High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems enable utilities to move more power further, efficiently integrate renewables, interconnect grids, and improve network performance. HVDC systems utilize power electronics technology to convert AC and DC voltage and are ideal for supporting existing systems or building new power highways.
GE Vernova provides solutions that offer grid operators the ability to provide reactive power support, enhance controllability, improve stability and increase power transfer capability of AC transmission systems.
Substation and Electrical Infrastructure Projects for Utility and Industrial Customers.
GE Vernova offers solutions for a variety of substation projects and applications, including Modular Substation Automation Systems, utility and industrial substation projects, as well as DC substation solutions.
Energy storage is the backbone of the modern power system, delivering reliable, high quality energy for utilities, data centers, industry, and communities. It unlocks the full potential of renewable and clean energy, ensuring critical operations stay continuously online in an always on economy while accelerating the electrification of everything.
Integrated electrical systems provide energy where the grid doesn’t reach, meeting increasing power demands while improving resilience and efficiency.
The energy landscape today is changing, this is being led by the current industry trends of Decarbonization, Digitization, Decentralization and Electrification. Discover how GE Vernova is working with utility, consumer and industrial customers to design and deploy tailored Microgrid and Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Management solutions.
GE Vernova delivers advanced power stability and flexibility solutions that help utilities and electro-intensive industries meet grid connection requirements and evolving regulatory standards. Our portfolio is designed to enhance grid performance, compliance, and resilience.
Innovations to Decarbonize the Electrical Grid. GRiDEA is our portfolio of decarbonization solutions that empower grid operators to address their net-zero objectives.
GE Vernova offers a wide range of transformer solutions for the utility, industrial, commercial, residential and energy markets. These solutions feature flexible, reliable and robust designs to support a wide range of applications. With units operating in some of the most demanding electrical environments around the world, We design and delivers transformer solutions that provide among the highest level of performance and reliability to meet rigorous operating requirements.
GE Vernova provides GIS solutions from 50 kV to 800 kV, along with secondary products to maximize switchgear and network operation. The portfolio includes a full range of SF₆ GIS as well as g³ (SF₆-free) GIS at 145 kV and 420 kV voltage levels for utilities and industries worldwide.
GE Vernova is one of the top circuit breaker suppliers in the world. Our products include a range of live tank circuit breakers (up to 800 kV), dead tank circuit breakers (up to 550 kV), as well as hybrid and compact switchgear assemblies. We also provide solutions for power generation applications with our generator circuit breakers for installations up to 1,500 MW.
GE Vernova is a global market leader for disconnectors (disconnect switches) since 1960, with 8 product facilities in 7 countries and hundreds of thousands installations in more than 130 countries around the world. The portfolio includes disconnectors for AC applications (up to 1,200 kV), for DC applications (up to 1,000 kV) and for railway applications. We also offer power connectors to connect two or more conductors for a continuous electrical path.
GE Vernova is an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of high, medium and low voltage instrument transformers. With more than 100 years of experience, We offer a broad array of standard and high accuracy models for revenue metering and system protection applications. The portfolio of instrument transformers ranges from low voltage at 600 V suitable for industrial and high accuracy revenue metering, all the way up to high voltage at 1,200 kV. The portfolio also includes line traps and digital instrument transformers.
For a century, utilities have relied on us to deliver electrical products and services to meet their quality, durability and performance needs. Our capacitor and reactor product lines are an integral part of our portfolio. GE Vernova provides power capacitors that meet ANSI, IEEE and IEC standards, and our low voltage capacitors are UL listed. Ratings range from 1 kvar to 500 MVAR, and from 240 volts to 500 KV.
GE Vernova provides a broad range of bushings and surge arresters to help protect electrical assets. The bushings portfolio includes AC and DC solutions that enable long life, high reliability and installation flexibility. GE Vernova’s Tranquell surge arresters are ideal for distribution and EHV applications up to 612kV, and are available as polymer and porcelain station and intermediate class IEEE/ANSI C62.11.
Our SF₆-free switchgear range features the same ratings and same dimensional footprint as the state-of-the-art SF₆ equipment, with a drastically reduced carbon footprint.
Drawing on more than 125 years of engineering heritage, GE Vernova offers rotating machine solutions designed for performance, reliability, and industrial scale.
Digital Native Products are not just an evolution of existing switchgear but a transformation in how GE Vernova conceives and builds primary equipment for the grid.Digital Native Products are designed with digital capabilities embedded, enabling a compact and standard design and are mechanically engineered to reach the accuracy required by advanced monitoring and control solutions. Products are ready to connect and operate quickly and effectively. Discover the various monitoring and control solutions that can be incorporate in Digital Native Products.
