M-6280A Digital Capacitor Bank Control
Brand: Beckwith Electric
Catalog ID: M-6280A
The Beckwith Electric M-6280A Digital Capacitor Bank Control is single sensing gang operated a complete solution designed for remote capacitor automation, monitoring, and protection for utility distribution systems. It is a universal control offering automatic Voltage, VAr, Current, Time (seasonality) or Temperature operation with programmable voltage override. The M-6280Aoffers multiple communication options – Fiber of RJ45 Ethernet, , Fiber optic, RS485, RS232, Bluetooth, and supports DNP3 and Modbus protocols. It has data logging capability with continuous recording. Logged data is stored in non-volatile memory, requiring no battery backup.
- Autodaptive features – Designed to allow coordination with upstream and downstream distribution controller without communications.
- Time synchronization via DNP3.
- DNP mapping templates to support matching SCADA historical databases.
- Programmable DNP SCADA heartbeat for integrity check.
- Sequence of events (SOE) recording – up to 132 ms timestamped events.
- Harmonics detection, recording, protection, and suppression with current and voltage tripping.
- Oscillography capture –selectable 16, 32, or 64 samples per cycle capture of sags, swells, CBEMA events, and sub-synchronous transients.
- Setpoint Profile switching (8 Profiles).
- Cyber Security – comprehensive cyber security tools to implement NERC CIP requirements
- includes IPsec and Radius server security.
- Smart Flash SD Card Slot for quick uploading of configurations, settings, and firmware upgrades.
- Supports control cloning.
- Supports device discovery using CapTalk.
General
Application
Capacitor Bank Controls
Catalog Number
M-6280A
Dimensions
Depth
3.22 in
Height
15 in
Weight
6.31 lb
Width
9.18 in