The N60 network stability and synchrophasor measurement system is a flexible device intended for the development of load shedding, remedial action, special protection schemes and wide area monitoring and control. Like no one device before, the N60 shares real-time operational data to remote N60s so the system can generate intelligent decisions to maintain power system operation.
Scalable synchrophasor measurements with up to 4 PMUs per IED, reducing synchrophasor cost by up to 75%
Complete IEC 61850 Process Bus solution providing resource optimization and minimizing total P&C life cycle costs
Exceeds the latest IEEE C37.118 standard for PMU measurement devices with a TVE of less than 1%, Protection and Metering class synchrophasors and multi-cast IEC 61850-90-5 support
Uninterrupted synchrophasor measurements during fault and disturbances providing highly reliable capture of data for critical control functions and postmortem analysis
Three independent fiber or copper Ethernet ports for simultaneous/dedicated network connections with advanced 1 microsecond time synchronization via LAN with IEEE 1588 support
Real-time access to remote analog data, providing for advanced wide area applications and enhanced system security
Simplified system integration with direct connection to JungleMUX SONET, TN1U SDH and TN1Ue SDH networks
CyberSentry™ provides high-end cyber security aligned to industry standards and services (NERC CIP, AAA, Radius, RBAC, Syslog)
Decrease blackouts by identifying network instabilities and taking fast preventative action
Increase utilization of existing investments by identifying power transfer capability on existing lines
Compliments existing protection and control by sharing power and utilization information with existing systems to enhance system security
Facilitate contingency planning through continuous synchrophasor data collection and postmortem analysis
Provides enhanced state estimation for SCADA to optimize system wide load shedding and remedial action schemes
Mitigate system critical conditions such as power system dampening and loss of synchronism through the use of enhanced automated control to reduce outages
Underfrequency, overfrequency, and rate of change of frequency (df/dt)
Out-of-step tripping and power swing blocking
Thermal overload and phase instantaneous overcurrent
Synchrocheck
Overvoltage, undervoltage
FlexMath for performing automated network control for applications such as automatic load shedding, power balancing and remedial action schemes
The N60 incorporates a wide range of protection and control functions that are typically required for special protection schemes. These protection and control elements along with the use of the advanced FlexLogic, FlexMath, and FlexElements, allow for creating automated system controls for customized special protection schemes.
Supports C37.118 (2010) P & M class synchrophasor
High-speed reporting 120fps (Pclass)
Magnitude and phase calibration
Dual reporting (P & M class simultaneously)
Aggregation capabilities
Multiple configurable PMU elements (up to 4)
PMU recording configurable (46 channels)
Extended protection and control features
Proven family of devices (over 100000 devices installed)
Data Logger – Up to 16 channels with sampling rate up to 1 sample/cycle
Setting for security audit trails for tracking changes to N60 configurations
The N60 is the single point for protection, control, metering, and monitoring in one integrated device that can easily be connected directly into DCS or SCADA monitoring and control systems like Viewpoint Monitoring as shown.
FlexLogic is the powerful UR-platform programming logic engine that provides the ability to create customized protection and control schemes based on information measured locally by the N60 and received from remote N60s sent to it over the communications network. With FlexLogic, the N60 can use the status of measured inputs, along with the output of the protection elements, FlexElements and FlexMath summators, in Boolean logic equations to perform automated functions for customized special protection schemes.
The N60 contains FlexLogic and FlexMath equations that allow the creation of automated wide area protection and control schemes, remedial action schemes, and other special protection applications.
Complete IEC 61850 Process Bus solution providing resource optimization and minimizing total P & C life cycle costs
Three independent 100Mbps Ethernet ports enable purpose specific LAN support that eliminates latency effect of heavy traffic protocols on mission critical communication services
Embedded IEEE 1588 time synch protocol support eliminates dedicated IRIG-B wiring requirements for IEDs
Direct I/O secures high-speed exchange of binary data between URs
Increase network availability by reducing failover time to zero through IEC62439-3 “PRP” support
The N60 provides advanced communications technologies for remote data and engineering access, making it the easiest and most flexible Motor protection relay to use and integrate into new and existing infrastructures. Direct support for fiber optic Ethernet provides high-bandwidth communications allowing for low-latency controls and high-speed file transfers of relay fault and event record information. The available three independent and redundant Ethernet options provide the means to create fault tolerant communication architectures in an easy, cost-effective manner.
The N60 supports the most popular industry standard protocols enabling easy, direct integration into DCS and SCADA systems.