GE Vernova delivers advanced power electronics solutions that help electrify industries, optimize performance, and improve reliability. Our integrated portfolio supports critical applications with the technology and services needed to power a more efficient and sustainable future.
Safely and securely accelerate operations with tailored automation systems that enhance control, reduce risk and add value.
GridBeats™ is a portfolio of software-defined automation solutions for grid digitalization. The portfolio is designed to enable utilities and industrial customers to ensure a stable, efficient energy supply amidst the growing integration of renewable energy sources and aging infrastructure.
GE Vernova's comprehensive portfolio of solutions for implementing and managing a substation.
GE Vernova’s Protection, Control, and Metering solutions deliver precise, high-performance automation for today’s evolving grid. From advanced relays to multifunction meters, our portfolio helps utilities enhance reliability, streamline operations, and accelerate the energy transition. Backed by decades of expertise and global reach, we provide the products to protect assets, optimize performance, and power a more sustainable future.
GE Vernova offers a wide range of solutions to monitor and manage critical assets on the electrical grid, detect and diagnose issues and provide expert information and services to customers. Our asset monitoring and diagnostics portfolio includes solutions for single- and multi-gas transformer DGA, enhanced transformer solutions and switchgear monitoring, as well as software and services.
GE Vernova's Critical Infrastructure Communications (CIC) solutions deliver secure, resilient, and scalable networks that ensure operational continuity in even the most demanding environments. We help customers reduce downtime, enhance safety, and improve situational awareness through end-to-end communication solutions built for reliability and performance. This translates into greater efficiency, regulatory compliance, and peace of mind for mission-critical operations.
The collection of required asset condition data from the field on a large scale for GE Vernova and 3rd party electrical equipment is a key step in building a robust Asset Performance Management strategy. Grid Services specialists are constantly evaluating and implementing new innovative inspection technologies applying strict processes and methods. The digital inspections methods are designed to improve the efficiency of data collection, oil analysis and online monitoring. All new approaches to capture data are integrated into the EnergyAPM ecosystem for automatic data transfer.
GE Vernova's Asset Lifecycle Management services combine a large set of methodologies to collect condition data off and online, consulting and asset optimization services using digital technology to improve the monitoring, recording and analysis of asset operations and predict asset behavior.
GE Vernova’s innovative and high-quality services help maintain and optimize high-voltage electrical assets throughout their entire lifecycle. Leveraging the design and manufacturing knowledge of our engineers, the customized service solutions ensure substations and networks perform as planned. Experts deliver services for applications across the power system, keeping assets up-to-date, safe, reliable and efficient while improving customers’ return-on-investment.
GE Vernova provides a full range of services & support tailored to meet a broad range of power system needs across utility and industrial applications. With deep domain knowledge and industry expertise GE Vernova’s service application engineers and technical specialists can help plan, design, operate, maintain, and modernize your protection, control, monitoring and automation systems.
GE Vernova provides comprehensive services throughout the systems lifecycle. The services can be provided by our local team and with the support of our global Competence Centers when the equipment is installed, during the warranty period and beyond.
Our certified laboratories enable manufacturers and customers leverage deep domain expertise and advanced testing and analysis facilities to develop enhanced high-voltage products, certify their capabilities before market introductions and apply preventive maintenance to avoid unexpected interruptions and ensure the reliability of your operations.
Our product range covers from the smallest medium voltage electrical rotating machines to custom made large units, up to 80 MW, as well as their operating and protection controls. Our aftermarket fleet of over 70,000 rotating machine assets, spread over 150 countries worldwide, that we’ve served for a century. Our experience in all energy, industry and transportation sectors is broad and deep.
We connect the physical world with data to proactively detect and forecast the behavior of your assets by offering Digital Suite, Service 360 & Cyber security.
Our MV drives portfolio ranges from 100 kW to more than 100 MW and from 3.8 up to 13.8 kV voltages. It allows for higher operating efficiency, power availability, plant throughput, operational precision, and process yield. Our LV drives portfolio ranges from of 0.25kW to more than 6MW and from 270 up to 900VAC voltages which includes fully and doubly fed wind converters, marinized drives, metal and mining drives, Cranes, test benches, meeting the needs of critical electrification systems.
Utilities today seek to create and connect new sources of power generation to meet growing global demand, while also managing grid reliability, costs and regulatory factors.
Water is central not just to the economy, but to life. As a result, water treatment systems demand secure, dependable power to ensure process uptime. From the grid-connected substation to reliable electrical protection, control, and power quality metering, GE Vernova offers tailored solutions to keep critical plants operational and meet the unique needs of the water and wastewater industry.
