GE Grid Solutions’ Multilin F650-G-N-A-B-F-2-G-1-HI-C-E is a high-performance feeder protection and spacing controller that provides advanced solutions for protection, control and automation of power systems. Designed for feeder management and interval control applications, the device provides high-speed protection and control, with a large LCD display and single line diagram for monitoring and control of a variety of feeder arrangements, including loop bus, double or circuit breaker and half circuit breaker configurations.
Key benefits of the F650-G-N-A-B-F-2-G-1-HI-C-E include comprehensive flexible protection and control devices that increase system uptime and improve stability, especially when implementing load reduction and transfer scenarios. It also has advanced automation capabilities to support customized protection and control solutions. In addition, the device has a human-machine interface (HMI) with a graphical LCD, programmable buttons, and easy keys for easy selection of Settings menus and submenus.
In terms of technical specifications, the F650-G-N-A-B-F-2-G-1-HI-C-E offers fault locators, fault and event loggers, comprehensive circuit breaker monitoring, high-resolution oscilloscopes and data loggers with programmable sampling rates. It also supports a variety of metering functions, such as voltage, current, frequency, active power, reactive power, power factor, demand, and can monitor circuit breaker arc current (I2t).
In addition, F650-G-N-A-B-F-2-G-1-HI-C-E also has a variety of communication protocol support, These include IEC 61850 (and its second edition), DNP 3.0, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, IEC 60870-5-104, PRP & HSR (IEC 62439-3), RSTP (IEEE 802.1D), and IEEE 1588 (PTP) Time synchronization. These communication capabilities enable the F650 to be easily integrated into new and existing infrastructure, providing high availability and reliability for power systems.
The F650-G-N-A-B-F-2-G-1-HI-C-E is suitable for a variety of applications, including feeder primary protection and backup protection on solid ground, high-impedance ground or resonant ground systems, as well as backup protection for a variety of high-voltage applications, distributed generation (DG) interconnect protection, and more.
The device was designed by GE Grid Solutions to meet the needs of the power industry for high-performance protection and control solutions, and it further solidifies GE’s leadership position in power system automation and protection.