Guide Form Specification
BE1-700V Digital Voltage/Frequency Protective Relay
1. Objective
This document specifies the requirements for a numeric multifunction voltage/frequency
protection system (communicating microprocessor-based relay). The relay system shall have a
seven-year warranty. The relay system shall provide protection, monitoring, control, and
standard automation protocols. Optionally, it will have an internal Ethernet port for status,
metering, and configuration. Relay self-checking functions shall be included. Specific
requirements are as follows.
2. Voltage Protection
2.1. Volts per Hertz/Overexcitation (24)
The relay shall include a volts per hertz element to protect against transformer and generator
overexcitation conditions.
2.2. Phase Undervoltage/Overvoltage (27P/59P)
The relay shall include two phase undervoltage and two phase overvoltage elements for
detecting single or multiphase voltage events. Each voltage element shall be independently
configurable for one-of-three, two-of-three, or three-of-three phase operation and settable to
monitor either phase-to-phase or phase-to-neutral voltages. The 27P elements shall have an
undervoltage inhibit setting with a range of 1 to 150 Vac.
2.3. Auxiliary Undervoltage/Overvoltage (27X/59X)
The relay shall include on undervoltage and two overvoltage elements that monitor phase
residual voltage (3V0) for detection of grounds on a delta system. An optional auxiliary voltage
input, external broken delta VT source, or a neutral voltage source (capacitor bank or generator)
can be monitored for detection of ground faults. Elements shall monitor either fundamental or
third-harmonic values.
2.4. Negative Sequence Overvoltage (47)
The relay shall include a negative sequence voltage element for detecting phase unbalance and
reverse phase rotation.
2.5. Fuse Loss Detection (60)
The relay shall include a fuse loss detection element (sensing voltage input) that protects
against false tripping for a blown sensing fuse.
2.6. Overfrequency/Underfrequency (81O/U)
The relay shall include six frequency elements (settable for overfrequency or underfrequency
detection) for detection of power system frequency disturbances. Each of the frequency
elements shall have independently-set timers. The frequency elements shall have a common
undervoltage inhibit setting.
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3. Sensing and Control
3.1. Optional Automatic Reclosing Control (79)
The relay shall be capable of four reclosing attempts. The first reclose shall be user-selectable
as a stand-alone pilot initiated reclose or included as part of a standard four-shot recloser,
driven by a separate reclose initiate. Zone sequence coordination and sequence controlled
protective element blocking functions shall also be included. The element shall include
independent reclose timers for pilot and up to three additional time delay recloses, a timer for
reset after a successful reclose, maximum cycle timer, and reclose fail timer.]
3.2. Synchronism Check (25)
An optional auxiliary voltage input can be connected for sync-check protection. This protection
shall check for phase angle difference, voltage magnitude difference, frequency difference (slip),
and if the three-phase VT source voltage frequency is greater than the auxiliary VT frequency. A
voltage monitor output shall provide independent dead/live voltage closing logic.
3.3. Setting Groups
The relay shall have two user-programmable settings groups.
3.4. Inputs/Outputs
The relay shall have four optically isolated inputs, five general purpose output contacts, and one
fail-safe normally closed alarm output contact. Each output shall be isolated and rated for
tripping duty (30 A for 0.2 seconds, 7 A continuous).
3.5. Virtual Control Switches (43/101)
The relay shall include two virtual selector switches (x43) and a virtual breaker control switch
(101), controllable from both the HMI and communication ports.
3.6. Relay Logic
The relay shall include programmable logic for each output, for all inputs, and at least 10
additional logic equations for user programming.
3.7. Logic Timers and Logic Latches (62)
The relay shall include two logic timers (62) to aid in the development of custom logic.
3.8. Terminal Blocks and Wiring
Other than RS-232 wiring, all connections, including RS-485 wiring and IRIG-B wiring, shall be
to barrier terminal strips capable of accepting ring lug connection. RS-232 wiring shall be to a
DB9S female connector on the front of the relay. RS-232 wiring shall be configured to allow
one-to-one wiring to the DTE port on a PC, without need for null-modem adaptors or proprietary
cabling or connectors.
3.9. HMI/ DISPLAY
A backlit two-line by 16-character liquid crystal display (LCD) shall be provided integral to the
relay, along with a four-key cursor/navigation keypad. Separate target/alarm reset and settings
edit pushbuttons shall be included. Keypad/pushbuttons shall include a continuous, flexible
membrane overlay over all keys.
