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ECU-4784 User Manual 2
1.1 Introduction
Based on IEC 61850-3, a standard for the design of electrical substation automation,
which defines communication between all Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED) and
other related equipment from the process level (data acquisition, sensors and actua-
tors) to the bay level (protection, monitoring and control tasks) and up to the station
level (HMI/SCADA). Advantech’s ECU-4784 Series can operate as a smart substa -
tion station level communication server, a HMI/SCADA workstation, a remote control
station, a cyber security server, and an environment status monitoring station. Sys -
tem integrators can thereby design an optimized digital substation while allowing
energy operators to deliver electricity which is more secure, reliable, economical, and
efficient.
Advantech’s ECU-4784 Series are certified by IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 to meet
the harsh and critical requirements in smart grid automation. It provides high perfor -
mance and reliable functionality to meet the most critical computing applications and
reduces project deployment and maintenance costs. It supports remote monitoring
and diagnosis for remote device connectivity to enhance management and mainte -
nance efficiency. It is easy to expand domain I/O with its modular design, and pro -
tects the system to meet the critical security application requirements.
High-performance Computing Platforms for Power and Energy Automation
Applications
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High computing performance processors to meet the most critical computing
applications by VT-D, which can run multiple software application. Energy oper -
ators can leverage virtual machine (VM) resources on the ECU-4784 to reduce
project deployment cost.
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Highly integrated all in one server platform to enhance smart substation station
level project deployment efficiency by integrating HMI visualization, monitoring,
and control with data concentrator and protocol converter to finish all the station
level tasks. These functions would be implemented by the different data collec -
tion gateways and SCADA workstation.
Certification for Robust and Reliability System
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IEC-61850-3 and IEEE 1613 certification stand for the highest reliability, which
are made to withstand vibration, electrical surges, fast transients, and extreme
temperatures.
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ECU-4784 Series supportsTUV IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 certification, ECU-
4784 has higher standard than other embedded automation controllers and con-
tributes to higher reliability and stability. This makes it suitable for any global
P&E automation market and harsh environments.
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ECU-4784 Series is designed for applications in substations where it is sub -
jected to certain electric interference. Equipped with isolated power, isolated
communication ports, ECU-4784 Series has high resistance toward electrical
noise. It has been proved it can work well in substations but it is also suitable for
harsh applications.