As power systems become increasingly interconnected and complex, utilities need solutions that optimize energy transmission and management while improving reliability.
Data centers – and the information they store – are becoming increasingly integral to the way we live our lives every day. With rising demand also come rising costs. And more importantly, the information in these centers must remain secure while simultaneously accessible. We provide data centers with electrical infrastructure solutions from the input utility source to the IT server racks. This includes high-voltage switchgear and transformers, medium and low voltage electrical equipment, automatic transfer switches, switchboards, UPS systems, critical power PDUs, static transfer switches, and overhead busway. This chain of electrification products provides high quality and reliable products and services for the entire lifecycle of a data center.
The oil and gas industry is evolving at a rate never seen before, facing shifting pricing levels, ever-changing regulatory requirements, and increased environmental consciousness. Through reliable, safe, and innovative solutions and a holistic service offering, GE Vernova can help the energy sector thrive in this changing reality.
Modernizing and digitizing the distribution grid is imperative for utilities and customers to enhance power system stability and safety, while increasingly integrating distributed power and demand response.
The industry is changing. Simultaneously, so are your utility’s needs. Operational effectiveness, power stability, and critical asset management are key priorities – whether in pulp and paper, steel, or data centers. GE Vernova’s holistic portfolio of products and services are designed with reliability, innovation, and sustainability at the forefront, helping you face the energy transition with ease.
Mining companies require secure communications, efficient asset performance management, and dependable, innovative technology to protect their critical assets. GE Vernova offers a broad product portfolio to help you through each step of the mining process – safely and reliably.
Manufacturing for C90Plus Bay Controller has been discontinued. As an alternative, please refer to the C60 with Firmware 7.7 or newer and User Interface Option E: 7” Graphical Front Panel Display.
The C90Plus bay control or monitoring functionality is intended for high-end bay control applications typically used in transmission installations, where a larger quantity of I/O, advanced protection and control functionality and an advanced HMI is desired.
Easy to use system where settings and priorities can be configured within seconds
Conventional frequency and voltage load shedding schemes operate typically between 250ms to seconds. Contingency-based load shedding schemes are typically faster at 160 – 400 ms, depending on both system architecture and communications employed. Both these scheme types are too slow for industrial cogeneration applications such as oil and gas or manufacturing, where very fast load shedding is required for power system and critical process integrity.
There are three recorders available within the C90Plus that eliminate the need for other stand-alone recording equipment. The transient recorder allows for a high sampling rate usually to capture power system faults and system transients. The disturbance recorder is used to capture longer records in order to understand issues such as voltage sags or swells. Lastly, the C90Plus is equipped with a powerful and accurate Sequence of Event (SOE) recorder. Information for all three recorders can be accessed either through the front panel HMI or through EnerVista™ Launchpad Software.
The C90Plus provides for secure remote data and engineering access, making it easy and flexible to use and integrate into new and existing infrastructures. Fiber optic Ethernet provides high-bandwidth communications allowing for low-latency controls and high-speed file transfers of relay fault and event record information. The availability of three independently configurable Ethernet options provide the means to create fault tolerant communication architectures in an easy, cost-effective manner. The C90Plus supports the most popular industry standard protocols enabling easy, direct integration into SCADA systems.
HMI Display
Security
The EnerVista™ suite is an industry-leading set of software programs that simplifies every aspect of using the C90Plus relay. The EnerVista™suite provides all the tools to monitor the status of the protected asset, maintain the relay, and integrate information measured by the C90Plus into DCS or SCADA monitoring systems. Convenient COMTRADE and Sequence of Events viewers are an integral part of the UR setup software included with every UR relay, to carry out postmortem event analysis and ensure proper protection system operation. Learn More
Access Control
Multilin devices and relays are designed with simple but powerful security to enable reliability and compliance for virtually any project or implementation. With support for multi-level permissions and multi-factor supervisory controls, Multilin devices can help you manage the integrity of your system during commissioning, testing, implementation, and beyond. The UR and URPlus families provide separate authentication for settings and commands to the system. In addition, as discrete authentications for local and remote access they also provide supervisory control factor that can lock or unlock a device for configuration changes and other modifications.
Intrusion Detection
Multilin’s family of protection and control products can also help enable your security perimeter and intrusion detection programs. By providing essential alarming and logging of critical events, Multilin devices can help you detect potential breaches within your system and allow you to respond quickly and effectively. Specifically, unsuccessful access attempts are logged, alarmed, and lead to potential attackers being locked out. This ensures the reliability of your system during questionable activity, and a control factor that can lock or unlock a device for configuration changes and other modifications.
