GE B90 UR Series User manual

Addendum
B90 Low Impedance Bus
Differential System
UR Series Instruction Manual
B90 revision: 7.0x
Manual P/N: 1601-0115-Y2 (GEK-113660A)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GETTING STARTED 1.1 IMPORTANT PROCEDURES
1.1.1 CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ........................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2 INSPECTION CHECKLIST ................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 UR OVERVIEW
1.2.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE UR ........................................................................... 1-2
1.2.2 HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE ......................................................................... 1-3
1.2.3 UR SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE ................................................................... 1-4
1.2.4 IMPORTANT UR CONCEPTS........................................................................... 1-4
1.3 ENERVISTA UR SETUP SOFTWARE
1.3.1 REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 1-5
1.3.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................ 1-5
1.3.3 CONFIGURING THE B90 FOR SOFTWARE ACCESS .................................... 1-6
1.3.4 USING THE QUICK CONNECT FEATURE....................................................... 1-9
1.3.5 CONNECTING TO THE B90 RELAY............................................................... 1-15
1.4 UR HARDWARE
1.4.1 MOUNTING AND WIRING............................................................................... 1-16
1.4.2 COMMUNICATIONS........................................................................................ 1-16
1.4.3 FACEPLATE DISPLAY .................................................................................... 1-16
1.5 USING THE RELAY
1.5.1 FACEPLATE KEYPAD..................................................................................... 1-17
1.5.2 MENU NAVIGATION ....................................................................................... 1-17
1.5.3 MENU HIERARCHY ........................................................................................ 1-17
1.5.4 RELAY ACTIVATION....................................................................................... 1-17
1.5.5 RELAY PASSWORDS ..................................................................................... 1-18
1.5.6 FLEXLOGIC™ CUSTOMIZATION................................................................... 1-18
1.5.7 COMMISSIONING ........................................................................................... 1-19
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.1.1 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1.2 ORDERING........................................................................................................ 2-7
2.1.3 REPLACEMENT MODULES ............................................................................. 2-9
2.2 SPECIFICATIONS
2.2.1 PROTECTION ELEMENTS ............................................................................. 2-10
2.2.2 USER-PROGRAMMABLE ELEMENTS........................................................... 2-11
2.2.3 MONITORING.................................................................................................. 2-12
2.2.4 METERING ...................................................................................................... 2-13
2.2.5 INPUTS ............................................................................................................ 2-13
2.2.6 POWER SUPPLY ............................................................................................ 2-14
2.2.7 OUTPUTS ........................................................................................................ 2-14
2.2.8 COMMUNICATIONS........................................................................................ 2-15
2.2.9 INTER-RELAY COMMUNICATIONS............................................................... 2-16
2.2.10 ENVIRONMENTAL .......................................................................................... 2-16
2.2.11 TYPE TESTS ................................................................................................... 2-17
2.2.12 PRODUCTION TESTS .................................................................................... 2-17
2.2.13 APPROVALS ................................................................................................... 2-18
2.2.14 MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................... 2-18
3. HARDWARE 3.1 DESCRIPTION
3.1.1 PANEL CUTOUT ............................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 MODULE WITHDRAWAL AND INSERTION ..................................................... 3-3
3.1.3 REAR TERMINAL LAYOUT............................................................................... 3-4
3.2 WIRING
3.2.1 TYPICAL WIRING.............................................................................................. 3-6
3.2.2 DIELECTRIC STRENGTH ............................................................................... 3-12
3.2.3 CONTROL POWER ......................................................................................... 3-12
3.2.4 CT AND VT MODULES ................................................................................... 3-13
3.2.5 CONTACT INPUTS AND OUTPUTS............................................................... 3-14
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3.2.7 CPU COMMUNICATION PORTS.....................................................................3-22
3.2.8 IRIG-B...............................................................................................................3-25
3.3 DIRECT INPUT/OUTPUT COMMUNICATIONS
3.3.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................3-26
3.3.2 FIBER: LED AND ELED TRANSMITTERS ......................................................3-28
3.3.3 FIBER-LASER TRANSMITTERS .....................................................................3-28
3.3.4 G.703 INTERFACE...........................................................................................3-29
3.3.5 RS422 INTERFACE .........................................................................................3-32
3.3.6 RS422 AND FIBER INTERFACE .....................................................................3-34
3.3.7 G.703 AND FIBER INTERFACE ......................................................................3-34
3.3.8 IEEE C37.94 INTERFACE................................................................................3-35
3.3.9 C37.94SM INTERFACE ...................................................................................3-38
