Section 3
PCM600
Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 offers all the necessary functionality
to work throughout all stages of the protection relay's life cycle.
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Planning
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Engineering
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Commissioning
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Operation and disturbance handling
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Functional analysis
The whole substation configuration can be controlled and different tasks and
functions can be performed with the individual tool components. PCM600 can
operate with many different topologies, depending on the project needs.
PCM600 is used to conduct complete engineering and configuration activities needed
for the bay-level protection relays.
Connectivity packages are separate software packages that provide type and version
information to PCM600 and assist the tool with communications.
PCM600 communicates with devices over Ethernet using either IEC 61850 or the
FTP/FTPS protocols. This communication allows PCM600 to configure and monitor
the devices. In addition to IEC 61850, the devices have optional communication
protocols and hardware to connect to station engineering tools. PCM600 provides the
ability to export the configuration of the devices or an entire substation in a standard
file format which enables station engineering in separate IEC 61850 system
configuration tools.
A PC with PCM600 can be connected to any Relion protection relay within a station
by using the Ethernet connection. The connection can also be used for service and
maintenance purposes and to handle disturbance records from the protection relays.
The modern protection relays are designed using the concept of the IEC 61850
standard. This is mainly visible in how functions within the protection relay are
modelled and how the protection relay is represented in the substation. The list of
logical nodes available in the protection relay reflects the IEC 61850 parameter list.
The logical nodes follow the structure and rules defined in part 7 of the standard.
The communication protocol engineering is a separate task and an addition to the
engineering of protection and control functions.
As PCM600 can be used for different purposes throughout the protection relay life
cycle, a set of tools is available for different applications.
The applications can be organized into groups.
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