P40 Agile – a Bridge to the Future

Substation Protection Portfolio

Beyond the Fence
Distribution Automation

Field RTU
Pad-mount
Recloser Control
Line sensor
In the Relay & Switchgear Room In Relay Room &
In the Yard Protection Relays Control Center
Networks

Ethernet
Switches
Digital Instrument Transformers (DIT)
Fault Meters
Recording Time
Merging Synchronizing
Units Fault
Location
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P40 AGILE ENHANCED
 Switchgear Challenge
CHALLENGE Panel Footprint and Functional Density

Built-in:

MVAX31
DC Supervision

MVAX12
H7 Trip Circuit A1 A2 A3

Supervision V/S

MEASUREMENTS
V

CONTROLS

OPEN SPRING AR IN
CLOSE
CHARGED SERVICE

A LT R
TNC L/R A/R S/W

ANNUNCIATION

400 mm 4
Taking the Best from All…

Bilbao Stafford Markham Pallavaram

Leadership/PM Product Mgt. Algorithms Hyderabad
Hardware Customer Apps. Platform Toolsuite
V&V Certification Comms. Stacks V&V
Firmware Dev. Industrialization Cybersecurity Test Automation

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Taking the Best from All…
3 / 8 Series Strengths
• Common processing family
• Software / P&C applications
P40A Strengths • Platform

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Compact size case
Universal hardware - simple ordering
Withdrawability
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Communication stacks
Measurement & recording functions
Power quality, harmonics, demand metering
Application Flexibility – Flexcurves/elements
• Battery monitoring • Cybersecurity
• Wiring scheme monitoring • Fast protection scan
• Logic input hardware • Simplicity - all settings in 1 file
• Analog signal simulation
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User experience
Works straight from the box
650 Strengths • Digital counters
• Sensitivity • CT/VT inputs compact design
• Multilanguage with documentation • High density I/O hardware
• Graphical logic (PSL) • Remote I/O extension
• Harsh environment withstand • Frequency algorithm
• Redundant comms.
• Design optimization
• Design to cost
• Bay control embedded features
• Advanced IEC 61850
• Powerful Logic Engine
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SOLUTION Minimized Depth in LV Compartment

SUMMARY
• The best from P40 Agile and 3/8 Series
• With high binary I/O count
• Withdrawable
• With IP20 terminals
• 2 inches less depth than P40A
• Compact size
• Serial and Ethernet protocols
• Latest IEC 61850 Ed 2
<160 mm
• NERC-CIP cybersecurity

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Rear View, Terminals and Interfaces
Up to 3 Ethernet Interfaces**

RS485/ IRIG-B Interfaces

IP20 Enclosure

Input/Output
CT/VT/PSU Connections

** Phase 1 scope : 1 RJ45 + 1 RS485 Current shorting link for making residual 9
current connection to In input
Front View
LCD Display Programmable LEDs
• Clear visual configuration • Tri-color, multi-state
• Multi-language support annunciation
• Clear indication of
breaker status,
alarms, functions and
Menu Navigation activation
• Dynamic menu removes • Slot-in user labels
unnecessary settings
• Workable default settings Function Keys (30TE)
• Simple activation or
toggling of states
• Uses include breaker
control, in/out switching,
USB Engineering Interface setting group changes
• Readily interfaces to PCs • LED for status indication
• No special leads or
converters required
Fast Logistics
• Pre-configured connection –
• No battery
Plug & Work
• UN 3091 air transit compliance
P40 Agile ENHANCED : Technology
Based on Proven Technology

Enhanced Access Tool

Concurrent protocols
Cybersecurity

P14N P94V
I only - Non V only – Voltage
Directional & Frequency Retrofits
Withdrawable 4U, 20/30TE**
Case
P40 Agile ENHANCED Installed base coverage

I&V
Directional
Lower transit weight and volume,
P14D Lower power consumption

Lead-free components
Lead-free manufacturing High level of recyclability
> 85% recyclable

** 30TE option: Ph. 2 release

Withdrawability

Flush Panel
Mounting
• Simple pop-out if panel builder policy is to isolate relays prior to
cubicle flash test
• Withdraw and re-fit in seconds
• No extraction tool required
Design Philosophy
Market-Leading Platform Features | Added Value

Compatible with laptop PCs of

USB Front Port No D-type legacy
substation personnel, no need for special
Simple site set-up Faster interaction
leads

Air freight regulations compliance:

No Internal Battery
speedier logistics,
Supercapacitor design
Removal of a maintenance item

Enhanced Cybersecurity
Addresses NERC CIP, EU NIS and other Responsible and
Local, Remote user authentication
critical grid infrastructure directives secure Grid operation
with SYSLOG

High Capacity Ethernet Digital

Future-proofing with Ed. 2 switching, copper
IEC 61850 Ed. 2 , “native” with substation
Ethernet for cost economy
single setting file native

High Capacity Ethernet

IEC 61850 Ed. 1/Ed. 2 switchable**,
“native” with single setting file
P40 Agile ENHANCED : State-of-the-art
RBAC Local or Server-Based User Real-time alignment with
Role-Based Access Control Authentication / Certification active users and
Admin, Operator, Observer… permissions of personnel

Syslog Capture cybersecurity related events Non-erasable cyber

System logging Protocol Login, logout, invalid password attempts… event recorder

Mixed Comms Protocols Choice of protocols Smooth migration

Serial & LAN comms IEC 61850, MODBUS, DNP 3.0 …… from existing master
simultaneously

Testing facility No need of external ac currents & voltages. Ease of testing &
Simulate currents & voltages Normal, pre-fault & post- fault parameters commissioning
Test LEDs, inputs & outputs can be programmed

Single Configuration File Full configuration information available Ease of configuration

Combines settings, logic and in a single file. Easier to track and control management
communications versions
Performance

FAST PROTECTION
SCAN (2ms) 0.5% ACCURACY
Faster operating time Integrated metering

64 SAMPLES/CYCLE
Power system
assessments

40 x In LINEAR CT
RANGE
Secure protection
performance

GOOSE TIMING PROGRAMMABLE

Fast! LOGIC (PSL)
Eliminate hardwiring Advanced schemes

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Mixed Communication Protocols: Application Example
Incomer Substation
Automation
SCADA Blocking high set element &
CB fail backtrip

Modbus TCP

Modbus TCP

RTU/Gateway IEC 60870-5-103

IEC61850 GOOSE
Meters

Feeder 1 Feeder 2 Feeder 3

BUSBAR BLOCKING SCHEME (ZONE SEQUENCE INTERLOCKING)

Harmonic Level Detection

• Harmonic detection up to 21st and

THD computation
• Use for Power Quality Monitoring
• Generate Alarm or Trip using logic

Power Quality Monitoring & Custom Schemes

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Metering & Communication Functions Snapshot

METERING COMMUNICATIONS
Metering currents for phase, Front USB port, rear RS485
ground and sensitive ground port, 10/100 TX Ethernet port
inputs
Modbus RTU and TCP/IP
Voltages phase to phase and
phase to ground DNP3.0 serial and Ethernet
Real, reactive, apparent IEC 60870-5-103 protocol
power and power factor
IEC 61850 Ed. 2
Three-phase energy

Thermal state of equipment RECORDS

OTHERS
Frequency Event recorder (2048 events)
Breaker arcing current
Sequence component of Fault recorder (up to 25
currents and voltages records) Spring charging time

Analog comparators Oscillography Breaker control

(8/16/32/64/128 s/c)
Digital counters IRIG-B / SNTP
Datalogger
Harmonics Logic equations
Demand
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Advanced Breaker Health Monitoring

Monitor overall Breaker Health

• Open and Close operations and Time
• Contact wear-per phase arcing current
• Spring charging time
• Trip counters

Preemptively plan maintenance schedules

• Review Breaker Health information
• Plan maintenance based on actual data
User Defined Curves
Programmable curves for O/C, E/F, Neg. Seq, SEF and voltage protection elements

• Generated from a reference curve, point list or from a formula

• Send/Extract up to 4 programmable curves
• Provides compatibility with older relays and different manufacturers relay curves
• Curve tool part of Tool suite Formula entry

