NTX Family

DistribuTECH 2019
Index

• NTX Product Family

• RTU Upgrades
• GE D20 & L&G Systems TeleGyr 5700

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NTX Product Family

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NTX Product Family

• NTX-20

• NTX-200

• NTX-220

• NTX-240

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NTX Product Family

• NTX-260

• NTX-U20

• NTX-U57

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NTX Product Family – Common Architecture

• From small to very large I/O capacity

• 32-bit ARM9E (Advanced RISC Machine) processor family with
DSP extensions
• Linux operating system embedded on all CPUs
• 14,000 points Database Capacity per communications processor
• Virtual RTU database mapping
• Up to 8 IP Client, Server or Multiples of both (System Controller)
• Up to 64 IP Client, Server or Multiples of both (Gateway module)

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RTU Historical Development at ACS
RTU Model 1ST Qty Del. RTU Model 1ST Qty Del.
MPR-4/8 1975 38 MPR-7085 12/91 53
MPR-3000 9/78 258 MPR-7075C 4/93 1662
MPR-3050 4/79 689 NTU-7510 11/96 454
MPR-3010 8/79 390 NTU-7575 3/99 3711
MPR-3055 1/82 56 NTU-7550 8/98 1256
MPR-3050A 6/82 509 NTU-7510A 3/2000 488
MPR-3050B 12/82 144 NTU-7560 2/2003 124
MPR-3055A 4/83 21 Connex 60 7/2004 1973
MPR-7070 12/83 132 Connex 30 8/2004 1413
MPR-3010A 3/84 257 NTX-10 3/2007 755
MPR-3010B 3/84 58 * NTX-20 9/2010 1750
MPR-7075 1/85 46 * NTX-U20/D20 9/2013 1139
MPR-7075A 4/85 389 * NTX-U57/TG5700 12/2015 286
MPR-7050 11/86 576 * NTX-200 10/2012 418
MPR-7010 8/88 243 * NTX-220 5/2013 345
MPR-3050/70 9/88 41 * NTX-240 11/2013 146
MPR-7075B 10/89 749 * NTX-260 3/2014 287
MPR-7050A 10/90 409 Total to date: 22,591
MPR-7050B 10/91 989 All figures as of 15 Oct, 2018
MPR-7010A 11/91 337
* Current production models

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RTU Upgrades

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RTU Upgrades – Issues

• The original vendor is no longer in business or does not support

legacy RTUs
• Difficult or impossible to order spare parts
• Lack of technical support
• Limited functionality
o Unable to integrate IEDs
▪ Unable to adapt to open protocols
▪ Unable to adapt to high–speed communications
▪ Unable to support 16–bit local or 16/32–bit IED data values
• Expensive to replace
• Unreliable
• Unsafe

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RTU Upgrades - Choices

• A complete replacement requires more than just budgeting

for a new RTU. You must also consider:
– the additional budget needed for project management
– substation wiring drawing revisions
– field installation and rewiring
– re–testing to the end devices labor
– substation down time for Operations replacing legacy RTU
– possible changes to the existing master databases and displays
• With an upgrade, these costs can be greatly reduced, and
possibly eliminated.

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RTU Upgrades

From 2002 to the present, ACS has:

• Upgraded 25 different second–
source
RTU models
• Upgraded second–source RTUs for
54 different customers
• Upgraded a total of 968 second–
source RTUs
• In excess of $15.5M in second–
source RTU upgrade sales

