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  • Page 1 — R E L I O N ® 670 SERIES IEC 60870-5-103, 670 series Version 2.2 Communication protocol manual...
  • Page 3 Document ID: 1MRK 511 394-UEN Issued: October 2017 Revision: A Product version: 2.2.1 © Copyright 2017 ABB. All rights reserved...
  • Page 4 Copyright This document and parts thereof must not be reproduced or copied without written permission from ABB, and the contents thereof must not be imparted to a third party, nor used for any unauthorized purpose. The software and hardware described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or disclosed only in accordance with the terms of such license.
  • Page 5 In case any errors are detected, the reader is kindly requested to notify the manufacturer. Other than under explicit contractual commitments, in no event shall ABB be responsible or liable for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this manual or the application of the equipment.
  • Page 6 (EMC Directive 2004/108/EC) and concerning electrical equipment for use within specified voltage limits (Low-voltage directive 2006/95/EC). This conformity is the result of tests conducted by ABB in accordance with the product standard EN 60255-26 for the EMC directive, and with the product standards EN 60255-1 and EN 60255-27 for the low voltage directive.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Engineering in PCM600...............17 Settings for RS485 and optical serial communication...... 17 IEC 60870-5-103 time synchronization........19 Settings..................20 Section 4 IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation..23 Signals in monitoring direction............23 Measurands for IEC 60870-5-103 I103MEAS......23 Functionality................23 Function block................ 24 Signals..................24...
  • Page 8 Supported information types..........35 Supervison status for IEC 60870-5-103 I103SUPERV....35 Functionality................35 Function block................ 36 Signals..................36 Settings.................. 36 Supported information types..........36 Status for user defined signals for IEC 60870-5-103 I103USRDEF................37 Functionality................37 Function block................ 37 Signals..................38 Settings.................. 38 Supported information types..........40 Commands in control direction............
  • Page 9 Table of contents Signals..................42 Settings.................. 42 Supported information types..........43 Function commands user defined for IEC 60870-5-103 I103USRCMD................43 Functionality................43 Function block................ 43 Signals..................43 Settings.................. 44 Supported information types..........44 Function commands generic for IEC 60870-5-103 I103GENCMD................45 Functionality................45 Function block................ 45 Signals..................45...
  • Page 10 Table of contents Common address of ASDU............56 Selection of standard information numbers in monitor direction..56 System functions in monitor direction........56 Status indications in monitor direction........56 Supervision indications in monitor direction......57 Earth-fault indications in monitor direction......57 Fault indications in monitor direction........58 Auto-reclosure indications in monitor direction.......59 Measurands in monitor direction..........

  • Page 11: Section 1 Introduction

    Section 1 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Introduction Section 1 Introduction This manual GUID-AB423A30-13C2-46AF-B7FE-A73BB425EB5F v18 The communication protocol manual describes the communication protocols supported by the IED. The manual concentrates on the vendor-specific implementations. Intended audience GUID-C9B8127F-5748-4BEA-9E4F-CC762FE28A3A v11 This manual is intended for the communication system engineer or system integrator responsible for pre-engineering and engineering the communication setup in a substation from an IED perspective.

  • Page 12: Product Documentation

    The manual also recommends a sequence for the engineering of protection and control functions, LHMI functions as well as communication engineering for IEC 60870-5-103, IEC 61850, DNP3, LON and SPA. The installation manual contains instructions on how to install the IED. The manual provides procedures for mechanical and electrical installation.

  • Page 13: Document Revision History

    Section 1 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Introduction describes the process of testing an IED in a substation which is not in service. The chapters are organized in the chronological order in which the IED should be commissioned. The relevant procedures may be followed also during the service and maintenance activities.

  • Page 14: Related Documents

    Section 1 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Introduction 1.3.3 Related documents GUID-94E8A5CA-BE1B-45AF-81E7-5A41D34EE112 v5 Documents related to REB670 Document numbers Application manual 1MRK 505 370-UEN Commissioning manual 1MRK 505 372-UEN Product guide 1MRK 505 373-BEN Technical manual 1MRK 505 371-UEN Type test certificate 1MRK 505 373-TEN Documents related to REC670 Document numbers...
  • Page 15 Section 1 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Introduction Documents related to RET670 Document numbers Application manual 1MRK 504 163-UEN Commissioning manual 1MRK 504 165-UEN Product guide 1MRK 504 166-BEN Technical manual 1MRK 504 164-UEN Type test certificate 1MRK 504 166-TEN Documents related to RES670 Document numbers Application manual 1MRK 511 407-UEN...

