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Multilin T60
Full-Featured, Multiple-Winding Transformer Protection & Control
Protection • Dual-slope, dual-breakpoint differential
restraint characteristic, restrained and
The MultilinTM T60 transformer protection system is a comprehensive three-phase transformer relay unrestrained differential
designed to protect medium and large power transformers. The T60 provides automatic or user-definable • Transformer overexcitation overload and
magnitude reference winding selections for CT ratio matching, and performs automatic phase shift inhibit, thermal overload protection, 2nd
compensation for all types of transformer winding connections. Harmonic inrush and Inter-turn fault detection
The T60 algorithm allows the user to enable removal of the zero-sequence current even for delta connected • Five-zone backup distance protection
transformer windings, accommodating transformers with a variety of grounding configurations. with power swing detection and load
encroachment function
Voltage
second
source
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59X
from
59X
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TYPICAL CONFIGURATION (the AC signal path is configurable)
27X
50BF-2
50P-2
51P-2
Amps
81O
2nd and 5th
harmonics
TM
49
Harmonic
Calculate
restraint
FlexElement
3
81U
Calculate
Block
Winding 2
87RGF-2
50G-2
51G-2
67N-2
51N-2
50N-2
Amps
3I_0
Metering + PMU
27P
operate amps
50/87
Amps
87T
24
Winding 1
Calculate
87RGF-1
51N-1
50N-1
50G-1
51G-1
67N-1
Amps
3I_0
Transducer Input
59P
Calculate
restraint
Amps
amps
59N
3
50BF-1
50P-1
51P-1
Amps
67_2
50_2
51_2
21G
21P
67P
32
68
78
49
59_2
3V_0
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T60 Transformer Protection System
Differential vs. Restraint Characteristic while exceeding the settable pickup level, an elements under heavy resistive loading
(ld vs.lr) operand is asserted, which can be used to block conditions.
Differential such sensitive elements.
Current (Id) Slope 2 Overcurrent Functions
Overexcitation Inhibit T60 provides thermal overload, time and
Break Point 2 An increase in transformer voltage or decrease instantaneous overcurrent elements for
Transition Region in system frequency may result in overexcitation phase, neutral, ground, phase and neutral
of the transformer. It is often desirable to prevent directional. The neutral directional overcurrent
operation of the percent differential element in element supports enhanced dual polarization
Break 1 these cases, therefore a fifth harmonic inhibit is modes which can be configured to prioritize
Slope 1 integrated into the percent differential element on voltage or current polarization. All of them
to cater to overexcitation conditions, resulting can run in parallel with primary differential
from an increased V/Hz ratio. protection or can be programmed to provide
Restraint Current (Ir)
primary protection under conditions when other
The settings for the dual-slope, dual-breakpoint
characteristic provides higher flexibility for Unrestrained Differential protection elements are blocked.
shaping up the characteristic and achieving An unrestrained differential element is provided
better sensitivity and security.
for fast tripping on heavy internal faults to User-Definable Protection Functions
limit catastrophic damage to the transformer Sixteen user-definable protection functions
and minimize risks to the remainder of the (FlexElements) can be programmed to respond
that may occur due to external disturbances,
power system. to any quantity measured or computed by the
such as transformer inrush or near generator
relay (phase, ground and sequence current and
faults, without sacrificing speed or sensitivity.
Restricted Ground Fault (RGF) voltage power, frequency, power factor, etc.)
Inter-turn fault detection RGF (also known as zero-sequence differential) These elements respond to variations in its input
extends protection coverage to the neutral signal. Applications could include: overvoltage,
This element is a complement to the percent
point of wye-connected windings where overpower, low power factor, temperature
differential function. It detects interturn
fault currents may be below the pickup of the differential, and more.
fault conditions using voltage compensated
main transformer differential elements. The
differential currents. The voltage-based
compensation term cancels out steady state
low-impedance RGF protection provided in IEC 61869* and 61850-9-2LE
the T60 uses an optimized adaptive restraint
differential current of each phase. The resulting
signal that provides security for external fault
Process Bus
compensated differential current is sensitive
conditions that may cause CT saturation while Three UR process bus modules enable
enough to pick up turn-to-turn faults.
still maintaining sensitivity for internal faults. communicating to Merging Units “MU” that
comply to either IEC 61869 standard or
Inrush Inhibit
Distance Protection IEC 61850-9-2LE technical report. MUs connect
The 2nd harmonic inhibit function is selectable to the primary asset and translate analog signals
Separate high-speed phase and ground
in order to cover the energization of different and digital status/commands to standard
distance elements are provided in T60 as a
types of transformers and can be set to either sample values “SV” data and GOOSE messages.
