Protection, Substation Automation, Power Quality and Measurement

6.3 Substation Automation

Even in such congurations, the user can benet from full automation and communication capabilities. This means that classical RTU solution, interfaces to other IEDs are included, and HMIs for station operation and supervision can be added as an option. Also, the protection relays are connected to the RTU, so that data from the relays are available both at the station operation terminal and in the control centers. All members of the SICAM AK, TM, BC, EMIC and MIC family can be equipped with different combinations of communication, both serial and Ethernet (TCP / IP). Different protocols are available, mainly IEC standards, e.g., IEC 60870-5-101 / 103 / 104 IEC 61850, IEC 62056-21, but also a lot of other well-known protocols from different vendors. Fig. 6.3-2 shows an example of refurbishment and centralized data acquisition in an MV substation. The interface to the primary equipment is connected via a marshalling rack, but can use any peripheral voltage (DC 24220 V). The electronic terminal

blocks are designed to substitute conventional terminal blocks, thereby realizing a very economic design. Existing protection relays can be connected either by IEC 60870-5-103 or by the more enhanced IEC 61850. In new substations, the amount of cabling can be reduced by decentralizing the automation system. Both protection relays and bay controllers are situated as near as possible to the primary switchgear. Typically they are located in relay houses (EHV) or in control cabinets directly beneath HV GIS feeders. The rugged design with maximum EMC provides high security and availability. For station control, two different products are available: SICAM PAS is a software-oriented product based on standard industrial hardware, whereas SICAM AK, TM, BC, EMIC and MIC represents the modular hardware-oriented design which bridges the gap between remote terminal units (RTUs) and substation automation (SA) (g. 6.3-3).

Control centers IEC -101 or -104 Ax-Bus SICAM 230 SICAM AK IEC 61850 Ethernet TCP/IP

SIPROTEC PE elements Alternative interface (substitution of terminal blocks)

Protection relais

Parallel data (from marshalling rack)

Fig. 6.3-2: Example of refurbishment and centralized data acquisition in an MV substation

Control centers IEC - 101 or IEC - 104 SICAM 230 or SICAM SCC Ethernet TCP/IP

SICAM PAS IEC 61850

SICAM AK, TM, BC, EMIC, MIC

IEC - 104 SIPROTEC SICAM MIC High-voltage n x bays Medium-voltage m x relais Station data

Fig. 6.3-3: Basic principle of a SICAM station automation solution with alternative station controllers

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