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The double busbar substation Kruppstrae has ten 2.2 Communication to the test devices
active bays, where one ABB REB500 field unit is For the communication between the test devices, the
installed each. Into each field unit a CMC test devices binary input/output extension device and the
injects one current triple and records the binary controlling PC, an Ethernet network was built up in
signals for trip, annunciation busbar trip and the substation. The application software can control
annunciation breaker failure. Because the CMC test all 6 CMC test devices using this network, replay the
devices are capable to output two current triples, for calculated transient current signals on the
some cases one test device was used to inject into two corresponding test devices and record all binary
neighbouring field units. signals.
ABB REB500
fild units
CMCs
PTP-Transparent
Switch
ISIO200
CMGPS588
ABB REB500 PTP GMC
central unit
Laptop with
RelaySimTest analog- and binary signals
Ethernet connections
For the time synchronization of the CMC test devices 2.3 Overview of the equipment used
a GPS-receiver CMGPS 588 was used, which provides
a precise time synchronization using IEEE 1588 PTP In total the following equipment was used:
(Precision Time Protocol) over the existing Ethernet 6 OMICRON CMC test devices
connections. The CMGPS 588 device operates as an 1 binary input/output extension device
IEEE 1588 grandmaster clock, which forwards the OMICRON ISIO 200
time information to all CMC test devices over the 1 switch Hirschmann Mach 1040
network. For the Precision Time Protocol the IEEE 1 GPS-receiver OMICRON CMGPS588
1588 power profile was used, which requires a PTP-
about 300 m Ethernet cable (including 5
transparent switch, so that the required time
Ethernet cable reels),
precision ( 100 ns) can be guaranteed between all
more than 100 measurement leads, many
switch ports.
with length of 6 and 10 m
a huge number of power cables and extension
socket outlets
3 Wiring check
Next the check of the wiring had to be done. Therefore
unsymmetrical currents were injected into one or two
bays using only one test device. This should show,
that the currents are measured correctly on the
individual field units and that the corresponding
binary signals can be recorded by the CMCs.
For other fault types this non-selectivity could not be The network calculation within the software provides
observed. In the beginning this false behaviour could all the test quantities and using a complete setup with
not be interpreted. After analysis of the fault various test devices almost all substations can be
recordings from the central unit of the protection it tested.
was obvious, that there was a wiring error in the
It could be shown, that smaller deviations, such as the
Holmgreen-circuit within the coupling field. The
wiring error described above, could not be found by a
terminals of the ground currents were connected
classical parameter test. If it is necessary to inject
wrong, so that the single-phase-to-ground fault
currents at three locations simultaneously, classical
currents over the coupling were interpreted wrong,
parameters tests are at its limits. For the utility NRM
which resulted in the false behaviour described
this was the first time to test a busbar protection in
above.
detail in the field. For the future it will be considered
to apply this approach for every new commissioning.
7 Advantages of a simulation-
based test in addition to a Literature
parameter test [1] Ziegler, G.: Numerical Differential Protection
The setting parameters of a protection relay are Principles and Applications, Publicis Publishing,
important and relevant for the function of a 2nd Edition, 2012
protection system. To verify that these values, [2] ABB: Distributed busbar protection REB500 -
calculated from the network calculation, work Operation Manual, 9th Edition (valid for software
correctly within the protection relay and are set version V7.60), ABB, 2011
correctly, is the main task of a classical parameter test
during commissioning. In a complex protection
system, as within a busbar protection, these
parameters are linked with a high number of logical
functions, which makes the overall test of the whole
system considerably
more difficult.
Therefore complex
tables have to be made,
where all the fault
cases which have to be
tested are described
and where all the
values to inject are
calculated individually.
This process can take
up to a whole week for
a bigger substation and
due to the numerous
rewirings necessary
and the manual
calculation of the test
quantities this is a huge
effort and very prone
to errors.
RelaySimTest offers
the possibility to
automate this test. The
effort to setup the test
is quite high (see
Figure 3), but if it is
done correctly once, a
complete system test
can be conducted in a
relatively short time,
without the need to
change the test setup.
Figure 10: Simulation of an inside fault with RelaySimTest
Figure 11:
OMICRON 2015 International Protection Testing Symposium
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Presentation 0.7