Substation Automation Products

Busbar protection REB670

Relion® 670 series
State-of-the-art protection – for your
equipment and your people
The REB670 IED (Intelligent Electronic Device) features selection (disconnector replica) integrated in one IED. This
excellent application flexibility. It is designed for the enables dynamic CT connections to differential zones, as well
protection and monitoring of busbars, T-connections and as selective busbar and breaker failure tripping, disconnec-
meshed corners from medium to extra high voltage levels. tor and circuit breaker status supervision. Due to its unique
Due to its extensive I/O capability, REB670 protects measuring principle, this IED has very low CT requirements
single and double busbars with or without transfer bus, compared to other numerical differential protection devices.
double circuit breaker or one-and-half circuit breaker
arrangements. In-depth busbar protection knowledge
The REB670 IED continues ABB’s strong track record in busbar
The REB670 IED provides selective, reliable and fast fault clear- protection, starting from analog busbar protection relays INX2/5,
ance for all types of internal phase-to-phase and phase-to- RADSS, REB 101/103. So far, these relays have been success-
ground faults in solidly grounded or low impedance grounded fully installed for over 40 years. ABB also has more than 10 years
power systems. It can also handle all internal multi-phase faults of experience of numerical busbar protection based on REB500
in isolated or high-impedance grounded power systems. and RED521. All these devices have shown an impressive track
record with no false operation due to incorrect IED function-
REB670 features complete busbar protection, which in addi- ing. Today, more than 20,000 zones equipped with ABB busbar
tion to differential protection includes flexible dynamic zone protection are in service throughout the world.

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Increase grid reliability – invest in deep busbar protection
knowledge
- REB670 operates correctly for all types faults
- REB670 provides maximum safety for your substation
personnel
- REB670 enables significant savings in configuration,
setting, erection, commissioning and maintenance costs
as well as in space requirements

Always correct behavior The innovative and fast measuring algorithm detects and
REB670 is fast and stable simultaneously – such a unique blocks incorrect operation during open CT circuits. The
combination is essential for effective busbar protection. This supervision of open CTs of the IED allows you to design reset
IED features extremely short operate time, typically 12 ms, for logic for the automatic re-start of the IED when the CT is re-
most internal faults, regardless of the number of connected connected. This supervision functionality can also generate
feeders. At the same time, it maintains complete stability for alarms and trigger the disturbance recorder.
external faults, even when heavy CT saturation occurs. It also
has very low CT requirements compared to other numerical The integrated overall check zone feature can be used in
differential protection devices due to its unique measuring double busbar stations to secure stability of the busbar differ-
principle, which allows the sharing of CT circuits with other ential protection in cases where status indication of a busbar
protection relays and thus saves costs. The low CT require- disconnector is entirely wrong in any of the feeder bays.
ments guarantee stability and correct operation as long as the
CT is not saturated for at least two milliseconds during each REB670 integrates zone selection functionality into a single
power system cycle. Furthermore, the REB670 provides supe- IED and therefore no external equipment for CT switching and
rior sensitivity to internal faults, thus protecting your power busbar protection trip routing is needed. The flexible zone
system objects from extensive damage and long repair times. selection allows automatic linking of CTs to the actual
Additionally, it effectively recognizes and operates correctly for differential protection zone at any time.
all types of evolving faults.
REB670 provides maximum safety for your substation person-
Optimized performance nel in a fault situation. It also allows you to easily take a bay
The REB670 IED features multiple algorithms in a single out of service for maintenan ce, and yet keep the busbar
device. It features two differential protection functions: one protection in operation during the maintenance period. You
basic and one with a sensitive operational level. The latter is can disconnect the bay via the IED HMI or a selector switch.
able to detect internal busbar ground faults in low impedance To sum up, REB670 is the most reliable solution for protect-
grounded power systems, where a neutral point reactor or ing the most precious assets of your power system: the most
resistor limits the ground-fault current typically from 300A to essential objects and your people.
2000A. In addition, you can utilize the sensitive operation level
when energizing the bus via long line, since this requires high
sensitivity from busbar differential protection.

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Easy to handle

REB670 is designed for IEC 61850, implementing all the Cost-efficient extensions
aspects of this standard and thus ensuring open, future- You can easily integrate extension bays into your existing
proof and flexible system architectures, with state-of-the-art REB670 IED. The station extensions can be done bay-by-bay
performance. without any software or hardware modifications within the
protection IED. For instance, if you have a nine-bay station you
The REB670 IEDs are delivered pre-configured, type tested can, by ordering a 12-bay variant, have everything included and
and with default parameters for easy handling of products – prepared for all 12 bays. Thus, when extending your substa-
from ordering, engineering and commissioning to reliable op- tion, all you need to do is to connect the wiring for the new
eration. These IEDs are equipped with complete functionality bays and enable relevant functionality in the REB670 IED.
adapted for three different configuration alternatives in three-
and one-phase variants. They can be applied for differential Save space and money
protection of busbar sections from four up to 24 CT inputs. All REB670 provides complementary integrated functionality in a
variants have two low-impedance differential protection zones single device. The integrated breaker failure protection for all
and check-zone. You can use the graphical configuration breakers in any type of station layout allows easy implementa-
tool Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 to easily tion of complete back-up protection.
and intuitively adapt the pre-configured REB670 IEDs to your
specific busbar arrangement.

The integrated large HMI provides a quick overview of the

magnitude and phase angle of all individual bay currents. It
also presents the magnitude of differential and total through-
load currents, bay CT connections towards two differential
zones and check-zone. You can also access information
about the actual status of primary switchgear objects, as well
as trip signals and open CT indications. All this facilitates fast
and efficient commissioning and consequently correct behav-
ior of the busbar protection.