Auditing and Reporting
With the security audit trail reporting feature and support for event logging of key activities such as configuration changes, Multilin devices can help ensure device and protection system integrity, and perform forensic auditing of activities and changes for compliance.
The C90Plus Automation Control System with fast load shed is a powerful automation control system that eliminates the need for several separate devices. Performing intelligent high-end and fast optimal load shedding, the C90Plus is highly customizable and scalable.
New small signal oscillation detection protection element. With increasingly large interconnected power systems, one of the technical challenges is the inter-area low frequency oscillations. Inter-area oscillations not only limit the amount of power transfer, but also threaten system security and equilibrium, as they may lead to system instability and cascading outages. Therefore, it is essential to identify the characteristics of the inter-area oscillations, including oscillation frequency and damping ratio, so that proper actions can be taken based on the results. This is required to improve system damping and maintain stability in the power system. The C90Plus can detect these inter-area oscillations and provide an alarm or even trip signal to prevent a large-scale system disturbance.
Support for alphanumeric passwords as per the CIP-007-02 cyber security standard.
GE Vernova's transmission protection solutions deliver the speed and security necessary...
Manufacturing for BUS1000/2000 has been discontinued.
GE Vernova provides enhanced reliability through advanced protection for a wide range of...
Manufacturing for this product has been discontinued. For more information, contact us.
The Type BDD relays are for the protection of transformers rated 2000 kVA and above and for transformers with windings rated 15 kV or above. However, the importance of the transformer to the system, not its size alone, should be the basis for the decision on this quality of protection.
Manufacturing for this product has been discontinued.
We Solve the Field Wiring Challenge with the B95Plus Bus Protection System
The Multilin B95Plus Bus Protection System changes the focus of bus protection to that of application by replacing most of the field wiring with distributed I/O and fiber optic cables. The bus protection system consists of a distributed process interface (data acquisition and tripping) architecture using HardFiber Bricks as bay units, with centralized processing performed by the B95Plus protection relay. All copper field wiring is between primary equipment in the switchyard and Bricks, which ideally should be located at the primary equipment in the switchyard. Fiber optic cables connect Bricks to the B95Plus. For all applications, the installation is then identical: the physical interface consists of Bricks connected to a fiber optic cable. A single B95Plus is mounted in a relay cabinet, with the process cards in the unit patched to the fiber optic cables coming from the Bricks.
The HardFiber Brick System can easily be incrementally scaled to include new equipment as stations evolve. Duplicated Bricks in the switchyard provide a drastic improvement in reliability and security over today’s technology.
The B95Plus bus protection relay unit is the heart of the system. This unit performs all processing functionality, including protection functions, metering, monitoring, FlexLogic and SCADA communications.
The HardFiber Brick uses connectorized cables to interface with primary equipment and with system measurements, and to interface to the B95Plus itself. The cables at the Brick end uses an IP67 certified industry standard connector designed for rugged environments. These connectors screw onto the Brick for a simple, tools-free connection. Three of the cables are copper cables used to acquire AC measurements, acquire equipment status, and provide equipment control. The fourth cable provides the fiber interface to the B95Plus central unit as well as DC power to the Brick. These cables therefore can become standard parts, manufactured in advance of installation by any cable manufacturer. These cables are also directly available from GE Vernova.
The B95Plus bus protection relay system provides robust and reliable protection for all bus protection applications. Highlights of the protection functions related to bus protection include:
The B95Plus can be applied on a multitude of bus configurations due to the distributed architecture, and includes support for up to 6 zones of bus differential protection and support for up to 24 bus sources. The physical connection and wiring architecture for the B95Plus system will be identical for any bus configuration: Bricks installed to acquire measurements and equipment status, with the B95Plus unit connected to Bricks via fiber optic cables. The relay panel design will be identical for all applications, for all bus configurations. The only difference from application to application is the number and location of Bricks, and the programming of the B95Plus unit.
Some typical bus configurations that can be protected by the B95Plus:
The B95Plus Bus Protection System is intended to operate as a standalone, distributed bus protection system. The bay units for this system are Bricks, part of the HardFiber IEC 61850 process bus solution. Once the Bricks for the B95Plus are installed process bus data is available for use for any other zone of protection. The Bricks, then, are a distributed I/O interface for all protection functions and zones, not just the B95Plus. With the B95Plus in place, installing line protection or feeder protection is a simple process: mount the relays in a panel, and patch to the fiber optic cable from the appropriate Bricks. The only requirement is the relays must implement the appropriate IEC 61850 datasets to interface successfully with the Bricks. All members of the Universal Relay family have the ability to interface with Bricks.
Manufacturing for this product was discontinued as of December 31, 2014. As an alternative, please consider MU320E.