  • Page 16: Document Symbols And Conventions

    Section 1 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Introduction Document symbols and conventions 1.4.1 Symbols GUID-2945B229-DAB0-4F15-8A0E-B9CF0C2C7B15 v12 The electrical warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result in electrical shock. The warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result in personal injury.
  • Page 17 Section 1 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Introduction For example, select Main menu/Settings. • LHMI messages are shown in Courier font. For example, to save the changes in non-volatile memory, select Yes and press • Parameter names are shown in italics. For example, the function can be enabled and disabled with the Operation setting.

  • Page 19: Section 2 Iec 60870-5-103 Overview

    While the official IEC 60870-5-103 standard dates back to 1997, the protocol has its roots in the VDEW6 communication protocol from the late 1980’s. A VDEW6 device can be seen as a subset of an IEC 60870-5-103 device but not the opposite.
  • Page 20 IEC 60870-5-103 function type definition. However, if this default mapping principle causes interoperability problems with older installations, the user can freely remap every available IEC 60870-5-103 process data point by using PCM600. M17109-3 v6...
  • Page 21 Section 2 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 overview When communicating locally in the station using a Personal Computer (PC) or a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) connected to the Communication and processing module, the only hardware needed is optical fibres and an opto/electrical converter for the PC/RTU, or a RS-485 connection depending on the used IED communication interface.

  • Page 23: Section 3 Iec 60870-5-103 Communication Engineering

    Settings for RS485 and optical serial communication M17109-118 v12 General settings IEC 60870-5-103 can be configured to operate on the SLM optical serial port or the RS485 port. Two different areas in the HMI are used to configure the IEC 60870-5-103 protocol.
  • Page 24 The slave number can be set to any value between 1 and 254. The communication speed, can be set either to 9600 bits/s or 19200 bits/s. • RevPolarity: Setting for inverting the light (or not). Standard IEC 60870-5-103 setting is On. •...

  • Page 25: Iec 60870-5-103 Time Synchronization

    IEC 60870-5-103 time synchronization GUID-58312C51-3727-4125-81F3-7440BEBD9728 v5 An IED with IEC 60870-5-103 protocol can be used for time synchronization, but for accuracy reasons, it is not recommended. In some cases, however, this kind of synchronization is needed, for example, when no other synchronization is available.

  • Page 26: Settings

    Section 3 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 communication engineering IEDTimeSkew. But in LinMastTime it applies the time changes occurred between two synchronization messages. • IEDTimeSkew: The IED measures the offset in between its own time and the master time and applies the same offset for the messages sent.
  • Page 27 Section 3 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 communication engineering PID-6610-SETTINGS v5 Table 3: OPTICAL103 Non group settings (basic) Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description SlaveAddress 1 - 254 Slave address BaudRate 9600 Bd 9600 Bd Baudrate on serial line...

  • Page 29: Section 4 Iec 60870-5-103 Vendor Specific Implementation

    M11874-23 v4 The signal and setting tables specify the information types supported by the IEDs with the communication protocol IEC 60870-5-103 implemented. The information types are supported when corresponding functions are included in the protection and control IED. Be aware of that different cycle times for function blocks must be considered to ensure correct time stamping.

  • Page 30: Function Block

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation 4.1.1.2 Function block GUID-EC5F1C83-0F47-4548-86E3-FFE056571241 v2 I103MEAS BLOCK UL1L2 IEC10000287-1-en.vsd IEC10000287 V1 EN-US Figure 5: I103MEAS function block 4.1.1.3 Signals PID-6625-INPUTSIGNALS v4 Table 4: I103MEAS Input signals Name Type Default...

  • Page 31: Supported Information Types

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation Name Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description MaxIN 1 - 99999 3000 Maximum residual current IN MaxUL1 0.05 - 2000.00 0.05 230.00 Maximum voltage for phase L1 MaxUL2 0.05 - 2000.00 0.05...