The two-position versatile switch and the 32-position selec-

tor switch functions enable you to easily manage switching
operations via an icon on the IED HMI. The versatile switch
function allows you to directly enable, for instance, the bay
out of service feature or to directly disable a whole differential
zone. The switch function also presents an indication of the
selected position.

The selector switch can replace an external mechanical selec-

tor switch and allows you to directly select the position you
desire. In addition to the IED HMI, these switch functions can
be operated from a remote system.

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Application examples

ZA ZB

H-type station.

ZA

ZB

1 1/2 breaker stations.

Main 1 Main 2

Reserve 1 Reserve 2

Double busbar – single breaker station with two bus-coupler CBs and two bus-section CBs.

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Furthermore, overcurrent protection provides back-up protec- cy Protocol (PRP). PRP improves the communication system
tion for feeders. This function can also be applied for end- reliability and features a unique capability of zero seconds’
fault protection, i.e. detecting short-circuits between the recovery time in case of communication failures. This means
feeder circuit breaker and feeder CT when the circuit breaker that there will be no interruption in communication if one link
is open. This functionality together with the communication fails as the other link instantaneously takes over the communi-
capabilities of REB670 allows for the sending of a fast over- cation. As a result, there is no data lost when communication
current trip signal to the remote end, thus preventing a trip failures have occurred.
from the busbar differential protection function.
The supervision of communication links provides real-time
The autoreclosing function provides high-speed and delayed status information about both communication links individu-
three-pole autoreclosing. This function can be used for de- ally. If a failure occurs, an alarm is sent to the IED HMI and the
layed busbar restoration after busbar protection operation. substation automation system. This also allows for mainte-
nance of the station bus while it is in operation. Thus, redun-
Fast and efficient system integration dant communication further improves personnel safety and
Fast and efficient system integration REB670 IEDs are more ensures that the necessary information about the system is
than just devices. They utilize ABB’s unique connectivity pack- available for operators in all situations.
age concept, which simplifies system engineering and reduces
the risk of errors in system integration. This package contains Relion® – Complete confidence
a complete description of the specific IED, consisting of data Busbar protection REB670 is a member of the Relion® protection
signals, parameters, addresses and IED documentation. and control product family. The Relion product family offers the
widest range of products for the protection, control, measure-
The signal data is configured automatically based on the infor- ment and supervision of power systems. To ensure interoperable
mation provided by the connectivity package to efficiently inte- and future-proof solutions, Relion products have been designed
grate the IEDs into ABB’s MicroSCADA Pro automation system. to implement the core values of the IEC 61850 standard. With
ABB’s leading-edge technology, global application knowledge
Relion® 670 series IEDs support IEC 62439 standard redun- and experienced support network, you can be completely confi-
dant communications on the station bus. The solution from dent that your system performs reliably – in any situation.
ABB utilizes the IEC 62439-3 standardized Parallel Redundan-

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REB670 Technology summary:

Features Control functions

• Fully IEC 61850 compliant • Versatile switch with two positions
• Monitoring and protection integrated in one IED • Selector switch with up to 32 positions
• Extensive self-supervision including analog channels
• Six independent parameter setting groups Measurements
• Signal matrix for easy configuration of binary and analog signals • Currents in all bays, differential currents, busbar through-going currents
• Ethernet interface for fast and easy communication with PC • AC input quantities with accuracy better than 0,5 %
• Built-in HMI for easy on-line visualization of bay to zone connections
and primary switchgear object status Metering
• Pre-configured and type tested solutions including default settings for: • Pulse counting support for energy metering
- Single busbar, one-and-a-half breaker and double breaker
arrangements Communication
- Double busbar-single breaker arrangements • IEC 61850-8-1 including GOOSE messaging
• User management and authority handling • Individually supervised redundant station bus with zero seconds
recovery time
Most important protection features • IEC 60870-5-103
• Two busbar differential protection zones • DNP 3.0 slave protocol
- Sensitive differential protection level • LON
- Automatic detection and selective busbar protection blocking • SPA
for troubles in CT secondary circuits • Remote end communication for transfer of up to 192 binary signals
- Extremely fast operation
- Full stability for all external faults Setting, configuration and disturbance handling
- Correct operation for all types of evolving faults • Protection and Control IED Manager PCM 600
• Overall check zone
• Integrated, software driven zone selection (i.e. disconnector replica) Hardware
• Breaker failure protection • 1/1 x 19”, 3/4 x 19” or 1/2 x 19” 6U height case selected according
• Selective tripping for busbar and breaker failure protection to the number of required I/O modules
• Four-step, non-directional, phase overcurrent protection with definite • Power supply modules from 24 to 250 V DC ± 20%
and inverse time characteristics • ADM module
• Autoreclosing function for busbar restoration after IED operation • Up to 11 I/O modules in 1/1 x 19” case
• Configurable logic blocks • Binary input module, 30 mA and 50 mA, with 16 inputs
• Summation principle with additional auxiliary CTs • Binary output module with 24 outputs
• Static binary output module with 12 outputs (6 static)
Monitoring • Binary input/output module, 30 mA and 50 mA, with 8 inputs and
• Disturbance recorder 12 outputs
- 100 disturbances • Accurate time-synchronization through GTM, GPS time module,
- 40 analog channels, 30 physical and 10 derived IRIG-B-module, SNTP and DNP 3.0
- 96 binary channels • Remote end data communication modules for C37.94, X.21 and
• Event list with 1000 events G.703/G.703E1
• Disturbance report • COMBITEST test switch module
• Event and trip value recorders
• Event counters Technical details are available in the REB670 Product Guide.
• Supervision of AC and mA input quantities
• Small and large HMI in local language
• LED indications with 6 red and 9 yellow LEDs

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