Combined overvoltage and undervoltage 
relay
REU 523
1MRS 751123-MBG
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The REU 523 is interfaced with a fibre-optic 
bus by means of the bus connection module 
RER 103 via the D9S-type RS-485 connector 
on the rear panel of the device. The RER 103 
enables the use of either the SPA bus or the 
IEC 60870-5-103 communication protocol. 
The use of the IEC 60870-5-103 protocol 
normally requires the fibre-optic star coupler 
RER 125.
The optical PC-connector on the front panel 
is used to connect the relay to the CAP 501/ 
505 setting and configuration tools. The front 
interface uses the SPA bus protocol. The opti-
cal PC-connector galvanically isolates the PC 
from the relay. Since this connector is stan-
dardized for ABB relay products, only one 
connecting cable (ABB art. No 1MKC-
950001-1) will be required.
The REU 523 can also be connected to the 
Lon bus using a LON-SPA Gateway.
Auxiliary Supply Voltage
The REU 523 requires a secured auxiliary 
voltage supply to operate. The internal power 
supply of the relay forms the voltages requir-
ed by the relay electronics. The power supply 
is a galvanically isolated (flyback-type) 
DC/DC converter. When the  auxiliary volt-
age is connected, the READY indicator LED 
on the front panel will be on.
The primary side of the power supply is pro-
tected with a fuse located on the PCB of the 
relay. The fuse size is 3.15 A (slow).