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IEC 61850-3 Ethernet Switches with Complete Substation-specific Functionality
Due to the long life span of substation systems, substation engineers are always on the lookout for the most reliable components. Moxa has made substation EMI conditions and high network availability two of the main requirements for the design of its line of substation Ethernet switches.
IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 Class 2 Certified by KEMA
Moxa’s full line of PowerTrans series Ethernet switches has passed IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 performance tests conducted by the KEMA lab, a well respected laboratory for consulting, testing, and certification services in the energy and utility markets. All tests for the PT series were conducted in four phases:
  Functional tests for GOOSE messaging, VLAN handling, priority tagging, and Rapid Spanning Tree
  EMC tests for high ESD protection, surge protection, and other electromagnetic immunity options
  Extreme temperature tests for temperatures ranging from -40 to 85°C.
  Hardened mechanical tests for reliable operation under high-level vibration and shock
Multi-port Mirroring
Tomorrow’s substation automation systems will increase electrical efficiency and uptime by improving monitoring and troubleshooting capability. Moxa’s IEC 61850 Ethernet switches provide critical real-time network connections between the substation and power system.
IEEE 1588 version 2 precision timing
Moxa’s PT-7728-PTP IEC 61850-3 fast Ethernet switches support the latest version of IEEE 1588 v2 technology to fulfill precise time synchronization requirements for protection and control applications. These Ethernet switches guarantee time-stamping accuracy within 1 μs for the IEC 61850 process layer, and can be configured for 1558 v2 Master, Boundary Clock, and Transparent Clock functionality.
Tolerant of temperature extremes
To perform flawlessly in climate-uncontrolled utility substations and industrial environments, these rackmount Ethernet switches are designed for completely fanless operation within a wide temperature range of -40 to 85ºC.
Maximum availability of ruggedized Ethernet switches for substations
High availability of rugged substation Ethernet switches is required to offer the Ethernet network backbone that all networked IEDs connect to. PowerTrans Ethernet switches feature the highest level of reliability by offering Gigabit Turbo Ring and RSTP/STP (IEEE 802.1W/D) technology) with faster network fault recovery (under 20 milliseconds). Maximum uptime is enhanced by the use of integrated dual redundant power supplies for 24/48 VDC, or 110/220 VDC/VAC, offering maximum assurance and flexibility.
Layer 3 routing for large scale substation networks
Substation automation networks can be extremely large and cover expansive areas. Layer 3 routing is the preferred choice for improving large-scale substation network performance. Moxa’s PT-7828 Layer 3 Ethernet switches are capable of dividing a large network into hierarchical sub-nets to allow better traffic flow and network efficiency.
  IEC 61850-3 Ethernet Switches
19” Rack Mounting
4G+24-port, 14-port IEEE 1588 v2 support
DIN-Rail Mounting
8-port, with 2 fiber ports