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L60 Line Phase Comparison System
The L60 provides fast and secure sub-cycle phase comparison protection, for both two-terminal and three- terminal lines, lines with series compensation and for single-pole and three-pole tripping applications. The L60 can operate using existing Power Line Carrier or fiber optic communications, and compensates for channel asymmetry and charging currents. The L60 can provide complete support of dual-breaker line terminals by using multiple current inputs. L60 Buy Now
Key Benefits
  • Extremely fast and secure phase comparison protection with a typical tripping time of ¾ power cycle
  • End to end communication over power line carrier provides cost effective solution
  • Advanced algorithms for channel noise immunity, accurate per-channel signal asymmetry, charging current compensation and channel delay compensation
  • Robust network security enabling Critical Infrastructure Protection through user command logging, and dual permission access control
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  • Three zone high speed back-up phase and ground distance function
  • Advanced fault and disturbance recording, including internal relay operating signals thus eliminating the need for external recording devices
  • Application flexibility - Multiple I/O options, programmable logic (FlexLogic™), modularity, customize to specific requirements
  • Embedded IEC61850 Protocol
  • Ambient temperature monitoring with alarming when outside temperature exceeds upper thresholds
  • Applications    
  • Short and long overhead lines and cables of different voltage levels
  • Suitable for two- and three-terminal lines
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  • Circuits with tapped transformer feeders
  • Implicit Direct Transfer Trip for breaker failure applications

  •   Key Features    
     
  • Single or dual phase comparison
  • Multiple instantaneously and timed directional overcurrent elements
  • 3 zone phase and ground distance elements
  • Phase, neutral and negative sequence overcurrent
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  • Overvoltage and undervoltage
  • Single-pole, dual-breaker autoreclose with synchronism check
  • CT failure, VT fuse failure
  • Wattmetric zero-sequence directional function
  •   Protection & Control
      The L60 is an advanced sub-cycle phase comparison relay intended for application on overhead transmission lines, including series compensated lines, and underground cables of different voltage levels. Two and three terminal lines can be protected easily by interfacing to new or existing power line carrier equipment. The L60 also has built-in interfaces to support communication channels of various types between line terminals. Part of the Universal Relay family, the L60 comes with a variety of versatile features truly integrating protection, monitoring, metering, communication and control in one easy-to-use device. The Universal Relay family offers a high degree of modularity in its design and functionality providing superior performance in protection and control meeting the toughest requirements of the marketplace.
    D60 Block Diagram
      Key Features
     
  • Breaker condition monitoring including breaker arcing current (I2t) and trip counter
  • Metering - Current, voltage, power, energy and frequency
  • Oscillography - 64 samples/cycle, up to 64 records
  • Event Recorder - 1024 time tagged events, with 0.5ms scan of digital inputs
  • Datalogger- Up to 16 channels with user selectable sampling rate
  • Fault Locator
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    The L60 is the single point for protection, control, metering, and monitoring in one integrated device that can easily be connected directly into DCS or SCADA monitoring and control systems.
     
     
     
    The L60 incorporates advanced automation features including powerful FlexLogic™ programmable logic, communication, and SCADA capabilities that far surpass what is found in the average line differential relay. The L60 integrates seamlessly with other UR relays for complete system protection.
     
    FlexLogicTM allows customizing the L60 for custom protection, control and automation allowing users to build line protection schemes and applications of their requirement
     
      Key Features
     
  • Networking interfaces – 100Mbit Fiber Optic Ethernet, RS485, RS232, RS422, G.703, C37.94
  • Multiple Protocols - IEC61850, DNP 3.0 Level 2, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, IEC60870-5-104, Ethernet Global Data (EGD)
  • Direct I/O – secure, high-speed exchange of data between URs for Direct Transfer Trip applications
  • Embedded Managed Ethernet Switch with 4 - 100 Mbit Fiber optic ports and 2 copper ports
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    The L60 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 available redundant Ethernet option and the embedded managed Ethernet switch provide the means of creating fault tolerant communication architectures in an easy, cost-effective manner.
    The L60 supports the most popular industry standard protocols enabling easy, direct integration into monitoring and SCADA systems.
     
  • IEC 61850
  • DNP 3.0
  • Ethernet Global Data (EGD)
  • IEC 60870-5-104
  • Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP
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    In addition to providing high-speed connectivity directly to your Universal Relay, the MultiLink UR Switch module provides an additional 4 Fiber Ethernet ports, for connection to other relays in the system as well as upstream connectivity. It also provides 2 RJ-45 copper Ethernet ports which can be used to connect local devices such as PCs, meters, or virtually anything else in the system.
     

    The UR Switch provides a simple way to add fully-managed Ethernet networking to your relays and devices without the need for additional hardware or a dedicated communications cabinet.

    The UR Switch includes all the management and features that come with all MultiLink managed switches, and can be easily integrated into a network that has other Ethernet switches.

    When used in a ring topology with other UR switch modules or MultiLink switches, the UR Switch can be configured to use MultiLink’s Smart RSTP feature to provide industry-leading network recovery for ring topologies, at a speed of less than 5ms per switch. Learn More

     
     
    Use the L60 with integrated IEC 61850 to lower costs associated with generator protection, control and automation. GE’s leadership in
    IEC 61850 comes from thousands of installed devices and follows on years of development experience with UCA 2.0.
     
      The L60’s IEC 61850 Process Bus module is designed to interface with the Multilin HardFiber System, allowing bi-directional IEC 61850 fiber optic communications. The HardFiber System is designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing Universal Relay applications, including protection functions, FlexLogic, metering and communications. Learn More
     
     
    The EnerVista™ Suite is an industry-leading set of software programs that simplifies every aspect of using the L60 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 L60 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 to 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 Family provides separate authentication for settings and commands to the system. In addition, as discrete authentications for local and remote access, it also provides a 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.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.

    Fully Compatible with GE's Multlilin HardFiber System - Provides support for GE's IEC 61850 HardFiber Process Bus Solution:
    - Complete IEC 61850 Process Bus Solution providing resource optimization and minimizing total P&C lifecycle costs.
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    Multilink UR Ethernet Switch Module
    The UR Switch Module simplifies Ethernet networking in Substations and Industrial environments and can save users as much of 70% of the entire cost associated with installing Ethernet networks.
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    Security Enhancements - Enabling NERC CIP compliance:
    - Dual Permission access requiring live permission from both the user and from SCADA operators before settings can be changed or commands can be given to the relay
    - Logging of user commands in the security audit trail relay - creates a record and sequence of events for troubleshooting and security auditing
    Tripping without Logic
    Allows for direct tripping from protection elements without the need for configuring Flexlogic Equations
    Double Point Breaker/Switch Status
    Breaker and Isolator Switch status using two inputs to determine status and is available in DNP3.0 and IEC61850 protocols