  • Page 32: Measurands User Defined Signals For Iec 60870-5-103

    146, 148 P, active power 146, 148 Q, reactive power f, frequency 4.1.2 Measurands user defined signals for IEC 60870-5-103 I103MEASUSR 4.1.2.1 Functionality GUID-FC9ED4BD-F11C-4BDA-8CDB-3ACF00931D3A v1 I103MEASUSR is a function block with user defined input measurands in monitor direction. These function blocks include the FunctionType parameter for each block in the private range, and the Information number parameter for each block.

  • Page 33: Settings

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation Name Type Default Description INPUT6 REAL Service value for measurement on input 6 INPUT7 REAL Service value for measurement on input 7 INPUT8 REAL Service value for measurement on input 8...

  • Page 34: Function Status Auto-Recloser For Iec 60870-5-103 I103Ar

    1) * User defined information value (PARAM.3) 2) * User defined information value (PARAM.2) 3) 9 = Measurands II, Format = Measurand II (7.3.1.8 in IEC 60870-5-103:1997), semantics per IE is defined by semantics of connected source. <Number of information elements> is defined by index of first input not connected.

  • Page 35: Signals

    I103AR supported indications Description Autorecloser active CB on by Autorecloser Autorecloser blocked 4.1.4 Function status earth-fault for IEC 60870-5-103 I103EF GUID-F23B392E-B55D-4BC3-A0A6-B7992D551092 v1 4.1.4.1 Functionality GUID-13F90E95-7C8C-4DCB-A9D8-2489B66DB81A v2 I103EF is a function block with defined functions for earth fault indications in monitor direction. This block includes the FunctionType parameter, and the information number parameter is defined for each output signal.

  • Page 36: Function Block

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation 4.1.4.2 Function block GUID-25B47484-2976-4063-BD81-AE02D03B08B0 v1 I103EF BLOCK 51_EFFW 52_EFREV IEC10000290-1-en.vsd IEC10000290 V1 EN-US Figure 8: I103EF function block 4.1.4.3 Signals PID-3974-INPUTSIGNALS v5 Table 13: I103EF Input signals Name Type...

  • Page 37: Function Status Fault Protection For Iec 60870-5-103 I103Fltprot

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation 4.1.5 Function status fault protection for IEC 60870-5-103 I103FLTPROT 4.1.5.1 Functionality GUID-6D52F442-1592-4BA7-919C-0CD79046CAE5 v1 I103FLTPROT is used for fault indications in monitor direction. Each input on the function block is specific for a certain fault type and therefore must be connected to a correspondent signal present in the configuration.

  • Page 38: Signals

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation 4.1.5.3 Signals PID-6864-INPUTSIGNALS v1 Table 16: I103FLTPROT Input signals Name Type Default Description BLOCK BOOLEAN Block of status reporting. 64_STL1 BOOLEAN Information number 64, start phase L1 65_STL2 BOOLEAN...

  • Page 39: Settings

    FunctionType 1 - 255 Function type (1-255) 4.1.5.5 Supported information types Function status fault protection for IEC 60870-5-103, I103FLTPROT GUID-E9DF9410-F570-4F85-9063-C76D1D4A0668 v6 Number of instances: 1 Function type is selected with parameter FunctionType. Information number is defined for each input signal.

  • Page 40: Ied Status For Iec 60870-5-103 I103Ied

    Over current trip, stage low Over current trip, stage high Earth-fault trip, stage low Earth-fault trip, stage high 4.1.6 IED status for IEC 60870-5-103 I103IED 4.1.6.1 Functionality GUID-52AC7D0F-33C5-46FC-983E-5CB4B3517D88 v1 I103IED is a function block with defined IED functions in monitor direction. This block uses parameter as FunctionType, and information number parameter is defined for each input signal.

  • Page 41: Settings

    Setting group 1 active Setting group 2 active Setting group 3 active Setting group 4 active 4.1.7 Supervison status for IEC 60870-5-103 I103SUPERV 4.1.7.1 Functionality GUID-E7A28D8D-398E-437C-9B58-AE125BC38058 v1 I103SUPERV is a function block with defined functions for supervision indications in monitor direction. This block includes the FunctionType parameter, and the information number parameter is defined for each output signal.

