PCS S Series

PCS-915SC Centralized Busbar Relay • Voltage blocking is an option for the current differential
protection and breaker failure protection, which will improve
the reliability of current differential protection and breaker
failure protection.

• With CT circuit supervision function, once CT circuit failure is

detected, the user can choose discrimination zone or check
zone differential protection blocking.

• Both of phase segregated and three phase breaker failure

binary inputs can be connected for breaker failure protection,
users can choose whether or not blocked by the current
criterion. The overcurrent element of breaker failure protection
have been especially treated, the dropoff time of it is no more
than 12ms.

PCS-915SC centralized busbar relay integrates busbar differential • Selectable IEC, ANSI inverse-time characteristic curves, also
protection, bus coupler/section protection (includes overcurrent the curve can be defined by users and the inverse-time dropoff
protection, switch-onto-fault protection, dead zone fault protection curve selection is supported.
and breaker failure protection) and feeder protection (includes
With the disconnector position status monitor and memory
overcurrent protection, dead zone fault protection and breaker
function, the device can check the rationality of the memorized
failure protection). With its flexibility and the powerful PCS-Studio
disconnector position status and automatically correct the
configuration tool, PCS-915SC offers future-oriented busbar
error.
solutions with high investment security and low operating costs.
• Users can disable the discrimination zone differential element
by the external binary input during the busbar maintenance.
Also the bay can be disabled by the external binary input when
it is in maintenance.

• LCD can display real-time main wiring diagram, the number of

each bay, the state of each breaker and disconnector, current
and power flow, etc.

Functions
Protection and Control
• Busbar current differential protection (87B)
Features It consists of phase current differential protection and DPFC
differential protection. Voltage control element and CT
• Applicable for single busbar, single bus with bus section,
saturation blocking element are available to supervise the
double busbar, double busbar with bus section, etc. busbar
current differential protection.
arrangement, and the busbar differential protection can
connect up to 4 busbars and 32 bays.
° DPFC differential protection

• Comprehensive functionality including phase segregated DPFC differential protection is sensitive to high resistance
current differential protection, breaker failure protection, fault and is immune to load fluctuations.
overcurrent protection and dead zone protection, etc.
° Voltage control element
• The phase segregated differential protection adopts both of
The used voltage can be phase voltage, zero sequence
deviation of power frequency component (DPFC) and
voltage or negative sequence voltage.
steady-state component, that can guarantees fast and reliable
performance during CT saturation. It can ensure no
° Detection of CT saturation
mal-operation of external fault and fast operation of internal
Two principles for CT saturation detection are provided:
fault in the case of the correct transfer time of CT is no less
patented adaptive weighted anti-saturation algorithm and
than 3ms.
harmonic algorithm. It keeps the current differential
• With patented adaptive-weight anti-saturation algorithm and protection stable to external faults and quickly clears internal
harmonic restrain algorithm, the DPFC differential protection faults and external-to-internal evolving faults during CT
operates fast and not affected by load current, the typical saturation.
operation time is within 15ms.

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Specifications
Electrical Specifications

AC Current Input

Phase rotation ABC or ACB

Nominal frequency (fn) 50Hz, 60Hz

Rated current (In) 1A/5A (settable)

Linear to 0.1A~200A

Thermal withstand
-continuously 20A
-for 10s 150A
-for 1s 500A
-for half a cycle 1250A

Burden <0.05VA/phase @1A or <0.25VA/phase @5A

AC Voltage Input

Phase rotation ABC or ACB

Nominal frequency (fn) 50Hz, 60Hz

Rated voltage (Un) 100V~130V

Linear to 1V~300V

Thermal withstand Phase-to-ground Phase-to-phase

-continuously 300V 519V
-10s 600V 1038V
-1s 660V 1141V

Burden at rated <0.01VA/phase @100V

Power Supply

Standard IEC 61000-4-29:2000

Rated voltage 110Vdc/125Vdc/220Vdc/250Vdc 110Vac/220Vac

Permissible voltage range 88~300Vdc 88~275Vac
Permissible AC ripple voltage ≤15% of the nominal auxiliary voltage

Burden
Quiescent condition <20W
Operating condition <40W

DC Analog Input

Standard IEC 60255-1: 2009

Input range 0-20mA 0~10V

Input resistance 230Ω >1MΩ

Accuracy 0.1% 0.1

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Binary Input: Settable pickup voltage and dropoff voltage

Rated voltage 24V 48V 110V 125V 220Vdc 250Vdc

Rated current drain 0.16mA 0.32mA 0.73mA 0.83mA 1.47mA 1.67mA

Pickup (default set) 15.12~28.2Vdc 30.24~57.6Vdc 69.3~132Vdc 78.75~160Vdc 138.6-264Vdc 157.5~300Vdc

