Eaton EGR-5000-2B0EA1 Generator Relay - 50/60 Hz
Part Number: EGR-5000-2B0EA1
Quick Summary
The Eaton generator relay is designed to protect and monitor generator assets in demanding industrial environments. Engineers often struggle with nuisance trips, complex integration, and costly downtime, but this device mitigates those pains with versatile I/O, robust RS-485/PROFIBUS-DP communications, and programmable protection logic. While compliance specifics vary by region, confirm CE, SIL, or IP ratings with Eaton to ensure proper approvals for your site. By delivering reliable protection, precise metering, and seamless remote coordination, it supports uptime, safety, and streamlined asset management across critical power systems.
Product Information
Extended Description
EGR-5000-2B0EA1 Eaton: Eaton, generator relay, EGR-5000, Generator protection relay, Profibus-DP over D-SUB / RS485, 5A, 1A, 40-250 Vac, 19-300 Vdc, 8, 9, Removable, Generator, over D-Sub / RS-485, 19-300Vdc, 40-250Vac, 50/60 Hz, Trip Coil Monitor,
Product Name
Eaton generator relay
Catalog Number
EGR-5000-2B0EA1
UPC
786679149607
Product Length/Depth
8.06 in
Product Height
8.7 in
Product Width
9.72 in
Product Weight
9.259 lb
Warranty
Eaton Selling Policy 25-000, one (1) year from the date of installation of the Product or eighteen (18) months from the date of shipment of the Product, whichever occurs first.
Compliances
Contact Manufacturer
Application
Generator
Type
Generator relay
Product Category
Generator protection relay
Analog inputs
2
Analog outputs
2
Base relay
EGR-5000
Conformal coating
None
Current sensing inputs
2
Digital inputs
8
Digital outputs
9
I/O options
URTD Interface Trip Coil Monitor IRIG-B
Phase current
5A, 1A
PROFIBUS-DP
over D-Sub / RS-485
Sensing inputs
Current Protection and Metering Power Protection and Metering Differential Protection Voltage Protection and Metering
Zone selective interlocking
1
Number of inputs
8
Number of outputs
9
Power supply range
19-300Vdc, 40-250Vac
Power consumption
40-250 Vac, 19-300 Vdc
Frequency rating
50/60 Hz
Mounting method
Projection
Terminals
Removable
Voltage sensing inputs
1
Feature → Business Impact → Application: Flexible input/output configuration with 8 digital inputs, 9 digital outputs, 2 analog inputs, and 2 analog outputs enables multi-parameter protection and metering from a single device, reducing hardware footprint and maintenance costs. This improves protection coordination and enables accurate energy accounting for generator fleets in manufacturing facilities and data centers. Application: generator protection and metering in complex electrical installations. Feature → Business Impact → Application: ProfiBUS-DP over D-Sub and RS-485 communications simplify integration with existing PLCs and SCADA systems, cutting commissioning time and enabling centralized monitoring. Benefit: faster start-up testing, easier fault tracing, and better asset visibility. Application: modular plant automation and remote facility monitoring. Feature → Business Impact → Application: URTD interface Trip Coil Monitor and IRIG-B option provide precise trip signaling and time synchronization, reducing misoperations and ensuring accurate incident timing. Application: critical backup power systems and emergency generation. Feature → Business Impact → Application: Zone Selective Interlocking (ZSI) improves selective tripping, minimizing outage scope and protecting upstream equipment. Application: large power distribution networks and industrial plants requiring enhanced reliability. Feature → Business Impact → Application: Wide power supply range 19–300 Vdc and 40–250 Vac plus 50/60 Hz compatibility ensures operation across diverse gensets and ambient conditions, lowering installation and transformer footprint. Application: generator protection in mixed-voltage infrastructures. Feature → Business Impact → Application: 2 current sensing inputs plus current protection and metering plus voltage protection and metering deliver comprehensive protection coverage and accurate fault reporting. Application: prime and standby generator protection with precise metering data.
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FAQs
The Eaton EGR-5000-2B0EA1 Generator Relay provides comprehensive generator protection and monitoring for industrial and backup power systems. It supports multi-parameter protection, metering, and remote coordination, enabling reliable operation, faster fault diagnosis, and improved uptime in critical facilities. The device integrates multiple sensing inputs, analogue channels, and protective functions within a single chassis, reducing space and wiring complexity.
The relay includes PROFIBUS-DP over D-Sub RS-485 for industrial fieldbus integration and remote communications. It also supports URTD interface options for Trip Coil Monitoring and IRIG-B time synchronization, enabling precise time stamping of events. These interfaces simplify integration with PLCs, SCADA, and protection schemes in complex plant architectures.
It provides 8 digital inputs, 9 digital outputs, 2 analog inputs, 2 analog outputs, plus 2 current sensing inputs for comprehensive protection and metering. Sensing covers Current Protection and Metering, Power Protection and Metering, Differential Protection, and Voltage Protection and Metering, delivering broad coverage for generator protection and coordination in diverse installations.
The device supports a wide power supply range of 19–300 Vdc and 40–250 Vac, with a frequency rating of 50/60 Hz. This flexibility eases wiring to different gensets and site conditions, reduces the need for additional power conditioning, and simplifies lifecycle maintenance across mixed-voltages environments.
Yes, the EGR-5000-2B0EA1 includes Zone Selective Interlocking, which enables selective tripping and coordinated protection across multiple feeders. This reduces the scope of outages, protects upstream equipment, and improves system reliability in complex power distribution networks, a critical advantage for large facilities and data centers.