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RTU Upgrades
L&G/Moore Systems MPS 9000/9000S BBC/CSI 7000
– Oklahoma Gas & Electric, OK; CIPCO, IA; Western Farmers, OK; – DTE, MI
NSTAR, MA; Nova Scotia Power, Canada; Orlando Utilities, FL; Tejas CAM/DAC
Seattle City Light, WA – El Paso Electric, TX; NV Energy/Sierra Pacific Corp, NV; Duke Energy,
L&G TeleGyr 5300/5500 series NC
– New Horizons/Little River Coop, SC; Orlando Utilities, FL; QEI Quics 6CPP3 and 6CP2
Alameda Power, CA; TransCanada Ocean State Power, Canada; – Paducah, KY
City of Palo Alto, CA
Westronic M3 and M4/Harris 6000
L&G TeleGyr 5310/5520 series
– Oklahoma Gas & Electric, OK
– Salem, OR; Sevier County, TN; NSTAR, MA; Fayetteville, NC;
New Horizons/Broad River Coop, SC; Nova Scotia Power, ILEX 8200
Canada; Baldwin EMC, AL; Duke Energy, NC; Orlando Utilities, – Orangeburg, SC; Poplar Bluff, MO; Platt-Clay Electric Coop, KS;
FL; Arcelor Mittal Burns Harbor, IN; Xcel Energy, CO; Wellesley, Village of Rockville Centre, NY
MA Harris 5000/5500
L&G TeleGyr 5700 – NSTAR, MA; Provo, UT; Memphis MLGW, TN
– NSTAR, MA; Palo Alto, CA; Cal Arcelor Mittal Burns Harbor, IN; Ferranti Outpost
Loup River Public Power District, NE; TVA, TN – Colorado Springs Utilities, CO
SNW SR-8000, Type 1 and 2 CDC/Empros/Siemens 8890
– DTE, MI; NV Energy/Nevada Power, NV – NPPD (Trans), NE; Public Service of New Mexico, NM
SNW SR-8500, SR-8550, SR-8800 CDC 44-500
– NPPD (Trans), NE; El Paso Electric, TX; Allegheny Power, PA; – Xcel Energy, MI
NV Energy/Nevada Power, NV; DTE, MI; Duquesne Power, PA;
Public Service of New Mexico, NM L&N Conitel C2020
SNW IR-8600 – US Enrichment Corp, KY
– El Paso Electric, TX; NV Energy/Nevada Power, NV; DTE, MI; Westronic/Harris/GE D20/D200 and peripheral I/O panels
Duquesne Power, PA; Pedernales Coop, TX – ITC, MI; Montana-Dakota Utilities, ND; MidAmerican Energy, IA;
L&N Conitel C300 Oklahoma Gas & Electric, OK; Cleco Power, LA; Idaho Power, ID;
Duke Energy Indiana, IN; NV Energy/Nevada Power Co., NV; Arizona
– San Diego Gas & Electric, CA; NV Energy/Sierra Pacific Corp., Public Service Company, AZ; Colorado Springs Utilities, CO; Xcel
NV; Pedernales Coop, TX Energy, MI; City of Palo Alto, CA; Xcel Energy, CO; Entergy, MS;
Consumers Energy Company, MI; Dairyland Power Cooperative, WI

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RTU Upgrades

• Replace RTU logic and control cards, processor, etc.

• Replace old power supply
• Retain existing control relays and wiring
• Retain existing digital and analog input termination modules
when possible
• Leave existing field wiring in place when possible
• Leave existing master database and displays untouched
• Add high–speed serial or Ethernet gateways with open
protocols for multiple masters and IEDs

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GE D20 & L&G Systems TeleGyr 5700

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RTU Upgrades – GE D20

D20 A Analog Input Peripheral Panel

& ACS NTX-U20/A Upgrade

D20 S Status Input Peripheral Panel

& ACS NTX-U20/D Upgrade

D20 K Control Output Peripheral Panel

& ACS NTX-U20/K Upgrade

D20 C Combination I/O Peripheral Panel

& ACS NTX-U20/C Upgrade

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RTU Upgrades – L&G Systems TeleGyr 5700

TG5700 DC Analog Input Subsystem

& ACS NTX-U57/A Upgrade

TG5700 Digital Input Subsystem

& ACS NTX-U57/D Upgrade

TG5700 Relay Output Subsystem

& ACS NTX-U57/R Upgrade

TG5700 Combo Node

& ACS NTX-U57/C Upgrade

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RTU Upgrades – GE D20 & L&G Systems TeleGyr 5700
• Configurable dual Ethernet DNP3 or Modbus TCP/IP or UDP
client, server or multiples of both substation LANS
• Dual Network ports function as a 2-port integrated Ethernet
network switch
• 14,000 point database capacity per module upgrade I/O
peripheral panel
• IRIG-B (Un-modulated), GPS Satellite Clock, NTP or DNP3
protocol time synchronization supported
• Peripheral Panels upgraded without touching existing customer
wiring
• IED vendor transparent for integrating DNP3.0 or Modbus
compliant devices
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RTU Upgrades - L&G TeleGyr 5310

L&G 5310 before L&G 5310/NTX-220 after

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RTU Upgrades - CDC/Empros/Siemens 8890

8890 before upgrade 8890 after upgrade

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RTU Upgrades – GE D20

GE D20 before upgrade NTX-U20 after upgrade

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