F60

FEEDER PROTECTION SYSTEM

Distribution Feeder Protection

Advanced Protection, Control and
Automation Solutions for Distribution Feeders
KEY BENEFITS
• The most flexible protection and control device for • Application flexibility with multiple I/O options and
distribution feeder applications programmable logic (FlexLogic™)
• Complete IEC 61850 Process Bus solution providing resource • Robust network security enabling Critical Infrastructure
optimization and minimizing total P&C life cycle costs Protection through user command logging, and dual
• Unique and secure downed conductor detection, backed up permission access control
by many years of field experience • Advanced fault and disturbance recording, including internal
• Flexible load encroachment allows secure operation during relay operating signals provided thus eliminating the need
heavy load conditions for redundant recording devices
• Voltage and frequency elements to provide load shedding • Ambient temperature monitoring with alarming when outside
and transfer schemes for increased system uptime and temperature exceeds upper thresholds
improve system stability • Reduced relay to relay wiring and associated installation
• Advanced automation capabilities for providing customized costs through high-speed inter-relay communications
protection and control solutions • Embedded IEC61850 Protocol

APPLICATIONS
• Primary protection and control for feeders on solidly, • High-speed fault detection for arc flash mitigation
impedance or resonant (Peterson Coil) grounded systems • Throw over schemes (bus transfer scheme applications)
• Bus blocking/Interlocking schemes • Back-up protection for transmission lines, feeders and
• Distribution load shedding schemes based on voltage and transformers
frequency elements • Distributed Generation (DG) interconnect protection

FEATURES
Protection and Control IEC 61850 Process Bus Interface
• High impedance fault detection (Downed Conductor Detection) • Robust communications with up to 8 HardFiber Bricks
• Directional, time, instantaneous, phase, neutral, negative • Seamless integration with existing F60 functions
sequence & ground overcurrent protection • Redundant architecture for dependability and security
• Load encroachment supervision
• Wattmetric ground fault detection
• Incipient cable fault detection Monitoring and Metering
• Four-shot autorecloser with synchronism check • Metering - current, voltage, power, energy, frequency and
harmonics
• Breaker control and breaker failure
• Oscillography – analog and digital parameters at
• Abnormal frequency protection (Rate of change, under and 64 samples/cycle
over frequency)
• Event Recorder - 1024 time tagged events with 0.5ms scan of
Communications digital inputs
• Networking interfaces – 100Mbit Fiber Optic Ethernet, RS485, • Data Logger - 16 channels with sampling rate up to
RS232, RS422, G.703, IEEE C37.94 1 sample / cycle
• Multiple Protocols - IEC61850, DNP 3.0 Level 2, Modbus • Setting Security Audit Trail for tracking changes to F60
TCP/IP, IEC60870-5-104 configuration
• Direct I/O – secure, high-speed data exchange between URs,
for DG, distribution automation applications EnerVista™ Software
• Embedded Managed Ethernet Switch with 4 - 100 Mbit Fiber • Graphical Logic Designer and Logic Monitor to simplify
optic ports and 2 copper ports designing and testing procedures

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• Document and software archiving toolset to ensure
reference material and device utilities are up-to-date
Digital Energy
• EnerVista™ Integrator providing easy integration of data in
Multilin the F60 into new or existing monitoring and control systems
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Protection and Control F60 - Protection, Metering, Monitoring and Control

The F60 Feeder Protection System provides
feeder protection, control, monitoring and
metering in an integrated, economical, and
compact package. As part of the Universal
Relay (UR) Family, the F60 features high
performance protection, expandable
I/O options, integrated monitoring and
Distribution Feeder Protection

metering, high-speed communications,

and extensive programming and
configuration capabilities.

The F60 incorporates a unique and matured

algorithm to detect high impedance faults
such as downed conductor detection. It also
provides fast and deterministic execution
of programmable logic necessary for
substation automation applications.
The F60 offers an integrated protection, control, metering and monitoring package that can directly
Graphical programming tools (ViewPoint connect into DCS or SCADA monitoring control systems such a View Point Monitoring
Engineer), supported by a library of logic
components, make the F60 simple to use Sophisticated algorithms developed Directional Overcurrent Protection
and configure. over the past 20 years, detect downed The F60 also has Built-in standard IEEE,
conductors, tree branch contacts, and IEC, IAC and FlexCurves™ overcurrent
The F60 has a wide range of protection insulation fault in underground cables. characteristics (TOC), most commonly
elements that have many years of proven This unique, field proven algorithm used for primary and back-up protection
field experience. Protection and control incorporates artificial intelligence to in various protective zones. It has phase
features includes: maximize dependability. Key benefits of IOC elements with separate outputs for
Hi-Z detection in the F60: each phase. Each TOC element has the
Downed Conductor (Hi-Z) Detection
following programmable characteristics:
Fires, injuries, and even fatalities may • Reliable detection of faults caused by
be caused by a live downed conductor. downed conductors
• Pickup current level for trip, alarm, or
Unfortunately, these high risk incidences • Fast response to hazardous situations control
often go undetected by conventional
• Dependable and secure operation • Choice of 17 curve shapes (including
protective relays.
using artificial intelligence FlexCurves) and curve multipliers
The Hi-Z element in the F60, unique to • Detection of arcing faults
GE Multilin, provides reliable detection • Easy integration by addition of a Hi-Z
of faults caused by downed conductors. module to a new or existing F60 relay

Functional Block Diagram ANSI Device Numbers & Functions

Device
Number Function
25 (2) Synchronism Check
DEVICE
27P Phase Undervoltage
NUMBER FUNCTION
27X Auxiliary Undervoltage
25 (2)
32 Synchrocheck
Sensitive Directional Power
52 27P Phase Undervoltage
50BF/50BNF
27X Breaker Undervoltage
Auxiliary Failure
50DD
32 Disturbance
Sensitive Detector
Directional Power
79 50BF/50BNF(2)
50G Breaker Failure
Ground Instantaneous Overcurrent
CLOSE TRIP 81U 50DD Disturbance Detector Overcurrent
50N Neutral Instantaneous
Monitoring 6 50G (2) Ground Instantaneous Overcurrent
50P
50N (2) Phase Instantaneous
Neutral Overcurrent
Instantaneous Overcurrent
81O 50_2
50P (2) Negative
Phase Sequence Overcurrent
Instantaneous Instantaneous
50P 50_2 51_2 50BF 51P/V 67P 67_2 32 50N 51N 67N/G 50NBF 4
51G
50_2 (2) Overcurrent
Negative Sequence Instantaneous
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 51G (2)
51N Overcurrent
Ground Time Overcurrent
27P 51N (2) Ground Time Overcurrent
51N
51N (2)
(2) Neutral Time Overcurrent
Neutral Time Overcurrent
2 51P
51P (2)
(2) PhaseTime
Phase TimeOvercurrent
Overcurrent
51_2(2)
51_2 (2) NegativeSequence
Negative SequenceTime
Time Overcurrent
Overcurrent
59P 52 AC
FlexElement™ METERING Transducer
Inputs 52 ACCircuit
CircuitBreaker
Breaker
1 59N Neutral Overvoltage
59N
59P Neutral
Phase Overvoltage
Overvoltage
50G 51G 59N 59P
59X Phase Overvoltage
Auxiliary Overvoltage
1 59_2
59X Negative
AuxiliarySequence Overvoltage
Overvoltage
2 2
67N (2)
59_2 Neutral
NegativeDirectional
SequenceOvercurrent
Overvoltage
27X 59X 59_2 67P (2) Phase Directional
67N
67_2 (2) Neutral Directional
Negative Overcurrent
Sequence Directional
1
25 67P Phase Directional Overcurrent
Overcurrent
79 Automatic Recloser Directional Overcurrent
F60 Feeder Protection System 2
67_2
81O (4)
79
Negative Sequence
Overfrequency
Automatic Recloser
832727AC.CDR 81U (6) Underfrequency
81O Overfrequency
81U Underfrequency

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Comprehensive Protection & Control The following are some of the key
applications where voltage elements can
FIBER/COPPER be used:
CB1 CB2
F60-1 F60-2

• Source transfer schemes

• Load shedding schemes
• Back up capacitor bank protection and
control

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• Backup motor protection to prevent
TCB1 automatic restart.
CB3 CB4 CB5 CB6
Abnormal Frequency Protection
The F60 offers overfrequency and
underfrequency elements to improve
Auto transfer schemes can be implemented using programmable Flexlogic and wiring between relays network (grid) stability using voltage
can be eliminated using peer to peer communication. or frequency based load shedding
techniques. The F60 can be integrated into
For neutral directional sensing, the residual a communications network containing
• Instantaneous or linear reset time
current of the phase CTs is used as the N60 Network Stability relays to implement
characteristic to coordinate with
operating current. For current polarization, wide area intelligent load shedding
upstream transformer damage curves
a residual CT is used to measure zero- schemes. It also provides back up
and downstream reclosers and fuses.
sequence current. For voltage polarization, protection when protecting feeders
• Voltage restraint to increase sensitivity and other frequency sensitive power
the calculated or measured zero sequence
voltage can be used. The maximum torque equipment.
The majority of distribution systems angle is programmable.
are either solidly grounded or grounded Frequency Rate of Change
through a low impedance. Fast fault Load Encroachment Protection
clearance is required due to the ground The Load Encroachment function in the Frequency rate of change (df/dt) elements
fault impact . Following functions are F60 provides the capability to manage load included in the F60 to provide protection
incorporated in the F60 to provide secure growth in feeders. The load encroachment against system disturbances through load
ground protection: element can be set for the feeder’s expected shedding and to provide anti-islanding
maximum load, reducing the likelihood protection for distributed generator
• Neutral IOC and TOC of false tripping for load conditions while interconnections.

• Ground IOC and TOC maintaining dependability to trip for

Cold Load Pickup
legitimate faults.
A cold load condition can be caused by a
The F60 allows use of directional elements
It allows the phase overcurrent elements prolonged outage of the load, by opening
for supervision of ground overcurrent
to be set to see end-of-line phase faults in of the circuit breaker, or by a loss of supply
protection elements and provide sensitive
heavily loaded feeder applications. even if the breaker remains closed (cyclic
tripping for faults in one direction. Typical
loads like HVAC, refrigeration systems).
application for directional overcurrent
Over/Under Voltage Protection F60 can automatically detect conditions
includes:
The F60 includes the following voltage that would lead to cold load pickup and
elements: selectively block protection elements for
• Isolation of faulted feeders in ring bus
security during feeder energization.
or parallel feeder arrangements • Up to 2 phase undervoltage and
• Prevention of back-feeding utility 1 overvoltage elements
source fault from industrial plant • 1 auxiliary undervoltage/overvoltage
generators. element
• Sensitive high-speed ground fault • 1 neutral overvoltage element
protection
for transformers

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FlexLogicTM Designer • Integrates with existing F60’s by

replacing traditional CT/VT inputs with
IEC 61850 Process Bus module
• Does not introduce new Cyber Security
concerns

Visit the HardFiber System product page on

the GE Multilin web site for more details.
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Advanced Automation
The F60 incorporates advanced automation
features including powerful FlexLogic™
programmable logic, communication, and
SCADA capabilities that far surpass what is
found in the average feeder relay. The F60
integrates seamlessly with other UR relays
for complete system protection, including
the unit and auxiliary transformers, and
balance of plant protection.

FlexLogic™
FlexLogic™ is the powerful UR-platform
Flexlogic allows the F60 to operate and control breakers and other auxiliary devices needed to fit most
feeder protection schemes and applications.
programming logic engine that provides
the ability of creating customized
protection and control schemes thereby
Wattmetric Ground Fault Protection independent breaker failure protection for minimizing the need, and the associated
both breakers on a feeder with a breaker- costs, of auxiliary components and wiring.
A sensitive wattmetric zero-sequence
and-a-half or ring bus terminal. Using FlexLogic™, the F60 can be
directional function can be used on isolated
or resonant (Petersen coil) grounded, low- programmed to provide required tripping
The relay also provides for control of one or logic along with custom scheme logic for
resistance grounded and solidly grounded
two breakers from faceplate pushbuttons, auto transfer schemes (Main-Tie-Main),
systems to detect ground faults.
remote communications or contact inputs. loadshedding based on frequency, voltage
A breaker position can be indicated by and communication, loop restoration
This function determines the presence and
LEDs on the faceplate. schemes, other remedial action schemes
direction of ground faults by measuring
the value and direction of zero-sequence and dynamic setting group changes.
power. This flexible element responds to IEC 61850 Process Bus Scalable Hardware
power derived from zero-sequence voltage
The IEC 61850 Process Bus module is The F60 is available with a multitude of I/O
and current in a direction specified by
designed to interface with the GE Multilin configurations to suit the most demanding
the element characteristic angle. Power
HardFiber System, allowing bi-directional application needs. The expandable modular
can be selected as active, reactive, or
IEC 61850 fiber optic communications. design allows for easy configuration and
apparent. Therefore, the element may be
The HardFiber System is designed to future upgrades.
used to sense either forward or reverse
integrate seamlessly with the existing
ground faults
Universal Relay applications, including • Flexible, modular I/O covering a broad
Autorecloser protection functions, FlexLogic, metering range of input signals and tripping
and communications. schemes
Two autoreclose elements are provided
for use with distribution lines in three-pole • Types of digital outputs include trip-
The GE Multilin HardFiber System offers
tripping schemes with up to two breakers. rated Form-A and Solid State Relay
the following benefits:
Up to four selectable recloser “shots” are (SSR) mechanically latching, and
possible prior to locking out. • Communicates using open standard
Form-C outputs
IEC 61850 messaging
• RTDs and DCmA inputs are available to
Breaker Failure and Control • Drastically reduces P&C design,
monitor equipment parameters such as
The F60 provides the required elements installation and testing labor by
temperature & pressure
to perform two independent breaker eliminating individual copper
failure functions. The F60 can provide terminations

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Monitoring and Metering the need for installing costly standalone The F60 supports the most popular industry
recording equipment. standard protocols enabling easy, direct
The F60 includes high accuracy metering integration into DCS and SCADA systems.
and recording for all AC signals. Voltage, Advanced Device Health
current, and power metering are built into Diagnostics
the relay as a standard feature. Current • IEC61850
The F60 performs comprehensive device
and voltage parameters are available • DNP3.0
health diagnostic tests during startup
as total RMS magnitude, and as • Ethernet Global Data (EGD)
and continuously at runtime to test
fundamental frequency magnitude and
its own major functions and critical • IEC60870-5-104

Distribution Feeder Protection

angle. The F60 also measures up to the
hardware. These diagnostic tests monitor
25th harmonic on voltage and current, • Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP
for conditions that could impact security
suitable for power quality applications.
and availability of protection, and present Interoperability with Embedded
device status via SCADA communications IEC61850
Fault and Disturbance Recording
and front panel display. Providing
The advanced disturbance and event Use the F60 with integrated IEC61850
continuous monitoring and early detection
recording features within the F60 can to lower costs associated with feeders
of possible issues helps improve system
significantly reduce the time needed for protection, control and automation. GE
uptime.
postmortem analysis of power system Multilin’s leadership in IEC61850 comes
• Comprehensive device health
events and creation of regulatory reports. from thousands of installed devices and
diagnostic performed during startup
Recording functions include: follows on seven years of development
• Monitors the CT/VT input circuitry to experience with UCA 2.0.
validate the integrity of all signals
• Sequence of Event (SOE)
- 1024 time stamped events • Replace expensive copper wiring
between devices with direct transfer
• Oscillography, Communications of data using GOOSE messaging for
- 64 digital & up to 40 Analog channels The F60 provides advanced commun- transfer tripping, interlocking schemes,
• Data Logger, disturbance recording ications technologies for remote data and loop restoration, and loadshedding
– 16 channels up to 1 sample / cycle / engineering access, making it easy and schemes.
channel flexible to use and integrate into new and
• Configure systems based on IEC61850
• Fault Reports existing infrastructures. Direct support
and also monitor and troubleshoot
- Powerful summary report of pre-fault for fiber optic Ethernet provides high-
them in real-time with EnerVista™
and fault values bandwidth communications allowing for
Viewpoint Engineer
low-latency controls and high-speed file
• Extensive breaker info (continuous • Integrate GE Multilin IEDs and generic
transfers of relay fault and event record
coil monitor, arcing current, operating IEC61850-compliant devices seamlessly
information. The available redundant
time, operation counter for asset in EnerVista™ Viewpoint Monitoring
Ethernet option and the embedded
management)
managed Ethernet switch provide
Direct I/O Messaging
the means of creating fault tolerant
The very high sampling rates and large
communication architectures in an easy, Direct I/O allows for sharing of high-speed
amount of storage space available for
cost-effective manner without the need for digital information between multiple UR
data recording in the F60 can eliminate
intermediary communication hardware. relays via direct back-to-back connections
or multiplexed through a standard DS0
multiplexer channel bank. Regardless of
Fiber LAN, single
or redundant, for
the connection method, Direct I/O provides
Source continuous real-time channel monitoring
added security
that supplies diagnostics information on
CB1 channel health.
Direct I/O provides superior relay-to-relay
communications that can be used in
Fault 1
CB2 advanced interlocking, generation rejection
and other special protection schemes.

