SIPROTEC 7SA6 Distance Protection

secure investment
for the future

SIPROTEC 7SA6 Distance Protection

protecting, controlling and automating
at all voltage levels between 5 kV and 500 kV

The SIPROTEC 7SA6 distance protection relay is a

universal device for protection, control and automation on the basis of the
SIPROTEC 4 system. Its
high level of flexibility
means it can be implemented at all voltage levels. With
this device, you are ideally
equipped for the future: it
offers security of investment and also saves on operating costs.
This is facilitated by the
following features:
Tested protection modules
assure maximum safety
Uniform operator software
(DIGSI 4) for all SIPROTEC
devices saves on training
costs
Clearly laid out measuredvalue display saves on
external measuring
instruments
DIGSI 4 start-up aids speed
up commissioning
Integrated control unit
saves space and money
Flexible communication
modules permit the use of
today's and future protocol
standards and give you
security of investment
Service interface for
telecommunication reduces
maintenance and operating
costs

Optimum protection at
all voltage levels between
5 kV and 500 kV

Automating a substation simple, like in

industry

As a universal protection device, the SIPROTEC 7SA6 distance protection relay can be
implemented at all voltage
levels. Proven and 100% typetested function packages are
available for various application areas in resonantearthed, isolated-neutral or
earthed-neutral systems.

Even the basic variant of the

SIPROTEC 7SA6 distance protection relay includes extremely flexible programmable
logics. This permits:
Interlocking check for the
control unit / breaker
Additional protective circuits
to protection functions
Processing of measured
values with defined limiting
values

The distance protection function can be implemented with

different pickup methods that
are specifically tailored to the
various operating conditions.
You can choose between:
Overcurrent pickup
Voltage and currentdependent pickup
Voltage, current and phaseangle-dependent pickup
Impedance pickup
Each pickup method assures
a particularly high degree of
protection selectivity, since
impedance measurement is
possible in up to 6 measuring
loops simultaneously. Furthermore, SIPROTEC 7SA6 offers
many more functions for comprehensive feeder protection
and uncomplicated operation.

With the aid of the CFC editor,

familiar from the world of
SIMATIC industrial automation, the flexible opportunities
offered by the logic can be
exploited to the full. With fullgraphics interface support and
without any programming
knowledge, the logic switching elements can be selected from a program library and
connected up on the PC. An
ingenious consistency check
assures an error-free configuration result and reliable operation.

A family of Devices
for any application
for any installation location

More than 30,000 digital

distance protection
devices are already in use
SIPROTEC 7SA6, the digital
distance protection family with control unit, is the logical
enhancement of the 7SA5 distance protection devices,
thousands of which are in use.

More than 20 years of experience in the development and

production of digital protection
and control equipment have
been incorporated into the
concept of the new family of
devices. Powerful 32-bit
microprocessor systems
enable us today to integrate
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DIGSI 4
easy to use

Switchgear control from

remote of locally
The SIPROTEC 7SA6 distance
protection relay enables the
breaker in the feeder to be
controlled directly, taking the
respective interlocking conditions into account.
Particularly clear control is
made possible by those devices with a graphic display
for displaying the feeder mimic diagram, colored control
keys and 2 key switches. The
feeder mimic diagram can be
easily designed and specific
to the application with the aid
of the PC program DIGSI 4.
Those devices with a 4-line
display also offer menu-driven
control. All device variants can
be integrated into the remotecontrol concepts of SCADA
and protection systems. With
SIPROTEC 7SA6, control commands are executed reliably
and system faults cleared up
quickly and selectively at all
times.

DIGSI 4 the uniform PC

program for user-friendly
operation of all
SIPROTEC 4 devices
DIGSI stands for convenient
and user-friendly parameterization and operation of digital
protection equipment.
Each window contains the
information that is really
necessary irrespective of
the device you are in the
process of configuring.
Context-sensitive menus
for every situation offer you
tailored functionality
there's no longer any need
for complex searches
through menu hierarchies.
A matrix makes I/O
configuration transparent.
You can set up connections
right through to the control
and protection system with
just a single click of the
mouse.
Easy-to-use start-up aids
offer safety and save
money.

Retrofittable communication
modules are available for all
SIPROTEC 7SA6 distance protection devices. This means
you can and will be able to
satisfy today's and future
requirements of different
communications protocols. At
the same time, absolutely all
SIPROTEC devices can be
operated via modem and/or
star coupler and communicate
with higher-level control and
protection systems such as
SICAM.

