SEL Advanced Digital

Fault Recorder (DFR) Solutions

Comprehensive substation data collection,

monitoring, and visualization
• Capture system events at 24 kHz, record dynamic disturbance data,
log Sequence of Events (SOE) data, and locate faults.
• Leverage IED data to investigate disturbances, monitor assets, and exceed
NERC PRC-002 standards.
• Stream and record continuous oscillography data at 3 kHz.
• Calculate and stream energy packets.
• Use the powerful Real-Time Automation Controller (RTAC) logic engine to
monitor critical substation assets and networks.
• Analyze event reports, visualize streaming data, and centralize data
collection with advanced software.
Direct Measurement Solutions
Direct measurement DFR solutions combine the SEL RTAC with the
SEL-2240 Axion® modular I/O platform to sample currents and voltages,
generate event reports, continuously record dynamic disturbance data,
and log SOE data.

SEL-3350

SEL-2240 Axion SEL-2240 Axion SEL-2240 Axion

Scalable
Apply up to 16 protection-class CT/PT modules supporting 96 analog inputs in
one Axion system for recording fault data at up to 24 kHz. Merge digital status
tags from Axion I/O modules with multiple CT/PT module fault records using the
Recording Group configuration to create system-level event reports.

High-Speed Fault Recording With Axion I/O

Customize fault recording by choosing from 1 to 24 kHz reports varying from
1 to 576 seconds. With up to 2 TB available for fault record storage, you can
locally store up to 10,000 reports and continuously record at 3 kHz.
Use the advanced SELogic®­ engine in the Axion to trigger events. Cross-trigger
other fault recorder systems or relays using IEC 61850 GOOSE messages
or Mirrored Bits® communications. The Recording Triggers extension in
acSELerator RTAC­ SEL-5033 Software lets you configure triggers without
®

writing a single line of code.

With synchroWAVe® Event Viewer, you can perform detailed analysis, like fast
Fourier transform (FFT) and spectral analysis, to find harmonic content in the
power system.
Integrated Solutions
Integrated DFR solutions use the RTAC to collect event reports and SOE data
from IEDs and continuously record dynamic disturbance data streamed by IEDs.
Leverage existing systems with SEL relays and other IEDs to perform dynamic
disturbance and fault recording that exceeds standards such as NERC PRC-002.

SCADA

HMI
SEL-3555

Engineering Access

SEL Relays SEL-2440 DPAC

SEL-735 SEL-2411
Applications
Record Disturbances and Exceed NERC PRC-002 Requirements
Capture power system data to support event analysis and locate faults. Easily
exceed requirements for standards such as NERC PRC-002. Our advanced
DFR solutions generate and collect event reports, capture synchrophasors for
dynamic disturbance data, record SOE data, and calculate fault locations using
an impedance-based algorithm.

Stream and Record Continuous Oscillography

Advanced DFR solutions support continuous oscillography streaming and
recording at 3 kHz—providing significantly more visibility into power system
behavior than intermittent event reports.
Our solutions use the Axion Wave Server for oscillography streaming and
the powerful RTAC logic engine for oscillography recording. With 2 TB of local
storage, the RTAC supports continuous oscillography recording at 3 kHz for
10 consecutive days or more.
Since this method does not rely on triggers, it guarantees that power system
events will never be missed. It also streamlines deployment, allowing you to
exceed compliance with standards such as NERC PRC-002—even without
configuring triggers. You can easily export data to CSV and COMTRADE data
formats to support compliance activities.
Our advanced DFR solutions also support many months of recording for
other analog data, such as synchrophasors from any phasor measurement unit
(PMU) clients.

Proactively Monitor Substation Assets

In addition to performing core DFR functions, the RTAC logic engine supports
advanced monitoring for substation assets, such as CTs/PTs and networks.
You can also configure custom logic to support applications such as
monitoring breaker wear.

Measure Energy With Greater Precision

Traditional phasor-based measurements rely on steady-state conditions.
Industry-exclusive energy packet technology from SEL precisely reports the
energy flow under all system conditions, regardless of the frequency, angle,
or distortion. Process Axion Wave Server samples in the RTAC logic engine to
calculate, stream, and record energy packets.
Supporting Software
Simple Configuration
acSELerator RTAC is a graphical, easy-to-use software tool for configuring
the SEL RTAC. Its DFR library extension allows you to build an advanced
DFR system in minutes using a simple settings form.

acSELerator
RTAC software

Automated Data Collection

Use the Data Management and Automation (DMA) application suite on
the SEL Blueframe® application platform to automate and centralize the
collection of event reports and SOE data from multiple DFR deployments.