• Communication with up to 16 UR relays

CB3
Reverse zone interlocking protection - By using the IEC61850/ in single or redundant rings rather
GOOSE or hi-speed Direct I/O capability blocking signals can than strictly limited to simplistic point-
be transferred upstream, allowing minimal coordination
delays. Fast clearance can be provided for Fault 1 and still Fault 2 to-point configurations between two
maintain coordination for Fault 2. devices

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• Connect to standard DS0 channel analysis and to ensure proper protection Viewpoint Monitoring
banks through standard RS422, G.703 of system operation. Viewpoint Monitoring is a simple-to-use
or IEEE C37.94 interfaces or via direct and full-featured monitoring and data
fiber optic connections EnerVista™ Launchpad
recording software package for small
• No external or handheld tester EnerVista™ Launchpad is a powerful systems. Viewpoint Monitoring provides a
required to provide channel diagnostic software package that provides users with complete HMI package with the following
information all of the setup and support tools needed functionality:
for configuring and maintaining GE Multilin
products. The setup software within
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Multi-Language • Plug-&-Play Device Monitoring

Launchpad allows configuring devices
The F60 supports English, French, Russian, • System Single-Line Monitoring &
in real-time by communicating using
and Chinese languages on the front panel, Control
serial, Ethernet, or modem connections, or
EnerVista™ setup software, and product • Annunciator Alarm Screens
offline by creating setting files to be sent to
manual. Easily switch between English
devices at a later time. • Trending Reports
and an additional language on the local
displays without uploading new firmware. • Automatic Event Retrieval
Included in Launchpad is a document
• Automatic Waveform Retrieval
archiving and management system
EnerVista SoftwareTM that ensures critical documentation is
Viewpoint Engineer
up-to-date and available when needed.
The EnerVista™ Suite is an industry-leading Viewpoint Engineer is a set of powerful
Documents made available include:
set of software programs that simplifies tools that will allow the configuration
every aspect of using the F60 relay. The and testing of UR relays at a system level
• Manuals
EnerVista™ suite provides all the tools to in an easy-to-use graphical drag-and-
monitor the status of your the protected • Application Notes
drop environment. Viewpoint Engineer
asset, maintain the relay, and integrate • Guideform Specifications provides the following configuration and
information measured by the F60 into commissioning utilities:
• Brochures
DCS or SCADA monitoring systems.
Convenient COMTRADE and Sequence of • Wiring Diagrams
• Graphical Logic Designer
Events viewers are an integral part of the • FAQ’s
• Graphical System Designer
UR Setup software included with every • Service Bulletins
UR relay, to carry out postmortem event • Graphical Logic Monitor
• Graphical System Monitor

Power System Troubleshooting

The F60 contains many tools and reports that simplify and reduce the amount of time required for troubleshooting power system events,
increase uptime and reduce loss of production.

Analyze feeder faults and disturbances using both analog and digital power
system quantities that are measured and recorded up to a rate of 64 samples
per cycle.
Record the operation of the internal F60 elements and external connected
devices with 1ms time-stamped accuracy to identify the Sequence of Operation
of station devices during faults and disturbances.

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Typical Wiring
Viewpoint Maintenance
Viewpoint Maintenance provides tools that A B C

will create reports on the operating status 52

of the relay, simplify the steps to download CONNECTION

fault and event data, and reduce the work

required for cyber-security compliance
audits. Tools available in Viewpoint
Maintenance include:

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F 6a

F 7a

F 5a

F 6a

F 7a

F 8a

F 1a

F 1b

F 2a

F 2b

F 3a

F 3b

F 4a

F 4b
F 5c

F 6c

F 7c

F 5c

F 6c

F 7c

F 8c

F 1c

F 2c

F 3c

F 4c
• Settings Security Audit Report

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• Device Health Report
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• Single Click Fault Data Retrieval H7c H1 H1b

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H8a H1c
H8c I H2a
H7b H2 H2b
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H2c
H8b SURGE
H3a