  • Page 42: Function Block

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation 4.1.7.2 Function block GUID-69C2C974-2D64-4174-9F9A-15383C09050D v1 I103SUPERV BLOCK 32_MEASI 33_MEASU 37_IBKUP 38_VTFF 46_GRWA 47_GRAL IEC10000293-1-en.vsd IEC10000293 V1 EN-US Figure 11: I103SUPERV function block 4.1.7.3 Signals PID-3976-INPUTSIGNALS v5 Table 22: I103SUPERV Input signals...

  • Page 43: Status For User Defined Signals For Iec 60870-5-103

    1,7,9 Group warning 1,7,9 Group alarm 1,7,9 4.1.8 Status for user defined signals for IEC 60870-5-103 I103USRDEF 4.1.8.1 Functionality GUID-DADC9CE4-2E80-426C-A3B6-A8E8C7AC3CD4 v3 I103USRDEF is a function block with user defined input signals in monitor direction. Each instance is associated with a Function Type (FUN) and each input signal with an Information Number (INF).

  • Page 44: Signals

    RT_START registers the positive transition (0->1) of a pulse and sets the time from which relative time is derived. Relative time is assigned only to inputs where the corresponding TypNo parameter is set to Relative. The maximum relative time and unit conform to the IEC 60870-5-103 standard. 4.1.8.4 Settings...
  • Page 45 The TypNon parameters determine if messages use absolute or relative time. This adheres to the TYPE IDENTIFICATION (TYP) message types 1 (time-tagged message) and 2 (time-tagged message with relative time) of the IEC 60870-5-103 standard. The GiNon parameters determine whether a message is sent as a part of a GI reply or not.

  • Page 46: Supported Information Types

    1,7,(9) 1) * User defined information number Commands in control direction M11874-27 v1 4.2.1 Function commands for IEC 60870-5-103 I103CMD 4.2.1.1 Functionality GUID-973929FE-292B-42A5-ACF9-BC95E2B16AE1 v2 I103CMD is a command function block in control direction with pre-defined output signals. The signals are in steady state, not pulsed, and stored in the IED in case of restart.

  • Page 47: Signals

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation 4.2.1.3 Signals PID-3969-INPUTSIGNALS v5 Table 28: I103CMD Input signals Name Type Default Description BLOCK BOOLEAN Block of commands PID-3969-OUTPUTSIGNALS v5 Table 29: I103CMD Output signals Name Type Description 16-AR...

  • Page 48: Ied Commands For Iec 60870-5-103 I103Iedcmd

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation 4.2.2 IED commands for IEC 60870-5-103 I103IEDCMD 4.2.2.1 Functionality GUID-19AD44B2-21D6-4DB0-AD74-1578DA30C100 v5 I103IEDCMD is a command block in control direction with defined IED functions. All outputs are pulsed and they are NOT stored. Pulse length is fixed to 400ms.

  • Page 49: Supported Information Types

    Activate setting group 1 Activate setting group 2 Activate setting group 3 Activate setting group 4 4.2.3 Function commands user defined for IEC 60870-5-103 I103USRCMD 4.2.3.1 Functionality GUID-2989EAC8-20BE-46EE-93FE-C70188D0BC89 v1 I103USRCMD is a command block in control direction with user defined output signals.

  • Page 50: Settings

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation PID-3790-OUTPUTSIGNALS v5 Table 37: I103USRCMD Output signals Name Type Description OUTPUT1 BOOLEAN Command output 1 OUTPUT2 BOOLEAN Command output 2 OUTPUT3 BOOLEAN Command output 3 OUTPUT4 BOOLEAN Command output 4...

  • Page 51: Function Commands Generic For Iec 60870-5-103 I103Gencmd

    4.2.4.1 Functionality GUID-729E9AFD-0468-4BBD-B54A-A6CDCC68A9B2 v3 I103GENCMD is used for transmitting generic commands over IEC 60870-5-103. The function has two outputs signals CMD_OFF and CMD_ON that can be used to implement double-point command schemes. The I103GENCMD component can be configured as either 2 pulsed ON/OFF or 2 steady ON/OFF outputs.

  • Page 52: Settings

    1 - 255 Information number for command output (1-255) 4.2.4.5 Supported information types Function commands generic for IEC 60870-5-103, I103GENCMD GUID-2F2D2048-7E0D-4254-AE50-DB9700F2F997 v2 Number of instances: 50 Function type for each function block instance is selected with parameter FunctionType. Information number must be selected for command output.