DMA Disturbance
Monitoring
applications on
SEL Blueframe
Data Visualization and Analysis
View and analyze 3 kHz continuous oscillography data and synchrophasor
data in real time using SEL-5703 Synchrowave Monitoring software. Access
and analyze event reports with SEL-5601-2 synchroWAVe Event software.
Synchrowave software provides comprehensive visualization capabilities,
such as viewing multiple event files simultaneously and time-aligning
synchrophasor data with event reports.

Synchrowave
Operations
software

synchroWAVe
Event software
Complete Solution With Supporting Software
Synchrophasor and Automated Event Event
Continuous Oscillography and SOE Collection Analysis
Visualization

Synchrowave® Data Management SYNCHROWAVE Event

Monitoring and Automation (DMA)
Application Suite

Substation 1 Substation 2 Substation 3

SEL-3350
SEL-3555 SEL-3350

SEL Relays Relay

SEL-2240 Axion SEL-2240 Axion

Example 24-Channel DFR Solution Components*

Product Part No.

SEL-3350 RTAC
Processor: Quad-core 1.6 GHz
RAM: 8 GB 3350#4MD8
Storage: 2 TB
Continuous Recorder license

SEL-2240 Axion
Preassembled Axion with 19" rack-mount backplane, Power Coupler with Ethernet, 2240#T4E2
four AC Protection Modules (12 current and 12 voltage channels), and one Digital Input
Module (24 digital input channels)

SEL-5601-2 synchroWAVe Event

5601153WX0
Event analysis software

Additional Options

SEL-5703 Synchrowave Monitoring

5703#FB79
Synchrophasor and continuous oscillography visualization and archiving software

SEL DMA Disturbance Monitoring Application Package Available on SEL computing

Automated event and SOE collection software platform hardware or virtual
machine deployments. Contact
your sales representative for
ordering information.
*Available for systems ranging from 6 to 96 channels
Specifications
General
Analog Inputs 3 Voltages: 6.7–240 VLN Axion Wave Stream continuous oscillography
Per CT/PT Module Server analog data at 3,000 samples per
3 Currents: 0.1–20.0 Arms
second to Synchrowave Operations or
I/O Modules Digital input: 24 contact inputs Synchrowave Monitoring.

(24, 48, 110, 125, 220, and 250 Vac/Vdc) Continuous Record currents, voltages, and frequency
Standard digital output: 16 standard Recorder inputs up to 250 times a second for
control outputs dynamic disturbance records.
All Form A, all Form B, or mixed Record continuous oscillography analog
data at 3,000 samples per second.
Configuration Use the DFR library extension in
Store up to 2 TB of data (more than
acSELerator RTAC software to configure
hardware, channels, fault recording 10 days of continuous oscillography with
triggers, SOE logging, dynamic 96 channels).
disturbance recording, fault locating,
and more. Synchrophasors Conformance: IEEE C37.118.1-2011 as
amended by IEEE C37.118.1a-2014,
Fault Recording Sampling rates: 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 kHz, IEEE C37.118.2-2011
software-selectable Accuracy: Level 1 as specified by
Transient Fault Record Length IEEE C37.118
Prefault time: 0.05 s – (max. event Message rates: 1 to 120 Hz
length – 0.05 s)
Measurements: Software-selectable
Individual records as long as: (P or M class)
24 seconds for 24 kHz
72 seconds for 8 kHz Phase voltages
144 seconds for 4 kHz Phase currents
288 seconds for 2 kHz
576 seconds for 1 kHz Positive-sequence current, frequency,
df/dt
Data format:
IEEE C37.111-2013 COMTRADE
Fault Location Determine the distance to the fault using
File naming: IEEE C37.232 COMNAME the SEL RTAC impedance-based fault
Store up to 10,000 COMTRADE events. location library.

Cross-Triggering Cross-trigger multiple SEL Axions using Time IRIG-B

digital I/O with SEL-2244 modules or Synchronization
Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
serial or Ethernet communication links
between SEL RTACs. Operating SEL-3350 RTAC: –40° to +85°C
Temperature (–40° to +185°F)
SOE Recording Store up to 500,000 records with
SEL-3555 RTAC: –40° to +75°C
1 ms accuracy.
(–40° to +167°F)
Axion modules: –40° to +85°C
(–40° to +185°F)

For additional specifications, please refer to the Axion, SEL-3350, and

SEL-3555 datasheets. For more information about streaming and
recording continuous oscillography and energy packets, please see the
Continuous Waveform Recording flyer and application guide AG2023-19.

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