Open communication
standards

Measurement and testing

functions

Communication by IEC protocol and PROFIBUS: the international, standardized interface defined in IEC 60870-5103 has proven itself as an
open communications standard for connecting protection
equipment from different vendors. Alternatively, other forms
of fieldbus interfacing, via
PROFIBUS or other protocols,
are also available with
SIPROTEC 4 widely implemented standards, particularly
in the fields of control and
protection systems and automation engineering.

Integrated in the SIPROTEC

7SA6 distance protection relay
are a large number of measurement and testing functions
for commissioning and operational measurements.
In addition to the usual measured values taken for operating
currents, voltages and power,
the equipment now also offers
min./max. values, demand values and energy metering.

Performance Characteristics
of the 7SA6 distance protection family

Function
ANSI no.
Protection functions

Trip mode
Distance protection
Distance-protection
pickup method

21, 21N

Teleprotection schemes 8521

for distance protection

Remote intertripping
Weak infeed
protection

27WI

Fault locator

FL

Parallel-line
compensation for
overhead lines
Power-swing
detection

Function
ANSI no.
Protection functions

3-pole only
1-/3-pole
6-loop measurement
Overcurrent I>
Undervoltage/overcurrent U/I
Undervoltage/overcurrent/
angle U/I/
Impedance Z
Permissive trip PUTT, POTT
Blocking, Unblocking
Reverse interlocking
Pilot wire comparison
via DC loop
Multi-end applications
Direct breaker intertripping
via binary input DUTT
Echo
Tripping on carrier reception
and U<
Optionally with load-current
compensation
Fault location display on device
via DIGSI, via system interface,
via 20 mA analog output, BCD
For distance measurement
and fault locator

Blocking the distance protection

Tripping on loss of
synchronism
Directional earth-fault
50N
Definite-time overcurrent
protection for earthed51N
Inverse time overcurrent, various
system starpoints
67N
characteristics
U0 inverse
Direction determination with U0, IY, U2-I2
4-stages
Teleprotection schemes 8567N Directional comparison
for directional earth Blocking, Unblocking
fault protection
Multi-end applications
Earth-fault protection
Earth-fault direction with
for resonant-earthed/
wattmetric measurement principle
isolated-neutral system
Measured earth-fault values
starpoints
Transient-earth-fault meas. principle
with supplementary device 7SN60
Overcurrent-time
50, 51
As emergency function for failure
protection
50N, 51N of measuring-circuit voltage or
running in parallel with dist. protect.
Definite-time overcurrent
Inverse time, various characteristics
Voltage protection
27, 59
Phase/positive-sequence
overvoltage U>
Phase/positve-sequence
undervoltage U<
Negative-sequence overvoltage U2>
Zero-sequence overvoltage 3U0>

Thermal overload
49
protection
Circuit-breaker failure protection 50BF
Control
Control function

Number of controllable switching

devices dependent only on
the number of inputs and outputs
available
Extensive choice of all common
single and double commands/alarms
Interlocking by means of freely
programmable logic
Freely programmable
4 function keys
Control keys

Feeder control display

Programmable keys
Programmable logic

All common logic functions with

CFC software via PC
Processing of interlock and
protection signals
Additional functions
Automatic reclosing

79

Synchrocheck
Tripping circuit
monitoring
Lock-out

25
74TC

68
68T

Fault recording

86

Up to 8 reclosing cycles
With/without action time
control
ADT (= adaptive dead time
control)
RDT (= reduced dead time
control)
DLC (= dead line check)
Measurement of U, f,
Optional with 1 or 2 inputs
1 or 3 tripping circuits
Reclosing after final tripping
only after special reset
command
Analog channels, customerspecific choice of digital channels

Measured values
Measured values

Extensive choice of operat. measured

values, measuring accuracy <1%
Energy metering
Energy metering with meter-pulse
processing
Min./max. values
Demand values

Communication
Communication

Siemens AG
Power Transmission and Distribution Group
Protection and Substation Control
Systems Division
P.O. Box 48 06
D-90026 Nuremberg

1 IRIG-B time-sync. input

1 RS232/RS485 serial interface,
at rear, electrically isolated
2 serial interfaces, at rear,
electricalor optical, variable
with plug-in communication
modules
1 RS232 serial interface,
at front

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Prewarning stage and tripping stage

Measured values
2-stages with short reset times

Subject to change without prior notice

Order No. E50001-U321-A153-X-7600

Printed in Germany
Dispo-Stelle 06200
61D6254 Ra/S 101671 03005.