EnerVista™ Integrator H3 H3b

H3c
TC 2

H4a
Digital Energy H4 H4b
EnerVista™ Integrator is a toolkit that Multilin H4c
H5a

F60
H5 H5b
allows seamless integration of GE Multilin H5c
H6a
H6 H6b
devices into new or existing automation W5a 6A I
H6c
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systems. Included in EnerVista™ Integrator W5c W1 W1b

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W5b W2 W2b
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W2c
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W8c
W4a
W7b

• OPC/DDE Server
W4 W4b
W8b SURGE W4c
P1a

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P1 P1b
U1a
• GE Multilin Drivers

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U1c P1c
U2a P2a
P2 P2b
U2c
P2c

• Automatic Event Retrieval

U1b
P3a
U3a P3 P3b
U3c P3c UR COMPUTER
U4a P4a
• Automatic Waveform Retrieval U4c 1 1 8
P4 P4b
U3b TXD 2 2 3 RXD
P4c
RXD 3 3 2 TXD
U5a P5a
4 4 20
U5c P5 P5b
SGND 5 5 7 SGND
U6a P5c
6 6 6
U6c P6a
P6 7 7 4
U5b P6b
8 8 5
U7a P6c
9 9 22
U7c P7a
P7 P7b
U8a
U8c P7c CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR
U7b P8a
P8 P8b
U8b SURGE RS-232
P8c
DB-9
B1b M1a
CRITICAL
1

6K
B1a (front)
FAILURE M1 M1b
B2b M1c
DC B3a M2a
B3b OUTPUT M2 M2b
B5b HI M2c
CONTROL
B6b LO POWER M3a
B6a M3 M3b
B8a SURGE M3c
B8b FILTER M4a
M4 M4b
M4c
M5a
* Optic
Fibre Tx1 10BaseFL
NORMAL M5 M5b
Rx1
M5c
Tx2 10BaseFL COM
Rx2
ALTERNATE
1
M6a
M6 M6b
Shielded 10BaseT M6c
Remote M7a
Device D1a M7
RS485 M7b
D2a
M7c
D3a com
M8a
D4b M8 M8b
D4a IRIG-B
Input M8c
Co-axial BNC

IRIG-B
Co-axial BNC Output

Minimum 832769A5.CDR

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6 6 6 6 6 8 9 1
Inputs/ Inputs/ Inputs/ Inputs/
outputs outputs outputs outputs Inputs/ CT/VT CPU Power
PROVIDED
* * * * outputs Supply

User Interface LED Indicators

The F60 front panel provides extensive

local HMI capabilities. The local display Multi-Language
is used for monitoring, status messaging, Display
•  English
fault diagnosis, and device configuration. •  Russian
User configurable messages that combine •  French
•  Chinese
text with live data, can be displayed when
user-defined conditions are met.

User Programmable Pushbuttons

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Ordering
F60 - * ** - H * * - F ** - H ** - M ** - P ** - U ** - W ** For Full Sized Horizontal Mount
Base Unit F60 Base Unit
CPU E RS485 + RS485 (IEC61850 option not available)
G RS485 + Multi-mode ST 10BaseF
H RS485 + Mutli-mode ST Redundant 10BaseF
J RS485 + Multi-mode ST 100BaseFX
K RS485 + Multi-mode ST Redundant 100BaseFX
N RS485 + 10/100 BaseT
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S RS485 + 6 port, 100 Mbps, Managed Ethernet Switch