Custom built curves for easy and best distribution coordination

PSL - Programmable Scheme Logic
Design the Applications You Need
Bespoke Schemes
• Customize performance to your exact needs
• The flexibility of a programmable logic controller
• The simplicity of graphical drag and drop
• Draw what you need, get what you draw

Flexibility
• Logic gates - OR, AND gate functions
• Selectively invert inputs and outputs, and provide feedback paths
• Pulse and digital counters
• Interact with binary I/O, LEDs, substation comms, GOOSE
• Toggle, enable or disable features with user function keys
• FlexElements – analog comparisons

Performance
• Deterministic response, regardless of functions enabled in the box
• Executed in run-time, no delay in protection response
Best-in-class Binary Inputs
Full Compliance to ESI 48-4 EB2

Challenges
• Substation wiring runs tens or hundreds of metres into the yard
• Neighbouring wires, busbars and power conductors create strong
fields
• Unwanted spurious operation in such challenging environments
must be avoided

Impeccable Immunity
• Programmable pick-up and drop-off
• No pick-up during substation battery earth faults
• No pick-up for capacitive discharges
• Reliable detection, no false indication
• Perfect for plant status monitoring

Immunity to Inductive Fields | Perfect for Conventional Substations

P40 Agile ENHANCED : Supervision

Trip Circuit Supervision DC Supply Supervision

Station 1
▪ Comprehensive scheme for full Trip Circuit ▪ Different thresholds to
monitor dc voltage CB Trip
Supervision
▪ Scheme requires that binary inputs operate when ▪ Alarm to indicate prolonged
energized in series dips or remote trip
▪ DC voltage is measured &
displayed
▪ Autoconfiguration of binary P14N
input thresholds
Station 2 DC Fail

In-built temperature sensor CT & VT Supervision Breaker Monitoring

Quality - Routine Tests During Manufacture
100% component coverage by

Processor
▪ In-Circuit Test (ICT)

Board
▪ Boundary Scan (BS)

Digital I/O
▪ Built-In Self Test (BIST)

Board
▪ Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)

Analogue
Board
ICT

AOI
Boundary
Scan Flying
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P40 Agile – Harsh Environmental Coating
Enhanced Reliability at No Extra Cost
Maximised Performance and Longevity
• Intelligent electronic devices run software
applications on digital hardware
• Printed circuit board assemblies are central
to correct functioning
• GE’s Harsh Environmental Coating (HEC)
protects the PCBs

Investment in Quality
• PCBs cleaned in purified water to remove any
Results residue
• Defence against humidity/moisture • PCBs dried
• Defence against salt mist in coastal areas • HEC applied as a microscopic protection
• Defence against H2S, NO2 and SO2 industrial layer for all components and tracks
pollution • Envelops the board without trapping heat

Exclude Contaminants, Moisture & Air | The Triangle for Best Reliability
Standards and Compliance
Technical data claims results from tests carried out at
Grid Automation Products Laboratories (GALAB), or
under the supervision of GALAB at other accredited
institutions. GALAB carries International Laboratories
Accreditation Cooperation - Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (ILAC-MRA) accreditation, audited by the
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Certifications
▪ CE, UL & cUL marking
▪ Marine certificate BVQi
▪ Harsh environment coating
▪ KEMA certification for communication protocol (Level A)
▪ ISO 27001-2013 Information Technology –Technical security

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P40 Agile ENHANCED

Model Target Application Case Size

P14NB Non-directional feeder 20TE

P14NL Non-directional feeder with autoreclose (79) 20TE
P14DB Directional feeder 20TE
Directional feeder with power protection (32) + autoreclose (79) + Check Sync
P14DL (25) + ROCOF (df/dt) + fault locator (21FL) 20TE
P94VB Voltage and frequency 20TE
P94VP Voltage and frequency with autoreclose and check synchronizing 20TE

