132-400 kV AC substation

Control unit
Relay protection
Data exchange with SIMEAS SAFIR

technicalstandard

ETS-52-01-04 Rev. 0

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Table of contents
1.

Introduction

2.

Standards and regulations

3.

Definitions

4.

Functional requirements
4.1
System topology
4.2
Transient recordings
4.3
TFM lists

4
4
5
6

5.

Technical requirements
5.1
Communication
5.2
Data concentrator
5.3
COMTRADE files

6
6
6
7

5.3.1
5.3.2

Data structure of data concentrator

Analogue and digital channels

7
7

5.4

TFM lists

5.4.1

Data structure of data concentrator

5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8

Minimum length of a recording

Data transmission
Data storage
Time synchronisation

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1.

Introduction

This standard specifies requirements for data exchange of Disturbance records (in this
document referred to as recordings) from protection relays and transient fault recorders for
high-voltage substations concerning the nominal 132400 kV voltage range.
This standard specifies requirements for data exchange of Substation Automation
Messages (in this document referred to as a TFM list a temporal event list) from
substation control units for high-voltage substations concerning the nominal 132400 kV
voltage range.
It must be possible to integrate recordings and TFM lists into Energinet.dks central analysis
system SIMEAS SAFIR from Siemens.
The requirements stated in the technical specification for the relevant unit take precedence
over the requirements stated in this standard.

2. Standards and regulations

3.

ETS-52-01-01
'Relay protection. General'
ETS-52-02-06
'Substation control. Time synchronisation'
IEEE C37.111-1999 IEEE Standard Common Format for Transient Data Exchange
(COMTRADE) for Power Systems Description.

Definitions

Recording

TFM list

Data concentrator

4.

Data file with analogue and digital values belonging

to a transient sequence of events in the highvoltage grid
Data file with a temporal event list with status
display for equipment in high-voltage substations
Server for data collection of recordings and TFM
lists.

Functional requirements

The equipment offered must be able to provide transient recordings and/or TFM lists for the
system. The supplier must be able to verify this.

4.1

System topology

The data processing and transmission system SIMEAS SAFIR is implemented in

Energinet.dks server environment.
SIMEAS SAFIR solely transmits data via a data concentrator to which protective equipment,
fault recorders and control equipment must supply data.

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The structure of the system and an example of possible interfaces are shown in appendix 1.
At present, data can be supplied to SIMEAS SAFIR in three ways. These are shown in
Figure 1 - Figure 3.

Figure 1: Data are stored on a data concentrator delivered by the supplier.

Figure 2: Equipment is connected to Energinet.dks existing unit.

Figure 3: Software-based data concentrator is delivered and implemented in Energinet.dks

server environment.

4.2

Transient recordings

It must be possible to exchange data files in the COMTRADE format (ASCII 1999) via a
data concentrator in accordance with IEEE C37.111-1999.
Depending on the project, Energinet.dk currently uses the following types of data
concentrators:

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SICAM DISTO (IEC 60870-5-104 via SICAM 230/250)

ABB RTU560
Qualitrol Ben32 v/3.2.2
Qualitrol ReplayPlus v/2.0 (build 1759)
ABB DRUpload (ABB REB500 local busbar protection)
File share directory

If another type of data concentrator is offered, it must be able to communicate with

SIMEAS SAFIR. This must be verified by the supplier.

4.3

TFM lists

TFM lists must be exchangeable in a comma-separated ASCII format (CSV) via a data
concentrator.
Depending on the project, Energinet.dk currently uses the following types of data
concentrators:

SICAM 230/250
File share directory

If another type of data concentrator is offered, it must be able to communicate with

SIMEAS SAFIR. This must be verified by the supplier.

5.

Technical requirements

5.1

Communication

Communication between the equipment delivered and one of Energinet.dks existing data
concentrators must comply with the standards used by Energinet.dk for the data
concentrator in question.
If a new data concentrator is delivered, there are no specific requirements for
communication between the equipment delivered and the data concentrator.
Communication between the data concentrator and SIMEAS SAFIR is based on TCP/IP, and
data are collected via an SMB1 protocol or via FTP2.
The supplier must verify that the equipment delivered can communicate with SIMEAS
SAFIR.

5.2

Data concentrator

If a new software-based data concentrator is offered, and Energinet.dk is to supply the

required hardware, it must be able to integrate into Energinet.dks server environment. The
data concentrator must support a server with an operating system of the type:

Windows 2008 R2 64-bit server

SMB: Server Message Block

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

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The requirements stated in the safety specification and the technical specification for
Energinet.dks server environment take precedence over the requirements stated in this
standard.
The supplier may provide his own data concentrator (hardware and software). The
requirements stated in the safety specification and the technical specification for
Energinet.dks network take precedence over the requirements stated in this standard.

5.3

COMTRADE files

The recording in question must have a unique ID, date and time stamp in the file name.
The data and time stamp stated in the COMTRADE configuration file is used by SIMEAS
SAFIR to group events and must therefore be synchronised.

5.3.1

Data structure of data concentrator

SIMEAS SAFIR supports the following structure for storing recordings (COMTRADE files) on
a data concentrator:

Folder structure that defines the substation/voltage level/bay/unit. Subfolders

indicating, for example, the date of the recording are permitted. The time-stamped
recordings can be stored in these folders. An example is shown in Figure 4.
Recordings are stored in the same folder. The folder must clearly define the unit. The
substation name and recorder ID are decoded from the COMTRADE configuration file
(see Figure 5).

