Siemens 7UT512 to RIO Converter

1 Objective
An easy to use utility to generate the differential operating & harmonic restraint characteristic of a Siemens
7UT512 relay in the OMICRON Test Universe software.

Supported Software Platforms:

• OMICRON Test Universe V1.51 & V1.6
• Microsoft Excel 97/2000

2 Principle of Operation/Limitations
The Siemens 7UT512 is a combined differential & over-current relay.
This converter was developed to only test the differential part of the relay. To test the differential part of the
relay the over-current element must be disabled before testing can commence.

This utility caters for relays with both version 2.x and version 3.x firmware. The operating characteristic of
relays with V 2.x firmware only have one fixed slope of 0.25 p.u., whereas relays with V 3.x firmware have two
independent slopes, the slope of each being separately settable.

The converter is based on the following assumptions:

• The MVA for the primary and secondary winding is the same.
• The CT starpoints are towards the protected transformer.

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Bias Characteristic for a version 3.x:

Bias Characteristic for a version 2.x:

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3 Running the Siemens 7UT512 to Rio Converter utility
1. Start the Excel file ‘Siemens 7UT512 to RIO Converter’.
2. Select ‘Enable Macros’ when prompted - Figure 1 - 1.
3. Enter all necessary settings in the dialog displayed - Figure 2.
4. Click on ‘Save RIO File’. The standard windows ‘Save As’ dialogue will be displayed - Figure 3. The
default filename is automatically constructed from the entry in the substation, feeder and relay model
fields. Please do not use any funny characters in the substation, feeder and relay model fields for this
reason.
5. A warning message will be displayed if the save function was cancelled or aborted - Figure 4. The
macro will return to the settings dialogue to enable the user to re-save the RIO file.

Figure 1: Enable Macros Dialogue

Figure 2: Settings Dialogue for Siemens 7UT512

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Figure 3: Save As RIO File Dialogue

Note: If there is an existing file with the same filename, the converter will overwrite this file without prompting
the user.

Figure 4: Warning message that RIO File was not generated

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4 To change the default values displayed and saving the entered values
1. Start the Excel file ‘Siemens 7UT512 to RIO Converter’.
2. Select ‘Enable Macros’ when prompted - Figure 1- 1.
3. Enter all necessary settings in the dialog displayed - Figure 2.
4. Click on ‘Save Settings’. The standard windows ‘Save As’ dialogue will be displayed - Figure 5. The
values entered will be saved and are available as new default values when this file is used again. The
default filename is “Siemens 7UT512 to Rio Converter.xls”.

Figure 5: Save As Settings Dialogue

Note: To recall the saved settings just launch the saved Excel spreadsheet from the Explorer, i.e. double
click on the saved Excel file.

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5 To change the default nominal values and added triptime
1. Start the Excel file ‘Siemens 7UT512 to RIO Converter’.
2. Select ‘Disable Macros’ when prompted - Figure 1.
3. Select ‘Settings’ worksheet - Figure 6.
4. Update/edit any of the red fields.
5. Select ‘Main’ worksheet.
6. Save File with the same filename.

Figure 6: Setting Worksheet

Note: An inherent time for the relay tripping times was added; This time will be added to the actual relay
timer setting. If this function is not required the field ‘Relay Added Triptime’ in the ‘Settings’ worksheet
should be set to zero.

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6 Importing the RIO file in the Omicron Control Center

• Start a new OMICRON Control Center (OCC) document (or Open an existing OCC document).
• Insert a new Test Object Manager (Inset / Test Object) (or Open the existing Test Object Manager).
• Click on ‘Import’.
• Browse and select the RIO file just generated: The file name is composed of the substation name,
transformer name and ‘Relay_7UT512’. It is by default saved in the ‘Test Objects_RIO’ directory,
which is the default directory to which the Import function points.
• Click on ‘Open’, which will import the relay settings and characteristics into the OCC document.

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In the Omicron Test Universe Advanced Differential modules the Configuration Test, Operating Characteristic
Test and the Harmonic Restraint Test will be shown as below:

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7 Trouble Shooting
Macro Security

Macro security of MS Excel must be set to medium. If it is set to high security all macros will automatically be
disabled.
To set the macro security for Microsoft® Excel 2000 the following steps must be taken:
1. Select on Tools, Macro and then Security - Figure 7.
2. Select ‘Medium’ and accept the changes by clicking on ‘OK’ - Figure 8.

Figure 7: Changing Macro Security

Figure 8: Changing Macro Security to Medium

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