SEL-487V Guideform Specification

The microprocessor-based shunt capacitor bank relay shall provide control, automation, monitoring, and protection for grounded
and ungrounded capacitor banks and reactors. Relay self-checking functions shall be included. Specific requirements are listed
below:

PROTECTION AND CONTROL

Application-Based Settings. The relay shall provide application-based settings that automatically select the preferred
protection elements for a given capacitor bank configuration.
Settings Assistance Software. Settings assistance software shall be provided as an extension of the relay settings software.
The settings assistance software shall automatically calculate voltage unbalance settings based upon capacitor bank
configuration and nameplate ratings.
Faulted Phase and Section Identification. The relay shall provide the capability of identifying the phase and relative
location (top/bottom, left/right) of faulty capacitor units in grounded and ungrounded capacitor bank applications.
Voltage Differential Protection. The relay shall provide three phase-voltage differential protection with null compensation.
Null compensation is used to nullify any small voltage differential levels caused by measurement tolerances and/or slight
variances in element capacitance due to manufacturing variances or environmental conditions. The voltage differential
protection shall provide three levels of settings for alarm, trip, and catastrophic failure conditions.
Neutral-Voltage Differential Protection. The relay shall provide neutral-voltage differential protection with null
compensation. The neutral-voltage differential element shall calculate zero-sequence voltage from three phase-voltage
inputs to the relay, and measure differential voltage with respect to a neutral-voltage input. The neutral-voltage differential
protection shall provide three levels of settings for alarm, trip, and catastrophic failure conditions.
Phase-Current Unbalance Protection. The relay shall provide phase-current unbalance protection with null compensation.
The phase-current unbalance protection shall be capable of detecting as little as 20 mA of current unbalance on a 1 A CT
secondary input. The phase-current unbalance protection shall provide three levels of settings for alarm, trip, and
catastrophic failure conditions.
Neutral-Current Unbalance Protection. The relay shall provide neutral-current unbalance protection with null
compensation. The neutral-current unbalance protection shall be capable of detecting as little as 20 mA of current unbalance
on a 1 A CT secondary input. The phase-current unbalance protection shall provide three levels of settings for alarm, trip,
and catastrophic failure conditions.
Instantaneous Overcurrent Fault Protection. The relay shall provide overcurrent elements for phase, negative-sequence,
and zero-sequence currents. The relay offers three levels of phase, negative-sequence, and zero-sequence overcurrent
protection for the Terminal W current inputs. Torque control is provided for each element.
Time-Overcurrent Fault Protection. The relay shall incorporate selectable operating quantity time-overcurrent elements.
Positive-sequence, negative-sequence, and zero-sequence currents shall be supported. Fundamental and rms shall be
supported. Torque control capability (internal and external) shall be provided.
Voltage Protection Elements. The relay shall provide six overvoltage and six undervoltage elements with two level settings
per element. Level 1 settings shall have definite-time delay capabilities. Input voltages to the elements shall be selectable
from phase, zero-sequence, positive-sequence, negative-sequence, and maximum quantities. RMS and fundamental voltages
shall be supported.
Frequency Protection Elements. The relay shall have six independent frequency elements with definite-time delay. The
frequency elements shall have undervoltage supervision inputs.
Breaker Failure Elements. The relay shall have breaker failure protection with flashover detection. Breaker failure
protection shall operate using subsidence detection logic to minimize coordination time requirements of downstream
devices.
Automatic Control. The relay shall be capable of providing three independent dead-band controllers. Each control shall be
capable of either voltage, power factor, or VAR control. Each control function shall include instability (hunting) detection
logic.
Time-of-Day Control. The relay shall be capable of providing time of day/day of week control. The control shall allow
on/off control logic for any day of the week, hour of the day, and minute of the hour.
Mimic Control. The mimic control shall have the ability to provide status and control for as many as ten disconnects and a
single breaker.

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 Mimic Control Logic. The relay shall include programmable logic functions for a wide range of user-configurable
protection, monitoring, and control schemes. Logic shall have the ability to use bay elements, math functions, comparison
functions, and Boolean logic functions.
Independent Trip/Close Pushbuttons. The relay shall include independently operated breaker trip/close switches and
indicating lamps. The switches and breaker status lamps shall be functional regardless of the relay status.
Real-Time Control With Synchrophasor Data. The relay shall be capable of providing real-time control using IEEE
C37.118 synchrophasor data. This data shall be represented as analog quantities within the relay, available for use within
SELOGIC equations.