backup protection. T60 comes with five phase
traditional or adaptive mode. The adaptive
and ground distance quad and mho distance Flexibility for connecting to different network size
mode maximizes dependability on internal faults
elements. The phase distance elements come and topology is granted through 100Mbps and/
and ensures security during inrush conditions
with built-in in-zone transformer compensation. or 1Gbps Ethernet port support, plus IEC 62439
even with weak second harmonics. It reduces
The T60 also provides a load encroachment PRP or HSR standard redundancy, plus Star, Ring
the sensitivity of magnitude comparison by
element , which supervises the distance and Point-to-point network support.
biasing towards security, based on an angular
relationship. Dependability is maintained by
applying the restraint signal only for a period of
time, dependent on the magnitude ratio.
Harmonic/Inrush detection
A separate Harmonic detection element
monitors the selected 2nd to 5th harmonic
or Total Harmonics Distortion (THD), which is
present in the phase currents. The relay provides
six identical Harmonic Detection elements.
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T60 Transformer Protection System
• Communicates using open standard CB closing time into account to perform FlexLogic
IEC 61850 messaging synchronism checks across breakers (up to six).
FlexLogic is the powerful UR-platform
• Drastically reduces P&C design, installation The T60 can be used in conjunction with an
programming logic engine that provides the
and testing labor by eliminating individual external synchronizer as an independent check
ability to create customized protection and
copper terminations of the synchronizer prior to closing the breaker.
control schemes, minimizing the need and
• Integrates with existing T60’s by replacing associated costs of auxiliary components and
traditional CT/VT inputs with the IEC 61850 Advanced Automation wiring. With 1024 lines of FlexLogic, the T60 can
Process Bus module be programmed to provide the required tripping
The T60 incorporates advanced automation
• Does not introduce new cyber security concerns logic along with custom scheme logic for line
features including powerful FlexLogic
phase comparison (including interlocking
Visit the HardFiber System product page on the programmable logic, communication, and
with external synchronizers), transfer tripping
GE Grid Solutions web site for more details. SCADA capabilities that far surpass what is
schemes for remote breakers and dynamic
found in the average transformer relay. The T60
Synchronism Check setting group changes.
integrates seamlessly with other UR relays for
The T60 provides six elements (as standard) complete system protection.
Scalable Hardware
to monitor differences in voltage magnitudes,
The T60 is available with a multitude of I/O
phase angles, and frequencies taking the
configurations to suit the most demanding
application needs. The expandable modular
design allows for easy configuration and future
upgrades.
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T60 Transformer Protection System
• Data Logger and Disturbance Recording and early detection of possible issues help
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6 channels up to 1 sample/cycle/channel improve system uptime.
Record the operation of the internal T60 Analyze transformer faults using both analog and
elements and external connected devices with digital power system quantities that are measured
1ms time-stamped accuracy to identify the and recorded up to a rate of 64 samples per cycle. Visualization of differential characteristics allows for
Sequence of Operation of station devices during setting verification and operation troubleshooting.
transformer faults and disturbances.
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T60 Transformer Protection System
Cyber Security – CyberSentry UR • IEC 61850 Ed. 1 and Ed. 2 Station Bus, interlocking, generation rejection and other
IEC 61850-2-2LE / IEC 61869* networked or special protection schemes.
CyberSentry UR enabled UR devices deliver full IEC 61850-9-2 HardFiber Process Bus, and
cyber security features that help customers to • Communication with up to 16 UR relays
IEC 61850-90-5 PMU over GOOSE support
comply with NERC CIP and NIST® IR 7628 cyber in single or redundant rings rather than
• DNP 3.0 (serial & TCP/IP) simplistic point-to-point configurations
security requirements.
• Ethernet Global Data (EGD) • Connect to standard DS0 channel banks
This software option delivers the following core
• IEC 60870-5-103 and IEC 60870-5-104 through standard RS422, G.703 or IEEE
features:
C37.94 interfaces or via direct fiber optic
• Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP
connections
AAA Server Support (Radius/LDAP) • HTTP, TFTP, SFTP and MMS file transfer
• Built-in continuous loop and channel
Enables integration with centrally managed • IEEE 1588 and redundant SNTP for time monitoring provides real-time diagnostics
authentication and accounting of all user synchronization of your communication channels with no
activities and uses modern industry best
• PRP as per IEC 62439-3 external or handheld tester required
practices and standards that meet and exceed
NERC CIP requirements for authentication and • Supports Routable GOOSE (R-GOOSE) LAN Redundancy
password management.