Digitise the output of conventional instrument transformers in the substation with this compact, accurate and withdrawable device. The AMU complements the MiCOM Px40 range of relays with an IEC 61850-9-2LE interface for building digital bays or full digital substations.
Merging units are a key element of the process bus concept, enabling the digitization of...
Manufacturing for this product has been discontinued. As a an alternative, please refer to D60, P443 or P445.
Manufacturing for this product has been discontinued. As an alternative, please refer to the 350 or 8 Series relays.
An arc flash event is the sudden release of electrical energy through the air. The resulting forces can produce temperatures up to 35,000°F, in less than one thousandths of a second, causing copper to turn into plasma expanding by 67,000 times. With these type of extreme events, fast, reliable arc flash detection is critical to avoid significant damage to equipment and reduce the repair and replacement costs, as well as downtime of the power system. The Multilin A60 Arc Flash System utilizes a unique sensing method that detects both light and pressurized sound signals that occur during an arc flash event, enabling more reliable and faster operating times to reduce the total arc energy generated. Utilizing a patented arc flash sensing method, the Multilin A60 is able to reliably detect an arc flash event in as fast as 1 msec.
Based on a known time relationship between the speed of light and sound (pressure wave), GE Vernova's patented sensor is able to detect and issue a trigger signal to clear the fault in under 2 milliseconds – significantly reducing incident energy from an arc flash event. Specifically, the sensor head detects these two key factors (light and pressure wave) using LEDs, bare fiber and a membrane.
During an arc flash event, the diaphragm vibrates due to the pressurized sound wave creating a signature which is recognized by the Multilin A60. It is this unique combination of light and pressure wave detection that ensures reliable and fast detection of an arc flash event.
The Multilin A60 supports up to five sensors per unit providing optimal coverage in a typical two-high medium voltage switchgear section. To cover a larger area or for multi-section applications, Multilin A60's may be daisy chained together.
As a stand-alone unit, the Multilin A60 relay is DIN rail mountable and should be mounted inside the control cabinet of the medium voltage switchgear or motor control center. Sensors should be installed where there is a high probability of an arc flash occurring.
As the Multilin A60 utilizes both light and pressure to detect an arc flash condition, installation and wiring of external CT's are not required. An external current supervision from a separate Instantaneous Over Current (IOC) device may be used and connected as a contact input for enhanced security and mitigation of nuisance tripping.
The Multilin A60 provides an auto-calibration function for the sensors reducing total commissioning and testing time. Once installed and powered, the device will first run in calibration mode. This mode, sets the thresholds for both the light and pressurized sound based on surrounding or ambient conditions. As surrounding conditions may change, the Multilin A60 may be re-calibrated at anytime.
This figure shows the typical wiring diagram of the Multilin A60 Arc Flash System. The typical wiring diagram shows the connection of the input and output relays and the connected sources. The wiring diagram also shows the connection of the supervisory circuit (option) to the A60 unit.
This application example below describes the ability of the Multilin A60 to be deployed in a cascading configuration across multiple MV switchgear sections and compartments, including through a substation bus bar vault. The Multilin A60 sensors should be installed at a certain distance from each other to ensure coverage of the entire bus bar.
By connecting devices together using the transfer trip input/output, individual Multilin A60 devices may receive a transfer trip signal from an upstream or downstream device, ensuring fast, reliable detection of an arc flash event in large MV switchgear applications.
GE Vernova’s distribution feeder protection systems provide advanced protection with...
Manufacturing for the 850R has been discontinued. As an alternative, please refer to the R650.
The role of a recloser in a distribution network has developed in line with the increasing need for operators to minimize outage duration and the numbers of customers affected by faults, which in turn helps maximize performance according to reliability indices like CAIDI/SAIDI. As a result, it has two main functions. Its primary function is to clear the fault when it occurs as quickly as possible. Secondly, if the fault is permanent, the recloser takes on a sectionalising role driven by logic or commands. These control systems are dependent on the data delivered by the recloser on three levels: general monitoring from a historic perspective, fault data at the time of fault and pre/post fault data.
Multifunction Distribution Automation Controller with Recloser/Switch/Sectionalizer (Tie-Bus) control for overhead applications
From simple automation to advanced analytics, the 850R provides the flexibility and scalability required to meet unique application requirements for the distribution utilities.
The decision making algorithm utilized in Distributed FDIR is spread among the field devices in the covered area using IEC 61850 GOOSE multicast. This approach eliminates the need for a centralized or decentralized system, and therefore reduces the total cost. Since this approach uses IEC 61850 GOOSE peer-to-peer communication messages among the field devices, it can be much faster and cost effective than other options.