IEC 61850
DNP 3.0
Ethernet Global Data (EGD)
IEC 60870-5-104
Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP
IEEE 1588, SNTP for time synch
PRP as per IEC 62439-3
In addition to providing high-speed connectivity directly to your Universal Relay, the UR Switch Module provides an additional 4 fiber Ethernet ports, for connection to other relays in the system as well as upstream connectivity. It also provides 2 RJ45 copper Ethernet ports which can be used to connect local devices such as PCs, meters, or virtually anything else in the system.
The UR Switch Module provides a simple way to add fully-managed Ethernet networking to your relays and devices without the need for additional hardware or a dedicated communications cabinet.
The UR Switch Module includes all of the management and features that come with all MultiLink managed switches, and can be easily integrated into a network that has other Ethernet switches.
When used in a ring topology with other UR Switch Modules or MultiLink Switches, the UR Switch Module can be configured to use MultiLink’s Smart RSTP feature to provide industry-leading network recovery for ring topologies, at a speed of less than 5ms per switch.Learn More
Use the N60 with integrated IEC 61850 to lower costs associated with generator protection, control and automation. GE’s leadership in
IEC 61850 comes from thousands of installed devices and follows on years of development experience with UCA 2.0.
The N60’s IEC 61850 Process Bus module is designed to interface with the Multilin HardFiber System, allowing bi-directional IEC 61850 fiber optic communications. The HardFiber System is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing Universal Relay applications, including protection functions, FlexLogic, metering and communications. Learn More
CyberSentry enables UR devices to
deliver full cyber security features that help customers to comply with NERC CIP and NITIR 7628 cyber security requirements through supporting the following core features:
Password Complexity
Supporting up to 20 alpha- numeric or special characters, UR passwords exceed NERC CIP requirements for password complexity. Individual passwords per role are available.
AAA Server Support (Radius)
Enables integration with centrally managed
authentication and accounting of all user
activities and uses modern industry best practices and standards that meet and exceed NERC CIP requirements for authentication and password management.
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Efficiently administrate users and roles within UR devices. The new and advanced access functions allow users to configure up to five roles for up to eight configurable users with independent passwords. The standard “Remote Authentication Dial In User Service” (Radius) is used for authentication.
Event Recorder (Syslog for SEM)
Capture all cyber security related events
within a SOE element (login, logout, invalid
password attempts, remote/local access, user in session, settings change, FW update, etc), and then serve and classify data by security level using standard Syslog data format. This enables UR devices integration with established SEM (Security Event Management) systems.
The EnerVista™ suite is an industry-leading set of software programs that simplifies every aspect of using the N60 relay. The EnerVista™ suite provides all the tools to monitor the status of the protected asset, maintain the relay, and integrate information measured by the N60 into DCS or SCADA monitoring systems. Convenient COMTRADE and Sequence of Events viewers are an integral part of the UR setup software included with every UR relay, to carry out postmortem event analysis and ensure proper protection system operation.Learn Morex
Cyber Security - CyberSentry UR (FW v7.xx)
CyberSentry enables UR devices to
deliver full cyber security features that help
customers to comply with NERC CIP and NITIR 7628 cyber security requirements through supporting the following core features:
- Password Complexity
- AAA Server Support (Radius)
- Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Fully Compatible with GE's Multlilin HardFiber System
- Provides support for GE's
IEC 61850 HardFiber Process Bus Solution:
- Complete IEC 61850 Process Bus Solution providing resource optimization and minimizing total P&C life cycle costs Learn More
New and Enhanced Communication Capabilities (FW v7.xx)
- Three independent Ethernet ports
- Time synchronization via IEEE 1588
- PRP as per IEC 62439-3 (FW 7.10)
- Synchrophasor data multicast with IEC 61850-90-5 support
Extended Oscillography Records (FW v7.xx)
- Configurable events allow for records of up to 45s at 64 samples per cycle
Market Leading Phasor Measurement Capabilities – UR Enhanced PMU
Reduce infrastructure costs and improve decision making through a single device that provides accurate, segmented data to protection & monitoring applications by using UR PMU devices.
UR Enhanced PMU Functionality refers to the high-end PMU features introduced in the UR Firmware version 6.00 that takes into consideration the latest draft version of the IEEE C37.118 standard (2010). Key released features are:
- Support latest Protection (P Class) and Metering (M class) synchrophasors
- Configurable PMU reporting rate up to 120fps
- Dual reporting and aggregation capabilities
- Calibrate on magnitude and angle
- New M-class synchrophasor (FW version 5.90)
Protection & Control 