4. HUMAN INTERFACES 4.1 ENERVISTA UR SETUP SOFTWARE INTERFACE
4.1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 CREATING A SITE LIST ....................................................................................4-1
4.1.3 ENERVISTA UR SETUP OVERVIEW................................................................4-1
4.1.4 ENERVISTA UR SETUP MAIN WINDOW..........................................................4-3
4.2 EXTENDED ENERVISTA UR SETUP FEATURES
4.2.1 SETTINGS TEMPLATES ...................................................................................4-4
4.2.2 SECURING AND LOCKING FLEXLOGIC™ EQUATIONS ................................4-8
4.2.3 SETTINGS FILE TRACEABILITY.....................................................................4-10
4.3 FACEPLATE INTERFACE
4.3.1 FACEPLATE.....................................................................................................4-13
4.3.2 LED INDICATORS............................................................................................4-14
4.3.3 CUSTOM LABELING OF LEDS .......................................................................4-16
4.3.4 DISPLAY...........................................................................................................4-22
4.3.5 KEYPAD ...........................................................................................................4-22
4.3.6 MENUS.............................................................................................................4-22
4.3.7 CHANGING SETTINGS ...................................................................................4-24
5. SETTINGS 5.1 OVERVIEW
5.1.1 SETTINGS MENU ..............................................................................................5-1
5.1.2 INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTS......................................................................5-3
5.2 PRODUCT SETUP
5.2.1 B90 FUNCTION..................................................................................................5-5
5.2.2 SECURITY..........................................................................................................5-5
5.2.3 CYBERSENTRY SECURITY..............................................................................5-9
5.2.4 DISPLAY PROPERTIES ..................................................................................5-15
5.2.5 CLEAR RELAY RECORDS ..............................................................................5-16
5.2.6 COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................................5-17
5.2.7 MODBUS USER MAP ......................................................................................5-39
5.2.8 REAL TIME CLOCK .........................................................................................5-39
5.2.9 USER-PROGRAMMABLE FAULT REPORT....................................................5-44
5.2.10 OSCILLOGRAPHY ...........................................................................................5-45
5.2.11 USER-PROGRAMMABLE LEDS .....................................................................5-47
5.2.12 USER-PROGRAMMABLE SELF TESTS .........................................................5-50
5.2.13 CONTROL PUSHBUTTONS ............................................................................5-50
5.2.14 USER-PROGRAMMABLE PUSHBUTTONS....................................................5-52
5.2.15 FLEX STATE PARAMETERS ..........................................................................5-57
5.2.16 USER-DEFINABLE DISPLAYS ........................................................................5-58
5.2.17 DIRECT INPUTS AND OUTPUTS....................................................................5-60
5.2.18 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................5-68
5.3 SYSTEM SETUP
5.3.1 AC INPUTS.......................................................................................................5-69
5.3.2 POWER SYSTEM ............................................................................................5-70
5.3.3 FLEXCURVES™ ..............................................................................................5-71
5.3.4 BUS ..................................................................................................................5-78

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5.4 FLEXLOGIC
5.4.1 INTRODUCTION TO FLEXLOGIC .................................................................. 5-80
5.4.2 FLEXLOGIC RULES ........................................................................................ 5-86
5.4.3 FLEXLOGIC EVALUATION ............................................................................. 5-86
5.4.4 FLEXLOGIC EXAMPLE ................................................................................... 5-87
5.4.5 FLEXLOGIC EQUATION EDITOR................................................................... 5-91
5.4.6 FLEXLOGIC TIMERS ...................................................................................... 5-91
5.4.7 NON-VOLATILE LATCHES ............................................................................. 5-92
5.5 GROUPED ELEMENTS
5.5.1 OVERVIEW...................................................................................................... 5-93
5.5.2 SETTING GROUP ........................................................................................... 5-93
5.5.3 BUS DIFFERENTIAL ....................................................................................... 5-94
5.5.4 BREAKER FAILURE........................................................................................ 5-98
5.5.5 VOLTAGE ELEMENTS.................................................................................. 5-106
5.5.6 CURRENT ELEMENTS ................................................................................. 5-107
5.5.7 END FAULT PROTECTION........................................................................... 5-114
5.6 CONTROL ELEMENTS
5.6.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................... 5-117
5.6.2 TRIP BUS....................................................................................................... 5-117
5.6.3 SETTING GROUPS ....................................................................................... 5-119
5.6.4 DIGITAL ELEMENTS..................................................................................... 5-120
5.6.5 MONITORING ELEMENTS ........................................................................... 5-123
5.7 INPUTS/OUTPUTS
5.7.1 CONTACT INPUTS........................................................................................ 5-127
5.7.2 5VIRTUAL INPUTS........................................................................................ 5-129
