internal fault = 36

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Im
Phase-shift
Restraint area

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max = 74
Tripping area

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Fig. 8

I1

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I2

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0
1

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After the delay of the first timer has expired,


a tripping command can be applied to a second tripping coil on the circuit-breaker and a
remote tripping signal transmitted to the station at the opposite end of the line.

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I1

Operating characteristic

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This first timer operates in a stand-alone


mode in the bay unit.
If the fault still persists at the end of the second time delay, the breaker failure function
uses the busbar replica to trip all the other
feeders supplying the same section of busbar
via their bay units.

Characteristic of the phase comparator for


determining energy direction.

The task of processing the algorithms is


shared between the bay units and the central
processing unit. Each of the bay units continuously monitors the currents of its own feeder, preprocesses them accordingly and then
filters the resulting data according to a Fourier function. The analog data filtered in this
way are then transferred at regular intervals to
the central processing unit running the busbar
protection algorithms.
Depending on the phase-angle of the fault,
the tripping time varies at Idiff/Ikmin 5 between 20 and 30 ms including the auxiliary
tripping relay.
Optionally, the tripping signal can be interlocked by a current or voltage release criteria
in the bay unit that enables tripping only
when a current above a certain minimum is
flowing, respectively the voltage is below a
certain value.
Breaker failure protection

The breaker failure functions in the bay units


monitor the phase currents independently of
the busbar protection. They have two timers
with individual settings.
Operation of the breaker failure function is
enabled either:
internally by the busbar protection algorithm (and, if configured, also by the internal line protection, overcurrent or pole
discrepancy protection features) of the bay
level
externally via a binary input, e.g. by the
line protection, transformer protection etc.

A remote tripping signal can be configured in


the software to be transmitted after the first or
second timer.
Phase-segregated measurements in each bay
unit cope with evolving faults.
End fault protection

In order to protect the dead zone between


an open circuit-breaker and the associated
CTs, a signal derived from the breaker position and the close command is applied.
The end fault protection is enabled a certain
time after the circuit-breaker has been opened. In the event of a short circuit in the dead
zone the nearest circuit-breakers are tripped.
This function is performed in a stand-alone
mode in the bay unit.
Overcurrent function

A definite time overcurrent back-up protection scheme can be integrated in each bay
unit. (The operation of the function, if parameterized, may start the local breaker failure
protection scheme).
This function is performed in a stand-alone
mode in the bay unit.
Current release criteria

The current release criteria is only performed


in the bay unit. It is effective for a busbar protection trip and for an intertripping signal
(including end fault and breaker failure) and
prevents those feeders from being tripped that
are conducting currents lower than the setting
of the current release criteria.
Voltage release criteria

The voltage criterion is measured in the bay


unit. The function can be configured as
release criterion per zone through internal

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linking in the central unit. This necessitates


the existence of one set of voltage transformers per zone in one of the bay units. Tripping
is only possible if the voltage falls short of
(U<) or exceeds (U0>) the set value.

Disturbance recording

Additionally this release criterion can be configured for each feeder (voltage transformers
must be installed). For details see Table 22.

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 general-purpose binary inputs may be configured
to enable external signals to trigger a disturbance record. In addition, there is a binary
input in the central and the bay unit for starting the disturbance recorders of all bay units.

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
measurement, which only acquires the feeder
currents of the complete busbar. The isolator /
breaker positions are not relevant for this criterion.
Neutral current detection I0

Earth fault currents in impedance-grounded


systems may be too low for the stabilized differential current and phase comparison functions 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 circuitbreakers open within a given time.
This function monitors the discrepancy between the three-phase currents of the circuitbreaker.
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 standalone mode in the bay unit.
Event recording

The events are recorded in each bay unit. A


time stamp with a resolution of 1ms is attached 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.

This function registers the currents and the


binary inputs and outputs in each bay. Voltages can also be optionally registered (see
Table 14).

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 recorded 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 [4].
Files are transferred in the COMTRADE format.
After retrieving the disturbance recorder data,
it is possible to display them graphically with
PSM505 directly.
Communication interface

Where the busbar protection has to communicate with a station automation (SAS), a communication module is added to the central
unit. The module supports the interbay bus
protocols IEC 61850-8-1, IEC 60870-5-103
and LON.

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Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

The IEC 61850-8-1 interbay bus transfers via


either optical or electrical connection:
differential current of each protection zone
monitoring information from REB500
central unit and bay units
binary events (signals, trips and diagnostic)
trip reset command
disturbance recording data (via MMS file
transfer protocol)
time synchronization with Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
two independent time servers are supported. Server 2 as backup time

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The test sequencer enables easy testing of the


bay protection without the need to decommission the busbar protection. Up to seven sequences 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 without any mechanical switching elements. The
software replica logic determines dynamically the boundaries of the protected busbar
zones (protection zones). The system monitors any inconsistencies of the binary input
circuits connected to the isolator auxiliary
contacts and generates an alarm after a set
time delay.

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 protection:

differential currents of each protection


zone

blocked

binary events (signals, trips and diagnostic)

zone-selective blocked
remain in operation

trip reset command


disturbance recording data (via HMI500)

Table 2

time synchronization

N/O
contact:
Isolator
CLOSED

N/C
contact:
Isolator
OPEN

open

open

Last position stored (for


busbar protection)
+ delayed isolator alarm,
+ switching prohibited
signal

The IEC 60870-5-103 interbay bus transfers


via either optical or electrical connection:
time synchronization
selected events listed in the public part
all binary events assigned to a private part

Isolator position

all binary events in the generic part

open

closed

OPEN

trip reset command

closed

open

CLOSED

closed

closed

CLOSED
+ delayed isolator alarm,
+ switching prohibited
signal

Test generator

The HMI program (HMI500) which runs on a


PC connected to either a bay unit or the central processing unit includes a test generator.

Differential current supervision

During commissioning and system maintenance, 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

The differential current is permanently supervised. 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

test the reclosure cycles

remain in operation

establish and perform test sequences with


virtual currents and voltages for the bay
protection of the REB500sys

Trip redirection

A binary input channel can be provided to


which the external signal monitoring the cir-

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cuit-breaker air pressure is connected. Tripping 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
section of busbar.
The trip redirection can also be configured
with a current criterion (current release criteria).
Human machine interface (HMI)

The busbar protection is configured and


maintained with the aid of human machine
interfaces at three levels.
Local HMI

The local display interface installed in the


central unit and in the bay units comprises:
a four-line LCD with 16 characters each
for displaying system data and error messages
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 busbar protection)

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switchgear and isolator positions (within


the busbar protection function)
starting and tripping signals of protection
functions
External HMI (HMI500)

More comprehensive and convenient control


is provided by the external HMI software running 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
eliminating a separate serial connection to the
central unit.
The HMI runs under MS WINDOWS NT,
WINDOWS 98, WINDOWS 2000 and WINDOWS XP. The HMI500 is equipped with a
comfortable on-line help function. A data
base comparison 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
connected locally or remotely.

system status, alarms

Additional
functionalities

Bay level functions


These functions are based on the well established and well-proven functions built in the
ABB line and transformer protection. The
bay level functions contain all the relevant
additional functions, which are normally
requested of a line and transformer protection
scheme.

