SEL-751 Feeder Protection Relay

Choose the SEL-751 for feeder overcurrent

protection with optional directional
overcurrent, arc-flash detection,
and Arc Sense™ technology.

SEL

Detect High-Impedance Faults High-Speed Arc-Flash Detection

With Arc Sense Technology Improves Safety

Arc-Flash
Fault Overcurrent
Current

Arc
Flash Arc-Flash Light Sensors

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Functional Overview Ordering Options

• Single or dual, copper or fiber-optic

Ethernet port(s)
O • Modbus® TCP, DNP3 serial and DNP3
81 UR RF
LAN/WAN, FTP, and Telnet protocols

55 32 60
• IEC 61850
• DeviceNet™
P *
67 QG 50P
AF • EIA-232 or EIA-485 communications
• Additional EIA-232 or EIA-485 port
• Analog I/O (4 AI/4 AO, 8 AI)
* *
50N
AF 25 • Digital I/O (4 DI/4 DO, 4 DI/3 DO (2 Form C
and 1 Form B), 8 DI, 8 DO, 3 DI/4 DO/1 AO)
*
* 79
AFD • Vsynch and Vbat input card with four
arc-flash detection inputs
27 59
• 10 RTDs
• Conformal coating for chemically harsh
BRM LGC DFR SER RTU SBM and high-moisture environments
• Multishot reclosing
85
52PB MET RIO PMU HMI HIF • Arc Sense­technology (AST) for high-
impedance fault (HIF) detection
LDP 50/51 LDE LOC • Directional overcurrent

Feature Overview
Available high-impedance fault Available with
detection with Arc Sense™ islanding detection
technology (AST) (81RF element)
Large 2 x 16 character
liquid crystal display.
Power supply options
include: 110—250 Vdc,
Use default messages, or 110—230 Vac, 24—48 Vdc.
program up to 32 custom
display labels. Optional copper or
fiber-optic Ethernet
Use default pushbuttons, port(s), Modbus® TCP,
or program your own DNP3, or IEC 61850.
pushbutton actions and
labels. Fiber-optic
serial port.

Front-panel LEDs can be Positions for optional

programmed to indicate I/O or arc-flash detection/
custom alarms. Vsync/Vbat card.

Phase current and

Optional multishot User-configurable phase voltage inputs
reclosing. labels. on one card.
Reduce Arc-Flash Hazards

Combined light-sensing technology

with fast overcurrent protection Arc-Flash
provides high-speed arc-flash Overcurrent
detection without false tripping. Fault
In addition to arc-flash detection, the Current
SEL-751 provides several other methods to
limit personnel exposure to arc-flash hazards.
Reduce the danger of explosive arc-flash
incidents by reducing the available fault
current energy or removing personnel from
the danger zone. Coordinate protection for
faster clearing times, and stay outside the
danger zone completely with wireless or Arc
remote communications. Flash

Arc-Flash Light Sensors

(up to four)

Line Easily mounted point

sensors detect light
from the arc flash in
Relay confined areas.
Bare-fiber sensors detect light from the arc flash
over the entire length of the fiber loop. This type
Relay
of sensor is used for large areas, such as busbars.
MIRRORED BITS®
Communications

Coordinate Protection Flash Protection Stay Outside the Danger Zone

Use SEL Mirrored Bits® communications to Use Ethernet or serial communications
Limited to remotely obtain metering, event, and
coordinate upstream protection if a fault occurs.
Coordination and fast-bus trip schemes allow maintenance information from the relay.
Restricted Optional delayed breaker tripping or closing
short delays (two or three cycles) for backup
protection, reducing arc-flash energy. via pushbuttons allows personnel to move to
Prohibited a safe distance.

Flexible Communications
Communications Media
• Ethernet 10/100BASE-T
• Ethernet 100BASE-FX
• Single or dual Ethernet ports
• EIA-232 serial
• EIA-485 serial
• Fiber-optic, serial multimode ST®
Communications Protocols
• Mirrored Bits communications
• IEC 61850
• Modbus RTU/TCP
Central control room.
• DNP3 serial, LAN/WAN
• DeviceNet
• Telnet
• FTP
• Synchrophasors (IEEE C37.118)
• SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) Field remote terminal. Engineering access.
SEL-751 Feeder Protection Relay
Easy to Set and Use
Use acSELerator QuickSet® SEL-5030 Software to set, monitor,
and control the SEL-751.
• Save engineering time while keeping flexibility. Communicate with the SEL-751 through
any ASCII terminal, or use the acSELerator QuickSet graphical user interface.
• Develop settings offline with a menu-driven interface and completely documented
help screens. Speed installation by copying existing settings files and modifying
application-specific items.
• Simplify the setting procedure with rules-based architecture to automatically
check interrelated settings. Out-of-range or conflicting settings are highlighted
for correction.

Use acSELerator Software to retrieve and display event reports

recorded by the SEL-751. Phase current

• Display event report oscillograms. View each report as a plot of magnitude versus
time. Select analog and digital points to build a custom display. Analyze arc-flash
events using light intensity and phase current waveforms recorded during the
arc fault.
• Display phase and symmetrical component phasors. Display the phasor view of Light intensity
electrical data to better understand asymmetrical three-phase faults. Build a custom
Operate times
plot using per-phase and symmetrical component sequence currents and voltages. as fast as 2 ms

• Retrieve event reports using serial or Ethernet communications links. Fault-clearing time

5.0 7.5 10.0

Cycles

High-Impedance Fault Detection

High-impedance faults and downed conductors on poorly conductive surfaces cause
fault current levels too low to be detected by conventional overcurrent protection
elements. The SEL-751 with Arc Sense technology (AST) detects many high-impedance
faults while maintaining secure protection.
• The SEL-751 with AST is easy to understand, set, and test. SEL offers straight­
forward protection algorithms with two sensitivity levels and a test mode.
• Never lose an AST event report with an event collection system that
automatically transfers event reports to long-term storage. Selectable event
report length of 2 to 20 minutes provides the level of detail needed to evaluate
downed conductors and high-impedance events.
• Advancements in technology and innovation now make it possible to securely
detect many high-impedance faults. However, it is important to educate the
public of the dangers associated with downed power lines.

IA Sum of IA Arcing
Difference IIR Limiting Trending Decision
Current (SDI) Averager and Memory Logic

High-impedance fault
detection algorithm.
Adaptive Blocking
Tuning Conditions

Pullman, Washington USA

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