Decentralized FDIR is a model-based scheme with the decision making algorithm residing at the substation level rather than the DMS level. The substation controllers, known as Distribution Automation Controllers (DACs), can also send the received data to the DMS level for supervisory monitoring and control in a more efficient manner. Automation applications, such as IVVC, can still be added at the substation level. The 850R supports redundant Ethernet and fiber port physical interface options and a wide range of industry standard protocols for communication, namely Modbus TCP/IP, DNP 3.0, IEC 60870-5-101, IEC 60870-5-103, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850 ED2, IEC 62439 / PRP.
The 850R provides secure and reliable protection & autoreclose functionality by offering a comprehensive range of standard and advanced protection and control elements. The controller provides directional and non-directional overcurrent protection along with the option of single-phase tripping and reclosing. Additionally, voltage and frequency protection elements may be used to disconnect Distributed Energy Resources (DER).
Decentralized FDIR is a model-based scheme with the decision making algorithm residing at the substation level rather than the DMS level. The substation controllers, known as Distribution Automation Controllers (DACs), can also send the received data to the DMS level for supervisory monitoring and control in a more efficient manner. Automation applications, such as IVVC, can still be added at the substation level.
The 850 provides advanced communications technologies for remote data and engineering access, making it easy and flexible to use and integrate into new and existing infrastructures. Direct support for fiber optic Ethernet provide s high-bandwidth communications, allowing for low-latency controls and high-speed file transfers of relay fault and event record information. The 850 also supports two independent IP addresses, providing high flexibility for the most challenging of communication networks.
Providing several Ethernet and serial port options, dual independent Ethernet Ports, and support for a wide range of industry standard protocols, the 850 enables easy, direct integration into DCS and SCADA systems. The 850 supports the following protocols:
The 850 has two interfaces as USB front port and Wi-Fi for ease of access to the relay. Wi-Fi Connectivity:
The 850 cyber security enables the device to deliver full cyber security features that help operators to comply with NERC CIP guidelines and regulations.
Enables integration with centrally managed authentication and accounting of all user activities and uses modern industry best practices and standards that meet and exceed NERC CIP requirements for authentication and password management.
Efficiently administrate users and roles within UR devices. The new and advanced access functions allow users to configure up to five roles for up to eight configurable users with independent passwords. The standard “Remote Authentication Dial In User Service” (Radius) is used for authentication.
Capture all cyber security related events within a SOE element (login, logout, invalid password attempts, remote/local access, user in session, settings change, FW update, etc), and then serve and classify data by security level using standard Syslog data format. This will enable integration with established SEM (Security Event Management) systems.
The driving electronics board checks the coil connection continuity of the trip/close circuit, as well as the leakage current to ground. When magnitude of any phase current falls below the undercurrent trip pickup level for the time specified by the undercurrent trip delay. The alarm and trip pickup levels should be set lower than the lowest feeder loading during normal operations.
The Capacitor Voltage Alarm function defines the low voltage alarm for the internal/external capacitor charging power supply circuit. This rated voltage is used for charging the external capacitors that open and close the single-pole of the recloser. If the measured voltage of the capacitors is less than the configured percentage of the rated voltage, then the Cap Volt OP operand is generated. In addition, to prevent the charger from damage due to overloading or load short faults created by incorrect wiring, bad capacitors, or hardware failures, the 850R automatically turns off the capacitor charger to prevent damage.
The 850R relay provides recloser/OHSW health information by monitoring and analyzing the operation count, arcing energy of breaking current, arcing time, opening time, and closing time when applicable. The recloser health status depends on many factors, such as permissible operation number, magnitude of breaking current, mechanical wear and contact wear.
The Time of Day Timer function provides the user with the ability to program control actions based on real time. There are two identical Time of Day Timers.
Monitoring of the total accumulated energy/accumulated demand/minimum and maximum power demand at the end of an event or a shift interval. A shift can be defined by the breaker status operand (opclosed) or operand derived from the Time of Day Timer element.
The Voltage disturbance function of Voltage Swell and Voltage Sag, as described in IEEE 1159-2009. When the voltage on any phase drops below this level a voltage sag condition occurs. Voltage sags are usually associated with system faults but can also be caused by switching heavy loads or starting large motors. Short duration voltage sag may cause process disruptions. Voltage swells are usually associated with system fault conditions, but they are much less common than voltage sags. An SLG fault on the system can cause a swell to occur, resulting in a temporary voltage rise on the healthy phases. Swells can also be caused by switching off a large load, load shedding, or switching on a large capacitor bank. Voltage swell may cause failure of the components depending upon the magnitude and frequency of occurrence.