The line protection functions (L-V1 - L-V5)


are used as Main 2 or back-up for lines as
well as for transformer bays. The transformer
protection functions (T-V1 - 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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High-speed distance protection

Synchrocheck

Overcurrent and underimpedance starters


with polygonal characteristic

The synchrocheck function determines the


difference between the amplitudes, phase
angles and frequencies of two voltage vectors. The synchrocheck function also contains
checks for dead line and dead bus.

Five distance zones (polygon for forwards


and reverse measurement)
Load-compensated measurement
Definite time overcurrent back-up protection (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:

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 compensation

- permissive underreaching transfer tripping

Inrush restraint using 2nd harmonic

- permissive overreaching transfer tripping

The transformer differential protection function can also be used as an autonomous Tzone protection in a 1 breaker scheme.

- blocking scheme with echo and transient 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 reactive power with the respective energy direction is displayed by the HMI500.

Thermal overload

This function protects the insulation against


thermal stress. This protection function is
normally equipped with two independently
set levels and is used when oil overtemperature detectors are not installed.
Peak value over- and undercurrent protection

These functions are used for current monitoring with instantaneous response and where
insensitivity to frequency is required.
Peak value over- and undervoltage protection

This function is used for voltage monitoring


with instantaneous response and where insensitivity to frequency is required.

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.

Frequency function

The function is used either as an over-/ underfrequency 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 frequency 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 function supervises the rate-of-change df/dt of one
voltage input channel. Several stages of the
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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 excessive flux. The function works with a definite
time delay. The magnetic flux is not measured directly. Instead the voltage/frequencyratio, 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 excessive 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 tmax. The magnetic flux is not measured directly. 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 engineering of some easily programmable logical
functions 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 communication channel as the distance protection scheme or with an independent channel.

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Directional sensitive earth fault protection


for ungrounded or compensated systems

The sensitive earth fault protection function


for ungrounded systems and compensated
systems with Petersen coils can be set for
either forwards or reverse measurement. The
characteristic 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 systems its use is determined by the value of the
capacitive current and measurement is performed 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 protection

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 overcurrent 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
according 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 configured for single phase
measurement or a combined three-phase measurement with detection of the highest phase
current.
Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

The inverse time earth fault overcurrent function monitors the neutral current of the system. 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


function is available either with inverse time
or definite 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).

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Definite time over- and undervoltage protection

This function works with a definite time


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Three-phase current plausibility

This function is used for checking the sum


and the phase sequence of the three-phase
currents.
Three-phase voltage plausibility

This function is used for checking the sum


and the phase sequence of the three-phase
voltages.

Additional
features

Self-supervision

Resetting the trip commands/-signals

All the system functions are continuously


monitored to ensure the maximum reliability
and availability of the protection. In the event
of a failure, incorrect response or inconsistency, the corresponding action is taken to
establish a safe status, an alarm is given and
an event is registered for subsequent diagnostic analysis.

The following resetting modes can be selected for each binary output (tripping or signal
outputs):

Important items of hardware (e.g. auxiliary


supplies, A/D converters and main and program 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 reliability and dependability point of view.
Accordingly, 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 software, configured using the software configuration 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 features are needed.
Additional system functions, e.g. breaker failure, end fault protection or bay level
back-up / Main 2 functions can be easily activated at any time without extra hardware.

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 primary 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 second pulse: accuracy typically 1 ms
a direct connection of a GPS or DCF77 to
the central unit is possible: accuracy typically 1 ms
The system time may also be synchronized
by a minute pulse applied to a binary input on
the central unit.

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Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

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Please observe the permissible bending radius


when laying the cables.

Optical fiber cables

A distributed busbar protection layout requires optical fiber cables and connectors
with the following characteristics:

The following attenuation figures are typical


values which may be used to determine an
approximate attenuation balance for each
bay:

2 optical fiber cores per bay unit


glass fibers with gradient index
diameter of core and sheath 62.5,
respectively 125 m

Optical equipment

Typical
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 waterproof if in cable ducts

per cable joint

0.2 dB

Central unit

Bay unit

1200 m

1m

1m

FST-connector

FST-connector
5 dB

Fig. 9

Attenuation

Isolator auxiliary contact

must close before the isolator main contact


gap reaches its flashover point.

Auxiliary contacts on the isolators are connected 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. During the closing movement, the N/O contact

Conversely, during the opening movement,


the N/O contact must not open before the isolator 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.
Close
end position

Open
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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Circuit-breaker replica

When the circuit-breaker replica is read in the


feeder or the bus-tie breaker, the circuitbreaker CLOSE command must also be connected.
Main current transformer

The algorithms and stabilization features used


make the busbar protection largely insensitive
to CT saturation phenomena. Main CTs types
TPS (B.S. class x), TPX, TPY, 5P.. or 10P..
are permissible.
TPX, TPY and TPZ CTs may be mixed
within one substation in phase-fault schemes.
The relatively low CT performance needed
for the busbar protection makes it possible for
it to share protection cores with other protection devices.
Current transformer requirements for stability during external faults (Busbar protection)

The minimum CT requirements for 3-phase


systems are determined by the maximum
fault current.
The effective accuracy limit factor (n') must
be checked to ensure the stability of the busbar protection during external faults.
The rated accuracy limit factor is given by the
CT manufacturer. Taking account of the burden and the CT losses, the effective accuracy
limit factor n' becomes:

P + PE
n' = n N
PB + PE
where:
n =
PN =
PE =
PB =

rated accuracy limit factor


rated CT power
CT losses
burden at rated current

In the case of schemes with phase-by-phase


measurement, n' must satisfy the following
two relationships:
(1)

1 I Kmax
n -----------------5 I 1N

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where:
IKmax = max. primary through-fault current
I1N = rated primary CT current
Taking the DC time constant of the feeder
into account, the effective n' becomes:
(2)

n' 10 for TN 120 ms, or


n' 20 for 120 ms <TN 300 ms.

where:
TN = DC time constant
Example: IKmax = 30000 A
I1N = 1000 A
TN = 120 ms
Applying relationships (1) and (2):
(1)
(2)
Selected:

30000
n ---------------- = 6
5000
n' 10
n' 10

The current transformer requirements for


REB500sys for Line and Transformer protection are described in a separate publication
[2].
Pick-up for internal faults

In the case of internal busbar faults, CT saturation is less likely, because each CT only
conducts the current of its own feeder.
Should nevertheless CT saturation be possible, it is important to check that the minimum
fault current exceeds the setting for Ikmin.
Note:
For systems that measure I0, the REB500
questionnaire 1MRB520371-Ken should be
filled in and submitted to ABB, so that the CT
requirements can be checked in order to
ensure proper I0 measurement.