Software Options 00 No Software Options
03 IEC61850
Mount / Coating H Horizontal (19" rack) - Standard
A Horizontal (19" rack) - Harsh Chemical Environment Option
V Vertical (3/4 size) - Standard
B Vertical (3/4 size) - Harsh Chemical Environment Option
User Interface K Enhanced English Front Panel
L Enhanced English Front Panel with User-Programmable Pushbuttons
M Enhanced French Front Panel
N Enhanced French Front Panel with User-Programmable Pushbuttons
Q Enhanced Russian Front Panel
T Enhanced Russian Front Panel with User-Programmable Pushbuttons
U Enhanced Chinese Front Panel
V Enhanced Chinese Front Panel with User-Programmable Pushbuttons
F Vertical Front Panel with English display
Power Supply H 125 / 250 V AC/DC
H RH 125/250 V AC/DC with redundant 125/250 V AC/DC power supply
L 24 - 48 V (DC only)
CT/VT DSP 8F Standard 4CT/4VT
8G Sensitive Ground 4CT/4VT
8H Standard 8CT
8J Sensitive Ground 8CT
8L Standard 4CT/4VT w/ enhanced diagnostics
8M Sensitive Ground 4CT/4VT w/ enhanced diagnostics
8N Standard 8CT w/ enhanced diagnostics
8R Sensitive Ground 8CT w/ enhanced diagnostics
8Z HI-Z 4CT (high impedance fault detection)
IEC 61850 Process Bus 81 8 Port IEC 61850 Process Bus Module
Digital I/O XX XX XX XX XX No module
4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4 Solid State (No Monitoring) MOSFET Outputs
4C 4C 4C 4C 4C 4 Solid State (Current w/opt Voltage) MOSFET Outputs
4D 4D 4D 4D 4D 16 Digital Inputs with Auto-Burnish
4L 4L 4L 4L 4L 14 Form-A (No Monitoring) Latchable Outputs
67 67 67 67 67 8 Form-A (No Monitoring) Outputs
6C 6C 6C 6C 6C 8 Form-C Outputs
6D 6D 6D 6D 6D 16 Digital Inputs
6E 6E 6E 6E 6E 4 Form-C Outputs, 8 Digital Inputs
6F 6F 6F 6F 6F 8 Fast Form-C Outputs
6K 6K 6K 6K 6K 4 Form-C & 4 Fast Form-C Outputs
6L 6L 6L 6L 6L 2 Form-A (Current w/ opt Voltage) & 2 Form-C Outputs, 8 Digital Inputs
6M 6M 6M 6M 6M 2 Form-A (Current w/ opt Voltage) & 4 Form-C Outputs, 4 Digital Inputs
6N 6N 6N 6N 6N 4 Form-A (Current w/ opt Voltage) Outputs, 8 Digital Inputs
6P 6P 6P 6P 6P 6 Form-A (Current w/ opt Voltage) Outputs, 4 Digital Inputs
6R 6R 6R 6R 6R 2 Form-A (No Monitoring) & 2 Form-C Outputs, 8 Digital Inputs
6S 6S 6S 6S 6S 2 Form-A (No Monitoring) & 4 Form-C Outputs, 4 Digital Inputs
6T 6T 6T 6T 6T 4 Form-A (No Monitoring) Outputs, 8 Digital Inputs
6U 6U 6U 6U 6U 6 Form-A (No Monitoring) Outputs, 4 Digital Inputs
6V 6V 6V 6V 6V 2 Form-A (Cur w/ opt Volt) 1 Form-C Output, 2 Latching Outputs, 8 Digital Inputs
Transducer I/O 5C 5C 5C 5C 5C 8 RTD Inputs
5E 5E 5E 5E 5E 4 dcmA Inputs, 4 RTD Inputs
5F 5F 5F 5F 5F 8 dcmA Inputs
Inter-Relay Communications 7A 820 nm, multi-mode, LED, 1 Channel
7B 1300 nm, multi-mode, LED, 1 Channel
7C 1300 nm, single-mode, ELED, 1 Channel
7H 820 nm, multi-mode, LED, 2 Channels
7I 1300 nm, multi-mode, LED, 2 Channels
7J 1300 nm, single-mode, ELED, 2 Channels
7S G.703, 2 Channels
7W RS422, 2 Channels
76 IEEE C37.94, 820 nm, multimode, LED, 1 Channel
77 IEEE C37.94, 820 nm, multimode, LED, 2 Channel
2S 6 port, 100 Mbps, Managed Ethernet Switch, HI (125/250V AC/DC)
2T 6 port, 100 Mbps, Managed Ethernet Switch, LO (24-48 Vdc)

Accessories for the F60 Visit www.GEMultilin.com/F60 to:

  •  UR Applications I Learning CD TRCD-URA1-C-S-1   •  View Guideform specifications
  •  Multilink Ethernet Switch ML2400-F-HI-HI-A2-A2-A6-G1   •  Download the instruction manual
  •  Viewpoint Engineer VPE-1   •  Review applications notes and support documents
  •  Viewpoint Maintenance VPM-1   •  Buy a F60 online
  •  Viewpoint Monitoring IEC61850 VP-1-61850   •  View the UR Family brochure

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