Remote Monitoring and REC 501

Control Unit
Product Guide
 Remote Monitoring and Control Unit REC 501
1MRS750430-MBG
Issued: May 1999
Status: Updated
Version: B/06.11.2001
Data subject to change without notice

Features • Remote control and monitoring unit for the • Power supply unit including charger with
control of medium voltage disconnectors, integrated compensation for the battery
switches, ring-main units and other substa- temperature
tion secondary equipment
• Automatic heating control for low tempera-
• Extensive, bidirectional information tures and humid environments
exchange between the power system pro-
• Management via network control system,
cess and the network control centre
e.g. S.P.I.D.E.R. MicroSCADA
• Communication via radio telephone, radio
• Continuous self-supervision of hardware
link, fixed lines, leased lines, public tele-
and software
phone lines and mobile phones
(NMT/GSM) • Member of the ABB’s Substation Automa-
tion system
• Operation, communication and reporting
secured during power outages by means of
maintenance-free batteries

Application The remote monitoring and control unit modern technology applied in the unit
REC 501 is designed to be used for remote extends the flexibility of the total power sys-
and local control, condition monitoring, tem.
supervision and automation of secondary sub-
stations in medium voltage networks. It can The ABB Distribution Automation system
be used with various remote terminal units includes a complete range of protection
(RMUs), air-insulated and SF6-insulated dis- relays, feeder terminals, control units, annun-
connectors, switches and other remote-con- ciator units, Substation Monitoring Systems
trolled secondary substation equipment. The (SMS) and Substation Control Systems
(SCS).

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Design The basic unit consists of the micro-processor Regular reinitialization is used for monitoring
and power supply charger board (PSC) and an the condition of the optional plug-in modem
optional plug-in modem. The PSC board and the external modem. The monitoring and
includes a processor, a switching mode power control unit reinitializes the modem even
supply unit with a temperature-compensated though there has not been any successful
battery charger, five binary inputs, four relay communication within a certain period of
outputs and an RS232 serial interface for time.
communication. All inputs and outputs are
galvanically isolated, and thus the I/Os have The number of operations of the disconnec-
wide operating voltage ranges, which allow tors, circuit breakers and other devices is
the unit to be used in a variety of remote con- recorded by two operation counters. The
trol applications. operation counters facilitate the condition
monitoring of the equipment and indicate the
The monitoring and control unit is used for need for maintenance.
remote control and remote measuring in the
application where it is used. Monitoring of the pressure of SF6 gas insu-
lated primary equipment can be obtained by
wiring the pressure sensor contact to one of
Control the binary inputs.
The unit includes binary inputs and relay out-
puts for the control of two disconnectors, The monitoring and control unit is pro-
switches or other objects. The objects can be
grammed using the setting emulator software,
controlled remotely over the network control SMS 010 tool, CAP 5xx configuration and
system or locally via push-buttons, which programming tool, terminal emulators with
normally are placed in a separate enclosure.
SPA parameters, and remotely via
Disconnector and switch status indication is MicroSCADA. The parameters can be set
obtained via the binary inputs. One of the out- off-line in the tool and downloaded via the
puts can be used for the control of an external communication system.
heater and one output can be used for internal
fault (IRF) indication.
Battery backup
The battery backup of the station can be
Voltage and temperature arranged by using two 12 V, 17 Ah or 24 Ah,
measurement sealed lead acid batteries in the monitoring
The unit measures the battery voltage and and control unit. The integrated temperature-
ambient temperature. The temperature mea- compensated switched-mode battery charger
surement is calibrated to measure the ambient charges the batteries under normal conditions
temperature of a unit mounted in an enclo- and supplies the power needed by the unit
sure. Further, the temperature information is during power outages. Thus the operation of
needed to control the charging voltage of the the unit and the communication between the
batteries and for switching the heating on and substation and the network control centre are
off in cold or humid environments. always secured.

Energy measurement Optional modem

The monitoring and control unit incorporates The optional plug-in modem incorporates a
a pulse counter input. The input can be used public/leased line modem for telephone line
for measuring energy by means of an optional interfaces with pulse and tone dialling and a
energy meter, which is provided with a pulse radio telephone/fixed cable modem for radio
output. interface with radio keying and for the two-
or four-wire fixed cable connection. The
Condition monitoring communication transfer rate is 14400 bps
The condition of the batteries is secured by (V.32bis). The modem is specially designed
periodic condition monitoring tests. The unit for harsh conditions, such as in most
measures the battery voltage continuously, unheated secondary substations. The wide
also during the condition monitoring test. The application range of the modem covers the
minimum voltage value will be recorded in common communication ways, thus facilitat-
the memory. The condition and lifetime of the ing system engineering.
batteries can be estimated on the basis of the
minimum values recorded.

