Multifunction Protection

and
Switchbay Control Unit
REF542plus
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REF542plus success story

Market launch 2000
Delivered units approx. 50,000
Applications ranging from low
voltage to high voltage
In service worldwide
Many different protection and
control functions
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Human machine interface (HMI)

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Control
Control and
and
protection
protection functions
functions
Control,
Control,interlocking
interlocking
Supervision,
Supervision,alarm
alarmhandling
handling
Local control and indication
Local control and indication
Metering
Metering
Protection
Protection
Virtual
Virtualpush
pushbutton
buttonfor
forcontrol
control
and commands
and commands
Changeable
Changeableparameter
parametersetssets
Programmable e-key
Programmable e-key

Supervision
Supervision functions
functions Indication
Indication functions
functions
Grid
Griddisturbances
disturbances Single
Singleline
linediagram
diagramofofthe
thebay
bay
Measurement
Measurementcircuit
circuitsupervision
supervision Metering values
Metering values
REF542plus faults
REF542plus faults Plain
Plaintext
textpresentation
presentation
Switchgear
Switchgearfaults
faults Parameters
Parametersand andsettings
settings
Faults
Faults of thedata
of the datatransmission
transmission
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Protection
Protection functions
functions
Overcurrent
Overcurrentprotection
protection
Overvoltage
Overvoltage /undervoltage
/ undervoltage
time protection
time protection
Earthfault
Earthfaultprotection
protection
Distance protection
Distance protection
Differential
Differentialprotection
protectionfor
for
Transformer
Transformerand andmotor
motor
Restricted
RestrictedEarthfault
Earthfault

Aditional
Aditional functions
functions Motor
Motor protection
protection
Synchro-check
Synchro-checkfunction
function Thermal
Thermaloverload
overloadprotection
protection
Trip circuit supervision
Trip circuit supervision Directional power protection
Directional power protection
Auto-reclosing
Auto-reclosing(5 (5cycles)
cycles) Unbalanced
Unbalancedload
loadprotection
protection
Logic functions
Logic functions Low load protection
Low load protection
Frequency
Frequencysupervision
supervision Inrush
Inrushblocking
blocking
Fault recording
Fault recording
Power
Powerquality
qualityfunctions
functions
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ATEX is a must for REF542plus motor protection

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Communication concept for station automation systems:

IEC 61850-8-1
SPA BUS 2.5 interface
LON per LAG1.4 with profile according
to IEC 60 870-5-101/103 including
interbay communication
IEC 60 870-5-103 including control function according
to VDEW recommendation
Modbus RTU interface
Ethernet interface with WEB-Server functionality
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Analogue input board

Mainboard
Communication board
Analogue input or
output board

1... 3 x I/O Board

Power supply board HMI

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