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Table 3 General data


Temperature range:
- operation
- storage and
transport
Climate tests
- Cold
- Dry heat
- Damp heat
(long-time)

-10C...+ 55C
- 40C...+ 85C

EN 60255-6 (1994), IEC 60255-6 (1988)


EN 60255-6 (1994), IEC 60255-6 (1988)

-25C / 16 h
+70C / 16 h
-25 to 70C, 1/min, 2 cycles
+40C; 93% rel. hum. / 4 days

EN 60068-2-1 (1993), IEC 68-2-1 (1990),


EN 60068-2-2 (1993), IEC 68-2-2 (1974),
EN 60068-2-14 (2000), IEC 60068-2-14
(2000), IEC 68-2-3 (1984)

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 (2001), IEC 60255-5 (2000),


VDE 0411

Dielectric tests

2 kV AC or 3 kV DC / 1 min
1 kV AC or 1.4 kV DC / 1 min
(across open contacts)

EN 60255 (2001), IEC 60255-5 Cl.C (2000),


EN 60950 (1995), IEC 60950 (1995),
BS 142-1966, ANSI/IEEE C37.90-1989

Impulse test

1.2/50 s/0.5 Joule


5 kV AC

EN 60255-5 (2001), IEC 60255-5 (2000)

Table 4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)


Immunity

1 MHz burst disturbance


tests

1.0/2.5 kV, 1 MHz


400 Hz rep. freq.

IEC 60255-22-1, Cl. 3 (1988),


ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1-1989

Immunity

Industrial environment

EN 50263 (1996)

Electrostatic discharge test


(ESD)
- air discharge
- contact discharge

8 kV
6 kV

EN 61000-4-2, Cl. 3 (1996),


IEC 61000-4-2 (2001)

Fast transient test (burst)

2/4 kV

EN 61000-4-4, Cl. 4 (1995),


IEC 61000-4-4 (1995)

Power frequency magnetic


field immunity test (50/60 Hz)
- continuous field
- short duration

30 A/m
300 A/m

EN 61000-4-8, Cl. 4 (1993),


IEC 61000-4-8 (1993)

Radio frequency interference


test (RFI)

0.15 - 80 MHz, 80% amplitude modulated 10 V, Cl. 3


80 - 1000 MHz, 80% amplitude modulated
10 V/m, Cl. 3
900 MHz, pulse modulated
10 V/m, Cl. 3

Emission

Industrial environment
Test procedure

EN 61000-4-6 (1996),
IEC 61000-4-6 (1996),
EN 61000-4-3 (1996),
IEC 61000-4-3 (1995),

EN 55022 (1998), CISPR 22 (1990)

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Table 5 Mechanical tests


Vibration and shock

Resonance investigation

2 to 150 Hz / 0.5 gn

EN 60255-21-1 (1996),
IEC 60255-21-1 (1988), IEEE 344-1987

Permanent strength

10 to 150 Hz / 1 gn

EN 60255-21-1 (1996),
IEC 60255-21-1 (1988)

Seismic

2 to 33 Hz, 2 gn

EN 60255-21-3 (1995),
IEC 60255-21-3 (1995), IEEE 344-1987

Shock test

Cl.1; A = 15 gn; D = 11 ms;


pulse/axis = 3

EN 60255-21-2 (1996), IEC 60255-21-2


(1988), IEC 60068-2-27 (1987)

Bump test

Cl.1; A = 10 gn; D = 16 ms;


pulse/axis = 1000

EN 60255-21-2 (1996), IEC 60255-21-2


(1988), IEC 60068-2-29 (1987)

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/
6/
8/
9 input channels

I1, I2, I3, I4/


I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6/
I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I7, I8/
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

for 10 s
for 1 s

30 x IN
100 x IN

1 half-cycle

250 x IN (50/60 Hz) (peak)

Burden per phase

EN 60255-6 (1994),
IEC 60255-6 (1988),
VDE 0435, part 303
EN 60255-6 (1994),
IEC 60255-6 (1988),
VDE 0435, Part 303

0.02 VA at IN = 1 A
0.10 VA at IN = 5 A

Voltages (optional)

1/
3/
5 input channels

U1/
U1, U2, U3/
U1, U2, U3, U4, U5

Rated voltage (UN)

100 V, 50/60 Hz, 16.7 Hz


200 V, 50/60 Hz

500BU03

VT ratio adjustable via HMI500

Thermal ratings:
continuous

2 x UN

for 10 s

3 x UN

Burden per phase

0.3 VA at UN

Common data

Rated frequency (fN)

50 Hz, 60 Hz, 16.7 Hz


adjustable via HMI500

EN 60255-6 (1994),
IEC 60255-6 (1988),
VDE 0435, part 303

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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, programmable per output

- latched
- 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

2 contacts in series

U < 50 V DC 1.5 A
U < 120 V DC 0.3 A
U < 250 V DC 0.1 A
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


which output voltage maintained

>50 ms; IEC 60255-11 (1979), VDE 0435, Part 303

Frontplate signal

green "standby" LED

Switch

ON/OFF

Redundancy of power supply

optional in bay and in central unit

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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

CTs

Phoenix URTK/S

0.5 - 10 mm2

0.5 - 6 mm2

VTs

Phoenix URTK/S

0.5 - 10 mm2

0.5 - 6 mm2

mm2

0.2 - 6 mm2

Connection data
Solid

Strand

Power supply

Phoenix UK 6 N

0.2 - 10

Tripping

Phoenix UK 10-TWIN

0.5 - 16 mm2

Binary I/Os

Phoenix UKD 4-MTK-P/P

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

0.2 - 4 mm

0.5 - 10 mm2
0.2 - 2.5 mm2

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Recording facilities
Table 13 Event recorder
Event recorder

Bay unit

Central unit

System events
Protection events
Test events

100 total

1000 total

Table 14

Disturbance recorder
Analog channel

Recording period
Sample rate selectable

4 currents
or
9 currents

4 currents
and
5 voltages

802 Hz (16.7 Hz)


2400 Hz (50 Hz)
2880 Hz (60 Hz)

Standard

X*)