Interoperability with Embedded Substation LAN redundancy has been traditionally
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) IEC 61850 Ed. 1 and Ed. 2 accomplished by reconfiguring the active network
topology in case of failure. Regardless of the type
The new IEC 61850 implementation in the UR
Efficiently administrate users and roles within of LAN architecture (tree, mesh, etc), reconfiguring
Family positions GE as an industry leader in this
UR devices. The new and advanced access the active LAN requires time to switchover, during
standard.
functions allow users to configure up to five which the LAN is unavailable. UR devices deliver
roles for up to eight configurable users with • Implements, user selectable, Ed. 1 and Ed. 2 redundancy as specified by PRP-IEC 62439-3,
independent passwords. The standard “Remote of the standard across the entire UR Family which eliminates the dependency on LAN
Authentication Dial In User Service” (Radius) is • Provides full relay setting management via reconfiguration and the associated switchover
used for authentication. standard SCL files (ICD, CID and IID) time. The UR becomes a dual attached node
• Enables automated relay setting that transmits data packets over both main and
Event Recorder (Syslog for SEM) redundant networks simultaneously, so in case
management using 3rd party tools through
Capture all cyber security related events within standard file transfer services (MMS and SFTP) of failure, one of the data packets will reach the
a SOE element (login, logout, invalid password receiving device with no time delay.
• Increases the number of Logical Devices and
attempts, remote/local access, user in session,
data mapped to them, GOOSE messages
settings change, FW update, etc), and then Multi-Language
from up to 64 remote devices, and reports
serve and classify data by security level using UR devices support multiple languages: English,
to support different organizational needs for
standard Syslog data format. This will enable data transfer and reduce dependency on French, Russian, Chinese, Turkish, German,
integration with established SEM (Security Event generic logical nodes Polish and Japanese. These language options
Management) systems. are available on the front panel, in the EnerVista
• Configures GE Systems based on IEC 61850
using universal 3rd party tools setup software, and in the product manuals.
Communications • Multicast IEEE C37.118 synchrophasor
Easily switch between English and an additional
language on the local displays without
The T60 provides advanced commun-ications data between PMU and PDC devices using
uploading new firmware.
technologies for remote data and engineering IEC 91850-90-5
access, making it the most advanced and • R-GOOSE enable customer to send GOOSE
flexible transformer protection relay to use and messages beyond the substation, which EnerVista Software
integrate into new and existing infrastructures. enables WAPC and more cost effective The EnerVista suite is an industry-leading set
Direct support for fiber optic Ethernet provides communication architectures for wide area of software programs that simplifies every
high-bandwidth communications allowing applications aspect of using the T60 relay. The EnerVista
for low-latency controls and high-speed suite provides all the tools to monitor the status
file transfers of relay fault and event record Direct I/O Messaging
of the transformer, maintain the relay, and
information. The available three independent Direct I/O allows for the sharing of high-speed integrate information measured by the T60 into
Ethernet ports, redundant Ethernet option digital information between multiple UR DCS or SCADA monitoring systems. Convenient
and the embedded managed Ethernet switch relays via direct back-to-back connections or COMTRADE and SOE viewers are an integral part
provide the means to create fault tolerant multiplexed through a standard DS0 multiplexer of the UR setup software included with every UR
communication architectures in an easy, channel bank. Regardless of the connection relay, to carry out postmortem event analysis
cost-effective manner without the need for method, direct I/O provides continuous real-time and ensure proper protection system operation.
intermediary communication hardware. The T60 channel monitoring that supplies diagnostics
supports the most popular industry standard information on channel health. EnerVista Launchpad
protocols enabling easy, direct integration into
Direct I/O provides superior relay-to-relay EnerVista Launchpad is a powerful software
DCS and SCADA systems.
