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P40 Agile
P14N, P14D, P94V
P40 Agile Feeder Management Protection and Control
Comprehensive current, voltage, power
The P14N non-directional feeder, P14D directional feeder and P94V voltage and frequency and frequency protection functions
IEDs bring the design rigour and technology of transmission applications to the entire utility
Multi-stage independent protection
and industrial market.
elements, variety of curves in 4 setting groups
The footprints of both the device physical size and the lifecycle environmental impact have High Impedance Fault, Load Encroachment,
been minimised using state-of-the-art design, component, and process selection. Agile Switch onto fault and Fault Locator
solutions from GE are ideal for new-build and retrofit alike. Rate of change, full-scheme auto-reclose,
TEFD and synchrocheck
Agility and Versatility
MiCOM P40 Agile IEDs provide an integrated solution for the complete protection, control Metering and Monitoring
and monitoring of electrical power systems. Application for overhead lines, underground Comprehensive metering & power-up
cables, busbars, breakers, transformers, reactors and distributed generation is supported, diagnostics
right from distribution (as primary protection) to transmission voltage levels (as back-up).
The IEDs are suitable for a wide variety of applications in solidly-earthed, resistance- Two stage circuit breaker failure and
earthed and Petersen coil systems alike. breaker condition monitoring
Switchgear supervision including CT/VT, DC
The Perfect Balance: standardised and adaptable supply, full Trip Circuit Supervision, CB failure
Switch control and status (up to 8) and up to
2048 events and 10.5 s disturbance records

Advanced Communications
Up to two Ethernet ports with options for
redundancy protocols (RSTP or PRP/HSR)
SNTP or IRIG-B time synchronization
Multiple communication protocols
including IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP 3.0,
IEC 60870-5-103 and Courier/K-Bus
Support IEC 61850 and DNP3 Ethernet
protocol working concurrently

Ease-of-Use
Compact and withdrawable design with
4", 6" and 8" size options
Simplified standardization via
programmable binary input voltage,
universal CTs and power supply
Seamless migration of K-Series relays
Easy field relay upgrade

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Functional Overview
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Intuitive User Interfaces Asset Life Extension

The front-panel interface (shown in Figure 1) allows direct IED interaction. A USB front In addition to new-build, P40 Agile IEDs
port offers enhanced access by laptop computers. Integrated user function keys and tri- can be used to refurbish legacy protection
colour programmable LEDs provide a cost-effective solution for control and annunciation. schemes. As MiCOM P14N and P14D are
Numerous, optional, modern communication protocols, including IEC 61850, ensure pin-to-pin compatible with KCGG14x and
interfacing to upper-level Supervisory, Control, Automation or Data Acquisition systems. KCEG14x respectively, they can simply be
plugged-in to the K relay cases for an easy
upgrade. Draw-out substitute strategy
20TE (MiDOS Size 4) along with setting conversion tool
dramatically reduce the refurbishment
Slot-in
user
time and cost.
Additonal
labelling four tri-colour
programmable
LEDs
Hardware
All models offer:
Space-saving 4U height and 20TE (4"),
30TE (6") or 40TE (8") case sizes
A front USB port and a rear RS485 port
Function keys
with tri-colour Power-up diagnostics and continuous
status LEDs self-monitoring
Wide choice of opto-isolated binary
40TE (Size 8) 30TE (Size 6) 40TE (Size 8) inputs and output relays
N/O (form A) and N/C (form B)
P40 Agile front panel interface watchdog contacts
Field upgradeable to change the relay
Environmental Responsibility model avoiding costly hardware change
via firmware upgrade
The IEDs are manufactured in a lead-free soldering process using lead-free components.
Power dissipation is the lowest among comparable products, easing concern on station
batteries. Even the product weight (including packaging) has been optimised to lessen the P14DZ
transit carbon footprint. All such actions boost the eco-responsibility demonstrated in the P14DL
Product Environment Profile (PEP). The product does not require any resident battery. P14DG

The PEP shows claims for raw material depletion, energy depletion, water depletion, global P14DB
warming potential, ozone depletion, photochemical ozone creation, air acidification, and P14DA
hazardous waste production.

Quality Built-in P14NZ P94VR

P94VP
P94VB
Quality Built-In methodology is applied throughout the development and manufacturing
P14NB
of the IEDs. Parts stress analysis in R&D, rigorous component supplier selection, and a
shipping carton compliant with ISTA protection requirements all are examples of
best-practice to maximise long-life reliability. All circuit boards have harsh environmental
coating, to resist moisture, salt, corrosive atmosphere and industrial ambient pollution – as
standard. Circuit board production uses in-circuit tests, boundary scanning, built-in self-
test, automated optical inspection, and X-ray scanning to achieve maximum test coverage. P40 Agile application scalability

Figure 2 depicts the software scalability of models, within the overall superset of the range
functionality. The strong P40 family identity offers high customer familiarity, with minimal
training requirements.

Cyber-Security
The sophistication of protection schemes, coupled with the advancement of technology,
increasingly leads to devices and substations being interconnected with open networks,
such as the internet or corporate-wide networks. This introduces a potential security risk
making the grid vulnerable to cyber-attack, which could in turn lead to electrical outage. To
secure communication within such environments, MiCOM P14N, P14D and P94V offer
NERC-compliant cyber security.