  • Page 53: Function Block

    160 - 236 Information number for command output 4.2.5.5 Supported information types IED commands with position and select for IEC 60870-5-103, I103POSCMD GUID-02A72231-F828-4B19-91A0-8AF3FE681A77 v5 Number of instances: 50 The function type for each function block instance is selected with the parameter FunctionType.

  • Page 54: Ied Commands With Position For Iec 60870-5-103 I103Poscmdv

    Base 1,7,9 Selected Device selected 4.2.6 IED commands with position for IEC 60870-5-103 I103POSCMDV 4.2.6.1 Functionality GUID-CF04D9AC-40BE-46A3-A418-77204D2B0F27 v2 I103POSCMDV is a transceiver function that monitors activity on its input signals and interprets any state transition into commands sent over an established IEC 60870-5-103 link.

  • Page 55: Function Block

    160 - 209 Information number for command output 4.2.6.5 Supported information types IED commands with position for IEC 60870-5-103, I103POSCMDV GUID-EDA379DC-73E7-48C5-AC3B-A6CA969F351F v2 Number of instances: 50 The function type for each function block instance is selected with the parameter FunctionType.

  • Page 56: Disturbance Recorder File Transfer

    Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation Disturbance recorder file transfer 4.3.1 Disturbance recordings M17109-111 v9 • The transfer functionality is based on the Disturbance recorder function. The analog and binary signals recorded will be reported to the master by polling.
  • Page 57 Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation number can be set to any value between 0 and 255. To get INF and FUN for the recorded binary signals, there are parameters on the disturbance recorder for each input.
  • Page 58 Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation DRA#-Input IEC 60870-5-103 meaning Private range Private range Private range Private range Private range Private range Private range Private range Private range Private range Private range M11874-629 v7 Disturbance upload All analog and binary signals that are recorded with disturbance recorder can be reported to the master.
  • Page 59 Section 4 1MRK 511 394-UEN A IEC 60870-5-103 vendor specific implementation The only information that is easily available is test-mode status. The other information is always set (hard coded) to: Recorded fault with trip. [1] Disturbance data waiting for transmission [0]...

  • Page 61: Section 5 Interoperability

    Section 5 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Interoperability Section 5 Interoperability Physical layer GUID-C1F320E5-E383-40F0-96E5-A811ACB5C785 v1 5.1.1 Electrical interface GUID-9568E530-6CCC-4058-9ACA-FB89027D0302 v3 Table 50: Electrical Interface Supported EIA RS-485 Number of loads 5.1.2 Optical interface GUID-072191B0-F840-4F11-B3BA-27A8BD0DDA68 v2 Table 51: Optical interface Supported Glass fibre Plastic fibre F-SMA type connector BFOC/2,5 type connector...

  • Page 62: Application Layer

    Section 5 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Interoperability Application layer GUID-3D10FBA6-F562-4050-8A3E-3860ECCA9C0B v1 5.3.1 Transmission mode for application data GUID-0020F6C3-3C0D-4A0F-8C00-4B3A71C36853 v1 Mode 1 (least significant octet first), as defined in 4.10 of IEC 60870-5-4, is used exclusively in this companion standard. 5.3.2 Common address of ASDU GUID-4B6748D2-C329-4937-8C51-60EA28052A2A v2 Table 53:...

  • Page 63: Supervision Indications In Monitor Direction

    Section 5 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Interoperability Semantics Supported Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3 Characteristic 4 Auxiliary input 1 Auxiliary input 2 Auxiliary input 3 Auxiliary input 4 5.3.3.3 Supervision indications in monitor direction GUID-458558FF-192D-43E5-9367-CAA9ECF38122 v3 Table 56: Supervision indications in monitor direction Semantics Supported Measurand supervision I...

  • Page 64: Fault Indications In Monitor Direction

    Section 5 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Interoperability 5.3.3.5 Fault indications in monitor direction GUID-5FF248C0-1B2C-467B-93EA-B0E0CFFF715B v4 Table 58: Fault indications in monitor direction Semantics Supported Start /pick-up L Start /pick-up L Start /pick-up L Start /pick-up N General trip Trip L Trip L Trip L Trip I>>...

