NOJA Power Releases Suite of New Features for RC-20 Recloser Control Product

Australian Electrical Engineering firm NOJA Power today announces the launch of Firmware version 2.1 for their RC-20 Controllers. This complementary upgrade is available for all RC-20 users, offering a suite of new functions including Directional Power, Modbus Communications, and an expansion to eight configurable protection settings groups.

NOJA Power Group Managing Director Neil O’Sullivan said, “Our RC-20 represents the latest technology available in electronic hardware and will provide the platform for our products over the next 2 decades which will continue to offer enhanced features and functions through our ongoing investment in new firmware development.”

Firmware version 2.1 brings the following features to NOJA Power’s RC-20 system:

• Single Triple (un-ganged three phase operation)
• Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) local storage and retransmission
• Expansion to eight settings groups
• Implementation of IEEE & U-Type Time Current Curves
• Directional Over/Under Power
• Circuit Breaker Failure Protection
• IEC 60870-1-104 Redundancy Groups
• DNP3 Multiple Master
• Modbus Outstation
• A new HMI panel configuration offering 6 programmable fast keys.

A comprehensive overview of the RC-20 Control platform is available here .

The updated firmware is available for download from the NOJA Power Secure Website.