1.5 s

3s

6s

Option 1

6s

12 s

24 s

Option 2

10 s

20 s

40 s

Options

401 Hz (16.7 Hz)


1200 Hz (50 Hz)
1440 Hz (60 Hz)

600 Hz (50 Hz)


720 Hz (60 Hz)

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 IBB protocol

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 IBB protocol

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 IBB protocol

IEC 60870-5-103 interbay bus supports

- Time synchronization: typical accuracy 5 ms


- 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


of ADSU

0...255 (CAA)
CAA per bay unit freely selectable

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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)
Neutral current detection

500 to 6000 A in steps of 100 A


100 to 6000 A

Stabilizing factor (k)

0.7 to 0.9 in steps of 0.05

Differential current alarms


current setting
time delay setting

5 to 50% x Ikmin in steps of 5%


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:
t2:

10 to 5000 ms in steps of 10 ms
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

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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

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


Setting range
Time delay
Discrepancy factor

0.1 IN to 2.0 IN in steps of 0.1 IN, default 0.2 IN


100 ms to 10000 ms in steps of 100 ms, default 1500 ms
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)
U0> Setting range (per feeder)

0.2 UN to 1.0 UN in steps of 0.05 UN, default 0.7 UN


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

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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

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


(Applicable for nominal frequencies of 50, 60 Hz)
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
undercurrent

>94% (for max. function)


<106% (for min. function)

Max. operating time without intentional delay

60 ms

Inrush restraint
pick-up setting
reset ratio

optional
0.1 I2h/I1h
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

t = k1 / ((I/IB)C - 1)

Inverse time characteristic


(acc. to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 with extended
setting range)
normal inverse
very inverse
extremely inverse
long time inverse

c = 0.02
c=1
c=2
c=1

or RXIDG characteristic

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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
RXIDG characteristic

E 5.0
4% (1 - I/80 IB)

Reset ratio

95%

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
undervoltage

>96% (for max. function)


<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

t = k1 / ((I/IB)C - 1)

Inverse time characteristic


(acc. to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 with extended
setting range)
normal inverse
very inverse
extremely inverse
long time inverse

c = 0.02
c=1
c=2
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
RXIDG characteristic

E 5.0
4% (1 - I/80 IB)

Reset ratio

95%

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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

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
Reset ratio
Accuracy of angle measurement (at 0.971.03 fN)

5%
95%
5

Voltage input range


Voltage memory range
Accuracy of angle measurement at voltage memory
Frequency dependence of angle measurement at
voltage memory
Response time without delay

0.005 to 2 UN
<0.005 UN
20
0.5/Hz
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


(acc. to B.S. 142, IEC 60255-3 with extended setting
range)
normal inverse
very inverse
extremely inverse
long time inverse

t = k1 / ((I/IB)C - 1)

c = 0.02
c=1
c=2
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

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Accuracies:
Measuring accuracies are defined by:
Frequency range 0.91.05 fN
Accuracy of pick-up value
Reset ratio
Accuracy of angle measurement (at 0.971.03 fN)

5%
95%
5

Voltage input range


Voltage memory range
Accuracy of angle measurement at voltage memory
Frequency dependence of angle measurement at
voltage memory
Response time without delay

0.005 to 2 UN
<0.005 UN
20
0.5/Hz
60 ms

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

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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

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 example, a weak infeed

0 to 2 UN in steps of 0.01 UN

VT supervision
NPS/neutral voltage criterion
NPS/neutral current criterion
Accuracy (applicable for current time constants between 40 and 150 ms)
amplitude error
phase error
Supplementary error for
- frequency fluctuations of +10%
- 10% third harmonic
- 10% fifth harmonic
Operating times of the distance protection
function (including tripping relay)
minimum
typical
(see also isochrones)

0.01 to 0.5 UN in steps of 0.01 UN


0.01 to 0.5 IN in steps of 0.01 IN

5% for U/UN >0.1


2 for U/UN >0.1
5%
10%
10%

20 ms
25 ms

Typical reset time

25 ms

VT-MCB auxiliary contact requirements


Operation time

<15 ms

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Distance protection operating times

Isochrones
Single phase fault (max)

0.8

0.8

0.6

0.6

ZF/ZL

ZF/ZL

Single phase fault (min)

0.4
0.2

31ms

0.4
0.2

18ms
17ms
18ms

29ms

0
0.1

10

100

0.1

1000

10

Two phase fault (min)

1000

Two phase fault (max)

0.8

0.8

19ms

0.6

ZF/ZL

ZF/ZL

100

SIR (ZS/ZL)

SIR (ZS/ZL)

0.4
0.2

32ms

0.6
0.4
0.2

17ms
18ms

29ms

0
0.1

10

100

0.1

1000

Three phase fault (min)


1

1000

1
0.8

0.6

0.6

ZF/ZL

0.8

0.4
17ms

100

Three phase fault (max)

20ms

0.2

10
SIR (ZS/ZL)

SIR (ZS/ZL)

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0.4
0.2

18ms

29ms

0.1

10

100

1000

SIR (ZS/ZL)

Abbreviations:

ZS = source impedance
ZF = fault impedance
ZL = zone 1 impedance setting

0.1

10
SIR (ZS/ZL)

100

1000

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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
Voltage difference
Phase difference
Frequency difference

for 0.9 to 1.1 fN


5% UN
5
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
- for I 2 IN

30 ms
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 = I1+ I2 + I3

I' I' cos


IH = 1 2
0

I
IN

3
Operation for
I'1
<b
IN
or
I'2
<b
IN

Operation
2

for cos 0
for cos < 0
1

I'1 = MAX (I1, I2, I3)


I'2 = I1 + I2 + I3 - I'1
= (I'1;- I'2)

v
g

Restraint
1

I1

Protected
unit

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

IH
IN

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)

I2
I3

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Table 40 Peak value over- and undervoltage 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)

30 ms (for max. function)


60 ms (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)

30 ms (for max. function)


60 ms (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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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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Inputs / outputs central unit


Optional I/O board

Binary inputs

Binary inputs

Binary outputs

Binary outputs

500BIO01

500BIO01

Optional redundant power supply

1
2

Alarm

1
2
3

Warning

4
5
6

aux

1
2
3

Warning

4
5
6

1
2

aux

500PSM03

500PSM03

Fig. 11

Alarm

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

Abbreviations

Explanation

OCxx
CRxx

optocoupler
Tripping relay

Terminal
block/
terminals

Explanation

Wire gauge/
Type

A
B
P

Binary inputs
Binary outputs
Power supply

1.5 mm2
1.5 mm2
1.5 mm2

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



Terminal block/
terminals
A, B
C, D
E
Rx
Tx
I, J
U
P, R

Function

Rx

Wire gauge/
Type
1.5 mm2
1.5 mm2

Binary inputs
Binary outputs
Optical connection
Receive
Transmit
Currents
Voltages
Supply