Dropoff (default set) <12V <24V <55V <62.5V <110Vdc <125V

Maximum permissible voltage 350Vdc

Withstand voltage 2000Vac, 2800Vdc (continuously)
Response time for logic input ≤1ms

Binary Output: Tripping/signaling contact

Output mode Potential free contact

Max. system voltage 250Vac, 300Vdc

Continuous carry 10A

Pickup time (Typical Value) <5ms

Dropoff time (resistive load) <6ms

0.5A@48Vdc L/R=40ms
0.35A@110Vdc L/R=40ms
Breaking capacity
0.30A@125Vdc L/R=40ms
(10000 operations)
0.20A@220Vdc L/R=40ms
0.15A@250Vdc L/R=40ms
0.5A@48Vdc L/R=40ms
0.35A@110Vdc L/R=40ms
Cyclic capacity
0.30A@125Vdc L/R=40ms
(2.5 cycle/second)
0.20A@220Vdc L/R=40ms
0.15A@250Vdc L/R=40ms

30A@3s
Short duration current
50A@1s

Durability (Loaded contact) 10000 operations

Binary Output: Heavy-capacity tripping contact

Output mode Potential free contact

MOV protection(maximum voltage) 350Vdc, 275Vac
Continuous carry 10A
Pickup time (Typical Value) <1ms
Dropoff time (resistive load) <10ms

10A@48V L/R=40ms
Breaking capacity 10A@110V L/R=40ms
(10000 operations) 10A@125V L/R=40ms
10A@250V L/R=20ms
Cyclic capacity (4cycles in 10A@48V L/R=40ms
1 second, 10A@110V L/R=40ms
followed by 2 minutes idle 10A@125V L/R=40ms
for thermal dissipation) 10A@250V L/R=20ms

30A@3s
Short duration current
50A@1s

Durability (Loaded contact) 10000 operations

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Mechanical Specifications

Chassis color Silver grey

Weight per device Approx. 23kg (6U, 1/1)

Chassis material Aluminum alloy

Location of terminal Rear panel of the device

Device structure Plug-in modular type @ rear side, integrated frontplate

Protection Class
Standard IEC 60529-2013

Front side IP52

Other sides IP50

Rear side, connection terminals IP20

Ambient Temperature and Humidity Range

Standard IEC 60255-1:2009

Operating temperature -40°C to +80°C (Readability of display may be impaired below -20°C or above 70°C)

Transport and storage temperature range -40°C to +80°C

Permissible humidity 5%-95%, without condensation

Pollution degree II

Altitude <3000m

Communication Port

EIA-485 Port

Baud rate 4.8kbit/s, 9.6kbit/s, 19.2kbit/s, 38.4kbit/s, 57.6kbit/s, 115.2kbit/s

Protocol IEC 60870-5-103:1997

Max. capacity 32

Max. transmission distance 500m

Safety level Isolation to ELV level

Twisted pair Screened twisted pair cable

Copper Ethernet Port

Connector type RJ45

Transmission rate 100Mbits/s

Transmission standard 100Base-TX

Max. transmission distance 100m

Protocol IEC 60870-5-103:1997, DNP 3.0 or IEC 61850

Safety level Isolation to ELV level

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Optical Fibre Port: For Station Level

Characteristic Glass optical fiber

Connector type LC

Fibre type Multi mode

Max. transmission distance 2km

Wave length 1310nm

Transmission power 50μm: -24dBm 62.5μm: -20dBm

Minimum receiving power Min. -31.0dBm
Margin 50μm: -7dBm 62.5μm: -9dBm

Optical Fibre Port: For Process Level

Characteristic Glass optical fiber

Connector type LC

Fibre type Multi mode

Max. transmission distance 2km

Wave length 1310nm

Transmission power -20.0dBm ~ -14.0dBm

Minimum receiving power Min. -30.0dBm

Margin Min. +10.0dBm

Optical Fibre Port: For Synchronization Port

Characteristic Glass optical fiber

Connector type ST

Fibre type Multi mode

Wave length 850nm

Peak optical input power

Logic level HIGH Max. -40dBm
Logic level LOW Max. -10dBm, Min -24dBm

Print Port

Type RS-232

Baud Rate 4.8kbit/s, 9.6kbit/s, 19.2kbit/s, 38.4kbit/s, 57.6kbit/s, 115.2kbit/s

Printer type EPSON® 300K printer

Safety level Isolation to ELV level

Clock Synchronization Port

Type Serial port BNC connector

Input Demodulated IRIG-B or PPS

Nominal voltage 5Vdc+10%

Maximum voltage 8Vdc

Input impedance 2.5kΩ >1kΩ

Isolation 500Vdc 1.5kV (rms) for 1 min

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Type Tests

Environmental Tests

Dry cold test IEC60068-2-1:2007

Dry heat test IEC60068-2-2:2007

Damp heat test, cyclic IEC60068-2-30:2005

Mechanical Tests

Vibration IEC 60255-21-1:1988 Class I

Shock and bump IEC 60255-21-2:1988 Class I

Electrical Tests

Standard IEC 60255-27:2013

Dielectric tests Test voltage 2kV, 50Hz, 1min

Impulse voltage tests Test voltage 5kV

Overvoltage category III

Insulation resistance measurements Isolation resistance >100MΩ@500VDC

Electromagnetic Compatibility

IEC 60255-26:2013

1MHz burst disturbance test Common mode: class III 2.5kV

Differential mode: class III 1.0kV

IEC 61000-4-2-2008

Electrostatic discharge test For contact discharge: 8kV

For air discharge: 15kV

IEC 60255-26:2013 class III

Frequency sweep
Radiated amplitude-modulated
Radio frequency interference tests 10V/m (rms), f=80~1000MHz, 14000~2700MHz

Spot frequency
Radiated amplitude-modulated
10V/m (rms), f=80MHz/160MHz/450MHz/900MHz

IEC 60255-26:2013

Fast transient disturbance tests Power supply, I/O, Earth: class IV, 4kV, 5kHz, 5/50ns

Communication terminals: class IV, 2kV, 5kHz, 5/50ns

IEC 60255-26:2013

Surge immunity test Power supply, AC input, I/O port: class IV, 1.2/50us
Common mode: 4kV
Differential mode: 2kV

IEC 60255-26:2013

Conducted RF electromagnetic disturbance Power supply, AC, I/O, Comm. Terminal: Class III, 10Vrms, 150 kHz~80MHz
Spot frequency
10V/m (rms), f=27MHz/68MHz

IEC 61000-4-8:2009
Power frequency magnetic field immunity
Class V, 100A/m for 1min, 1000A/m for 3s

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IEC 61000-4-9:2016
Pulse magnetic field immunity
Class V, 6.4/16μs, 1000A/m for 3s

IEC 61000-4-10:2016
Damped oscillatory magnetic field immunity
Class V, 100kHz & 1MHz–100A/m

IEC 60255-26:2013
Conducted emission 0.15MHz ~ 0.50MHz: 79dB(μV) quasi peak, 66dB(μV) average
0.50MHz ~ 30MHz: 73dB(μV) quasi peak, 60dB(μV) average

IEC 60255-26:2013

Below 30MHz ~ 230MHz: 40dB(μV/m) quasi peak @10m, 50dB(μV/m) quasi peak @3m
Radiated emission 1GHz 230MHz ~ 1000MHz: 47dB(μV/m) quasi peak @10m, 57dB(μV/m) quasi peak @3m

Above 1GHz ~ 3GHz: 56dB(μV/m) average, 76dB(μV/m) peak @3m

1GHz 3GHz ~ 6GHz: 60dB(μV/m) average, 80dB(μV/m) peak @3m
IEC 60255-26:2013

Voltage dips Up to 200ms for dips to 40% of rated voltage without reset

Auxiliary power supply performance 50ms for interruption without rebooting without energy
storage board (Typical application)
Voltage short interruptions
500ms for interruption without rebooting with energy
storage board (Typical application)

Terminals

Connection Type Wire Size

AC current Screw terminals, 1.5~4mm2 lead

AC voltage Screw terminals, 0.8~4mm2 lead

Power supply Screw terminals, 0.8~4mm2 lead
Contact I/O Screw terminals, 0.8~4mm2 lead
Grounding (Earthing) Connection BVR type, 0.8~4mm2 lead

Measurement Scope and Accuracy

Item Range Accuracy

Phase range 0° ~ 360° ≤±1°

Frequency fn±3 Hz ≤0.01Hz
Currents from protection measurement current transformers

≤ 1.0% of rating (0.05~1.00In)

Current 0.05~4.00In
≤ 0.5% of applied quantities (1.00~4.00In)
≤ 1.0% of rating (0.05~1.00Un)
Voltage 0.05~1.50Un
≤ 0.5% of applied quantities (1.00~1.50Un)

Management Function

Clock Performance

Real time clock accuracy ≤1s/day

Accuracy of GPS synchronization ≤1ms

External time synchronization IRIG-B (200-98), PPS, IEEE1588 or SNTP protocol

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Fault and Disturbance Recording

Duration & Recording position Settable pre-disturbance, post-disturbance and maximum recorded duration

Sampling rate Up to 9.6kHz

Binary Input Signal

Resolution of binary input signal ≤1ms

Binary input mode Potential-free contact

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