It is not possible to set a user-defined name or select the
Technical key in IED
if the value is the same as already given
to another IED object in the PCM600 project. An error message
is displayed if this happens.
3.5
Communication between PCM600 and the protection
relay
The communication between the protection relay and PCM600 is independent of the
used communication protocol within the substation or to the NCC.
All communication is done over Ethernet using either IEC 61850 or FTP/FTPS
protocol.
Each protection relay has an Ethernet interface connector on the front and optionally
on the rear side as well. The Ethernet connector can be used for communication with
PCM600.
When an Ethernet-based station protocol is used, the same Ethernet port and IP
address can be used for PCM600 communication.
Two basic variants have to be considered for the connection between PCM600 and the
protection relay.
•
Direct point-to-point link between PCM600 and the protection relay's front port
•
Indirect link via station LAN or from remote via network
1. If needed, the IP address for the protection relay is set.
2. A PC or workstation is set up for a direct link (point-to-point), or the PC or
workstation is connected to the LAN/WAN network.
3. The protection relays' IP addresses in the PCM600 project are configured for each
protection relay to match the IP addresses of the physical IEDs.
4. Technical keys of the IEDs in PCM600 project are configured for each protection
relay to match the technical keys of the physical IEDs.
For successful protection relay engineering and usage, check the workstation firewall
TCP and UDP port configurations, especially for IEC 61850 and FTP. Other protocols
are not used for engineering and/or they are optional.
Table 2:
Ports that must be open in the firewall for different protocols
Protocol
TCP port
File Transfer Protocol (FTP and FTPS)
20, 21
IEC 61850
102
Web Server HTTP
80
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