5.7.3 CONTACT OUTPUTS.................................................................................... 5-130
5.7.4 VIRTUAL OUTPUTS...................................................................................... 5-132
5.7.5 REMOTE DEVICES ....................................................................................... 5-133
5.7.6 REMOTE INPUTS.......................................................................................... 5-134
5.7.7 REMOTE DOUBLE-POINT STATUS INPUTS .............................................. 5-135
5.7.8 REMOTE OUTPUTS...................................................................................... 5-135
5.7.9 RESETTING................................................................................................... 5-136
5.7.10 DIRECT INPUTS AND OUTPUTS................................................................. 5-136
5.7.11 IEC 61850 GOOSE ANALOGS...................................................................... 5-140
5.7.12 IEC 61850 GOOSE INTEGERS..................................................................... 5-141
5.8 TESTING
5.8.1 TEST MODE .................................................................................................. 5-142
5.8.2 FORCE CONTACT INPUTS .......................................................................... 5-143
5.8.3 FORCE CONTACT OUTPUTS ...................................................................... 5-144
6. ACTUAL VALUES 6.1 OVERVIEW
6.1.1 ACTUAL VALUES MAIN MENU ........................................................................ 6-1
6.2 STATUS
6.2.1 CONTACT INPUTS............................................................................................ 6-3
6.2.2 VIRTUAL INPUTS.............................................................................................. 6-3
6.2.3 REMOTE INPUTS.............................................................................................. 6-3
6.2.4 REMOTE DOUBLE-POINT STATUS INPUTS .................................................. 6-4
6.2.5 CONTACT OUTPUTS........................................................................................ 6-4
6.2.6 VIRTUAL OUTPUTS.......................................................................................... 6-4
6.2.7 REMOTE DEVICES ........................................................................................... 6-5
6.2.8 FLEX STATES ................................................................................................... 6-5
6.2.9 ETHERNET........................................................................................................ 6-6
6.2.10 REAL TIME CLOCK SYNCHRONIZING............................................................ 6-6
6.2.11 IEC 61850 GOOSE INTEGERS......................................................................... 6-7
6.2.12 DIRECT INPUTS................................................................................................ 6-7
6.2.13 DIRECT DEVICES STATUS.............................................................................. 6-8
6.2.14 REMAINING CONNECTION STATUS .............................................................. 6-8
6.3 METERING
6.3.1 METERING CONVENTIONS ............................................................................. 6-9
6.3.2 BUS ZONE......................................................................................................... 6-9
6.3.3 CURRENTS ..................................................................................................... 6-10

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6.3.4 VOLTAGES ......................................................................................................6-10
6.3.5 FREQUENCY ...................................................................................................6-10
6.3.6 IEC 61580 GOOSE ANALOG VALUES ...........................................................6-11
6.4 RECORDS
6.4.1 USER-PROGRAMMABLE FAULT REPORTS .................................................6-12
6.4.2 EVENT RECORDS...........................................................................................6-12
6.4.3 OSCILLOGRAPHY ...........................................................................................6-12
6.5 PRODUCT INFORMATION
6.5.1 MODEL INFORMATION...................................................................................6-13
6.5.2 FIRMWARE REVISIONS..................................................................................6-13
7. COMMANDS AND
TARGETS
7.1 COMMANDS
7.1.1 COMMANDS MENU...........................................................................................7-1
7.1.2 VIRTUAL INPUTS ..............................................................................................7-1
7.1.3 CLEAR RECORDS.............................................................................................7-2
7.1.4 SET DATE AND TIME ........................................................................................7-2
7.1.5 RELAY MAINTENANCE.....................................................................................7-3
7.1.6 SECURITY..........................................................................................................7-3
7.2 TARGETS
7.2.1 TARGETS MENU ...............................................................................................7-5
7.2.2 TARGET MESSAGES ........................................................................................7-5
7.2.3 RELAY SELF-TESTS .........................................................................................7-5
8. SECURITY 8.1 USER ACCOUNTS
8.1.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................8-1
8.1.2 ENABLING THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM....................................8-1
8.1.3 ADDING A NEW USER ......................................................................................8-1
8.1.4 MODIFYING USER PRIVILEGES ......................................................................8-2
8.2 CYBERSENTRY
8.2.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................8-4
8.2.2 SECURITY MENU ..............................................................................................8-6
9. THEORY OF OPERATION 9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.1.1 BUS DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION .................................................................9-1
9.2 DYNAMIC BUS REPLICA
9.2.1 DYNAMIC BUS REPLICA MECHANISM............................................................9-2
9.2.2 CT RATIO MATCHING.......................................................................................9-2