Analog Inputs Binary I / O Communications

Current only : 3 x CT, N/SEF CT

5x inputs** + 7x outputs + 1 WD EIA RS485/IRIG-B
Voltage & Current :
OR OR
3 x VT, CS VT, 3 x CT and N/SEF CT
11x inputs** + 11x outputs + 1 WD EIA RS485/IRIG-B + Ethernet (RJ45)
Voltage only : 3 x VT, 1x VT (CS or NVD)

** 2 inputs suitable for trip circuit supervision

Protection Features (1/2)
P14NB P14NZ P14DB P14DL P94VB P94VP
ANSI code Function Voltage &
Non-directional Directional
Frequency
50 Definite time overcurrent 6 6 6 6
50N Neutral/Earth definite time overcurrent 4 4 4 4
51 IDMT overcurrent 3 3 3 3
51N Neutral/Earth IDMT overcurrent 2 2 2 2
50/51SEF Sensitive Earth fault 4 4 4 4
51V Voltage controlled overcurrent ✓ ✓
Voltage restrained overcurrent ✓ ✓
50 SOTF Switch on to fault ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
68 Inrush blocking (2nd harmonic detection) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Cold load pick up ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
46 Negative sequence overcurrent 8 8 8 8
46BC Broken conductor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Programmable curves (Flexcurves) 4 4 4 4
67 Directional phase overcurrent 6 6
67N Directional neutral overcurrent 4 4
Sensitive directional earth fault 4 4
67_2 Directional negative sequence overcurrent 4 4
37 Undercurrent detection (low load) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
32 Phase directional power 4
49 Thermal overload ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
50BF CB failure ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
21FL Fault locator ✓
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Protection Features (2/2)
P14NB P14NL P14DB P14DL P94VB P94VP
ANSI code Function Voltage &
Non-directional Directional
Frequency

27/27V Undervoltage / Positive seq. UV 4/2 4/2 4/2 4/2

59/59V Overvoltage / Positive seq. OV 4/2 4/2 4/2 4/2
59N Residual overvoltage (measured or derived) 4 4 4 4
47 Negative sequence overvoltage ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
79 Autoreclose 4 shot 4 shot 4 shot
25 Check synchronising ✓ ✓
81O Overfrequency 9 9 9 9
81U Underfrequency 9 9 9 9
81df/dt Rate of change of frequency 9 9
64N Restricted earth fault ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
PSL Programmable scheme logic/Flexlogic ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
86 Latching output contacts (Lockout) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
VTS VT supervision ✓ ✓
Switch Control & Status (IEC61850) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CTS CT supervision ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
DC supply supervision ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CB condition monitoring ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
52PD Pole discrepancy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Setting groups 4 4 4 4 4 4

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Associated 4U Devices – Options to Complete Schemes

MCAA
Current-Operated
Auxiliary Series
Flagging MVAW
Surgeproof
Intertripping
MVAA
Voltage-Operated
Auxiliary Relays MVAX
Trip Circuit
Supervision
MVAJ
Tripping and
Lockout Trip Relays
MMLG/MMLB MiCOM P990
14-Way Injection Test Blocks with
Test Blocks Automatic CT
Shorting
P40 Agile ENHANCED : Summary
Ease of integration
Powerful hardware platform • High I/O density and comms
• Powerful processing • Compact – from 20TE (4”) x 4U
• Best-in class optos to ESI 48-4 EB2 • Low depth design (<160mm)
• Cybersecurity • 3 Function keys for controls (30TE model only)
• Harsh environmental coating as standard
• RoHS ready Extensive Monitoring
• Events, fault and disturbance
records
• Harmonics up to 21st & THD
Performance • Power quality & demand
• High sampling rate (64 s/c)
• Fast protection pass (8/cycle)
• Deterministic protection & logic
Asset management
• Fast GOOSE tripping • Full H7 trip circuit supervision
• CT/VT/breaker monitoring
• DC supply monitoring
Interoperability • Best-in-class self-supervision
• IEC 61850 Ed. 2
• Site selectable serial protocols Intuitive new toolsuite
(IEC103/Modbus/DNP3.0) • Graphical PSL – over 500 gates,
• Concurrent Ethernet protocol timers, latches, counters
• Ethernet redundancy (PRP)-Phase1a • Analog comparators
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