Tx
Rx
C

FST plug
FST plug
2.5 mm2
1.5 mm2
1.5 mm2
B
D

I1[1]



I1[5]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Tx

Available inputs/outputs
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I4[1]
I4[5]
I4[0]
I5[1]
I5[5]
I5[0]
I6[1]
I6[5]
I6[0]
I7[1]
I7[5]
I7[0]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Tx
Rx

I1[0]

z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z

U1
U1[0]

Tx

I2[1]

U2
U2[0]

Rx

I2[5]
U3
U3[0]

I2[0]
I3[1]

U4
U4[0]

I3[5]
I3[0]

U5
U5[0]

Explanation
Opto-coupler
Tripping relay
Optical link

I9[5]
H

HMI

DC

I
0

I
0

Processbus

Current Transformer

Tx E

Current Transformer

I4

OC03

Binary Outputs
1

6
OC04
7

CR01

U1

OC05
CR02

10
11

13
14

11

OC10

CR07

1
2
CR08
CR09

6
7
CR11

OC17

CR12
CR13

13
OC18

11
12

OC19

14

16

HMI Interface

I9
0

18

CR14

13

CR15

14

CR16

15

Redundant Power Supply

R
1
2

Redundant Power Supply

Power Supply

P
+
_

+
_

OC20

*) 1 Measuring transformer in 500BU03_5 or 500BU03_6

Fig. 12

HMI Interface

17

10

15

18

U5

I8

15

14

17

13
5

14

OC16

*)

CR10

OC15

12

I4
0

12

15

13
OC12

OC14

11

11

12
1

16

U4

I7
0

14

OC11

OC13

10

10

11

13
CR06

10
11

I3

9
1

10

12

OC09

8
0

U3

I3

10

CR05

8
0

OC08

18

7
5

I6
0

16

I2

6
1

7
5

8
9

CR04

5
0

7
OC07

15

17

U2

I2
0

6
1

CR03

OC06

12

4
5

I5
0

I1

4
5

Current Transformer

3
1

I
1

I1

Voltage Transformer

Rx
4

P
+
-

1
5

OL01

I
0
R
+
-

P
+
-

500BU03

2
OC02

I4[5]
I4[5]
I4[0]
I4[0]

I9[0]

500BU03

OC01

I3[0]
I3[0]
I4[1]
I4[1]

I9[1]

R
+
-

Binary Inputs

I3[1]
I3[1]
I3[5]
I3[5]

I8[0]

I
0

I2[5]
I2[5]
I2[0]
I2[0]

I8[5]

DC

I1[0]
I1[0]
I2[1]
I2[1]

I8[1]

HMI

Abbreviations
OCxx
CRxx
OLxx

I1[1]
I1[1]
I1[5]
I1[5]

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

1
2

Power Supply

P
+
_

1
2

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_

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500BU03_10 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone)

500BU03_12 (6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone)


500BU03_ 9 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) red. power supply

500BU03_11 (6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, stand-alone) red. power supply


500BU03_10 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting)

500BU03_12 (6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting)


500BU03_ 9 (8 I, 1U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) red. power supply

500BU03_11(6 I, 3 U, 20/16 I/O, classic-mounting) red. power supply

Terminal block/
terminals
A, B
C, D
E
Rx
Tx
I
J
P, R

Function

Wire gauge/
Type

Rx

Binary inputs
Binary outputs
Optical connection
Receive
Transmit
Currents
Currents and
voltages
Supply

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Tx
A

1.5 mm
1.5 mm2

Tx
Rx
C

FST plug
FST plug
2.5 mm2
1.5 mm2

Abbreviations

Explanation

OCxx
CRxx
OLxx

Opto-coupler
Tripping relay
Optical link

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Available inputs/outputs
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I4[1]
I4[5]
I4[0]
I5[1]
I5[5]
I5[0]
I6[1]
I6[5]
I6[0]
U1
U1[0]

I1[5]

A
Rx

I1[0]

Tx

I2[1]

Rx

I2[5]
C

I2[0]
I3[1]
I3[5]
I3[0]

U2
U2[0]

U3
U3[0]
H

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Tx

I1[1]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

I4[1]
I4[5]
I4[0]
I5[1]
I5[5]
I5[0]
I6[1]
I6[5]
I6[0]
I7[1]
I7[5]
I7[0]

Binary Inputs
1

Processbus

J
Tx E

OC03

Binary Outputs
1

6
OC04
7

CR01

8
9

CR02

13
14

CR06
OC10

CR07

I3
0

10

10

12

11

U1
0

12

15
1

13

U2

14

CR08
OC13
OC14

CR09

CR10

15

16

CR13

13
OC18

U1

17

17

9
10

14

11

15

12
OC19

HMI Interface

U3

CR12

HMI Interface
16

CR11

OC17

I8
0

14

4
5

OC16

I7
0

11

14

12

Fig. 13

I6

11

10

18

13
OC12

OC15

17

I3

OC11

16

8
9

13

11

I2
0

10

5
6

7
5

I6

OC09

18

4
I5

7
5
0

CR05

I1

Current Transformer

I2

2
3

4
5

CR04

P
+
-

OC08

16

I
0

I4

OC07

15

17

7
8

Redundant Power Supply

R
1

CR14

13

CR15

14

CR16

15

I3[0]

5
6

CR03

I3[5]

U1[0]

OC06

12

I5

Voltage Transformer
1

I1

J
1

Current Transformer

OC05
10

I4

I3[1]

I8[0]

R
+
-

P
+
-

I2[0]

DC

2
Rx

11

Current Transformer

1
5

OL01

I2[5]

500BU03

2
OC02

I2[1]

U1

I
0

I
0

OC01

I1[0]

HMI

500BU03

I1[5]

I8[5]

DC

R
+
-

I1[1]

I8[1]

HMI

I
0

z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z

P
+
_

Redundant Power Supply

Power Supply

+
_

OC20

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

1
2

Power Supply

P
+
_

1
2

+
_

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Bay unit 500BU03 connection diagrams


A detailed description of each variant is given in the application description [3].
Protection functions

Measurement value

Voltage plausibility check

Current plausibility check

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

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

Direct. sensitive EF prot. for grounded systems

Synchrocheck

Definite time over and undervoltage protection

Directional overcurrent inverse time protection

Directional overcurrent definite time protection

Inverse time overcurrent protection

Definite time over and undercurrent protection

Bay level

Disturbance recorder

Voltage check

Pole discrepancy protection

End fault protection

Station level

Breaker failure protection

500BU03

Distance protection

Bay unit

Busbar protection

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Currents
1 1
2 5
3 0

I1

zzzz

zzzz

Phase current L1
(Line)

I2

zzzz

zzzz

Phase current L2
(Line)

I3

zzzz

zzzz

Phase current L3
(Line)