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Hardware Overview

P40 Agile standard hardware (P14D)

* Refer to the Cortec code for possible configurations.

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20TE Models All CT connections have integral shorting, when the IED is
withdrawn from the case. This affords additional safety to
20 TE models can accommodate:
personnel who may be working near live apparatus.
A RS485/IRIG-B interface
Up to 8 binary inputs and 8 binary outputs, depending on the Feeder Protection
cortec code
Ethernet, graphical programmable logic and proven protection,
30TE and 40TE Models measurement and control algorithms from Grid Solutions’
30TE and 40TE models can accommodate: modular MiCOM P40 are native in the new range.

An optional IRIG-B port for time synchronising Phase and Earth Fault Overcurrent
An additional RS485/K-Bus port
Six independent stages are available for each phase overcurrent
An optional single or redundant Ethernet port for IEC 61850 element. In addition to definite time and predefined IDMT curve
or DNP3.0 with TCS option selection, P14N and P14D support user programmable curves for
30TE model can accommodate 7 binary inputs and 8 binary customised operation and resetting.
outputs with TCS and Ethernet communication
The profile can be chosen to optimise the protection, without
40TE model supports 12 binary inputs and 12 binary outputs constraining the feeder’s loadability. If a standard curve is not
with TCS and Ethernet communication suitable for the application, the user can program and upload a
30TE and 40TE models can accommodate up to 13 binary custom variant.
inputs and 12 binary outputs, depending on the cortec code
.

Example hardware options available in case size 30TE

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There are two standard earth fault elements, each with four Transient earth fault detection benefits from an advanced and
independent stages. The first is the EF1 ‘Measured’ element innovative algorithm to detect the direction of single phase faults
which operates from the quantity flowing directly into the relay’s in compensated power systems.
earth (IN) input.

The second standard earth fault element (EF2) operates from a

residual current that is derived internally by a mathematical
summation of the three phase currents. The sensitive earth fault
(SEF) order option fits a sensitive CT, designed for systems whose
earth fault current is constrained. A core balance CT should be
used to drive this SEF CT input.

Each of the three-phase overcurrent stages of P14D can be

independently configured as directional protection and with
specific characteristic angle (RCA) and boundaries.

Typical current waveform trace recorded for a downed conductor

Wattmetric Directional Earth Fault (WDE)

An earth fault in an unearthed 3-phase system causes the phase
voltage in the other two phases to increase. This in turn will cause
arcing at the fault location. Many distribution systems use a
Peterson coil to compensate, thus eliminating the arcing problem.
The introduction of a Peterson coil creates difficulties for
determining the direction of the fault. Standard directionalising
techniques used by conventional feeder protection devices are
not adequate. Wattmetric Directional Earthfault (WDE) is used in
this scenario to protect compensated networks.

Distributed Generation Protection

Voltage Controlled and Voltage Restrained
Overcurrent
Voltage-dependent protection boosts sensitivity and reduces
IEC and ANSI/IEEE inverse-time curve profiles tripping times for faults on weaker systems, such as those with a
high prevalence of distributed generation. The timing
characteristic can be set as either definite time or IDMT.
Special Applications
Load encroachment (blinder), cold load pick-up logic, second Power
harmonic inrush blocking, broken conductor protection, RMS Two stages of power protection are provided and each stage can
thermal overload protection, wattmetric earth fault, fault locator, be independently configured to operate as over power or under
auto reclose, switch onto fault, rate of change elements, and power, forward or reverse directional and active or reactive. Two
check synchronising are built-in depending on the selected stages of sensitive power protection are provided. They can be
model number. independently selected as reverse power, over power or low
forward power.
High Impedance & Transient Earth Fault Detection
(HIF & TEFD) Under / Over voltage
Innovative high impedance earth fault algorithms improve the Under/over voltage protection may be configured to operate from
detection of downed conductors which have fallen on surfaces either phase-phase or phase-neutral quantities.
with high resistivity (eg. sand, dry scrubland, trees). This helps the Three independent stages with definite time elements are
utility to save human lives, protect nearby animals and lessen the available; one of the stages can also be configured with an
risk of vegetation fires caused by prolonged arcing. Prior to the inverse characteristic.
advent of HIF, such faults may not have been detectable by
conventional earth fault methods, due to the extremely low Check Synchronising
and/or sporadic current flow.
The check synchronising feature has predictive close control, to
ensure that the CB contacts touch at the instant of synchronism,
minimising the stress on plant assets when parallelling.