9.3 DIFFERENTIAL PRINCIPLE
9.3.1 BIASED DIFFERENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC....................................................9-3
9.3.2 DIFFERENTIAL AND RESTRAINING CURRENTS ...........................................9-4
9.3.3 ENHANCED SECURITY ....................................................................................9-5
9.4 DIRECTIONAL PRINCIPLE
9.4.1 CURRENT DIRECTIONAL PROTECTION.........................................................9-6
9.5 SATURATION DETECTOR
9.5.1 CT SATURATION DETECTION .........................................................................9-7
9.6 OUTPUT LOGIC AND EXAMPLES
9.6.1 OUTPUT LOGIC.................................................................................................9-8
9.6.2 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FAULT EXAMPLE ...............................................9-8
10. APPLICATION OF
SETTINGS
10.1 OVERVIEW
10.1.1 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................10-1

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10.1.2 SAMPLE BUSBAR AND DATA........................................................................ 10-1
10.2 ZONING AND DYNAMIC BUS REPLICA
10.2.1 NORTH BUS ZONE ......................................................................................... 10-3
10.2.2 SOUTH BUS ZONE ......................................................................................... 10-3
10.3 BIASED CHARACTERISTIC BREAKPOINTS
10.3.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 10-4
10.3.2 HIGH BREAKPOINT ........................................................................................ 10-4
10.3.3 LOW BREAKPOINT......................................................................................... 10-5
10.4 SLOPES AND HIGH SET THRESHOLD
10.4.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 10-6
10.4.2 EXTERNAL FAULTS ON C-1 .......................................................................... 10-6
10.4.3 EXTERNAL FAULTS ON C-2 .......................................................................... 10-7
10.4.4 EXTERNAL FAULTS ON C-3 .......................................................................... 10-7
10.4.5 EXTERNAL FAULTS ON C-4 .......................................................................... 10-8
10.4.6 EXTERNAL FAULTS ON C-5 .......................................................................... 10-8
10.5 BUS DIFFERENTIAL SETTINGS
10.5.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 10-9
10.6 ENHANCING RELAY PERFORMANCE
10.6.1 USING SETTING GROUPS........................................................................... 10-10
A. FLEXANALOG AND
FLEXINTEGER
PARAMETERS
A.1 PARAMETER LISTS
A.1.1 FLEXANALOG ITEMS .......................................................................................A-1
A.1.2 FLEXINTEGER ITEMS ......................................................................................A-3
B. MODBUS
COMMUNICATIONS
B.1 MODBUS RTU PROTOCOL
B.1.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................B-1
B.1.2 PHYSICAL LAYER.............................................................................................B-1
B.1.3 DATA LINK LAYER............................................................................................B-1
B.1.4 CRC-16 ALGORITHM........................................................................................B-2
B.2 MODBUS FUNCTION CODES
B.2.1 SUPPORTED FUNCTION CODES ...................................................................B-3
B.2.2 READ ACTUAL VALUES OR SETTINGS (FUNCTION CODE 03/04H) ...........B-3
B.2.3 EXECUTE OPERATION (FUNCTION CODE 05H) ...........................................B-4
B.2.4 STORE SINGLE SETTING (FUNCTION CODE 06H) .......................................B-4
B.2.5 STORE MULTIPLE SETTINGS (FUNCTION CODE 10H) ................................B-5
B.2.6 EXCEPTION RESPONSES ...............................................................................B-5
B.3 FILE TRANSFERS
B.3.1 OBTAINING RELAY FILES VIA MODBUS ........................................................B-6
B.3.2 MODBUS PASSWORD OPERATION ...............................................................B-7
B.4 MEMORY MAPPING
B.4.1 MODBUS MEMORY MAP .................................................................................B-8
B.4.2 DATA FORMATS .............................................................................................B-56
C. IEC 61850
COMMUNICATIONS
C.1 OVERVIEW
C.1.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................C-1
C.1.2 COMMUNICATION PROFILES .........................................................................C-1
C.2 SERVER DATA ORGANIZATION
C.2.1 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................C-2
C.2.2 GGIO1: DIGITAL STATUS VALUES .................................................................C-2
C.2.3 GGIO2: DIGITAL CONTROL VALUES ..............................................................C-2
C.2.4 GGIO3: DIGITAL STATUS AND ANALOG VALUES FROM RECEIVED GOOSE
DATAC-2
C.2.5 GGIO4: GENERIC ANALOG MEASURED VALUES.........................................C-2
C.2.6 MMXN: ANALOG MEASURED VALUES...........................................................C-3

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C.2.7 PROTECTION AND OTHER LOGICAL NODES...............................................C-3
C.3 SERVER FEATURES AND CONFIGURATION
C.3.1 BUFFERED AND UNBUFFERED REPORTING...............................................C-5
C.3.2 FILE TRANSFER ............................................................................................... C-5
C.3.3 TIMESTAMPS AND SCANNING ....................................................................... C-5
C.3.4 LOGICAL DEVICE NAME ................................................................................. C-5
C.3.5 LOCATION ........................................................................................................ C-5
C.3.6 LOGICAL NODE NAME PREFIXES.................................................................. C-6
C.3.7 CONNECTION TIMING ..................................................................................... C-6
C.3.8 NON-IEC 61850 DATA ...................................................................................... C-6
C.3.9 COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE UTILITIES..................................................... C-6
C.4 GENERIC SUBSTATION EVENT SERVICES: GSSE AND GOOSE
C.4.1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... C-7
C.4.2 GSSE CONFIGURATION.................................................................................. C-7
C.4.3 FIXED GOOSE .................................................................................................. C-7