4 1
5 5
6 0
7 1
8 5
9 0
10 1
11 5
12 0

I4

Derived
internally

Neutral current Lo (Y)


(Line)

Neutral current derrived


internally Io= IL1+IL2+IL3

U1

zzz

Phase voltage L1
(Line)

U2

zzz

Phase voltage L2
(Line)

U3

zzz

Phase voltage L3
(Line)

U4

U5

Voltages
1
2 0
4
5 0
7
8 0
10
11 0

13
14 0

Derived
internally

z
z

Fig. 14

Phase voltage L2
(Bus 1)
1ph -> L2-E
Phase voltage L2
(Bus 2)
1ph -> L2-E

Neutral voltage derrived


internally Uo= UL1+UL2+UL3

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

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Three phase current plausibility

Definite time over and undercurrent protectio

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

Inverse time overcurrent protection

Peak value over and undercurrent protection

Currents
1 1
I
I1

z zzzz

Phase current L1
A-side

I2

z zzzz

Phase current L2
A-side

I3

z zzzz

Phase current L3
A-side

Neutral current derrived


internally Io= IL1+IL2+IL3

3 0
4

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Bay level

Thermal overload

Disturbance recorder

Pole discrepancy protection

End-fault protection

Breaker-failure protection

Station level

Busbar protection

500BU03

2 5

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Protection functions

Transformer differential protection

Bay unit

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5 5
6 0
7 1
8 5
9 0

Derived
internally
Currents
1 1
J
2 5

I4

Phase current L1
B-side

I5

Phase current L2
B-side

I6

Phase current L3
B-side

3 0
4

5 5
6 0
7 1
8 5
9 0

Neutral current derrived


internally Io= IL1+IL2+IL3

Derived
internally
Currents
10 1
J
11 5

I7

Phase current L1
C-side (if existing)

I8

Phase current L2
C-side (if existing)

I9

Phase current L3
C-side (if existing)

12 0
13 1
14 5
15 0
16 1
17 5
18 0

Derived
internally

Neutral voltage derrived


internally Uo= UL1+UL2+UL3

A-side
B-side
C-side

Fig. 15

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
Transformer primary side
Transformer secondary side
Transformer tertiary side

Bay unit connection diagram 500BU03, 9I

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Protection functions

Measurement value

Power

Frequency

Rate of change frequency protection

Inverse time overfluxing protection

Definite time overfluxing protection

Peak value over and undervoltage protection

Peak value over and undercurrent protection

Thermal overload

Transformer differential protection

Three phase voltage plausibility

Three phase current plausibility

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

Direct. sensitive EF prot. for grounded system

Definite time over and undervoltage protection

Directional overcurrent inverse time protection

Directional overcurrent definite time protection

Inverse time overcurrent protection

Definite time over and undercurrent protection

Bay level

Disturbance recorder

Pole discrepancy protection

End fault protection

Station level

Breaker failure protection

500BU03

Distance protection

Bay Unit

Busbar protection

Connection diagrams
(contd)

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Currents
1 1
I
2 5
3 0
4

I1

z z z z z

Phase current L1
A-side

I2

z z z z z

Phase current L2
A-side

I3

z z z z z

Phase current L3
A-side

5 5
6 0
7 1
8 5
9 0

Derrived
internally

Neutral current derrived


internally Io= IL1+IL2+IL3

Currents
1 1 J
2 5
3 0

I4

z z z z z

Phase current L1
B-side

I5

z z z z z

Phase current L2
B-side

I6

z z z z z

Phase current L3
B-side

4 1
5 5
6 0
7 1
8 5
9 0

Derrived
internally

Neutral current derrived


internally Io= IL1+IL2+IL3

U1

z z

z z z

Phase voltage L1
A-side or B-side

U2

z z

z z z

Phase voltage L2
A-side or B-side

U3

z z

z z z

Phase voltage L3
A-side or B-side

Voltages
10
J
11 0
13
14 0
16
17 0

Derrived
internally

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

Neutral voltage derrived


internally Uo= UL1+UL2+UL3

Bay unit connection diagram 500BU03, 6I, 3U

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Protection functions

Measurement value

Inverse time overfluxing protection

Definite time overfluxing protection

Peak value over and undercurrent protection

Thermal overload

Transformer differential protection

Three phase current plausibility

Inverse time earth fault overcurrent protection

Inverse time overcurrent protection

Bay level

Disturbance recorder

Pole discrepancy protection

End fault protection

Breaker failure protection

Station level

Busbar protection

500BU03

Definite time over and undercurrent protection

Bay Unit

Analog inputs

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Power Systems

Currents
1 1
I
2 5
3 0
4

I1

z z z z z

Phase current L1
A-side

I2

z z z z z

Phase current L2
A-side

I3

z z z z z

Phase current L3
A-side

Neutral current derrived


internally Io= IL1+IL2+IL3

5 5
6 0
7 1
8 5
9 0

Derrived
internally
Currents
1 1 J
2 5
3 0
4

I4

Phase current L1
B-side

I5

Phase current L2
B-side

I6

Phase current L3
B-side

5 5
6 0
7 1
8 5
9 0

Derrived
internally

Neutral current derrived


internally Io= IL1+IL2+IL3

Currents
10 1 J
11 5
12 0

I7

Current Lx
(e.g. Lo)

I8

Current Lx
(e.g.Lo)

U1

13 1
14 5
15 0

Voltages
16
J
17 0

zz

Voltage Lx
(e.g. Phase L1-L2 ->
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

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Connection diagrams
(contd)

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 44

REB500: Typical assignment of the in/outputs


Binary inputs
Accept bus image alarm

External reset

Binary outputs
1

OC01

2
OC02

Block of all protection functions


Block output relays

CR01

Protection blocked / Output relays blocked

CR02

Test generator active

CR03

Isolator alarm

3
OC03

4
OC04
5

Block busbar protection

CR04

7
OC05

Block breaker failure protection

8
OC06

Switch inhibited

8
CR05

9
10 System alarm

9
OC07

11
10
OC08
11

12 In service

CR06

12

13
14

13
OC09

15
14
OC10

15
OC11

16

CR07

16 Differential current alarm

CR08

17 Busbar protection tripped

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 protection
Binary Inputs
1

Start BFP protection 1 L1


Start BFP protection 1 L2

2
3

OC01

Binary outputs
1

C
CR01

OC02

rt BFP protection 1 L1L2L3

5
6
7

4
CR02

OC03

Start BFP protection 2 L1


10
Start BFP protection 2 L2
11

Start BFP protection 2 L3


t BFP protection 2 L1L2L3

14
15

Block close command

7
CR03

OC05

OC06

10
CR04

12
13

5
6

OC04

8
9

In Service

Start BFP protection 1 L3

CR05
OC07

11

Remote Trip, channel 1

12
13

CR06

OC08

CR07

14

Remote Trip, channel 2

15

16
17

OC09

18

2
1
2
3
4

OC10
OC11
OC12

CR08
CR09
CR10

Bus 1 Isolator Q1 off


Bus 1 Isolator Q1 on
Bus 2 Isolator Q2 off

7
8
9

Bus 2 Isolator Q2 on

12
13
14

7
OC13

CR11

OC14

CR12

OC15

CR13

10

Trip Phase L1, trip coil 1


Trip Phase L2, trip coil 1
Trip Phase L3, trip coil 1

11

10
11

5
6

12
OC16

CR14

13

OC17

CR15

14

OC18

CR16

15

Trip Phase L1, trip coil 2


Trip Phase L2, trip coil 2
Trip Phase L3, trip coil 2

15
16
17
18

Fig. 19

OC19
OC20

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

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500 / REB500sys
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REB500sys: Typical assignment of the in-/outputs