  • Page 65: Auto-Reclosure Indications In Monitor Direction

    Section 5 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Interoperability 5.3.3.6 Auto-reclosure indications in monitor direction GUID-88F9AFD6-6464-4DE1-AECB-595142BDCDB3 v2 Table 59: Auto-reclosure indications in monitor direction Semantics Supported CB ‘on’ by AR CB ‘on’ by long-time AR AR blocked 5.3.3.7 Measurands in monitor direction GUID-E3942660-0822-447E-BD4E-40D7C5088712 v3 Table 60: Measurands in monitor direction...

  • Page 66: General Commands In Control Direction

    Section 5 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Interoperability 5.3.4.2 General commands in control direction GUID-83F365BB-62F9-4E34-A291-73430639B898 v2 Table 63: General commands in control direction Semantics Supported Auto-recloser on/off Teleprotection on/off Protection on/off LED reset Activate characteristic 1 Activate characteristic 2 Activate characteristic 3 Activate characteristic 4 5.3.4.3 Generic functions in control direction...

  • Page 67: Miscellaneous

    Section 5 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Interoperability 5.3.6 Miscellaneous GUID-ED83483D-EDED-4558-AF63-BC2137F7B36A v4 Measurands are transmitted with ASDU 3 as well as with ASDU 9. As defined in 7.2.6.8, the maximum MVAL can either be 1,2 or 2,4 times the rated value. No different rating shall be used in ASDU 3 and ASDU 9, i.e.

  • Page 69: Section 6 Glossary

    Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary Section 6 Glossary Glossary M14893-1 v16 Alternating current Actual channel Application configuration tool within PCM600 A/D converter Analog-to-digital converter ADBS Amplitude deadband supervision Analog digital conversion module, with time synchronization Analog input ANSI American National Standards Institute Autoreclosing ASCT...
  • Page 70 Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary Circuit breaker Combined backplane module CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephony. A United Nations-sponsored standards body within the International Telecommunications Union. CAN carrier module CCVT Capacitive Coupled Voltage Transformer Class C Protection Current Transformer class as per IEEE/ ANSI CMPPS Combined megapulses per second...
  • Page 71 Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary Data flow control Discrete Fourier transform DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DIP-switch Small switch mounted on a printed circuit board Digital input DLLB Dead line live bus Distributed Network Protocol as per IEEE Std 1815-2012 Disturbance recorder DRAM Dynamic random access memory...
  • Page 72 International Electrical Committee IEC 60044-6 IEC Standard, Instrument transformers – Part 6: Requirements for protective current transformers for transient performance IEC 60870-5-103 Communication standard for protection equipment. A serial master/slave protocol for point-to-point communication IEC 61850 Substation automation communication standard IEC 61850–8–1...
  • Page 73 Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary Intelligent electronic device IET600 Integrated engineering tool I-GIS Intelligent gas-insulated switchgear Binary input/output module Instance When several occurrences of the same function are available in the IED, they are referred to as instances of that function.
  • Page 74 Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary Multifunction vehicle bus. Standardized serial bus originally developed for use in trains. National Control Centre Number of grid faults Numerical module OCO cycle Open-close-open cycle Overcurrent protection Optical Ethernet module OLTC On-load tap changer OTEV Disturbance data recording initiated by other event than start/pick-up...
  • Page 75 Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary RS422 A balanced serial interface for the transmission of digital data in point-to-point connections RS485 Serial link according to EIA standard RS485 Real-time clock Remote terminal unit Substation Automation Select-before-operate Switch or push button to close Short circuit location Station control system SCADA...
  • Page 76 Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary Transmission control protocol. The most common transport layer protocol used on Ethernet and the Internet. TCP/IP Transmission control protocol over Internet Protocol. The de facto standard Ethernet protocols incorporated into 4.2BSD Unix. TCP/IP was developed by DARPA for Internet working and encompasses both network layer and transport layer protocols.
  • Page 77 Section 6 1MRK 511 394-UEN A Glossary phonetic alphabet stands for "Z", which stands for longitude zero. Undervoltage Weak end infeed logic Voltage transformer X.21 A digital signalling interface primarily used for telecom equipment Three times zero-sequence current.Often referred to as the residual or the earth-fault current Three times the zero sequence voltage.
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