AUTOMATION
Automation. The relay shall include 32 local control switches, 32 remote control switches, 32 latching switches, and
programmable display messages in conjunction with a local display panel in the relay. The relay shall be capable of
displaying custom messages. Input signals to the bay shall have settable assertion levels.

COMMUNICATION/INTEGRATION
High-Accuracy Timing. The relay shall time-tag event reports to an absolute accuracy of 10 µs. Relays at different system
locations shall have the same absolute timing accuracy.
Password Protection. The relay shall have multilevel passwords to safeguard relay, protection, and automation settings.
Digital Relay-to-Relay Communications. The relay shall have send and receive logic elements, and analog and virtual
terminal elements in each of two communications ports for dedicated relay-to-relay communications.
IRIG-B Time Input. The relay shall include an interface port for either a standard or high-accuracy demodulated IRIG-B
time-synchronization input signal.
Communications. The relay shall include four independent EIA-232 serial ports for external communications.
Synchrophasors. The relay shall include operation as a phasor measurement unit (PMU) following the IEEE C37.118-2005
Standard for Synchrophasors for Power Systems. The relay shall be capable of storing up to 120 seconds of
IEEE C37.118-2005 binary data in nonvolatile memory.
IEC 61850. The relay shall provide IEC 61850-compliant communications. The IEC 61850 capability shall include GOOSE
messaging and defined logical node data points.
Distributed Network Protocol (DNP). The relay shall incorporate certified DNP3 Level 2 Outstation protocol and Ethernet
DNP3 LAN/WAN communications capability.

FRONT-PANEL VISUALIZATION
Configurable Labels. The relay shall include configurable labels to customize the targets and operator control pushbuttons.
Operator Controls. The relay shall include operator control pushbuttons on the relay front panel. Each pushbutton shall be
programmable and accessible in the relay logic.
HMI Display. The relay shall include custom configurable display information to display status, analog quantities with
units, user-defined labels, and alarm information.

MONITORING AND REPORTING

Voltage Sag, Swell, Interruption Reporting (VSSI). VSSI reporting shall be supported. Fast (1/4 cycle), medium (1
cycle), slow (64 cycles) and daily recording rates shall be supported with 4 cycles of pre- and post-recording data. Settings
shall be provided for VSSI trigger conditions.
Event Reporting and Sequential Events Recorder. The relay shall automatically record disturbance events of up to 3
seconds at 8 kHz sampling rate and 24 seconds at 1 kHz sampling rate. Events shall be stored in nonvolatile memory. The
relay shall store at least five event reports at the maximum report length setting. The relay shall also include an SER that
stores the latest 1000 entries.
Circuit Breaker Monitor. The relay shall include a breaker wear monitor function with a programmable breaker monitor
curve. Electrical and mechanical operating times, with comparison between last and average times, shall be monitored and
reported.
Substation Battery Monitor. The relay shall measure and report the substation battery voltages both at steady-state
conditions and during trip operations. Selectable threshold parameters shall be provided for alarm and control purposes. DC
ground detection shall be included.

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 HARDWARE
IEEE 37.90. The relay output contacts shall be rated to pass the IEEE 37.90-1989 contact standard.
Environment. The relay shall be suitable for continuous operation over a temperature range of –40° to +85°C.
PC Interface. The relay shall be capable of being set by Windows-based graphical and ASCII terminal interfaces.
Terminal Connectors. The relay shall include the ability to remove the screw-terminal block connectors from the back of
the relay to disconnect I/O, dc battery monitor, and power without removing each wire connection.
Conformal Coating. The device shall have optional conformal coating to protect the circuit boards from harsh
environments.

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

Reliability. The vendor shall supply the actual measured Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) for the device upon request.
Service. The device shall include no-charge technical support for the life of the product.
Manufacturer. The device shall be manufactured in the United States.
Warranty Return. The vendor shall support a 72-hour turnaround on all warranty repairs.
Warranty. The device shall include a ten-year, no-questions-asked warranty for all material and workmanship defects. In
addition, the warranty shall cover accidental customer-induced damage.

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