Multilin™: Line Current Differential System
Multilin™: Line Current Differential System
Multilin™: Line Current Differential System
L90
KEY BENEFITS
• Phase segregated differential protection ensures secure • Advanced fault and disturbance recording, including internal
high-speed single pole tripping relay operating signals thus eliminating the need for external
• Complete IEC 61850 Process Bus solution providing resource recording devices
optimization and minimizing total P&C life cycle costs • Phasor Measurement Unit - Synchronized phasor information
• Reliable and secure protection on lines equipped with series according to IEEEC37.118 standard
compensation • Robust network security enabling Critical Infrastructure
• Increased sensitivity through dynamic charging current Protection through user command logging, and dual
compensation and communication channel asymmetry permission access control
compensation • Ambient temperature monitoring with alarming when outside
temperature exceeds upper thresholds
APPLICATIONS
• Overhead lines including series compensated lines and • Wide area system monitoring and control and using
underground cables of different voltage levels integrated protection and synchrophasor measurement
• Circuits with tapped transformer feeders • Single and dual-breaker circuits requiring single pole/three-
• Suitable for three terminal line configurations, with channel pole autoreclosing and independent synchrocheck supervision
redundancy and direct transfer tripping (DTT) • Distributed busbar protection
FEATURES
Protection and Control IEC 61850 Process Bus Interface
• Phase segregated line current differential with adaptive • Robust communications with up to 8 HardFiber Bricks
restraint & Ground differential, stub bus protection • Seamless integration with existing L90 functions
• Thermal protection, under /over frequency, broken conductor • Redundant architecture for dependability and security
• Phase Distance (three Zones) with independent compensation
settings for in-zone power transformers Monitoring and Metering
• Ground distance (three zones) with independent self and • Real time monitoring of remote, local and differential per
mutual zero sequence compensation, reverse power phase currents
• Reverse power, Out of Step tripping and power swing blocking • Oscillography - 64 samples/cycle, up to 64 records
• Thermal overload, phase, neutral and negative sequence • Event Recorder - 1024 time tagged events, with 0.5ms scan
directional overcurrent; and broken conductor of digital inputs
• Over, Under and rate of change of Frecuency, Synchronism • Data Logger - Up to 16 channels with user selectable
check for dual breaker applications sampling rate
• P & M Class synchrophasors of voltage, current and sequence
Communications components – 1 to 120 frames/sec
• Networking interfaces – 100Mbit Fiber Optic Ethernet, RS485, • Multi-ended fault location consistently providing 2%
RS232, RS422, G.703, C37.94 accuracy
• Multiple Protocols - IEC61850, DNP 3.0 Level 2, Modbus RTU,
Modbus TCP/IP, IEC60870-5-104, Ethernet Global Data (EGD) EnerVista™ Software
• Direct I/O – secure, high-speed exchange of data between • Graphical Logic Designer and Logic Monitor to simplify
L90s for Direct Transfer Trip applications designing and testing procedures
• Embedded Managed Ethernet Switch with 4 - 100 Mbit Fiber • Document and software archiving toolset to ensure
optic ports and 2 copper ports reference material and device utilities are up-to-date
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• EnerVista™ Integrator providing easy integration of data in
the L90 into new or existing monitoring and control systems
Digital Energy
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Segregated Current Differential and can detect faults within a half cycle synchronization. Clocks are phase
Protection plus channel delay. synchronized to each other and
The L90 is a phase segregated current The L90 innovative dual slope adaptive frequency synchronized to the power
differential protection relay, which uses restraint characteristic, based on system frequency. Each relay compares
superior and patented algorithms to estimates of measurement errors, allow its clock to the phase of the other clocks
address the challenges of bandwidth , the relay to be secure on severe external and makes appropriate adjustments. This
security, dependability and sensitivity in faults while maintaining sensitivity for allows for greater transient ride-through
current differential relaying. internal faults. The estimate of errors in for power system and communications
Bandwidth requirements are effectively the input currents permits more sensitive disturbances.
addressed by means of a patented new settings than those used in the traditional
data consolidation technique called Enhanced additional security is provided
percent differential schemes.
“phaselets”. This permits application within The L90 approach to clock synchronization by a sensitive current disturbance
a communications bandwidth of 64 Kbps, relies upon precise distributed detector, which can be used to supervise
the current differential element.