C.4.4 CONFIGURABLE GOOSE ................................................................................ C-7
C.4.5 ETHERNET MAC ADDRESS FOR GSSE/GOOSE ........................................ C-10
C.4.6 GSSE ID AND GOOSE ID SETTINGS............................................................C-10
C.5 IEC 61850 IMPLEMENTATION VIA ENERVISTA UR SETUP
C.5.1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... C-11
C.5.2 CONFIGURING IEC 61850 SETTINGS .......................................................... C-12
C.5.3 ABOUT ICD FILES .......................................................................................... C-13
C.5.4 CREATING AN ICD FILE WITH ENERVISTA UR SETUP.............................. C-17
C.5.5 ABOUT SCD FILES.........................................................................................C-17
C.5.6 IMPORTING AN SCD FILE WITH ENERVISTA UR SETUP........................... C-20
C.6 ACSI CONFORMANCE
C.6.1 ACSI BASIC CONFORMANCE STATEMENT ................................................ C-22
C.6.2 ACSI MODELS CONFORMANCE STATEMENT............................................ C-22
C.6.3 ACSI SERVICES CONFORMANCE STATEMENT.........................................C-23
C.7 LOGICAL NODES
C.7.1 LOGICAL NODES TABLE ............................................................................... C-26
D. IEC 60870-5-104
COMMUNICATIONS
D.1 IEC 60870-5-104
D.1.1 INTEROPERABILITY DOCUMENT................................................................... D-1
D.1.2 IEC 60870-5-104 POINTS ................................................................................. D-9
E. DNP COMMUNICATIONS E.1 DEVICE PROFILE DOCUMENT
E.1.1 DNP V3.00 DEVICE PROFILE .......................................................................... E-1
E.1.2 IMPLEMENTATION TABLE .............................................................................. E-4
E.2 DNP POINT LISTS
E.2.1 BINARY INPUT POINTS ................................................................................... E-8
E.2.2 BINARY AND CONTROL RELAY OUTPUT...................................................... E-9
E.2.3 ANALOG INPUTS............................................................................................ E-10
F. MISCELLANEOUS F.1 CHANGE NOTES
F.1.1 REVISION HISTORY......................................................................................... F-1
F.1.2 CHANGES TO THE B90 MANUAL ................................................................... F-1
F.2 ABBREVIATIONS
F.2.1 STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................... F-12
F.3 WARRANTY
F.3.1 GE MULTILIN WARRANTY............................................................................. F-16

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1 GETTING STARTED 1.1IMPORTANT PROCEDURES
Read this chapter to help guide you through the initial setup of your new B90 Low Impedance Bus Differential System.
1.1.1 CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
Before attempting to install or use the device, review all safety indicators in this document to help prevent injury,
equipment damage, or downtime.
The following safety and equipment symbols are used in this document.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate
injury.
Indicates practices not related to personal injury.
1.1.2 INSPECTION CHECKLIST
1. Open the relay packaging and inspect the unit for physical damage.
2. View the rear nameplate and verify that the correct model has been ordered and delivered.
Figure 1–1: REAR NAMEPLATE (EXAMPLE)
3. Ensure that the following items are included:
• Instruction manual (if ordered)
• GE EnerVista™ CD (includes the EnerVista UR Setup software and manuals in PDF format)
• Mounting screws
For product information, instruction manual updates, and the latest software updates, visit the GE Digital Energy website at
http://www.gedigitalenergy.com.
If there is any noticeable physical damage, or any of the contents listed are missing, please contact GE Digital
Energy immediately.
GE DIGITAL ENERGY CONTACT INFORMATION AND CALL CENTER FOR PRODUCT SUPPORT:
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1.2 UR OVERVIEW 1 GETTING STARTED
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1.2UR OVERVIEW 1.2.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE UR
Historically, substation protection, control, and metering functions were performed with electromechanical equipment. This
equipment was gradually replaced by analog equipment, most of which emulated the single-function approach of their elec-
tromechanical precursors. Both technologies required expensive cabling and auxiliary equipment to produce functioning
systems.
Recently, digital electronic equipment has begun to provide protection, control, and metering functions. Initially, this equip-
ment was either single function or had very limited multifunction capability, and it did not significantly reduce the cabling and
auxiliary equipment required. However, recent digital relays are multifunctional, reducing cabling and auxiliaries signifi-
cantly. These devices also transfer data to central control facilities and software using electronic communications. The
functions performed have become so broad that many users now prefer the term Intelligent Electronic Device (IED).
It is obvious to station designers that the amount of cabling and auxiliary equipment installed can be even further reduced,
to 20% to 70% of levels common in 1990, and achieve large cost reductions. This requires placing even more functions
within the IEDs.
Users of power equipment are also interested in reducing cost by improving power quality and personnel productivity, and
in increasing system reliability and efficiency. These objectives are realized through software that is used to perform func-
tions at both the station and supervisory levels. The use of these systems is growing rapidly.
High-speed communication is required to meet the data transfer rates required by modern automatic control and monitoring
systems. Very high speed communications are required to perform protection signaling with a performance target response
time for a command signal between two IEDs, from transmission to reception, of less than 3 milliseconds. This has been
established by the IEC 61850 standard.
IEDs with such capabilities also provide significantly more power system data than was available, enhanced operations and
maintenance, and permit the use of adaptive system configuration for protection and control systems. This new generation
of equipment is easily incorporated into automation systems, at both the station and enterprise levels. The GE Multilin Uni-
versal Relay (UR) series meets these goals.