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Voltage Vector Shift Protection Supervisory and Condition

This function measures the instantaneous Monitoring Functions
change in the three-phase voltage angle Depending on the hardware base, two
that occurs when the connection to the
stage circuit breaker failure protection,
main supply network is lost. To provide
stability, this element must be less CT / VT supervision, circuit breaker
sensitive than the rate of change of condition monitoring and trip circuit
frequency element. However, it operates supervision are available. Supervision of
without any intentional time delay,
providing fast tripping. the trip circuit in both circuit breaker
MiCOM S1 Agile: a powerful and intuitive PC-
toolsuite open and closed
Transformer Protection states can be realised using the optically
Circuit Breaker Control isolated inputs and programmable
P14N and P14D devices offer the required scheme logic. Full compliance to the
current protection with second harmonic Circuit breaker control is available from
benchmark ‘H7’ supervision scheme is
blocking, thermal overload protection and the front panel user interface, optically
available as a hardware.
instantaneous restricted earth fault isolated inputs and remotely via the
element (REF). REF detects transformer substation communications. Three
winding earth faults, and may be function keys are available for direct Measurements, Recording,
configured as high impedance or low actions instigated by users. The F-keys and Post-Fault Analysis
impedance biased differential. Negative operate in two modes, normal and
toggled, and activate associated signals in All events, fault and disturbance records
sequence overcurrent protection can be
PSL that are used to customise the are time tagged to a resolution of 1 ms.
set non-directional or directional
application or operative mode. Up to 2048 time-tagged event records are
(forward/reverse) and offers detection of
stored in the flash memory and can be
remote phase-phase and phase earth
Switch Status and Control extracted using the communication ports
faults.
or viewed on the front panel display.
This feature provides status monitoring Records of the last 10 faults are stored in
Busbar Protection and control for up to eight switchgear the flash memory. Fault data is also
elements. It allows double point status available via IEC 61850 protocol.
Phase fault overcurrent element can be
and control over the IEC61850 and DNP3
applied in a high impedance differential
protocols for various types of switches The internal disturbance recorder has up to
protection scheme for busbars, fitted with
and disconnectors. 9 analogue channels, 64 digital channels
external stabilising resistors and non-linear
resistors (Metrosils). This solution provides and 1 time channel. The memory capacity
stability for through faults and proper is approx. 50 records for a typical 0.5 s
operation for internal faults for single and duration.
XSWI1 XSWI2
split busbar arrangements. Alternatively, a
peer-to-peer hard-wired or Ethernet The measurements provided, which may
XCBR
scheme can achieve blocked overcurrent be viewed in primary or secondary values,
XSWI3
unit protection for busbars. XSWI4
can be accessed via the front panel LCD
display, or the communications ports.
Load Shedding and Restoration Measurements are available in P14D for
Nine stages each of frequency protection easy retrofit of KMPC130 devices
Switch control
are available (except P14N). Each may
measure in over-, under-, rate of change, Programmable Scheme Logic (PSL)
frequency supervised rate of change or
average rate of change mode. Powerful graphical logic allows the user to
customise the protection and control
The wide range of setting options permits functions. It is also used to program the
application of any frequency based load optically isolated inputs, relay outputs
shedding or islanding scheme. Four stages and LEDs. The logic includes OR, AND and
of rate of change of voltage protection majority gates, timers, and set/reset latch
elements are also available, which offer an functions, with the ability to invert the
PSL example
alternative approach to implement load- inputs and outputs, and provide feedback.
shedding schemes. The relay has 32 PSL timers could be
conveniently configured in PSL, setting or
Logic and Control Capabilities from the relay front panel. The PSL
imposes no delay on logic throughput,
All aspects of MiCOM P40, and MiCOM P40 using concurrent processing being used
Agile IED configuration are managed using instead of sequential equations and
the MiCOM S1 Agile software. avoiding any logic ‘race’ issues.
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Local and Remote Communications IEC 61850 and DNP 3.0 over Ethernet are available when the
optional Ethernet port is ordered in 30TE and 40TE models.
Two communication ports are standard: Redundant Ethernet protocol PRP, HSR and RSTP are also
a rear port providing remote communications and a front port for available in dual RJ45 or dual fibre. The copper physical link
substation staff. The front USB port allows the programming of option uses RJ45 connectors, the fibre option uses LC connectors.
settings, configuration of the programmable scheme logic, IEC 61850 offers high-speed data exchange, peer-to-peer
extraction and viewing of event, disturbance and fault records, communication, reporting, disturbance record extraction and
viewing of measurements and the instigation of control functions. time synchronisation. To help smooth transition from the existing
protocol to the IEC 61850 protocol, the P40 Agile relay had been
designed to provide concurrent Courier, Modbus or DNP3 on the
RS485 while provide IEC 61850 over Ethernet port.
Any of the protocols listed below can be chosen at the time
of ordering: Concurrent Ethernet protocol support feature allows customer to
Courier / K-Bus future proof their investment by applying this option for
Modbus applications requiring IEC61850 and DNP3 Ethernet protocol
support in a single device. For example, customers can apply this
IEC 60870-5-103 option for connecting to the existing SCADA system over DNP3
DNP 3.0 (RS485 serial or Ethernet) Ethernet and parallely connecting to Substation automation
system on IEC 61850.
IEC 61850 (100 Mbit/s Ethernet)
MiCOM P40 Agile offers 64 virtual inputs, and best-in-class
GOOSE performance. An optional second rear Courier port is
available, designed typically for local engineering workstation
access, or for modem access when the main port is reserved
for SCADA.

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