M-3420
M-3420 Generator Protection System
Please Note: As of 12/31/2022, Beckwith Electric will no longer be manufacturing the M-3420 Generator Protection System.
- Beckwith will accept orders for these products until 8/31/2022 and all products ordered must ship before 12/31/2022.
- Please contact us to request a quote and place orders.
- This product may have an alternative replacement product, M-3425A, depending on your application needs. Please contact us for details.
- Microprocessor-based Generator Protection system provides 17 protective relay functions
- Individually programmable input contacts can be programmed to activate any one of eight output contacts
- Local and remote communications capability for both monitoring and control functions
Protective Functions
- Overexcitation (V/Hz) protection (24)
- Phase Undervoltage protection (27)
- Sensitive dual-setpoint, reverse power detection suitable for sequential tripping (32)
- Dual-zone, offset-mho loss-of-field protection (40)
- Sensitive negative-sequence overcurrent protection and alarming (46)
- Instantaneous overcurrent (50) protection
- Inadvertent generator energizing protection (50/27)
- Generator breaker failure protection (50BF)
- Neutral inverse time overcurrent (51N)
- Instantaneous overcurrent (50N) protection
- Three-phase inverse time overcurrent (51V)
- Phase overvoltage (59)
- Generator ground fault protection (59N)
- VT fuse-loss detection and blocking (60FL)
- Four-step over/underfrequency protection (81)
- Generator phase differential (87)
- Ground differential (87GD) protection
Standard Features
- Eight programmable outputs and six programmable inputs
- Oscillography recording
- 32-target storage
- Metering of all measured parameters
- Two RS-232 and one RS-485 communications ports
- Standard 19″ rack-mount design
- Removable printed circuit board and power supply
- Both 50 and 60 Hz models available
- Both 1 and 5 A rated CT inputs available
- Additional trip inputs for externally connected devices
- M-3800A IPScom® Communications Software
- S-3400 IPScom Communications Software for Windows 7 or later
- IRIG-B time synchronization
- Includes Modbus and BECO 2200 protocols
Optional Features
- Redundant power supply
- M-3920 Target Module
- M-3931 HMI Module
- M-3801A IPSplot® Oscillograph Analysis Software
- 4-Wire RS-485 Connection
S-3400 IPScom Communications Software (For Firmware V03.00.01 or newer)
Customer Service
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