Binary Inputs
Variant L-V4
1

Start BFP protection 1 L1


Start BFP protection 1 L2

2
3

OC01

Binary outputs
Variant L-V4
A

C
CR01

OC02

In Service

Start BFP protection 1 L3


Start BFP protection 1 L1L2L3

5
6
7

OC03

CR02

OC04

Carrier Receive, Distance Prot.


10
Carrier Receive, DEF Prot.
11

7
CR03
OC05
OC06

Bus 1 VT MCB Fail

14
15

CR05
OC07

Line VT MCB Fail


CB All Poles Closed for DEF Prot.
OCO Ready for AR Release

17

CR06
CR07

2
3
4

OC10
OC11

Bus 1 Isolator Q1 off


Bus 1 Isolator Q1 on
Bus 2 Isolator Q2 off

7
8
9

Bus 2 Isolator Q2 on
12

Breaker Q0 off
13

Breaker Q0 on

14

CR09
CR10

Prepare 3 Pole Trip,from Main1


Main 1 Healthy/In Service Mode (Blk. AR)

Fig. 20

17
18

15

Remote Trip, channel 2


Carrier Send, DEF Prot.

3
4
5

Start L1L2L3 to AR in Main 1


Trip CB 3-Pole to AR in Main 1
Trip CB to AR in Main 1

6
OC13

OC14

CR11

OC15

CR12

CR13

10

Trip Phase L1, trip coil 1


Trip Phase L2, trip coil 1
Trip Phase L3, trip coil 1

11
OC16

12
OC17
OC18

15
16

14

2
CR08

OC12

10
11

Remote Trip, channel 1


Carrier Send, Distance Prot.

5
6

12

OC09

18
1

11

13
OC08

16

Breaker Q0 Close Command

AR Close Command

10
CR04

Bus 2 VT MCB Fail

8
9

12
13

Block close command

8
9

CR14

13

CR15

14

CR16

15

Trip Phase L1, trip coil 2


Trip Phase L2, trip coil 2
Trip Phase L3, trip coil 2

OC19
OC20

REB500sys: Typical assignment of the in-/outputs of line variant L-V4 for 500BU03
(See [3] Application description)

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

Connection diagrams
(contd)

Binary inputs
Transformer
Variant 1
Start BFP phase L1L2L3
from prot. group 2 TRIP
External start BFP
from mechanic prot. TRIP

1
2
3

OC01

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 46

Binary outputs
Transformer
Variant 1
C

1
CR01

OC02

2
In service
3

4
Start BFP phase L1L2L3
from back-up prot. TRIP
Spare

5
6
7

4
OC03

CR02

OC04

9
10

Mechanic protection alarm 1

11

7
CR03
OC05

13
14

Mechanic protection alarm 2

15

Transf. prot. trip L1L2L3 group 1


Tripping relay (94-1)
10 trip CB A/B/Cside *)
CR04
CR05

OC07

17

Block transformer

diff. protection

CR06

Transformer diff. inrush input


Transformer diff. high-set

CR07
OC09

18

2
3
4

OC10

A-side bus 1 isolator Q1 closed


A-side bus 2 isolator Q2 open

6
7
8
9

11
12

A-side breaker Q0 open


13
A-side breaker Q0 closed

14

OC12

CR08
CR09
CR10

OC13

OC15

16
17
Spare

18

Remote trip 1 to B-side

Remote Trip 1 to C-side *)

Transf. prot. trip start BFP


on B-side

OC14

7
CR11
CR12
CR13

Trip phase L1

Trip phase L2

Trip breaker
Q0 coil 1 A-side

10 Trip phase L3

OC16
11
OC17
OC18

15
Spare

15 Transf. prot. trip L1L2L3 group 2


Tripping relay (94-2)
trip CB A/B/Cside *)
1

10
A-side bus 2 isolator Q2 closed

14 Remote trip 2 to B-side

2
OC11

5
A-side bus 1 isolator Q1 open

11 Transf. prot. trip start BFP


on C-side *)
12
13

OC08

16
A-side breaker Q0
manual close command

8
9

OC06

12
Mechanic protection TRIP 2

Block close command


breaker Q0 A-side

8
Mechanic protection TRIP 1

OC19

12
CR14

13 Trip phase L1

CR15

14 Trip phase L2

CR16

15 Trip phase L3

Trip breaker
Q0 coil 3 A-side

OC20

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 [3] application description)

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Dimensioned
drawings (in mm)

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 47

Bay unit 500BU03


2

Cross section: max. 2.5 mm

Space for wiring

max. 4.0 mm

Achtung
Caution
Attention
Atencion

Fig. 22

Cross section: max. 2.5 mm

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

Space for wiring

max. 4.0 mm2

Fig. 23

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

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 48

Bay unit 500BU03


Cross section max. 2.5 mm2
max. 4.0 mm2

0
204 ,5

200 0,5
267 +0,1
0

Space for wiring

25

189

approx. 100

276

6U=265,8

223

210
Panel cutout

Fig. 24

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

Central unit

6U=265.8

57.1

76.2

57.1

482.6

465.6

Rear view
approx. 235

approx. 70

443

30

Dimensioned drawings (in mm) (contd)

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

212

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Fig. 25

Dimensional drawing of the central unit, protection type IP20

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 49

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)
Unit

Quantity of 500BU03

Cross-section
ext. cable

Quantity of
system cables
per bay

Current transformer per bay

2,5 mm2 - 6 mm2

Voltage transformer per bay

1,5 mm2 - 6 mm2

Binary inputs per bay

20

1,5 mm - 2,5 mm

1-3

Binary outputs per bay

16

1,5 mm2 - 2,5 mm2

1-3

Max. number of bays per


cubicle with central unit

9*

Max. number of bays per


cubicle without central unit

12*

* number of bays per cubicle


(2200 x 800 x 800 mm)
based on the min. cross-section and an
average quantity of cables

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Cubicle mounting
(contd)

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

1MRB520308-Ben
Page 50

Table 48 Unit weights


Unit

Weight

Bay unit 4l, classic (incl. HMI)

5,1 kg

Bay unit 4l, 5U, red. power supply, classic (incl. HMI)
Bay unit 3l, 1MT, 5U, red. power supply, classic (incl. HMI)

6,2 kg

Bay unit 4l, basic version

3,9 kg

Bay unit 4l, 5U, red. power supply, basic version


Bay unit 3l, 1MT, 5U, red. power supply, basic version

5.0 kg

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
Fig. 28

Sample
specification

REB500 / REB500sys

Basic version with HMI

Classic version

Possible arrangement of the bay unit with HMI

Combined numerical bay and station protection with extensive self-monitoring and analog/digital conversion of all input quantities.
The architecture shall be decentralized, with
bay units and a central unit.