The EnerVista™ suite is an industry-leading set of software programs that simplifies every aspect of using the Multilin 8 Series. EnerVista provides all the tools to monitor the status of the protected asset, maintain the device and integrate the information measured by the Multilin 8 Series, into SCADA or DCS process control systems. The ability to easily view sequence of events is an integral part of the setup software, as postmortem event analysis is critical to proper system management.
EnerVista Launchpad is a powerful software package that provides users with all the setup and support tools needed for configuring and maintaining Multilin products. The setup tools within Launchpad allow for the configuration of devices in real-time, by communicating via serial, Ethernet or modem connections, or offline by creating device setting files to be sent to devices at a later time. Included in Launchpad is a document archiving and management system that ensures critical documentation is up-to-date and available when needed.
8 Series Setup Software is a single setup and configuration across the platform and can reduce device setup and configuration time.
GE Vernova offers an industry-leading suite of controllers that support a variety of...
The Multilin™ 8 Series platform of advanced protection and control relays delivers high quality and performance management, protection and control for transformer, generator, motor and feeder applications.
Comprised of the 845 transformer protection relays, 889 generator protection relays, 869 motor protection relays and 850 feeder protection relays, the 8 Series platform features innovative technology and design, as well as uncompromising service and support.
The Multilin 8 Series platform delivers the highest level of quality, reliability and performance with…
The Multilin 8 Series platform features a number of robust capabilities for motor, transformer, generator and feeder monitoring and diagnostics.
Integrated, cost effective motor monitoring and diagnostics are available in the Multilin 869 motor protection relay. Existing relay data is leveraged to detect electrical, thermal or mechanical abnormalities before they become critical motor failures. Motor monitoring and diagnostic capabilities include:
Integrated electrical and dissolved gas analysis (DGA) for comprehensive transformer monitoring and diagnostics is available with the Multilin 845 transformer protection relay. The 845 provides advanced notification of potential issues before they become critical, and features detailed learned data, summarized pre/post-fault records, and integration with GE Vernova’s DGA devices to collect, trend, and analyze a transformer’s fault gases. This enables operators to minimize costly unplanned outages and equipment failures.
The Multilin 889 generator protection relay provides comprehensive generator monitoring and diagnostics, including a generator health report that provides an easy-to-read snapshot of a generator's health and operating condition. Based on graphical representation and trend values of the generator historical data, the 889 enables operators and asset managers to identify process issues and maintenance requirements before damage occurs and costly repairs are required.
Feeder and breaker health monitoring and diagnostics are available in the Multilin 850 feeder protection relay. The 850 provides high accuracy metering and recording for all AC signals. Voltage, current, and power metering are built into the relay as a standard feature. Current and voltage parameters are available as total RMS magnitude, and as fundamental frequency magnitude and angle. The 850 also delivers comprehensive data logging, trip and close circuit monitoring elements, and a breaker arcing current element.
The 8 Series provides advanced communications technologies for remote data and engineering access, making it easy and flexible to use and integrate into new and existing infrastructures. Direct support for copper/fiber optic Ethernet provides high-bandwidth communications allowing for low-latency controls and high-speed file transfers of relay fault and event record information. The 8 Series also supports two independent IP addresses providing high flexibility for the most challenging of communication networks.
Providing several Ethernet and serial port options and supporting the widest range of industry standard protocols, the 8 Series enables easy, direct integration into DCS and SCADA systems. The 8 Series supports the following protocols:
The 8 Series has two interfaces as USB front port and Wi-Fi for ease of access to the relay.
The Multilin 8 Series platform relays feature cyber security capabilities that enable the devices to deliver full cyber security data classification by security level using statures that help operators to comply with NERC CIP guidelines and regulations.
AAA Server Support (Radius/LDAP)
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Event Recorder (Syslog for SEM)
Capture all cyber security related events within a SOE element (login, logout, invalid password attempts, remote/local access, user in session, settings change, FW update, etc), in standard Syslog data format. This will enable integration with established SEM (Security Event Management) systems.
The EnerVista™ suite is an industry-leading set of software programs that simplifies every aspect of using the Multilin 8 Series relays. EnerVista provides all the tools to monitor the status of the protected asset, maintain the device and integrate the information measured by the Multilin 8 Series, into SCADA or DCS process control systems. The ability to easily view sequence of events is an integral part of the setup software, as postmortem event analysis is critical to proper system management.
The setup tools within EnerVista Launchpad allow for the configuration of devices in real-time, by communicating via serial, Ethernet or modem connections, or offline by creating device setting files to be sent to devices at a later time.