communications that can be used in advanced package that provides users with all of the setup
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T60 Transformer Protection System
and support tools needed for configuring and with the following functionality: will create reports on the operating status of
maintaining Multilin products. The setup software the relay, simplify the steps to download fault
• Plug-&-Play Device Monitoring
within Launchpad allows for the configuration and event data, and reduce the work required
of devices in real-time by communicating • System Single-Line Monitoring & Control for cyber security compliance audits. Tools
using serial, Ethernet, or modem connections, • Annunciator Alarm Screens available in Viewpoint Maintenance include:
or offline by creating setting files to be sent to • Trending Reports • Settings Security Audit Report
devices at a later time. Included in Launchpad is
• Automatic Event Retrieval • Device Health Report
a document archiving and management system
that ensures critical documentation is up-to- • Automatic Waveform Retrieval • Single-Click Fault Data Retrieval
date and available when needed. Documents
Viewpoint UR Engineer EnerVista Integrator
made available include:
Viewpoint UR Engineer is a set of powerful tools EnerVista Integrator is a toolkit that allows
• Manuals
that allows you to configure and test GE relays seamless integration of Multilin devices into
• Application Notes & Support Documents at a system level in an easy-to-use graphical new or existing automation systems. Included in
• Guideform Specifications drag-and-drop environment . Viewpoint UR EnerVista Integrator:
Engineer provides the following configuration
• Brochures • OPC/DDE Server
and commissioning utilities:
• Wiring Diagrams • Multilin Drivers
• Graphical Logic Designer
• FAQ’s
• Graphical System Designer • Automatic Event Retrieval
• Service Bulletins
• Graphical Logic Monitor • Automatic Waveform Retrieval
Viewpoint Monitoring • Graphical System Monitor
Viewpoint Monitoring is a simple-to-use and • IEC 61850 Configurator
full-featured monitoring and data recording
software package for small systems. Viewpoint Viewpoint Maintenance
Monitoring provides a complete HMI package Viewpoint Maintenance provides tools that
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TYPICAL CONFIGURATION
Typical Wiring
WINDING 1
WINDING 2
(5 amp CTs)
T60 Transformer Protection System
A
B
C
WINDING 3
F7c
F8a
F1a
F2a
F3a
F5c
F6c
F5c
F6c
F8c
F1c
F2c
F3c
F4c
M1c
M2c
M3c
M4c
M5c
M6c
M7c
M8c
F1b
F2b
F4b
M1b
M2b
M3b
M4b
M5b
M8b
F3b
F5a
F6a
F7a
F5a
F6a
F7a
M3a
M4a
M5a
M6a
M2a
F4a
F7c
M6b
M7b
M1a
M7a
M8a
VX
VA
VA
VC
VC
VB
VB
IA
IB
IC
IA
IA
IB
IB
IC
IC
IG
IG
IG
VX
VA
VA
VC
VC
VB
VB
IA1
IG1
IA5
IG5
IB1
IC1
IB5
IA1
IA1
IC5
IG1
IG1
IA5
IA5
IG5
IG5
IB1
IB1
IC1
IC1
IB5
IB5
IC5
IC5
8F / 8G 8H/ 8J
V
H8a CONTACT INPUT H8a H1c
H8c CONTACT INPUT H8c I H2a
H7b COMMON H7b 2 H2b
V
H2c
H8b SURGE
I H3a
3 H3b
V TC 2
B1b H3c
1
CRITICAL
( DC ONLY )
B1a FAILURE
I H4a
B2b 4 H4b
V
B3a 48 VDC H4c
VOLTAGE SUPERVISION
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B5b HI CONTROL H5c
AC or DC B6b LO POWER T60 TRANSFORMER PROTECTION SYSTEM I H6a
B6a 6 H6b
V
B8a SURGE H6c T60 COMPUTER
POWER SUPPLY
B8b FILTER
1 1 8
TXD 2 2 3 RXD
RXD 3 3 2 TXD
4 4 20
Fibre Tx1 100BaseFX
T
* Optic PORT 1 SGND 5 5 7 SGND
Rx1
6 6 6
Tx2 100BaseFX CONTACT INPUTS/OUTPUTS 6D 7 7 4
Rx2 PORT 2
8 8 5
Shielded Tx3 100BaseFX 9 9 22
Ground at Rx3 PORT 3 CONTACT INPUTS/OUTPUTS
twisted pairs 6C
UR
Device D1a
RS485 9 PIN 25 PIN
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
D2a
SURGE
COMMON U1b
COMMON U3b
COMMON U5b
COMMON U7b
D4b RS-232
D4a IRIG-B
DB-9
Input
Co-axial BNC (front)
CPU
PERSONAL
COMPUTER
P1c
P2c
P3c
P4c
P5c
P6c
P7c
P8c
P1b
P2b
P3b
P4b
P5b
P6b
P7b
P8b
P1a
P2a
P3a
P4a
P5a
P6a
P7a
P8a
U1c
U2c
U3c
U4c
U5c
U6c
U7c
U8c
U1b
U3b
U5b
U7b
U8b
U1a
U2a
U3a
U4a
U5a
U6a
U7a
U8a
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MODULE ARRANGEMENT
X W V U T S R P N M L K J H G F D B
6 6 6 6 8 9 1
Inputs/ Inputs/
outputs outputs CT Inputs/ CT/VT CPU Power
No. 10AWG * * outputs supply
minimum This diagram is based on the following order code:
GROUND BUS (Rear view) T60-T00-HCL-F8F-H6H-M8H-P6C-U6D-WXX
CONTACTS SHOWN * Optional
WITH NO This diagram provides an example of how the device
MODULES MUST BE CONTROL POWER
GROUNDED IF
is wired, not specifically how to wire the device. Please
TERMINAL IS refer to the Instruction Manual for additional details on
PROVIDED wiring based on various configurations.