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1.2.2 HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE
a) UR BASIC DESIGN
The UR is a digital-based device containing a central processing unit (CPU) that handles multiple types of input and output
signals. The UR device can communicate over a local area network (LAN) with an operator interface, a programming
device, or another UR device.
Figure 1–2: UR CONCEPT BLOCK DIAGRAM
The CPU module contains firmware that provides protection elements in the form of logic algorithms, as well as program-
mable logic gates, timers, and latches for control features.
Input elements accept a variety of analog or digital signals from the field. The UR isolates and converts these signals into
logic signals used by the relay.
Output elements convert and isolate the logic signals generated by the relay into digital or analog signals that can be used
to control field devices.
b) UR SIGNAL TYPES
The contact inputs and outputs are digital signals associated with connections to hard-wired contacts. Both ‘wet’ and ‘dry’
contacts are supported.
The virtual inputs and outputs are digital signals associated with UR-series internal logic signals. Virtual inputs include
signals generated by the local user interface. The virtual outputs are outputs of FlexLogic™ equations used to customize
the device. Virtual outputs can also serve as virtual inputs to FlexLogic equations.
The analog inputs and outputs are signals that are associated with transducers, such as Resistance Temperature Detec-
tors (RTDs).
The CT and VT inputs refer to analog current transformer and voltage transformer signals used to monitor AC power lines.
The UR-series relays support 1 A and 5 A CTs.
The remote inputs and outputs provide a means of sharing digital point state information between remote UR-series
devices. The remote outputs interface to the remote inputs of other UR-series devices. Remote outputs are FlexLogic oper-
ands inserted into IEC 61850 GSSE and GOOSE messages.
The direct inputs and outputs provide a means of sharing digital point states between a number of UR-series IEDs over a
dedicated fiber (single or multimode), RS422, or G.703 interface. No switching equipment is required as the IEDs are con-
nected directly in a ring or redundant (dual) ring configuration. This feature is optimized for speed and intended for pilot-
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c) UR SCAN OPERATION
The UR-series devices operate in a cyclic scan fashion. The device reads the inputs into an input status table, solves the
logic program (FlexLogic equation), and then sets each output to the appropriate state in an output status table. Any result-
ing task execution is priority interrupt-driven.
Figure 1–3: UR-SERIES SCAN OPERATION
1.2.3 UR SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
The firmware (software embedded in the relay) is designed in functional modules that can be installed in any relay as
required. This is achieved with object-oriented design and programming (OOD/OOP) techniques.
Object-oriented techniques involve the use of objects and classes. An object is defined as “a logical entity that contains
both data and code that manipulates that data”. A class is the generalized form of similar objects. By using this concept,
one can create a protection class with the protection elements as objects of the class, such as time overcurrent, instanta-
neous overcurrent, current differential, undervoltage, overvoltage, underfrequency, and distance. These objects represent
completely self-contained software modules. The same object-class concept can be used for metering, input/output control,
software interface, communications, or any functional entity in the system.
Employing OOD/OOP in the software architecture of the B90 achieves the same features as the hardware architecture:
modularity, scalability, and flexibility. The application software for any UR-series device (for example, feeder protection,
transformer protection, distance protection) is constructed by combining objects from the various functional classes. This
results in a common interface across the UR series.
1.2.4 IMPORTANT UR CONCEPTS
As described above, the architecture of the UR-series relays differ from previous devices. To achieve a general understand-
ing of this device, some sections of Chapter 5 are quite helpful. The most important functions of the relay are contained in
“elements”. A description of the UR-series elements can be found in the Introduction to elements section in chapter 5.
Examples of simple elements, and some of the organization of this manual, can be found in the Control elements section of
chapter 5. A description of how digital signals are used and routed within the relay is contained in the Introduction to Flex-
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1.3ENERVISTA UR SETUP SOFTWARE 1.3.1 REQUIREMENTS
The faceplate keypad and display or the EnerVista UR Setup software can be used to communicate with the relay. The
EnerVista UR Setup software interface is the preferred method to edit settings and view actual values because the com-
puter monitor can display more information in a simple comprehensible format.
The following minimum requirements must be met for the EnerVista UR Setup software to properly operate on a computer:
• Pentium class or higher processor (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended)
• Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or higher), 2000, XP
• Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
• 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
• 200 MB of available space on system drive and 200 MB of available space on installation drive
• Video capable of displaying 800 x 600 or higher in high-color mode (16-bit color)
• RS232 and/or Ethernet port for communications to the relay
The following qualified modems have been tested to be compliant with the B90 and the EnerVista UR Setup software:
• US Robotics external 56K FaxModem 5686
• US Robotics external Sportster 56K X2
• PCTEL 2304WT V.92 MDC internal modem
1.3.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
After ensuring the minimum requirements for using EnerVista UR Setup are met (previous section), install the EnerVista UR
Setup from the GE EnerVista CD. Or download the UR EnerVista software from http://www.gedigitalenergy.com/multilin
and install it.
1. Insert the GE EnerVista CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click the Install Now button and follow the installation instructions to install the EnerVista software.