The hardware shall allow functions to be activated from a software library:


Busbar protection scheme based on lowimpedance principle and at least two independent tripping criteria
End fault protection

It shall be suitable for the protection of single


and double busbar as well as for the protection (Main 2 or back-up) of incoming and
outgoing bays, lines, cables or transformer
bays.

Breaker failure protection


Breaker pole discrepancy
Additional criteria for the busbar protection as overcurrent or voltage release

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Power Systems

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

1MRB520308-Ben
Page 51

Over-/undercurrent and over-/undervoltage back-up bay function (overcurrent


directional or non-directional)

Transformer differential protection for the


protection of two or three-winding transformers and autotransformers

Distance protection function with all relevant additional features, such as switchon-to-fault, teleprotection schemes, voltage supervision, power swing blocking

No auxiliary CTs are necessary and the system contains internal check of the voltage and
current circuits. The adaptation of the CTratio is done by software.

Earth fault directional function based on


zero components with separate communication scheme or using the same channel
as the distance protection

A modern human machine interface shall


allow the allocation of input and output signals.

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

Ordering

REB500 / REB500sys

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 extensible, in case of extensions in the substation.

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 diagram of the station. This will enable


us to submit a tender that corresponds more
accurately to your needs.

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Ordering (contd)

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 52

Ordering code
REB500-CU03-V75 -S

-P

-B

-CA

-CB

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

10
20
30
40
50
60

Red. Power Supply


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

0
1
2

2nd Binary Input Module


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

0
1

Communication Interface A
No
LON
IEC103
IEC61850

0
1
2
3

Communication Interface B
No
LON
IEC103
IEC61850

0
1
2
3

ABB Switzerland Ltd


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Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500-BU03-V75-C

-A

-P

-F

-BB

-IO

-R

-OC

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 53

-BFP

-EFP

-PD

-DR

-L

Case
Classic (incl. LHMI)
Stand alone (no LHMI)

1
2

Analog Input Module


4 CTs
4 CTs and 5 VTs
9 CTs
6 CTs and 3 VTs

40
45
90
63

Red. Power Supply


No
Yes

0
1

Power Frequency
50 Hz or 60 Hz
16.7 Hz

1
2

Busbar Protection
No
Yes

0
1

Neutral Current IO
No
Yes

0
1

Release Criterion
No
Yes

0
1

Overcurrent Protection
No
Yes

0
1

Breaker Failure Protection


No
Yes

0
1

End Fault Protection


No
Yes

0
1

Pole Discrepancy
No
Yes

0
1

Disturbance Recorder
Standard (1.5 s @ 2.4 kHz)
Advanced (10 s @ 2.4 kHz)

0
2

-T

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 54

Ordering (contd)
REB500-BU03-V75-C

-A

-P

-F

-BB

-IO

-R

-OC

-BFP

-EFP

-PD

-DR

-L

-T

Line Protection
No
Line Variant 1 (L-V1)
Line Variant 2 (L-V2)
Line Variant 3 (L-V3)
Line Variant 4 (L-V4)
Line Variant 5 (L-V5)

0
1
2
3
4
5

Transformer Protection
No
Transformer Variant 1 (T-V1)
Transformer Variant 2 (T-V2)
Transformer Variant 3 (T-V3)
Transformer Variant 4 (T-V4)

0
1
2
3
4

ABB Switzerland Ltd


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Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 55

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

System Voltage [kV]

Neutral Grounding
Solidly grounded
Isolated
Compensated
Low resistance gr.

Rev. Index

Rev. Date

Remark :
This attachment is
absolutely essential !

(must show location and configuration


of spare bays)

4. HV System

Frequency [Hz]

Switchgear

1-1/2 Breaker
Ring bus
Transfer bus

Circuit Breaker type


AIS

5. Trip circuits

Busbar configuration
Single
Double
Triple
Quadruple

GIS

Single pole

Three pole

Tripping method
One trip coil
Distributed CU loose delivered

6. Type of installation

Two trip coils


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. 7.50 Operator

Quantity

1MRB260027R0075

HMI500 Ver. 7.50 Configurator *

Quantity

1MRB260027R0175

Quantity

1MRB520292-Uen

* HMI500 Configurator is including software license for 4 users


(authorization by serial number).
Please note license is only provided for trained customers!
Manuals

Operating Instructions REB500/REB500sys in English


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

LHMI

500HMI03 * 0.5 m, local HMI with 0.5 m cable for REB500/BU03

Quantity

1MRB150073R0052

500HMI03 * 3 m, local HMI with 3 m cable for REB500/BU03

Quantity

1MRB150073R0302

500OCC02 Converter cable (serial) HMI_PC

Quantity

1MRB380084R0001

500OCC03 Converter cable (USB) HMI_PC

Quantity

1MRB380084R0003

Miscellaneous

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems

Other relevant
publications

Numerical Station Protection System


Busbar Protection with integrated Breaker
Failure, Line and Transformer Protection

REB500 / REB500sys
1MRB520308-Ben
Page 56

[2] CT requirements for REB500 / REB500sys

1KHL020347-AEN

[3] Application description REB500sys

1MRB520295-Aen

[4] Data sheet PSM505

1MRB520376-Ben

Operating instructions REB500 / REB500sys

1MRB520292-Uen

Cubicle specification RESP97

1MRB520159-Ken

Data sheet RESP97

1MRB520115-Ben

Reference list REB500

1MRB520009-Ren

Ordering questionnaire REB500

1MRB520371-Ken

ABB Switzerland Ltd


Power Systems
Brown-Boveri-Strasse 72
CH-5400 Baden/Switzerland
Tel.
+41 58 585 77 44
Fax
+41 58 585 55 77
E-mail:
substation.automation@ch.abb.com
www.abb.com/substationautomation

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