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Mounting nal modems for public lines, leased lines and

Depending on the application, the monitoring NMT/GSM telephones, a DLC or fibre-optic
and control unit can be mounted in different cables.
ways. It can, for instance, be fitted into a
UEMC-A2 enclosure together with all the The RJ12 telephone connector of the optional
components needed for the automation of plug-in modem is used for the communica-
RMUs, disconnectors or switches. This tion with SMS/SCS over public telephone
assembly includes the enclosure, the monitor- lines, leased telephone lines or NMT/GSM
ing and control unit, a radio telephone, local telephones, whereas the screw connector is
control push-buttons, a local/remote switch, intended to be used for the communication
miniature circuit-breakers, contactors and a with SMS/SCS over radio telephones or fixed
heating element. The assembly can be cables.
mounted on the wall of the RMU, switchgear
or in a disconnector pole. The supported field bus protocol is the SPA
bus. Network management protocols sup-
ported are ANSI X3.28, RP570, IEC870-5-
Data communication 101, DNP3.0 and MODBUS. Other protocols
For communication purposes the REC unit is can be developed on request.
provided with an RS232 serial port and the
optional plug-in modem with an RJ12 tele-
phone connector and a screw connector. Self-supervision
The unit is provided with an internal hard-
The RS232 serial port with SPA protocol or ware and software self-supervision system
network control protocol is used for connect- which continuously monitors the condition of
ing a PC to be used for setting, and for the the unit. The self-supervision system includes
communication with SMS/SCS over a serial standard micro-processor watchdog func-
communication cable, radio modems, exter- tions, checksum verification of registers and
hardware supervision.

Technical data Table 1: General

Rated frequency fn 50 Hz or 60 Hz

Table 2: Binary inputs

Number of inputs 5
Input voltage range 18…265 V dc; 80…265 V ac

Table 3: Pulse counter inputs

Number of inputs 2
Note! Two of the five binary inputs can be
programmed as pulse counter inputs.
Counter range 0…999999 pulses
Max. counting frequency 25 Hz

Table 4: Relay outputs

Number of output relays 4
Rated contact voltage 250 V ac/dc
Continuous contact carry 5A
Make and carry for 0.5 seconds 30 A
Make and carry for 3 seconds 15 A
Breaking capacity for dc, when the control circuit 5 A/3 A/ 1 A
time constant L/R < 40 ms, at the control voltages
48/110/220 V dc
Contact material AgCdO2

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Table 5: Power supply

Auxiliary voltage 80…265 V ac/dc or
18…80 V dc
Temperature- Rated voltage 27.6 V dc, 20°C
compensated battery Output power 15 W
charger
Temperature compensation ~0.04 V/°C
Temperature measurement -40…+60°C, ±3°C
Power supply for With batteries 12 V dc, 7 A peak
external communication Without batteries 12 V dc, 1 A peak
device

Table 6: Standard tests

Immunity tests EN 50082-2
IEC 255-22-1…4
Mechanical tests IEC 255-21-1…3
Environmental tests IEC 68-2-1
IEC 68-2-2
EC 68-2-30
Emission tests EN 50081-2
EN 55011

Table 7: Environmental conditions

Specified service temperature range -10…+55°C
Specified service temperature range with external heating element -40…+55°C
Transport and storage temperature range -40…+70°C
Degree of protection to IEC 529 wall-mounted, flush-mounted and IP 20
rack-mounted
fitted in a UEMC-A2 enclosure IP 54
Dimensions 148 (w) x 265 (h) x 250 (d) mm

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Block diagram

Fig. 1 Block diagram

Ordering When ordering, please specify:

Ordering information Ordering example
1. Type designation and quantity REC 501, 5 pieces
2. Hardware order number 1MRS 090020-AA
3. Rated frequency fn = 50 Hz
4. Auxiliary voltage Uaux = 110 V dc
5. Accessories RS232 cable, 15 m (1MRS 120507), 1 piece
6. Software order number Protocol MODBUS (1MRS 118009), 1 piece
7. Special requirements -

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Order numbers
Monitoring and control unit REC 501
110…240 V ac / 110…220 V dc, surface mounting 1MRS 090020-AA
110…240 V ac / 110…220 V dc, flush-mounting 1MRS 090021-AA
18…80 V dc, surface mounting 1MRS 090020-CA
18…80 V dc, flush-mounting 1MRS 090021-CA

Software
Protocol ANSI X3.28 1MRS 118006
Protocol RP570 1MRS 118007
Protocol IEC 870-5-101 1MRS 118008
Protocol MODBUS 1MRS 118009
Protocol DNP 3.0 1MRS 118010

Optional accessories
Programming cable 1MRS 120500
RS232 cable, 15 m 1MRS 120507
Plug-in modem, temperature range +5…+50°C 1MRS 119000-Axx *)
Plug-in modem, temperature range -20…+60°C 1MRS 119000-Bxx *)
Plug-in adapter module with RS 485 and plastic 1MRS 050248
fibre cable interfaces
Plug-in adapter module with RS 485 and glass fibre 1MRS 050249
cable interfaces
*) xx = country code, country of destination must be specified

References Additional information

Bus connection modules and fibre-optic cables 1MDB 11010-EN
Brochure 1MDS 750501-MDS EN
User’s manual 1MRS 750568-MUM EN
ANSI X3.28 Half-Duplex Protocol Description 1MRS 750750-MUM EN
RP 570 Protocol Description 1MRS 750751-MUM EN
DNP3.0 Protocol Description 1MRS 750781-MUM EN
MODBUS Protocol Description 1MRS 750780-MUM EN
IEC 870-5-101 Protocol Description 1MRS 750779-MUM EN

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