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8 Series Setup Software
8 Series Setup Software is single setup and configuration tool across the platform and can reduce device setup and configuration time.
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Manufacturing for 750/760 has been discontinued. As an alternative, please refer to the 850.
The 750/760 Feeder Protection System is a digital relay intended for the management and primary protection and control of distribution feeders. This easy to use relay provides comprehensive protection functions for feeders and back up protection for bus, transformers and transmission lines at a reduced product life cycle cost.
The EnerVista™ Suite is an industry-leading set of software programs that simplifies every aspect of using the 750/760 relay. The EnerVista™ suite provides all the tools to monitor the status of your protected asset, maintain the relay, and integrate information measured by the 750 into DCS or SCADA monitoring systems. Convenient COMTRADE and Sequence of Events viewers are an integral part of the 750 Setup software included with every 750 relay, to carry out postmortem event analysis to ensure proper protection system operation.Learn More
The 750/760 features advanced monitoring and metering functions which include:
Fault Locator
The relay uses captured data to calculate the type, distance to and the impedance of the fault. Records of the last 10 faults are stored.
Breaker Conditions
The relay calculates the per-phase wear on the breaker contacts to establish a threshold. When the breaker maintenance threshold is exceeded the relay can trigger an alarm. An alarm is also generated if the relay detects that the supervisory trickle current is not present. A failure to respond to an open or close signal in a programmed time can be used to generate an alarm.
VT Failure
The VT failure feature monitors each phase of input voltage, generating an alarm and sending the programmed output signals when a failure is detected.
Analog Inputs
Any external quantity may be monitored via an auxiliary current input. Two analog input level monitoring elements and two rate-of-change elements are available. When the measured quantity exceeds the pickup level, the relay can trigger an alarm or signal an output.
Event Recording
The relay captures and stores the last 512 events, recording the time, date, cause, and system parameters. Events may be recorded selectively by category, so that only events of interest are recorded.
Oscillography
A block of configurable volatile memory can be used for recording samples of the AC input voltages and current, and the status of logic inputs and output relays. This memory can be configured between the ranges of two to 16 blocks with 16 to 256 power frequency cycles of data respectively. The amount of pre-event data recorded is set by the user. Trace memory recording can be triggered by operation of selected features or logic inputs.
Trip Counter
The number of breaker trip operations is recorded, and can be displayed for statistical purposes (useful for units without operation counters).
The 750/760 is equipped with three standard serial communications ports, one RS232 located in the front panel, and two RS485/RS422 in the rear of the relay. A rear Ethernet port is also available as an optional feature. The front panel port allows easy local computer access. The rear ports provide remote communications or connection to a DCS, SCADA, or PLC. The baud rate of all the serial ports is variable from 300 to 19,200 bps. The optional Ethernet port can be used to connect the 750/760 to 10 Mbps Ethernet networks. The 750/760 supports ModBus® RTU, DNP3.0 Level 2, and ModBus® RTU TCP/IP protocols.
The three serial ports support ModBus® RTU protocol, while any one of the two rear ports but not both can be configured to support DNP 3.0 Level 2. The optional Ethernet port supports ModBus® RTU via TCP/IP protocol. The communication system of the 750/760 is designed to allow simultaneous communication via all ports.
Using Ethernet as the physical media to integrate the 750/760 to Local or Wide Area Networks, replaces a multipoint wired network (e.g., serial Modbus®), and eliminates expensive leased or dial-up connections, reducing monthly operating costs.
Various user interfaces facilitate operation of the 750.
Display
A 40 character display allows access to setpoints, actual values, and diagnostic messages generated by a trip or alarm condition. The 750 can display 30 user-selected messages during keypad inactivity.
Indicators
Twenty LEDs indicate relay status, system status, and trip and alarm conditions.
IRIG-B Input
This feature provides time synchronization via standard GPS clock inputs.
Traditionally, retrofitting an existing relay has been a challenging, time consuming task often requiring re-engineering, new drawings, panel modifications, re-wiring and re-testing.
The 8 Series Retrofit Kit provides a quick, 3-step solution to upgrade previously installed SR 735 or SR 750/760 Devices. With the new 8 Series Retrofit Kit users are able to install the 850 Feeder Management System without modifying existing cutouts and wiring, and without any drawing changes or re-engineering time.
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EnerVista 8 Series Setup Software provides automated setting file conversion. Once completed, a graphical report is provided to verify and call out any specific settings that may need attention.
Simply remove the terminal blocks and then remove the SR chassis from the panel. No need to disconnect any of the field wiring.
Insert the new 8 Series Retrofit chassis into the switchgear and simply plug-in the old terminal blocks - there is no need to make any cut-out modifications or push and pull cables.