VHA_400_FER_7SA513,64,1999
35, 7A, 28D
1, IL1, L1

Figure 4: Folder structure in the format:

STATION_VOLTAGE/STATION_COMTYRADE/
STATION_VOLTAGE_BAY_UNIT

Figure 5: Example of a configuration file

indicating substation name and
ID: VHA_400_FER_7SA513,64

Regardless of the data structure chosen, there can under no circumstances be identical
COMTRADE configuration files with the same file name, substation name and ID.

5.3.2

Analogue and digital channels

Units must deliver a recording with defined analogue and digital channels in accordance
with Energinet.dks specifications. The specification depends on the function of the
equipment, but the recording must, as a minimum, contain the following channels:

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Analogue inputs:

Current

Voltage

Differential currents

DC currents and voltages

Digital inputs:

Unit/bay under testing (mandatory)

Start signals

Trip signals

Reclosure functions

IL1, IL2, IL3, 3I0

UL1, UL2, UL3, 3U0

This is on the assumption that these analogue and digital inputs are used in the equipment.
Unit under testing is a mandatory signal.
A complete specification of the channels included in the recordings concerned must be
provided.

5.4

TFM lists

TFM lists must be structured as shown in Table 1. The table specifies the requirements for
field lengths and the desired order.
Order
1
2
3
4
5

Description
Time stamp
Identification
Text
Value
Status
Total

Field
length
23
70
43
10
21

Format
[dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss.mmm]

167

Table 1: TFM list structure

5.4.1

Data structure of data concentrator

SIMEAS SAFIR supports the following structure for storing TFM lists on a data concentrator:

Folder structure defining the substation name (see Figure 6)

The data file must have a time stamp in the file name in the format YYMMDD.txt.

Figure 6: Folder structure for storing TFM lists:

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An example of the contents of a TFM list is shown in Figure 7.

...
04-02-2011
04-02-2011
04-02-2011
04-02-2011
04-02-2011
...

00:54:22.690;VHA5 ZF6 AF2 TFM UDI;KOMMET;1;SPONT-WINTER;

00:54:22.730;VHA5 ZF6 AF2 R UDE;KOMMET;1;SPONT-WINTER;
00:54:22.730;VHA5 ZF6 AF2 S UDE;KOMMET;1;SPONT-WINTER;
00:54:22.730;VHA5 ZF6 AF2 T UDE;KOMMET;1;SPONT-WINTER;
00:54:22.740;CD VHA5 ZF6 AF2;DOBB 00;2;SPONT-WINTER;

Figure 7: Example of the contents of a TFM list.

5.5

Minimum length of a recording

Recording of an event can be divided into three time periods:

Time before the trigger time: Tpre

Time during the event: Tfault

Time after the event: Tpost

The minimum requirements for the length of these time periods contained in a recording
are shown in Table 2. The table also contains suggestions for setting the length of the time
periods.
Times

Minimum length
[sec.]

Suggestions for setting

[sec.]

Tpre

-0.1

-0.25

Tpost

0.1

0.1

Tfault

How long the triggering is

active

3.0

Table 2: Minimum requirements and suggestions for setting time periods contained in a
recording.
The trigger time is the reference time.

5.6

Data transmission

Data concentrators must retrieve recordings from connected equipment at each new
recording or such that a new recording is available on the data concentrator in the correct
data format within five minutes.
Data concentrators must store changes to TFM lists every 10 minutes at the latest.
Data concentrators must be aware that SIMEAS SAFIR access data at 1-minute intervals for
recordings and 30-minute intervals for TFM lists.

5.7

Data storage

The storage capacity for data on data concentrators must be at least 8 GB, and the data
files must be stored in accordance with section 5.3.1 of this standard.

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If the data storage is full, subsequent records are stored according to the FIFO principle
(First In First Out).

5.8

Time synchronisation

All events, including time stamps in COMTRADE configuration files, must be time stamped
with a resolution of 1 ms. This must be verified by the supplier. Please see ETS-52-02-06:
'Substation control. Time synchronisation.

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Appendix 1: SIMEAS SAFIR topology at Energinet.dk

ENERGINET.DK
SIMEAS SAFIR TOPOLOGY

Energinet.dk
scope of supply

SMB

Energinet.dk
scope of supply

SMB / FTP
Data concentrator
IEC 60870-5-104

SAFIR front end

AC stations 1

AK1703
Data concentrator
SICAM 230/250
SICAM DISTO

TCP/IP

Data concentrator
ABB REB500

SAFIR main server

REB500
BU

Energinet.dk
scope of supply

IEC 61850-8-1

IEC 60870-5-103

ABB REB500

SAFIR front end

AC stations 2

REB500
BU
Protection
device

SAFIR test server

TCP/IP

Data concentrator
Qualitrol BEN32

Qualitrol
BEN6000

BEN 6000
BU

SAFIR front end

DC stations

SAFIR Backup server

TCP/IP

Hathaway DAU

Data concentrator
Qualitrol ReplayPlus

SAFIR front end

Test

Energinet.dk server
running Windows
2008 R2 64-bit for a
software based data
concentrator
delivered by supplier

Data concentrator
Spare
TCP/IP

Energinet.dk
server environment

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Hathaway
LSU

Protection
device