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Ground Differential “87G” link, acting either as master collecting functions in L90 come with three zones
The Ground Differential function “87G” data, making calculations and making of phase and ground distance (mho or
protects against low-current single line- all relevant trip and restraint decisions, quad). The phase distance elements
to-ground faults. It has a single slope or as slave only transmitting current come with built-in in-zone transformer
Communication Topologies
Relays can communicate through direct
fiber, RS422, G.703, IEEE C37.94 interfaces
at 64Kbps, with extensive channel
monitoring and diagnostics are included.
In a current differential scheme, the L90s
exchange data via the communication Typical two and three terminal application of L90. L90 supports a variety of media cards for signalling
between L90’s including direct multimode or single mode fibre, RS422, G.703 and IEEE C37.94.
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L90
BUS2
CB5 CB6 CB7
L90-2
PROTECTED
LINE
831783A1.CDR
Example of Distributed Bus Differential Protection Application. L90 Breaker-and-a-Half Application example.
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L90 Line Differential System
Typical Wiring
A B C
52
OPTIONAL
F1a
F1b
F2a
F2b
F3a
F3b
F4a
F4b
F5a
F6a
F7a
F8a
F1c
F2c
F3c
F4c
F5c
F6c
F7c
F8c
VX
VB
VC
VA
VX
IG5
IG1
VB
VC
IG
VA
IA5
IA1
IB
IC
IA
IC5
IC1
IB5
IB1
8L
H5a 6G I H1a TC 1
H5c H1 H1b
V
H6a H1c
H6c I H2a
H5b H2 H2b
V
H2c
H7a
I H3a
H7c
H3 H3b TC 2
H8a V
H3c
H8c I H4a
H7b
H4 H4b
V
H8b SURGE H4c
U7a 6H I U1a
U7c U1 U1b
V
U8a U1c
U8c I U2a
U7b U2 U2b
V
U2c
U8b SURGE
I U3a
U3 U3b
V
U3c
I U4a
U4 U4b
V
U4c
Multilin I U5a
U5 U5b
V
U5c
L90 U6
I U6a
U6b
V
U6c
N1a
6K
N1 N1b
L1a
6D
N1c
L1c
N2a
L2a N2 N2b
L2c
N2c
L1b
N3a
L3a N3 N3b
L3c N3c
L4a N4a
L4c UR COMPUTER
N4 N4b
L3b 1 1 8
N4c
TXD 2 2 3 RXD
L5a N5a
N5 RXD 3 3 2 TXD
L5c N5b
N5c 4 4 20
L6a
SGND 5 5 7 SGND
L6c N6a
N6 N6b 6 6 6
L5b
N6c 7 7 4
L7a 8 8 5
N7a
L7c 9 9 22
N7 N7b
L8a
L8c N7c
L7b N8a
N8 CONNECTOR CONNECTOR
L8b N8b
SURGE
N8c
FIBER
INTER-RELAY
TO Tx1 Rx1
COMMS.
W7A
REMOTE S1a
6C
B1a FAILURE
COMPUTER
S2c
B2b
S3a
B3a S3 S3b
DC OUTPUT
B3b S3c
B5b HI S4a
CONTROL
B6b LO POWER S4 S4b
B6a S4c
B8a SURGE S5a
B8b FILTER S5 S5b
S5c
S6a
S6 S6b
S6c
* Optic
Fibre Tx1 10BaseFL
NORMAL S7a
Rx1 S7 S7b
Tx2 10BaseFL COM S7c
ALTERNATE
Rx2 1
S8a
Shielded S8 S8b
10BaseT
Remote S8c
Device D1a
RS485
D2a
D3a com
D4b
D4a IRIG-B
Input
Co-axial BNC
IRIG-B
Co-axial BNC Output
minimum
X W V U T S R P N M L K J H G F D B
7 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 1
Inputs/ Inputs/ Inputs/ Inputs/
PROVIDED
COM outputs outputs outputs outputs Inputs/ CT/VT CPU Power
* * * * outputs supply L90-H00-HCL-F8F-H6G-L6D-N6K-S6C-U6H-W7A
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Ordering
L90 - * 00 - H * * - F ** - H ** - L ** - N ** - S ** - U ** - W/X ** For Horizontal Mount
Base Unit L90 Base Unit
CPU E RS485 + RS485 (IEC61850 option not available)
G RS485 + Multi-mode ST 10BaseF
H RS485 + Mutli-mode ST Redundant 10BaseF
Transmission Line Protection
Ordering Notes:
1 - For vertical mounting order codes, please visit our online store
2 - To view the latest options available for the L90, or to order the UR Classic Front Panel, please visit our online store for more details.
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