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4. Reporting and Alarms
4.1. Oscillography and Sequential Events Recorder (SER)
The relay shall be capable of automatically recording disturbance events of 15 to 40 cycles
(user-adjustable), with 4 cycles of pre-fault duration and user-defined triggering. The relay shall
include a Sequence of Events Recording function (SER) that stores the latest 255 events.
4.2. Nonvolatile Status and Trip Target LEDs
The relay shall hold all programmed target and alarm information in nonvolatile memory and
shall provide that information locally through the HMI/LEDs, and remotely via communication
ports. Relay shall have three programmable alarm bits: Major, Minor, and Logic, based upon
relay logic states.
4.3. Real-Time Metering
The relay shall include real-time metering that provides phase-to-neutral voltage, phase-to-
phase voltage, zero-sequence voltage, negative-sequence voltage, frequency, and slip angle for
the optional 25 function.
4.4. Circuit Breaker Monitor
The relay shall include breaker status and operations counter reporting, fault current interruption
duty monitoring (must include user-settable exponent for In), and trip-speed monitoring. A trip
coil monitor circuit shall be internally connected across the trip output to provide trip circuit
continuity monitoring. No additional external wiring shall be required to implement the trip circuit
monitor function.
5. Communications
The relay can be equipped with one of the following options.
5.1. ASCII RS-485, No Ethernet
The relay shall include two independent general-purpose serial communication ports: a front
RS-232 port and a rear RS-485 port. All communication ports shall support ASCII protocol.
5.2. Modbus®/RTU RS-485, No Ethernet
The relay shall include two independent general purpose serial communication ports: a front
RS-232 port supporting ASCII communications and a rear RS-485 port supporting Modbus/RTU
slave protocol. The relay shall incorporate Modbus RTU slave protocol internally. External
converters or adapters are not acceptable.
5.3. BESTnet™ Ethernet, ASCII RS-485
5.3.1. Relay Interface
The relay shall include three independent communication ports: a front RS-232 port, a rear RS-
485 port, and an internal, rear-panel-accessible 10/100BaseT Ethernet port. All communication
ports shall support ASCII protocol.
5.3.2. Ethernet Communication Features
The internal RJ-45 Ethernet port shall support the following functions:
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a. Internal web server providing metering and status information and access to fault
summary reports. Metering web page shall allow a static snapshot mode or a
continuously-updating ‘live’ mode.
b. Email alerts that automatically send an email message when a user-programmed logic
condition occurs. The relay shall allow at least five different logic conditions to be defined
simultaneously and each logic condition shall allow a different sent-to email address and
cc email address to be entered.
c. ASCII over TCP communications for settings entry and oscillography file retrieval. User-
friendly PC software capable of communication over Ethernet shall be included at no
charge. Additional copies of this software must be available at no charge for use by the
end user.
5.4. Modbus/TCP Ethernet, ASCII RS-485
5.4.1. Relay interface
The relay shall include three independent communication ports: a front RS-232 port, a rear RS-
485 port, and an internal, rear-panel-accessible 10/100BaseT Ethernet port. The relay shall
incorporate true Modbus/TCP Ethernet protocol internally. External converters or adapters are
not acceptable, nor are simple TCP/IP tunnels for Modbus/RTU protocol. Other ports shall
support ASCII protocol.
5.4.2. IRIG-B
The relay shall include an interface port for a demodulated IRIG-B time synchronization input
signal. IRIG-B connection shall be to a barrier terminal strip capable of accepting ring-lug-
terminated wiring.
5.4.3. PC Interface
The relay shall be capable of being set through the front panel RS-232 port by Windows®-based
graphical user interface software and ASCII terminal interfaces.
6. Settings and Analysis Software
6.1. PC Software
PC Software compatible with Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-
bit) and Windows 8 shall be included at no charge. The software shall be freely reproducible
within the end user’s organization without additional charge. The software must include
communications to the relay for settings upload and download, graphical programming and
display of logic equations (including pictorial display of AND and OR gates), and the ability to
display and print COMTRADE oscillography and event files.
7. Case
The relay shall be packaged in a flush panel-mounted case no larger than 10.5 inches wide, 4.5
inches high, 8 inches deep behind the panel face (including rear termination blocks) and
projecting nor more than ⅜ inch in front of the mounting surface (inclusive of any front panel
connectors, covers, handles, etc.).
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