The F60, a member of the UR Family of protection relays, provides high performance feeder protection, control, monitoring and metering in an integrated, economical, and compact package. The F60 includes GE Multilin’s unique high-impedance fault detection for fast and reliable detection of downed conductors.
Key Benefits
The most flexible protection and control device for distribution feeder applications
Advanced IEC 61850 Ed. 1 and Ed. 2 certified implementation, complete settings via SCL files and flexible process bus support (IEC 61850-9-2LE or IEC 61850-9-2 Hardfiber) ensures interoperability, device managing optimization and reduced cost of ownership
Routable GOOSE (R-GOOSE) enables GOOSE messages going beyond the substation, which enables wide area protection and control applications
Unique and secure downed conductor detection
Flexible load encroachment allows secure operation during heavy load conditions
Advanced automation capabilities
Application flexibility with multiple I/O options including high density I/O, programmable logic, modularity, and specific customization
Robust network security enabling critical intrastructure protection
High-speed inter-relay communications reducing relay-to-relay wiring and costs
Phasor Measurement Unit (synchrophasor) according to IEEE® C37.118 (2011) and IEC® 61850-90-5 support
An integrated large, full color display, provides real-time visualization and control of the protected bay, via a bay mimic as well as annunciator functionality and graphical visualization of phasors
Applications
Primary protection and control for feeders on solidly, impedance, or resonant (Petersen coil) ground systems
Busblocking/interlocking schemes
Distribution load shedding schemes based on voltage and frequency elements
High-speed fault detection for arc flash mitigation
Throwover schemes (bus transfer scheme applications)
Backup protection for transmission lines, feeders, and transformers
Distributed generation (DG) interconnect protection
Protection & Control
The F60 feeder protection system provides feeder protection, control, monitoring and metering in an integrated, economical, and compact package. As part of the Universal Relay (UR) Family, the F60 features high performance protection, expandable I/O options, integrated monitoring and metering, high-speed communications, and extensive programming and configuration capabilities. The F60 incorporates a unique and matured algorithm to detect high-impedance faults such as downed conductor detection. It also provides fast and deterministic execution of programmable logic necessary for substation automation applications. Graphical programming tools (Viewpoint Engineer), supported by a library of logic components, make the F60 simple to use and configure. The F60 has a wide range of protection elements that have many years of proven field experience.
Functional Block Diagram