SEL-551/SEL-551C, SEL-851, and SEL-751 Comparison

Standard Feature Model Option
FeaturesSEL-551
SEL-551C
SEL-851SEL-751
Display/Front Panel
Color Touchscreen
Graphical LCD Display
Local/Remote Control
Trip/Close Breaker Control
8 Programable LEDs
USB-C Communications Port
CT/PT Inputs
1 A/5 A Software-Selectable Current Inputs
Voltage Inputs
Applications
Breaker Failure Protectionƒ
Underfrequency Load Shedding
Undervoltage Load Shedding
Loss-of-Potential Logic
Protection Elements
50AF/50NAF Arc-Flash Detection Instantaneous Overcurrent
27/59 Over-/Undervoltage
32 Directional Power
50 (P,N,G,Q) Overcurrent (Phase, Neutral, Ground, Neg. Seq.)
51 (P,N,G,Q) Time-Overcurrent (Phase, Neutral, Ground, Neg. Seq.)
55 Power Factor
60 Loss-of-Potential
67 Directional Overcurrent
81O/81U Over-/Underfrequency
81R Rate-of-Change of Frequency
Second-Harmonic Blocking
Instrumentation and Control
Arc-Flash Detection Inputs
Load/Signal Profile Recorder
Software-Invertible Polarities
Built-In Web Server
Harmonic Metering
RMS Metering
Synchrophasors
Configuration SoftwareacSELerator QuickSet SEL-5030 SoftwareSEL Grid Configurator SoftwareacSELerator QuickSet SEL-5030 Software
Programmable Digital Inputs (24–250 Vdc/Vac)
Low-Energy Analog (LEA) Inputs
Universal Power Supply (24–250 Vdc/110–240 Vac)
Communications Ports and Protocols
USB-C Port (Front)
Settings-Selectable EIA-232/EIA-485 Port (Rear)
Single 10/100BASE-T Ethernet Port (Rear)
Dual 10/100BASE-T Ethernet Ports (Rear)
Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP/IP
IEC 61850 Edition 2.1
IEC 61850 Edition 2
DNP3 Level 2 (Serial and LAN/WAN)
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
This table lists key features but is not comprehensive. For detailed information on each relay, visit the product pages: