Section 9
Glossary
ACT
Application Configuration tool in PCM600; Trip status
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
CAT 5
A twisted pair cable type designed for high signal
integrity
COMTRADE
Common format for transient data exchange for power
systems. Defined by the IEEE Standard.
CPU
Central processing unit
CSV
Comma-separated values
CT
Current transformer
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNP3
A distributed network protocol originally developed by
Westronic. The DNP3 Users Group has the ownership
of the protocol and assumes responsibility for its
evolution.
DST
Daylight saving time
EEPROM
Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
Ethernet
A standard for connecting a family of frame-based
computer networking technologies into a LAN
FB
Function block
Firmware
System software or hardware that has been written
and stored in a device's memory that controls the device
FPGA
Field programmable gate array
GOOSE
Generic Object Oriented Substation Event
HMI
Human-machine interface
HW
Hardware
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC 60870-5-103
Communication standard for protective equipment; A
serial master/slave protocol for point-to-point
communication
IEC 61850
International standard for substation communication
and modelling
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