SmartFCI™
Brand: Aclara
Used on its own or in conjunction with Aclara’s line of Grid Monitoring smart line sensors, Aclara’s SmartFCI™ is a simple, yet extremely powerful fault indicator designed for use on a wide range of circuit locations. Aclara's SmartFCI™ is easy to install in minutes by a single lineman with a hotstick. With a single model that is remotely configurable, there is no need to order and stock multiple models based on different fault trigger or reset parameters. The line-mounted, battery-powered, self-contained all-in-one device avoids the need for pole mounted equipment or provisioning secondary power. With a factory configured integrated radio, there is no need to dispatch networking engineers to configure devices. Critical fault alarms and load profile data can be reported directly to SCADA using DNP3 or to Aclara’s purpose-built Sensor Management System (SMS) software for rich visibility of network conditions.
Expertise You Can Trust. Built using the extensive knowledge of Hubbell and Aclara engineering teams, SmartFCITM sensors are installed on overhead electric distribution infrastructure.
- Local and remote fault indication
- 1% accuracy load & fault current up to 17kA
- In-rush restraint
- Daily load profile reporting
- “0 Amp” operation
- Integrated backhaul radio and GPS
- Remotely configurable parameters for fault trigger and fault indication
- Automatic Phase ID
- DNP3 interface to SCADA
- Aclara Sensor Management System
- (SMS) management and analytics
- Line mounted, hotstick install
- Conductor sizes up to 1.5”
- Fault waveform capture
Product details
General
Adjacent Cable Immunity
25 kA at 14”
Alarms
Permanent Fault;Momentary Fault;Line Disturbance;Outage (Loss of Current / Restoration)
Antenna Type
Internal, omni-directional wide band 5G/4G antenna
Communication Method
Integrated LTE Cat-M1 cellular, (17 world-wide bands) Aclara RF (future)
Compatible Devices
DNP3 and Aclara SMS software
Data Logging
Fault Current, up to 17kA, +/- 1% Load Current <100A; maximum error +/- 1A 100-600A; maximum error +/- 1% Hourly load profile data reported once per day
Fault Reset
Fault LED Automatic Reset Time, configurable up to 24 hrs
Fault Trigger
di/dt, RMS threshold, remotely configurable
Fault Withstand
25 kA, 170 ms
GPS
Location and time-stamp reference
Indicator
360° visibility, 150m range. Configurable blink duration up to 24 hrs. Permanent & Momentary faults.
Ingress Protection
IP66 per IEC 60529
Life Expectancy
15+ years
Material
UV stabilized polycarbonate
Mounting Type
Line mounted, clamshell design. Hotstick or insulated glove installation
On-board Non-volatile Data Storage
Up to 10 events, 4 fault waveforms, and >1 week load current data
Operating Temperature
-40°C to +60°C (-40°F to +140°F), Complies with IEEE 495 Temperature, AC2Cycling Test to +85 °C
Oscillography & Waveform Capture
Fault Current Up to 4sec. total, up to 100 cycles pre-trigger COMTRADE export via Aclara SMS
Storage Temperature Range
-40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F)
Test - Sample Text
32 samples/cycle
Dimensions
Height
5.8 in
Length
11.2 in
Weight
5.8 lb
Width
4.9 in
Electrical Ratings
Frequency Rating
50-60 Hz
Power Device
Lithium battery pack, field replaceable, battery life gauge
Voltage Rating
Up to 69 kV
Conductor Related
Conductor Size
#6 to 1590 kcmil (approx. 0.162 to 1.5 diameter)
Certifications And Compliance
Certified Listed
- IEEE 495-2007, Testing Faulted Circuit Indicators
- FCC Part 15, Electromagnetic Interference
- IEC 61000-4-2, Electrostatic Discharge
- IEC 61000-4-3, Radiated, Radio-frequency and Electromagnetic Immunity
- IEC 61000-4-4, Electrical Fast Transient
- IEC 61000-4-5, Surge Immunity
- IEC 61000-4-6, Conducted Immunity
- IEC 61000-4-8, Power Frequency Magnetic Field
- IEC 61000-4-9, Pulse Magnetic Field
- IEC 61000-4-10, Damped Oscillatory Magnetic Field
- IEC 61000-4-12, Ring Wave Immunity
- IEC 61000-4-18, Oscillatory Waves Immunity
- IEC 60695-1-30, -7-1, Fire Hazard
- IEC 60255-21-1, -2, Vibration, Shock and Bump
- IEC 60068, Environmental, Corrosion, Mechanical Vibration and Impact
- ISTA 1A, Transportation Vibration and Drop
- RoHS
- WEEE
- REACH
- ISO 9001