3. When installation is complete, start the EnerVista Launchpad application.
4. Click the IED Setup section of the Launch Pad window.
5. In the EnerVista Launch Pad window, click the Add Product button and select the appropriate product, shown as
follows. Select the "Web" option to ensure the most recent software release, or select "CD" if you do not have a web

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connection, then click the Add Now button to list software items for the product. EnerVista Launchpad then obtains the
software from the Internet or CD and automatically starts the installation program.
6. Select the complete path, including the new directory name, where the EnerVista UR Setup is to be installed.
7. Click on Next to begin the installation. The files are installed in the directory indicated, and the installation program
automatically creates icons and adds EnerVista UR Setup to the Windows start menu.
8. Click Finish to complete the installation. The UR-series device is added to the list of installed IEDs in the EnerVista
Launchpad window, as shown.
1.3.3 CONFIGURING THE B90 FOR SOFTWARE ACCESS
a) OVERVIEW
The user can connect remotely to the B90 through the rear RS485 port or the rear Ethernet port with a computer running
the EnerVista UR Setup software. The B90 can also be accessed locally with a laptop computer through the front panel
RS232 port or the rear Ethernet port using the Quick Connect feature.
• To configure the B90 for remote access via the rear RS485 port, see the Configuring Serial Communications section.

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• To configure the B90 for remote access via the rear Ethernet port, see the Configuring Ethernet Communications sec-
tion. An Ethernet module must be specified at the time of ordering.
• To configure the B90 for local access with a laptop through either the front RS232 port or rear Ethernet port, see the
Using the Quick Connect Feature section.
b) CONFIGURING SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Before starting, verify that the serial cable is properly connected to the RS485 terminal on the back of the device. The face-
plate RS232 port is intended for local use and is not described in this section; see the Using the Quick Connect Feature
section.
A GE Multilin F485 converter (or compatible RS232-to-RS485 converter) is required. Refer to the F485 instruction manual
for details.
1. Verify that the latest version of the EnerVista UR Setup software is installed (available from the GE EnerVista CD or
online from http://www.gedigitalenergy.com/multilin). See the Software Installation section if not already installed.
2. Select the “UR” device from the EnerVista Launchpad to start EnerVista UR Setup.
3. Click the Device Setup button to open the Device Setup window and click the Add Site button to define a new site.
4. Enter a site name in the “Site Name” field. Optionally add a short description of the site along with the display order of
devices defined for the site. In this example, we use “Location 1” as the site name. Click the OK button when complete.
The new site appears in the upper-left list in the EnerVista UR Setup window.
5. Click the Device Setup button, then select the new site to re-open the Device Setup window.
6. Click the Add Device button to define the new device.
7. Enter a name in the "Device Name” field and a description (optional) of the site.
8. Select “Serial” from the Interface drop-down list. This displays a number of interface parameters that must be entered
for serial communications.
Figure 1–4: CONFIGURING SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
9. Enter the relay slave address, COM port, baud rate, and parity settings from the SETTINGS PRODUCT SETUP 
COMMUNICATIONS  SERIAL PORTS menu in their respective fields.

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10. Click the Read Order Code button to connect to the B90 device and upload the order code. If a communications error
occurs, ensure that the EnerVista UR Setup serial communications values entered in the previous step correspond to
the relay setting values.
11. Click the OK button when the relay order code has been received. The new device is added to the Site List window (or
Online window) located in the top left corner of the main EnerVista UR Setup window.
The device has now been configured for RS232 communications. Proceed to the Connecting to the B90 section to begin
communication.
c) CONFIGURING ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS
Before starting, verify that the Ethernet network cable is properly connected to the Ethernet port on the back of the relay. To
setup the relay for Ethernet communications, you define a Site, then add the relay as a Device at that site.The computer
and UR device must be on the same subnet.
1. Verify that the latest version of the EnerVista UR Setup software is installed (available from the GE EnerVista CD or
online from http://www.gedigitalenergy.com/multilin). See the Software Installation section for installation details.
2. Select the “UR” device from the EnerVista Launchpad to start EnerVista UR Setup.
3. Click the Device Setup button to open the Device Setup window, then click the Add Site button to define a new site.
4. Enter the desired site name in the “Site Name” field. If desired, a short description of site can also be entered along
with the display order of devices defined for the site. In this example, we use “Location 2” as the site name. Click the
OK button when complete.
5. The new site appears in the upper-left list in the EnerVista UR Setup window. Click the Device Setup button then
select the new site to re-open the Device Setup window.
6. Click the Add Device button to define the new device.
7. Enter the desired name in the “Device Name” field and a description (optional) of the site.
8. Select “Ethernet” from the Interface drop-down list. This displays a number of interface parameters that must be
entered for proper Ethernet functionality.
Figure 1–5: CONFIGURING ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS
9. Enter the relay IP address specified in the SETTINGS PRODUCT SETUP  COMMUNICATIONS  NETWORK IP
ADDRESS in the “IP Address” field.

