ABB REF630 Feeder Protection and Control

ABB REF630 Feeder Protection and Control

REF630 is a comprehensive feeder

management IED for protection, control,

measuring and supervision of utility and

industrial distribution substations. REF630 is

a member of ABB’s Relion® product family

and a part of its 630 series characterized by

functional scalability and flexible

configurability. REF630 also features

necessary control functions constituting an

ideal solution for feeder bay control.

The supported communication protocols

including IEC 61850 offer seamless

connectivity to industrial automation systems.

REF630 provides main protection for

overhead lines and cable feeders of

distribution networks. The IED fits both

isolated neutral networks and networks with

resistance or impedance earthed neutral. Four

pre-defined configurations to match typical

feeder protection and control requirements

are available. The pre-defined configurations

can be used as such or easily adapted or

extended with freely selectable add-on

functions, by means of which the IED can be

fine-tuned to exactly satisfy the specific

requirements of your present application.

The 630 series IEDs are offered with optional

factory-made preconfigurations for various

applications. The preconfigurations

contribute to faster commissioning and less

engineering of the IED. The

preconfigurations include default

functionality typically needed for a specific

application. Each preconfiguration is

adaptable using the Protection and Control

IED Manager PCM600. By adapting the

preconfiguration the IED can be configured

to suit the particular application.

The adaptation of the preconfiguration may

include adding or removing of protection,

control and other functions according to the

specific application, changing of the default

parameter settings, configuration of the

default alarms and event recorder settings

including the texts shown in the HMI,

configuration of the LEDs and function

buttons, and adaptation of the default singleline

diagram.

In addition, the adaptation of the

preconfiguration always includes

communication engineering to configure the

communication according to the functionality

of the IED. The communication engineering

is done using the communication

configuration function of PCM600.