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10. Enter the relay slave address and Modbus port address values from the respective settings in the SETTINGS 
PRODUCT SETUP  COMMUNICATIONS  MODBUS PROTOCOL menu.
11. Click the Read Order Code button to connect to the B90 device and upload the order code. If an communications
error occurs, ensure that the three EnerVista UR Setup values entered in the previous steps correspond to the relay
setting values.
12. Click OK when the relay order code has been received. The new device is added to the Site List window (or Online
window) located in the top left corner of the main EnerVista UR Setup window.
The Site Device has now been configured for Ethernet communications. Proceed to the Connecting to the B90 section to
begin communications.
1.3.4 USING THE QUICK CONNECT FEATURE
a) USING QUICK CONNECT VIA THE FRONT PANEL RS232 PORT
Before starting, verify that the serial cable is properly connected from the computer to the front panel RS232 port with a
straight-through 9-pin to 9-pin RS232 cable.
1. Verify that the latest version of the EnerVista UR Setup software is installed (available from the GE EnerVista CD or
online from http://www.gedigitalenergy.com/multilin). See the Software Installation section if not already installed.
2. Select the “UR” device from the EnerVista Launchpad to start EnerVista UR Setup.
3. Click the Quick Connect button to open the Quick Connect dialog box.
4. Select the Serial interface and the correct COM Port, then click Connect.
5. The EnerVista UR Setup software creates a site named “Quick Connect” with a corresponding device also named
“Quick Connect” and displays them at the upper-left of the screen. Expand the sections to view data directly from the
B90 device.
Each time that the EnerVista UR Setup software is initialized, click the Quick Connect button to establish direct communi-
cations to the B90 device. This ensures that configuration of the EnerVista UR Setup software matches the B90 model
number.
b) USING QUICK CONNECT VIA THE REAR ETHERNET PORTS
To use the Quick Connect feature to access the B90 from a computer through Ethernet, first assign an IP address to the
relay from the front panel keyboard.
1. Press the MENU key until the SETTINGS menu displays.
2. Navigate to the SETTINGS PRODUCT SETUP  COMMUNICATIONS  NETWORK IP ADDRESS setting.
3. Enter an IP address, for example “1.1.1.1,” and select the ENTER key to save the value.
4. In the same menu, select the SUBNET IP MASK setting.
5. Enter a subnet IP address, for example “255.0.0.0,” and press the ENTER key to save the value.

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Next, use an Ethernet cross-over cable to connect the computer to the rear Ethernet port. In case you need it, the figure
shows the pinout for an Ethernet cross-over cable.
Figure 1–6: ETHERNET CROSS-OVER CABLE PIN LAYOUT
Now, assign the computer an IP address compatible with the relay’s IP address.
1. From the Windows desktop, right-click the My Network Places icon and select Properties to open the network
connections window.
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties.
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3. Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item from the list, and click the Properties button.
4. Click the “Use the following IP address” box.
5. Enter an IP address with the first three numbers the same as the IP address of the B90 relay and the last number
different (in this example, 1.1.1.2).
6. Enter a subnet mask equal to the one set in the B90 (in this example, 255.0.0.0).
7. Click the OK button to save the values.
Before continuing, test the Ethernet connection.
1. Open a Windows console window by selecting Start > Run from the Windows Start menu and typing “cmd”.
2. Type the following command, substituting the IP address of 1.1.1.1 with yours:
C:\WINNT>ping 1.1.1.1
3. If the connection is successful, the system returns four replies similar to the following:
Pinging 1.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 1.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 1.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 1.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 1.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Ping statistics for 1.1.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip time in milliseconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0 ms
4. Note that the values for time and TTL vary depending on local network configuration.
5. If the following sequence of messages appears when entering the C:\WINNT>ping 1.1.1.1 command:

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Pinging 1.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 1.1.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip time in milliseconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0 ms
Pinging 1.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
verify the physical connection between the B90 and the laptop computer, and double-check the programmed IP
address in the PRODUCT SETUP  COMMUNICATIONS  NETWORK IP ADDRESS setting, then repeat step 2.
6. If the following sequence of messages appears when entering the C:\WINNT>ping 1.1.1.1 command:
Pinging 1.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Ping statistics for 1.1.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip time in milliseconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0 ms
Pinging 1.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
verify the physical connection between the B90 and the laptop computer, and double-check the programmed IP
address in the PRODUCT SETUP  COMMUNICATIONS  NETWORK IP ADDRESS setting, then repeat step 2.
7. If the following sequence of messages appears when entering the C:\WINNT>ping 1.1.1.1 command:
Pinging 1.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Ping statistics for 1.1.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip time in milliseconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0 ms
Pinging 1.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
verify the IP address is programmed in the local computer by entering the ipconfig command in the command window.
C:\WINNT>ipconfig
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter <F4FE223E-5EB6-4BFB-9E34-1BD7BE7F59FF>:
Connection-specific DNS suffix. . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 1.1.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
C:\WINNT>
It can be necessary to restart the computer for the change in IP address to take effect (Windows 98 or NT).